Orange Nails for the #31DC2016Weekly

Hello!

Purchased by Me

It's the second week of my weekly version of the 31 Day Nail Art Challenge and we are doing some orange nails.  Even thought it isn't summer yet,it's still a good time for some neons.  I had some a similar manicure like this sometime last year and wanted to try it again but with neon orange.  First, I painted my nails with a base of Digital Nails " I See London" which is a perfect creamy white creme.  Once that dried, I sponged on a gradient of the same white and Orly "Push the Limit" with the neon orange concentrated at my tips.  Then, I used the same neon orange to stamp a delicate, flowing pattern coming out of the orange tips.  The stamping image is from the Fairy Tale 02 plate from MoYou London.  Overall, I am quite happy with this mani!   The neon orange is super bright and almost has a coral like hue.  It made my camera freak out a little bit.

There are a bunch of you doing the weekly challenge!  I am having a great time seeing everyone's manicures.  You can check out the tag #31DC2016Weekly on Instagram, Twitter and Facebook to see all of the cool nail art looks, too.  Next week, we will have some yellow nails!  Care to join me ?


Happy weekend!
- Amy McG (McPolish)

*products were purchased by me*

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Orly Purple Crush Swatches and Review

On my trip several weeks ago, I was stranded in a hotel for an extra night with an itch for a polish change. Unfortunately, didn't pack any nail polish except for the one I was wearing (in case I needed a touch up). I drove around the tiny town I was stranded in and picked up Orly Purple Crush and some must have mani supplies: acetone, base coat and top coat.

I expected Purple Crush to be well.. purple, but instead ended up with a beautiful pink. As you see, this polish dries to a very different shade than it looks in the bottle. Purple Crush is a fuchsia-pink neon jelly polish (that's a lot of adjectives, but the only way to describe this one), and I was surprised by how much I loved wearing it!

The formula was very smooth like most jellies and easy to apply, being a neon it dried fairly quickly as well. It dried to a matte finish, but with top coat was incredibly shiny due to the jelly nature of the polish. Unfortunately, Purple Crush is a bit sheer and I ended up using 4 coats to cover my visible nail line as well as some white scratches that are on my nails. It wasn't so bad because I was stranded in a hotel room, but I normally wouldn't have the patience for that many coats.

Overall, I love the color and I think this polish is a win! Have you ever had a polish turn out to be a different color than it appeared? Were you pleasantly surprised or disappointed?