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Tuesday, March 5, 2013

Dior Vernis Shadow

A quickie NOTD that I'm sure you've seen a million times. I bought this for myself as a gift when I had a successful midterm review. It is actually still available at retail price on Dior.com, so don't fall for the eBay prices.

Shadow is a deep purple with a pink shimmer throughout. I actually don't think I look that great in dark colors, but I didn't feel right topping this with glitter as it was just too pretty. Two easy coats. At first, using the Dior brush made me feel like I didn't know how to paint my nails. But after the first coat, I was in love with the wide brush!

I know Diors are pricey, but this polish lasted for days and I was not kind to my hands. I don't wear gloves when I do the dishes or clean and I cook every night. When I go on vacation, I know I will be reaching for my Diors since the quality is just so great. I took pictures in a ton of different lighting to show off the shimmer and how sometimes Shadow is a brighter purple.

Dior Vernis Shadow indoors

Dior Vernis Shadow with flash

Dior Vernis Shadow in natural light

What do you think of dark colors? I'm not so sure I can pull them off, but I still wear them!

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Saturday, March 2, 2013

Girly Bits Sofa King Messy

I'm really in love with this manicure. It's a mix of indies, salon, and drug store brands. I don't discriminate with my polish and I love 99 cent polish up to the Chanels and Diors.

This started with 2 coats of Zoya Evvie, which I got with the original Peter Som set from a giveaway from Pointless Cafe. It is a creamy, beautiful dusty green that dried super glossy. Then I added one coat of Pure Ice Heartbreaker. I use Heartbreaker all of the time and it is one of my polishes with the biggest dent in it. It's perfect for layering and you can see the blue and green shifts that it creates over Evvie. For $2, this is seriously a steal.

Then I added a diagonal with Girly Bits Sofa King Messy. Say that out loud really fast. Pam at Girly Bits had a little mess with glitter and she picked up any useable glitter and made this polish. Not sure if it will ever be sold, but I love the mistake combination! Lastly, I added a line of dots with Orly It's Not Rocket Science. I love the different types of textures of this manicure and that's what I love about nail polish in general. Like when cooking, if you have something soft, you want to balance it with something crunchy. Same goes with polish. I took lots of different pictures to show off the shimmer and glitter. Some are a bit blurry but they should the shimmer the best.

Girly Bits Sofa King Messy

Bottle shot of Sofa King Messy

Two coats of Zoya Evvie

Two coats of Zoya Evvie with one coat of Pure Ice Heartbreaker

I love to layer. It's my favorite thing about nail polish. I take a plain color and make it my own. Have any fun combos lately? Let me know!

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Friday, March 1, 2013

Red Dog Designs Young at Heart with a Dior Lemming Squashed!

FIRST UP: I hit over 200 likes last night on Facebook and crossing my fingers for 150 GFC followers because I have an awesome giveaway for you! It's a collection of polishes not even released yet, so hopefully I can have the giveaway next week! Thank you all for the support!

I realize Valentine's Day was two weeks ago, but this is what I wore! If you aren't folliwng me on Instagram already, be sure you do as I posted the mani on Vday. A few months ago, my polish friend Jen from My Nail Polish Obsession (do you see a trend here? She finds so many of my lemmings) went to a Dior store and lo and behold found one of my lemmings, Flapper Pink/Rose Vamp! It is a super shimmer pink that is so delicate but so beautiful. Unlike other Diors, the shimmer is very present. A little sheer, I did three coats and it was just so beautiful. The pink was really hard to capture because it looks so different in different lights but I think I've got every angle represented.

I knew I wanted to pair it with one of my new Red Dog Designs, Young at Heart. It was very matchy so the hearts blend into Flapper Pink, but I actually preferred it that way. No digging for hearts and there was an even dispersal of glitter with just one coat. The boyfriend said it reminded him of Strawberry Frosted Donuts and he is totally right!

Red Dog Designs Young at Heart with Dior Flapper Pink

Dior Flapper Pink/Rose Vamp

Dior Flapper Pink/Rose Vamp with flash

Did you rock pink on Valentine's Day or did you go non-traditional?

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Saturday, February 23, 2013

Lynnderella Blue Rouge with Elevation El Cap

Blue Rouge was THE one polish I absolutely needed from Lynnderella's Groundhog Day Collection. I ended up also adding Key to Her Heart, but this one is my absolute must if you can only get one. It is a stunning mix of periwinkle, blue, lavender, and a little bit of pink glitter.

I first used two coats of Elevation Polish El Cap, which is a blurple (sometimes more blue, sometimes more purple...see the pictures) shimmer. Then I added a diagonal line of Blue Rouge. To separate the polishes, I used Barry M Gelly Prickly Pear and Orly Boho Bonnet as dots. Love this. I really love my Lynn collection and I have yet to be disappointed by her glitters.

Lynnderella Blue Rouge with Elevation El Cap

Lynnderella Blue Rouge with Elevation El Cap indoor


Lynnderella Blue Rouge with Elevation El Cap indoor

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Friday, February 22, 2013

Rescue Beauty Lounge Aqua Lily

Here's a special polish, and not because it's the ever amazing, sold out completely (times two) Aqua Lily. Actually, it's more special because the original pre-order for the BIB 4 was during Hurricane Sandy. Since I live in metropolitan NYC area, my region was hit hard and I lost power for a full two weeks. Reckon, polish was not priority. Two amazing friends ordered me this polish, knowing I had wanted it, and THAT is why Aqua Lily is special to me.

We have had a lot of grey days, so I put this bottle of sunshine on. Two coats, no clean up at all...now I understand the RBL formula. I cannot wait to wear this as a pedicure in the summer. I might be too pale for it now, but I don't care. Enjoy the aqua with pink shimmer.