Monday, August 31, 2009

Reader Request: 3 LA Girl Disco Brites swatches (Funkadelic, Chic, Disco Ball)

I REALLY want more of these Disco Brites: I love how... bright and jelly the polishes are. Sure, this makes application a little bit of a pain but when they work well, they work REALLY well. Sigh. When's CherryCulture's next sale?? C'mon Labor Day... c'mon Labor Day... When did a holiday meant to commemorate workers become a "HEY SHOPPING...
read more "Reader Request: 3 LA Girl Disco Brites swatches (Funkadelic, Chic, Disco Ball)"

An overactive conscience + Lippmann... raffle-esque deal (?)

Before I post about the Lippmann non-deal, I just wanted to say quickly that for my part, unless I indicate a relationship between a retailer and this blog specifically, the sales I post up are ones that I hear about through Nail Board, email newsletters or have seen on websites that I've been on. I just figure that if you're like me, you're...
read more "An overactive conscience + Lippmann... raffle-esque deal (?)"

MAC - Dry Martini

I must apologize in advance to Flinty; her Dry Martini is en route and I don't mean to tread on any toes by commenting on this first. Sorry, Flinty! (Her opinion might be quite different from mine however, so I look forward to hearing what she has to say about it.)Having said that, I thought I'd ask our readers just what they thought of...
read more "MAC - Dry Martini"

Barielle Labor Day sale

Now through Labor Day, Barielle is offering free shipping on orders $50+ (as usual) with its typical Buy 2 colors Get 1 FREE and 10% off of $60+; 15% off of $75+; or 20% off of $100+. No code necessary. Don't forget the 10% off FREE10 coupon code (expiry unknown) as well as a first-time order code when you sign up for the newsletter (15% off). As far as I know, these codes can be "stacked" (i.e. used together) though I don't know...
read more "Barielle Labor Day sale"

Just another manic Monday

Wow, I can't believe August is over!! I have no idea where my summer went and can't believe tomorrow is September. I REALLY dont want summer to end!!! Tomorrow means only two weeks till my exam :( Sooo nervous!!So here's the evolution of my mani for the past WEEK =x Been so crazy lately that I didn't have time to pampermyself! Here is an...
read more "Just another manic Monday"

The last throes of summer: some old yellow swatches I don't think I've posted yet

Days are getting shorter, weather's just a bit chillier (though we seem to have hit a mini heat wave here in the last few days), for those in climates where you have deciduous trees, maybe the leaves are starting to turn. (Or maybe they've turned brown and dropped off in the summer heat. :P) I miss New England in the fall. Hell, I miss seasons,...
read more "The last throes of summer: some old yellow swatches I don't think I've posted yet"

MAC free shipping all week

It's pretty easy to find free shipping deals from MAC but they've made it just that much easier this week: free shipping all week on any purchase (expires: September 7th, 2009). Personally, I'm not totally impressed by the Jin Soon collex but I do have Dry Martini en route right now. :)...
read more "MAC free shipping all week"

Sunday, August 30, 2009

ULTA discount/promo code: 20% off entire order

ULTA has a coupon code for 20% off your entire order, code 28671 (expiration date: September 5th, 2009). ULTA carries a bunch of drugstore brands, as well as Essie (including Matte About You), Piggy Polish, and their own brand nail polish (which is Buy 2 Get 1 Free at the moment). Free shipping for purchases $50+. Also, for ebates members: ULTA has 3% cashback....
read more "ULTA discount/promo code: 20% off entire order"

Illamasqua NOTD + swatches + some glitters

This summary is not available. Please click here to view the po...
read more "Illamasqua NOTD + swatches + some glitters"

Saturday, August 29, 2009

Inglot's 852

3 coats.Applied well. Dried quickly.This is a black jelly with purple shimmer. There is a subtle multicolored shimmer as well.The black jelly is predominant w/ first few coats. However, it purples up as the shimmer buil...
read more "Inglot's 852"

Old Color Club NOTDs: Magic Attraction + Oooooo La La & Reader Request: a Revlon scented polish

For the first NOTD, it was a pretty straightforward Color Club Oooooo La La (I have no idea what the correct number of "o"s are -- too many). Stark white alleviated by shimmer, smooth application. Really, quite a lovely white.Color Club Oooooo La LaThe following day, I decided to layer it with Color Club Magic Attraction.Color Club Oooooo...
read more "Old Color Club NOTDs: Magic Attraction + Oooooo La La & Reader Request: a Revlon scented polish"

Friday, August 28, 2009

Filed under "What was I thinking?"

Creative genius, while good in theory, can often produce questionable results...Base colour: China Glaze - Breakin' (orange); China Glaze - Shower Together (aqua crème)Stamp: Konad SP - Black Pearl; China Glaze - Shower TogetherPlate - m45 (French); m51 (flowers)Topcoat: Sally Hansen Hard as Nails w/ Nylon in Nude (no. 95)As you may know,...
read more "Filed under "What was I thinking?""

100th post! BeautySak deals + a question about these types of posts

I dunno if number of posts for a blog is a milestone but 100 is a nice round number to comment on. That's not bad for about six weeks and seven bloggers: awww... I remember when it was just me. Because that's a real tax on my memory there. :) I'd like to point y'all in the direction of BeautySak, which sells a decent selection of Rescue Beauty Lounge and pretty much ALL Lippmann polishes at a slightly discounted rate: all Lippmanns...
read more "100th post! BeautySak deals + a question about these types of posts"

Thursday, August 27, 2009

Beauty Bridge coupon/promo code

BeautyBridge currently has a 10% off most items. They always do free shipping on any order in the US (fabulous for the time I needed one single polish!) and carry the following brands: Lippmann Collection, Nailtini, Sula Paint & Peel, Pop Nail Glam, Pixi, Babor and Sothys. Code: SUMMER10 (expires: August 31st, 2009). The Pop Nail Glams are tempting. It's been a latent lemming of mine for awhile....
read more "Beauty Bridge coupon/promo code"

Three different kinds of frankening moods in 36 hours: franken NOTDsI

My last three NOTDs sort of exemplify three of my four types of frankening moods. Mood #1: "Hey, I want a polish of this color." Basically, filling a gap in my collection.Nameless pastel yellow frankenThis one I did at the behest of my SO who said he wanted something that kind of resembled Jelly Belly Buttered Popcorn jelly beans. Since I...
read more "Three different kinds of frankening moods in 36 hours: franken NOTDsI"

Wednesday, August 26, 2009

Some Barielle swatches from the All Lacquered Up collection

I was in a weird mood when I ordered my Barielle/ALU polishes. I usually like the unusual, attention-getting polishes but neglected to get Falling Star (it kinda just tweaks me the wrong way) or the green one (a bit too frosty looking). So I got mostly cremes from the collection and after two long weeks of waiting -- seriously, did FedEx...
read more "Some Barielle swatches from the All Lacquered Up collection"