As promised: Half-moon manicure

I know it's about a week overdue, but here is a look at that half-moon manicure I promised!

This is basically the french manicure's gawdy cousin. I used a base-coat of Nailtien, 2 coats of OPI's "Take the Stage", and then free-handed 2 coats of OPI's "Rising Star" for the half-moon.

Both of these colors are fabulous foils. The oranges are so vibrant, and a fresh change from all of the neon-orange you see this time of year.

The only issue I have is that there is a significant amount of pooling near the cuticals, which makes it difficult to have a clean finish.

Ratings:

Application: 5 out of 10. Nice coverage, pooling is a serious problem.

Color: 8 out of 10. Very vibrant, has a nice metallic sheen. They go together well for this particular style of manicure.

Clean-up: 3 out of 10. Pooling makes meganchair impossible. Also you wind up with orange shimmer in all the nooks and crannies of your skin after removal.

Appearance: 7 out of 10. I'm happy with this manicure overall, but I wish it looked a little neater.


Tomorrow we're getting back to basics with a Sinful Colors polish!