Nicole By OPI Alex By The Books

Polishes Used:

1 Coat Beauty Secrets Ridge Filler
4 Coats NOPI Alex By The Books
1 Coat Color Club Clear Coat
1 Coat Seche Vite

Try as I might, (and I tried, believe me!) I could not get this shade to photograph correctly. I even tried correcting the color after I took the pictures, aaaaaand... no. Alex By The Books is a minty sea-foam green... not the pastel aqua shade it's pretending to be in my photos...

Application was almost as good as Am I Making Myself Claire? Alex By The Books just needed one more coat for complete opacity and no streaks. I really love this color right now... Is that so 2013 of me? I feel like it's still a really fresh shade, and just perfect for Spring.

I'm not sure if I want to try and layer something over top of this, or if I want to do another whole new mani tonight... And on top of that, do I go with my pastelitis, or back to the jellies, or something completely different? Decisions, decisions... :)

*all photos shot in natural light

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