Glistening Gradient - 9/365

Hello lovies!

For today's mani I decided to do a manicure I recently did for a friend of mine. We had seen this mani on Pinterest and we both fell in love with it. I didn't have much time to get ready this morning so I decided to add a holographic glitter gradient over Penny Talk from yesterday. It's a quick and easy way to add something special to your manicure. The polish is China Glaze Glistening Snow. It's a gorgeous polish made up of fine holographic micro glitter.

I added Glistening Snow to the tips of my nail with a makeup sponge. A tip for sponging on polishes is to wet the sponge first so the sponge doesn't absorb all the polish and you don't need to use as much.

What do you think of glitter gradients? Have you tried one of your own? Do you find them an easy way to spice up a plain manicure? Let me know!

XO,
Katherine

Essie Penny Talk - 8/365

Hello love doves!

Penny Talk is from Essie's Mirror Metallics collection. When they first came out I wasn't interested in any of them because I felt I had a similar version of all of them. They didn't seem very unique to me. But every time I was in the store I would pick up Penny Talk but always put it back. I heard all the hype about it and finally decided to purchase it to see if it was worth the hype. I am glad I did! Penny Talk is a beautiful copper shade that is fully opaque in one coat. Here I do not have a top coat on because I prefer the satin-like finish of this metallic.

Some have dubbed this as a rose gold but as the name suggests I would definitely consider this a copper tone. The orange undertones are more prominent than the rosey ones. I still love it though.

A good tip for a manicure on the go is a metallic polish. Any one from the Essie Mirror Metallics collection would be a good choice. They only require one coat and dry very quickly and there is no need for a top coat unless you want to keep the polish on for a long period of time.

What do you think? Are you a fan of metallics? What's your favorite finish? Let me know!

XO,
Katherine