Manicure Monday

Today's Manicure Monday post is a double feature.  My Sister and I were doing our nails on Saturday morning so I thought it would be fun to include her as well.  I'll start off with the colour I painted my nails.  I was lucky to pick up an amazing red colour from Inglot recently.

Inglot Nail Enamel in Shade 344

I was pleasantly surprised by this nail colour.  Other Inglot nail polishes I have bought were rather watery and required 2-3 coats to get an even finish.  This nail polish only required one coat and is such a beautifully dynamic red.  When you look at it straight on it looks like a normal deep red, but when you look at it from an angle there is a beautiful shimmer to it.  I tried to capture what I mean in the photos above.  I simply LOVE this colour....and for only R47, I wish I got more to give as gifts!  I think I will be heading back to the Inglot store this week to see if there are more of these.

My sister painted her nails a neon pink topped with silver crackling from Rimmel.  She picked these colours up on sale at Clicks.  Apparently there is quite a big nail on nail polishes in certain stores where a bottle of Rimmel is priced around R25 - R30.

Rimmel Pop Your Pink and Silver Clash Nail Polishes

The neon pink required 2 coats and really is a very bright pink.  You have to have the right skin tone with this else you hands will look a little weird.  I have very pale skin, so I am actually quite curious to see how it will look on me...that I will leave for another post.  The Crack Your Colour was applied in one thick coat to get the thick noticeable cracks.  If you prefer a more subtle look then apply a single thin coat.  Samantha likes the look of the thick cracks.

I personally love the pink on its own but the silver on top does tone the bright colour down a lot.  I tried this trend last year and although it is different, it just didn't really grow on me.  I tend to prefer all my nails painted the same colour, where only on occasion I paint one nail different from the other.  However, I do appreciate that it gives nails an edgy and interesting look.

Hope you all have a wonderful Monday.  May this week be a colourful one!

Big Hugs,
Charlene XXX