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)

The PERFECT Summer Manicure!

I was craving orange. NEEDED orange on my nails. I've been contributing to a bridal magazine the last few weeks (go, see, here) and have been trying to go with the flow of designer clothes and accessories on the magazine, so I haven't gotten an orange fix in a while. I pulled out Essie Meet Me At Sunset, which everyone else seems to think is a cream, but is actually a jelly- a dense jelly, but not even a crelly- and did two coats. Sigh. Relief. Wanted more orange, so a thin coat of Girly Bits Sailors Delight was the topping on the sundae. More orange jelly with golden glassfleck. Heaven. Perfect- and a great pedi for those who can't bear orange on their hands. Dazzle Dry topcoat.