Shameful Cuticles (but lookit that polish)

I make it a rule to moisturize before taking pics. I suppose I got so excited by this polish (and the maybe-sorta sunshine) that I didn't. I am SO sorry, I almost didn't post this because those cuticles could not be uglier and the nails aren't great either (these pics are from a month ago, my nails are much longer now).

Anyway, I've worn Lippmann Sugar Daddy three times since receiving it, which puts it on par with Chanel Malice for repeated use. I just love how it almost is a neutral but is a bajillion times more interesting. LOVE IT.

I'm not even a huge duochrome addict (don't kill me!), but all the colors are so pretty.

Pale Pink Comparison

Confession: I love pale pinks. Maybe that makes me a bad nail blogger, but I rather adore that perfect look that seems fake but isn't. Glossy, near opaque, and that pink-white that is just a bit 'off' from the nail bed but still seems rather natural.

I do, though, hate those pinks that turn clear on the nail. For the purposes of distinguishing such pinks and helping out my fellow pink-lovers, I've made this comparison. I chose four pinks in close shades from different brands and price-points to show y'all. Here you go!

Now, a quick bit on each of the pinks in order from index to pinkie:

Wet n' Wild Sugar Coat-
This one is either the best or the worst for me, depending wholly on how the bottle feels like applying on any given day. I've seen some people wear it PERFECTLY but it can often just be a streaky mess. Honestly, it's all that brush's fault. The polish itself is quite nice, a white-pink with some warm tones that is more opaque than translucent. Four coats.

China Glaze Go Go Pink-
Maybe a mistake to have included in this comparison. It's very opaque and kind of jelly-ish. This is the least natural of all the included pinks and boasts a pretty intense pink color in comparison. I like it a lot, though. It's pretty cool toned. Three/four coats.

Lippmann My Romance-
Very melon colored. A deeper pink that isn't, again, quite natural. It's very jellyish and can be built to opacity but also looks good transparent/lucent.

Essie Better Together-
As of now, this is my holy grail pale pink. Less white than Sugar Coat, lighter than My Romance, less opaque and saturated than Go Go Pink, it somehow manages to look natural and flawless. It's what my nails would look like if I got gel manicures regularly and somehow managed to have more attractive nail beds (mine are currently stained and gross). It's not perfect, I'll still by buying pale pinks to see if I can do one better than this polish, but it's pretty darn close to what I really want. I might wear it for prom on Friday :)

lovely layering

OPI I Pink I Love You was an Ulta Valentine's Day exclusive two years ago (I think. Don't quote me on that, maybe it was three?). It's so pretty and jelly and filled with itsy-bitsy gold glitter and I LOVE IT. But, it's rather hard to get ahold of nowadays, so I have to conserve.
I wore it over Lippmann Pop Life, a pretty creme pink. Honestly, you don't *need* Pop Life, tt's a pretty standard color. I got it for cheap, I certainly wouldn't have dropped $16 on it.

If you haven't entered my giveaway, do so now!

New favorite color combo

CC Take Me To Your Chateau over Lippmann You Can Leave Your Hat On. Bundlemonster stamped. It looked great matte, too.
I love the light blog over the nude, so interesting looking. I really loved this.

This polish couldn't have stolen my heart anymore

So, I'm a new Gaga fan. New as in, until last weekend I had never listened her. Well, now Speechless is the most played song on my iPod, so you can see how things have changed.
So when I went to Nordies with a little extra cash, I knew I needed a Gaga-polish.
And what a polish this is. Bad Romance, purple glitter (hex and small) in a jelly black base. One coat over WnW Night Prowl (wonderful base for this, the glitter matches perfectly).
Stunning.

Some Saturday Spam

I MISSED MY TWO YEAR BLOG-ANNIVERSARY! I'm actually pretty upset, it happened in the beginning of May. It totally slipped my mind, and by the time I remembered, it was too late! Oh well, there's always next year....
Two years, though. That's a long time. That's a really long time. Two years and several hundred bottles of polish later, where am I? In high school. With a blog that almost has 410 followers. And over 71 THOUSAND hits. And two dogs.
So, a lot has changed.

Now, look at my nails. They're pretty.

A watermarble with SH Mint Sorbet, Mellow Yellow, Lacey Lilac, and Wet Cement. WnW Tickled Pink. Lots of bubbles, I'm a bit out of practice.


ChG Ick-a-body. Lots of compliments, weird, as it is a Halloween color. Which I wore in May. Fail?


Lippmann My Romance. My perfect barely there shade. Boring, yes, but so elegant. After watching the Shopping Channel last night (I'm sick. Bad TV's excusable) I was lusting after the lady-like perfection of a light pink. This isn't opaque enough, but it would be if I added another two coats (I'm at two in the pic). It's darker than my inspiration, which means I need to find a lighter version. Still, I love it.


Color Club Tru Passion (the purple) and Sexy Siren (the blue). My scarf is creeping into the shot. Lovely polishes.


Oliver says hi.

Lippmann Maneater

This was a GOP at Nordies with any Lippmann purchase, essentially, it was free. It's so dark it looks black, which I hate. It's actually dark, dark brown. It looks like chocolate syrup.

Random SPAM

Uh, this is because I'm going to be a horrible person soon and blog infrequently. But it'll only be for a month. No, I'm not trying to bribe you with pretty colors *shifts eyes suspiciously*

RBL Under the Stars


A Franken (Martha Stewart glitters)


Zoya Harlow with topcoat


Revlon Perplex. Sadly, this was the best pic I got (I need to wear this again soon)


Lippmann Supermodel. Super juicy, jelly orange red. LOVE.

301 Posts!

So exciting, right?!
Well, I've been a bad blogger, but I promise that things'll slow down once we hit February. I know that's a while away but we have districts and states and I really can't afford to spend toooooo much time online. I'm a bad blogger, what can I say?
So here's some spam.
A new franken

My funky french (ask for colors)

Lippmann Happy Birthday over OPI Bring on the Bling over Orly Solid Gold

Orly Out of This World

ChG Naughty and Nice 1-4 coats pinky-index finger. Looks best at 3 THIN coats.


Nobody responded to whether or not y'all like the enlargement pics, so I may quit those, they do take time!

Moar bling!

Skittles! With Happy Birthday gradient! Pretty!
Pinkie to thumb:
Essie E-Nuff is E-Nuff (Stupid name!)
SH Sunkissed
Zoya Pippa
F21 Hunter Green
AA Peacock

GLITTER

Lippmann Happy Birthday over OPI Sparkle-icious.
This got so many compliments, you wouldn't believe it. It was fabulous.
ALSO!
There is this blog I love. Like, it's the most amazing poetry blog I've ever seen.
So, you all should read it. And I'm not just saying this because I love the person who writes it. Seriously, check it out.

I'm so sorry, I'm liar.

Dorothy Who? is pretty, the Nabi was nice BUT my favorite jelly ever...







I'm begging you, enlarge the pics. Really, do it so you can fully comprehend the amazingness.
It's Lippmann Across the Universe. It's my most expensive polish, clocking it at a respectable $18. I bought it today (which is why this is my first time wearing it). I love this, seriously, this is my new favorite polish ever. It's a navy jelly with green and blue hexagonal glitter as well as some smaller blue glitter. It takes three coats to get opaque, and the glitter that is in the lower layers looks all murky and pretty :). It doesn't look chunky but due to the necessity of positioning the glitter at least a little bit, application can be tricky. I predict this polish is going to become very rare, very fast. If you think you like it, buy it. Really, it's just that pretty.

I feel guilty :(

I've been neglecting all of you! Wow, I'd like to say that I never, ever, ever, expected to have 145 followers. That's so many! I love you all and I am so thrilled that I am a part of your day :). Now, pic spam anyone?
Zoya Pippa topped with m60 and some orange polish

Lippmann You Can Leave Your Hat On

Sally Hansen Inta-Dri Quick Sand

Franken

OPI Greenwich Village

Lack of organizational skills



China Glaze Blue Sparrow

Essie Mint Candy Apple

Sally Hansen Purple Pizzazz (this one needs its own post!)

Nail Art By Asami Inspired

Used Lippmann You Can Leave Your Hat On as base, frankened all other polishes used. Inspiration drawn from http://nailsbyasami.blogspot.com/. I think I made it a touch to crowded, next time I'll make less flowers and branches.

Lippmann You Can Leave Your Hat On

Found this at Trade Secret for $3.75, quite a deal because they're usually $15. It's the dream nude, took three coats but they were buttery and fast drying, if you don't mind VNL it wasn't streaky, you could live with only one or two coats. Formula is thinner than I'm used to so that took a bit of adjusting (that's why there's some pooling around the cuticles). The color is a nude with slight gold shimmer. My pictures are dead on PERFECT! I don't say that often but they really capture the polish beautifully.