Get Spotted!

I'm not really one for crazy nail art, but I'm getting on board when it comes to different patterns and top coats.

Maybelline came out with its "Color Show Polka Dots" line in July of this year. I took advantage of a sale at RiteAid and picked up "Clearly Spotted" (impulsively of course) which is the only polish in this line with a clear base. With a black and white mix of hex and circle shaped glitter, this is a perfect layering polish.

I'm not a big fan of clear polish over bare nails so I took the opportunity to bring out OPI's "My Pointe Exactly" to serve as a base.

I love how this polish gives my nails a Jackson Pollock rather than a dalmatian look. Having the translucent, barely-there blue base color really makes the white and black stand out. The clear gel was easy to apply and the balance of black, white, large hex, and small circle glitter is perfect for a great contrast.

This pairing is possibly a little too adventurous for the office, but who doesn't test the boundaries once in a while?

-Christina

Essie "Vested Interest"- a good investment!

I'm not generally into blues/greens... but add a little grey and you suddenly have a very wearable color that almost serves as a neutral!

Essie's Vested Interest, from the Fall 2013 Collection, is my new jam and I think I'm going to wear it through the end of the summer and well into the fall!

I think the color pretty much speaks for itself- a blue/green mixed with some grey undertone. Definitely matte with no sparkle of any kind. I think this is probably the only way I can wear blue/green without thinking my nails are too "out there." Leave the bold blues to the brave- I'll be sticking with "vested interest" for my kind of "ROI."

What unorthodox "neutrals" are in your collection? 

-Christina