Petites: Island Smoothie + Guest Appearance!

Today I have a polish that I have featured on my blog before and even then I wasn't very impressed with it.  That polish is Petites Island Smoothie. I picked this polish up at a Wal-Mart in Florida in 2010. I really can't remember using it that much. The reason being is I was so disappointed with it. In the bottle it's a beautiful pearly pink color but on the nail pink does NOT show up. I'm guessing the finish is somewhat of a metallic because it leaves behind streak lines until it is dry. For me, this polish does not stand well on it's own and I will probably only be using it to layer or as an "underwear" for other polishes.

Now I'm sure there is a question about who the guest appearance is...I'd like to introduce my mother-in-law's nails.

My "mil" wanted something simple and natural. I picked out several of my neutral colors and she ended up choosing China Glaze Camisole. Camisole is a sheer peachy brown with subtle shimmer. I applied two coats to mil's nails. On the accent nail, I used WnW French White Creme with a stamper to stamp on the rose. I then topped all nails with Essie Luxeffects Pearl Perfection. She didn't want anything to out there this time but said next time, we can go for something more. I used flash in the picture below so the details can be better seen.

All products used for my mother-in-law's manicure.

nails of the week

well until i get bored with them. I'm not sure how much I like this combo.
I started off with Petites Island Smoothie and Sally Hansen Rose Wine as my accent color but Island Smoothie looked more white than pink on the nail. Then I applied Sinful Colors Bianca over Island Smoothie. Once that was dry, I applied Island Smoothie over Bianca, giving me a result of how it appears in the bottle. The accent nail no longer applies because it blends in with the other nails, so that was an accent fail. It's supposed to be the ring finger. Overall it's a nice pinky combo. However, I probably wouldn't use Island Smoothie on its own.





Have you used Petites Island Smoothie? How do you make it work for you?