Savvy Deja Blue and Revlon Blue Mosaic

Omg.  LOVE.

I didn't really anticipate loving this polish as much as I do.  I thought it was another knockoff of DL Across the Universe but I really am happy with this one.

I wanted a dark color underneath to give the glitter a solid background, so I started off with one coat of Savvy Deja Blue which I have swatched elsewhere on this blog.  Then over the top of that I applied 2 coats of Blue Mosaic.

Blue Mosaic is a densely packed blue microglitter with large blue and green hex glitters.  I used two coats and had nearly complete coverage.  It applies surprisingly well for a glitter.  The polish levels well and I didn't notice problems with glitter placement.  This one has so much depth - it reminds me of the bottom of a blue tiled swimming pool.   I absolutely love this.   It's one of those keep-gazing-at-your-nails polishes.

I'll definitely have to use the foil method to remove it, but it's gonna be so worth it!



Galaxy Nails

Ok so before I share the manicure I did today can I just tell you about this new product I tried. I usually use the Walgreens brand Quilted Cotton Squares. The last time I was in I picked up these..

These are fabulous. I would usually use 1-2 quilted square per nail to remove my manicure.. but these babies... TWO pads removed ALL my polish. And remember guys and gals - I had FOUR coats of the Essie plus a top coat on my nails. I'm never going back to the quilted squares.

So anyway, I started out with Orly Bonder followed by 2 coats of Savvy Deja Blue. I love the application of this lacquer - the consistency is smooth and it flows well.

Then just for fun I matte-ified it with China Glaze Magic Matte. I really like the matte look with the darker nail colors.

On the right hand I applied Sinful's Hottie. It's a blue based glitter with some gold, pink and green mixed in. It reminds me of Debra Lippman's Across the Universe. On the left I have Sinful's Nail Junkie, which is a green based glitter with small gold and blue flecks. I like them both but I think I prefer the Nail Junkie over this color base. Generally speaking I don't care for Sinful polish because it chips so easily, but I do like their glitter topcoats.

Right hand - Sinful Hottie

Left hand - Sinful Nail Junkie

I like this look a lot.