Elianto Grape Wine

Was studying for three big exams when I swatched this, so I only had time for one finger.

This is an awesome blood red jelly three-coater, though.

The way the color pools around the edges is really pretty and gives the polish more depth.

It's almost as if you dipped your nails in real blood. I should've worn this last Halloween!

Careline 6, aka Gray

This polish doesn't have a name. Let's call it Gray for now because that's what its color is.

This polish was a breeze to apply! Although not a one-coat wonder, three coats of the polish glided onto my fingers easily.

While the previous picture makes it look like it dried lumpily, the close-up shot tells us otherwise:

Look at that smooth finish!

I've decided: I rather like gray polishes. I'll have to keep my eye out for more!

Bobbie Grass Skirt

I swatched this while I was finishing up my final paper for majors. I didn't have much time to spare, so I only did one finger. I'll post a proper swatch in the future.

This is a yellow-based pale green similar to Skin Food's Melon Milk. Grass Skirt is a bit more muted than Melon Milk, though.

Application using this three-coater was rather lumpy, as you can see in the bottom part.

For all you local shoppers out there, I don't recommend getting this polish if you have access to the Skin Food one.

TFS BR801

I'm baack! The typhoons didn't carry me away, but end-of-semester requirements certainly did! I have a rather large backlog of polish pictures now, and I need to finish posting them all!

Here's a pretty everyday color from The Face Shop.

I think this polish was meant for French manis, so it goes on quite sheer. It took me four coats to reach bottle color.

(Sorry about the dryness.)

I like how it makes my hands look super neat and clean.

Calm before the Storm

There isn't anything really stormy about this manicure, but it was the last thing I did at home before getting stranded at school last Saturday thanks to typhoon Ondoy (aka Ketsana).

The school event I went to had red, blue, yellow, white and black as the color scheme, so I painted my nails to match.

I topped the polish off with TFS BK902, then added some tiny stars I got from the local Japanese dollar store.

(Don't worry, I cleaned up the messy spots before I went to school. XD)

I'm safely home now, but there are many others who are still stuck in the flood waters. I'll try to post swatches for this week if I can, but as of now, scheduled posting for Nail Polish Ninja is indefinitely suspended.

Caronia: Mint Frost

I think this green has too much yellow in it to be minty.

I like that it's a two-coater, though.

And it doesn't leave as many noticeable streaks like its blue cousin.

Caronia: Blue Chill

Like its name implies, this polish is an icy frosted blue.

It goes opaque in two coats,

although I don't like the slight streaks it leaves after drying. Must be something wrong with the formula.