Swatch, Review & a Little Halloween Fun: "Day Glow" by Serum No. 5

One magical day, I stumbled upon another blogger's review of "Day Glow" by Serum No. 5.

I was instantly obsessed, and decided I had to have it.

It is so much more vibrant and better than any other glow polish!  It even glows in partial darkness!

You can check out the Glow in the Dark Skeleton nails for comparison with another glow polish.

I had a feeling that "Day Glow" would be in high demand and I was right.

By the time I checked Etsy, the full size bottles were sold out so, naturally, I ordered 2 minis.

By the time my order was completed, "Day Glow" had been completely out of stock!!

Here is my little mini, in all of it's glory.

3 coats of "Day Glow", over 1 coat of Essie "Fiji" - it's recommended to use a white (or almost white, in this case) base color to make the "Day Glow" a little more opaque.

In full darkness. 

 Added some fun Halloween designs :)

In partial darkness.

For comparison, this skeleton was done with China Glaze "Ghoulish Glow", shown in partial darkness.
You couldn't even see it on my camera in full darkness because the glow wasn't strong enough.
"Day Glow" is far superior.

Let me just say I am absolutely in love with Serum No. 5 "Day Glow".  

Application was a dream, it's not streaky or lumpy like other glow polishes. 

The price is reasonable - $6 for a mini and $12 for full size, and they were shipped very promptly.

Keep an eye on Serum No. 5's Etsy store for updates on restock!

Halloween Themed Nails: Mix & Match

Halloween nails I did today on my co-worker Jackie.

Candy corn, spider web, jack-o-lantern, skull and bats :)

All done with acrylic paint over a white polish base.

Halloween Themed Nails: Sugar Skulls

I warned you there would be more Halloween themed nails!

Here are some fun little sugar skulls.

Sugar skulls originated from Mexican tradition, and are used to celebrate the national holiday of El Dia de Los Muertos, also known as The Day of the Dead.

The sugar skull statues are a way for the living to pay tribute to friends, relatives and even pets who have passed on.

El Dia de Los Muertos is traditionally observed on November 1st & 2nd, but sugar skulls have become popular in American pop culture and are now also associated with Halloween.

For these, I used a combination of nail polish and acrylic paint and a striping brush.

The eyes are made out of fimo clay slices.

Enjoy!

Halloween Themed Nails: Glow in the Dark Skeleton

Halloween is my favorite holiday so just be warned: there will be more than one Halloween themed nail post :D

Here is a fun glow in the dark skeleton!

Really hard to get a pic of it - not only impossible to line up my fingers like that but also impossible to photograph in the dark.

Basically, I did glow in the dark polish as a base and painted the outline of the skeleton in black and then filled in the background solid black :)