Zig zag nail art

Did some zig zag nail art that I wanted to show you. I wasn't so successful with the cutting and placing of the black but IRL it still looked kinda cool. I'll definitely give this technique some practice! :D

Polishes Used:
Nordic Cap - NP12
Hare - Party Palace

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Hare - Party Palace, swatch

Party Palace has a magenta colored jelly base filled with micro glitter in blue/purple/hot pink(?) and small square matte glitter in red and white. I needed 3 coats for it to cover (even though there probably is some vnl though the glitter hides it pretty well). The drying time was horrible, it dried super slow even with SV and three hours after application I damaged the surface which you'll see in the pictures.. I didn't like wearing this polish (maybe because I got so annoyed about the drying time and I was stressed out?) but I still think the composition is quite unique with the magenta, white and red which make me think of a petri dish with some dangerous bacteria growing.. ;)

What do you think about this polish? :)

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Hare Polish - What I Wore To The Revolution, swatch

This is the first Hare Polish at the blog, I actually bought a bunch of them in the beginning of last year but I haven't really come around to use them properly. Hare seem to have had a lot of positive feedback among bloggers and when I got them they didn't seem to live up to my expectations. But let's look at What I Wore To The Revolution from now known as WIWTTR for short in this post. ;)

WIWTTR has matte red and matte black hexagons in two sizes and also a whole bunch of shiny silver/pewter metallic micro glitter in a clear base. And this is the first problem, when wearing this I realized that I don't like shiny glitter mixed with matte glitter since the tiny micro glitter makes everything looks shiny which I don't like, when it's matte glitter I want them matte..
My second problem, which was self-inflicted, was that I thought I could make it cover. Below is five coats but as you can see it doesn't really build up to opacity. I have one coat of TC but for perfect smoothness I would have needed two. The plus side though is that it didn't end up even the tiniest bit being of feeling thick on the nails, it feels like two coats on the nails. However, this is obviously mainly a layering polish. My verdict then, WIWTTR could have been a favorite if the micro glitter wouldn't have been present and if the polish could be opaque alone. But, I still like it, it feels different and maybe I'm enchanted by the photos (I think it look better in the photos than IRL) but I'll definitely use it more times and maybe incorporated in a nail art of some kind. :)

I don't know if this is red enough, but if it is I'm joining Nerdcolours' Red Tuesday where more red polishes will be shown in a collage. ;)

What do you think about this polish? What is your experience of Hare Polish? What do you think of this version without base, too naked? And if you had any suggestions of base color for this to be layered with, please help me by commenting below.

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What I've been wearing lately... Vol. III

Hey guys. Just a quick little post today with some random manicures that I've been wearing lately. My posting might be a little sporadic for the next week or so as I play catch up on some work and personal things. I appreciate your patience!

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Depend 313. The second I applied this one it skyrocketed into my top 5 favorite polishes. The teal shimmer is VERY prominent and the purple was delightfully deep at three coats. Unfortunately this is an international polish, so it's probably not the easiest thing to get your paws on. A special thanks to miss Smashley Sparkles for including this baby in the swap we did.

Candeo Colors Oceania over OPI Suzi's Hungary Again! Love the combo of the tealy glitters with the salmon base.

Different Dimension Vervain. This is three coats. The white looks more dense in this photo than it does in person... in real life I found it to be delightfully deep and creamy.

HARE Polish Holiday Hoopla sandwiched between layers of OPI Don't Touch My Tutu! This combo reminded me of the topside of peppermint bark.

Pretty and Polished Stay Classic over American Apparel Downtown LA. Downtown LA is my favorite red creme that I own and it looks so beautiful paired with this lovely glitter.

Nails Inc. Whitehall Teal. Magnetic polishes seemed to come and go pretty quickly, but I really enjoyed wearing this the other day. Magnetics just have so much depth to them, and the teal color is gorgeous.

I hope you enjoyed this roundup! I'll try to be back as soon as I can with another post. In the meantime, which of these looks is your favorite?

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