To start off a new work week, I changed my polish to one that's far less attention-grabbing than a neon yellow. I looked through some untried colors and found Anna Sui 001, which is a kind of sheer off-white base loaded up with lots of fine flaky glitter, and of course, being made by Anna Sui, is lightly rose scented. Since I wanted the manicure to be opaque, I used a base shade that was close to the Anna Sui in an opaque cream, American Apparel Cotton. Cotton took two coats and was a still bit blotchy after the second, but I figured the Anna Sui would even that out, and it did when I added two coats of it. Finishing with one coat of top coat smoothed everything out nicely. Here it is in the best sunlight I saw yesterday.
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| Anna Sui Nail Color 001 over American Apparel Cotton, Two Coats Each |
This turned out much better than I'd expected at the start. Since I used a white background for the picture, the color looks distinctly off-white, but without real white nearby for comparison, the polish gives the impression of being white without being stark. I think the addition of the glittery Anna Sui makes it far more interesting and appealing to me than American Apparel Cotton would be on its own. I'm quite pleased with the result, and I hope it holds up for a few days do I can add Konad to it, as I'd hoped to but didn't get around to adding to the last few.
I found a few good things in that little box of untrieds I stumbled upon, so I set aside a few of them to show you soon. I also found some odd items, such as a refill bottle of Seche Clear base coat, which I don't currently use and don't recall ever using regularly. All I remember about the stuff is that my nails stained easily when I used it, so I have absolutely no idea what I'm doing with a big refill bottle of it. I wish I'd tape a note explaining why I've chosen to own something before placing it in a box!
That's the scoop for today, Dear Reader. Until next time, love and nail polish to you!
