Just a quick post today.

This was my mani a couple of days ago.

I used China Glaze Black Diamond, a gunmetal grey with strong shimmer, totally not black. I don't think this polish gets enough love, I quite like it and would wear it more except that for some reason it is always really messy to apply. You have to layer this one over another black polish otherwise it seems to get a faded look. I do love the blue/ green/ purple shimmer. It's very subtle, and I have never managed to photograph it well until now.

I used Color Club Wham! Pow! as an accent nail on each hand because I thought the colour might be too much on its own, although I think that since I stamped over the top it became more wearable and not too in your face.

What are your thoughts? A whole mani using Wham! Pow! Or is the colour just too bright on it's own?

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Here are some more swatches from my polish stash. This time I have the complete Yacht Club Collection by Color Club.

I am really sorry about the smudgy fingerprints on the bottles, I only noticed them when I was editing the photos, I'll take more care to get rid of these in the future before I take the photos.

These photos are all taken with flash, because I was really rainy and dreary when I took these pics. The shades are slightly darker in real life, but not by much.

Overboard

This is a pinky purple. Color Club describes it as a bright fuchsia creme. I can see that. It's an awesome colour. Applies well and dries fairly fast. 3 coats.

Sexsea

This one is a tricky one to label. It looks like a tomato red in some lights, sometimes it even looks a little bit like a darker coral shade. I'm gonna call it a coral-y, red-y, orange-y pink. Yep. That about describes it. Color Club calls it a very summery orange creme. Applies well and dries fairly fast. 3 coats.

Yachty Yachty Yada

Color Club calls this one a bubblegum pink creme. I'll agree with that. It's a cute colour. I don't have much in the way of pastel looking polishes, so this is a first for me. It's quite a sophisticated colour and what I would call work appropriate (for other people. I wear all kinds of crazy to work). Applies well and dries fairly fast. 3 coats.

Naughtycal Navy

This one is a killer navy blue creme. It's a fabulous colour. I really like it. I am a sucker for dark colours though. I have no complaints with this one at all. Applies well and dries fairly fast. 3 coats.

Coastal Creme

I've shown you this one before with my Snow White Mani. However, it looked like a pastel pink in those pics. This is a much better indication of what colour it really is. I had application problems with this one. It's a little thick, even with a bit of thinner in it, and a little hard to maneuver around. But if you can get it right, the effort is worth it for a classic off white colour.
Color Club is calling this one a nude creme shade. Drying time a little slow because you need fairly thick coats for even coverage. 3 coats.

Regatta Red

This is a bright pinky-red. Pretty colour, but nothing out of the ordinary. Color Club describes this polish as a cherry red creme. That's pretty spot on. Applies well and dries fairly fast. 3 coats.
So that is the Colour Club Yacht Club Collection. A solid collection of very wearable colours over all. Worth the money in my opinion. (What you pay in the USA that is, not the $57 you would have to pay to get it here. )
My favourites of the collection? Probably Sexsea. It's a totally unique colour as far as I know. And stunning. I also am quite partial to Naughtycal Navy. To tell you the truth, I can't really say there are any duds in this whole collection. It's a winner.
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I thought that since I showed you my swatches of the Poptastic Collection yesterday, it was fitting that I show you what you can do once you have that collection.

I think this may be my favourite mani I have ever done. I was inspired for this one by a version of this that I saw on a another blog, but for the life of me can not remember which one. (**Edit - It was over at Polish and Konad. That blog is amazing and the nail art will knock your socks off!**)

I used Almost Famous, Poptastic, Pucci-Licious and Twiggie for this one and then stamped over the top of the stripes with Konad template M78 and Konad Black Special Polish.

I love how it turned out. It's unlike anything else I have done and I can't stop staring at my hands.

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That's it for now.

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