Since I put Alegra on with no base coat last night, I guess I shouldn't have been surprised when the polish on the top quarter or so of my index finger sheered right off this morning. Interestingly, the rest of the polish survived fine for well over an hour in the bathtub while I finished The Cuckoo's Calling (it was really interesting, what can I say? - and actually the worst thing about that is that I was reading on my Kindle, which is really stupid because sooner or later I'm going to drop it in the tub, if I keep doing it). So I guess I'm going to just patch this manicure up, at least for the rest of today, and worry about it later. I like it enough that it's possible I might take it off and put it right back on again, though.
Here's Zoya's description of Alegra (disclaimer: that's an affiliate link): "Zoya Nail Polish in Alegra can be best described as: fuchsia pink sparkling metallic. An expensive-looking metallic shade for summer." What I want to know about that is, what makes it expensive-looking? Are they implying it looks like a Chanel, or something? I'm undoubtedly overthinking this, and I love this color; I'm just slightly baffled by that phrase. I guess I don't think this polish looks any more expensive than anything else. Is there something I'm overlooking here?
(Tuesday night)
Well, I tried patching Alegra, but it didn't last long (as in, an hour, and it was badly chipped again) so I gave up on that, and rather than doing it over again I went on to something else. I imagine we will see it again before long, though. With base coat this time, for sure.
I decided instead to give the Gumdrops another try, only in a different color this time. So far, so good. This time I tried Blueberry Fizz. The interesting thing is that it doesn't actually look very blue, at least in the light in this room (which is fluorescent and often misleading) - it looks silver. Or at least sort of a blue-leaning silver-gray. But it's really pretty, in any case, so it's good with me! (I said that Crushed Candy would be a good winter color, and actually Blueberry Fizz would be really stunning as a holiday polish. Which is not to say I don't like it now!)
It looked opaque after 2 coats, so I stopped. Maybe it would look even better with a third, but I didn't try it to find out.
(Tuesday night)
Well, I tried patching Alegra, but it didn't last long (as in, an hour, and it was badly chipped again) so I gave up on that, and rather than doing it over again I went on to something else. I imagine we will see it again before long, though. With base coat this time, for sure.
I decided instead to give the Gumdrops another try, only in a different color this time. So far, so good. This time I tried Blueberry Fizz. The interesting thing is that it doesn't actually look very blue, at least in the light in this room (which is fluorescent and often misleading) - it looks silver. Or at least sort of a blue-leaning silver-gray. But it's really pretty, in any case, so it's good with me! (I said that Crushed Candy would be a good winter color, and actually Blueberry Fizz would be really stunning as a holiday polish. Which is not to say I don't like it now!)
It looked opaque after 2 coats, so I stopped. Maybe it would look even better with a third, but I didn't try it to find out.
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