Belated Spring post - Essie Shine of the Times

My motivation to update this blog went dramatically down with all the work I have to do in my research class. I finally get a breather after a month and realized how many times I painted my nails and took pictures, but never bothered to put the pictures up! (whoops...) So I decided to pick my favorite one and post it up since I'm not wearing any today. Got to let those nails breathe once in awhile right?

Base coat - Sally Hansen Hard as Nails
One coat of Arezia (purple) with Essie Shine of the Time layered over it
Top coat - Seche Vite 

I really love the Arezia polish, which was a gift from my sister from her trip to Hong Kong last summer. It's such a delicate shade of purple that's perfect for Spring. And plus...it's a one coater! So of course it's my instant go to polish for Spring :)

Once I added the Essie Shine of the Times though...WOW!! I think I fell in love with this combination at first sight. Too bad my camera fails at capturing it's beauty.
I was also really surprised that by the end of the fifth day, I barely had any chips considering how many times I washed dishes that week. (I have a bad habit of never using gloves.) It made me feel guilty for taking it off the next day *laughs*

I tried my best to capture the flakie color combination. Isn't it pretty?