Jessica Cosmetics - Coral Symphony Spring 2014 Collection Swatches & Review

Up for your viewing pleasure is something I've been wanting to try - Jessica Cosmetics polishes. I've seen the line used by other bloggers, and have wanted to give them a try myself, so today's post features their spring 2014 line of colors, Coral Symphony.

I liked the way the colors bled into one another, complementing each other well while also creating a beautiful fading rainbow if lined up against one another. I thought it'd look good as an ikat gradient (similar to my running gradient technique used and shown in a tutorial here).

The colors applied really well. They masterfully laid on my nail in two creamy coats each. I love creme finishes, and these all had that. I wasn't the biggest fan of the brush, but as a tech, I've gotten used to the OPI brush, so I may just be biased toward that.

For swatches of these colors, read on!

Ikat Tutorial for Lulus.com

Another installment of fashion meets fingers today with a super-simple Ikat tutorial, inspired by the sweet cheeks of these cutoffs from Lulus.com!

You can read more about this manicure and the inspiration behind it over at the Lulus.com blog!

Ikaticure

What is a ikat? Is it a hipster feline who's so lovingly given himself the pet name iKat as an homage to his iPhone?

Is it the latest model of slotted furniture from the Ikea warehouse?

Do frenemies "ikat" one another?

Nope. None of those. It's a pattern sweeping the nation.

Light green base is Light Green (Love & Beauty/Forever 21). The pattern's a mix of Steady as She Rose (OPI) and Milky Ways (Lime Crime).