Purple Stripes

One of the girls at work the other day asked me to do something "purple" for my nails for the next day. It was a perfect excuse for me to try out some of the new essie colors I had yet to try. I started with a basecoat (still trying different ones, this time was Finger Paints) and then two coats of essie She's Picture Perfect. I'm not sure if it was the basecoat or the polish but it was kind of tough to apply, sort of "dragging" up the nail. It is a really gorgeous shade though and either way, I would put up with it for the color! I topped that with a coat of SV and waited for it to dry completely and then used essie No More Film (LOVE this color!!!) and my m78 plate for the stamp. I topped it with a coat of NYC Grand Central Station (clear) but as you can sort of make out it was a little streaky between the two colors, not sure what happened there, I have used it before without any trouble. At any rate, I got loads of compliments on this mani!

China Glaze - Awakening

This is the first of the many new colors I decided to try, mainly because it matched what I was wearing today. This is Awakening by China Glaze. It is a beautiful purple color with loads of gold shimmer, especially in the sun. This shade is a bit thin, I probably should have used 3 coats instead of just two... Anyway, I also tried out some of my stamps, this design is from Konad's m20 plate. What do you think?