Sinful Colors Midnight Blue

I have a huge soft spot for blue and green polishes. I'm sure you will see these two colors a lot. This is the 2nd blue manicure that I've done this week. I'll have pictures of the first one for you later. This was the first time I've used this polish so, review time!

After the first coat,  I was a little nervous, it was pretty sheer and streaky. The second coat made all the difference in the world, smother and more opaque. This is a beautiful metallic royal blue.

This is 2 coats with no top coat. I picked this up for .99 at Walgreens. (normally $1.99)

Overall, I love it. :)

Sinful Colors Nail Junkie and Orly Le Chateau

I picked up Le Chateau this weekend at Sally's, it was on clearance which was an additional 50% off, so this bad boy was $1.99.  I tried it out alone, and thought it could use some glitter. I tried a different glitter on it first (Finger Paints Flecked) which didn't show as much blue as I thought it needed, so I went back to the stash and pulled out Nail Junkie, it had blues and greens and it looked much better. This was a late night mani, so it wasn't perfect. 

In the shade

Shade

So much glitter! The camera was really struggling with it.

 

Base Coat

2 coats of Orly Le Chateau

1 coat Sinful Colors Nail Junkie

Seche Vite Dry Fast Top Coat

Review and Swatch: Skinfood Nail Vita Apple Milk (BL509)

This is my first experience with Skinfood since they aren't readily available anywhere around me. At least not that I know of. I do tend to stick to drug store brands because I live in a small town and that is what we have available. However, I seen this color and I needed it. 

The formula of this polish was good, it covered smoothly in 2 coats. For me, 2 coats is expected of new polish, I've found it rare to get a polish that only needs 1 coat. I had no problems with application, the first coat was quite sheer, but the second made a world of difference. When I originally bought the polish online, it looked much greener, but when it arrived, I could see more of a blue tone to it. Either way, I'm happy with it and like the color. I have another Skin Food polish to review, and that will probably be next. 

Basecoat: NutraNail Strengthener with Green Tea Antioxidants

Polish: 2 coats of Apple Milk

Top coat: Seche Vite Dry Fast Top Coat

My hands are in rough shape.  Standard disclaimer: I work in a warehouse, my hands and nails get a lot of abuse. I also took acrylics off about a month and a half ago and have had tons of breakage issues since then. Anyone have any good suggestions on how to deal with this?