Broken Hearted Dove

Did you know that mourning doves are monogamous creatures and form strong attachment bonds?  That's why I had a bit of a chuckle when I looked at the names of the two polishes I used to create this manicure.  I picked Zoya Dove and a crackle: China Glaze Broken Hearted.

Dove is one of my favorite colors from Zoya.  It's a very light, opaque grey but it comes out very streaky and I need three coats to get full coverage.  Broken Hearted is just an awesome hot pink crackle.  

A Weekend Recap: Crackled Cross Iron

This past weekend I was feeling festive and went for a Halloween style manicure.  A while back I had picked up the a China Glaze Haunting four-polish set at Sally Beauty Supply.  It included Cross Iron 360, It's Alive, Black Mesh, and Goulish Glow.

For this manicure I used China Glaze Cross Iron 360 as the base with a coat of China Glaze Black Mesh on top.

I really enjoy the look on Cross Iron by itself.  Adding the Black Mesh makes the whole nail look too dark to me though I do think it looks edgy.

Unrelated but exciting for me, this past weekend I was away visiting my parents and discovered they live near an Ulta.  I don't have one near me so I was thrilled to get my hands on some Butter London polishes I had added to my wish list.  Just my luck they were buy two polishes get one free!

I picked up (from left to right) Victoriana, HRH, and Rosie Lee.  I am most excited to try Rosie Lee - I think this color looks so sparkly and fun.

Oxidized Aqua

Let me start off by saying I love love love this color.  I've seen the crackles for a while now but I've never felt compelled to buy them - plus I thought the colors were kind of ugly.  I want nail colors that are both fun, yet still acceptable for work, and the crackle polishes were just too out there. Hot pink?  No.  Gold? No.  Black? No.

And then I met Oxidized Aqua, a delightful blue with a metallic shimmer.  I was hooked!   When the polishes became available for purchase at Sally Beauty last Thursday I headed over and picked up my very own bottle.

I love the way the polish glitters in the sunlight:

I love the way the polish looks indoors:

Have I mentioned that I love this color?  I used Zoya Snow White for the base with China Glaze Oxidized Aqua on top.

I was running out of sunlight when I took these pictures so I skipped the polish clean up around the nail.  Of course I cleaned them up before work in the morning, but I wish I could get better control over the brush when I paint them the first time!