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Sometimes when I see a stamping plate, I have an immediate inspiration to do a very specific mani, and that's very much what happened with this mani. I've had my eye on KADS stamping plates for a while now, but I hadn't gotten around to picking any up until recently when I finally bit the bullet and ordered a few to try out. The one I was most excited to try out from this order was the NATURE 056 stamping plate, which has a sort of random assortment of images. One of them, though, was this sort of grungey chevron image that inspired me pretty much as soon as I saw it, and basically as soon as the package came this mani ended up on my nails. 

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Now that summer is over - as soon as September hits my brain shifts firmly into fall mode, especially since we get such short fall before winter hits here in Winnipeg - I'm tucking away the brights and neons until next year, for the most part. And before I get into all of the rich fall shades that make fall nail art my personal favorite, I needed a bit of a palette cleanser so I reached for my all time favorite nude polish and one of my all time favorite stamping plates in my collection to put together a soft, simple mani that felt a little bit like a breath of fresh air. 

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Yesterday I posted about my Memebox Tonymoly Superbox and I couldn't resist trying out one of the polishes from the Nail Foundation Kit.

  
This is a set of three nude polishes in different shades. In the initial swatches, it seemed like they had a more satin finish but when you actually do a full manicure they're a classic cream finish. The first shade 01 is a pale buttery nude that definitely has a yellow undertone to it. The second, 02, is a pinky peach nude. And the third, 03, is a warm, pale caramel nude. All three shades are very, very pretty, but the one that jumped out at me to try was 02.

The above photo is three coats of 02 followed by one coat of Sally Hansen Quick Dry Top Coat, which is by far one of my absolute favorite top coats across the board. It gives a shiny, gel like finish and really helps to keep my nails from chipping.

Now, the details about the Tonymoly 02. Like many nude polishes, this does take a bit of building for full opacity, but if you're careful you can certainly get away with 2 coats for a nice, full coverage finish. I went with three because there were a couple of spots that didn't quite cover - which was more user error than the polish. This polish isn't streaky and actually levels really beautifully. It dries fairly quickly if you do a nice, thin coat and within an hour I was shoving my hands into my purse to grab things and the polish didn't move at all (although that's definitely due, at least in part, to the top coat as well as the polish.)

For the sake of honestly, I will say that underneath this manicure my nails are JACKED UP. I think that due to weather that doesn't have any consistency and the fact that I probably repolish my nails a little too often, I'm having some issues with nails being dry and flaking. Oftentimes, this means that cream polishes are hard for me to work with and get a smooth finish on. With this polish, that was absolutely no problem and it definitely gives my nails a much healthier appearance.

All in all, I really like this polish. In real life it comes off a little darker and warmer than in the pictures, but not a heck of a lot, and even though I washed and dried dishes last night it held up without any chipping (which is rare for me, unfortunately.)

I'm very happy with this polish and will definitely use it again. I'd recommend ordering it if you like nude polishes and can find it online.

XO.

UPDATE: This manicure peeled off pretty much completely after two days. There were a couple of chips and then it just came right off. Not cute. Not cute at all.
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Winter skin is starting to drive me a little insane... and it's also taking a hell of a toll on my hands. Because of this, I've put myself on a strict regiment of Nivea Q10 Anti-Age Hand Cream, LUSH's Lemony Flutter cuticle cream, and as few nail polish changes as humanly possible. (And when I say humanly possible, I mean possible for a human who has as much nail polish as I do...)

Rimmel 60 Seconds Nail Polish in Caramel Cupcake, Julep Nail Varnish in Love

Enter Rimmel 60 Second Polish in Caramel Cupcake. A nude polish that's opaque in one coat, dries in no time flat, and doesn't make me look like I have corpse hands? Sign me up. I added a little bit of sparkle with Love by Julep, and I'm actually pretty happy with the results. I wasn't exactly sure what I was going to do with that top coat, since gold isn't really my thing, but I feel like it's subtle enough to hang out with this manicure.

I have a feeling that me and this Rimmel polish are going to be spending some real quality time together until Mother Nature decides it's time for spring to finally be sprung in Canada.
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Trysh. Winnipeg, Manitoba, CANADA. Beauty Enthusiast. Loving Dog Mom. Avid reader. Proud Feminist. Really, really loves turtles.


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