Swatch: Orly 'Torrid'

 

Orly 'Torrid' is truly one of the most gorgeous red polishes that I own! It is the perfectshade of ruby red, with a finely milled shimmer that makes the polish appear to glow from within. This polish is a classic, and can be worn year-round. During the holidays it can be quite festive, however, during the rest of the year it gives such a sophisticated, yet subtly edgy look to a manicure. 

As you can see from the metallic red comparison swatches below, 'Torrid' (#6) is very similar to CoverGirl 'Forever Festive' (#5), and A England 'Perceval' (#7). Perceval is actually a tad cooler toned, but they are still quite close. 

Overall, I would have to say this is an excellent nail polish. The shade is gorgeous, the finish is mesmerizing, and it performs quite well in terms of application and dry-time. I absolutely adore it!

Camo Mani

I've been wanting to do a camouflage manicure for ages. Now that we are in to September, and we're starting to see more fall clothing and fall colours I figured that now would be the perfect time to try the look out!

Crackle Polish Challenge #11 - Pink, Red and White Valentine's Day Mani

2015 Crackle Polish Challenge Manicure #11

Featured crackle application:
Basic stamping over a shatter background.

Featured crackle polish:
OPI 'White Shatter'

Pink, Red and White Valentine's Day Mani

Polishes Used:
OPI 'Got a Date To-Knight'
OPI 'White Shatter'
OPI 'Minnie Style'
A England 'Perceval'
Konad Special Polish in White

Plates Used:
Moyou London Festive Collection - 20
PUEEN35


Today's manicure is another variation of the stamping over shatter polish, that I did in my last post. The difference is that on today's manicure, I did more traditional stamping where the stamped image is in the foreground, as opposed to my last manicure, where the negative space stamping becomes the background of the final image. In other words, this manicure uses shatter polish as the background for stamping (on my ring finger), while my last manicure uses stamping to put the shatter in the foreground.

I really love the colour combination for this manicure - it just screams Valentine's Day!!!