What's your name?

Hello everybody! Sorry for the delay in posting, but I've been having a lovely bout of kidney stones! You would think all this time off work would give me lots of oppurtunities to paint and re-paint my nails, but sadly sitting hunched over my desk is the last thing I want to do at the moment. That being said, this manicure is actually about 3 days old.

Sinful's "What's Your Name" is a near-black polish packed with teal micro-glitter. These pictures just don't do it justice. Everyone thinks I've been loopy on my pain pills because I just keep staring at my hands (that and the fact that I am loopy on my pain pills...).

It went on like a dream, so smooth and glossy. The only issue I had was a little inconsistancy in the opacity, some nails took two coats, some needed three.

I'm also a little dissapointed by the amount of shrinkage and chippage for not-even a week of wear. Sinful usually leads the pack in chip-free polishes, especially their glitters, so this was a suprise. In this image, you can clearly see the shrinkage on all of my tips, as well as a good-sized chip on my pinky. I have 3 medium-sized chips overall. This is also as close as I could get to capturing the gorgeous teal micro-glitter.

 

Ratings:

Application: 8 out of 10. Close to perfect, but it had inconsistent coverage.
Color: 9 out of 10. Awesome, awesome teal glitter in near-black base.
Clean-up: 8 out of 10. Easily removed, but left a slight stain on the rough parts of my cuticles, as all dark colors are prone to do.
Appearance: 7 out of 10. Color and shine are great, chipping and shrinkage bring the score down. 

Still, the sheer-awesomeness of this color makes up for it's low durability. I think you'll be seeing this color on me again soon! Wouldn't this look great as a marble with a light base? That would really make the teal pop!

I know I've promised you half-moon manicures with the burnt oranges from OPI's Burlesque line (terrible movie, great polishes!), but that will have to wait until I can stand sitting up for long periods of time. Here's hoping!