100 Follower Giveaway

Ok,  I know it is a little late but here is the rafflecopter and pictures of the giveaway.  I hope there are not kinks in the rafflecopter.

    

Cheeky summer plates 2012

Hits No Olimpio in Hera

Hits Phenomena Borealis

Impala   Verde passaro

This is the box that the cheeky plates come in.  Isn't it cute.

Ludurana Duo Chrome Orange Cyan

Hope you like.  Good to everyone and I really think the rafflecopter is working near perfect.

So, Ciao for now,

Patty

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    The Indies

Buyer Beware!

 

I am writing this as a possible warning.  I can’t, well I kind of can explain what happened.  I bought the beautiful bottle of Scrangie from Rescue Beauty Lounge.  The polish is not cheap and the shipping is not cheap either total cost was around $26.00.  I loved this polish.  I swatched it and was waiting to start my blog and premiere one day.  I only have one Rescue Beauty Lounge polish and I do admit I forgot about it.  When I started the polish room I found it and said today I am going to wear this and take pictures to post it on my blog.  When I put it on it did not seem the same color.  I looked it up on the internet and something looked wrong.  Well something was wrong

 

The left is what was in the bottle and the right swatch is the original color. 

What happened?  Have you ever owned a strand of pearls?  Ok, when I went and bought my first set of pearls.  I did my research.  I do know a lot about precious gems because I have had quite a few and consider any purchase of jewelry an investment but only looked up how to pick good pearls.  Did you know that pearls that are not perfectly round are less valuable than those that are not perfectly round?  I did when I went and picked my pearls.  I also bought the pearls from a man who knew everything about precious gems.  He brought out 4 strands and I picked the ones I wanted.  He smiled and said you’ve done your research this is the exact strand I would pick.  He said so you know that you cannot leave these in a dark place.  I did not know that.  He said yes keep them in a jewelry box but make sure that you have preferably beige or light pink interior.  Mine had beige and I asked him why.  He said that over time the pearls pick up the color of what they are place in.  If they are placed in a black interior you will get gray pearls which are pretty but I wanted the classic white strand of pearls.  So, I think that is what happened to this polish.

Note that the box is dark inside.  I am square what happened to the polish is the same thing that would happen to pearls if I left them in.  Have you noticed that like Deborah Lippmann's polish come in a clear box.  Chanel boxes are black on the outside but white inside.  Nars has a black box with black interior.  Illamasqua black box white interior.  Zoya if it comes in a box comes in a black box with a regular cardboard color interior or clear box.  I am just saying this because to be safe I took all my Nars out of the box Illamasqua’s are still in their boxes.  I will be sending these pictures to Rescue Beauty Lounge,  they can’t even replace Scrangie but Scrangie herself said there is a Sephora dupe which I will probably settle for.   So, do what you do.  I am not saying take all nail polishes with dark interiors out of the box just saying be careful and remember tomorrow is the Ulta BOGO Butter London Sale.

 

Ciao bellas,

Patty

Gold stamping

I was so happy when I found this polish I had not been able to find a gold stamping plate but I was watching soguesswhat11's YouTube channel because she said she found a gold stamping polish. I was excited. I don't know other people never have any problem stamping with regular polish. I CAN'T DO IT. My stamping is okay but I need the right polish. So, I was excited to post this then I saw someone post something very similar. So, I wasn't going to post it but now I say what the hell, post it at least so you can spread the news about the stamping polish. So, if you already saw this sorry but look at how pigmented it is. It is maybelline's new colors in brash gold on Orly's it's alive

, which is a really pretty brown with gold sprinkles. So, like I said just look at the pigmentation.

 

 

 

 

Goldie wanted to say hi.  She is such a good dog.  I just love here do death.  We have made some real progress on the polish room.  Still need more shelves but she loves it in there.  I think if she could actually pass me the polish to put on the shelves she would.

 

 

Kimber’s Challenge - Ludurana-Violet Blue

I got this polish from Ninja Polish.  I love this brand and they have a big variety of colors Magenta/Gold that is wild.  I am probably going to order more.  At $7.50 a bottle it is a bargain, the only thing is that the bottle is only 7ml.  but two coats is good.  I could not really pick up the duochrome but you can see the the color alone is different.

 

 

 

 

What do you think of this color and do you think the pricing is fair.

Ciao bellas,

Patty

Spellbinding nals

Srellbinding nails is having a great giveaway .

The Votes Are in

I asked if you'd rather have indie or a Latin based giveaway. And the winner was Latin and I am really happy about that.  I will order the polish tonight and lot you know which ones they are.  I have quite a few and am very happy with them.  I'll probably order four and some other goodies.  You will be able to see the pictures after I place the order.  I get nothing for free.
Ciao for now Bella's,
Patty

OPI Suedes

With summer coming to an end it is time to get sweaters and boots out of our closets make sure they are ready for the cold weather. It is also time to go and shake up those winter nail polishes so when we need them they are ready to go. I did that last night because seriously, I can't wait for the weather to cool down. It hit 107 here and that just is not good for me and my one lung. I get stuck inside all day so, yeah, I am looking forward to fall but even in fall it is in the 80's but it sure beats 107. So, these suede's came out a couple of years ago and no one really bought them. I did not until this year when I could see what you can to with them. I am dying for Lincoln Park After Dark and I got some surprise money for ad campaign I did so I will probably treat to myself to it. Not that I haven't already this week buying two Deborah Lippmann's but not at full price so that makes me feel better. I just have a problem paying full price for things. If you shop you will find what you want at a price that you really want. I have walked away from every car I have bought because the stupid car dealer would not sell me the car at the price I wanted, believe me they called back the next day and I had my car. Don't ever be scared to walk from something that you know is too expensive. You will find it at the price you want if you are patient. I guess that is some advice for the day.

This is OPI's Suzi Skis the Pyrenees, I is a charcoal gray.  Now we see all kinds of things being done with suede's, stampings, painting with clear polish to create different textures.  When these came out there wasn't a lot of nail art and think that is why they were passed by.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Next is We'll Always Have Paris.  I is a beautiful wine color and looks really pretty when stamped or just worn by itself.  Last year I stamped it with purple and it looked really pretty.  The great thing about these polishes is that they dry really fast.  I just feel a little weird about not wearing a top coat but if it bothers me too much I will put a matte coat just for protection.  You don't need acetone to take this off it slides off with a little polish remover.

 

 

 

The last is OPI ink.  It is a grayish blue.  Very pretty.  They called it Lincoln Park after Dark so I was a little upset when I got it but then fell in love with the color.  The color does not disappoint.



 

See, this is really pretty color.  I did not decorate them so that you could see how pretty just the way they are.

 

What do you think of suede's?  Do you have any?

 

Ciao,

Patty



My Zoya BOGO Haul

I was really excited when Zoya did their bogo sale and ended up getting six polishes.  I happy with all of them except maybe one.  But I love they way they arrived quickly and without any hassle.  So, here were my pics from the BOGO sale.

 

 

The first one is called Story and it is a light frosty blue.  It is really reminds me of OPI Un-forgretable.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Next, I have Daul which I think is my favorite because of the duochrome in it.  it is a little pink/ purple with a gold duochrome.

 

 

 

 

 

The third one is Elisa.  It is a red with some frost in it and a really pretty red that you can wear for anything.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The fourth is Fei Fei, it is kind of weird.  I don't know if it is green or silver, yet it is still pretty.

 

 

 

 

 

The next is a really pretty purple called Suvi.  It has a slight frost and is a two coater

 

 

 

 

 

 

The sixth one is Frida.  It is a jelly and takes a long time to dry.  I'll be making some jelly sandwiches with this one.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Overall, these are some great polishes they go on well and dry pretty fast except for the jelly.  I am happy with my selections and can't wait to use them.

 

Which is your favorite from the new Zoya line?

 

Ciao bellas,

Patty

 

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My giveaway

I want to have a small giveaway to commemorate Mexican independence day and 100 followers but I really need your help.  I really wanted to do a Latin theme because really my great grandparents were from Spain so they were on the losing end but I have very fond tequila memories of Mexico and several friends from there but the Brazilian and Peruvian nail polishes are mainly duochromes but everyone wants indies.  It really is a 100 follower giveaway, I just threw the Latin thing in there.  Please let me know which you prefer I'll take a count and by Friday make the decision and let you all know which way it will be and what will be in the giveaway.
Pass this on if you want.  I will put it in a post on the side bar.  I'll even put up a poll.
Ciao,
Patty

Saturday Nails

 

I hope everyone had a good weekend.  I had a great one.  My son and daughter came to visit.  I had not seen my daughter in 22 years and not because I am her mother I have to say she looked absolutely beautiful.  Her hair was long and she has a very thin petite frame just like me.  We spent all day together Saturday and I was just so happy.  She told me she was looking at some pictures and wondered how she was in them and finally realized they were pictures of me when I was young.  We do look alike and have very much the same taste in fashion, music and handsome men.  I just loved having her here.  She really freaked out when she saw the polish room because it used to be her room and she still claims it as hers and it is hers.  She told me that she would not have a problem keeping the room just like it is if she ever decided to come back to Houston to go to graduate school.  She graduates next year and I am so proud of her.  I always told her, it is easy for a man to earn a decent living without much schooling but as women we need that piece of paper no matter what.  She is going to be a teacher and loves it.  I have a little bit of a hard time relating because even though I did teach.  I taught special education in High School and did not have a good experience except for one year.  I was really used to the excitement of working at Child Protective Services but you know, I would not want her to work there.  She went out with me on some neglect cases and could not believe the way some children lived I think it made her appreciate what she had.  I did it with all the kids.  My middle son actually was very bothered by it and just wanted to know why someone would not do anything for those people.  I did end up helping the family get housing, food stamps and some clothes and took my son over to see them afterward and he said that was really nice that you do that mom.  I doubt he remembers.  I don’t want to remember a lot of things I saw.  I would rather remember my time with my children and look forward to being a grandmother again. 

Friday night I showed my daughter polishes.  They don’t sell a big variety of nail polishes in our hometown but they do have OPI but she loved the Butter London and the Deborah Lippmann's.  I gave her one and ordered her one.  She took pictures of her nails and will be sending those pictures so you can she what she came up with they were both very pretty.  She says she likes glitter because she wants no sparkle on her hands right now.  That meant no boyfriend, so forget about setting me up with someone, Mom.  I told her I wasn’t even thinking that and liked what she was thinking.  So, I will have a guest model this week.  I know Lizloza are mother and daughter but I don’t know if they live in the same town but they do their blog together and I might have my daughter do some posts also. 

For my mani, I did a jelly sandwich that looks a lot like the new green polish from KB Shimmer which I almost bought.  What I used was American Apparel Sheer in Zuma Beach and Clown Puke from KB Shimmer.   I am loving American Apparel Polish and with my daughter around we ended up talking about nail designs and I can’t wait to execute them.  So, I think I have got some really good stuff coming plus we went to Sally’s and the craft store and oh my came up with some great ideas.  So, keep checking in.  Tuesday is like usually my “work day” where I do several manis and photograph and crop but I can’t believe this I woke up at 1:30 today.  So, even though I have like four post I’d love to do tonight.  I got to get back on my sleep schedule and get to sleep.  So, here is my Saturday Mani.  Hope you like it. 

 

 

 

 

Well, ciao for now bellas,

Patty

 

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My Mama Told Me…..

After my gallbladder surgery, my Mom stayed with me a couple of days.  When I got home and took a shower and fixed my hair.  She was like what the hell happened your hair.  Since my 20’s I have had LONG hair like past the middle of my back and even though it was not really that thick but it was straight and always looked really healthy.  I never had any problems.  Now, that I am almost 50 of course I have some gray, not much but still color because it shows up around the front of my face.  In December 2011 I decided to cut my hair short.  I had never cut it because my husbands were always like, “NO DON”T CUT YOUR HAIR” they were as possessive of my hair as that other part of the body that only they should touch.  Any way, I cut it,  My husband just looked and I swear I thought he was going to cry.  So, with shorter hair it was so freeing.   I loved it.  Especially when I took a shower my hair dries fast and I would just run the straightening iron through it and I was read to go.  Then I had the feather tragedy.  My mom was kind and said that she had started using this shampoo that actually thickens your hair.  I just kind of rolled my eyes, she said you should try it.  Female baldness runs in my father’s family.  She said my aunt turned her on to it and she got back a lot of her hair.  She left the bottle here and over the weekend my daughter and son were here and my daughter asked me about that shampoo.  She said her hair felt really full.  She is sporting long hair like I did.   At night when I took a shower I raced to the other bathroom to get the shampoo.  I used it and the next day it did feel a little fuller I used again the other night and it felt about the same..  I could tell something was going on.  I bought the conditioner and when I put it on it was really tingling and I really knew.   I am not sure if I am going to let my hair grow or leave it short I’ll probably just keep it at a midpoint but the name of this product is Folicure.  I got it at Sally’s and it was around $7.00 a bottle.  I am not saying it worked overnight because I had been using other products and massaging my scalp a lot, I just feel that this is working faster than anything else. So, if you have thinning hair or just want thicker hair try this it might work for you.  And let me know if you use it and it works.
Ciao bellas,
Patty

Giveaway

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