China Glaze Tickle My Triangle

Good morning, Dear Reader!

Wearing a holographic polish in the sun was so fun that I picked another China Glaze  Kaleidoscope for today, this time the pink one, Tickle My Triangle.  I think it's gorgeous since I love bright pinks and I love holos, but I'd want it even if it was awful just for the name.  Earlier this year, I was asked for my pick for the sexiest nail polish name, and I picked this one.  If you take the link to read the short article, be sure to read the "Sexiest Color" quote on page 3, which despite being a perfectly valid opinion, is funny when you're reading it linked from here. I hadn't mentioned the article at the time it was published because it wasn't directly relevant to a post, and I felt ill at ease subjecting you to a "Not getting enough of me here?  Go look at this page for even more!  Me!  Me!  Me!" so I didn't...

Anyhow, this is the version of Tickle My Triangle with a black label and white print (the three free version), and it only took two coats and was easy to apply.  Here it is in the early morning sun, which I drove over to a parking lot to get (houses and trees are blocking it at home!).  Now even more local residents have had the joy and the honor of watching me take a picture of something I'm hiding in my hand.

China Glaze Tickle My Triangle Nail Polish, Two Coats

Again today, what's not to love about this polish?  I'll tell you what's not to love about these nails - they're still uneven.  I had every intention of evening out yesterday, but completely forgot about it until I checked to see if Tickle My Triangle was dry enough to go out and take a picture this morning, and I said, "Hey!  They're still uneven!"  It's rare that something just drops out of my brain for a full day, but this did.  I'll take care of it soon, although today's chock full of activity so I'll just get to it eventually... It's a good opportunity to test my theory that no children will go to bed hungry because my nails don't look their best.

That's what I know this morning, Dear Reader.  Until next time, love and nail polish to you!

China Glaze Black Mesh & Sexagon

Good morning, Dear Reader!

This morning there's no real sun out to accentuate the glory that is China Glaze Sexagon, but I still didn't have the heart to remove it, so I added a coat of China Glaze Black Mesh.  I went with Black Mesh rather than OPI Black Shatter because I find Black Mesh easier to apply more thinly so the cracks are greater in both number and size - I really wanted Sexagon to show through well.

It worked.  Black Mesh-ing went well, then I added one coat of a clear to it, just one I had around, to smooth it out a bit before sealing it with Diamont.  It's not as smooth as when I've used Gelous rather than the random clear, but I think one additional coat of the clear would close that gap, although it's smooth enough to not bug me at all with just the one coat I've used here, which is what I'm really after.

China Glaze Black Mesh Crackle Glaze over China Glaze Sexagon

I think it looks cool.  I believe the conclusion I've reached is that I most like the crackle polishes over holos and neons, as long as it's smoothed out well at the end.  I was reflecting on my initial reaction to trying out OPI Black Shatter - I recall proof reading the post and getting frustrated because I didn't want to keep using the word "hideous" to describe it, but that was the only word displayed on a flashing neon sign in my brain, which made it really hard to drum up others.  I'm glad I found a way to use it that appeals to me, because now I think they're a fun second-day addition to a manicure that I really like and want to draw out for another day, like Sexagon.

I don't really have any good stories to tell you today.  This has been an amazingly long week, scurrying about taking care of loose ends on old stuff and making slow but sure progress on establishing new and better things, so for the most part there have been a whole lot of unrelated events in close succession, which doesn't make for a very good tale.  I do have a good short funny for you though, a quote from one of my dear college friends.  I was blessed with a bunch of the brightest, funniest quirkiest friends anyone could ask for in college, and more often than not we were making each other laugh like fools.  Here's an example of how...

I'd stated that I found the very existence of this seemingly normal jar candle priced at $375 disturbing (I see that it's sold out despite the cap on quantity one may purchase in 30 days, which is even more disturbing).  My friend's explanation after reading the item's description was this:

"It creates 'a mystery that unravels with time.' It would probably be cheaper if the mystery unraveled all at once. Time-release mystery is ALWAYS more expensive."

On that note, I'll wrap it up.  Until next time, love and nail polish to you!

China Glaze Sexagon

Good morning, Dear Reader!

After we arrived at a group consensus yesterday that Revlon Blue Lagoon was a complete failure, I felt a need for redemption and reached for something reliable for today.  I selected China Glaze Sexagon from their Kaleidoscope Collection of holographic polishes, and this is the version with a white label and black print.

Sexagon is the silver, and a particularly spectacular silver at that.  I like it because it has both the super fine holo pigment like the China Glaze OMG Collection or the Nfu Oh holos, and it also has little holo bits like the Milani holographics.  It's a good one, and I had fantastic sunlight to take a picture of it.

China Glaze Sexagon Nail Polish, Three Coats

What's not to love about this polish, right?  The manicure is a base coat (just some bottle I had lying around, I'm not sure what), three thin coats of Sexagon, and one coat of Diamont top coat.  The polish is somewhat thin, but that makes it easier to apply than some holos, and it dries very quickly and to an unusually smooth finish.

I haven't racked up any experiences worth telling you about yet today, so all I have for you now is nail polish.  I figure since that's most likely why you stopped by in the first place, that works out just fine.  Until next time, Dear Reader, love and nail polish to you!