Swirl Nail Fail

I thought Swirl Nails looked really cool.  Thought, as in, past tense.  After trying it...eek!

http://pinterest.com/pin/85638830383716377/

Ok.

To start, the drop of polish just dissolved.

Several drops later, it finally seemed to not dissolve.

Color two then wouldn't drip.

I shook some off and I'm not going to speak of where my mind went.

I dragged a toothpick through it, stuck my thumb in the water, and brought it up under the polish.

NAILED IT

Those were cheap Essie polishes, so I tried it one more time with OPI.

They did drip better.

But it's so thick and gunky and matted when you bring your finger through it.

At that point, I waved my white flag, got out the polish remover, and painted my nails plain grey.