Wild and Crazy Crush On You

Well, I can officially scratch another polish off the lemming list.

If you read my last post, then you will know about the close-knit history of Sinful Colors & Wild and Crazy. Both lines were manufactured by the same company (Mirage Cosmetics), and the only differences were the names and the packaging -- the polish itself was EXACTLY the same. The Wild and Crazy line spanned the first 400 or so colors produced, so if they can be found, they're effectively cheaper versions of those older Sinful polishes. (The polishes in both lines share the same exact number, just with a different name.)
I'd been after Sinful Japanese Violet for a while, ever since I saw it on Pinterest. And what do you know, Crush On You is the Wild and Crazy counterpart to that polish. I've basically got this old, rare polish that I've been wanting for at least a year... for $2 from a nice lady in the Sinful Facebook group. I've been quite fortunate in regards to vintage polishes lately, and my stroke of luck has only continued! 

So... let's see it! Shown here in 3 coats. (You could TOTALLY get away with 2, I just wanted it to be perfect.)

Aaaah, I don't even know how to go about describing this color. It's a sort of medium dusty blue with a strong purple shimmer, but there's something else to it... it just glows in a way that can't be captured by camera. I think this photo is a pretty good representation of the color in person, but it isn't exact. This polish is magical, I swear. Slap some Fairy Dust on this sucker and I think I might actually die.

I had made a comparison between this and OPI Ponce de Lilac in my post about the latter, but in reality, they're nothing alike. PdL is a sheer gray with purple flash, while this is an opaque creamy blue with purple flash. Honestly, if I was forced to toss one, it would be Ponce de Lilac. This one has a much better formula, not to mention that I find it much prettier.

I absolutely can't wait to wear this all week! I just finished painting and I can't stop staring at my nails. These days I've been trying to keep my polish on for at least 5 days at a time -- I think constantly going at my nails with acetone is a spell for disaster. I've also been trying to keep up with hydration -- at least once a day I'll either apply my cuticle oil mix (jojoba & argan) or this cuticle cream I found at a discount store a while ago (the brand is "Honest to Goodness Natural Products"). Additionally, I've been taking biotin daily, and my nails seem to be doing... okay? I actually totally snapped the thumbnail on my right hand today while putting the milk back in the fridge... I always break my nails in the strangest ways! I'm hoping that's just a fluke, though... I want my nails to be long & strong!

Well, that'll be all for today, girlies. Have a wonderful day! Until next time... PEACE! xoxo

Update: There is one con to this polish: it erodes in a really strange way. I’ve only had it on for 3 days as of writing, and it’s not chipped so much as cracked. You know when you’ve been wearing a polish for way too long and it starts developing cracks in the surface? This is doing that... after only a few days. It can’t be my base/top coat because I use the same ones every time. I’ve never had this happen so soon after applying a polish... very weird.