Waxing and Waning

Hey everyone! This is turning out to be such a great weekend so far, I hope it means that this horrible week is behind us and spring will bring new and lovely things! Today I have my very first half-moon mani attempt for you guys. My friend Elizabeth was nice enough to track down reinforcements and give them to me just so I could try this! I used two of the new Spring 2012 Quo by ORLY polishes that I previously swatched for you guys: Tease and Steel Heart.

Unfortunately I suffered some Seche Vite shrinking on my tips - please don't blame these polishes for the apparent tip wear. My lines aren't perfect but for a first time, not bad! When I showed up to university with this mani my eloquent and well spoken friend said "what's with that emo shit?" Isn't she lovely? 

Keep reading for some more photos!

Steel my Heart

Okay, so that's not quite the name of this polish, it's actually called Steel Heart, but I think my idea is cuter! This is another from Quo by ORLY's Spring 2012 collection that is available now in Pharmaprix and Shopper's Drug Marts across Canada! I was pleasantly surprised by this colour to be honest with you guys, I thought it was going to be a weird streaky mess á la Orly Steel Your Heart (maybe that's where I subconsciously got the idea for my name) or China Glaze Hook and Line. Fortunately for me, it was nothing like those at all and was a pleasure to work with and wear!

I'm only showing you three fingers because I had a stamping attempt disaster on the other one. As you can see this is a steel-y grey polish that manages not to be frosty and overly brushstroke prone! How awesome is that? Keep reading for a few more pictures.