Hey guys! So if you didn’t catch my tweet, yesterday my boyfriend and I celebrated our three year anniversary! In honor of that, I went with a simple (anyone else’s guys not enjoy the smell of nail polish and having to wait for your nails to dry?) mani with textured hearts.
First I used Essie Penny Talk on all my nails. This is actually the first Essie polish I’ve ever used! I know, I have no idea why it took me so long.
Penny Talk is a gorgeous coppery gold metallic polish. The application was easy– opaque in two coats, one if you’re very careful, and left minimal brush strokes for a metallic polish.
Next I added some hearts with Forever 21’s Love & Beauty Sand Lacquer in the color Fire & Ice….I think. Feel free to correct me if I’m wrong! I mentioned before how annoying it is to not have the name of the polish anywhere on the bottle, but I looked up these polishes online and this one looked like a match.
Anyway, Fire & Ice is a textured polish with a red base and gold micro glitter flecks. Since I just used this for accents, I only used one thicker-than-normal layer. The sand texture was pretty smooth, although it would probably be more prominent with two coats.
And here’s the final mani! Obviously, the hearts are meant to represent my boyfriend and myself. I was pretty impressed with both of these polishes, although I have to say that I did have some problems with chipping with Penny Talk. I had a chunk missing on my thumb and significant tip wear in just one day of wearing it. I didn’t topcoat my nails because of the textured polish though, so it might do better with a layer of protection over top. And Forever 21, if you’re reading this, please please consider printing your polish names on the bottles!
So yesterday my bf and I celebrated by mini-golfing, eating out, playing video games, buying nail polish, and watching a movie. I want to know how you all celebrate with your significant other (or how you would like to if you don’t currently have one) and your best relationship advice!
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