Go USA!

I meant to do something a bit more elaborate for the Opening Ceremonies of the Summer Olympics but I was in a car yesterday for 14 hours so I didn't get the chance to do anything. I was gone last week with my roommate visiting her family in Florida. I got home around 9pm last night so thank goodness for DVR or I would have missed the beginning of the Opening Ceremonies (I loved watching the children singing their national anthem!)

Here's the mani I'm wearing today. The colors are Barry M Cobalt Blue and Nails Inc Jubilee (anyone else find it funny that these are both British brands?).

Go Team USA! I love gymnastics, cycling, and water sports the best but I try to watch as many events as possible!

What are your favorite events to watch? 

Essie Mesmerized + Stamping

You know I have a thing for blue polishes. So of course when I was in Target the other day I had to take Essie Mesmerized home with me. It was the only one left and it looked so sad and lonely. How could I say no? 

These two first pictures aren't very color accurate (the last picture is fairly accurate). It's been so humid outside lately that I can't even take my camera outside without the lens fogging up. No bueno. 

Then I noticed my new Bundle Monster plates on the table next to me so I decided to do a quick stamping. The image is from BM-315 and I used Sephora Moody Woman to stamp.

This stamping is subtle in real life. Moody Woman is a duochrome and in certain angles, the image almost disappears.
You can see a bit of the color shift in these pictures.

A Bit of Randomness

I was looking through my photos and I noticed three different manicures that I haven't posted because I didn't think they would be interesting enough for a full post.

First up, Orly Rage

I wore this back when I was on vacation in June. It's not a bad polish but I'm not a huge fan of foil polishes in general. I mainly wanted this polish for stamping (which I still haven't tried). This is pictured in the shade because my camera didn't capture it right in the sunlight.

Secondly, Candeo Colors Sour Grapes

This polish was a bit of a disappointment. There's nothing wrong with it but I just didn't love it. Pictured is one coat over Amour Opening Ceremonies. 

Lastly, a slight twist on the traditional ombré mani.

The colors used are Finger Paints Black Expressionism and Wet N Wild White Creme. The in between colors are frankens of black and white. I used regular tape to make the lines on my nails.

A-England Dragon

Today I've got on A-England Dragon from The Legends collection. I've been wanting this polish since I first saw pictures of it but I kept putting it off to buy other polishes until I finally decided to pull the trigger last week. I made an order from Llarowe and picked up a few polishes I had been eyeing for some time.

This polish is even prettier in real life. The holographic particles give the polish so much depth and it also looks like there is fine golden shimmer as well. 

Application was fantastic. The formula was wonderful. Dragon is nice and dense but not goopy. It was a dream to apply. It could easily be a one coater but I did two coats for good measure.