Let's Get Started!

My recently developed adoration of all things nail polish started in August with a bottle of cuticle oil.  YES, CUTICLE OIL.
Who knew?
We decided to have a "Manicure Day" at work, so a colleague brought in her supplies, and we all sat around a conference table and got to work.  I was transfixed.  The ritual!  The process!  The smooth...ness!  Ever since that day, I have been working on my stash and my technique, hoping to get a little better each time.

So without further ado, I present my first blog mani:  matte french.  It kind of sounds like a boy I could have dated in high school, no?  Matt French.  Too bad he already, even as fiction, sounds like a douchebag.

This is Zoya Ibiza, Zoya Opal (flakie), and a coat of Essie Matte About You.

I did one coat of Ibiza, which in hindsight definitely should have been two, and I free handed the tips.  Long nails are a new thing for me, so I'm loving having the space to be a little more interesting.  

Just from this picture, I've identified two things I need to work on:  picture taking and cleaning dark polish from my cuticles.  Yee-ikes!