Got Misa(ome) Borders

Blogging from a walk-in clinic waiting room on a beautiful {so far} Sunday afternoon. My roommate needed to see a doctor to confirm she wasn't dying {she's been coughing for weeks} and so I decided to escort her because I am such a great friend, obviously.

Today's post consists of a new brand to me as well as a new design/trend. I picked up this Misa polish a week ago from Trade Secrets, called Deep Breath. The store is currently holding a buy-2-get-1-free promotion and based on what I've seen so far, I'll probably be picking up a few more myself {as if I needed the excuse to begin with}.

The trend I speak of is border nails but I've done a little something different than the solid border as some of you may have seen. Dotting tools are so simple and inexpensive, yet so fun to use at the same time.

{base coat} Julep's Nail Therapy {base colour} Misa's Deep Breath

{border} China Glaze's Smoke and Ashes & Misa's Heaven White
{top coat} Seche Vite Dry Fast

Misa's Deep Breath is a muted bluish grey that could have been opaque in just one coat {I used two here to make up for my less-than-stellar application skills}. The colour definitely leans more grey in person with just a teensy subtle bluish tint. It is a gorgeous colour and I am very happy with the quality of my Misa nail lacquers so far. What is disappointing however, is that my China Glaze Smoke and Ashes didn't show up in photos as I hoped it would {as many other bloggers and nail devotees have said, "It's a colour you just HAVE to see in person"}.

By now {the end} I hope the title to this post has not been lost on most of you :) I am a dork at heart. So what do you think of the border nail trend?