Cloud 9

Orange isn't really my colour.  I own no orange clothes, or orange shoes.  No orange jewellry.  And up until last week I didn't own any orange nail polish either.

Sinful Colors Cloud 9 is a sweet mandarin with a gold shimmer.  It goes on quite sheer and I still had a visible nail line after three thick coats.  I didn't really like this for the week I wore it but now that I look at the photos I kind of love it.  Maybe I should give orange a chance!

This is one coat of OPI Matte Envy topped with three coats of Sinful Colors Cloud 9.  No top coat because I had a feeling I'd end up removing this mani pretty quickly.

Because I found the this mani so boldt and strange on me I only lasted two days before I topped it with something.  And I absolutely loved the result!

This is two coats of Nail It! with one coat of Revlon Quick Dry Topcoat to smooth everything out. Gorgeous.

Cinderella

Cinderella is a soft eggshell blue with a subtle copper shimmer from Sinful Colors. It's a fairly sheer formulation that requires multiple coats if you prefer an opaque finish.

This is three coats of Cinderella over two coats of OPI Matte Nail Envy and finished with one coat of Seche Vite.

I had picked up a bottle of Nail It! Stars on impulse yesterday while I was killing time window shopping and I used it to jazz up my ring fingers. Stars, as you'd expect, is star shaped holo glitter in a clear top coat. Application, also as you'd expect, involves fishing out individual bits and trying to place them strategically and individually.