Smokey Nail

Thunder is an older Revlon polish and I love the weird grey/purple/taupe/gunmetal color a lot...I just wish it was less frosty and more metallic/foil.  I posted a (not-so-great) swatch of Revlon Thunder before (it was one of my first posts).

A while back I came upon the most wondrous realization that polishes that are frosty are streak-free when they are sponged (duh!).  Like so...

Yup, that's it.  My smokey-nail manicure created with the lovely, mysterious Revlon Thunder:)

Are there any frosty/streaky polishes that you have used in alternative ways?

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Vintage Lace Manicure

Confession: I enjoy doing nail art, but because I look younger than I am I try to stay away from nail art that can seem "juvenile."  I am forever impressed by the nail art that I see from amazing nail artists.  It's such an amazing art form.  I'm not against wearing nail art, I just prefer to have elegant, classy nails that enhance my style.  You may think  I'm boring, and that's ok.  We're all entitled to our opinions:)

Here is my favorite "go-to" nail art.  My hand-painted lace manicure.  I've done a tutorial on this mani before and it is definitely one of my favorites.  Enjoy:)

What is your FAVORITE nail art design to wear?

Manicure Monday

This week's Manicure Monday is actually a polish that is not in my personal collection, it's my mom's polish:)  Thank you for lending her to me, Mom! 

Review:
Application: easy, smooth the polish is rather thin, but not watery. Slightly streaky but it wasn't the formula is was the frosted metallic finish that caused that.   It was also fast drying.
Opacity: full coverage in two coats
Color: a frosty metallic greyish silver.  There are definitely hints of purple, taupe and pewter too.  Would recommend using a basecoat (just in case)
Finish: glossy finish
Durability/Wear: long lasting

 I apologize for the poor paint job.  I did it rather quickly and then cleaned her up after taking pictures (Why didn't I do that before? Good question!).