Nails Inc. Ballet Sheers "Mayfair" & Garden Party "Westbourne Gardens"

Happy Hump Day, darling readers!  I've been sitting on these swatches for a while now; sometimes, I'm just too lazy to write about things.  It requires thinking, you know.  Also, I knew they'd come in useful right about now, when time is of the essence and every moment is under siege with a million things to do.

One of my very first posts (the second, in fact) was about the Nails Inc. Ballet Sheers Collection, but it was missing one polish... which we shall see today!  Oy, it's a little embarrassing to look back at my early posts.  Such struggles to hold onto that nail polish bottle... like most newborn things, it's so awkward that it's almost kinda cute.  And yet, that was a mere two months ago!  Ah, well.

Anywhoo, here's "Mayfair" and "Westbourne Gardens" for ya. 

Nails Inc. "Mayfair" + "Westbourne Gardens"

Icing: Liquid Sugars

Happy September, lovelies!!  I didn't even think about it at the time but I guess it's fitting start to the month that for Labor Day the famdamily, the boyfriend and I went sapphire mining.  It's my birthday month (!!) and therefore my gemstone, so I was delighted with all the little sapphires we found!   I don't know that there are any cuttable stones amongst our tiny treasures but it was still a good time.

I randomly went in to Icing the other day, lured in by a $2 sign on the nail polishes (and you know I can resist neither a sale nor a closer look at a lacquer), and left with more than a few goodies... some of which I'll share with you today!  Icing seems to have revamped their entire polish offering in packaging and formula.  They have two lines that make kind of lame attempts to mimick the stylings of Butter London and Essie; honestly, a more sophisticated typeface would probably do the trick.  But that's neither here nor there.  I am immensely relieved that the noxious chemical fumes of a few years ago are gone, I could feel my braincells face-planting every time I opened a bottle from back then.  I didn't feel like I could expect much from a two dollar bottle of nail polish, but I was pleasantly surprised.

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Pixie Dust, Gumdrops, Liquid Sand, Sugar Coat, Liquid Sugar, Liquid Pixie, Sandy Gumdrops... whatever works anymore.  The texture real estate was quite flooded for a while there and yet these manage to be unique.  The pearlescent base twinkling with tiny shimmers and iridescent glitters are factors that I haven't seen before from a texture collection, and the look does have a sweet, confectionery effect.  They are also scented, which is an interesting feature; though based on the names you would think the scent would be predictable, yet I was surprised each time.  I used four coats for all the swatches, as these do go one quite sheer, though the brush is nice and wide so application was quick.  Watch out for denting, though!  Best not to be too impatient with these four-coaters. 

Icing Liquid Sugar [Peppermint, Lollipop, Dreamsicle]