Polish of Day 20 American Apparel Imperial Purple

This polish is from American Apparel.  It is a deep purple with more blue than red.  This is the first time I even put it on and thought why haven’t I worn this before.  It looks really regal and of course the formula is great.  This is one coat with a top coat.   You can buy American Apparel at the store for $6.00 or 3 for $15.00.  If you don’t have an American Apparel and want a blogger buddy to go buy you the polish.  I will be glad to do it just send me an email and we can work something out.  So here are the swatches.











So what do you think of this color? like it or lose it?
Ciao,
Patty

Polish of Day 19 China Glaze Kalahari Kiss

I know this wasn’t a favorite of many but it was one of mine.  I love because it is so natural and also you can stamp so easily on it. It has a yellow ting but with beige in it.  I just think it is a great color.   Kalahari Kiss is part of China Glaze’s Safari Collection.  It might still be available in stores if not go to other etailsers you know.  Like trans design, amazon, eBay,or Beauty.com should still have it in stock.  I know Beauty Brands has it and so do some Sally’s.

Do you have any strong feelings about this color like love it or just really hate it?  Leave a comment.
Ciao,
Patty

Kimber's Challenge 23 Inspired by a Movie

This was really hard because my favorite movie is Goodfellas.  Then the Godfather's and after the terrible time I had stamping on black I wasn't going to put myself through it and I also wanted something that was a little more PG.  So, I start thinking about the stamps I  have and on the bundle monster 3 set there is like a fence of wood.  So, I decided to do Titanic.  I was sure I had a boat a I felt I could draw and iceberg and then it started getting all jumbled.  So , again I went back to my saying keep it simple stupid and focused on what the whole true plot of the movie was it was about love and the heart of the ocean.  So, I painted index middle and pinky in Jade Hypnose and thumb and ring in Color Club Worth the Risque.  I pulled out my rhinestone and got to working on the necklace the Heart of the Ocean.  The blue nails were stamped with a heart design from my big Lealac plate and I used Worth the Risque to stamp.   it is a little understated but nice.  Besides who didn't like the movie Titanic.  Everyone cried.  It was a wonderful movie.  Maybe I will watch it tomorrow it has been years since i have seen it. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

So if you did see Titanic.  Do you have a favorite scene and does a small tear come to your eyes when you hear Celine Dion start to sing "The Heart Must Go On".   it was played at a family members funeral and I broke down so bad.  So, it is a double whammy for me.  So, if you have very fond memoires of this movie or song share them with us?

 

Ciao bellas,

Patty

 

 

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-Diana at Nails By Diana
-Meredith at Perfectly Polished
-Kate at The Painted Pony Nails
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-Shelby at Shelby's Swatches
-Stephanie Louise at All Things Beautiful
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-Chameleon Stampede
-Pam at Nail-E-Glance
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Butter London Two Finger Salute

Butter London's two finger salute is perfect for the winter months coming because it is a wintergreen color with red specs in it.  it  really is a beautiful unique color and the pairing of the green and red makes it the color of the season.  I put some CND crimsom shimmer on it and got wows that day.  Since I had to go to a new PCP, who referred me to four other doctors not happy.  I had to get blood drawn and the lady who drew it was in love with the color.  Thank God she hit a vein on the first try.  I have the worst veins in the world.  You can't see them and they are really thin.  That is why at a young age I decided I would not become a heroin addict.  Ok, I think this is a must have for winter because you can also carry it into spring and anything that has a dual purpose for me is good.  Texas is not known for having really cold winters but today it got into the 60's first time all season.  Everybody pulls out their winter clothes.  I know I did.  I pulled out my uggs and this really pretty military like sweater I bought and a hat but don't laugh at us Minnesota and Jersey that is just Texas.  We went to eat at this Italian restaurant and everyone was decked out in their winter best.  My husband is from Jersey during the winter because he is always saying it's not cold.  the rest of the year he is a Texan. I think that he is a Texan right now though because I think the Texan football team is doing very well.  So, he forgets he is from Dallas and just acts like a total Houstonian.  He makes me laugh..   I wonder what he would say about me if he was writing this post?  He only reads my blog occasionally.

Ok, so I love two finger salute and hope fishwife comes to Nordstrom but I do have a question for married bloggers.  Does your husband ever read your blog?  And do you ever write things about him that maybe he would get a little embarrassed about if you have.  Share your comments with us.  I would love to know because I know I am so guilty of that.  I once took a picture of my husband's feet because they look like Fred Flinstones because the name of the post was Flintstones Meet the Flintsontes.  Please share if you have I would love to hear some funny stories about this.

 

Ciao bellas,
Patty

Polish Day 18 Orly Miss Conduct

This is part of Orly's Christmas collection.  Miss Conduct is a beautiful red.  You have to see it to appreciate it but when you see it you are going to want it.  I have to admit.  I have been buying several Orly polishes this month.   I really like them and you know that they have more polish than other bottles of polish.  I got this on eBay for $6.00.

 

I think it is beautiful with it's small particles of glitter in it.  The season of and early night life is coming and this polish will be make a beautiful transition from office to night.  I know I'll be wearing it often. 

 

Ciao,

Patty

Polish Day 17 OPI You're A Doll

 

 

Today, I have OPI's You're A Doll it is and old one it came out in about 2009 with a Christmas edition but it looks exactly like it's name. It is a light pink with a shimmer of silver it is really pretty. I actually got this for like $2.00 and now it is much more expensive so it was a good buy. Here she is "You're A Doll".

 

 

 

So, this is You're a Doll.  Do you like it or pass?

Ciao,

Patty

Pink Wednesday

This is my manicure for Pink Wednesday.  I used Orly Miss Conduct and BM plate 317.  Sweet and simple.  I ended up getting a lot of compliments on it.  Nothing more to say.  There is a saying that says keep it simple stupid.  That is what I did today.   Went to two MD Appointments so I saw a lot of people and everyone complimented me on how cute they were.















Sometimes it just that simple.
Ciao bellas,
Patty

Polish Day 16 Butter London Bumster

When I saw this color, I knew I had to have it.  It is going to be a great color for fall.  The formula is great and I am in love with this color.  I love the color yellow and purples.  This one is a neutral that you can wear with anything and to be really honest with you, I can't stand seeing people wearing nail polish that doesn't match what they are wearing.  I am a very matchy matchy person down to my my underwear.  I have to know the next day what I am going to wear so my nails are going to match although two days last week I was out with two completely different nail polishes in my hand.  My husband's computer crashed and  I lost all my pictures.  So, I have been working like a work horse getting mani's done and now doing polish day.  I really have to have something to show everyday but I want to do that.  I was excited the other day when I was looking for a swatch color on the internet and my blog came out.  That was cool.   So, anyway, here is Bumster.  I even like the name.

 

 

So, any comments about this color?  Leave a comment.

Ciao, Patty

Kimber’s Challenge Day 22 Inspired by a song

This was an easy category because I often do manicures based on songs and have been waiting to do this one.   Let me just say.  It took so long I can’t believe it.  It is so hard to stamp on black nail polish, but I was determined because I knew what I wanted to do.  I could see it in my head but like I said I forgot how hard it is to stamp certain colors on black.  So, the song I chose was “Every Rose Has It’s Thorn” by Poison.  I love this song.  I really like Bret Michaels too.  He is just a really cool guy.  I watched all his shows on VH1 and was so proud of him when he won Celebrity Apprentice.  I don’t know if a lot of people know this but he has juvenile diabetes.  He has to inject insulin.  He does so much for the Juvenile Diabetes Association.  He is a father  and very different from his days in Poison.  He is just a down to earth guy with two daughter he loves.
So, “Every Rose Has It’s Thorn”  is a bittersweet love song about a girl he was deeply in love with but she was a stripper and would not quit stripping and they broke up.  Bret was heart broken and wrote this song and the lyrics are so true about everyone.

Every rose has it’s thorn, just like every night has it’s dawn, just like every cowboy sings a sad sad song, every rose has it’s thorn.  Even the most beautiful rose has a flaw.  it has thorns.  Just like us we all have flaws no matter what and we just need to accept them.  No one is perfect and there is no way we can be.  Every rose that grows naturally will always have thorns.






There is only one way to see the whole manicure and that is finger by finger so I took pictures of each finger.


This is the thumb with a rose, a naked girl and a stripper pole.


This is the pinky with flames.


This is the index finger with flames also

This is the middle finger with the rose with thorns.


I got inspiration from the first season DVD set of Rock of love.

So, Rock on.
Ciao bellas,
Patty

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Kimber’s Challenge Day 21 Based on a Color

This Challenge was a little harder that I thought it would be.  I started with purple, then blue but ended up with pink.  I used several polishes to get this look.  I used Butter London, Teddy, OPI Mod About You,  OPI Pink Wednesday, American Apparel Coney Island,  OPI Steady As She Rose.  I used the saran wrap method.  Now, they make this look really easy but it is not.  What I learned to finally get the look was that you have to really wait for your polish to dry before you use the next coat.  It also was a little harder because it was the same color, but I was determined.  I finally got the look and used a polish I frankened on my ring and thumb.  I was pretty happy with this and decided to use this manicure instead of the other ones I used.   So, here is my offering to the challenge PINK.

 

 

What do you think of the saran wrap mani?  Have you tried it and if you have what was your experience with it.
Ciao,
Patty

Kimber at Kimber's Lacquer Korner

-Kat at Hooked On Polish
-Diana at Nails By Diana
-Meredith at Perfectly Polished
-Kate at The Painted Pony Nails
-Cee at Absolutely Cee
-Sam at Polished Art
-Nail Narcotics
-Nicole at Nicole Gets Nailed
-Shelby at Shelby's Swatches
-Stephanie Louise at All Things Beautiful
-Mixed Mama
-Joanna @ Sweet Polish of Mine
-Patty Greenberg
-Mari at Nailista
-Miss L at Beauty by Miss L
-Gini at Sassy Paints
-Chameleon Stampede
-Pam at Nail-E-Glance
-Me, Myself, and Polish

Polish Day 15 a-England Tess D'Arbonville

I know I missed a day but I will post Day 16 later today. So, a-England's Tess D'Arbonville is really a black with green flecks. I am not too impressed with this campaign because all the polishes look the same. The only one that looks different is Dorian Grey. It is gorgeous but I don't think you need to have every single one. Like with the other two campaigns. This one is just weak. I don't feel they put much into being creative and giving us something that we are wowed with. I am usually wowed when I see swatches of a-England but not so much with these.

 

 

 

So, what do you think of the new a-England line?  Will you buy all the colors, one or none at all.
Ciao,
Patty