Tres Risk - Satin Gown, Nyx Girls - Gilded Glitter

APPLICATION | APLICACIÓN:
Smooth ** Suave
COATS | CAPAS:
2 + 1
TOPCOAT? |CAPA FINAL?:
See photos ** Mira las photos
SOURCE | ORIGEN:
Tres Risk: Ross
Nyx Girls: local beauty supply

COMMENTS | COMENTARIOS:

Like many of the polishes in my collection, I've had this one for a few years.  It's a pretty blue, but I had to add something to it. Unfortunately the Nyx polish has a yellow toned base, so it made my manicure appear more green. I still like the combination though.

**  Como muchos de los esmaltes en mi colección, he tenido este por unos pocos años. Es un bonito color azul, pero tuve que añadir algo. Desafortunadamente el esmalte Nyx tiene una base de tono amarillo, y por eso hizo mi manicura parecer más verde. Todavía me gusta la combinación.

No topcoat:

With topcoat:

One more remix

COMMENTS: I'm sick of the pink but too lazy to take it off and put on a fresh mani, so... I played! Using tape to section off the nail, I painted the top part black with LA Colors - Black Velvet. Then came more  white dots, and finally the black dots. It's a bit much, but I'll only be wearing it for a day, so I'm not even bothering with cleanup or another layer of topcoat. Black Velvet is sooo shiny on its own!

EDIT - I ended up putting on another coat of topcoat 2 hours later. It looks better, and because I waited so long, I have minimal smudging. The topcoat really helps merge the layers into one smooth shiny surface.

She's Sooo Glam... in that Bold Blouse

COMMENTS: It's amazing how much attention a (pepto bismol) pink manicure attracts! Either way, I finally had time to do something quick with yesterday's Color Club - She's Soo Glam. I turned it into a funky french with Tres Risk - Bold Blouse and added dots in white. Photos taken before a final layer of topcoat.

Tres Risk - Suede Pumps, Tres Risk - A Lotta Cash

APPLICATION: Smooth
COATS: 2 of Suede Pumps (the grey), 1 of A Lotta Cash (the green)
COLOR DUPE ALERT: Suede Pumps is (to my eye and on my right hand) almost a dead on dupe for Nina Ultra Pro - Never Glum Plum, that's why I have it hanging out in the bottle pic.
TOPCOAT?: Not in the first photos - only in the last one.
SOURCE: Ross Dress for Less - from a set of 4.
COMMENTS: When I swatched these two on tips they were rich and creamy, so I couldn't wait to wear them. However, I didn't want to use them on their own for an all grey or all green mani. Solution? Combine them! This combo was the winner of my audition. I used acrylic paint for the white stripe. The polishes were quite shiny on their own, but I had to add a top coat later (last photo) to seal in the acrylic paint. I need to do more like this!

Tres Risk - Secret Passion

APPLICATION: Smooth
COATS: 2
TOPCOAT?: Yes
SOURCE: Ross, as part of a pack of four colors (polish names are on the pack, not on the bottles).
COMMENTS: I bought the set for this particular color and it didn't disappoint. I also added rhinestones and tiny beads from a microbead set to the mani. (By the way, if you get the Martha Stewart microbead set  for nail art, get the glass ones, not the metal ones - the colors on the metal ones run off once they come in contact with nail polish). I used the lavender colored ones (named Amethyst).