I wanted to play with some different finishes. This mani is a mixture of matte and metal, both by LA Girl. The base coat is Matte Alpine Green, though it totally reads teal to me. I know that matte finishes are all the rage now, but I'm still on the fence. I love the color on the tip, called Deep Sea Mica. That's more my speed.
Next up is a study in blue. The base color here is Shower Together from China Glaze. I think it's a jelly. It may be my first jelly. It's very sheer and streaky on the first coat, but then it's squishy looking and gorgeous on the second coat, but still not completely opaque. I thought it was the same color as an indie polish I just bought called Seuss. Uh, yeah, not so much. Not only that, the textures didn't go together, either. I had a really hard time getting any glitter to show up, and even after hours, the polish wasn't dry. It peeled right off. At least I didn't have to deal with the nightmare that is removing glitter polish.
I think the glitters are so pretty, but the thought of removing them from all my nails makes me cringe, so I end up just using them as accents or tips. If science can develop flushable disintegrating wipes, why can't they make removable glitter? Let's get on that, science.
