(2 coats)Oh my goodness, is this love. Is this EVER love.Finally I have a dried blood color. And she is a jelly that applies like a dream. And I got her for ...
Thursday, June 30, 2011
Wednesday, June 29, 2011
Funky French
After my last black and green flakies manicure (which was every bit as involved to remove as you'd think) I was craving something pale and clean. Inspired by K2K's gold tip french I decided to try my own renditition, which is a bit less subtle.This is OPI creme of crete (three coats) as the base with China Glaze 2030 tips freehanded over...
Tuesday, June 28, 2011
Sticks & Stones - Thumb Accent Mani
When I wore this mani, I got insulted for it. And honestly, it really hurt my feelings. I didn't think it would - I'm usually pretty confident about my fashion and life choices. But it stung.Essie Pound Cake with OPI Spark de Triomphe thumb:My labmate (who is consistently seriously rude to me) saw my mani, grabbed my thumb, gasped and made...
Monday, June 27, 2011
Essie Braziliant and OPI Blue Shatter
Hey, I'm alive, I exist. Really. Summer has FINALLY arrived for me -- except not really because I do actually have a ton of work to do and am going to France in two weeks for a conference -- and I have a pretty substantial backlog of NOTDs that I have to post! (Plus a lot of swatching to do... alas, I don't think I'll be able to resume swatching...
Sunday, June 26, 2011
Mini Blog Sale
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Zoya Harley & Essie Mint Candy Apple
Today I have a couple of polishes I have had in my stash for years but never worn.(3 coats)Sigh I love this color. I really love it. The pigmentation could be better but the color itself is lovely.But me and Harley don't get along. The gray is too soft, too cool, too light. My hands too yellow, too warm, and too saturated in their coloring.So...
Saturday, June 25, 2011
Illamasqua Boosh and Nfu.Oh 56
Illamasqua Boosh is a pretty standard black creme. I have 'issues' with black cremes. I spent my teenage years sporting Boots No.7 black nail polish (or occasionally 'black cherry' for variety, which was...well black, basically) which I applied on a weekly basis in front of Buffy the Vampire Slayer. So, perhaps unsurprisingly, it's been years...
Friday, June 24, 2011
Quiet Coquette - Essie Limo-scene
Just wanted to share a classic sheer pink with you today - Essie Limo-scene. It strikes a beautiful balance between creamy and sheer, pink and cream - it's also the perfect palette-cleanser to give me a break from all the bright colours I've been wearing this summer!Not much to say, but this is an easy polish for me to wear - applies nicely,...
Thursday, June 23, 2011
Zoya Jancyn
(3 coats)Great color. It reminds me a lot of CoverGirl's Candy Corn. I had similar formula problems too. It was sticky and wouldn't level very nice...
Wednesday, June 22, 2011
A tale of two polishes
Or, how to ruin perfectly good mani. I just cannot leave things alone.This is Illamasqua Caress, a gorgeous baby blue creme. Easy two-coat application, smooth finish, stunning colour. When they do pastels right, they really do them right, and this is a fabulous example.I managed to leave it all of two hours before deciding that what was clearly...
Tuesday, June 21, 2011
Chanel Morning Rose & Essie Topless & Barefoot
(3 coats)The formula on Morning Rose is better than Mimosa but I still found it lacking. Plus I'm kind of eh over the color it's pretty but kind of boring to me.(a million coats - but I could probably have gotten it in 3 careful coats)A color I'm not eh over is this. I'm trying to purge my stash and I was SO READY to put this in the goodbye...
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