Red & Silver Dotticure

My roommate's mom visited us a couple weeks ago, and in the one week she was here she bought three bottles of nail polish. She's a woman after my own heart, apparently! When she went back home, she left them here for me.

I can't remember the last time I wore a Sally Hansen polish, but here I am! I figured they were free and already in my home, so I might as well give one of them a shot. I was actually really pleasantly surprised! This is Sally Hansen Nailgrowth Miracle in Stunning Scarlet. It didn't make me feel like my nails were any stronger, but it was opaque in one coat, with zero application problems. It was actually a really lovely polish that I expect to reach for again in the future.
Over it, I dotted patterns vaguely reminiscent of octopi (octopuses?) in Zoya's Trixie.

Here we have the elusive right hand! I actually preferred this hand. Instead of trying to fit one and a half of the designs per nail, I only did one, and it looked a lot cleaner. If I use this pattern again before my nails grow out again, I'll definitely do both hands like this.

This isn't a manicure that really screams "Christmas!!" but I do think it's definitely holiday appropriate. It's only the beginning of December, but I'm already longing for more red and sparkly nail polishes!

Mannequin Hands with SH CSM Cafe Au Lait

I don't know why I bought this polish last year when I hated nudes, but I'm so glad I did! Now I want the perfect nude and it was waiting for me in my stash already.

Here is one thin coat of Sally Hansen Complete Salon Manicure Cafe Au Lait. It's the perfect My Nails But Better shade.

Here it is with 3 coats.

Mannequin hands!!

I wore it last summer as a french manicure.

My first freehand french! And then because it needed sparkle, I added OPI Princesses Rule!

How do you feel about nude manis? Have you found your mannequin hands shade?