Mischief Managed

This was the mani I had on while study for the bulk of my papers! I was rampaging through my mum's polish stash and I found this baby! It's Mischief 27 from Couleur Inc and it's a real good nude. It's the closest thing I've found that'll give me mannequin nails! Here it is in natural sunlight.



And this one's with flash



This polish was such a dream to work with! It glided onto my nails and the brush was pretty nice too. Not as wide as OPI but not as thin as Essie, and it was able to fan out so painting was so much easier! The polish was also pretty pigmented and all I needed were 2 coats to achieve opacity! Best thing of all? It only costs $3.50 (usual price is $4.30 I think, but I bought it at a Robinsons / John Little Expo Sale).

I used Sally Hansen Double Duty Strengthening Base and Top Coat for both my base and top and I must say, the mani lasted really well! 4 days and all I had was minor tipwear. I don't know if it's due to the Sally Hansen Base and Top Coat or the polish itself. Or maybe even due to the fact that I was only flipping pages and writing the entire day so I didn't subject my nails to any potentially chipping activities! One drawback to the Sally Hansen Base and Top Coat was that as a top coat, it took FOREVER to dry. I could still kinda squish my nail polish around even after hours of painting so unless you have time to wait it out, use a different top coat! As a base coat, it was still pretty good, it applied smoothly and actually look less time to dry!
I may be wearing shades like this frequently during my internship cuz the office seems really strict on dress code! Byebye blues and greens, hello nude colours!

PS: Etude House at Bugis is having a 30% storewide till Sunday (tmr) and the polishes are going at pretty good prices! Got 3 yesterday after work so if you were eyeing some but they were too expensive, go get them now!