Harvest Moon: From China Glaze's 'The Hunger Games' Collection

This beautiful polish is not one I would think of as a Spring color. But, it fits in with China Glaze's The Hunger Games collection. Let's take a look...

'Harvest Moon' is a rusty orange/brown color. It is a bit more orange than a true bronze. As you can see in the photos, it has no problem shining, though, unlike real rust...

I only needed 2 coats with 'Harvest Moon', and I'm finding that other polishes from this collection allow me to get away with only 2 coats, with full coverage. Maybe they did that on purpose so you can get back to reading one of the three books in The Hunger Games trilogy.

There are yellow and orange speckles glittering in this one. It is rather dazzling.

I bet this shade would look gorgeous on someone with a tan complexion. I'd consider this as a pedicure color if I was a beach girl.

No need for a top coat. Just apply sunshine and enjoy!

Are you looking forward to 'The Hunger Games' movie?

Throw A Couple of Things Together And See What Rises

Take 2 hot colors that don't go together and put them together. Shake. Polish. Admire.

Here's the recipe...

Take 2 coats of Nubar's 'Sunset Matte'...

 

 A golden shimmer that dries matte and looks totally rich...

 Allow the admiration to cool down some before proceeding.

Next, find a sparkly top coat to unmatte 'Sunset Matte.' I chose Finger Paint's 'Sapphire Shimmer'...

Make sure you allow the color to shimmer slowly...

 Once 'Sunset Matte' has dried completely, apply 'Sapphire Shimmer' on top; coat each nail...

See for yourself if this sets up right for you...

 If you like it, share with your friends. If you don't care for it, throw it out and fine another recipe.

Bon Appetit!

Thanksgiving Nail Polish Tradition

This polish(es) are really old!  I can't even tell you how long I've had them.  You'll be able to tell by the bottle shape that these are ancient Sally Hansen's.

Every fall, around Thanksgiving, I fall in love with this combo.  However, I did some comparisons.
First...

I start off with SH's 'Bronzegold Frost.'  This will tell you how old this is; it says it's made with nylon.  Didn't nylon go out of fashion when spandex came on board?
Then, over 'Bronzegold Frost' I layer 'Gilded Pink'...

Bronze glitter.  Cool.  Since these are old SH's, they have that skinny brush that you just want to throw at a Claire Marie writer.  How in the world did we put up with those skinny, terrible brushes for so long?  And then, since I've had this since Cleopatra used henna for polish, it was on the thick side.  I'm not ditching these until I find some dupes!

That's some sassy bronze glitter.  After just two coats, it made a beautiful combo...

Damn!  I buggered up my middle finger.  And wouldn't you it, I didn't see it til I got a photo.  sigh

So, I got to thinking (why do people step back 3 feet away from me when I say that??).  What if I have another overlay that would sort of look like this one?

I've had this one for a bit, but not years like the first two.  This is Cover Girl's Boundless Color 'Ruby Dust'...

This is what it looks like over the SH 'Bronzegold Frost'...

This is still got that bronze look within.  The glitter is different sizes as well.  The large bits of glitter are iridescent and bronze.  The microglitter is bronze.

And now, a side by side comparison...

Not a whole lot of difference.  The 'Ruby Dust' just seems to have the chunky glitter where the 'Gilded Pink' is all glitter.  I did use 2 coats on both of these.  And, these are over 2 coats of the base, 'Bronzegold Frost.'

You may need to stand back three feet, because I started thinking again.
I would not have called 'Gilded Pink' pink.  It's bronze.  So to check for myself, I got out another pink overlay.  Here I'm showing Wet'N'Wild's 'Sparked.'

I have Sally Hansen's 'Bronzegold Frost' at the top.  Second row is Sally Hansen's 'Gilded Pink', then Wet'N'Wild's 'Sparked', last is Cover Girl's 'Ruby Dust.'  Does 'Gilded Pink' look more like bronze and, 'Ruby Dust' look more like pink than rubies?

This is my traditional fall/Thanksgiving manicure.  It's the polishes I use right after Halloween and have, for more years than I care to count up.  But as with almost any look, it's good to spice it up, update it and then call it 'Retro.'

Does anyone else have a Thanksgiving season beauty ritual?  Which do you like the best; Gilded Pink or Ruby Dust?