I usually hate reds on me but I loved this. Slightly jelly, perfect in 2 coats as most insta-dris, perfect classic red. I know I took other pictures but I can't find them anywhere! I originally picked this up only for konading but I had to try it and it was love at first sight.
As of late I've been getting back into doing my makeup. I was being too lazy the past few months to bother but I'm getting back into the swing of things. If anyone is ever interested in close ups of the makeup or what I'm using- ask and I'll post! Not sure how interested you guys are in my FOTDs :)
Here is a gloss I recently picked up: Cover Girl Shineblast. Name sounds promising right? When I first pulled out the wand the light hit and it reflected in the light, I was pretty excited. Disappointment soon set in.

First off I will mention this gloss is $7.50-$8.50 in stores. Getting me to pay more than $5 for a gloss is amazing. I'm cheap :P but the shimmer was so pretty under the lights in the store...

This isn't a bad gloss really. I picked it up in Dazzle, a baby pink that goes on clear. It smells like watermelon and tastes kinda gross. My biggest problem? I have to dunk the wand in 6-8 times to get what I normally do in 1-2 dunks of any other lipgloss. I know my lips are a little bigger than normal but come on, that is ridiculous. Now I guess some people want their gloss light (although with a name like Shineblast I'd guess they all steer clear) but even with less it just feels like I'm wearing no gloss. It's weird! The picture below is 8 wands of gloss!

Once on the glitter kinda disappears, there are tiny hints when the sun (or flash) hits it but otherwise it looks clear. It otherwise is a normal gloss, nothing special or spectacular. I do like the texture in that I hate sticky glosses (MAC lipglass, I'm looking at you) but again- pretty typical.

And then we have this weird ridged applicator. It is apparently called the Shinesculpt and is supposed to contour and shape. Wait...what? It's lipgloss. Why do I need to contour or shape with a sheer lipgloss? Am I missing something?

All in all, totally disappointed. I could have picked up some Bonne Bell lipgloss and got a better shine AND it would have tasted good. What a misleading name you have, Shineblast.

I'm plotting a big transdesign order before OPI is officially gone (although I only want a couple things) and want to know: what do you think is the best base and top coats?

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

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!

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 those days weeks that you just mess up your nails every single time you do them? Yeah, this was one of those :(

Welcome to my first giveaway :)

Grape Ice, smells like grape but not real grape. Like grape scented items (remember scented stickers? Yeah, that grape):

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.