The return of the nail! My adventures with nail polish and new ones (almost) every day continues. Check out the photos of all the cheapie polishes (none of these cost more than $3).

LA Girl Matte in what Forever 21 calls Magenta - as you can see, nothing beats a matte like the China Glaze Matte Magic top coat

Last time I posted a new mani, I was shouting all loud and such about my nail challenge. How I wanted to utilize my extensive collection and somehow make my money well spent after all these years and unnecessary purchases. And then it got really quiet. Well I wasn't slacking my dear readers. I was merely collecting them because I had a fear that y'all would cuss me out real tender for posting a NOTD every day in addition to regular posts.

I took to a lot of new purchases to showcase this week. My nails have also started revolting, so you will notice that the sizing is a bit different in some. This is either because the hands posing are different sides, or that I lost the war of the growing fingernail at the moment.

A post will be coming up soon about nail care and how to extend the life and length of such, but until then, enjoy the colors!

MAC Dry Martini

flash on left, no flash on right

Sally Hansen Brisk Blue


Shades by Barielle Nailtini

LA Girls unnamed mint green and bright as lights orange

Here are the nail swatches I promised from my swag attack.

None of these had the name stickers, so use your imagination with the names!

This color goes on not so great on the first coat and wows by coat 3. I couldn't capture the shimmer so well on camera, but it's definitely there.



This one was so thick, it only needed one coat (but I did 3 anyway)



This pink and pastel orange ones were my faves as well but they were really light and were the only ones that needed about 4 1/2 coats.





These two metallic colors went on great.




This one was absolutely my MOST favorite!! The color is so bright and goes on not streaky at all and it's just super special. I decided to use the confetti Wet N' Wild polish on top of it to make it look even more fun:

The word is in: Blue is the new Black. Who came up with that phrase anyway? (Some window shopping for you? Why of course, click here for Bergdorf's take on the shade's of blue for spring in costs that will cause your wallet to go plenty shades of red.)

Not one to disappoint, here are some swatches from the blues of the nail world! (and an obligatory inspiration board to match!)

Sally Hansen Polish in Navy Baby.

It's a little more blue-er than this but I just couldn't make the photos work for Sally. Also - I wasn't as happy with this polish. Though I'm an avid Sally purchaser, I am not much of a fan, and have yet to be converted. This polish was runny for me and stained my nails. That's a pet peeve with me and nail polishes. The color still looked great though!
(Walgreens, Sally Hansen)

LA Girl Flare Nail Polish (don't know the color! it's not on it the pooper - can't find it online in that color either - but I got it from Urban) This photo also came out pooptacular but the color is more true to life in the first pic w/all the polishes together.

This one is an alright pick for me. The colors for this entire line are very vibrant and always make a statement. There usually is very minimal guesswork for the color translation from the bottle to the nail, b/c it's always true to color. If any downside, I'd say the polishes don't last long as my others (hello Essie, OPI) but they're affordable ($3.50 - $5) and do the job. A lot of them also accomplish a matte-like finish if you don't do a top coat or if you have a matte top coat(does that exist ?)
(Urban Outfitters, Cherry Culture)

Milani nail polish in Bolting Blue.
Came out true to color! yay!

Has got to be my favorite right now! This polish is super easy to put on, doesn't mess too much, is just the right mix of sturdy and liquid (does that make sense? lol) and comes in great colors. Plus it's a drugstore easy find and pretty cheap. Hello stores? I'm coming for more!!
(CVS doesn't have this color online, Milani, Walgreens)

Can you tell I love me some Inspiration Boards?

Blues - by missyaya on Polyvore.com