Norma's Take On Nfu Oh & Kiss: Purple Glitter & Challenge

I was going to wait 'til I got pics to share, but after hours of mowing in the heat I don't really feel like doing a whole lot to my nails. This way you get some extra informations and a couple of pictures because Purple Glitter isn't really that complicated. lol First a word or two from Norma! You all know her by now, right?

So I got my Nfu Oh's today. I did a paper test with them and they all dried in about 5-6 minutes. I wanted to know if they'd dry over nail polish so I painted an area with polish, waited for it to dry, then painted the Nfu Oh's over. They were dry (yet tacky) to a light touch after 5 minutes and after 10 minutes they were completely dry.

I got Nfu Oh 39 59 and 56.

I made sure to use pretty thin coats because I figured the jelly base would take way longer to dry if I used a medium or thick coat.

My guess - the forumlas on these are not good enough to warrant the hefty price tag but they are beautiful and so customers will buy them and they can keep charging so much money :/

I've had similar experiences with Sinful Colors Green Ocean and the KleanColor 'holos' (the slow drying jelly base) and those polishes can be made to work so I think these can too but they'd take more effort.

I think you'd absolutely need a good quick dry top coat. You'd also need patience. With this mani I'd think you'd need to make 100% sure your base color is dry (like paint your nails and come back a few hours later or even the next day!) and then do thin coats. To build opacity you'd have to wait, I'd think, 8-10 minutes between coats and then top it all off with a quick dry top coat.

So that's my two cents. I didn't get 40 but 39 looks very similar and has the same type of jelly base I'd think

Now maybe if we all bat our eyes and ask really nicely she'll send me some pics and a run-down on whether or not they behave the same way on her nails. *bats eyes* hehehe

Now for the Kiss striping polish in Purple Glitter.



Stripe. :p It is exactly what it says it is. Sort of. There is a smattering of red and blue glitters, but that just adds a bit of depth to the purple. Or... interest. Something. They're not obviously red and blue unless you're looking really close.



The base is clear. I first used it on a different color and was shocked by the clear base. I couldn't figure out what to do with it. The skinny striping brush is a bit limiting. I'm confused by glitter!!! lol I kind of like these simple stripes, though. Perhaps over a medium/dark purple cream. Of course if I planned on wearing it I'd be a little more careful to make sure my lines are straight.

Today's prompt:
How have you changed in the past two years?

I'm not sure that I have... Other than chronically doing my nails every day now. lol I did lose about 35lbs and gained almost half of that back, but I'm trying really hard to get back into the habit of exercising (had to look up how to spell that...) regularly. The muffin-top must go! Beyond that it's just been another string of same old. At least from my perspective.

Tomorrow's prompt:
Picture of five guys who are famous who you find attractive

Are there five? I'm sure I can come up with five... lol