Guest Post #1: Athena from I Lacq It A Lot!

Alrighty everyone, time for a bit of a change of pace. I'm currently relaxing at my parents place in Australia (I normally live in Toronto) and they keep dragging me up mountains instead of letting me blog! So, let me introduce my first guest blogger (I have quite a few to come), the lovely Athena from ilacqitalot. LOVE that name, by the way!

Hello lovely ladies! My name is Athena & I am THRILLED to come to you as a guest blogger on Polish All the Nails!!! I am obsessed with nail polish/nail art & am just getting started LITERALLY on my own nail blog. I'm so happy she's given me a shot at this.

Let's take a refreshing dip into a lovely China Glaze shade shall we? Flying Dragon (Neon) caught my attention as soon as I laid my eyes on it... Love & Lust at first sight :) Flying Dragon (Neon) looks Fuschia in the bottle but is more of a berry purple on the nail. At first glance you can see very fine pink speckles in it - look harder & you see blue speckles as well! I mean it is just gorgeous in the bottle! Just gorgeous & as you can see in the pics, nail & bottle are identical. But on the nail it's not as obvious unless you're under bright light. Regardless, it's beautiful. Truly.

Flying Dragon (Neon) dries matte, I used Seche Vite Base Coat, 3 coats of Flying Dragon (Neon), followed by a nice coat of Seche Vite Top Coat. It was a nice thin formula, but it dries extremely quick, which may cause some balding if you're not quick enough. I was lucky enough to scoop this one up as well as 2 other colors at Sally's Beauty Supply during their BUY 2 GET 1 FREE Sale. Don't you just love FREE nail polish! It retails for $5.99 ($4.99 with membership card) I highly suggest signing up for the Sally membership card - literally pays for itself during your first visit :) Thanks for reading!!!!

Thanks again Athena!

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