30 Days of Blue: Maybelline Blue Brilliance

Hi guys! Hope you all had a great weekend! In the grand tradition of getting sick every damned time I have ever quit smoking, I ended up sick this morning. Feels like a respiratory infection, which is what usually happens. I try to stop abusing my lungs and they repay me by reminding me who is boss. It feels like I'm breathing through fiberglass and every time I cough I swear I'm hacking up a cheese grater, so this will be short and sweet.

I'm actually surprised I managed to do a mani tonight. I had planned on working on a water marble this morning, but wasn't up to it. But even sick I can't have naked nails, so I decided a little layering wouldn't kill me.

Awhile back I picked up Maybelline's Blue Brilliance and have been dying to wear it. However, it's incredibly sheer, which is sad since in the bottle it is a gorgeous soft blue with pink, purple, and green duochrome flashes. All was not lost however since layered over a light blue, this baby is still very pretty. The duochrome barely translates, but the color is gorgeous, despite the formula being a sheer, brush-strokey devil and the brush being made from something that resembles broom bristles. I chose to layer Blue Brilliance over Hard Candy Sky, a beautiful baby blue creme with silvery shimmer. Unfortunately Sky ( at least this is the case with my bottle) needs a good 3 coats, so my mani is a bit streaky and less than perfect. Which means I'll be changing polish just as soon as I feel like something human again!

2 coats of Maybelline Blue Brilliance over Hard Candy Sky:

Not what the bottle promised, but not a total letdown either. I think the color is gorgeous, and with the right underwear, this polish is very promising.

I'm off to bed to rest before it's time to start my week. Hope you all are well!

Happy Polishing!
-Kimber