Manicure Monday! featuring e.l.f.'s "Thunderstorm"

Today's manicure is a little more seasonal than the past few. Take a look.

To get this look:

I started with Orly's Bonder Base Coat, as usual. Then two coats of e.l.f.'s Essential Nail Polish in "Thunderstorm." I'll talk more about that little beauty later. For the accent nail, I layered one coat of Revlon's "Stunning." And then, as usual, finished with Orly's Won't Chip Top Coat.

I really love e.l.f.'s "Thunderstorm." On the website, the swatch shows it as being a really dark, grey-ish taupe-ish color, but as you can tell, when it's on the nails in natural light, it's pretty darn green. It can look navy, though, depending on the lighting, and I had a lot of double takes from my friends as they tried to determine what color it really was. Regardless, I love the color, and for two bucks, it's a great polish that goes on smooth and is perfectly opaque with two coats (you may be able to get away with one, even). I've been pretty satisfied with e.l.f.'s polishes overall, and when they redid the formula last year they came out with some great new colors. You can get "Thunderstorm" and more here.

Thanks for checking in. Have a happy Monday.