Posh Pink

Revlon Posh Pink looks like it should come in the same box as a Barbie doll.  Definitely not my colour!  But since the whole mani was already as girly as girly can be I dumped some Nyx Pink Glitter on the accent nail.

Two coats of colour over one coat of OPI Matte Nail Envy, two coats of glitter on the ring fingers, and the whole shebang topped with one coat of Revlon Quick Dry Top Coat.

Glitter Blue

BYS Glitter Blue is amazing!  It's cheap as balls, it's a pretty baby blue with the perfect amount of silver micro glitter, it's a suede finish, and it changes colour depending on the temperature!  

I bought it because it was a colour changer but that turned out to be the least interesting thing about it.  I was hoping that the nail tips, being cooler, would be a different colour and give me a no fuss gradient effect but, as you can see, the whole nail stayed "hot".  I eventually ran them under cold water to see the colour change and was disappointed that they only darkened by a shade or two.

The polish is quite sheer so I used four coats and you can still see the nail line, although this doesn't bother me as much as some.  The suede finish is lovely and the tiny silver glitter really makes the whole thing quite delicate and gorgeous.

Four coats of colour over one coat of OPI Matte Nail Envy.  No top coat.

Lotus

Zoya Lotus is a slightly muddy purple with a gold shimmer.  This is two coats of colour topped with two coats of Zoya Chloe, a gold/green flakie in a sheer pink base.

OPI Matte Nail Envy was used as a base coat, and the whole thing was topped with Seche Vite which, once again, caused noticeable shrinkage in the colour.

The daily biotin tablet and zinc tablet I've been taken combined with the Nail Envy is starting to have a noticeable difference in the amount of splitting and breakage I've been cursed with since my ill-conceived adventures in Shellac.  Huzzah!

Fiddlesticks

Butter London Fiddlesticks is a bright, bold magenta glitter which looks fantastic in the bottle but, sadly,  didn't live up to my expectations on the nail.  The colour itself is a knockout but the glitter coverage is not as dense as I'd like.  I used two coats and applied it in dim lighting conditions so I'll definitely try three coats next time.

The colour was applied over two coats of OPI Matte Nail Envy and finished with two coats of Revlon Quick Dry Topcoat.

All Tied Up

Essie All Tied Up is a muted brownish pink with a very subtle gold shimmer.  It's a nice, work-friendly colour which goes on smoothly with Essie's small brush.  Like a lot of Essie's polishes, this one dries a couple of shades darker than the polish in the bottle.

I've used two coats of colour over two coats of OPI Matte Nail Envy and topped the whole shebang with Revlon Quick Dry Topcoat.