The Nudest Nude

Revlon Trade Winds is such a perfect match for my skin. It's a nude, and it's a nude without anything to spice it up (there's nothing *unusual* here, aside from how truly nude it is on me)

I'm looking forward to playing with it tonight to make it more my speed!

Revlon Powder Puff (a perfect pink!)

Look at that yummy shimmer!

Get this soon, I think the line's being discontinued. It was $1something at Target a few days ago.

Three coats, and there's a lingering scent of baby powder (this line has fragrance when dry)

Some sparkle

Sephora Galaxy was really, really pretty in the bottle. On the nail, less so. This is the kind of texture that just won't quit, not even after four coats of topcoat! 

So, yeah. Not my cup of tea exactly, but alright for a day.

 Now THIS is what I'm talking about. Lacquistry Amazeballs is a stunner. You can spot a bit of grow-out (eek) because this is day #3 on my nails, but look at how well it's worn!

Post #500!

Wow

I have no posted 500 times on this blog. That's amazing. Holy cow.

A huge thank you to everyone who's stuck with me through hiatuses and messy cuticles, you all are the best.

I feel like I'm too boring today for this milestone, but I didn't want to skip posting this manicure. It's Butter London Pillar Box Red, which is a pretty straight up (though absolutely gorgeous) red creme.

I'm including a whole-hand shot because I really like this red with my ring and bracelet today. The car was parked at the time of the picture, so no worries there ;)

$OPI Trend Tips Ombre

My New Years Resolution: Do my nails more.

These are the old Sephora nail strips. Someone gifted me these randomly, and I actually really, really like them! It's the "Gold/Purple ombre" set, and they're nice and thin and flexible.

Such a good manicure, I'm totally loving these! 

It's witchcraft, I swear

I Love Nail Polish (ILNP) had a sale and I... Well, I did some serious damage. 

I walked away (clicked away?) with Masquerade, Charmingly Purple, Birefringence, and Sirene (H).

Today I'm wearing Masquerade, and I knew from the moment I started applying it that I made the right choice in buying these polishes.

Wow.

Just look.

Lippmann Call me Irresponsible and Do Ya Think I'm Sexy, sandwiched

Oof. I love this combination. 

My roommate called these nails "grown up Lisa Frank nails," because the color pattern looks like Lisa Frank stickers or something. It's the perfect description.

 And in the sun:

too many pictures of too pretty a polish

China Glaze Choo-Choo Choose You is magic. That's all there is to it, this polish is sorcery. 

Unfortunately, it chipped really fast on me (which is weird? usually I get decent wear out of China Glaze), so these pictures aren't quite as nice as I'd like them to be.

Please keep your pretty, polished fingers crossed for me! I submitted an essay for publication in an academic journal and I'm NERVOUS!

Holographic Halloween

Color Club Worth the Risque with Mash stamping to make it festive! 

I'm hoping to get one more Halloween-y NOTD in before Saturday's Halloween party.

Hope you have lots of treats and only some fun tricks :)

(Some items in this post were sent to me for review, that doesn't change my opinion at all, etc)

This is magic

Okay, I know I get possibly over excited whenever talking about Chanel Malice, but

but

BUT LOOK AT IT

Layered here with Beyu 209, a (dare I say it) equally magical polish

Poopy iphone pictures don't quite capture the beauty

BIrthday NOTD

I turned 19 on the 3rd. My NOTD was Lippmann Glitter and Be Gay, because that's a great goal for this new year of life.

Gold holo glitter with purple interspersed is fantastic.

Um, hi, hello

 Hey everyone (if anyone still sees this?)

I'm going to post again. But I'm not watermarking anymore because I simply don't have the time to edit these pictures. They're iPhone photos and unedited, and I'm sorry if that's not as good as before, but it's the best I've got.

Anyway, this is Lippmann's I Know What Boys Like with Essie's As Gold as it Gets.

The manicure matched my debit card, which made me laugh way more than it should've.

My hands smell like flowers

Revlon China Flower. It's a perfect two coat (one, if you do thicker coats) red. Plus it smells awesome.

(does anyone still read this?)

College is busier than I ever thought. College is more caffeinated than I ever thought.

Here's some mani spam from from my phone. They're all pretty old and I can only kind of provide accuracy with polish information.

I'll do better in the future, maybe.

All done with acrylic paint on polish.

 One of my own PAINTS by Allya polishes over a random light blue.

 A horrifically inaccurate picture of China Glaze Flip-flop Fantasy

 Sally Hansen's Tweedy. Three coats. I love it.

Butter London Wallis with Sephora by OPI goldleaf topcoat

A sunset as seen from the bay at my school. No filter or editing, it seriously looked like this.

I swear I'm alive

Well, college started. And I moved across the country via road trip. And I'm taking a full load of classes, have a student government position, am in several clubs, and write for the school paper....

In other words, time is hard to come by but I will try to start finding some for polish/polish blogging.

This is Essie Demure Vixen with Butter London A Tart with a Heart (the combination of names made me laugh).

Anyway, I got a new computer and so I don't have photoshop yet (or know how to watermark?), so forgive the unedited picture. 

I'll try to post more in the future!

It's so blingy!

Nichole by OPI's Nicole's Nickel is an interesting polish. It looks like a gunmetal glitter, but there's definitely some murky teal in the base. There's a green cast to it in the shade, as well. 

I really like it. A lot.

Speaking of cool greens!

Magnetic polishes were such a trend a few months ago but I STILL ADORE THEM.

I mean, look at that design! HOW COOL IS THAT?

Sinful Colors Force Field. It's so pretty.

New Favorite Green

OPI Live and Let Die.

Gosh, I could write sonnets about the perfection of the light green micro-flakies in that teal base. Absolutely gorgeous.