I couldn’t decide what color I was in the mood for this week, so it ended up being gray. Not just any gray though – OPI’s very glamorous “Brand New Skates”, which I absolutely adore. One to two coats are fairly sheer, but the third coat made this nice and opaque, and the multi-color micro glitter is very sparkly! I added a few purple heart stones for a little “flair”, and called it good.You’ll have to excuse my messy “clean up” job, and my dry cuticles. The weather took a turn for the worse this weekend, and it feels like all the moisture has been sucked right out of my skin, which partially accounts for my poor cuticles. As for the clean-up – that’s Seche Vite’s fault!
When I ordered from Head to Toe Beauty a couple weeks ago, I needed new top coat. Seche was on sale, and since everyone online simply raves about how wonderful the base coat is, I decided to try both base and top coat. So far, I’m really not sure what all the fuss is about. They both stink – the top coat smells like epoxy, and considering I used three coats (one to set the stones in, two to seal them on), I felt like I was asphyxiating myself. I already have tip wear (seriously, with a base coat, three coats of polish and three coats of top coat), which doesn’t thrill me, and the top coat is positively impossible to get off skin (ie, cuticles) once it dries (which is very fast). I’m finding that the parts I can get off are very brittle, and I’m hoping that’s not what it does to my nail polish (chips, anyone?). So we’ll see, and I’ll use these for now (because I have them), but I’m going back to Zoya base/top coat once these bottles are done.In any case, I’m in love with this polish color, and I think it will make a super backdrop for spider webs next Halloween too!
Later this week, pics of my haul from “Head to Toe”…
2 comments:
gasp!!!! I can't believe you don't like Seche!! Gasping again!!!
I guess the smell doesn't bother me because I really don't remember it from the first time I used it.
Sorry your experience with it wasn't the best, but at least you got it on sale :)
I know, I know...but I'm weird like that. :-)
The tip wear seems to be shrinkage, not "wear"...so it could be the polish reacting to the base/top coat. I've had that happen when I use a "Big 3 free" polish with a regular chemical-laden base/top coat. Next week we'll see if it happens again when I use a China Glaze polish for my St. Pat's manicure. But I do have to say, my stones are staying put, and no chipping so far...unfortunately, the rough edges of my polish job aren't wearing off the skin like they normally would either.
So - the topcoat is good - it's *too* good! :-) Guess I need to learn to clean up as I go with this stuff, rather than in the shower the next morning...
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