GOT Some Ruffly Yellows

Hello, Fireflies!

You know you're a polish hoarder when...

...there is a yellow challenge, and, even though you rarely wear yellow polish, you still have to narrow down what you want, and even so, still have 4 to use for the challenge.  Sigh.

The first yellow is your typical horrible yellow formula - streaky, patchy, sheer.  I suppose I keep Ulta Cream Of The Crop because it does remind me of fresh white corn.

I hear that this next yellow's formula is changing or that it's being discontinued? Too bad, because Sally Hansen Mellow Yellow is actually a great little sunshine yellow.  I applied it here with a dotting tool to get that ruffly effect.

I am making a real mess with this mani!

Bondi Brick Road is a goldenrod yellow.  I don't know if you can get Bondi anymore.  There was some drama about this subscription service, and I know the money I had invested into the subscription for future boxes was returned to me.  Plenty of other yellows to be found.

This ruffled mani is rounded out with Nails inc Hampstead Road, a 'trend shade'.  I suspect that 'trend' here means 'so ugly it's kinda cute' in the way that 'cozy' means 'small' in Real Estate ads.  I can't imagine ever wanting to paint my nails mustard yellow, but I kinda like it as the finishing color in this ruffle.

For someone who isn't that big into yellow polishes (except for Superhero nail art, lol) I actually really liked this!

Bottle shot:  Ulta Cream Of The Crop, Sally Hansen Mellow Yellow, Bondi Brick Road, and Nails inc Hampstead Road.

Have you tried a color of makeup or polish that you thought you'd hate, but ended up liking it on you?

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Hobby Polish Bloggers - Summer Love

Ah, summer lovin'.  I remember one summer I spent in Mexico with my extended family.  I was in High School, and I met a boy that would become my first real boyfriend.

He was so sweet, just like this Sinful Colors Genteel, a pretty pink with a little shimmer.

At first, I was swept off my feet - so happy that I no longer needed to eat because I was no longer hungry; so giddy that I no longer needed to sleep.

It was hard to leave him and go home, but between the distance and the two-week intervals between our letters (real letters! No e-mail then.) our romance quickly cooled, and then ended.

So, I decided to do a French tip in an ombre, starting with a red hot holo, and cooling to heartbroken black.

Then I used a dotting tool to make hearts in the corresponding colors.

He was only my first boyfriend, and even though it was sad, I did *sniff* learn to love again.

In order of red hot to heartbroken, the bottle shot:  Sinful Colors Genteel (base color) Hits Ares, Bondi Fuschia-istic, Zoya Pepper, Zoya Paris, and OPI Black Onyx.

Have you ever had a summer love? 

Challenges - Around the World to an Exotic Beach

Hello, Fireflies!

I'm totally cheating again and combining two challenges - Around the World, and Beach theme.

So, I'm going to an exotic beach.  I wish.

Here's Bondi (pronounced Bond-aye, did you know? That's exotic, right?) Blue Skies.

This is my first Bondi, and I went ahead and joined their subscription service.  So far, the formulas are pretty good.  The colors are nice, but basic.  This blue is really pretty, though.

Let's take a trip to Tahiti, and dip our toes (or at least our fingertips) in the Tahitian Waters.  Rainbow Polish Tahitian Waters, that is.

I got so excited, I forgot topcoat, and you can see that I wasn't dabbing on the glitter all too carefully.  Topcoat would smooth everything out and cover any mistakes you might make.  Not that you would make any.  Your nails would be perfect, I'm sure.  Yes, that's my story, and I'm sticking to it.

I love how these two went together.  That pink glitter is so cute, but it's not too girly.  I want to escape to Tahiti, but I guess this will have to do!

Back to School! Pencils and Pandas

Hello, Fireflies!

I'm going to pretend that I'm not doing these out of order, and while my Summer Love mani is finished, I wanted to bump this mani up to today because public school in my county starts today!  I don't have kids, but the collective cheering of all the moms is deafening.