Lacquered Literati

I'm sure everyone is tired of seeing polishes that have been done 50 times over, so here is the last of the '08 collection!  Here is OPI Don't Toy With Me! This is one of the few red family colors I own, because I really only wear them on my toes.  This picture shows the color as far more red than it actually is.  It's much more magenta in real life! Such a pretty color.

Also, Betsy over at Short 'n Chic is having a contest for a lovely piece of nail polish jewelry.  Click the link to go check it out!

Happy Monday, everyone.  Hopefully, your week will start out well. Mine is going okay so far.  I broke off two nails on my right hand yesterday at my brother's bowling party!  I didn't even score well enough to make the breaks worth it! I have to file down my nails now grr...
Many thanks to Brooke over at GetchNailsDid for including me in her New Blogs on the Block! I greatly appreciate the nail polish community and Brooke is great for welcoming us newbies in!

Well, I'm off to repair my bowling nail fiasco and I'll probably be rocking shorties for awhile.

Since it's freezing out here, I thought it'd be a good idea to post another of the OPI's from last year. Following suit, is Baby It's Coal Outside! Dear lord is it ever cold outside.  This is actually my favorite "black" polish.  I'm literally like a raccoon when it comes to polish. I gotta have some glimmer or shimmer on my paws.  This isn't quite black, it's almost like a super dark grey, but I think that is the effect the fine silver shimmer gives to the polish.  So, when I can't just reach for black, I reach for this one instead.
Also, I didn't roll my hands in Crisco like my picture might suggest.  I was a bit haphazard with my cuticle oil today, so pardon the Pollock-like application :)

The weather today was absolutely bipolar. I woke up to lightning, thunder, rain and the sound of my fence being blown over. Much to my dismay, the power was out as well.  A few hours later the sun came out long enough for me to snap a few photos.  I got a few before the weather gods decided to make me one of those lightning strike statistics.

This is late, but here is was my Christmas mani, the very famous Emerald Sparkle.  This was rereleased this year in the "Love You Snow Much" collection along with a few other polishes.  This is the better of the two versions that were released.  I don't think I've ever seen the other less sparkled version, so I'll count my blessings.
I can't say enough about China Glaze's nail polishes.  Their color selection is fantastic and I've never had any issues with any of them.  They put out fun collections and I'm looking forward to seeing what they have on display this year.