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!

It's a good week for nail polish...

I thought I was pretty lucky to find yesterday's "Space Cadet" by Orly, but now I'm two-for-two with duo-chromes! Introducing "Molten Gold" by Nina's Ultra Pro line!

While this polish doesn't have as nice of a "flash" as "Space Cadet", it does show off it's different colors in various lighting. Sometimes it is a deep pink, in others it's a rosy-gold, and still others an orangy copper. Scroll through the pics to compare!

It has a great metallic shimmer finish, which is accented by a coat of Sally Hansen's MegaShine.

Ratings:

Application: 6 out of 10. Took four coats to cover streaky application.
Color: 9 out of 10. The opposing colors in this duo-chrome look awesome. It practically looks like a different polish in different lighting.
Clean-up: 7 out of 10. It took a bit of scrubbing with a cotton ball and non-acetone remover.
Appearance: 10 out of 10. Overall, this is a great polish. My husband summed it up pretty well when he said "It looks like you should be wearing an evening gown...". I think "classy" is a good word to describe it. The color flash makes it unique, but the colors are main-stream enough to look great for a special occasion.

I received a very special package in the mail today, so I'll have a surprise for tomorrows review! You'll love it!