Still love this one- Enchanted Polish Mean Mr. Mustard

Three thin coats with no undies- love the blue/green/gold shiftiness and the holo sparkle....

Haute Fashion- Recreating a Jin Soon Choi Mani in Allure Magazine

Grabbed a bunch of LVX and made this simple stark cool mani- perfectly refreshing...
Seche Vite over....

happened to match some flyers I was working with today!!

my inspiration

NOTD OPI Mermaid's Tears

from the wonderful Pirates of the Caribbean collection from 2011

two coats, a teeny bit patchy in pics, but not in real life. Poshe over.

Lilypad Lacquer Cayman island delight

yep, the lower case is how it's actually printed! LL got it goin' on, folks! I needed one of those "my nails are naked and it's bedtime" manis that would dry fast, not need a bunch of coats and look great. Et voila! A bright teal smooth foil with a bit of holo. Two thin coats. Great wear time with Cult Nails Wicked Fast over.

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Quick NOTD

Brilliant Deborah Lippmann 80's Rewind creams from a couple summers passed..

Tomato Reds with Literary Lacquer Greatest Treasure and Essie Meet Me at Sunset

I was feeling jellyish, maybe leaning crellyish, and remembered (how do I always forget?) how absolutely perfect the Essie brush is for my deeply curved nails. I was matching a sweater, so I grabbed the mini MMAS from summer 2011. I wasn't in the mood for nail art, but wanted to jazz it up a bit, so I added a few nails of the gloriously red orange LitLat. They aren't anything at all alike, although they look close in the bottle. (second rule of nail polish, the first being "pee before polishing" is "never trust the bottle") Ah weel, I'm happy and my nails look mahvelous!! Cult Nails Wicked Fast topcoat. (gonna miss this when it runs out)

Bettina Ethereal Collection

Wow, where to begin? I'd been wanting to check these out, but the memory of the process of acquiring them was a bit daunting, and it wasn't until the fabulous Fingers of Fingers Polish Mania (go check her out here) started showing swatches of them that I decided I needed them. She contacted Janet at the email address and put in a good word for me. See, the only way I know to buy Bettina polish, apart from driving 3 hours to Orlando or 7 to Miami, is to send an email off to a distributor telling what you want then you wait for an invoice. I've done this multiple times over the years and it usually takes three emails to get a reply. I guess they're really busy. (I suspect it is a salon that sells Bettinas, or the distributor taking orders from US retail locations so I'm really small potatoes) But lo and behold, I got a quick reply and after a short delay as they were out of a couple of the colors, I now have the whole 9 piece Ethereal collection!

against white they seem dark

More true-to-color, no topcoat here

My first thought swatching these was "these remind me of one of my all time favorite collections China Glaze On Safari!" not because of the colors, but the smokiness, unusual colors and amazing application. See, these aren't pastels, not in the normal way. There's no chalky white base, no streakiness, no opaque, "dead" or "solid" color, these are  solid in two coats, yet still glowing with an inner light. I could not be more pleased, especially as they are less than $4 each with shipping. Winner winner, Bettina, bravo!

To purchase, if you don't live near a retail location, check out what you want here then email your request to jrosado@bettinacosmetics.com.  I will be following their new releases closely, this is becoming one of my very favorite brands!