Today's NOTD

Okay, this is definitely time to concede that I am utterly unable to do any sort of design on my nails and just admit defeat and move on.
The only positive thing that has come out of this is that this is day 3 photo and there is no chipping or tip wear. I used one coat of Misa On the Edge and some Essence Circus Confetti.

Misa 43 Dreamy Purple

Hey everyone! How are you all doing? Today I have for you a very pretty purple. Dreamy Purple from Misa is purple shimmer with a hint of blue and sometimes even magenta. All in all a very beautiful polish. The formula was not so great. It was thick and kind of gooey. Even the thinner didn't help much. It also took a while to dry. But for such a color I don't really mind!


It has been really hot and stuffy here lately. By 10 am it is already +30. The one who suffers the most in this heat is the cat. I guess I would be grumpy as well if I had to wear a fur coat all day long.

Misa On The Edge

This is a polish that I borrowed from my friend Sophia, the lover of blue polishes. I absolutely adore this one. Misa On The Edge is an absolutely gorgeous shade of blue. It’s interesting because it is both bright and muted at the same time. The formula is flawless, two coats are plenty to make it even and beautiful and shiny! It is also great how it looks different in various lights. I can wear it for about three days, and then take it off because I want a change. It is one of the very few blue polishes that looks flattering with my skin tone, so now this polish is on my wish list!

Misa 103 Fleeting Hibiscus

Fleeting Hibiscus is a nice pink shimmer from the Botanical Gardens collection. I normally amnot a very big fan of shimmer polishes, as they can look dated. But this color I actually like. It looks really pretty and feminine. It is pretty much opaque in one coat, but I needed two and in some cases three coats for it to look even.
There are two things I don't like about this polish. For one thing no matter how I paint my nails, I cannot get rid of brush strokes. Sometimes it irritates me to no end, but in general I can overlook it if I like the color well enough. The second thing just completely kills me - the second coat does not dry on me. I have no idea why. Any suggestions? The first coat dries quickly, and even if I wait, the second coat just never does. So I haven't been able to wear this pretty polish as a full manicure.

Misa 178 & 179

I was meaning to post this a few days ago, but it has been heavily snowing here for the best part of 2 days, with the added bonus of power failure and no internet.
So back to the polishes. I picked up two Misa polishes that I liked the look of; they are 178 Forbidden Lust on the left and 179 Toxic Seduction on the right.
When I finally got a look at them in proper light, I was really pleased with my choice. I don't have anything similar in my collection, and they're not too over the top for me.

Forbidden Lust is a vibrant pink-purple shimmer. It goes on beautifully in two coats. When I started putting it on, I immediately thought that it looks like an orchid. Beautiful!

Toxic Seduction is a dark green. At first it looks dark gray, but when it catches the light, a gorgeous green is revealed.

I love these two polishes, the only thing I'm not really into are the names. They just don't make a lot of sense or match the colors themselves.