Stained Glass Nails

I liked these. 

Things that make me laugh

Seven visitors to my blog have been led here by the search "that awkward moment when nobody cares". I'm so happy to have all this apathy?

Yeah, that made me giggle.

Anyway, here's a water-marble. It's not great looking, I rather unfortunately double marbled and smudged, when I should have a) left it alone and b) been patient, but it looked alright when not under a macro lens. 

Some people tell me they don't have nice nails because they can only buy cheap nail polish. Well, this look costs a total of $2 (if you want to get fancy and buy topcoat, that's available for an additional $1), and that's when it's not on sale. With our Rite Aid card and general sales I think this might've been $1.50 worth of products.  Wet n Wild French White Creme and whatever they call their black. And then a plastic cup, toothpick, bit of tape, and water from a tap.

So, yeah, you don't need to buy pricey indie polishes to have pretty nails (though it'd be lovely if you bought mine). 

It's still sunny here

Errr, well, it was. And then it started raining so hard the roads flooded and we almost beat some records. Anyway, when it was sunny, I took these pictures. 

OPI Sanderella. A hard to find and super pretty purple holographic polish. I can post a comparison of my purple holos if you're interested, it'd just take awhile to edit and I don't want to do that if no one really cares.

Talk about late to the party. Wow. The OPI sorbets are so pretty, why didn't I get any when they first came out?! Guy Meets Gal-Vaston is a corally color that is pretty enough on but it's really Too Pink to Hold 'Em that's my favorite. It looks like raspberries. 

A bit of Zoya to brighten up your day

I found these all in the clearance section of my Ulta. Good thing, too, as I was ready to shell out retail for Yara and Neeka! Avery is pretty and nude, though a bit too cool for me, I think. Yara photographs beautifully but I'm not as enamored in person. Still pretty, though. Neeka's going to be my pedicure for all of summer, I bet. So gorgeous.

Wowza

This is BRIGHT. I've professed my love for Color Club before and I'm not stopping anytime soon. The Lime Starts Here is a lime scented neon green polish. So pretty and bright and summery. 

I love Color Club. I love them so much.

Taking advantage of the sunlight

It was sunny so I wore China Glaze LOL. Gorgeous.

Okay, this is pretty cool...

I got these in the mail a few days ago and let me tell you, I was EXCITED. I had seen swatches on a blog or two and had no clue how on earth these new crackles worked. Well...

Firstly, they all come in two packs, one white base and one crackle. The crackle is where the magic happens (to prove it, I've swatched over silver in the second pic. That's Zoya Trixie, by the way). One crackle's purple (Remix), one's green (DJ Spinner), one's yellow (Emcee Me), and one's orange (Rave). They all appear as their respective colors but with black crack on top. It's hard to explain, so just look at the pictures!

The idea with these is to create art: rough, 80s street style art. You can apply them a whole bunch of ways and in any combination. 

My verdict? I kind of adore it. Yes, it's a bit gimmicky and yes, you've seen crackle polish 10000x before, but this seems new and different and the result is actually really cool. I've worn them out a bit and no complaints here!

 Items in this post were provided for review. This did not change my opinion of the product at all.

Chugging Along

Hey, all! I haven't been posting very frequently as I've been SO busy with my polish brand (see it here). I've been working pretty hard to make some unique colors, to the mainstream as well as indie circuit. It's not easy but it's so much fun. The looks on people's faces when they put try one of my polishes for the first time ever is priceless :)

An Ode to Color Club

Oh Color Club, how I love thee. Simply the best glitters and neons ever. Whenever I do skittles, I always reach for my trusty Color Clubs because they all just go together. Except for the blue provided in this set, it sucks. So instead I used a Forever 21 brand blue glitter.

I don't remember any of the names off the top of my head, but I can look them up if anyone really cares.

That awkward moment when....

Your magnetic polish won't magnetize. Um. Nails Inc is VERY magnetic, as you can see by the silver stripes across the nail. The Layla... not so much. In fact, it hardly works at all! Of the two, you only need one as they're so similar, get Nails Inc Trafalgar Square. Black Metal just looks... black.

Butter London No More Waity Kaitie redux

Well, I swatched this once before, but thought it could use a better picture. It's such a pretty polish, a murky base and bright lavender glitter.

Anyway, if you haven't entered my giveaway yet, do that. And if you haven't checked out my Etsy yet, do that. I'll have some new polishes in stock soon enough, included some GLITTER :D

Painted Tips Polish is a GO!

HEY EVERYONE, I have exciting news!

You know how I gave away some of my frankens and told you people I'd be selling them soon? Well, guess what?!

(You probably guessed it, but they're now for sale).

You can buy the Jane Eyre collection and many more at my Etsy shop, Painted Tips Polish. The price is $7.50 a bottle, which is the lowest I could make it while still turning a modest profit.

Here's some pictures of my pretties:

GIVEAWAY :D

Hey everyone! Lani from a lovely hair salon in Pittsburgh has generously offered to send ONE reader two polishes from Zoya's spring collection, Skylar and Lotus. I don't own either, but one of you could.

If you're in the continental US and are interested in winning some polish, follow me and comment on this post! Make sure to include your email address so that we can contact the winner. Yes, it's really that easy. For a bonus entry, tell me your favorite Zoya polish ever.

So, get commenting. I know these are GORGEOUS polishes (I'm tempted to run out and buy them myself) and I wouldn't want you to miss out. Giveaway ends April 28th at 10:00pm Pacific time.

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 :)

I bought this one for the name.....

I really like fish puns. REALLY.
And then OPI made a fish-punny name (OPI I Have a Herring Problem)for one of their new polishes so.... I bought it. Yup, new all time low.

A bit more daring and wearing

Yes, I found the pictures of those two Dare to Wear polishes that I had lost. And some nail art using said polishes. I liked this mani, but, then again, I like most floral manis.
Anyway, here's Our Secret Eden (not the name I would've guessed for this polish but that's okay, it's crazy gorgeous) and Moon River, which is more subdued in real life than in this photo.

Lightning Strikes

I like these colors. I like them a lot. The green has so much depth, a bit of blue and a hearty dose of shimmer. The crackle, Lightning Strike, is nice, but a bit sheer for my tastes. I don't see a name on the green one, maybe I'm just blind.

Edit: Somebody called the green "Not Now" on their blog. I think that's the name, my tag just fell off.





Some of the products in this post were sent to me for review. That did not change my opinion, written or otherwise, of them at all.

Mermaids cried for this polish

Haha. I'm funny. Get it, Mermaid Tears?
I am not appreciated anywhere near enough.

Anyway, it's a pretty green OPI that everyone's seen and such. Yup.

The Ultamate Polish

China Glaze Ultamate Holidays

Well, kind of. I liked it a lot, though it didn't hurt that it totaled something like $2 after being on clearance. I like Ulta collaborations for the most part, and I know a lot of people agree with me. Hey, a holo green/yellow/gold glitter is all good by me :)

China Glaze- Moulin Rouge

Such a pretty color! Gifted to me by a friend after I gave her Nars Orgasm (pics to come. It was pretty, but I knew she would go ga-ga for it, so it found a new home). Anyway, this is a red jelly with iridescent glitter. YUM.