In With the New, Out with the Old...

Day 79

Happy New Year's Eve!! For tonight, my nails required sparkle, and champagne, and that's what they got!! ;-P



I used OPI Dazzled by Gold for the Champagne, China Glaze Liquid Leather as a base for the other nails, China Glaze White on White for the white on the champagne glass, and Zoya Luna for the silver sparkle. Everything was topped off with 2 coats of Seche Vite top coat. :)

I hope that everyone has a very Happy and VERY safe New Year's Eve!! Remember your designated driver!

Edited to add:

Here is a pic of me enjoying a 'champagne' toast ;) Don't mind the hair- this was at the end of the night after walking across downtown in the snow!! lol

Mmmm, Fruity!

Day 78

Hi everyone!! Only one more day left of the decade!!! OMG, time flies. Today's nails were a request/suggestion from quite a few people, and they were also on my original list, so here they are!! FRUITYYYYY!!!



I used

Thumb: Watermelon

Kleancolor Barbie Pink as a base, with China Glaze White on White
and OPI Green-wich Village sponged on the tips, and China Glaze Liquid Leather used for the seeds.

Index: Lemon

Not-named yellow jelly from a set given to me by my friend Jodi as a base, with Zoya Pippa for the rind and lines, as well as China Glaze White on White for the pith and lines.

Middle: Lime

Zoya Bekka as a base, with China Glaze White on White for the pith and lines, and OPI Green-wich Village for the peel and lines.

Ring: Strawberry

China Glaze Salsa as a base, with Zoya Pippa mixed with Zoya Ginger for the seeds, and Migi Nail Art Pens for the green.

Pinky: Orange

Sally Hanson Hard As Nails Xtreme Wear in 06 Sun Kissed as a base, with China Glaze White on White for the pith and lines, and Pumped Up Pumpkin from the ULTA Exclusive OPI Glow Get a Treat Halloween mini set for the skin and lines.

2 coats of Seche Vite top coat to top everything off, and away I go. :)

Getting any resolutions ready?

WHAM!! KA-BAM!!

Day 77

KABLAM! Back to pop art! :-P ZOP! POW! BAM!



I used China Glaze White on White as a base, with Ultra Pro in Blue Blaze for the blue, Zoya Pippa for the yellow, China Glaze Salsa for the red, and China Glaze Liquid Leather for the black. Topped it off with 2 coats of Seche Vite top coat.

BTW- Check out www.kissonline.com, my KISS nails are on their FRONT PAGE!!! WOO!!!

Get Footloose and Fun-kay....

Day 76

Hey everyone!!! How is your Monday going?! Lots of you had to go back to work today, and I really feel for you... but I'm on VACATION!!!! lol Ok, so I'm on vaca in Michigan, does that REALLY count? Anyway, I present to you today's nails... I bough Funky Limelight a while ago, and really wanted to use it, soooo....I did.



I used Essie Funky Limelight as a base, with Essie Foot Loose applied with Konad Plate m69. Topped it all off with Seche Vite top coat. :)

BTW, the pic doesn't even begin to show how bright Funky Limelight is, its rather blinding. :-P

Magical Footloose Attraction

Day 75

Hey all, sorry this post is so late tonight, 10:38 PM EST!!! I just got to my sister's after traveling BACK across the state to spend the remainder of my vacation here in freezing cold Grand Rapids, MI. WOOOOO!! Today's nails were spur of the moment, and I JUST bought this polish at Meijer (a midwest chain supermarket/superstore), and for a $2.99 polish, I have to say, its gorgeous. Fully opaque in 2 coats, but I did 3 for extra sparkle. (as if it needs any extra!! lol)



and a blurred one so you can see the sparkliness better, but the picture doesn't come NEAR capturing its glory. :-P



I used Massini Magic Attraction as a base, with Essie Foot Loose applied with Konad Plate m69, and then flower/swirl pattern was hand painted with China Glaze Liquid Leather. Topped off with Seche Vite top coat.

This one is sure going to be a bugger to get off, darn glitter. :-P

This Is The End, Beautiful Friend, The End

Good morning, Dear Reader.

Thank you for joining me on a fun ride. I have appreciated your participation and support. The time has come for me to move on to other things, and so I shall.

The End.

Anna Sui Dolly Girl Nail Polish Sets

Happy Halloween, Dear Reader!

I'm not a huge Halloween person, or holiday person, for that matter, so I have something entirely unrelated to Halloween for you today. Today, we have the limited edition Anna Sui Dolly Girl nail polish sets.

These are available on Sasa, but I found them for a lot less in Singapore. Alas, the source in Singapore no longer has them.

There are two sets (conveniently named 01 and 02), and each consists of three downsized Anna Sui polishes, nail art decals, and a little doll house box for them. The polishes aren't too mini - they're 6ml rather than Anna Sui's usual 10 ml.

This is Dolly Girl Nail Set 01.

Anna Sui Dolly Girl Nail Polish Set 01

This is Dolly Girl Set 02.

Anna Sui Dolly Girl Nail Polish Set 02

For today's manicure, I used two coats of 106 topped with one coat of 008, and my nails smell all Anna Sui rosy. It's the new rosy though, where it smells good rather than the overpowering scent of the older ones.

Anna Sui Dolly Girl Nail Polish, One Coat 008 over Two Coats 106

So I'm not Halloween-y today, but I have sparkly nails that smell like roses, so I couldn't complain if I wanted to...

That's what I have for you today, Dear Reader. Until next time, love and nail polish to you!

Illamasqua Collide and Konad M61

Good afternoon, Dear Reader!

I have another Nails of the Day for you today. I started with Illamasqua Collide, three coats.

Illamasqua Collide Nail Polish, Three Coats

I didn't like that I could still see through the tips of my nails, so I added the cow print pattern from Konad plate M61 to it in Konad Black Pearl.

Illamasqua Collide Nail Polish & Konad M61

That's all for today, Dear Reader. Until next time, love and nail polish to you!

Illamasqua Elope

Good morning, Dear Reader! Long time no see...

Today I just have my Nails of the Day for you: Illamasqua Elope. It's a bright green jelly, and I used three coats.

Illamasqua Elope Nail Polish, Three Coats

That's the update for now, Dear Reader. Until next time, love and nail polish to you!

Chanel Jade Rose & Jade

Good evening, Dear Reader!

I finally got around to using Chanel Jade Rose, and thought I'd show it to you even though it's not the latest and greatest. I've been wearing Chanel Jade since yesterday, and it's a polish so nice I'll publish it twice.

Jade Rose isn't terribly impressive on me. On very pale skin, it pretty much blends in. This is a finished manicure using three coats of Chanel Jade Rose.

Chanel Jade Rose Nail Polish, Three Coats

I put on Chanel Jade yesterday with Nu Nails as a base and Diamont as a top coat, and it still in perfect shape. It's such a nice polish that I thought I'd show it to you once more. Here's Chanel Jade.

Chanel Jade Nail Polish, Three Coats

That's all for today, Dear Reader. Until next time, love and nail polish to you!

China Glaze Khrome Collection

Good afternoon, Dear Reader!

I had some sun today, so I swatched the China Glaze Khromes for you. Each is two coats over a base. I used Nubar Foundation for five, and Zoya Get Even for the one I did a full manicure with. Get Even dries way slower than the Khromes, so I got massive bubbles. It's a bad mix...

The Khromes really do look like metal, and they dry fast. I waited for them to dry before taking pictures.

There are a few variations of gold. This is 2030.

China Glaze Khromes: 2030 Nail Polish, Two Coats

A little darker is Hi-Tek.

China Glaze Khromes: Hi-Tek Nail Polish, Two Coats

Darker still, more of a bronze, is Robotika.

China Glaze Khromes: Robotika Nail Polish, Two Coats

The silver is Millenium.

China Glaze Khromes: Millenium Nail Polish, Two Coats

Kind of an aqua green is Metallic Muse.

China Glaze Khromes: Metallic Muse Nail Polish, Two Coats

Here's my bubbly one. It's a slightly lavender silver, Sci-Fi.

China Glaze Khromes: Sci-Fi Nail Polish, Two Coats

Those are the Khromes. Completely unrelated to the rest of this is the fact that I'm a few days behind on answering comments - I've just been overloaded busy recently. I'm reading them as they come in, and will answer them this weekend.

That's all for now, Dear Reader. Until next time, love and nail polish to you!

Zoya Ultra Glitter Collection

Good afternoon, Dear Reader!

Today I have some swatches and a manicure with Zoya's Ultra Glitters. Their site says they give full coverage in two coats, I found that each took three.

I'll start with the manicure, which even after two coats of Diamont was gritty. This is Astra.

Zoya Ultra Glitter Astra Nail Polish, Three Coats

The swatches are of the pink, Nova...

Zoya Ultra Glitter Nova Nail Polish, Three Coats

...and the silver, Luna.

Zoya Ultra Glitter Luna Nail Polish, Three Coats

Astra was really hard to remove to do the swatches of the other two - way more difficult than the China Glaze glitters.

On an unrelated note, the Wow So Cool Giveaway winners have been notified and contacted by Wow So Cool. Congratulations!

That's what I have for you today, Dear Reader. Until next time, love and nail polish to you!

Zoya Winter Matte Velvet Collection

Good afternoon, Dear Reader!

I just got Zoya's Winter Matte Velvets, and thought I'd show them to you. Each is two coats over one coat of Nubar Foundation (even thought they recommend no base cost).

Harlow is a magenta shimmer.

Zoya Winter Matte Velvet Nail Polish: Harlow, Two Coats

Veruschka is a green shimmer.

Zoya Winter Matte Velvet Nail Polish: Veruschka, Two Coats

Savita is a blue purple shimmer.

Zoya Winter Matte Velvet Nail Polish: Savita, Two Coats

That's it for today, Dear Reader. Until tomorrow, love and nail polish to you!