Saturday, September 22, 2012

Orly Hang Ten

I don't know what is going on but I have just begun to notice that Orly has some kick ass colors.  I bought this one because it was really cheap.  I put it on and was not disappointed but then I saw the pictures and I was wow this is really pretty.  So, I have bought a couple of Orly's which you have seen and I like that most are two coaters and dry fast.  I love this one but I don't like that it is a four coater.




 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
So, I love that it is frosty and blue, it totally reminds me of Hanukkah.  I will be able to make some great mani's with this.  I will also do Christmas ones so don't worry and even though I hate Halloween I'll come up with some stuff for Halloween.  I just think the name does not really go with the polish.because I think it looks a little wintry but it is called hang ten which to me is purely summer.  What do you think do you think this polish is more summer or winter?
 
Ciao,
Patty
 
 
 
 

 

Beatlemania Deborah Lippman Daytripper

Now, I do my Beatlemania series and I have one I am ready to post but I am waiting till next week because this color is so pretty, I love it. I am in love with Lippman polishes. I swear like I said the other day I would love to work with her. Her Stairway to Heaven is exactly what I would envision it to be. I just love her whole vibe with naming polishes after great songs. This color does not dissappoint. It was smooth and had a great consistency but it is a three coater. It might not be too good for fall but stamp it and you could make it work. It definitely screams summer. but in Texas we get like at the most three months of winter so yeah, I am still wearing white. I'll stop in October. But Daytripper what a great song. I am pretty sure I know what they are talking about but it would only be speculation. The Beatles manager was a serious drug user but no one really knew about it. I think one of them found out that their manager was a drug user and that this song is about him. I might be totally wrong and if someone knows what or who they are talking about please let me know. I would love to know. Here are the pictures
 
 
 
 
 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

So, do you like this one and do you know the story behind the song Daytripper?

Lifeables


When I volunteered to do this assignment, I really thought it would be pretty easy but as I started reading I realized that I really didn’t think I had any pictures to do the assignment.  I knew I had one group of pictures I thought I could use to.  This made me realize how important lifeables could be.  After my second divorce, since I left the house I never went back in and lost all the pictures of my children when they were babies.  Most pictures were torn because I was in them and really not good to anyone.  My daughter has the pictures but it hurts her not to have full pictures of her mother and father together.  With the divorce rate higher than ever it is likely that she is not the only with torn pictures.  With lifeables you could keep and in tact photo albums for children whose parents out of selfishness destroy pictures.  I am not a saint and can’t say I haven’t torn pictures never thinking what was getting lost. 

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This is my husband and his mother.  She was really into taking pictures and when we got married she gave me all his baby pictures, school pictures, report cards and a lot of discipline reports.  My parents were not like that.  I really don't remember taking many pictures other than the ones we took at school.  So, I guess as a mother I did not take that many pictures either.   It is sad.  I wish we would have but in using this program I did see advantages and disadvantages.  I really think it is geared toward families with children.  Yes,  my husband and I have five children between us but one grandchild died and his sister is seven.  Her father will have no more children.  My other son is 31 and isn't going to have children.  My daughter swears she does not want children and if she does she wants one that comes without a husband.   So, I won't even get to be much of a grandmother.  My husband's children have limited contact with us and no children there.  For a couple like us, we would find no use for this but my sister who has four growing children and has her camera ready for their first fart, she'd probably use it. One thing I did find about this program that was a negative for me was that since I had no children pictures to put in I kept getting kicked back to add a child.  It was a little annoying since it just made it that much more evident that I had only one or two pictures of my daughter.  There were some mishaps that happened while I was using it but I can't say for sure that it was the program.  I read some of the other reviews and no on mentioned having any problems so it might have been my lack of pictures.  It was somewhat frustrating for me.   I am going to show it to my sister and spread the word to people who have children of course but it does make me a little sad that we don't have children except of course at night when I just want to go to sleep, or if I want some silence.  Then I enjoy no children.  But hey, there are a lot of nieces and nephews to love, so we are happy with that.
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Friday, September 21, 2012

Cult Nails Manipulative

About a month ago Glossy I think it is 49 had a sale on Cult Nails.  I ended up getting two bottles only because I had a lot of the ones they already had but something drew me to this one and I am not sorry.  I love it.  I wish I was wearing it right now but I am wearing something else because it will go with what I am wearing tomorrow. 
Today is my husband's birthday and we are supposed to go do something tomorrow so right now I am wearing a polish called I Heart you.  (Pictures to be posted tomorrow).  I have three favorite indie lines but I think I am adding a fourth.  Any way Manipulative is a cream with slight sparkles of silver, it isn't a baby blue because it has more green in it.  I think it will also be a great color for fall because it is a cool color and if you see some of the clothing for fall there is still a lot of color.  Color blocking will be the big thing this fall.
Oh, my I need to tell you, Coach is having a sale until the 24th.  25% of any purchase so if you have been eying something now is the time to buy.  I have been collecting Coach purses for like eight years.  I am going to post them on my pinterest page by the end of next week because I might put two on ebay.  Anyway here is the beautiful and conniving manipulative.  I like the name too.



 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 
I really like this color.  I again have nothing in my collection in this color.  What do you think do you like it?
 
Ciao,
Patty


 

 

 

 

OPI. Dulce de Leche







Have you ever had dulce de leche? It is a wonderful Mexican candy easy to make and you can put it on anything. I usually just eat it out of the jar. It is so good. My Mom used to make it at Christmas time and stuff it into dates and even prunes. ( my mom and I have problems - prunes - stomach). The were so good. So, this is a polish that has been on my wish list and when I saw it for auction on eBay, I had to win. I did and I love this color.








 
 
 
 
 
 

I stamped this with a candy design from my DRK-A plate. I did it in wine because my favorite dulce de leche candies come in a wine candy wrapper. The accent nail is in China Glaze Material Girl.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

 
 

 
 
 

 
 
 
So have you ever eaten dulce de leche?  Do you like it or blah?
Ciao,
Patty


Found This Last Night. The Easiest blk/wth Manicure

Katy Perry has been sporting this manicure. I saw it about a month ago when she was on the cover of Elle magazine and when I saw it I immediately came home and did it photographed it and put something else on. It lay there in my new folder and I noticed it and thought why has it taken me so long to post this.
 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
This is so easy all I did was paint my nails white wait till they dry then you can use a striper pen or just the brush of your black nail polish and make the curve let that dry and do two dots.  It is easy but I got a little impatient and smudged the black dot on the index finger.  It is easy and it really looks nice.  So, when you want something fast and easy try this, it is fun and looks like you put some effort into it.

Ciao,
Patty

Thursday, September 20, 2012

Butter London Macbeth

Macbeth was my last choice in the Butter London BOGO sale and I wasn't crazy about it and thought I'll just go trade it out but when I put it on i found It was the perfect red.  No other way to put it.  It went on great with two coats and I am dying to wear it soon.  I am glad I made this choice.  It really makes a great addition to my reds collection.

 

 

 

 
 
 
 
So, a lot of people do not like red are you a red nail polish wearer or do you just hate red?
Ciao,
Patty

Maybelline Color Show The Denims

Maybelline has come out with a new line of nail polish that is absolutely one of the best I have seen in a while. It is called the color show collection. One of the mini collections in the line is the denims. When I saw them I knew I had to have them. I found them at a CVS for $4.00 a bottle. I saw them at Wal-Mart for $3.50 a bottle. They really are great polishes. Dry time is a little longer than OPI but that is ok. The colors are just so pretty. I got the denims to wear with denim. Sometimes you just don't know what color to wear and these are perfect because they will go with any light or dark denim. I really give these two thumbs up.



This one is Denim Dash
 
 

 
 

 
 
 
 
 This is Styled Out
 
 

 
 


 
 
 
 

 
 
Which one do you like better? Or do you hate both of them?
Ciao,
Patty
 

Orly Velvet Robe

I did go change Velvet Robe.  I am much happier with it but I found another one I really like on ebay.  I'll probably order it this week.  I am just dying for the James Bond OPI collection because I am going to buy the whole thing.  Ok, I  bought it all.   My husband was sitting right there and said yeah that is a good deal it is $6.00 a bottle.  He knows I'll eventually buy it all anyway if I want it but knows I will not buy other things to have this collection.  OK, back to Velvet Robe it is a really regal purple with a slight bit of shinies.  Check it out.



 
 

 
 

 
 
 

 
 
 

 
 
Ok, Goldie insisted on being in this post because she went with me to Sally's to trade the polish.  I have like a little stroller for her and she really did  behave really well.  She says she is not getting enough air time.  So, Goldie says hi and she is totally waiting to go to sleep right now so she will just have to wait till I am finished and I'll have to tell her she wanted her new picture posted.  Her birthday is coming up so we are going to have a little birthday party for her.  No other dogs will be there because she has no friends except her dumb baby daddy.  I have a picture of that mutt I am going to post it soon.  Well, that is all for Goldie and me.  Time for bed.
 
Ciao,
Patty

COLOR CLUB LOVE EM OR LEAVE EM

Color Club's Love 'em or Leave 'em is a neutral holo.  When I found this I knew I had to have it.  It is so perfect for those days that you do want a little something but need to be low key.  Here is your answer and the great thing about this polish is that it will stamp on white.  I was playing around with it today and I have Worth the Risque from Color Club a white holo so I can't wait to put it on and stamp with this polish.  I love the ethereal look.  So, watch for some creation like that very soon.  The good this too is that you can get this polish on ebay or amazon for around $6.00.  I am always looking for a bargain but I have to no one gives me polish and I like a lot of different polishes, so anytime I can get a bargain I go for it.
 
 
 

 

 
 

 
 
What do you think?  Do you think it is kind of an old lady polish?   I do.  So you won't offend me if you say yes, but I am a grandmother.  But I don't have one polish that I can't think.  I cannot do anything with this unless the formula is really bad .

So what do you think?
Ciao,
Patty

Butter London Artful Dodger

 This is the blue holo from the Butter London collection.  I was going to get Lady Muck but decided to stay with the holo.  It went on smooth but did need three coats.  I absolutely love the color it looks blue but could pass for gray. 

 
 
 

 
 

 
I've been showing a lot of holos.  I didn't know I had so many.  I can't wait to really wear this polish because it is just so pretty and delicate.  I cut my nails and they went a little too short but they grow pretty fast so by next week they should be back to normal plus I am really excited because I am getting my hair cut tomorrow because it has grown enough that it doesn't look weird.  I just somehow ended up with some really long bangs and I haven't had bangs since I was like 21, so meantime I have been wearing a lot of barrettes and headbands.  Yom Kippur starts next Monday so again, I will be out of pocket but I will schedule my posts so you won't even know I am gone.  The only thing is that they will be short and I won't ramble.  I know alot of you are jumping up and down bujt I'll be back.
 
Ciao for now,
Patty