OPI Call me Gwen-ever

I have been doing a lot of fall manicures lately and a stable color I used was a gorgeous dusty orange cream. I think this is fall in a bottle when you want a bit of a brighter color and I grab this a lot this time of year.

OPI Call me Gwen-ever was part of the 2012 Spiderman collection. It's, like I said, a dusty orange cream. I really like orange polish, I wear bright, neon, glitter, shimmer and every other orange polish you can think of,  but if you don't like bright, in your face orange, than this polish might be the one for you.

This is, in my book, the perfect fall color. It reminds me of the leaves, just before they turn brown. The formula is not bad, it's a little streaky, but levels out nicely on the nail. It's opaque in 2 - 3 thin coats and dries fast.

3 coats Gwen, 1 coat HK Girl
The bubbles aren't bubbles at all, but I took these pictures outside... in the rain... couldn't escape the raindrops...

I think this is an orange that will suit a lot of skintones and it's even appropriate for the office. I got so many nice complements on my manicure when I wore this, totally didn't expect that, because it's so demure. I even had to write the name of this polish down for a total stranger when I was buying groceries, because she never thought of orange as a color to wear on her nails, but this looked spectacular! (her words, but, well, I do agree!)

What do you think about orange nails and what is your favorite orange polish?

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31DC2013 Black and White

I love black nails and I love white nails, so when I saw todays 31DC2013 theme combined the two, I was all over that! I got out my striping tape and got to work.
Let's just say it was trail and error with this mani... My first attempt wasn't succesfull and neither was the second. But third time's the charm I hear, so I didn't give up!

The end result was a fun and playfull mani, nowhere near perfect, my lines are wobbly and all over the place, but I'm actually really enjoying it!

I used my favorite black polish, China Glaze Liquid Leather and my favorite white polish OPI My boyfriend scales walls, although boyfriend isn't really white, it's off white, but close enough :D

For my Liquid Leather review, click here.
Boyfriend is an off white cream polish from the 2012 Spiderman collection. This polish has an ok formula. It can be a little patchy, but it usually does level out in about 2 coats. It dries fast and shiny and I love using this as a base for a lot of manicures. I can't really pull off white nails with my fair skintone, but Boyfriend looks ok on me.

Adding the black to my mani was a great idea, it makes the white look less chalky and hard. I absolutely love this on my nails and I will definitely do more B&W mani's!

Do you rock the black and white on your nails?

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