Ultimate Accessory: Painted Nails

Who doesn't like lovely nails? I think beautifully painted nails, aside from one's crowning glory, are the ultimate accessory.  Which is why whenever I can, I try to paint my nails.

Over the months, here are some of the colors I've tried and the fun shots I took of 'em.  Nothing fancy, just plain and simple as can be.

Brand: My Posh, Shade: Ruby

Ditto

Brand: Bobbie, Shade: Tropical Punch

Brand: My Posh, Shade: (not indicated) But the bottle looks bright pink

Brand: Bobbie, Shade: Vodka on Ice

Brand: Sandan, Shade: Sandy Brown

Ditto

My thoughts:
I love all the colors.  My Posh is a local brand which only costs Php11-13 per bottle (approx. 8ml).  It is manufactured by Unistar Asia Mfg. Co. and is available in many stores all over.  The texture of the regular polish is really thick. One sweep and you get nice, even coating.  The glazed ones are just as fine.  I would probly indulge in buying all the colors eventually but in the  meantime, I'd like to enjoy my select few bottles. I've noticed that the regular ones do chip easily compared to the glazed ones which last a little longer -- but I am not complaining!  For the price of each bottle?  I really don't mind putting on a new polish every day! ;-)

Bobbie (which is a favorite brand of all the local manicuristas) is manufactured by Chic Centre Corporation.  I'd like to believe every nail-conscious Pinay have a few bottles of their ever reliable Bobbie polish in their stash.  The ones I got above come in Regular Tropical Punch (a bright coral shade) and Glazed Vodka on Ice (a holo-finish color).  Lovely.  The Tropical Punch is what I wore when we went to Boracay and boy oh boy, it did stay on my nails for a good 3-days.  Yup, all throughout that fun Bora trip, my nails remained lovely.  I feared my tips would chip anytime then since I did plan to soak for hours and hours in the water, but no.  No chipping at all.  I was really truly satisfied.  Now, months after that trip, I still indulge in this beautiful funky color once in a while whenever I feel like it. And the texture remains as nice as the day I first opened it.

Vodka on Ice on the other hand is also a lovely color.  No, the shot I took of my nails is blurry. The true color of this polish wasn't done justice.  But Vodka on Ice is really a neat beautiful color.  Outdoors, on a bright sunny day, the tiny specks of iridescent glitters show up oh so beautifully.  At night, it looks like a glazed shade of white.  Still beautiful.

And the last one on the list is of course, Sansan which is sold exclusively at HBC.  Sandy Brown is a beautiful nude shade which compliments my skintone perfectly.  In the past, I did shy away from brown or nude polishes because while they make look perfect on others, on me they look trashy!  But not with this Sansan color.  Its an almost nude brown (perfect perhaps for doing french manicure?  But  I have yet to try it out on me.) and when applied, it looks really truly pretty.  The texture can be somewhat sheer though but on me, I was able to improve it by using a nice base before putting it on.

So there goes my favorite polishes in my favorite colors.  Found your favorite ones yet locally?