Happy Birthday to Me!

Today is my 17th birthday!  Because I've been really busy this week preparing for a performance tomorrow, I decided that instead of doing something fancy, I'd wear one of my favourite polishes. 

I chose my one and only Deborah Lippmann polish, Ray of Light, which I've actually only worn once before because I'm trying to conserve it due to the price tag.  Come on though, navy blue, jelly, and colour-shifting flakies?  TOTALLY worth it.  

I wore two coats of Ray of Light, and it looks a little patchy in the photos but looked perfect in person.  Added the copper-coloured studs to match the flakies in the polish, and topped with one coat of Seche Vite which the polish gobbled up.  

This one one of my favourite polishes that I own, it's such a perfect combination of my favourite things!  I really want a polish similar to this but a deep red-toned purple jelly base with red/gold colour-shifting flakies... Any indie makers out there raising your hands?  

Seeing as I've got an important performance tomorrow, I don't have any special plans for my birthday.  School this morning, then ballet class this afternoon and a run-through of the show this evening.  My mom is making a delicious dinner though, so I'm looking forward to that tonight!  :)

Deborah Lippmann Ray Of Light

Here it is, finally; my very first Deborah Lippmann polish!   I bought it last Sunday and now I'm asking myself how on earth I waited so long to wear it.  

So what if I spent $18 on a bottle of nail polish?  I REGRET NOTHING.  Ray Of Light is the most beautiful navy blue that's somewhere between a creme and a jelly, and it's packed with coppery colour-shifting flakies.  Holy crap, I think I may have died and gone to nail polish heaven.  

First coat was very streaky and difficult and I was a tad bit worried, but the second coat went on absolutely perfectly.  Two coats of Seche Vite later, and I'm left with this beautiful thing on my nails.  I can't stop staring.  Seriously.  

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I was extremely impressed by how flat the flakies were on the nail.  I've found that previous flakies I tried had a tendency to eat my top coat, but not this one.  Pure perfection.  Omnomnomnomnom.  Yea, I'm going a little crazy.

Anywho, I've got a few posts planned for the next couple of days, but I also have my provincial exam on Thursday, so posts may be sporadic and/or short.

Are you drooling over this polish as much as I am?  Do you have a favourite Lippmann polish?  Leave a comment, they make me happy :)