Super Bowl Sunday Nails

Hello lovies!  =)

I have a special Super Sunday post for you today because it is Super Bowl Sunday!  And you know what that means: beer, wings, and grown men running around in tights!  Neither of the teams I wanted are in the game, so I don't really care either way who wins.  But it gives me a perfectly legitimate reason to do themed nails.

Both teams' colors are blue and red, although different blues (Patriots is more of a navy blue and Giants is more of a royal blue), and whoever wins gets a big gaudy fancy silver ring.  I have lots of red polishes and lots of blue polishes.  Most of the blues I have are either so dark you can't really tell they're blue or they're really light, but I did have one that is in between the two teams' colors, so I used that one.  The mani is supposed to represent both teams along with the silver of the Super Bowl, but I just ended up with Patriots nails.  Whatever.

What I did was paint one half of my nail OPI Thrill of Brazil and the other half essence color and go Just Rock It.   This was also before clean up, because it's late and I'm feeling lazy.

Then I put a thin layer of Sally Hansen silver crackle top coat with a quick dry top coat to seal it.

I don't know about you, but I hate crackle polishes.  I remember when they originally came out when I was in middle school and they were just the coolest thing since sliced bread and portable CD players.   I even remember being kind of excited when they made a comeback in early 2011.  But after wearing them and trying make them function properly, I have decided that I hate them.  I just don't like the way they look.  Not my favorite.  I can't think of a nail trend that I like less.

I realize that the red goes higher on my nail bed than the blue does, but I just couldn't get the essence brush to cooperate with me like the OPI brush.  For one, OPI is a normal size and has a decently manageable handle on the brush.  Essence only comes in mini sizes, thus has a tiny brush and handle.  So please don't judge me too harshly.  I'm probably only going to wear this manicure as late as Monday, anyway.

So please enjoy.  =)