I Got The Blues

I'm really feeling this versatile shade lately.  From super light sky blue, which I won't bust out because it feels unnatural given that it's 30 degrees outside, to inky rich dark blue, which is the star today, blues are rocking my world.

I picked up Essie Midnight Cami on some can't remember it now website months ago when I became obsessed with the fall shade.  By itself, it's this gorgeous, deeply shimmered midnight ink blue.  Just gorgeous and so dark it looks black if you're not in the right light.  I've also been trying to go through my pile of hexes purchased also months ago, and I thought my giant pot of silver holo hexes would be a fitting topper to the blue.

The worst part about working with hex glitter is not getting them on, but getting them to stay put.  The method here was two thin coats of color, one thin coat of quick set topcoat, a super thin coat of non quick dry topcoat to adhere the hexes, and then two coats of Gelous for some building stay power.

Yikes.  My hands just feel heavier typing all of that out.  Time will tell, but I'd love all the glitter to stay in place one 24 hour period.  Or even just through a bout of hyper obsessive hand washing at work tomorrow, with the flu avoiding I've been trying to do lately.

Essie Midnight Cami accented with Silver Holo Hex Glitter

Forgive the alien skin tone - needed a lot of color adjustment on this one to atone for the awful shadow.