Sorry Alicia Keys, But THIS Girl Is On Fire

I stripped off the Halloween manicure, after being positive that my topcoat wrecks everything, and set to thinking of a new design.

"I'll just give my nails a quick trim so I can file them down." turned into a short hack job.  As a viola player for well over a decade, long nails oog me out.  To celebrate feeling my finger pads touch they keyboard again, I opted for something simple and fall-like because it's supposed to get cold this weekend!

Barielle Pin Up with Zoya Chloe

I stared and stared and stared at these.  Like a moth to the...nevermind.

I got Pin Up as part of a Barielle Holi-Craze package I picked up a while back on clearance.  It's a little more red and a little less orange than it shows in this picture, but it is definitely not what I'd call a classic red.  It's also got a hint of gorgeous shimmer that makes it a winner all on its own.  But I am a sucker for flakes, and with all the sunshine in the forecast, wanted to exploit a little more color, so I reached for Zoya Chloe, which contains orange to yellow (and very occasionally green) flakes in a clear base.  

Voila!  A campfire on your hand!  I think tonight I'll mess with it a bit to give a new look, but I wanted to preserve this first in case I eff it up tonight and have to acetone the whole thing off.


*Update*

I was going to do this elaborate tape job, but it was time to sleep, so I opted for a black shatter instead.  My sister convinced me that it would look like embers under charred wood, and I have to agree with her.  

OPI Shatter in Black

You can almost smell the smoke.