12 Manicures of Christmas 011 // Pahlish Gumdrop Rooftop over Gingerbread Baker OR Gumdrop Gingerbread

When I first saw Autumn People by Pahlish, it was love at first sight. So, when Pahlish announced their December Monthly Duo Confectioner's Castle would feature a multichrome topper... I knew I had to have it. It was the only nail polish related purchase I made during Black Friday weekend.

Surprising, huh?

Since the two of these polishes came together, that's the way I decided to showcase them first. Pahlish Gumdrop Rooftop over Gingerbread Baker...

Pahlish Confectioner's Castle December Monthly Duo

Pahlish December 2015 Monthly Duo Confectioner's Castle

Polishes Used:

1 Coat Fingerpaints Smooth Over Ridge Filler

3 Coats Pahlish Gingerbread Baker

2 Coats Pahlish Gumdrop Rooftop

2 Coats SinfulColors Clear Coat

1 Coat Seche Vite

This is the second time I've order from Pahlish, but the first time that I've taken part in a Pre-Order. To say that I was anxiously awaiting the arrival of the Confectioner's Castle Duo is probably the understatement of the year. With Holiday shipping in full swing, the tracking didn't update past Friday until yesterday morning, so I was checking the mailbox all weekend long. Then yesterday, it was there! A lovely purple mailer with these two beautiful polishes inside!

Gingerbread Baker is described by Pahlish as a "medium wine cream" polish, and I'd say that's accurate. It leans a little more blue than I expected, but I'm loving wine and berry colored everything right now. Application was good... most people could probably use two coats and be done. Three is my fail safe, so that's what I used.

On to the Sparkles!

Gumdrop Rooftop is described as a "clear topcoat with a mix of iridescent glitters, ultrachrome flakes, and scattered holographic flakes." It's a warmer version of Autumn People. The flakies in that flash gold to green, while Gumdrop Rooftop is warmer, flashing gold to orange to red to fuchsia. There's square iridescent glitter in there, along with small iridescent flakes that flash through the rainbow. Overall, there's a warmer feel to Gumdrop Rooftop. It's a perfect match to Gingerbread Baker just like how Autumn People is a cooler, perfect match for the green of Stopped Watch. And it is Stopped Watch. I realized over the weekend that I had been calling it by the wrong name and did my best to fix all of my mentions of it.

When I painted this on last night, I had all intentions of keeping this layering on for another day or two, but I'm not sure if I'm going to do that or not. There's still one more Manicure of Christmas left to go, and then I've got a couple more Holiday mani ideas brewing! I'm really wondering what Gumdrop Rooftop will look like over other polishes, like a lighter shimmer, or a duochrome. But then there's also presents to wrap, and a bath bomb that's calling my name. I guess we'll just have to see how the night goes!

SinfulColors Mauve On Seriotype

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Fishbowl Friday 073 // Recreation

Every now and then, I enjoy looking back over past manicures. Creatively, it's just neat to see how far I've come since the days I started. Oddly enough, when I chose this prompt, I knew exactly which manicure I wanted to recreate. Based loosely on Fishbowl Friday 027 , today's seriotype nails are a RECREATION ... Polishes Used: 1 Coat Fingerpaints Smooth Over Ridge Filler 3 Coats China Glaze Violet Vibes Essie Leggy Legend Pahlish Autumn People Pure Ice Get in Line SinfulShine Konstellation 2 Coats SinfulColors Clear Coat 1 Coat Seche Vite Looking back, I can honestly say that my seriotype game has come far since I first learned the method. One of the things that took me a while to master was the balance of nail polish finishes. While seriotypes made exclusively with creme polishes look cool, those made with a combination of different finishes really pop. There's more depth involved when you layer a metallic over a jelly neon and

Fishbowl Friday 072 // Hard Candy

We're going to skip that whole part where we talk about how it's been a while, because well, it's been a really long while. I'm still trying to work out how to make room for blogging and juggle everything else, and it's definitely been a challenge. But know that I am working on it, and I do really, really miss it. This place has been my Quantum of Solace for a long time, and I'm not planning on letting it go anytime soon. That being said... for this week's prompt, I was happily surprised when I pulled HARD CANDY . This is probably one of the most iconic brands of nail polish, and it's certainly gone through it's own number of changes throughout the years. Who didn't want to own a bottle of Sky once they saw it on Alicia Silverstone's nails way back in the 90's? Last year, Hard Candy celebrated their 20th anniversary by bringing back some of their most iconic shades. The collection was a mix of five original shades and three new ones.

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