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CHEAP, DRUGSTORE BRAND SWATCHES - THE GREENS
Lastly, I have the GREENS for you all. This post is sort of a fail, in that two of the four polishes I am showing you aren't drugstore brand. Last night when I pulled them out though, I wasn't planning on doing a drugstore only brand post. So plea...
SLEIGH BELLS BLING
Isn't this mani F-A-B?? I just loved how this turned out. I did this on my mom's nails last night. We weren't quite for sure what we wanted and ended up by the time it was all over with, with this and about 10 coats of nail polish, lol.For the bas...
CHINA GLAZE - DRIVE IN
Drive In is a warm orange red color. Both Drive In and Scarlet (shown in first picture) were in the clearance bin at Sally's. Drive In applied very nice, as per usual with China Glaze. Oh, and as you can see, I went back to my naturals....
CHINA GLAZE - DOROTHY WHO?
China Glaze - Dorothy Who? Get it! get it! get it! while you still can!...
TOTALLY TUBULAR
Tell me, how 80's is this? From the colors to the design, it is 80's from top to bottom and I'm loving it! These colors bring back memories of my childhood. Specifically some purple (or pink) shorts with a rainbow design like these nails on them. ...
UP AND AWAY . . . TO THE 80\'S!!!
Oh these polishes bring me back to my childhood in the 80's. At least the pastel ones I swatched last night do. Seriously girls - start saving, you are going to want them all!PEACHY KEENLEMON FIZZRE-FRESH MINTLIGHT AS AIRSOMETHING SWEETSEE!!! Told ...
CHINA GLAZE IS TAKING ME UP AND AWAY!!
EEEEEK, I was so excited when I saw the FedEx guy walk in today! I was hoping upon hope that the package contained these babies, and it did. I will be doing swatches of these all very soon! CHINA GLAZE TAKES YOUR MOOD TO HELIUM HEIGHTSIntroducing t...
BARBIE NAILS
Barbie nails, at least that's what my mom called these yesterday when she saw them. And it is a fitting name. I shortened the talons over the weekend, but still left some length to them. I think I have them at the perfect length for me. However, ...
WANNA SEE MY PICKLE???
My pickle nails, you pervs!! (SNICKER, SNICKER!)So this was my fourth step I did in my guilty mani (see previous post) and I think they totally look like pickles. The dots I added of clear over the matte look like the warts on pickles and since my n...
FORGOTTEN BEAUTY - MISA TOXIC SEDUCTION
WOW! I don't use my Misa's nearly as much as I need too. Misa is a really nice polish. Not only formula wise but they also have some pretty cool and unique colors. Also, their bottles rock! Maybe I should make next week Misa week or something - a...
LIPPMANN VARIATIONS
While swatching the Lippmann's I showed you yesterday, I decided to do a few variations with two of the polishes, Ruby Red Slippers and Happy Birthday. I didn't touch Superstar - it IS perfection! So these are a couple of different looks I came up ...
MINT CANDY APPLE GREEN/BLUE COMPARISONS
Last night I decided to do some comparisons of Essie - Mint Candy Apple (MCA) with some mint greens and blues that I have to see if maybe I was wrong about the greenness in MCA.First I pulled out some light/baby blues and my light, mint greens. I ha...
A LITTLE DISAPOINTED, IS IT JUST ME??
I really, really, REALLY thought I was just going to fall head over heals for this collection. I expected to have the release date marked on a calendar and have a credit card in one hand ready to order. However, the more pictures of the collection ...
NOT MY FINEST MOMENT
I like the idea behind this mani, I just can't stand my execution of it. And I am appalled at that stupid bow on my middle finger, lol!! I am going to try and recreate this mani again, this time taking a little bit more patience and time to complet...
QUEEN OF ALL GUNS MATTE
Because I MUST apply Matte Magic to everything now!!...
QUEEN OF ALL GUNS - NOTD
Before you all think I have lost my mind - this mani was picked out by my son Little. He chose the color and the two stamps he wanted me to use. Even gave it the name Queen of all Guns - so take that! lol I used Zoya - Blair for the base and then ...
HODGE PODGE OF NAIL PICS
Below are some extra pics that I didn't get around to doing their own special post on, so they all get to share one big post!BARRY M - RED GLITTERBARRY M - RED GLITTER W/ KONADWANNA SEE IT MATTE??SALLY HANSEN CHROME - SALMON PEARL CHROMEWANNA SEE IT ...
BREAKIN VS CLOUD 9
The other day when I was doing my orange swatches I noticed that China Glaze Breakin and Sinful Colors Cloud 9 looked very similar in the bottles, so I did a little comparison swatch. As you will see, both of these look almost identical in the bottl...
SUGAR SPICE PUNKIN\' PIE
For my NOTD I kept on Sally Hansen Fire Opal - Earthen Opal. But I think we all know I don't wear plain nail polish often, so I added two coats of China Glaze - Fairy Dust. I think it took on a sugar spice punkin' pie look :)...
ORANGES GALORE
I decided to do some orange nail polish swatches for you all in the name of Halloween! Enjoy the pic spam :)NABI - KATEI have really been impressed with all my Nabi brand nail polishes that I have. This one was no exception. This was a really shim...
CHINA GLAZE PRESS RELEASES
STEP INTO THE FUTURE WITH CHINA GLAZE KHROMESix New Revolutionary Colors Shine With Steely StrengthLos Angeles, CA – (September 2009): The new KHROME colors from China Glaze bring a fashion forward, modern edge to a soft and sophisticated color pal...
HALLOWEEN SPOOKY EYES
Halloween spooky eyes is what I was at least going for with this mani. Sort of what the above pic is, that's what I had in my head. What do you think?? Any sort of resemblance?I ended up not being able to take pics of it until just a few minutes a...
WIN A BOTTLE OF FORTUNE TELLER
OPEN TO ALLONLY ONE ENTRY PER PERSONCONTEST ENDS FRIDAY, OCTOBER 16THWINNER ANNOUNCED ON MONDAY, OCTOBER 19TH ...
ChG FORTUNE TELLER W/ A KICK
I wore China Glaze Fortune Teller this past Friday night, and by Saturday I just felt like it needed something. So I decided to layer on a coat of Fantasy Makers Confetti on the top. I really liked how this looked! I liked that it added a little s...
HALLOWEEN MANI
This weekend I did a Halloween themed mani for my sister. We used Orly- Orange Punch for the base. Then I did two coats of China Glaze - Spellbound over that. I stamped the skull konad image on her nails and then applied two little flashy dots for...
SHOT THROUGH THE HEART . . .
and you're to blame,you give love,a bad name!LOL Once I got started I couldn't quit. My NOTD is one that my son just loved - - it has guns on it. He has had a runny nose and he was blowing it this morning and he said it sounded like a machine gun,...
PICS FROM MY NIXXY SWAP
Thought I would show you all some swatches from my recent swap with Nixxy. BYS - FERNOhlala this color is pretty, isn't it? It is sort of an army type green with subtle, silver shimmer. BYS - SPARKLE NIGHTThis is such an unusual nail polish. Ever...
FUN W/ CHINA GLAZE SPELLBOUND
By now you have all seen swatches of China Glaze Spellbound, and seen it layered over black and white. SO last night I thought I would layer it over some colors that wouldn't be your normal first choices like black or white.I decided I would use an o...
DISCONTINUED CHINA GLAZES
Yesterday I showed you all the discontinued China Glazes that I was going to have swatched for you today, and here they are! I know some of you commented on certain colors that you liked or wanted, well I have good news! These are all still available...
WHAT WILL BE SWATCHED NEXT & ORLY ANSWER
First up, for AWESOME VEGAN, I did get a response back from Orly as to whether or not they are vegan. No they are not, but said their sister company Sparitual was - which you already knew. Hope this info helps!Now, here is what I have in the works fo...
