tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-57428563581593500362024-03-05T21:50:57.846-05:00Little Bottles of LoveAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10227790560224396735noreply@blogger.comBlogger140125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5742856358159350036.post-23953844997404877652015-04-30T16:19:00.002-04:002015-04-30T16:19:37.702-04:00Bear Pawlish Custom and Other Big Things!HI. How ARE you guys? Is anybody still there?<br />
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I'll start with some polish, because this is a polish blog. But don't get too excited about it, because I might not post again for another X months. But maybe I will...! But maybe I won't. (I will).<br />
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I got acrylics. :x Don't judge, my nails refuse to grow out past my fingertips anymore. Plus car seats are brutal, dawgs. They're almond shaped! This custom that I ordered from Bear Pawlish is called Helix Crash (though it says Garnet Rising on the label because I forgot to tell Tennessee what I wanted to name it, eh heh) which is an anagram of my son's name, because I'm super clever. It's a fiery garnet super-holo with holographic red glitter and the giggles of every child who's ever lived. Behold:<br />
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Um, yeah, right? All pictures were taken under OttLite without topcoat. I've since filed my nails to be less bulbous 'round the edges, but of course now I need them filled. Acrylics are hard. I'm struggling to type, but my hands look BAD. ASS. *death metal guitar solo*<br />
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So, remember how I was pregnant? Well, after nine months I just couldn't do it anymore. HA HA. A little over 41 weeks, actually. Labor was nutz, but I won't freak you out with the deets. Labor though... shudder, shudder. His name is Alex, and he's THE BEST BABY EVER. Seriously. My first was a crazy baby, but Alex is so unbelievably calm, and happy, and easy. And cute.<br />
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He was born on January 21st at 8:40pm, 7lb 14 oz, 20.5". He's growing so unreasonably fast:<br />
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LOOK AT THOSE FEET THOUGH.<br />
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Finally, this happened:<br />
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Sorry for the sucktastic picture, but this broad is ENGAGED! After four years and two kids, we're finally making things "official". Andy took me to a movie for our anniversary (which was the 22nd, but we celebrated on the 26th) but it wasn't a movie at all, it was our faces as babies on the big screen, then as kids, then awkward high schoolers, then together, then our kids, then he proposed! And all of our family and friends were there too, but I didn't see them before because it was dark in the theater. Gaaaahhh it was the best proposal ever, and I'm seriously the luckiest gal alive. What a shitty cliff's notes version of a really awesome thing.<br />
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Also we had sushi, and went bowling, and I drank too much sake, and I kind of love my liiiife.<br />
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So, that's what's been going on in my life. I miss blogging, and I've definitely still been playing with polish. I hope to keep this posting thing somewhat steady. How are you guys? What'd I miss?Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10227790560224396735noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5742856358159350036.post-17550333047112145032014-11-14T13:47:00.000-05:002014-11-14T13:47:28.660-05:00My Son, the Artistic GeniusAh, blogging hiatus with no foreseeable solid continuance...<br />
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Bought lots of polish/sold lots of polish. Also, my nails are ALL GONE, really. The nubbiest of nubs you could possibly imagine.<br />
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In other news, my due date is 62 days away.<br />
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In more other news, my 2 year old drew me a picture (upon my request) of me (also upon my request) and it's fabulous. Every non-mom out there is rolling her eyes right now, ha ha.<br />
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Like, I know it's a seismic mess but EYEBROWS THOUGH. Sigh!<br />
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Anyway, I miss you guys. Hope you're all well. I truly haven't turned into a "mommy blogger" (I guess I'm not any sort of blogger, at the moment) but mommy-things are just kind of at the forefront of my life, obvsss.<br />
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I picked up Rainbow Honey's mystery bag this month because *mysteries* but also because I haven't gotten one in a while and I missed it. I went with the $10 mini version because *broke* and still made out like a dang bandit.<br />
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Cafe Con Leche 5mL - Basically couldn't have been named anything more appropriate. Super creamy nude with gold and silver shimmer: the perfect polish for my skin tone for mannequin hands! Smooth, easy formula. 2 coats + topcoat under OttLite.<br />
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Zi 5mL - Purple jelly packed with blue, gold, magenta and silver micro glitter. It almost looks like a glass fleck, but like, a micro glass fleck, if that makes sense. A bit on the thin side color-wise, this guy built to opacity in 3 coats. The first picture is under OttLite, the second is under crappy kitchen light to show more accurate color/shimmer (both swatches are with topcoat).<br />
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All Your Base base coat 15mL - Full size! Yeah girl! I, uhhhh, very rarely wear base coat (scoff!) because of how often I change my polish, but this one apparently has pretty good reviews. I actually got the mini size of All Your Base a few months ago and HAVE used it, thank you.<br />
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L'orange Ganache nourishing lip balm .15oz - I can never have enough lip balm during the winter. This one smells like chocolate with maybe a hint of orange, but I mostly just get chocolate. And it tastes kind of sweet, which is nice, because nothing is more disappointing than a yummy smelling lip balm that tastes like nothing. :( I have it on right now, and it feels, you know, nice. My lips are happy.<br />
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Sweet November Eu de Parfum Rollerball 4mL & Shimmer Soap .5oz - I loooove sweet scents, so this couple is perfect for me. I'm glad RH includes an info card detailing the products or I would have described this scent as 'Um... sweet... there's like, vanilla and maybe, like, some caramel notes..?' Officially, Sweet November is "a warm sweet musk with notes of coconut and vanilla sugar". It makes me want to wrap up in a big, warm blanket and lay in front of a fire surrounded by Christmas lights.<br />
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Like, I HATE winter, mind, but I really love feeling cozy. This smell makes me feel very cozy.<br />
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So heck yeah, right? I'm never disappointed with these bags, especially for the price. I love how much of a variety of products are included, too. It's nice to see an October mystery thing that isn't specifically Halloween-related.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10227790560224396735noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5742856358159350036.post-79726078634981523642014-10-17T16:27:00.000-04:002014-10-17T16:27:00.342-04:00Remembrance Day Hello, my little lovely friends.<br />
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October is, and I wasn't aware of this until two years ago, Pregnancy & Infant Loss Awareness Month with the 15th being Remembrance Day. I know today is the 17th... I'm always late to everything, okay?<br />
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Before June 27th, 2011, I didn't know what an ectopic pregnancy was. I had my very first surgery that day, the removal of my right fallopian tube, and it sort of changed the way I thought things worked. I wasn't confident, for the first time in my life, I would actually be able to conceive naturally (especially without any solid idea as to why the fertilized egg got stuck in the tube to begin with). My fears, thankfully, were completely unfounded as only four remarkably short months later I was pregnant again with my now two-year-old son.<br />
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Most days are Remembrance Day, for me, because I look at my little boy and wonder about the life that could have been, if only she would have kept moving just an inch and a half more. I think about the strange emptiness I felt in the weeks following my surgery, even though I had only been pregnant for two months, and how the whole experience altered my moral foundation -- what were my priorities before then? All I had wanted, after seeing that blue cross magically appear on the little white stick, was to be "mommy". I hadn't felt like I had a real identity before then, and suddenly I knew my place in the world, and then it was gone.<br />
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Mostly, I look at my son and I am just so freaking overwhelmed with awe that it worked out. I know all parents say this about their kids, but he is amazing. Like, <i>amazing</i>. And also a maniac. And I am <b>so</b> thankful, because it doesn't work out so brilliantly for everybody. I remember how lucky I am.<br />
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I haven't done nail art in about 6546938368 years, a lot of it having to do with my nails looking like total crap, but I figure if there was ever an occasion for it, it would be the one that changed my life. I used:<br />
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Lilypad Lacquer - Baby Boy Blue<br />
CoverGirl - Peek-a-Boo Pink<br />
PinkDipsyBulle - Indian Ocean<br />
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some striping tape<br />
and a little heart guy.<br />
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10227790560224396735noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5742856358159350036.post-44277732234675975142014-09-23T18:12:00.002-04:002014-09-23T18:12:54.940-04:00Sinful Colors - Splatter Spell, Cauldron Couture and Mystery Moonshine Swatches & ReviewsFirstly, these swatches suck large amounts of horse hineys (autocorrect wants to change "hineys" to "chimneys" which, if horse chimneys were a thing, these swatches would be sucking those as well). I wouldn't even pretend to be mad if somebody told me so, either. I agree with you, friend. Such suck.<br />
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But it's what I have, soooooooooooooooo...<br />
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Found these bishes at Walgreens a couple weeks ago on an un-built display, still in their boxes. I sneakily snuck one of each out, even though I'm pretty impartial to glitter toppers. I figure for Halloween maybe I can get into it a little bit.<br />
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Bleh.<br />
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The problem with drugstore glitter toppers, I've found, is that the ratio of glitter to base is pretty weak. I mean, obvs I'm not looking for a full-coverage glitter, but as thick as these polishes were, I would have liked to have gotten a better payoff, you KNOW? I had to do some fishing for an even layer of glitter. All swatches were taken under OttLite (even though it's a beautiful day out and likely one of the last of its kind this year :/ ).<br />
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First up is Splatter Spell which is a metallic orange shard/hex and various-sized black hex glitter mix in a clear base. Shrug. I kind of wish the orange was more saturated, I guess.<br />
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Shown below is two coats plus a few dabs over Sinful Colors - Enchanted.<br />
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Cauldron Couture is similar to Splatter Spell but it's, oh you know, metallic green and black instead. There also seemed to be a much higher glitter concentration in this one, making it my favorite of the three, and I still don't really even like it that much.<br />
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Shown below is two coats plus a few dabs over Sinful Colors - Innocent.<br />
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I thought Mystery Moonshine was going to be my favorite because of the lack of black hex glitter, but this one can just go straight to heck. It was a goopy nightmare with very little glitter payoff, plus the super-thick base was tinted pinkish (though I don't know if it was intentional or because of glitter bleeding).<br />
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Shown below is two resentful coats plus countless dabs over Sinful Colors - Cool Gray.<br />
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I'm only keeping these guys because I collect Sinful Colors and they look pretty in the bottle, but I very highly doubt I'll be actually using them anytime soon. Whatever, they were $2 a pop (because somebody didn't just wait until Walgreens was having their $.99 Sinful Sale...).<br />
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Whatever, I say. Hey, Halloween isn't until, like, a month from now. I have time to find successful Halloween polishes, right?Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10227790560224396735noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5742856358159350036.post-79031291462488516722014-09-20T09:00:00.000-04:002014-09-20T09:00:00.661-04:00PinkDipsyBulle Franken Polish - Queen Conch, Golden Apple, Nebula and Lady of the Lake Swatches & Reviews<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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GUYS HEY!<br />
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I'm 23 weeks pregnant yesterday and I can no longer bend over without grunting. So, anyway...<br />
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I actually have some swatches for you today! That is your reward for still subscribing to my junk... you get to see some stuff sometimes. Quality blogging, right there!<br />
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It's no secret that I'm a total PinkDipsyBulle fangirl, and I could not have been more excited to review some polish at the request of The Shimmer Wizard herself (which I'm going to call her from now on... sorry). If you'll recall, my first favorite indie polish ever was <a href="http://littlebottlesoflove.blogspot.com/2014/01/pinkdipsybulle-indian-ocean-swatch.html" target="_blank">Indian Ocean</a> and it continues to reign as champion of my heart; it's also the only polish in my entire (kind of pathetic, comparatively) 300-ish bottle collection that I have a backup of. That being said, my fanatic raving is completely genuine and honest.<br />
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First up is Queen Conch, a cool-toned bubblegum pink with electric blue flash. Good formula on this guy; the brushstrokes are much less apparent in person than the OttLite picture would have you believe, so don't let that deter you. The blue flash is also more flash-tastic in real life, <i>of course</i>.<br />
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Shown below is three thin coats with topcoat.<br />
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHcLtKFI6ovGsxJq5He3avIksZS0tE9uZ1cy8j8f10l9wcUvo4_blIU11Jc7bGNL_up-pPpZKTwnQ0wqbVRS-ClVwQrUi41JzLNiuAzUhFmQoj2H5BNG70g0DJgq_5leIxZuCvDKbiAHPP/s1600/pink-dipsy-bulle-queen-conch-swatch-4.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="PinkDipsyBulle - Queen Conch Swatch" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHcLtKFI6ovGsxJq5He3avIksZS0tE9uZ1cy8j8f10l9wcUvo4_blIU11Jc7bGNL_up-pPpZKTwnQ0wqbVRS-ClVwQrUi41JzLNiuAzUhFmQoj2H5BNG70g0DJgq_5leIxZuCvDKbiAHPP/s1600/pink-dipsy-bulle-queen-conch-swatch-4.jpg" height="266" title="PinkDipsyBulle - Queen Conch Swatch" width="400" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Sunlight</td></tr>
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Next stop: Golden Apple, a soft mint green with bright golden flash that seriously glows on the nail. The way this dude looks in the bottle makes me want to eat it... it looks as though maybe it would taste like the best, like, magic taffy in the universe. Can we just pretend there's any amount of sense in that? Thanks. So, uh, yeah... I've always wanted a shade like this but none that I've found that were similar (mint base/golden flash) had enough oomph, you know? Another good formula, also less brushstroke-y in reality.<br />
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Shown below is three coats with topcoat.<br />
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhae4nq5pIUZXEb5CxXYKGptx8MraFsTSzPSRJieKwr5crIA2FX0pp7e3NYDjMi9AmpBInnUxdJn99o1czIz1Prur1AM6vFO3N7owtcZ8yHfkgDlqrrUemgTiTru8jG9D1DwlKHMdJ4sSjK/s1600/pink-dipsy-bulle-golden-apple-swatch-1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="PinkDipsyBulle - Golden Apple Swatch" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhae4nq5pIUZXEb5CxXYKGptx8MraFsTSzPSRJieKwr5crIA2FX0pp7e3NYDjMi9AmpBInnUxdJn99o1czIz1Prur1AM6vFO3N7owtcZ8yHfkgDlqrrUemgTiTru8jG9D1DwlKHMdJ4sSjK/s1600/pink-dipsy-bulle-golden-apple-swatch-1.jpg" height="266" title="PinkDipsyBulle - Golden Apple Swatch" width="400" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Sunlight</td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgONTopArmEMef6rZriWRlPjgOiVGaHTNLCoS0yxd0NMW1rvrOZkTBoz151orKlu7VrmZ9vH7wLIpxe2D-8IxBv5BumcztXHQ8jFbeUaI2aPkt0EtfNpfr31nvFj6BQTcIaVpQtRX107yeG/s1600/pink-dipsy-bulle-golden-apple-swatch-2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="PinkDipsyBulle - Golden Apple Swatch" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgONTopArmEMef6rZriWRlPjgOiVGaHTNLCoS0yxd0NMW1rvrOZkTBoz151orKlu7VrmZ9vH7wLIpxe2D-8IxBv5BumcztXHQ8jFbeUaI2aPkt0EtfNpfr31nvFj6BQTcIaVpQtRX107yeG/s1600/pink-dipsy-bulle-golden-apple-swatch-2.jpg" height="400" title="PinkDipsyBulle - Golden Apple Swatch" width="266" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Sunlight</td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEfg7p8w3qEwf3I55JVr4BMlSNIvUXxjw1vkSJiJYvm-d3HN7kprErmJ6SzlqIy1luy47T5_ovjB-5ENM9l7XlhgPDGPIDjgUN2l0tQ8lG1ppKqCZAUGabzvHZuOmgcyXVGF1OlFPbGEsX/s1600/pink-dipsy-bulle-golden-apple-swatch-3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="PinkDipsyBulle - Golden Apple Swatch" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEfg7p8w3qEwf3I55JVr4BMlSNIvUXxjw1vkSJiJYvm-d3HN7kprErmJ6SzlqIy1luy47T5_ovjB-5ENM9l7XlhgPDGPIDjgUN2l0tQ8lG1ppKqCZAUGabzvHZuOmgcyXVGF1OlFPbGEsX/s1600/pink-dipsy-bulle-golden-apple-swatch-3.jpg" height="266" title="PinkDipsyBulle - Golden Apple Swatch" width="400" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">OttLite</td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDR5k01yXVjovb8uDEvXvUOH8g9oRpbawhUwevirk5uTGpvs3w8ynZBhADyQblM_EpEASvcapsoSXzk4uvqY4p5QpvBvhE7lQB6X0rej4P8TA-FOqKpUURRCIiprkEgtMxCfxNvy-867TQ/s1600/pink-dipsy-bulle-golden-apple-swatch-4.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="PinkDipsyBulle - Golden Apple Swatch" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDR5k01yXVjovb8uDEvXvUOH8g9oRpbawhUwevirk5uTGpvs3w8ynZBhADyQblM_EpEASvcapsoSXzk4uvqY4p5QpvBvhE7lQB6X0rej4P8TA-FOqKpUURRCIiprkEgtMxCfxNvy-867TQ/s1600/pink-dipsy-bulle-golden-apple-swatch-4.jpg" height="266" title="PinkDipsyBulle - Golden Apple Swatch" width="400" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Sunlight</td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdA3fe3oMFos07n4Nb_hPEVWhcFDtEZo1VQjygWReoE8HFtz2BkAoz20Nj8GIW7Ms7-FUiVyQQ8FgR_FJzxqxvi2MBdXzubDeZtK2HHFBPEt7Oc1TJ2D9Y8O8BV0oVtQH3rPCaLQUHgams/s1600/pink-dipsy-bulle-golden-apple-swatch-5.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="PinkDipsyBulle - Golden Apple Swatch" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdA3fe3oMFos07n4Nb_hPEVWhcFDtEZo1VQjygWReoE8HFtz2BkAoz20Nj8GIW7Ms7-FUiVyQQ8FgR_FJzxqxvi2MBdXzubDeZtK2HHFBPEt7Oc1TJ2D9Y8O8BV0oVtQH3rPCaLQUHgams/s1600/pink-dipsy-bulle-golden-apple-swatch-5.jpg" height="266" title="PinkDipsyBulle - Golden Apple Swatch" width="400" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">OttLite</td></tr>
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Now we're at Nebula, one of three recently released multichrome toppers. This guy shifts between violet to blue to teal, and has gold to green shifting glitters. Pretty much bottled divinity, if you wanted to know how I really felt.<br />
A bit on the thicker side but not in an unreasonable way, which made for an easier application as I only needed one steady coat to achieve righteousness. If this polish doesn't make your extremities tingle even a tiny bit then I don't even know if we can be friends anymore.<br />
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Shown below is one coat with topcoat over black.<br />
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjv1uAywGTgDX_zuytOaQvz4Z2Ym2gc_BpMmxa46Hpn0zFxaAhyphenhyphenOMJP4MF99WOzZA3XfB3mCowTa1ozX9bknUCeY-ns_NIByATMEdSj9kh5TZftxNgqKK1OP48QZAJKbfQxvZ6dvM6GCHte/s1600/pink-dipsy-bulle-nebula-swatch-1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="PinkDipsyBulle - Nebula Swatch" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjv1uAywGTgDX_zuytOaQvz4Z2Ym2gc_BpMmxa46Hpn0zFxaAhyphenhyphenOMJP4MF99WOzZA3XfB3mCowTa1ozX9bknUCeY-ns_NIByATMEdSj9kh5TZftxNgqKK1OP48QZAJKbfQxvZ6dvM6GCHte/s1600/pink-dipsy-bulle-nebula-swatch-1.jpg" height="266" title="PinkDipsyBulle - Nebula Swatch" width="400" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Sunlight... kinda</td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNQTi6agIkWcjKz36Tag2bIdILtvCLZjdY-r4gwT9TiOVYhWeYthUxD6czbAZHoAbSgLLtVeBWz4oTHAK8xmH9FU8kdZbhLjhlbyieYZqOcJ5Mis_udk0rrkNs2C_C1L6yCv__niC4a3mh/s1600/pink-dipsy-bulle-nebula-swatch-2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="PinkDipsyBulle - Nebula Swatch" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNQTi6agIkWcjKz36Tag2bIdILtvCLZjdY-r4gwT9TiOVYhWeYthUxD6czbAZHoAbSgLLtVeBWz4oTHAK8xmH9FU8kdZbhLjhlbyieYZqOcJ5Mis_udk0rrkNs2C_C1L6yCv__niC4a3mh/s1600/pink-dipsy-bulle-nebula-swatch-2.jpg" height="400" title="PinkDipsyBulle - Nebula Swatch" width="266" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">OttLite</td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjblZa0cPLfxeHga_ddaeZf6ckc_4OXOuMOKo7q4cknD6uOTWx8afHfYcIl5UEHDmF7V-kJIzgOHsy0GyvmUNDV41cYeSsuudBlV49QpKL2YFDgw84nUKupjqf3BedRpxPGf9TzQYqKPcB1/s1600/pink-dipsy-bulle-nebula-swatch-3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="PinkDipsyBulle - Nebula Swatch" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjblZa0cPLfxeHga_ddaeZf6ckc_4OXOuMOKo7q4cknD6uOTWx8afHfYcIl5UEHDmF7V-kJIzgOHsy0GyvmUNDV41cYeSsuudBlV49QpKL2YFDgw84nUKupjqf3BedRpxPGf9TzQYqKPcB1/s1600/pink-dipsy-bulle-nebula-swatch-3.jpg" height="213" title="PinkDipsyBulle - Nebula Swatch" width="320" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">OttLite</td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuj1EgDVX1U3BX5EKLcW4UagD4lWtUsfV12y_yof8cUqruwtX8_RMz7gugHypO1jl19CzSPC8_DzvCnPvBi0d4zaUjAviocRWT6kjbdn1aX3dk2GVK6Fx3XgMtB-Inv7cKLOm2YP9hJq2P/s1600/pink-dipsy-bulle-nebula-swatch-4.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="PinkDipsyBulle - Nebula Swatch" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuj1EgDVX1U3BX5EKLcW4UagD4lWtUsfV12y_yof8cUqruwtX8_RMz7gugHypO1jl19CzSPC8_DzvCnPvBi0d4zaUjAviocRWT6kjbdn1aX3dk2GVK6Fx3XgMtB-Inv7cKLOm2YP9hJq2P/s1600/pink-dipsy-bulle-nebula-swatch-4.jpg" height="266" title="PinkDipsyBulle - Nebula Swatch" width="400" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Shade</td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmFY_KiQ3cCo-zPbObYIVqUYaHJfkwJo7t8ty8gliU7CUF40-piujYbg2UZ3Z0E2AI76PoU7K3Di7YOiz8dr9vq_7bS0ukW66XlbdA_iqeUycmwtYUAc2hcrm2ZyuHHqEf8_XjtbbgebG5/s1600/pink-dipsy-bulle-nebula-swatch-5.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="PinkDipsyBulle - Nebula Swatch" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmFY_KiQ3cCo-zPbObYIVqUYaHJfkwJo7t8ty8gliU7CUF40-piujYbg2UZ3Z0E2AI76PoU7K3Di7YOiz8dr9vq_7bS0ukW66XlbdA_iqeUycmwtYUAc2hcrm2ZyuHHqEf8_XjtbbgebG5/s1600/pink-dipsy-bulle-nebula-swatch-5.jpg" height="266" title="PinkDipsyBulle - Nebula Swatch" width="400" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Shade</td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjn0mbDlLTGkSUvRNbhNybOuv_2HNm1F6d78QJHCjan6hJHIr1k6X4X5nwAJAxtgTXxz9Im-AZDTq7zQecgFp6tYdlonpeWGcagrsK6JeTw-K2wm4zci3VsEwpBcNtvGmCSmQ0buAsj3U6B/s1600/pink-dipsy-bulle-nebula-swatch-6.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="PinkDipsyBulle - Nebula Swatch" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjn0mbDlLTGkSUvRNbhNybOuv_2HNm1F6d78QJHCjan6hJHIr1k6X4X5nwAJAxtgTXxz9Im-AZDTq7zQecgFp6tYdlonpeWGcagrsK6JeTw-K2wm4zci3VsEwpBcNtvGmCSmQ0buAsj3U6B/s1600/pink-dipsy-bulle-nebula-swatch-6.jpg" height="266" title="PinkDipsyBulle - Nebula Swatch" width="400" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">OttLite</td></tr>
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And lastly, we have Lady of the Lake, a grape-violet jelly base with bright blue shimmer. Reminds me of Rescue Beauty Lounge - Scrangie, except with a cooler, jelly-er base. A bit less opaque than the first two, I was still able to build to opacity in three coats. Lady of the Lake is a limited edition polish (read: she's only going to make a handful so I suggest jumping all over that noise if you want it). The blue shimmer in this is effing glorious -- it almost reads as a duochrome in some lights, and it has this sparkle that is just so <b>yes</b>.<br />
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Shown below is three coats with topcoat.<br />
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhP_CLHr9NNNWubxrPxle-SndSolCdhGnaYRG6VBPG0_CzPE6TAlXAafqAdLWnVFFu8mAn57f9i46RZGucuT9vn0Cqr884jkenQwIyMCyUYq6if381j30fvMafWIskIlsPe67XLvKMsB6o/s1600/pink-dipsy-bulle-lady-of-the-lake-swatch-1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="PinkDipsyBulle - Lady of the Lake Swatch" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhP_CLHr9NNNWubxrPxle-SndSolCdhGnaYRG6VBPG0_CzPE6TAlXAafqAdLWnVFFu8mAn57f9i46RZGucuT9vn0Cqr884jkenQwIyMCyUYq6if381j30fvMafWIskIlsPe67XLvKMsB6o/s1600/pink-dipsy-bulle-lady-of-the-lake-swatch-1.jpg" height="266" title="PinkDipsyBulle - Lady of the Lake Swatch" width="400" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Sunlight</td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYJ4Dy_N1BnVWGQXfkhlq0EwpJi08InOo6fhevnWV24PCOkJcCEmwZsfFPzV18cZ6Oo7_HfeO_No8PFc3KisjPDWJW-HEpeQXfDlMbzonyL-EoMVze-yig_zV6A1-Qkjdmur403-coa174/s1600/pink-dipsy-bulle-lady-of-the-lake-swatch-2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="PinkDipsyBulle - Lady of the Lake Swatch" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYJ4Dy_N1BnVWGQXfkhlq0EwpJi08InOo6fhevnWV24PCOkJcCEmwZsfFPzV18cZ6Oo7_HfeO_No8PFc3KisjPDWJW-HEpeQXfDlMbzonyL-EoMVze-yig_zV6A1-Qkjdmur403-coa174/s1600/pink-dipsy-bulle-lady-of-the-lake-swatch-2.jpg" height="400" title="PinkDipsyBulle - Lady of the Lake Swatch" width="266" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Sunlight</td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCmJz736wZGMYO5xZ-eZ-vBmnzjj2XtHYx1GAtKau3sjN8WI6IfioOCm05wNlA1xio8D49fCtGiKvxTmsFJyppI7BTktY_wBGKRFhI9whLQLHOcdecKKM0UPdMvw-Pr1q5gZCD_ryUX42E/s1600/pink-dipsy-bulle-lady-of-the-lake-swatch-3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="PinkDipsyBulle - Lady of the Lake Swatch" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCmJz736wZGMYO5xZ-eZ-vBmnzjj2XtHYx1GAtKau3sjN8WI6IfioOCm05wNlA1xio8D49fCtGiKvxTmsFJyppI7BTktY_wBGKRFhI9whLQLHOcdecKKM0UPdMvw-Pr1q5gZCD_ryUX42E/s1600/pink-dipsy-bulle-lady-of-the-lake-swatch-3.jpg" height="266" title="PinkDipsyBulle - Lady of the Lake Swatch" width="400" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">OttLite</td></tr>
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So, right? And she has a whole shop full of polishes like these -- <a href="https://www.etsy.com/shop/PinkDipsyBulle" target="_blank">here</a>! Each goes for $6 for 10 mL and they're 3-free. She's also releasing two other limited edition polishes along with Lady of the Lake and they're also gorgeous, and that's all you get to know.</div>
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On a side note: my pinky nail snapped in half the day after I was asked to swatch these, so I kept the nail in order to glue it back on for swatch purposes, but then I lost the damned nail. So I'm wearing a false nail for the photos which is why it looks kind of bizarre compared to the rest of my nails, in case you noticed that. Poor little freak-nail. </div>
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Oh, by the way, he's a boy. A little boy without a name yet and he's currently kicking me just to the right of my belly button. THERE IS A SMALL HUMAN BEING LIVING INSIDE OF MY BODY. It seriously doesn't get any less freaky the second time around. Pregnancy is SO WEIRRRRDD.</div>
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I used to seriously get gaggy thinking about just having organs. A HUMAN. Anyway. Hope you're all well. I miss you. XOXOX</div>
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10227790560224396735noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5742856358159350036.post-69335886141232492672014-08-11T10:30:00.000-04:002014-08-11T10:30:01.235-04:00Orly - Just Peachy SwatchDon't go getting used to this two-days-in-a-row crap. Der Boyfreuden is working late tonight, the kids are asleep and I only have like 20 more minutes of the finale of Top Chef Season 10 so I was all like, "Oh I know, I'll swatch this polish that I've had for-ehhh-ver".<br />
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I put up a DISO* post in a nail polish facebook group I'm part of, basically begging for Orly - Just Peachy. Remember that whole thing, like six months ago or whatever? A darling babe actually sold it to me, under the conditions that I would neither 1. resell it for any sort of profit and 2. not love it. Cool man, right?<br />
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Just Peachy is kind of a tricky polish in that it was never a part of any collection by Orly but rather manufactured without hitting the market and instead sent to discount retailers like TJ Maxx (or possibly <i>only</i> to TJ Maxx... I don't know that I've heard Just Peachy being spotted anywhere besides) which is d to the umb because it's freaking DANG. You've got this bright, warm pink base packed to heck with gold shimmer, right? And it's a texture polish too, which you and I both know that I am ALL about, girlfriend.<br />
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Ughhh. I can't wait to use my regular watermark font again, side note. Pretty fabulous though, right? And I'm starting to really love the shape of my nails, now. Plus they're super good for scratchin'. Super happy I got my grabby-hands on this little friend without having to cut off my foot or whatever bizarre sacrifice I was willing to provide to the giver-of-the-polish.<br />
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*Desperately In Search Of, ya donk.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10227790560224396735noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5742856358159350036.post-33414733558860767032014-08-10T12:25:00.000-04:002014-08-10T19:51:29.362-04:00Sinful Colors - Eva So Bright Swatch & Review1. We're all moved-in to our new house.<br />
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2. I'm using my old computer again which means the new font I downloaded for my watermark isn't, uh, in use yet (because, okay, my boyfriend is doing this really top-secret computer nonsense and has been for a few months now... He's not a big 'keep secrets from Brandy' kind of guy, so I have this inkling that it has to do with some sort of future proposal, but I'll keep you posted. Oh anyway I have my own user account or whatever on this computer, but my permissions are limited and we keep forgetting to have him edit them. Stuff's password protected so I can't go snooping around on his account. No, it's not porn related either, which I know you were probably thinking).<br />
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They're actually kind of the perfect shape for me regarding how often they tear, but also super bizarre because I've always been a squoval kind of girl. I don't know that I'm necessarily the type of lady to be able to appropriately pull off the <i>sass</i>, but whatevs. Better than nubs, riiiiight?<br />
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So I got my PinchMe box a few days ago and I was able to snag a Sinful Colors for it. That's how I got this polish, yeah? Free as heck.<br />
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Eva So Bright is a, uh, bright pink/coral creme with a surprisingly good formula -- no streaks, dawgs! My photograph sort of makes it look like it has a fine pink shimmer, but it really is just a straight creme. Self-leveling and super shiny, to boot! I wish all Sinful Colors performed this well.<br />
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Yeah, sorry about the <b>one</b> picture. I mean, you get the idea though. In other news, I'm starting to show a baby bump a little bit these days. Truth be, it's still mostly food-dependent, but at least I'm pretty unmistakably pregnant now and not just paunchy, which I'm generally pretty okay being anyway. This was taken after a delightful dining experience at a Hibachi restaurant called Yukiho which is located freaking four minutes down the road. They, soon, will know me by name.<br />
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You can't tell that well from the picture, but our bathroom wallpaper is this super-faded pink and metallic silver seahorse/shell print that I love and hate equally. I would like it more if it wasn't accompanied by a pink tile border, maybe. Redoing the bathroom is high on our list of cosmetic improvements for our little bungalow. Where did that name come from, btw? Bungalow.<br />
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10227790560224396735noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5742856358159350036.post-66311574802086043442014-07-25T10:51:00.003-04:002014-08-13T15:53:46.145-04:00My Favorite SandwichCharlie can't say "french toast sticks" (what a dummy... I mean, he's two now for goodness sake) so he calls them boo-boo sticks, whiiiich is pretty cute. I eat three of them and I'm full, and he's going on number five at the moment. Baby Update: done.<br />
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So then. Once upon a time, Bruegger's Bagel Bakery used to have this bagel sandwich called The Mediterranean, back in the early 00s. It consisted of a, uh, bagel stuffed with muenster cheese, lettuce, red onions, hummus and this sundried tomato spread that I would have eaten with a spoon out of the dang jar given the chance. I'm pretty sure the bagel was a cheese-kind, too. Of course it was discontinued, liiiike every food that I fall madly in love with (other such delicious things include Jones Chocolate Fudge Soda, Doritos "The Quest" Mountain Dew Flavored Chips [which, to be fair, <i>was</i> just a promotional thing] and Taco Bell mother effing 1/2 lb Cheesy Bean and Rice Burritos). Jesus, a real picture of healthy cuisine over here. Whatever, food.</div>
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We're moving an hour north next Wednesday and I'm nervous and excited and nervous. The kid wants to play, which I can tell by his grabbing my hands and whining, trying to close the laptop and saying "pum on!!!" (translation: come on). We're gonna go play with cars, okay?</div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10227790560224396735noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5742856358159350036.post-59255778149292231292014-07-21T14:24:00.003-04:002014-07-29T11:21:45.963-04:00Enchanted Polish - May 2014, June 2014 and July 2014 Swatches & ReviewsHeeeyoooo.<br />
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I was in my first online semi-argument with a delightful gal in a CVS couponing Facebook group in which she suggested I stick coupon tearpads up my hindquarters and find a male chicken to entertain myself with (note: paraphrased for the younger readers). The thread was sadly deleted, but it all started when another member of the group called a fellow out for selling coupon tearpads which he very unlikely procured legally. Some members were saying there's nothing that can be done about it and that our having a discussion about it was a waste of time. Long story short, my whole thing was that regardless of HOW wrong what he's doing is, it's still wrong. Then we had the whole "there are murders happening and you're worried about THIS?" comments. I just... I guess I'm lucky to have been raised with a conscience and a clear outline of the difference between right and wrong. I'm not saying that coupon fraud is on the same level as murder, but it's still a crime, you know? Shoplifting something for $2 isn't a <i>major</i> offense, but it's still punishable by law, dawgs. </div>
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May is this pumpkin orange jelly with some linear holo and that sparkle I always talk about that EP has, except in pink. It has a lot more dimension on the nail than my photos show; it almost looks like a glass fleck buuut not. This one had the best formula -- two easy coats and required zero cleanup. I like this one the best out of the three which kind of indicates my underwhelm-ed-ness since I'm pretty "meh" about orange in general.<br />
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June is a plum-my purple/berry pink metallic duochrome with linear holo and that pink sparkle action. It reminds me of all those purple-toned multichromes except instead of going all the way to gold, this one stops at pink. The formula wasn't as smoothy-smooth as May but it was still pleasant.<br />
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Shown below is two coats without topcoat.<br />
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While this one is the most interesting in terms of what's going on in a nail polish, I'm not in love with it like I think a lot of people are. Some people, maybe. A few. I don't know if it's the shade of purple or what, but I was just kind of like, okay, neat. *shrug*<br />
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July 2014 is a metallic bright cherry red with linear holo and pink <i>and</i> blue sparkle which very barely shows up on the nail. Pretty basic and uninspired-feeling, which bums me right out since July is my birth month and I was hoping for something blam-tastic. I don't, like, LOVE rubies or anything, but I kind of wish this was a jelly instead of being metallic to emulate July's birthstone more. Deep cherry jelly with red shimmer and linear holo... that's a monthly I would campaign for, yo. I don't <i>hate</i> this polish, but I don't see myself reaching for it anytime soon. The formula on this guy was also pretty suck -- quite goopy compared to what I've become used to with EP formulas. Sigh for days.<br />
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Shown below is two coats without topcoat.<br />
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The shade picture definitely makes it look a lot more interesting than it actually is, just FYI. If it looked like that IRL I would be all about it.</div>
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Aaaanyway, that's that. Five more months of this mystery stuff and I kind of think I might be done with Enchanted Polish. Unless something in the next five months blows me right the heck away, I'd rather spend my dolla-dollas on polishes that I know I'll love.</div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10227790560224396735noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5742856358159350036.post-31999730665943978162014-07-18T22:35:00.002-04:002014-07-18T22:43:40.342-04:00A Story About China Glaze - DV8 Once upon a time Brandy bought China Glaze DV8 (along with a few other pretty fantastic polish finds, as can be read all about <a href="http://littlebottlesoflove.blogspot.com/2013/07/first-time-dusty-hunting-success.html" target="_blank">here</a>) during her first dusty hunt. She swapped DV8 and another hard to find polish for a few rad polishes with a delightful Canadian.<br />
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She went back to the salon to buy another bottle of DV8 but the one the salon owner had out was only about a quarter full. She bought it anyway since it still had a few good manicures left in it, despite the extreme goop-factor. She added some polish thinner in an attempt to restore the precious little bit back to its original holographic glory, but the thinner instead separated the shit out of the polish and made it the most depressing little bottle of nonsense in existence. </div>
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A few months later Brandy pops into the salon just for funsies and lo and behold a brand new bottle of DV8 is sitting proudly on the rack. She scoops it up with utter glee, only to be told that it wasn't for sale because it was "popular with the customers". Endless sigh.</div>
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Fast forward one year: DV8 pops up on Storenvy for cheap. Brandy buys it despite being preeeeeetty broke whilst having an unknown amount of moving expenses coming up later this month, a-heh heh ehhhh, because birthday present to herself! My birthday was yesterday, and now I'm in my last year of my twenties which is completely f*cked up in every way imaginable. </div>
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Hey, uh... also my blog turned 1 on July 7th. <i>Wooooo</i>! Don't people usually have giveaways for this sort of thing? Man, sorry about being so lame, guys. Once we're all moved into our new place, and I have this new baby, and all the kids are in their teens and self-sufficient and whatnot I'll figure out how to do a giveaway, and I'll give things away sooooooo hard.</div>
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So I'm sitting here, eating Herr's Kansas City Prime Steak Flavor potato chips and Old Towne Chocolate Fudge Soda (ever the unfailing stereotype of pregnancy), getting all amped up to play Animal Crossing New Leaf on the Nintendo 3DS my boyfriend got for me for my birthday (which I've wanted for three years, mind). My EPs better McFreaking come tomorrow... mail's been kind of weird lately. Tracking is all like "oh, girl, you'll get your stuff by so-and-so day!" and then I DON'T. But when I do, I'll swatch them for you, even though it seems like everybody is selling them off. I wish the Enchanted Polish Mystery Monthlies were as exciting as her random collabs/site exclusives, you <i>know</i>? Meh. Meh for days.</div>
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Welp, time to go catch beetles on the island for mad bells. Kiss kiss.</div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10227790560224396735noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5742856358159350036.post-91484300399309150202014-07-15T19:09:00.001-04:002014-07-15T19:09:06.734-04:00Pahlish - Mystery Holo Swatch & ReviewToday's my baby's birthday. He's two years old!!! So technically not a baby anymore, blah blah blah, <i>he'll always be <b>my</b> baby</i> and all of that. For you I have a whole slew of unprompted freak-faces from the birthday boy himself (who's currently taking a birthday nap [edit: he literally woke up four seconds after my typing this sentence which is why it wasn't published until after 7 PM], which is why mommy is able to update her blog with A REAL LIFE NAIL POLISH SWATCH!!!!!!) Behold:<br />
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The mystery holographic I got consists of a cardboard brown sheer-ish base with medium linear holo, gold glass flecks and strong golden shimmer. I've wanted a good holographic nude-y shade for a time now, so I'm pretty pleased with what I received. Also ohhh my goooddddd I'm so glad my nails are finally growing out. </div>
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It's, like, butterscotch-y kind of, and the flecks are subtle but they add dimension on the nail, girl, you KNOW? It's got a lot going on, but everything works together so nicely that, like, whatever that it's got a lot going on. </div>
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So I'm still pregnant, and right now I'm watching Chopped and literally dumping the last crumbles from a bag of Snyder of Berlin Vlasic Dill Pickle Flavored Potato Chips into my gaping maw.<br />
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Let me tell you a story about my first pregnancy. About half-way in, I was stricken with a sudden and desperate craving for a Taco Bell 1/2 lb cheesy bean and rice burrito, so I went through the drive-through and was told that the 1/2 lb cheesy bean and rice burrito had been discontinued THAT VERY DAY. I begged him to make one anyway, and was told that it wasn't possible because they didn't have all the ingredients anymore (which I later found out was a lie from the pit of hell) so I held back tears and ordered a seven layer burrito and nachos.<br />
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At boyfriend's house to eat, and I could only make it through the burrito, but I have this habit of assigning personalities to inanimate objects, so I started to feel guilty about ordering nachos but not eating them. But I <i>really</i> didn't want them, and my boyfriend didn't want them, and then he decided to give them a sad, little voice, talking about how excited they were that they were chosen and how important and special they felt, and then how utterly devastated they were that I was basically abandoning them to suffer in the trash, alone. My boyfriend loves to tell this story, especially the part where I break down and sob uncontrollably for 15 minutes because of how I've wronged nachos.<br />
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He burned me an apology CD later, titled "Cry all you want to; Nachos don't have feelings". <br />
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Sometimes when I laugh really hard during pregnancy, my brain's brain strokes out and I start crying instead. Like, not crying and still laughing, but pathetic sad-crying. The most recent culprit of emotional fudgery was due to this little gem:<br />
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I'm talking about my boyfriend a lot lately, god, sorrryyyyy, but he was talking the other day about how cats are the glitchiest animal, which I think is a perfect descriptor. They're all graceful and shit, but the second even the tiniest thing goes wrong they're just done for. Cats are weird, guys.<br />
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So nail polish. I bought the three most recent Enchanted Polish mystery monthlies and they had better rule so hard. I also bought, kind of a while ago, this Pahlish mystery holo that reminds me of DS Illumination with subtle linear holo. It's pretty... MAYBE I'LL SWATCH IT SOMETIME. I didn't tell you, but just after my last swatch, I broke two nails on my swatch hand and hacked all my nails off all gone. But now they're growing back, but they're still stumpy, and I wish my nail beds didn't grow practically out of the very tippy-tops of my fingers. :(<br />
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My blog has over 23,000 views on it, which I nev-er imagined possible. I feel like I just started gaining a bit of a readership (thank you! Brandy loves you!) and then I get all <i>pregnant</i> and drop the blog-ball.<br />
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I'll make it up to you. Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10227790560224396735noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5742856358159350036.post-85422432068481124832014-06-03T14:27:00.000-04:002014-06-03T14:27:12.989-04:00Little Babies of Love<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Sorry I've been MIA! I have a little story for you. When a mommy and a daddy love each other...<br />
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No, okay, but I'm having (another) baby. I'm due in January so it's, I guess, all super early to just be blabbing about it all over the internet or whatever. I do what I WANT. I've told you that! It's true!<br />
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Anyway, the smell of nail polish makes me nauseous (in addition to the smell of meats/eggs being cooked which carried over from last time) so I, like, don't paint my nails anymore. IT'S A GOOD THING I HAVE A NAIL BLOG, RIGHT?<br />
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So, aaaahhh... yeah. I mean, the miracle of life and all of that. I'm (we're) super excited (and it had better be a flippin' girl because I am DONE) but I forgot how much the first trimester sucked. The weirdness of completing a pregnancy (as in, gaining sixty pounds and going about 48% crazy for a few months) then returning to a fairly normal, pre-pregnancy state and getting pretty comfortable in this body (an oddly curved spine and kind of a butt that I didn't have before; boobs!; hips!; other, less okay-to-talk-about-on-a-nail-polish-blog body parts changes) then slowly having it puff up again. I'm almost eight weeks now and I've already had to go up a hole on my belt. I know things happen a lot faster the second time around buuut that doesn't mean I'm ready for/pumped about it.<br />
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And that concludes the super selfish superficial portion of this entry. Which is pretty much all of it.<br />
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Things I've been craving desperately (when I'm not laying on the toilet):<br />
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1. Iced Chai Tea Lattes with 1 pump of vanilla from Starbucks<br />
2. UMAMI. I want to, like, drink soy sauce. Good soy sauce though, not the kind that just tastes like salt water.<br />
3. Ice cream<br />
4. Salt & Vinegar chips (like, kettle cooked ones)<br />
5. Like, 98% of the shit they whip up on Food Netwook competition shows<br />
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I would like to continue to update as much as possible, and hopefully the morning sickness gets right on out of here by week 12 like last time. Oh! Not to mention my nails are pretty nubsy at the moment due to a pretty severe ring finger nail break on ye olde swatch hand.<br />
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How's everybody doing these days? I miss you.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10227790560224396735noreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5742856358159350036.post-41073429992885940542014-05-21T12:27:00.000-04:002014-05-21T12:27:03.700-04:00Catrice - Dirty BerryHey!<br />
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I am 1.) tired and 2.) nauseous. Like, soooooooooooooo tired. So tired.<br />
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Today I have a have an infamous little friend named Dirty Berry by the German brand Catrice, which I happily received in a swap.<br />
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Dirty Berry is a dusty medium purple with scattered holo that, due to the misfortune of partially cloudy skies, is pretty much invisible in the pictures. Regardless, it's a pleasant color that's quite shiny without topcoat. The formula was a bit runny (despite the Catrice website going on about perfect coverage in one coat and all of that... no way, man) but I'm not even mad about it. Runny, shmunny. This polish isn't available in the ol' States, <i>plus</i> it's discontinued, so I don't know what to tell you.<br />
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Swatches show three coats without topcoat under indirect sunlight, OKAY?? <br />
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Ah, so... yeah. Dirty Berry.<br />
I should be receiving some pretty awesome polishes in the mail over the next couple of days so hopefully my blog will be able to climb out of the rut of suck.<br />
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Hey, how about Mountain Dew Baja Blast being sold outside of Taco Bell now? I'm pretty okay with it! You know what I'm not okay with? Taco Bell discontinuing the cheesy bean and rice burrito. Holy shmow, I just got THE STRONGEST CRAVING for one of those. It's been, like, three years almost since they did, but I can <i>still taste it</i>. I don't typically advocate fast food, but every so often my body requires it. Gross and awesome.<br />
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omg all I want in this entire world is a cheesy bean and rice burrito. OOH OR MAYBE CHIPOTLE.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10227790560224396735noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5742856358159350036.post-29413631983932542832014-05-19T16:08:00.001-04:002014-05-20T09:00:07.368-04:00Polishnv - Fire In The Sky, Tilt A-Whirl, Route 66 and Mermaid Tears Swatches & Reviews<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Hi guys! HEY!! Do you see that little picture up there? The one that says "Press Sample"??!! THIS IS MY VERY FIRST PRESS SAMPLE AND I AM SO PUMPED. Alsooo I changed my watermark finally. Now people won't be left wondering what the F an "lbol" is. I kind of finally feel like a real blogger!!<br />
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Today I have four (very soon to be released) colors from Polishnv. Purchasing info can be found at the bottom... after all the pictures and reviews and stuff. So let's dig right in, shall we? <br />
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The formulas with Fire In The Sky and Mermaid Tears were similar; three thin coats for opacity. I also used three coats with Tilt A-Whirl but you could likely get away with two. Route 66 only required two coats for opacity. They all applied smoothly and were neither too thin or thick. All of the swatches are shown with topcoat, with the first two pictures of each polish being taken in the sun while the last one shows it in the shade. Did you get all that?<br />
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Up first is <b>Fire In The Sky</b>, a purple/pink/red to rusty orange metallic duochrome with linear holo. Not a color I would ordinarily have chosen to wear, I quite like what it looks like on. It is a bit of a chameleon, shifting to varying shades of red/orange at different angles and lighting. The righteousness of the duochrome, however, is also most apparent out of direct light.<br />
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<b>Tilt A-Whirl</b> is a summery bright light purple that has the most subtle linear holo of the bunch. I love this kind of purple -- I swatched it last so I could wear it around for a bit! It takes on a softer berry tone in the shade but really pops in the sun.<br />
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<b>Route 66</b> looks, in the bottle, like a vampy burgundy red with subtle linear holo but applies lighter and takes on a raspberry quality in the sun. I thought this color was going to be a bit too dark for Summer but it's totes nots. I'm looking at the bottle indoors, right now, and it seriously looks brick red. What a little trickster.<br />
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Finally we have <b>Mermaid Tears</b>, my (unsurprising) favorite of the bunch. Heavenly shade of blue? Check. Aqua flash? Check. Having to do with crying? Check! I would punch a mermaid in her throat if I knew her eye juice was this pretty. To, you know, make her cry so I could collect her tears... not just because I had the knowledge... anyway, it's real pretty is what I'm saying. It's also got kind of a scattered linear holo, if that makes any kind of sense. The arch is loose, but it's there.<br />
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These little darlings will be available on the Polishnv Etsy Site (which can be found <a href="https://www.etsy.com/shop/Polishnv" target="_blank">here</a>!) soon and will be sold for $9 bucks a pop, full size style. Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10227790560224396735noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5742856358159350036.post-44203121638419384432014-05-14T14:50:00.003-04:002014-05-15T09:13:48.140-04:00Colors by Llarowe - Paper Moon Swatch & ReviewHi guys.<br />
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I know this is probably going to break your hearts and for that I am deeply apologetic, but my blogging may become a bit more sporadic for a while, here. I found out a thing, and I need to find out other things concerning this thing before I can confidently go forward and blog.<br />
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I'll keep you posted, though. It's a good thing, by the way. :) See?<br />
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Today I have a bit of a lemming for your viewing pleasure: Paper Moon by Colors by Llarowe by. Unfortunately, she's discontinued as of, like, a week ago. Sorrrryyyyy.<br />
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Say it's only a hmm hmm hmmmmmm...<br />
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Paper Moon is a lilac insane-o linear holo. Like, you can almost hear this nail polish yelling excited obscenities in the sun. As per the us... how would you write out the awful, short form of "usual"? What makes that z+sh sound? Zh? Yoozh. Yewzh. Anyway, per the <i>norm</i>, the formula with this was bomb and dope and all of that. Budduh. <br />
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Shown below is two coats with topcoat. The first picture shows Paper Moon in direct sunlight, the second is indirect sunlight and the third is shade. <br />
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Don't be too sad if you missed out on this; <a href="http://www.llarowe.com/shop-all/colors-by-llarowe.html" target="_blank">CbL</a> is releasing <u><b><i>35</i></b></u> new shades on May 26th so you're sure to find something else to fill the void in your hearts. Your poor hearts are going through a lot these days, huh?<br />
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Oh, also, Llarowe describes a few of them as "strong linear holo" which I, uh, clearly hate. Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10227790560224396735noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5742856358159350036.post-72483719450482367402014-05-12T16:13:00.000-04:002014-05-17T10:24:35.500-04:00Funky Fingers - 220 Volts, Let The Beat Drop and BPM Swatchs & ReviewsHey!<br />
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Here's part two of my non-designated-as-such Funky Fingers Neon Shimmers (mostly) Extravaganza 2k14. This is what I was telling you about yesterday!!!!!<br />
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The odd one out of these three is 220 Volts, which is a straight neon, no shimmer. In fact, he doesn't really even belong with the other five, I wouldn't say, but he's what I bought so I'm just gonna make it wor----<br />
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HOLY SHHHH. Lightning just struck about 2 inches from my house just now. It was so close I heard the crackle before the thunderclap. I'm gonna go ahead and put my heart back into my body real fast.<br />
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Fun Fact: Brandy + Thunderstorms = Panic Attack Citaaaay<br />
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Ehem, so anyway, work. These are all over Funky Fingers - Gesso under OttLite. <br />
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220 Volts is about as neon blue as you can get. The formula was a bit thin so I ended up needing three coats instead of two. I'm not in love with this polish... it's blue, and that's about all it has going for it. I think I'm just <i>spoiled by the shimmer</i>. This one was color corrected slightly for brightness matching purposes.<br />
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The one that I figured would be my favorite but ended up not being is this one: Let The Beat Drop. Kind of a neon-ish cornflower blue with pink shimmer. I ended up needing three coats to even it out. It's not really <i>neon</i>, but it's oddly brighter on the nail than you'd think it'd be from the bottle. Possibly because of the bright-ass white underneath? We may never know.<br />
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And finally my favorite of the three: BPM, which I'm pretty sure stands for Brandy, Polish Maniac. This reminds me of Formula X For Sephora - Hyped which I also adore. It's neon magenta with I don't even know, purple? Blue? shimmer. There's a lot more depth and saturation in this polish than my camera was able to capture. It's also rad even in lower lighting!<br />
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So there it is. I'm not dead by lightning either!<br />
Like I said, there were a few more sans-shimmer neon Funky Fingers but I might pass on them if they're like 220 Volts. I don't wear neons enough to justify buying polish just for the sake of having it.<br />
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Wait... no, I justify it pretty regularly actually. Especially when it's <b>what</b>??<br />
[crowd response] SUPER CHEAP! [clapping, cheering]Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10227790560224396735noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5742856358159350036.post-11251357990546622532014-05-12T08:30:00.000-04:002014-05-11T20:50:58.252-04:00Funky Fingers - All The Rave, Drop The Bass and Glowstick Swatches & ReviewsOkay! No more blog hiatus (holy sh what an awful word combo).<br />
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Today I have three neon shimmers from !!! Five Below again. I knoooooooooooow. They're just <i>so cheap</i>. How could I not? Three for five bones, if you didn't somehow know. And these, especially, are AWESOME. Cheap polish, as a generalization, is a gamble when it comes to quality. However, I am absolutely in LOVE with these. What sets these guys apart from your standard highlighter brights is that they have <b><i>shimmer</i></b>. Oooo. Aaahh. <br />
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So I don't have to say the same dang thing over and over again, the formula on these three are all the same, and are all great: opaque in 2 easy coats. They dried with a touch of matte so I used topcoat. They're also swatched over Funky Fingers - Gesso (pronounced jess-oh... thanks art school) which is a decent opaque white. Oh my godddd these were somucheasiertoswatchthantheeffingessiesuuuuggggg.<br />
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Also they're all taken under OttLite cuz direct sunlight gave my camera seizures. :(<br />
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First up is All the Rave (are raves still a thing? God, I'm so sheltered. I used to wear about a million chunky neon plastic bracelets when I was 15 and that was the extent of my rave phase, ha ha. I was really into band is the kind of girl I was, so) which is a cool-toned neon pink with yellow shimmer. My camera tried to make this one like, some kind of weird coral shade so I had to color correct it some, though it's still kind of sucktastic. Imagine the nails being more what's-in-the-bottle colored with the yellow shimmer being closer and more contained to around the highlights... does that help? No?<br />
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Next is Drop The Bass which is safety vest orange also with yellow shimmer. This is the first neon orange that I've ever actually really liked. Also color corrected but the color is way more accurate than pink-guy up there. I'm gonna go ahead and tell you to enlarge the photos for your viewing pleasure. The shimmer is more apparent when they're big.<br />
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And finally we have Glowstick which is the very color of a lightning bug's hindquarters. This is my favorite of the three. It's literally yellow highlighter with (shock! awe!) yellow shimmer. I know you're not going to believe it but I color correct this MFer too. But this is freaking what it looks like. uLtImAtE sWoOn!!!!!!!!!!!!!!<br />
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Again, these bishes are tree for fie doll hairs at your local Five Below. Bargain of the dang century, if you were to ask for my thoughts on the subject. You <b>need</b> Glowstick in your life, I'm telling you right now. Take my word for it. Please, take it. You're welcome. I love you.<br />
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Oh, hey, tomorrow I'll have three more of these bad boys for you (although one of them doesn't have shimmer, and there were actually quite a lot of other neons at 5 B-lo that I didn't pick up which didn't have shimmer but still intrigue me and also one of the ones I'm showing you tomorrow isn't really a neon but it has a rave name so Iunno). Get pumped, y'all!Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10227790560224396735noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5742856358159350036.post-2537471801371967712014-05-06T12:56:00.001-04:002014-05-06T20:54:53.039-04:00Revlon Street Wear - Monster MashOh, hey, it's Tuesday. <br />
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May the Fourth, Cinco de Mayo and all of that! I played Lego The Hobit for most of the weekend and volunteered with my best friend at a food bank yesterday. We did, however, go to a pretty excellent Mexican restaurant after so I guess that kind of counts.<br />
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Oh, hey, the mailman's here and it's only 10:30am.<br />
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I don't remember from where or at what age I procured a certain Street Wear Monster Mash, but I had it, and now I don't because I sold it. Because I hadn't worn it for about a hundred years. But now I kind of regret it. I swatched it a while before putting it up for sale and was like 'oh, this is neat, but I won't wear it on the reg'. And now I kind of miss it.<br />
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I took a bunch of pictures of it. It's from the 90s, it's green, and is glittery. It's, like, a full-coverage glitter. I'm pretty sure this was only three thin layers over nothing. Nothing but nailz. Also it's pretty much impossible to find, I guess. I saw one that was auctioned on British eBay for $62. I didn't sell it for close to that much because a.) evap and b.) I painted the bottle handle with other nail polish years ago and when I was cleaning it off with polish remover it started smudging the ink of the label off. Such lame. I also had Costume Party (which I didn't swatch before selling :/) and still have Black Widow and I kind of feel like maybe they were sold in a set together.<br />
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Oh, hey, also this polish is the only example of the use of bar glitter than doesn't make me puke in my mouth. <br />
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So anyway, here's six of those pictures I was telling you about:<br />
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Sooooo, yeah. I probably would have worn this again, actually, now that I'm staring at these pictures. I mean, I'm glad Monster Mash has gone to somebody who will love him. I liked him all right in a sentimental way, but I didn't really treasure his full value. If you love a polish, let it go...<br />
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We just weren't that close, you know? But maybe we could have been. Maybe I should have just given him a chance.<br />
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Hey, so I've been writing this while listening a conversation going on and I'm not even going to reread it because I'm sure what I've written is absolutely brilliant. I'm, like, 101% confident. <br />
<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10227790560224396735noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5742856358159350036.post-44799366487050485322014-05-02T17:15:00.000-04:002014-05-02T17:15:03.241-04:00Funky Fingers - Neon Glitters Swatches & ReviewsHiiii.<br />
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Today, for you! I have the Funky Fingers Neon Glitters (collection?) from Five Below. There are three polishes in the set, named in embarrassing homage to television shows from the late 80s/early 90s (AKA the grodiest time period in history). The formula is, unshockingly, the same amongst the three: not too thick with a good glitter payoff. The swatches all show one coat of Funky Fingers over a pastel gradient with topcoat.<br />
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Saved by the Glitter - Three sizes of hex glitter in neon blue and neon pink with small white hex glitter in a clear base (over ORLY - Pretty-Ugly & CoverGirl - Peek a Boo Pink).<br />
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Glitter Matters - Three sizes of hex glitter in neon pink and neon yellow with small white hex glitter in a clear base (over CoverGirl - Peek a Boo Pink & ORLY - Melodious Utopia).<br />
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Glitter Explains it All - Three sizes of hex glitter in neon yellow/green and neon blue with small white hex glitter in a clear base (over ORLY - Melodious Utopia & ORLY - Pretty-Ugly).<br />
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My favorite is Saved by the Glitter, but I really quite like all three. I liked the Salon Perfect Neon Collision Collection released last summer (which is the only other kind of neon glitter polish I own) but I'm more into the size variations of the glitter in these, plus I like how the white glitter breaks things up a little bit. If you're looking for a good, cheap (3 for $5), Summery glitter topper, here you go. Yoooooou're welcome!Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10227790560224396735noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5742856358159350036.post-89381748451687440102014-05-01T15:44:00.000-04:002014-05-01T15:44:05.836-04:00Fishtail Nail Art Have you ever gone to a spirit/food pairing? It's, uh, pretty great. Andy and I went to one last night at The Winking Lizard, oddly enough. There was kind of this little side room with about 40 people in it at tables at the back of the restaurant. We go there late (of course) and were enthusiastically greeted by Laphroaig Master Ambassador Simon Brooking in all his Scottish-accented glory (swoon for days. Scottish accents are absolutely my favorite accents in all the world) and two delicious Laphroaig 10 Year cocktails as we awkwardly made our way to our seats. It was a four course dinner (Scotch Egg Salad, Maple Glazed Duck Flatbread, Prime Rib with Sweet Potato Frites and Bleu Cheese and Bacon Brussels Sprouts, Hand-made Spicy Chocolate S'more) which were paired with four Laphroaig scotches (10 Year, Triple Wood, 10 year Cask Strength, 18 Year) and it was delicious. I've never been much for scotch (and Laphroaig, by nature, is incredibly smoky and peaty and a little intense to a scotch novice like me) but the event was informative, entertaining and fun. I was definitely a giggly doofus by the end.<br />
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Little Bottles of Scotch.<br />
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So I saw this fishtail nail art at <a href="http://www.vampyvarnish.com/2014/04/fishtail-mani-using-occ-nail-lacquer" target="_blank">Vampy Varnish</a> and decided it would be the perfect thing to jazz up my fingies. I hadn't tried the fishtail yet so I was apprehensive at the whole free-handedness of it but it was actually pretty painless, and the result was exactly what I was looking for.<br />
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Colors used were:<br />Literary Lacquer - Some Glad Morning (turquoise)<br />
Colors by Llarowe - Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star (blue)<br />
Essie - As Good As Gold (gold)<br />
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Taken in direct sunlight with my very fancy vintage Hermes Deux Éperons bracelet that I'm waaay too lower-middle class to properly own.<br />
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What do you think? I miss my length but I'm happy to be able to somewhat pull of nail art, if only simple designs, still.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10227790560224396735noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5742856358159350036.post-56807309021321809202014-04-30T09:00:00.000-04:002014-05-01T15:09:55.524-04:00Funky Fingers - Berried Treasure, Fro Yo, Puffo Gelato and Mint Choco-Chip Swatches & ReviewsSo yeaaaah, these polishes have been around for a while. They were on clearance at my local Five Below for 5/$5 so I was like what the hay-hay.<br />
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What the hay-hay indeed.<br />
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I tend to overlook Funky Fingers as a brand, mostly because my first experience with them made me go 'meh'. I've since gotten a few colors that are actually quite excellent, and for the normal price of 3/$5 it's hard to be too upset with them if they're not, like, a-maaa-zing, you know?<br />
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Three of the four polishes (Berried Treasure, Fro Yo and Mint Choco-Chip) consist of a milky crelly base with various sizes of black and sheer white hex glitter, while the other (Puffo Gelato) is a crelly base with only black hex glitter in various smaller sizes. The glitter with these dudes (with the exception of Puffo Gelato) was all kind of clumped at the bottom, and I struggled to get an even amount of it out, as you can see in my pictures. I would have liked them a lot more if their glitter was like PG. <br />
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First up is Berried Treasure, the sheerest of the bunch. The soft, little-puppy-nose pink is sweet and feminine but even after three coats you can still see bald patches on the nail.<br />
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Shown below is three coats with topcoat.<br />
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Fro Yo is a pastel purple. The formula was better with this one in terms of sheerness. The white glitters, consequentially, weren't very noticeable as a result.<br />
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Puffo Gelato is my favorite, and not just because it's blue. This one is the most egg-speckly, least sheer and lacks the white glitter (which, honestly, they all could have done without since the glitter is also sheer). I muuuch prefer the smaller glitter in this type of polish; the distribution ends up being more even and more interesting to look at, in my <i>humble</i> opinion.<br />
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Shown below is three coats with topcoat.<br />
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Finally there's Mint Choco-Chip. It's, uh, mint green and like, just below Berried Treasure on the sheerness scale. I've said the word 'sheer' like, a hundred times I feel like. It's just such a better word than 'milky'... gag. Anyway, I don't know. It's a nice color and all of that. Things.<br />
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Shown below is three coats with topcoat<br />
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So there you go, guys. Swatches of an older set of polishes you can probably still find at your Five Below, possibly on clearance. I don't <i>hate</i> these but I'm not in love with them either. I like the idea of them, you know? I wish the glitter was more eager to hang out with me, on my nails. OKAY BUT FOR A DOLLAR. Okay, I know. For a dollar each, they're cool.<br />
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10227790560224396735noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5742856358159350036.post-43037144780241463772014-04-29T09:00:00.000-04:002014-05-02T17:20:25.328-04:00Too Fancy Lacquer - Set Fire To The Rain Swatch & ReviewHi there.<br />
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Remember that tear I was telling you about in my middle finger nail? That I thought was holding tight with the teabag repair? Welp the other day I was at the grocery store, and I don't know exactly when it happened but my nail peaced right on out. Traitor. So it's back to nubs we go.<br />
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Fortunately, Set Fire To The Rain by Too Fancy Lacquer looks pretty great on nubs. In fact, this polish would look stellar even on, like, tree bark if that's what started growing out of my fingers. It's insanely pigmented and I had zero problems with staining (but I was also very careful not too flood my cuticles just in case), and the color is the most perfect shade of blue you've ever seen --cerulean-- which is <b>MY FAVORITE COLOR</b>!!! Cerulean blue for everybody!!!<br />
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Sir-oo-lee-in.<br />
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It's got that imbedded linear holo that doesn't just look like a rainbow is sitting on top of the base color. Blue rainbows. Not to mention that the formula was fantastic to boot.<br />
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I give everything such glowing reviews (except those Essies... shudder and weep), don't I? I need to be more critical. I dunno, I think I just luck out with my polish purchases. I just <i>really</i> like this polish, okay guys? <i>Ceruuuuleaaan</i>.<br />
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Shown below is two coats with topcoat in direct sunlight (which I'll be using more now that it's warming up FINALLY. I love my OttLite and all, but nothing beats the blang-inducing power of the sun).<br />
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I feel like there's kind of a richness I'm lacking with my pictures. Plus the color is like, the tiniest bit warmer and more saturated in real life. In real life, as opposed to in the fake life of the internet.<br />
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Anyway, whatever to my glowing reviews. This polish rules.<br />
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I really suck at closing statements. I wish I could skip this part sometimes. Like, weeeell... those are my pictures. Okay, bye!Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10227790560224396735noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5742856358159350036.post-66081045609164080412014-04-28T09:00:00.000-04:002014-04-28T09:00:00.872-04:00Legend of Zelda Triforce Nail ArtJust to, you know, really drive it in that I'm a huge geek.<br />
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Let me tell you a little story about my first Legend of Zelda experience. I was 12 and I was staying at my dad's apartment for the weekend. I had brought my Nintendo 64 over for entertainment purposes (not that he wasn't entertaining, exactly, he was just studying to be a paramedic) and we had rented Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time. I haaaated it. My problem was that I couldn't find the frigging Kokiri Sword. I played for all of 20 minutes, decided the game was lame, and went about my life.<br />
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Fast forward a year; waiting at a bus stop with my friend from elementary school's big scary sister. I was a freshman in high school and I didn't belong anywhere. This big scary sister and I started talking video games, and she lauded about a game called Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time. I was like, girl, whaaaat? That's shit's lame. And she's like NO. So she let me borrow it (and helped me with the sword) and thus began the most epic journey of my life up to that point and a best-friendship that's still intact to this day.<br />
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We defeated Ganondorf during New Year's Eve of 1999/New Year's Day 2000. <b>EPIC</b>.<br />
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Ocarina of Time is very near and dear to my heart (I say it's my favorite video game of all time but I'm pretty sure that's just in a sentimental way... it's definitely in my top 3). That's the end of my story.<br />
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Courage! Wisdom! Power! I know I'm holding a GameCube controller here (I don't know where my N64 controller is, thanks) but just go with it. Windwaker was pretty great too, if we're going to get all crazy about it.<br />
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Colors used were:<br />
Zoya - Storm & Raven<br />
Sinful Colors - Ruby Mine & Emerald Envy<br />
Ciate - True Blue<br />
OPI - Oy-Another Polish Joke!<br />
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I was going to freehand the Marks of the Goddesses instead of just the individual Triforce bits but I just so happen to be taking a medicine that makes my hands kind of shaky, which is also <i>super</i> awesome for doing nail art.<br />
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I was going to re-take the pictures after I reviewed them because I kind of hated how they turned out, but I was going to do it after we went to the grocery store. But then something suck-filled happened, which you can read about tomorrow </3 <br />
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