Simple. Classic. Ballet Slippers.This was the perfect choice for the marriage of two great friends of mine this weekend. Congrats M&S!!!kittytoka...
Sunday, October 31, 2010
Saturday, October 30, 2010
Dare To Wear Back To Basics Collection
So I ordered this collection of polishes after seeing Lextard's swatches on her blog. Seriously, when I need lemmings, I just check out her blog. I have a nail crush on her. I got these from Ebay for around $30 (USD) after shipping. Not a bad deal, I think. I really like all of them except I had some trouble...
Friday, October 29, 2010
Colors I knew I wouldn't like but bought anyway.
I think all of these polishes are beautiful. They're just not my style. Does that stop me from falling prey to the peer pressure? Hellz no.Lunar Eclipse(2 coats)So prettyyyy. I even like my own swatch of it! But I remember I couldn't wait to get it off me.Royal Navy(2 coats)I don't actually mind this one. It's just that the swatch doesn't...
Thursday, October 28, 2010
Glitter Gal Deep Green
I'm leaving for NYC tonight. Another red-eye flight: my favorite... It'll be a really short visit: getting there Friday morning and leaving Sunday evening. But I haven't been home in a few months so it'll be nice to get a couple of days in the city at least. I'm sorry I've been sort of absent from the blog. It's been a busy few weeks and...
Wednesday, October 27, 2010
A Grey Comparison
It's comparison time again! This time I thought I'd compare some of my grey polishes. Here's the cast of characters:I applied three coats of each in the same order as above, from thumb to pinkie. I took this picture in the sun.I took this picture in the shade.And I took this picture with the flash.I was hoping to find a...
Tuesday, October 26, 2010
OPI Let Me Entertain You
Now THIS is what I am talking about!I was so ready to be "in like" with this polish, but I am a lusty mess for it! "Let Me Entertain You" from OPI's Burlesque Collection has it all - fantastic color, amazing finish and wears like iron. I mean, seriously, I know you've seen this polish like fifteen times, but look at it!It's like a candy-coated...
Happy B-Day Mom! Chanel Paradoxal
Today is my mother's birthday, and because of her, I wear Chanel...Paradoxal to be exact!In outdoor lighting how it generally looks on me - smoky and mysterious:Speaking of mysterious, here's the hidden shimmer:Another shot for funsies:I love this polish. I'm bummed out that so many people thought it was supposed to be a shimmerbomb, and...
Monday, October 25, 2010
Butter LONDON All Hail McQueen
When I bought my first Butter LONDON polishes from an Ulta in Chicago, they were out of it so I wasn't able to post it when I posted swatches of other colors from this collection. But it found its way to me and now it is mine mine mine! Butter LONDON All Hail McQueenTanned beige holo prettiness! This was three coats, it went on very easily...
Sunday, October 24, 2010
Essie Demure Vixen and Pretty Edgy
I think Adrienne posted a photo of Pretty Edgy and Demure Vixen from this Essie collection months ago but I have this in my "to post" folder and so... I am posting it. Gosh, the beginning of spring seemed like such a short while ago...Essie Pretty EdgyI wish I had had more light for this; I remember it being brighter in person. I wore this...
Saturday, October 23, 2010
Sally Hansen Haute Chocolate
Don't get me wrong, Haute Chocolate, you are a good polish and you have a lovely personality.Here's the deal, though, Haute Chocolate - you did not floor me. Don't get me wrong, you have a wonderful formula, and your brush - I gotta say it, I love your brush. Your shimmer is nice, your pigmentation is great, I even kind of dig your bottle...
Some Illamasqua greens! Hectic and Smash.
My cuticles weren't perfect when I took the Hectic photo about two months ago but I look back on the photo with nostalgia. The colder weather and the less time I have to pamper my hands is really starting to show in my photos. (Also, I'm on a new medication which is incredibly dehydrating. I can drink water all day and still be parched.)Illamasqua...
Friday, October 22, 2010
Some OPI Designer Series Swatches
I have to admit that the Designer Series polishes are my favorite holographic polishes. They aren't quite as holographic as the Nfu-Oh holographic polishes, but they apply a whole lot better. In fact, they apply just like regular polishes. None of that crappy, streaky, draggy formula where you have to be careful to let the...
Thursday, October 21, 2010
Swapper's Remorse...Redeemed! - OPI Suzi Skis in the Pyrenees
Those who know me best know that I'm a chronic purger - everything from polish & make-up to pots & pans. I don't keep clothes if I don't wear them in 12 months (cocktail and gala dresses being the exception), I don't keep things I don't use or need, I don't hoard, I don't collect.Swapper's remorse is an odd thing - a special kind...
Wednesday, October 20, 2010
Ulta Ultra Violet - A Car Accident Color
I thought I would like this color. I thought it would be bright and vivacious, lovely and girly.Little did I know that I would LOVE it!Not only is this a neon purple/pinkish color, but it goes on like a dream in three coats and it has a blue shimmer to it! The shimmer was evident in the bottle, but I figured that it would probably disappear...
Street Wear Vice and E=mc²
Whenever I start trying to swatch on a theme, I inevitably get bored if there are more than twelve polishes that follow that theme in my stash. Hence, I haven't gotten through as many Street Wears as I've wanted to in the past year. But here are two more... Revlon Street Wear ViceGunmetal grey shimmer. A little bit on the sheer side for a...
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