This week's polish - Deborah Lippman's Accross the Universe

Sometimes I wish I have the time to change my nail polish every other day. Unfortunately, I'm not the most patient person and applying nail polish can be quite frustrating for me since I almost ALWAYS smudge or bump my polish... sometimes even before I put the bottle down. It happens because I'm always running around... doing a dozen things at once. So most of the time, I just don't bother with polish. But from time to time, there are always colors that I just fall madly in love with and willing to spend hours sitting down doing nothing to make sure the polish is completely dry before going back to "stealth mode" and continue my day.

This week I'm rocking Deborah Lippman's Across the Universe ($19 from beauty.com). It's described as blazing blue and metallic green glam in sheerest navy (glitter). I stared long and hard at my fingers but couldn't find the "metallic green glam". Oh well, I love it enough to wear it to work almost for the whole week (though it's not really a work appropriate color... not for my office anyway).

Coral Nail with Acrylic Nail Art

I've loved coral and blue/turquoise combination for ages. I think it all started back when I worked in a Melbourne jewelery store, during my college years. The color combination reminds me of an exotic beach in Greek isle

So I chose a coral nail for my manicure, but opted for a white acrylic nail art to instead of a blue/turquoise accent, just to make the coral pops up and my finger nails look brighter. I added a bit of glitter to help cover my nail tips, just to make sure the manicure lasts for more than 2 days. I also find that applying glitter at you nail tips help to masks any nail polish chip that you might get from doing housework... or from typing (bashing) the keyboard 10-12 hours a day.

I quite like the end result. Next manicure I will definitely go for coral & turquoise combo.

Gosh Cosmetics Nail Lacquer in Pink Rose & Frou Frou

I'm feeling so cheerful everytime I look at my manicure this week. The polish called Pink Rose from Gosh Cosmetics, a European based cosmetic company I discovered during my summer cruise. The packaging of Gosh Cosmetics seemed plain and uninteresing to me. The counter I visited was a drugstore counter and was not as fun or glamorous or interesting enough to me. The only reason I picked up my nail polish is because a friend asked me to find some colours that cannot find online. But now I'm loving them like mad and regretting that I only picked up two nail polishes....

image: Gosh Americas