Voting is (finally!) now open for the Inque Nails Contest. The winner of this contest will have all their nail designs sold at InqueNails!Please vote using the poll on the sidebar (upper right). Which nails do you most want to see as real nail stickers? Please select your top TWO choices.There were way too many designs to put onto a single page so I uploaded them to my Flickr as sets. Each contestant designed all the nails in...
Thursday, March 31, 2011
Wednesday, March 30, 2011
Essie Summer 2011 Sneak Peek!
*****Don't forget to enter my Spring Things GIVEAWAY with Essie and Pradman Jewelry! Check out the post here or just enter in the sidebar!*****OK so I managed to score a couple of the Essie Summer colours - no, Essie didn't send them to me *cough*wouldlovetoreviewResort*cough* - but I was really excited to get them! I first saw a picture...
Tuesday, March 29, 2011
Sally Hansen Burgundy Child
Despite being one of my older polishes, I had never worn this one. Actually really like! (2 coats)Formula was really great. Nicely pigmented, flowed nicely, and dried nicely. Honestly, I think Sally makes some pretty legit polish. I'd have so many more if they picked one bottle, one brush, and just went with it. There's nothing I like more...
Monday, March 28, 2011
Essie Wedding 2011 Sneak Peek!
*****Don't forget to enter my Spring Things GIVEAWAY with Essie and Pradman Jewelry! Check out the post here or just enter in the sidebar!*****The Essie Wedding 2011 collection will be appearing in stores shortly, but I was just so excited to find two polishes that I really really love in this collection that I decided to share them now!...
Saturday, March 26, 2011
kittytokaren's Spring Things GIVEAWAY - Pradman Jewelry & Essie!
It's that time again, lucky readers!Pradman has offered to do a giveaway with me again for spring, so of course I said yes! Like in winter, I wanted to pick out my favourite coordinating combination for the season. So without further ado, here is my favourite spring combo - Essie Milky Way (J Crew exclusive) and the Pradman Green Chrysophase...
Friday, March 25, 2011
Essence Ultimate Pink
I'm telling you, Essence and Ulta are fighting it out as to which one should receive all of my love.For 99 cents, how do you pass these little buggers up?This is Essence Ultimate Pink, a pure bubblegum pink if I ever saw one. Think Barbie... lots of Barbie. It was a tad bit sheer and took maybe three coats to build up, but it dried like...
Thursday, March 24, 2011
Some Huemorista bottle pics... (and again, I don't mean to be an over-privileged spoiled brat...)
Because of the heavy rains, my apartment building (and about half of the town) lost power for about half the day today. This is a great spring break I'm having this year...A college buddy of mine came through town en route to a nice romantic getaway with her SO. (Happily, her romantic getaway was not a literal wash-out like mine was. However,...
Wednesday, March 23, 2011
Another iNOTD: China Glaze Crushed Candy over Essie Smokin' Hot
Got home from Napa yesterday night Still exhausted and completely drained (and without the will to unpack my camera for a real NOTD). Why so tired after your relaxing Napa getaway, you may ask? Well, I'll tell ya but first my NOTD:China Glaze Crushed Candy crackle over Essie Smokin' HotFor Audrey-like Tiffany blue creme crackle. I applied...
Tuesday, March 22, 2011
iNOTD: Essie Merino Cool... except not (because I misremembered)
Edited (6:07pm): thanks to the sharp eyed readers who pointed out my error!! :)In Napa, at a wine tasting; realized I didn't schedule a post to go up today while away from home! So here is an iNOTD to tide you all over... Me grasping a wine glass. ;)Essie Merino CoolSmokin' HotI love this polish even if it's more of a fall color. Dusty dark...
Monday, March 21, 2011
Quick Silk Stockings - Essie Au Natural
Just a quick shot for you today - normally I wouldn't share this as its just a snap with my cell phone camera at the bus stop and doesn't really show off the colour or finish, but I loved how it showed off the shine! (Check out those little star shaped reflections - you can almost hear them say *pling*!)I wasn't feeling really manicure-inspired,...
Sunday, March 20, 2011
KleanColor Jewelry Red
I continue to shop my stash (and love the money I've been saving!!). I always thought that I had a very low untried count but if I'm honest with myself, I have tons of polish that I have swatched but never actually worn.Enter KleanColor Jewelry Red: I cannot begin to tell you how these photos do not do this color justice. The depth of the...
Saturday, March 19, 2011
Milani Silver: has such potential but this mani was a mess...
...this has been the worst week. Every. single. day. someone let me down on something. Everyone was running late (if running at all!) and god... every day!It's going to be raining all weekend during the trip to Napa with my SO and his mother. But that's not the sad part. The sad part is: because it's been so rainy... part of the Pacific Coast...
Friday, March 18, 2011
More Lippmann: Waking Up in Vegas
This one was surprising. Wasn't expecting much from this light taupe-y putty color but it ended up applying very well. Lippmann Waking Up in VegasAs usual, my skintone somehow makes this polish look different on my nails than others. It leans a bit purple on me. I was expecting more of a yellow-ish tinged taupe but I like it much better on...
Thursday, March 17, 2011
Lovely, dark and deep - OPI Here Today...Aragon Tomorrow
A little something green for St. Patrick's Day!Deepest, darkest dark green - with the most interesting texture! (Just like Suzi Skis in the Pyrenees.) Flash:No flash:Sometimes you just want something dark and vampy that *isn't* burgundy/wine/dark red/plum. And this fits the bill perfectly. Plus I'm a total sucker for the pseudo-jelly-speckly...
Wednesday, March 16, 2011
An old Lippmann: Call Me Irresponsible
Hmm... didn't get as much done on my blog to-do list as I wanted to yesterday. But today's another day. I also wish it weren't so overcast outside: it's no fun to be restricted to using my lightbox. :( Lippmann Call Me IrresponsibleCan't decide whether I like this one or not. It's very jelly. Three coats. Goes on pretty well. But I love the...
Tuesday, March 15, 2011
Lippmann Glitter in the Air over Avon White French Tip
It has such promise in the bottle:I don't know what's worse in the photo: my cuticles or the polish (either of them).Lippmann Glitter in the Air over Avon White French TipFirst, the white avon: three coats, still not opaque. Grr. Second, GiTA: if I had a LOT of patience and the perfect milky blue, this would be beautiful. As it is... this...
Monday, March 14, 2011
CoverGirl Candy Corn
I am trying to crowbar spring into my life!To wit, I went with this cheery but soft orange creme.(3 coats)The formula on this one is not so good. (Sticky, bubbly, *had* to do 3 coats). But I do love the color. At first the orange was kind of shocking and novelty-ish. But as I settled into it, I kind of loved it and thought it looked pretty...
Sunday, March 13, 2011
Simply grown up? - Essie Secret Affair
Thinking about graduating in December (fingers crossed?!) has me thinking about polishes that would work in a more conservative work environment in case that's where I end up - I am soooo not staying in academia! I think this fits the bill nicely.Essie Secret Affair is a pinkish light nude that is lightly opalescent/pearly thanks to the subtle...
Saturday, March 12, 2011
Nicole by OPI One Less Lonely Glitter (...yes, from the Justin Bieber collection)
Yes, yes I did buy this: What a name, eh?It is, however, a joy of a nail polish! Nicole by OPI One Less Lonely GlitterSmall and larger hexagonal glitter in amethyst purple suspended in a clear jelly. This was four coats and it's still not perfect coverage, but it's still super sparkly, super pretty and so girly, I could cry. Close up of One...
Friday, March 11, 2011
China Glaze Sunset Sail and Starboard (Anchors Away, Spring 2011)
China Glaze StarboardMarvelous emerald green creme. This one just kept going and going. This was taken on the fourth day of wear (with Gelous and Diamont). A bit of tipwear but that's about it! China Glaze Sunset SailI felt that this one was unexpectedly pretty and flattering. I don't wear peaches well (very lobster hands) but this peachy...
Thursday, March 10, 2011
Some apparently retail-exclusive Essies: Jamaica Me Crazy and Dive Bar
As most people already know, L'Oreal recently acquired Essie and now Essie polishes are being sold at drugstores. I had heard they were only Walmart and Walgreens so far but I found the following at CVS. They retail like any other Essie (about $8). (Hey, do you all remember the good ol' days when the etailers sold Essies to non-professionals...
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