Jesse's Girl Firefly over Black

First of all, these photos are so bad that it makes me laugh. Why am I squeezing my poor ring finger like that?? Anyway, this beauty is Jesse's Girl Firefly over Wet 'n' Wild Black Creme. Firefly is such a pretty and versatile polish; you could pretty much layer it over anything and it would be gorgeous. The iridescent flakes in it flash yellow, orange, and green, most of which you can see in the first photo. 

This second photo is generally how my nails looked when I was indoors, a sparkly dark green. This is one of the prettiest combinations I've worn in a while. I bet Firefly would look good over a dark blue or purple too... hmm...

Sinful Colors Open Seas

I keep surprising myself with these on-a-whim purchases... This is Sinful Colors Open Seas, which is apparently a pretty close match to OPI Mermaid's Tears. I got the mini-set of the Pirates of the Caribbean collection and passed on Mermaid's Tears because I didn't think I would like it. Long story short, I was in Rite Aid the other day and I came across a Sinful Colors display with polishes that looked strangely reminiscent of the OPI Pirates shades... so I picked up Open Seas to test it out.

Surprise... I love it! It's a beautiful color and the formula is great, two easy coats. Sea foam green is not a color that I thought I would ever like, so I'm very glad that I took the chance on this one.

Since this is also going to be my birthday mani (today, ah!), I thought I would spice it up a little bit with some Jesse's Girl Firefly. I have to admit, I bought Firefly simply because my boyfriend and I were really into the show Firefly at the time, but it turned out being another excellent purchase. It's got all these little iridescent flakes in it that look amazing over Open Seas. The second photo is a super close-up crop so you can see all that shimmery greatness. Click to enlarge and appreciate further! Enjoy!