Saturday, July 11, 2009

Sinful Colors - Part 1

I wanted to do a post of some of my Sinful Colors. They are great because they have fun, bold colors and they are readily available at drugstores and only cost $2! Very cool. I have gone out of my way on the way to work many times to pick up a new Sinful or two since I can just get them at Walgreen's.


Cream Pink - Bright, almost neon, pink. It does dry a wee bit matte too. It's lovely because it is bright and interesting, without being too neon. It is just right. I wore this around Christmas time, and my nails were real long, and I had just gotten a new opal ring which really popped against this color, and my boyfriend said it was the best manicure he had ever seen on me! Cool! I must note however, this bottle is very old. I have had it for more years than I can remember, and I have seen Cream Pink lately in stores and it is not the same. It is the same basic shade, but my bottle has a light, gold shimmer and the new one does not. boo.



Fusion Neon - Super bright, neon pink. Dries matte and is a typical chalky neon. It is hot though! I don't believe this is in the usual display rack, but it has been released recently and is in Sinful's Neon Nights display.



Sugar Sugar - Glowy red shimmer. I had to have a glowy red shimmer one day, and I found this was just what I needed. Sorry for the dark looking pic, it's just that the sunshine pic was not color accurate. It showed it way lighter than it really is. My camera does that too reds for some reason.




Irish Green - This color was released around St. Partick's Day, however it is also in stores now in the Neon Nights Collection. It is a jelly-ish neon green and dries only semi-matte. It's about impossible to get this without VNL, but it's still pretty and worth having.



Dream On - This is one of my fave polishes. I was just looking at it today and realized I have to go get a new one as I am half done with it. Super neon purple. More neon than the pic depicts. It dries very matte and is awesome! I have used it for several frankens (to be released as soon as I get my camera back!) which explains why it's so low. It's a very sweet polish.




Courtney Orange - When I swatched this I remembered why I have only half a bottle left. I used this A LOT! I forgot that I loved it so. This is another that I have had forever, but is still available, and does not appear to have had a formula change. It is a beautiful, bright orange with a golden yellow shimmer and is to die for. I can't believe this is a $2 polish.

Thursday, July 9, 2009

Camera Problems

I am just writing to inform you guys of some bad news. It appears as though my camera has a problem. The flash won't always fire when it's supposed to. So I brought it to Best Buy since I have a service plan. They had to send it out and said it could take 2 to 3 weeks to get it back. *sobs*
I have a few things I can still post, but no new pics will be taken. This will back me up, but worse than that is that I won't have new posts for a while. Worse than that, is that I will probably lose my mind. My camera is part of me. It may be more important to me than NP. I don't know how I am going to make it. Well, I'm not! AND... I just did probably the best mani of my life. It's Misa - Pour Me Something Tall & Strong and I painted perfectly, and my cuticles are gorgeous. And I can't show you.
:c(
Just imagine. ** (<---stars)

Orange Fest!

So I have to start with: I LOVE ORANGE! I haven't for a while, but the love is back. Perhaps it is the summer. i don't know, but suddenly I love orange polish and have bought several. I also love NEON orange polish. It is I-N-C-R-E-D-I-B-L-E!

I posted this great 2/3 - 1/3 mani idea I had with neon oranges a while back, but never got a chance to wear it out. I just tried it quick at home and took it off. Since last week I was on vacation, I thought it would be a perfect time to rock it.

I started with a base of OPI-Alpine Snow. Then did 1/3 of the nail with the yellow-orange neon from Hot Topic that is called Marigold on their website, however I call it Tangello. Then did the remaining 2/3 in Sally Girl - Amped and finished it off with orange fishnets stamped with Konad plate M57 and L'Oreal - Sizzling Tangerine. One of my fave manis ever!!

Tuesday, July 7, 2009

NYX - Glitters

I swatched my NYX glitter polishes. I received them a million years ago, but I always wanted to swatch and post them as a set. So here they are! This is however, not all the glitters that NYX has. Just the ones that I have. I should have received another one that never came now that I think of it. Hopefully it will show up one day!Lime Sparkle - Lime jelly polish with green glitter. I love the concept of this one, but I don't think it was very flattering on me. 3 coats. EDIT: This is listed on NYX website as "Simple Sparkle". When I first saw it, it was Lime Sparkle. When I got around to ordering it, it was call Simple Sparkle. However, the bottle came labeled Lime Sparkle. So don't be scared if you can't find it.


Dark Red Glitter - Easy naming! I don't think it's that dark, however. Red jelly with red glitter and silver, holo glitter. This is three coats.


Silver Blue - More easy names! Silver round glitter and blue bar glitter. I believe this was two coats.


Asphalt - Black jelly with gold, red, blue, green and silver glitter. It's like birthday confetti! I love it! This is definitely my fave. I was soooo amazed at what I discovered when I shot it macro. The glitter is actually square! I had no clue! For months! I thought it was round this whole time!! And there is also itty-bitty microscopic round glitter pieces too! Impressive. This is 3 coats.

What do you think? Sparkly, no?

Last Minute NY Buys

Hello! Before I left from my parents on Sunday I decided to do a little last minute shopping. I checked CVS for any interesting stuff, and Claire's because my Claire's here never seems to have anything good. Take a look at what I found:
Milani - Antique, Claire's - Green Confetti, Goldmine, Rockstar and Orange Neon

(Make sure to click on the pics for the enlarged size! :c) )
Sun


Shade

Goldmine is definitely my favorite. I have had CND-VIP Status on my wishlist but it is hard to find, and this looks just the same. Check out this close up:Huh?! Awesome right!?

Monday, July 6, 2009

Independence Day/Surprise Party Nails

How was everyone's holiday? I had the whole past week off, and today is the first day back to work. I don't know what I am supposed to be doing!
The pic on the left was my plan for my 4th of July mani, but I didn't have a chance to do them until late on the 4th when I got home from being out with my family. I planned to do it anyway and wear it yesterday, but it didn't really work out as planned. This was the best nail of the bunch. I used Milani - Red to Tango, OPI - Alpine Snow, and Essie - Mesmerize to stamp with. I need a better blue to stamp for this. And I used Konad plate M44.

I did however, have a pretty good 4th mani from the night before. I did my nails for a surprise party for my friend's birthday with LA Girls - Rockstar as a base, and then added LA Girls - Supernova, and my new Jesse's Girl - Confetti.(click for the large size!)
(Close up of my thumb)

Looks like fireworks, so I guess that my 4th mani was festive after all!

Friday, July 3, 2009

Jesse's Girl Nail Polish Swatches

I don't have Rite Aid in Chicago (boo) but I do in New York, so I went to see what I could find and was surprised by a brand I never heard of before: Jesse's Girl. They had all kinds of pretty cosmetics, but I of course was only concerned with the nail polish! I picked up 5:
Cherry
Garnet
Gunmetal
Magenta

Confetti

All the polishes have simple, self-explanatory names. Not very exciting, but at least to the point.

Cherry - Pinkish red shimmer. Very shimmery

Garnet - Burgundy creme. Not too dark. Very pigmented.

Gunmetal - Gray shimmer. This one was the only that I felt needed 3 coats.

Magenta - Magenta shimmer. Cool, bright and shimmery.


Confetti - Blue and purple bar glitter in a clear base. Applies smooth and even.

I thought all of these had great application. The formula was smooth and easy to work with. The colors are nice and the shimmers are very shimmery! I love the bottle, but the square top can be a little difficult to brush with. Not to worry: You can pop off the top for a small, round handle if you prefer:

This was a wonderful introduction to Jesse's Girl cosmetics. They can be found at Rite Aid stores and at jessesgirlcosmetics.com
On the website I discovered even more polishes than I saw in the store.
They retail for $2.99

Thursday, July 2, 2009

Adorable Blog

Ahhh! I got an award! I am so excited! This is from Brooke at getchanailsdid.
The Adorable Blog Award rules are as follows:
--Include the logo in your blog or post
--Nominate as many blogs which you like
--Be sure to link your nominees within your post
--Let them know that they have received this award by commenting on their blog
--Share the love and link to this post and to the person from whom you received this award.

Here are my nominees:
Alexlyndra
clockwork
Helen and Sheenie
kittyluvscolor
My Simple Little Pleasures
Nevertoomuchglitter
The Hungry Asian
Tuli's Nails

Monday, June 29, 2009

LA Girls Rockstar Swatches


Hello! I am on vacation this week, visiting my family in NY state and since I am on vacation, I can spend all day on my nails! I won't, but I did get to do a lot of swatches today of my LA Girls Rockstar line polishes! The pic above is Supernova.



Double Platinum- This is a sheer gold, packed with multi-sized holo glitter. Shown alone and over black in two coats. Hot! The holo is very um... holoish? I just want to say it show it's holo properties well. It wouldn't dissapoint.



Rockstar - Very inky, vampy black, with purple glitter. How about that bottle shot?! Can you see how it has a gold douchrome effect in the purple glitter? Really interesting. It's pretty hidden on the nail, but if you know it's there I think it'll stll make you happy. The glitter is more pronounced in the bottle than the nail, but it's still hot.



Supernova - Sheer black with holo bar glitter. Again, the holo won't dissapoint. Shown alone and over balck in two coats. Amazing and unique. Very, very fun.


Addict - Oh wow, Addict. You are soooo gorgeous. This sexy, deep red with gold glitter, that is almost flakie, but I don't feel comfortable calling it flakie, because to me flakes are a bit larger in size, but that is the idea. IT IS SOOOO PRETTY! The gold seems to float like the base is a jelly, but I don't really think it is. What I do know is it is a killer and a must have.



Overdose - Blue and purple glitter in a clear base. An interesting thing happened when I swatched this one. I discovered there is also a secret gold shimmer in it too! Look close. Can you see it?!! So sneaky, these Rockstars!!



Groupie - Beautiful royal purple with a blue shimmer that is actually glass-fleck looking. At first glance, it looks like purple, with blue shimmer, or purple shimmer, but then you look again and you go "no.. I think it's glass flecked..." In any case, awesome and full of depth.


Scandal - It does not look like much alone, but layered it is beautiful. Light purple and shimmery. This is two coats. Shown alone and over black. I see some great layer opportunities with this. I just used it over neon pink for a pedi and it's one of the best pedis I have ever done.


Head Banging - With a word like "head banging" wouldn't you write it "head bangin' "? That polish is bangin'. Anyway, blueish green shimmer. Very very pretty.

So these are all incredible. Even the ones that ended up being layering colors that I thought wouldn't be layering colors, are awesome. All had great application, and were done in two coats. I am in loooove with these!

And today you get a bonus puppy pic! I was asked in the last post about him how big of a bone he can chew. The one I photographed him with is pretty big, but I wish I had a pic of the one we gave him before that, because it was bigger than him! It was hilarious. And he got through the whole thing. He seemed intimidated at first, but he would not be defeated!