Catrice: 510 Bye, Bye Birdy! & Isa Dora "Graffiti Nails" 803 Masterpiece Pink

I know crackle/graffiti/shatter nail polishes have been around for a while now, but I'm still relatively new to them; especially when it comes to experimenting with color combinations. So, I wanted to have a mani that was light and colorful, despite the dark constant cloud that seems to be over the town I live in.

BASE COAT: The Edge "Nails" 5 Star Base Coat.

This is actually my favorite base coat, and a varnish that looks a light pink in the bottle but dries to a clear shiny finish and one that applies very nicely.

ONE/TWO/THREE/FOUR COATS: Catrice "Ultimate Nail Lacquer." 510 Bye, Bye Birdy!

I really did not enjoy using this polish, and not just because it took like an hour for each coat to dry. It wasn't exactly thin, but it was quite streaky, even after four coats, and it didn't dry to a nice even finish either. If I was using this polish on its own then I would have applied five coats instead of just four. But, I definitely wouldn't bother using it on its own as a full mani, especially since it doesn't dry smooth at all, despite the fact that it did dry with a shiny finish which was the only plus. Pictures are below. Sorry for any missed clean-ups.

Scrummy Sale Goodies

Well, it's Wednesday, which for me means that it's payday. Yay! So, I dragged myself uptown and through the cloudy and muggy weather to get some bright colors for the looming summer to come; which hasn't arrived yet at all. And I was surprised when I got to the second pharmacy on my spree and found nearly half of the Catrice stand with "1/2 price" stickers on. So, naturally I grabbed the polishes that were nearly gone; eight in total, and decided to go back for the few I couldn't manage to hold later on in the week.

Slightly rushed pictures are below, and I will feature them all in my blog as soon as I can.



(Top & Bottom Photos) From Left to Right- Catrice "Ultimate Nail Lacquer": 300 Be My Millionaire, 530 Up In The Air, 350 Hip Queens Wear Blue Jeans!, 510 Bye Bye Birdy!, 390 Easy Peasy Lemon Squeezy!, 020 MAN GO Tango, 170 I Scream Peach!, and 160 Sweets For My Sweet.