Saturday, May 8, 2010
Girliest nails ever + NYC blushable creme sticks review
Woot- girly nails! Here is what I used:Revlon Gum Drop 5 coats, base
Color Club Take Me To Your Chateau, blue tips
Franken "Peaches n' Cream", peach tips
Sally Hansen Pronto Pink, bows stamped on blue
Sally Hansen Whirlwind White, polka dots
Color Club Holo glitter nail art, glitter line
Konad plates in M79 (dots), M59 (bows)
Craft jewels
Before konading the bows on the tips :)
Quick review for NYC blushable creme sticks.
Pink flash and Wild Berry
One swipe of Pink Flash and Wild Berry blended in slightly.I really like these! I was expecting absolutely no color payoff but these are really strongly pigmented. They can be blended much more than the above swatches. I personally love cream blush because it blends better and looks more "natural". I will be looking out for more shades in this line!
Friday, May 7, 2010
Milani Dot Com
Holy hard to capture polish! I knew the moment I laid eyes on this bottle that this polish would be gorgeous- dark purple veined with heavy gold flakie shimmer. I took around 100 pictures trying to capture this pretty but it was impossible. And of course, the days I wore this were stormy and dark so no sunlight. I'll try to recapture it if I wear it again.
I apologize for the mess! This was before clean-up. Do you ever have one of thosedays weeks that you just mess up your nails every single time you do them? Yeah, this was one of those :(
I apologize for the mess! This was before clean-up. Do you ever have one of those
Thursday, May 6, 2010
The Good, the Bad and the Pretty Giveaway!
Welcome to my first giveaway :)This giveaway is open to everyone- international followers included :)
The giveaway will be open from today (May 06th) until May 31st at 6:00pm EST.
All nail polishes are new and unused.
Up for grabs here is:
- Sally Hansen Complete Salon Manicure in Hidden Treasure. You've all seen swatches of this currently HTF gorgeous new release. For all your layering needs or by itself for a sweet innocent look. Perfect for the beach- this will make you ooh and aah when the summer sun hits it!
- Sally Hansen Fire Opal Nail Glaze in Flame Opal. Discontinued and HTF. The perfect shimmery pink for when you are feeling pretty.
- Hard Candy in Lava. This glittery red (and personal favorite) is perfect for naughty nights dancing away to your favorite summer beats.
- Scentsational tart bricks in Lemongrass and Ginger Tea and Grapefruit Pomegranate. Both great summer scents to fill your house with.
All nail polishes are new and unused.Here is how to enter:
You must be a follower! Comment and include your email where I can reach you if you win = 1 entry.
- You must be a follower! Comment and include your email where I can reach you if you win = 1 entry.
- Blog about the contest. Feel free to use my photos if you'd like. Include a link to the post in your comment = 1 entry.
- Tweet about the contest. Include your twitter name in your comment = 1 entry.
- Add me to your blogroll. Include a link to your blog in your comment = 2 entries.
- Tell me your favorite summer song! When I post the winner I will release a list of everyones favorites for a great summer mix= 1 entry.
and only one rule: No double entries or cheating! You will be disqualified. Lets keep this fun for everyone :)
Good luck everyone!
Wednesday, May 5, 2010
Revlon Grape Ice & Gumdrop scented polish + recycling nailpolish?
I have a question for all of you. I really want to do a big giveaway and as I was going through my polish collection the other day I was thinking. I have a literal ton of polishes I've only swatched or worn once that I will never touch again. I'm pretty big into reducing my footprint on the planet and taking steps to live green so I ask you: How would you feel about a giveaway featuring polishes that aren't brand spanking new? Like I said, these have all only been worn once or swatched by me and they are some great polishes that just aren't getting enough love (including the Revlons swatched in this post). Tell me your thoughts in the comments please :)
Here are swatches of the two Revlon scented polishes I picked up. They both had really pretty colors- in fact I LOVE the color of Gum Drop. I compared it to all my light purples and it came close to none of them. The scents aren't really my thing though, I recall having scented polish when I was younger and loving it but ick, no more for me! These are five coats each (could probably get away with 4 or less if you aren't impatient like me :P) and a top coat of Poshe.
Gumdrop, which has a sweet general scent to it:

Grape Ice, smells like grape but not real grape. Like grape scented items (remember scented stickers? Yeah, that grape):Tuesday, May 4, 2010
SH Flame Opal + NYC liquid eyeliner review
Ya know, I love to make my husband pick out colors for me to wear. This time I made my younger brother choose and this is the one he picked out. This is one of my dollar tree finds and the one I have another bottle of to give away. I think this color is super pretty- a little fuschia, a little red and nice and shimmery. I wasn't too excited about it in the bottle but I loved it on my nails. It is a little sheer, there is some VNL. But like I've said before, with some colors I don't mind VNL.

Sally Hansen Flame Opal 3 coats- no cleanup.
Now for my review on NYC liquid eyeliner...
I picked up Ultra Violet and Electric Blue at Rite Aid for $3.99 each. I'm guessing this is a summer collection. I will state the last time I tried their eyeliner it was years ago and a disaster that scared me away from even glancing at anything other than polish in their displays.
Swatched on the back of my hand, the small left line is a single swipe and the larger is to get a better idea of the color. I must say I was really disappointed when I opened Ultra Violet- with it's violently bright purple tube- to find a much duller purple with shimmer liner. Oh well, not quite as vibrant but still pretty. But seriously, you can't see into the tube on these. Way to misrepresent a product. Electric Blue is as expected, bright royal blue and no shimmer in this one.They are a little streaky, I have to go back over them to get them even but it isn't too bad. The applicator is one of those teeny little brushes. I personally prefer a fine felt tip but this is workable.
The wear? Surprising. I wore the blue without a base for 6 hours and there was no lid transfer, no smudging. I typically get some massive lid transferring in a couple hours with the best of liquid. With a base (Urban Decay Primer Potion) these can be worn all day.
And doing what I do best, ridiculous eye makeup heavily feature Electric Blue in a dramatic cat eye. Ultra Violet is always worn in the inner corner/lower lid but as you can tell it is much more subdued. You can also note that I am wearing the NYC blushable creme stick in Wild Berry in these, which I will be reviewing in my next post.


So I must say I am pleasantly surprised and would recommend these. I'm looking forward to wearing these colors in the summer and I hope they can stand up to the heat!


So I must say I am pleasantly surprised and would recommend these. I'm looking forward to wearing these colors in the summer and I hope they can stand up to the heat!So tell me: what do you think of bright eyeliner colors? Would you wear them?
Another obsession of mine + toesies wearing SH Sea Breeze
I've gotta pimp out my favorite band ;) I just think this video is pure awesome! Coheed and Cambria have been one of my favorite bands since I was 16 and in the last few years it has transformed into a slight obsession. They are that one thing that never fails to cheer me up.
Here are my toesies wearing 2 coats of Sally Hansen Sea Breeze. This is another great summer color, it is teal cream leaning very slightly towards minty. Love it. It's Insta Dri so the application is great as expected.
I've yet to post my feet here before even though they are always polished. I have odd feet, chubby with really stubby toes, kinda resembling babies feet. I quite like my feet for being different (even people who hate feet tell me they are cute, kinda weird). My foot tattoos? My favorites. The I Love Mom was a Mother's day present for my mother 3 years ago. The Coheed Keywork symbol I got last summer and it is my favorite of all my tattoos.
Here are my toesies wearing 2 coats of Sally Hansen Sea Breeze. This is another great summer color, it is teal cream leaning very slightly towards minty. Love it. It's Insta Dri so the application is great as expected.
The shoes? $3 brand-spanking-new BCBG Girls I found thrift shopping. They are the gaudiest thing ever and I love it. While on the subject of my obsessions here is another one: thrift/sale/clearance shopping. I'm cheap :P The polish takes all my extra cash!
I've yet to post my feet here before even though they are always polished. I have odd feet, chubby with really stubby toes, kinda resembling babies feet. I quite like my feet for being different (even people who hate feet tell me they are cute, kinda weird). My foot tattoos? My favorites. The I Love Mom was a Mother's day present for my mother 3 years ago. The Coheed Keywork symbol I got last summer and it is my favorite of all my tattoos. There is a theme to this post :P The video, my tattoo and my necklace all feature the keywork. Yeah, I'm a total dork. Now I'm going to go curl up in bed, finish reading Year of the Black Rainbow and pass out. Night everyone!
Huge drugstore haul and Orly Rage vs Milani I'm Online
First off, has anyone else been getting errors when trying to upload pictures since they changed the upload form? Every time I try to post I end up frustrated. It also doesn't seem to let me change the order pictures are in once uploaded?
Anyways, I had a major drug store haul this past week (while searching for that darned Sally Hansen Hidden Treasure) and here are my findings:
8 Sally Hansen Insta-Dri's: Sea Breeze, Presto Pink, Speedy Sunburst, Rapid Red, Flyin'Fuschia, Night Flight, Pronto Pink and Whirlwind White (I LOVE these polishes, they are the best for Konading and for painting my pups black claws), 2 Revlon Scented polishes in Grape Icy and Gum Drop and another Revlon I don't remember the name of (something paradise, will update later). Laying down we have Romantic Blossom from SH, 2 bottles of SH Magic and another SH all dollar store finds.
Here are some more dollar store finds! I've been searching for these forever and finally struck gold! I don't remember the names right now but I grabbed a second bottle of Fire Opal (the 3rd and 4th bottles) to giveaway since it is HTF. A couple Wet N Wild new shades (can't remember and Night Prowl), Milani I'm Online and Dot Com and Hard Candy Lava (going in the giveaway) and Sweet Pea.
Cover Girl Wetslicks Amazemint- this stuff is amazing! It is minty goodness (best for the bar if you don't feel like chewing gum ;), the two new NYC liquid eyeliners and blush sticks, L'Oreal eyeliner (can't recall the name because it is ridiculous) and Poshe top coat.
Alba facial toner and scrub, L'Oreal Go 360 Clean for sensitive skin and Burt's Bees Peppermint and Thoroughly Therapeutic foot creams.You can expect a bunch of reviews in the next few days, not so much the polish but the rest. But there will always be a nice dose of polish attached, I promise ;)
I had to pick up Milani I'm Online so I could swatch it against Orly Rage. I'm drawn to rose golds, always have been. When I was 13 I had a rose gold ring from Avon and I decided then and there my wedding ring would be rose gold...hubby did not disappoint! I have some swatches of Orly Rage by itself but it is so hard to capture metallics. In the above picture Orly Rage is on my 1st and 3rd fingers (pointer and ring) and Milani I'm Online is on my 2nd and 4th (middle and pinkie). They are nearly dead ringers, I'm Online has a touch more silver to it but do you need both of them? Nah. In fact Rage is going up for swap, I feel like the tiny touch of silver makes I'm Online lean a little more rosey than copper and I like it that way.
I had to pick up Milani I'm Online so I could swatch it against Orly Rage. I'm drawn to rose golds, always have been. When I was 13 I had a rose gold ring from Avon and I decided then and there my wedding ring would be rose gold...hubby did not disappoint! I have some swatches of Orly Rage by itself but it is so hard to capture metallics. In the above picture Orly Rage is on my 1st and 3rd fingers (pointer and ring) and Milani I'm Online is on my 2nd and 4th (middle and pinkie). They are nearly dead ringers, I'm Online has a touch more silver to it but do you need both of them? Nah. In fact Rage is going up for swap, I feel like the tiny touch of silver makes I'm Online lean a little more rosey than copper and I like it that way.
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