Serendipity

Webster’s Dictionary defines the word Serendipity as “the faculty or phenomenon of finding valuable or agreeable things not sought for”.  This has happened many times in history and it happened to me on Saturday when I was doing my nails for the next day.  I wear my indies a lot on the weekends because I am not sure what I am going to do or wear but I have some idea.  Going through my indies I found and older polish from Daring Diva called Celery Stalk and said bingo.  This will be perfect.  I had only worn it once and I am trying to wear my older polish more often.  Now I had been looking for a color to wear Once Upon a Time from Whimsical Ideas by Pam but never found the right color.  After putting Celery Stalk on it just did not have the amount of glitter I wanted.  I had Once Upon a Time on  my work desk for  most of the week trying to find just the right color.  I put one coat on and BINGO!  It was like they were made for each . Now, I have to say one thing about these glitter tops, they are great because they do almost work as a topcoat.  They dry fast and to a hard finish not like some others that have a long dry time.  I do recommend top coat just to keep everything in place but this formulas is almost like a topcoat with glitter.  Fast dry time, I love that.  I used my Julep polymer top coat and it was perfect.   I was really happy with the outcome and was sad to take it off today but it just did not go with what I was going to wear.   Today I wore 17 Carrots also from Whimsical Ideas by Pam.  I will have those swatches and review tomorrow.   I was really happy and did find myself staring at my nails several times during the day.  So, here are the pictures.  See what you think.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ciao for now,

Patty

Crumpet’s Tri-Color Challenge Colors Red, Blue and Grey

I know I am so behind and if you saw how many mani’s I have you would freak.  Last week was just bad.  I don’t know how doctors say you can have a colonoscopy and go to work the next day.  I literally slept till Wednesday and on Wednesday I still was taking Motrin for residual pain.  He did say I had the colon of a 20 year old.  I don’t know if that is a compliment.  But the worse part of the whole thing was wearing a diaper.  You know life is really a cycle you are born you know nothing, you learn that crying gets attention,  you can’t speak you have no memories, you can’t control your bowels and you sleep a lot.  Well, that is what it is like getting older.  My family has something that almost everyone lives into their 90’s.  So, I have seen, the diapers, the screaming, the forgetfulness, not being able to walk another aspect of being a child.  So, wearing that diaper was just the worse for me.  I did feel a little traumatized.  So, on Wednesday, I go to therapy and did not do anythng the whole while with no polish.  My nails broke on my right hand all of them.  I kind of got to therapy and was thinking this is such a waste of time today, usually it is very proactive but we ended up spending 15 minutes talking about Jodi Arias.  My therapist has known me for eight years as I have seen her off and on but she could tell I had taken a beating.  Finally Thursday, I was up early and did do a couple of posts but boy had gotten about four new bottles of polish and was dying to try them on.  I did get my two tri colors to catch up and tomorrow will do Tuesdays.  So,  I am going to have them just won’t be caught up until Tuesday.  So enough rambling.

 

I love the colors that Debbie chose for this challenge because they are solid basic colors that if they mix they won’t necessarily make some ugly brown.  I used all American Apparel Nail Polishes and did a color block.  I had never really done one that had to be precise so I was amazed at how easy it was especially being able to use the striper.  This is something I would wear because the colors go well together and I know part of the challenge is making the colors look somewhat decent and the prior colors were a challenge I just think these are great solid colors and I am still thinking, thank you Debbie for giving us an easy one this time around.

 

 

 

 

Hope you like.

Ciao for now,

Patty

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Kimber's Challenge A-Z Letter T

I cannot believe we are at T already.   It has been a great ride but is going to start to get interesting especially for X  I wish Zoya was a little Hispanic friendly and had a Ximena because that is the only place I would think I might be able to find an X but I guess there are other options.  So, for T I chose another Zoya.  This one is called Tinsley and it was a color I wanted but chose Amy and then got the second chance to order so I was able to order Tinsley

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ciao bellas,

Patty

Kimber's Challenge A-Z Letter R

I know this is late but I don't want to skip one letter so I am going to share my R.  I chose Rikki because I love this color.   Essie Rae at IHeart Pretty Polish always can find a dupe and found Hard Candy's Crushed by Ivy as a dupe for this particular polish.  I might have to pick up a bottle just for an extra.  So here is Rikki.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ciao bellas,

Patty

Butterfly Effect

Poor Butterfly Effect it seems to have done as well as Mariah Carey's movie Glitter.  The thing about this polish is that it does have some redeeming qualities.  For instance the formula is really good but you do need three coats for full opacity.  It does have some shimmer and the color is in the cool range.  It will probably look good on any skin tone also.  So, if you see it some where give it a second look you might like it and I hate to say this but you can probably pick it up on sale somewhere.

KB Shimmer Press Release

Email: Sales@KBShimmer.co  KBSHIMMER ANNOUNCES RELEASE OF NINE NEW POLISHES KBShimmer is excited to announce the addition of 9 new colors to their 3-Free glitter polish line and an expansion to their nail prep line.  Owner Christy Rose says “With warm weather and sandals popping up, June is the perfect time for bright, bold colors and patriotic themes to celebrate a fun and exciting summer.” The summer lineup includes one glitter top coat, two glitter crellys in a white base and six bright, bold polishes, two in a matte finish.  KBShimmer will also be expanding their nail care line to include two scented cuticle oils and liquid nail prep. “Our new line was created to play off the bolder palette of summer, some inspired by the 80’s and 90s, but also to celebrate the patriotic season. One of our polishes plays off the color of the year, Emerald Green, and will ease people into the summer while two others were inspired by the fall 2013 Pantone colors Koi and Vivacious. Both will make for an easy transition through the summer and into the fall.  We are also excited to unveil two scented cuticle oils in an easy-applicator pen.  We hope to inspire and motivate people to go out in the sun and show off their nails!” says Rose. KBShimmer– SUMMER 2013 COLLECTION What’s Your Damage? – White crelly polish with neon green, neon pink, and black glitters. Don’t Pink Twice –Bright near magenta pink with subtle blue shimmer - matte 24 Carrot Bold –Orange red polish with gold shimmer - matte Blinded By The Bright – Neon yellow polish with a scattering of hex glitters in the 6 primary and secondary colors The Dancing Green –A almost neon green with blue undertones, accented by fuchsia, sapphire,  green and chartreuse glitters in different shapes and sizes Totally Tubular – A blue-green crelly polish with fuchsia circle glitters in two sizes and fuchsia micro slices, aqua circle glitters and sapphire hex glitters. Totally Razzical – A red-violet shade leaning towards the purple side of raspberry. Loaded with holographic hex glitters in magenta, silver and pink. Grayscale – Black, White, and Gray glitters are suspended in a clear base. Circles, hexes, rectangles, and squares in so many sizes complete this glitter top coat. Pimp My Pride – This white based polish features metallic red and blue glitters. Best worn in three coats, or 1-2 coats over your favorite white. Shipping June 1, 2013 KBShimmer products can be found at Http://www.KBShimmer.com.  For sales outside of the US visit http://www.HarlowandCo.org. KBShimmer was founded in 2008 by the husband and wife team of Jason and Christy Rose.  KBShimmer offers unique and colorful nail glitter nail polishes that are Big 3 Free, with all glitter formulas being completely free of chemicals such as toluene, formaldehyde, formaldehyde resin and dibutyl phthalate (DBP).  KBShimmer glitter polishes feature a flat glitter grabbing brush for easy application.  KBShimmer also offers a 2-free quick dry polish top coat, olive oil lotion, sugar scrubs, lip balms, cold process soaps and other skin care products. ### If you would like more information about KBShimmer, contact Christy Rose by emailing sales@kbshimmer.com or vistingHttp://www.KBShimmer.com. © 2013 KBShimmer. All rights reserved Email not displaying correctly? View it in your browser. You are receiving this email becasue you signed up at our site, Facebook, or requested to be added. Unsubscribe plgreen16@yahoo.com from this list | Forward to a friend |Update your profile Our mailing address is: KBShimmer 2820 S State Rd 63 Terre Haute, IN 47802 Add us to your address book Copyright (C) 2009 KBShimmer All rights reserved.

White: A Summer Trend My Faves for Summer

White is going to be big this Spring and Summer.  So, it got me to thinking which were my favorite whites.  Of course, I love OPI's My Boyfriend Scales Walls but there were some others that I've always liked.

 

The first one is Essie's Cabana Boy.  It is one of their older polishes but available on Amazon and eBay for below $8.00.  I really love the shimmer on this one plus a slight ting of grayish-lilac.

Covergirl also has a really nice white called Silver Lining 195.  The formula is great on these new covergirl polishes.  This white has more of a silver tint to it.   I kind of really like wearing white because it make my hands look really clean.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

This is Pretty Serious Forbidden Fruit that has a mint green tint to it.  It is a great formula.  It is really thick.  I did put a few drops of thinner and two coats was all I needed.  This also has a sparkly feature to it which just makes it that much prettier.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

There are three other great polishes you might have or maybe wanted to buy but did not know whether to buy them.  One is China Glaze Dandy Lyin' Around.  This one sparkles with gold sparkles.  The other one is Polish Polish called White Wedding.  And if you are a glitter girl the classic Stairway to Heaven is just perfect.  I do have swatches of white wedding and stairway to heaven on this blog if you want to see them.  I posted these three because these are the ones I reach for the most.

 

Ciao for now,

Patty

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

KB Shimmer Diva

Sometimes, You find a polish you really like and you wait around and buy something else and forget you we're dying for this polish.  When I saw a notice saying this would be discontinued I immediately  ordered it.  What I do now is keep a list of the polishes I am going to buy at the beginning of the month but, since, I do nail art I think sometimes I show a swatch a little later, but if it is just a brand new polish I get it out as soon as I get it.  Since the middle of last month things have been crazy.  I admit I am completely obsessed with the Jodi Arias.  The trial has reached an end sort of.  So, I am again embarrassed that I have not posted so much but have tons of pictures.  So, I need to get these posts done.

So, this polish is purple based with white glitters and purple glitters.  It does remind me of a galaxy manicure.  If you like this, there are several older KB Shimmer polishes on Etsy.

Ciao for now,

Patty

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Crazy Daisies by Whimsical Ideas by Pam

I love daisies.  They are actually my favorite flower, so when I heard Pam was releasing this one I just knew I HAD to have it.  I ordered as soon as I could and put it on.  It was great.  I was really easy to work with the glitters which we all know that with chunky glitter polishes, they can be a bit cumbersome.  I did not have that problem with this one.  I did use a coat of Cult Nails feel me up and two coats of Crazy Daisies.  I just love this polish so much.  This is actually the second time I wore it.  I just happen to go perfect with this blouse I was wearing one day.  I got a lot of compliments on how good the two looked together.  What I really love about this polish is that it is so springy and Spring is coming very late here in Houston.  We have had some weird weather and everyone has noticed.  But one sunny day I was able to wear this and just feel that mood that only a Spring day can bring.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I went to Ross with Goldie one day.  I get some of her clothes there and she loves to go there and found this shirt, I had seen it online at Macy’s for $29.99.  It was my size and priced at $12.99.  I thought this will look great with Crazy Daisies and it did.  It was like they were made for each other so I snapped it up unfortunately Goldie made no purchases that day.  

 

 

I might be posting some stuff I have been meaning to post since I will be up all night going through my prep so stay tuned.

Ciao for now,

Patty

On Bravery

Some of you may not know this but Angelina Jolie  underwent a double mastectomy.   She found out that she carried the gene that she had a greater than 50% chance of developing breast cancer.  I could not believe it.  My cousin's wife did the same thing but she is not related to be by blood and no one in my family has ever had breast cancer but I have gone and gotten two mammograms and fortunately they were clear.  Now, I know there are a lot of women out there who should have gotten one and are sitting there knowing their doctor recommended it and did not do it.  Are you ever too young to get a mammogram,  I say no.  So, even younger girls need to have a screening and lack of insurance is not an excuse because if you call the cancer society they will help you find a place to get one for free.  I am bringing this up because one of the illnesses that runs in my family is intestinal or colon cancer.  We have only lost one because everyone gets their colonoscopy regularly and believe me they are no fun.  I had one when I was 35.  If you are 50 your doctor will recommend you get one.  I am going in to get one tomorrow.  I have been having some problems that my doctor did not like so, tomorrow is the big day.  Tomorrow is a breeze today is the bad day in the prep and I won't get into what is required if you want information just look up colonoscopy and you will find out and if you want to see one you can go to YouTube and see one up close and personal.  So, while these screenings are a pain they are early detectors of cancer and I am sure that the prep and discomfort of the screening is far less painful than cancer.  So, if any of you have an order for some kind of screening that your doctor has ordered just do it.  Be brave.
Ciao bellas,
Patty