nails: Picture Polish Frosting
I got a Picture Polish (piCture pOlish, technically) haul over the holidays because I fell completely in love with Kryptonite and grabbed some other goodies along the way to make shipping worthwhile. This was one of them. It says 'by Cosmetic Cupcake' because this is one of the collaboration polishes named after nail bloggers who provided the inspiration/design notes.
Base: Picture Polish Frosting x3 coats
Top: NYX Clear x1 coat
In natural light.
How cute is this? I adore the look of the speckled glitter -- it really does resemble sugar frosting -- but my one gripe is that the texture is also reminiscent of frosting because it's so thick and gluggy. Maybe I got an old bottle =( I'll put some thinner in, but for now, what you see is quite bumpy and patchy. It also dried almost instantly after painting (a minor benefit). The glitter is pretty dense so you don't have to worry about distributing them evenly, apart from the silver heart-shaped pieces (you can see one on my middle finger, the rest got covered over in subsequent coats and aren't as visible; most of them ended up collecting on my right hand). Next time I use it, I'm going to put a light pink base colour underneath to help with the patchiness.
Moral of the story: Frosting for your fingertips! Texture/consistency may have been a dud but nothing some thinner can't fix.
Base: Picture Polish Frosting x3 coats
Top: NYX Clear x1 coat
In natural light.
How cute is this? I adore the look of the speckled glitter -- it really does resemble sugar frosting -- but my one gripe is that the texture is also reminiscent of frosting because it's so thick and gluggy. Maybe I got an old bottle =( I'll put some thinner in, but for now, what you see is quite bumpy and patchy. It also dried almost instantly after painting (a minor benefit). The glitter is pretty dense so you don't have to worry about distributing them evenly, apart from the silver heart-shaped pieces (you can see one on my middle finger, the rest got covered over in subsequent coats and aren't as visible; most of them ended up collecting on my right hand). Next time I use it, I'm going to put a light pink base colour underneath to help with the patchiness.
Moral of the story: Frosting for your fingertips! Texture/consistency may have been a dud but nothing some thinner can't fix.