NARS Ratin Jot

Ever since I saw Scrangie's swatches of the Thakoon for NARS collection, I've been dreaming of Ratin Jot (a lovely orchid purple). I like the bright intensity of all the colours in the collection, but this seemed to be the most unique colour when considering the rest of my collection. Today I have the gorgeous Ratin Jot to share with you:

This was my first experience with NARS nail lacquer, and I couldn't be more thrilled; the formula is perfect, and what you see above was two easy coats of Ratin Jot.

I also couldn't resist doing another caviar accent nail using some matching microbeads I picked up at a craft store recently:

This is what the set of coloured microbeads looks like. I also previously purchased one in various metallic shades. This time around I simply dipped my still-wet nail into the little tube of beads and made sure it was thoroughly coated. I then covered the nail with a coat of Seche Vite topcoat.

What do you think of NARS Ratin Jot? Did you pick up any colours from the Thakoon for NARS collection?

Caviar Nails!

Lately I've been captivated by the "caviar" manicure, and couldn't resist picking up a few coloured microbeads at a craft store to try it out myself.

I decided to use Nicole by OPI It's All About The Glam, a pretty and soft white that has lovely shimmer in it to keep it from looking too stark. Then I added translucent soap-bubble-esque microbeads to my ring finger to make a caviar accent nail. This was the result:

I'm really happy with how my first caviar manicure experience turned out; I think having the beads on all my fingers might have been overkill, at least for my taste, but I'm really happy with this as an accent nail. It also felt surprisingly comfortable to wear! I used a top coat over it, and that helped to keep everything in place.

A friend of mine also came over to experiment with the microbeads, and this was her manicure: Chanel Black Pearl with silver microbeads as an accent.

What do you think of our caviar manicures? Have you tried this look before?

In keeping with the caviar/fishegg manicure theme, we went to see the documentary "Jiro: Dreams of Sushi" that evening. I highly recommend it, especially if you like sushi! I'll leave you with the trailer for the movie: