Emerald and Ash Wild Blue Yonder

1 coat of Wild Blue Yonder with 2 coats of Seche Vite in indirect sunlight

For today's mani I just had to use my Emerald and Ash polish Wild Blue Yonder! I took my inspiration from the polish's name and put it against a baby blue sky with white clouds. I purchased this polish about 2 months ago and just threw it on in the car trip to NYC. Throwing it over naked nails does not do this polish justice! The polish was inspired by the United States Air Force. This is close to my heart, as my dad was in the Air Force when I was younger.

This is one coat of Wild Blue Yonder over two coats of Sinful Colors Sugar Rush with Wet N Wild French White Creme clouds. I topped it off with 1 coat of Seche Vite. Wild Blue Yonder is a clear based polish with blue, white, and silver glitter and stars.This polish applies so well! Typically, I am fishing all around the bottle to get the glitter pieces I want, but I didn't have to do that aith this polish. I achieved the coverage I wanted with one coat. I only needed to use the dab and place method 2 or 3 times. My bottle is a little thicker than the average glitter, so a gradient is a bit difficult,  but it is perfect for all over glitter coverage. I will happily take the ease of use with this polish over gradient possibilities. The blue glitter is a little darker than in the picture and the silver sparkles a lot more in person. I can't get over how easy this polish is to apply. The only issue I have is that some times the points of the star glitter stick up off of my nails. This is such a minor issue, though, a coat of Gelous and a layer of top coat and it is nice and smooth. It might not even bother everyone. 

Overall, the formula of this polish is fantastic and it looks beautiful on your nails. You can find Wild Blue Yonder here at their online shop, it is on sale so you should pick it up! Like them on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter for all the latest news!

State of My Nails Address August 3, 2014

I originally was going to get my nails in tip top shape before I started this blog but then I thought, "Why wait?" Getting my nails in better shape and hopefully helping others could be a great ongoing blog post! As you can see, I have some problems with peeling and yellowing. The yellowing wasn't this bad until I used OPI Amazon Amazoff. Some of the remaining green is visible on my ring finger in this picture. I also have a really bad habit of chewing the skin around my nails. I stop myself when I catch myself doing it but it is really hard you guys! I do it so absentmindedly now, that I don't realize I'm doing it until I have already destroyed the skin. My cuticles are badly overgrown. I am trying to find a way to control them, so please tell me in the comments, what are your favorite ways to tame your cuticles? Anyone care to join me in this journey?

I'm thinking once a month I will do a State Of My Nails Address to share my progress on making my nails healthier. It will also be a great time for the readers to share any progress they have made!

OPI Amazon Amazoff

This a beautiful deep jungle green from the OPI Brazil Collection. This collection has been out for awhile now but I wanted to share my experience with this polish just in case anyone was thinking about purchasing it. I love this polish in the bottle, but unfortunately that is probably where it is going to stay. I used 2 coats over a coat of Orly Bonder. For one, I don't care for how the color looks with my pale skin tone. The color looks a shade darker on your actual nails than it does in the bottle. I could deal with the color variations but the real problem was when I tried to remove the polish. OPI Amazon Amazoff did not want to leave my nails. I wish I had thought to take a picture before I finally removed most of it. 24 hours later and some of this polish is still lingering on my nails. It is clinging to the underside and the sides of my nails. My nails had a slight green tint for several hours after removal as well. This polish is beautiful in the bottle and looks decent on my nails but it is not one I will reach for often. I do not recommend using it as all over color.

Dude, Intro! Let's get it out of the way!

Hey, if you're reading this, thank you! I've been toying with starting a blog for quite some time. The idea was forgotten during my pregnancy and the first 7 months of my baby girl's life, because you know, babies are a lot of work! 

I'm really not good at intros of any sort so I'll just talk about a few things. This blog will cover a few topics but will focus on nail polish and photography.

 I love polishing my nails and I want to share that love with everyone. I will be sharing my nail art and hopefully nail art tutorials if anyone is interested. I'm also on a mission to try all of my unused polishes but there are a lot of them so it is going to take awhile. You can follow that progress by finding @cantwait1214 on Instagram! My love of nail polish was really brought on by reddit. I wouldn't be where I am in terms of polish without all of those lovely ladies! 

I purchased my first DSLR in May, a Nikon D3200. I LOVE IT. It is my second baby. I'm on a mission to learn everything I can and I hope to share my progress here. My friend hooked me up and now I have a paid photography job on Tuesday, August 5th. I am so so very nervous. I have always wanted to be a photographer so I can't believe that it could actually happen! 

Some other topics that might show up are makeup, family, food, anything else I might find interesting enough. I'm trying to learn more about makeup and trying to use makeup more often. My current makeup knowledge is pathetic, I must admit! My family consists of my husband of 2 years and my 8 1/2 month old baby girl. You'll see a lot of them just in my photography posts. My baby is my number 1 model. : ) I don't care much for cooking (though I'll bake anytime!). I am trying to be more confident in the kitchen and cook more. My husband is ridiculously picky, he makes it hard to try new things. I recently made cheese and chicken stuffed shells successfully. Anyways, enough about me, tell me a fun fact about you!