Essie - Shine of the Times, Essence - Sweet As Candy

Shine Of The Times is quite a versatile polish. It looks fabulous over black (google it if you haven't seen it already) but looks equally gorgeous over lighter colours or nudes. It's effect is very striking over black, but is much more subtle over sheer pink. I think this subtleness makes it more wearable as a day to day shade. I've only worn Shine Of The Times a few times over black but I've worn it many times over Essence - Sweet As Candy, a sheer, pale pink.

Sweet As Candy is a great shade for giving a naked look while covering the unattractive yellowing that comes with being a nail polish addict. VNL is obvious. Layering Essie - Shine Of The Times over the top makes a natural (read boring) polish into something more special.

A green/gold/orange shifting flakie in a clear lacquer, SOTT adds interest to this manicure without being overpowering.

I love it. What do you think?

Nail Art - Polka Dot Pink

I'm not very good at nail art. I see so many beautiful pics of amazing nails and think, I could never do that. I can however, put spots on my nails. Sometimes it looks great, other times meh. I'm not sure about this effort

OPI - Kiss Me On My Tulips topped with Essie - Over The Top

Polka Dot Nails, OPI - Kiss Me On My Tulips, Essie - Over The Top

Nail Art - Cloudy Sky

I received my Mash stamping plates in the mail today. So many beautiful designs! I'm disappointed that my order was incomplete. I ordered four other items that weren't in the package. I've sent Mash an email, hopefully they'll let me know what's happening soon.

Two coats of Essie - Cote Azure, stamped with China Glaze - Snow. I used the cloud design from Mash-37.

This is my first attempt at stamping. I'm pretty happy with it.

Essie - Nice is Nice and Essence - Edward

I bought the Essence Nail Twins set - Bella and Edward from eBay some time ago, mainly because I wanted Bella, a teal cream. Edward however, has been the star of the show. A clear base holding teal green square and round glitter, plus some silver holo glitter. I'm not a huge fan of him matched with Bella, but with more contrasting colours he's a winner.

Nice is Nice is a pale, cool lavender creme.

Here I'm wearing 3 coats of Essie - Nice is Nice with one coat of Essence - Edward and one coat of Seche Vite.

I love how the topcoat makes the glitter particles look suspended, trapped within its smooth finish.

Essie - Nice is Nice, Essence - Edward