Unintended blog break
March 16th, 2010I was on a work trip last week that went over, so I just got home yesterday. I hope to be back to regular blogging tomorrow! Thanks for your patience. 
NOTD – China Glaze LOL
March 13th, 2010
LOL is two coats of pupley holographic goodness. It’s a pink-based, not a blue-based purple. I love the way this one looks on, but the darn thing chipped on me in 12 hours (and eight of those were sleeping!).
Then I broke a nail, so that NOTD pic is bad (and not edited yet – China Glaze Recyle) and then China Glaze Visit Me In Prism chipped o me before I could take a picture. My work trip has been running not to schedule, so I’m now here until Monday.
OPI Sea? I Told You!
March 12th, 2010This is somewhat fitting, as with any luck I have finished a hard week on a work trip and am at a beach with my husband, who is flying down to spend the weekend. I’m pre-posting this, so there’s always the possibility that I’m instead doing another day while Brad runs on the beach without me, but whatever, I’m going to think positively. 
Sea? I Told You! is a gorgeous blingy teal blue. There’s just the perfect amount of sparkle in this, and it totally reminds me of tropical ocean in the best way. This was three coats, with the first being very sheer. No VNL by the third! I absolutely love this one.
OPIs – silver holographics
March 11th, 2010
OPI Paris Couture for Sure was one of those that I just had to have after reading Scrangie’s review. This was four coats of silvery holo-ey goodness.
OPI DS Coronation is really, really similar to Paris Couture for Sure. This one only took three coats for opacity. Both dried really smoothly.
Before I took off Coronation, I put Paris Couture for Sure back on my index and ring finger.
There are four coats of Paris and three of Coronation. Paris is just the teensiest bit blingier, but really, these are super duper close. Both smooth, both beautifully holo, both awesome. Coronation is just a tad bit more opaque (thus the one less coat).
Orly Sweet Spring Part III
March 10th, 2010
Cotton Candy is a peach cream. Again with the good coverage in two coats, though unfortunately not the best color on me.
Lemonade is a soft yellow cream. I don’t have a lot of experience with yellows, since it is clearly NOT a good color for me, but this was pretty decent for everything I’ve heard about yellows being streaky. While this was definitely not as user friendly as say, Snowcone, this still was pretty nice and even in two coats.
Sweet Spring is a nice collection, and I’m very impressed with the formulas. That being said, I really can only see myself reaching for Snowcone and Gumdrop, which makes me kind of irritated with myself that I keep on compulsively buying the entire collection. Definitely looking forward to the sparkly collection from Zoya for summer – getting sick of all of the pastel creams!
Orly Sweet Spring Part II
March 9th, 2010
Lollipop is a pinky purple cream. I’m so bummed because I really do love colors like these in principal, but I really don’t think they do me any favors. Pinks and purples only seem to do well on me if they’re darker. This was two coats, though it barely needs the second.
Pixy Stix is a bright pinky coral cream. This was more sheer than the previous three, making it just a little jellyish, but I got decent coverage in two coats. Looking at the picture, though, three might have been better. Thankfully it’s pink enough to work on me (not too orange).
Orly Sweet Spring Part I
March 8th, 2010Again I’ve got six polishes over three days – on a work trip this week!
Snowcone is a beautiful powdery blue cream. There’s one coat on one nail, two on the others, and I can’t tell the difference. The coverage of this is incredible!
Gumdrop is a lovely mint green. I haven’t been a big mint green fan, but I think this one works more on me than past colors – this somehow just seems less toothpastey. Though I guess I could just be getting used to the look. This was two coats.
Shoes that take my breath away
March 7th, 2010I’m not all about nail polish and makeup – my first love is and always will be shoes. I might be throwing them in now and then.
I just debuted my newest pair at work this week:
These are Charles by Charles David, and I LOVE them. Just enough sophistication to balance the animal print for a professional setting (and intimidate the heck out of junior engineers – just what I like to see!)
NOTDs – OPIs France Collection
March 6th, 2010I was pulling OPIs for NOTDs, and realized I was reaching for the France Collection this week. Definitely a good one!
We’ll Always Have Paris is a lovely plummy almost vamp. Very sophisticated! It reminds me of Zoya Casey, but without the slight jelly feel. This was two coats.
Parlez-vous OPI? is a dusty lavender cream. This is a nice and sophisticated color, easy application in two coats.
You Don’t Know Jacques! was a little disappointing to me. This one has LOTS of hype, and I definitely realize the taupes are in right now, but this was maybe just a little too dark and dirty looking for me. This was two coats, good coverage.
OPI Pearl of Wisdom comparison
March 5th, 2010I brought out my old bottle of Pearl of Wisdom, and put it on my index and ring fingers.
The old has two coats, and the new has four. They are definitely not the same polish. The old is milky and white and more of a frost. The new is sheer and a shimmer and has a duochrome finish. I’m definitely glad I got the new one!
It’s gorgeous layered. This was over two coats of Dim Sum Plum, resulting in a very pretty shimmery pink.
Wicked over black (one coat of Wet ‘n Wild Black Cream)! It really shows the green in the polish, with some purple.
