This weekend was not long enough! I don't want to be at work today, my bed is calling my name!
Here is 3 coats of Sally Hansen HD Laser. I snatched up two more from this line on an impulse buy, but I may go buy more :) This color is a nice purple blue with bright purple-y glitter. On the nail it mostly shows its silver side, but I do see flashes of purple and pink.
Here's a bottle pic where you can really see that purple glitter!
Hope everyone survives their Monday. I'm already looking forward to mine being over.
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I wish all stores would get all polishes at the same time. No more endless lists on the Nailboard about who found a certain flakie polish where! We all want it at the same time! That being said, I'm sure you know which brand is the culprit. Sally Hansen Complete Salon Manicure...state your case.
This is 3 coats of Sea and Be Seen. It's a light cornflower blue with a slight twinge of purple running throughout the polish. The silver shimmer is interspersed with slightly more chunky particles making for a really pretty effect. I will say that I prefer the bottle a little more to what shows up on my nails. In the bottle you can see some green and purple casts, but on the nail I haven't been able to see it.
The formula was pretty good, but be careful when applying multiple coats, they may smudge. I like the brush, but I know it isn't everyone's cup of tea. I found that the wear on this polish has been really good, so I'm thinking of maybe picking a few more of these up
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Ahhh summer is upon us! I am so excited to be wearing neon collections like China Glaze's Poolside! So far, I've only got one from the collection because my beauty supply only had one :(
This is two coats of China Glaze Towel Boy Toy. I would've bought this for the name, but the color so happens to be amazing as well! This is a very bright color, but not really a true neon. It's a brightened light blue with ultra fine shimmer. My mom, who isn't a polish fiend, was quite impressed at how fine the shimmer is in this polish. I couldn't quite get a photo of it, but it's more apparent in the bottle than on the nail.
Hopefully, I'll be able to get my hands on the rest of this collection. I've got my eye on Flip Flop Fantasy!
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Another Monday *groan* Well, I'll take the Mondays as long as we're getting closer to summer. The weather in my area this weekend really made me excited for days to come. I even managed to get to the beach :)
Speaking of things that don't have anything to do with the weather or the beach...
Eyes Like Sapphires is a royal blue with a slight frost to it. It also has thicker grains of silver shimmer peeking out, which did result in me getting a few bumps of grit here and there. A good topcoat should be able to even all that out, though.
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I really jumped aboard the matte train this last fall and I was really happy to see different companies embracing the trend. I will say that in the case of OPI the Suede collection is FAR superior to their matte collection. Their mattes were just so chalky looking, blegh. Here is one of my faves from the Suedes.
2 coats
OPI Russian Navy Suede is probably my favorite blue matte/suede finish polish. It isn't flat at all and the fine matted shimmer gives this polish a great depth. Whenever I'm feeling lazy or don't have time to wait for a mani to dry, I throw this one. It dries super quickly, so you can do two coats and be out the door. If you do have some time, see my next photo :)
With topcoat
I love throwing on topcoat a day or two later, because it's like a brand new mani without all the hassle! There is so much shine in this polish and a quick swipe of a clear polish does this baby wonders. I almost prefer it to the matted finish!
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I must say that I love China Glaze so very very much right now. All of their colors always seem to suit my mood and make me happy while I wear them. Today, I've got two from the Up and Away Collection. These are such great spring colors!
I love Lemon Fizz, although it did give me a small case of lobster hands in this photo. It's such a bright pale lemon color that isn't too pale or too bright. This color may be a soft yellow, but it does command some attention and you won't go unnoticed while wearing it. I'm proud to say this is the only yellow I have that doesn't look horrible on me, hooray!!
Flyin' High looks a little more sky blue than it actually is in this photo. It's got an aqua feel to it that I just can't get over. I've worn this polish for a week straight because it makes me happy. I've gotten quite a few compliments on this one too. I think people cannot help liking colors like this.
I have Four Leaf Clover as well, but I CANNOT for the life of me get an accurate photo. Every time I take a picture I get a blue and not the lovely green that it is. I'll keep trying and see what I come up with.
So, what polishes do you love from this collection?
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Although it's mid-week and I have Friday to look forward to, this rain is killing me! I need a sunshine fix soon or I'm going to go bonkers. So, I'm posting a happy manicure that reminds me of glistening swimming pools and summer.
I didn't think OPI Sea, I Told You So! needed any help being pretty, but layering Nfu-Oh 53 over it made it hot! The flakies in that polish remind me of a really light, lab created opal set of earrings I had when I was younger. I loved the color of them, but couldn't suffer through wearing non-surgical steel earrings. So, now when I want an opal fix, I just slap one Nfu-Oh or another over my polish and the effect is amazing!
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Just a quickie post again, with another amazing China Glaze holo!
Bask in the wonder that is China Glaze DV8!!
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I have been lemming this polish for I don't know how long. I finally gave into EvilBay this last month and picked this bottle o' shine up.
OPI Designer Series Fantasy is everything I wanted it to be, although it is not as holographic as it's other DS family members. It is one of the darkest holos that I've ever seen, even though it lacks that oil slick quality a good deal of other holos contain. This was two easy peasy coats with great coverage. This polish is a dream to work with.
I think this specific color is only available through e-tailers now, which isn't a bad thing because at places like Ulta and Trade secret you'll be spending far more than necessary. If you want this one, search out your options!
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Oh dear god, my polish doesn't have shimmer or glitter or SHINY ANYTHING!!!
Ok...I'm alright. Sally Hansen Blue Me Away is my first creme polish and I'm really digging it. It's a really summery, sky blue and I can't wait for gorgeous summer weather when I look at this polish. This picture makes it look a little darker than it actually is, but this is the closest I could get.
The cost of the Xtreme Wear polishes is great. I definitely don't feel bad leaving a drugstore with six polishes having spent under 8 dollars. The application on this polish was great, so the formula is better than the price may suggest.
Go pick a few of these bad boys up! I've got more to show!
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I hit up Kmart yesterday for no real reason and found that they carry a decent amount of polishes. Sadly, the Milani's had all been picked over and there wasn't anything good in the random bin of OPI polishes that were there. OPI at Kmart? I know right? Here is one of the things I ended up purchasing...
This is a new Rimmel polish, Marine Blue. Apparently, the finish is supposed to last up to 10 days, but I doubt I'll be give it that much time :). I am loving this color quite a bit. It's a mid range blue color with a good amount of fine blue shimmer throughout the polish. I think this is a good choice for spring especially if you aren't into the cremes or pastels that have been released lately.
There are a few more colors in the collection, but the store I went to had none left in the display. I'll try and find them to post for you all.
Happy Friday as well! Any fun plans for the weekend?
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"Twas brillig, and the slithy toves
Did gyre and gimble in the wabe;
All mimsy were the borogoves,
And the mome raths outgrabe."
-Lewis Carroll
That right there is probably my favorite stanza of poetry to recite. It's just fun, silly nonsense that makes sense in some strange way!
Today, I have the wonderful OPI Alice in Wonderland glitters, Absolutely Alice and Mad as a Hatter. I'm sorry if you're into reds, but OPI does so many that I really couldn't justify buying them for myself. I'm not a big red fan on my hands, so any reds I do buy end up as pedi fodder.
Le freaking awesome!! I'm pretty sure Absolutely Alice is the best glitter OPI has ever done. It's obvious they have it in them when they can produce a stunner like this one! The blue is the color of Alice's dress with little flecks of gold dispersed throughout the shiny finish. I love love love this polish and am really looking forward to it making its way back on my fingertips!!
Equally as sparkly and fun is Mad as a Hatter. I think this polish suits it's name wonderfully with the smattering of multi-colored glitter it brings. The glitter is super dense and there appears to be more purple glitter throughout. This polish makes me feel like I bathed in a craft aisle!
Although I love these polishes, I think Demetri Martin, put it best. "Glitter is like the herpes of the craft world" and when it comes to cleaning these bad boys up it's true. I kept finding little flecks of glitter here and there throughout the day. Mind you, it shouldn't stop anyone from wearing these beauties!
I also hope OPI keeps bringing us glitters as fantastic as these!
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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.
Thar she blows! This here is OPI's Play 'Til Midnight for their '08 holiday collection. This was one of the four I bought from that collection and I must say it go into regular rotation. I love the deep navy blue base with purple and blue shimmer. The application on this polish has always been good for me, but this last mani was a Bitchasaurus to deal with. I'm thinking user and topcoat error :)
Macro shot!
That's about it from my blustery neck of the woods. How's the weather with everyone else?
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Oh boy. This is my first step into the blogging world, so I just thought I would say hello! My name is Allegra and I'm a recent graduate with a B.A. in English. Naturally, I've always loved books and wanted to write about them. Within the last year or so I have become an eeeeeennnssssyyy bit obsessed with nail polish and if you check my blog roll I've got all kinds of fuel for that obsession. I decided I would create my own blog to document my nail polish adventures and literary ones as well. So, welcome to my corner of the internet!
Onward!!
OPI DS Glamour is definitely in my top 10 of nail polishes. It is probably one of the first holos I ever purchased and I can't help going back to it time and again. Look at all that shine! I get grouchy with OPI polishes from time to time, but this one was a home run for me.
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