Grey days...

Good morning!

I'm feeling a little gloomy now. Partly because of my impending oral surgery tomorrow and because some of my nail pictures have just up and disappeared. I blame Picasa. I didn't do any editing, organizing or anything. I just opened up Firefox to see my blog and they were gone! They are not in my web album or on the hard drive. It's a big fucking mystery to me and I am VERY unhappy. Grrr...
Thus, I am reflecting my stormy mood on my nails.




Essie Chinchilly
Three coats over base
Topped with Nailene Acrylic Strong top coat

This is my first Essie ever. I picked it up at Fred Meyer right before Xmas and got a deal because my bestie is a shopping ninja. (We had coupons for everything!!! She is amazing.) They had the entire fall collection there and I debated (and secretly swatched!) for the longest time which one to get. Mink Muffs was out because it didn't excite me. Midnight Cami was gorgeous and it was a major contender. I decided against Bright Tights and Pink Parka because I'm trying to get my neon obsession under control. So I left with Chinchilly.

I was pretty pleased with the formula of this and the dry time. I was a little worried I would have sheet marks because I started it a couple of hours before bed. Gratefully, my fears were allayed. This did not wear too well but ONLY because I had to work in drive-through for a couple of hours yesterday. I've yet to find a polish that could. There's no way, yo.

My biggest disappointment in this that despite applying three coats, I still had major streakiness near my cuticles and tips. I will try it again to see if this is simply operator error. Could be because I was in such a bad mood anyway. I really hope not because I like this color a lot. It won't replace my beloved ChG Recycle which is a wee bit darker but it is nice to have another grey creme in the stash.

Thank you for looking! Here's hoping your days are much better than mine!

6 Comments

  1. Good luck with your surgery tomorrow!

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  2. Everything is going to be fine.
    Btw, can you believe i never add a grey?!

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  3. I picked this one up too. I have a weird thing for grays right now...

    Three coats, for me, wasn't streaky but i did apply a thicker 3rd coat.

    Love this color. I think i may have to pick up mink muffs and midnight cami tho because i was surprised with these polishes. I usually pick mine up online for better deals. I just don't think Essie polishes are worth $8 at retail.

    Hope the surgery goes well and you heal up fast! Do you get to eat ice cream?? :)

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  4. Grey, grey grey. It was my first NP obsession. Love this! I knew I would, too. It looks fantastic on you.
    I'm so sorry you are down - it pisses me off when stuff disappears on blogger, too, let me tell you! Haha.
    I picked up about half of your replacement package yesterday, I will try to get the rest of it tomorrow and then maybe you will have that to look forward to in recovery? With any luck.
    I hope it goes well, sweetie.

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  5. That is a gorgeous color, good luck tomorrow! :)

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  6. Hope your doing fine with your surgery. So sorry about losing your pictures. I don't know anything about coomputers. I just type and go. Love this shade. I have to order it yet.

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