NYC Matte Me Crazy Top Coat

 I finally found the NYC Matte Me Crazy top coat in stock at our store a few days ago. They have had the display for a while now but never bothered to put anything in it until last week. I've been stalking it just waiting for them to put this out and I was lucky enough to get a bottle before they were all gone.
 Matte Me Crazy is just what it sounds like, a matte top coat. It does dry completely matte and it doesn't make your base polish look hazy like you think it might by the look in the bottle. The only issue I had was it takes a bit, about fifteen minutes, for it to completely dry and see the matte finish. Picture is one coat of Matte Me Crazy over Wet N Wild Black Creme.

Sally Hansen Loves Me Not

 Hi guys! Happy Memorial Day! I had a few great finds over the weekend, what about you?
 First up today I have Loves Me Not, from the new Complete Salon Manicure collection, I couldn't wait to try this one out. It is a very dark, almost black, base with purple shimmer that at the right angle goes from blue to pink. I could see gold in the bottle but it didn't show up on my nails. I waffled on this one in the store for a while because I didn't think the shimmer would be that visible but I am glad I got it in the end, it is packed with shimmer. Formula wise it was great. It's very pigmented and if you are careful you could possible get away with one coat. Picture is two coats with top coat.

 The only complaint I have is that it seems that every bottle I have from the Complete Salon Manicure polishes has a messed up brush. Don't get me wrong, I love the shape and the way the brush works but every one of them always has at least a few stray bristles that I have to cut off, either that or chunks missing out of it.  It causes me serious rage every time, I will have to start checking every bottle before I buy it. Are any of your bottles brushes like this or is it just me?

Sugar Coated Nails

 Hi guys! I stumbled across this fake sugar powder at the Japanese store here a little while back. It is supposed to be used for decorating you phone and all that but I couldn't resist trying it on my nails.
 The base is Color Club Blue-Ming from the other day. To get the powder to stick I covered my nails with a thick coat of top coat and dipped them in the powder. I gave the top coat a minute to start drying then pushed the powder down into it and brushed the excess off. It worked way better than I thought it would!
 It's definitely not something to wear all the time, or practical at all, but it is interesting and kind of cool to look at.

 Here is a picture of the sugar powder I used.

 Have you tried anything like this on your nails before?

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