I started with the essie "Grow Stronger" base coat, which came as part of the collection, but as you can see, I did not use the pale pink polish, essie "I Pink I Can". When I put it on, even after 3 coats, I could not get an opaque coverage, so I scrapped it and went all dark pink instead. The colour was gorgeous, and the polish was quite free-flowing, but I just couldn't get an opaque finish. Then, as always happens, that very night I discovered what could be a solution to the problem, when I found a tip that said to try putting a white polish on your nail first to make your colours "pop". I might try this polish again doing that, and if I do, I'll definitely mention it.
The dark pink polish, essie "Pink Happy" was amazing to use. Even with just one coat it was completely opaque, but I added another coat just to help the manicure last longer. The colour is absolutely gorgeous, and is actually a lot darker and brighter than it seems in the bottle, and it went on so beautifully I would definitely recommend it.
The pale pink glitter, essie "Pinking About You", is gorgeous, but not easy to apply. I found it tended to clog on the brush, and I worked out that the best way to apply this was by letting most of the polish run off the brush, and then dab the glitter on until I got the coverage I wanted. The glitter is in lots of different sizes, from tiny little white specks to quite large hexagon shapes, and on the "Pink Happy" polish it actually looks almost white. It is very effective, though, and I will definitely be using it again.
I finished with 2 coats of Manicare Glam Nails "Nail Art Top Coat" over the two ring fingers with the glitter, and 1 coat of Revlon "Quick Dry Top Coat" on all the other nails. I will be topping them up every other day with 1 coat of the Revlon top
coat, and I will let you know in my next post how long the mani lasts
before I have to remove it.
Overall, I was very pleased with the collection, except for the coverage of "I Pink I Can". I'm fairly pleased with the look of my mani, although my hands still look awful :(, and I will definitely be using all these colours again. I hope they stay as part of their permanent collection and don't disappear too soon. I'll have to see if I can get some full-size bottles of them all as soon as possible in case they are discontinued. I will probably use the pale pink for dotting, marbelling, and other forms of nail art instead of as a full nail cover, unless I get good results from using the white beneath it.
So, that's my mani for October 27th 2014. I hope my next one will be a bit more interesting, because Breast Cancer Awareness Month will be over, and I can start using different colours instead of just pinks.
God bless you, and have a wonderful day.
