NOTD: Ummm... golden showers? :\

(Sorry, I couldn't resist the name :P Can you blame me though?)

All you northern hemisphere girls with your spring manis somehow convinced me I needed more pastels, so I did a glitter gradient using a cotton bud (Q-tip) with Essence Make It Golden over Rimmel Misty Jade.

The cotton absorbs a lot of the gloopy suspension base, so no problems with the tip being thick :)

I've gone back to using Sally Hansen Insta-Dri as my top coat - it's a tad slower than Seche Vite and Poshe, but my mani lasts a lot longer (a full 7 days with minimal tipwear and no chipping or peeling - a miracle!). It does the same thickening thing as Seche Vite, where after I've used half the bottle I have to thin in every time I need it, but shrinkage is nowhere near as bad, and it just stays on forever! Unfortunately I can't find it in the shops anymore - it seems to have been replaced by Diamond Shine topcoat. I bought a bottle and will be test-driving it over the next few weeks, hope it works just as well...