Polished and Pretty

Today, I am so excited because I am going to swatch my Pretty&Polished haul I purchased at the last restock on Etsy.  And Great News Chelsea is restocking again tomorrow at 8:00pm EST!  I am so excited because there were a couple of polishes I still wanted and now after such a short time I get a chance to buy some more.  Yay!!!!!!

I will give you a little bit of advice on getting what you want.  Got to the polished & pretty website on esty on the left there is a section that states sales and it will show you a list of their sales you can add them to your favorites and then when the restock opens you’ve got exactly what you want right there.  These polishes are great, they dry great, the price is right, and no one else has them.  So you can be the envy of all your friends or if you are like me spread the word and make it more beautiful one nail at a time.  Well wasn't that corny.  I sounded like some air head beauty queen answer her final elimination question.  Just check this out or any other line that suits your fancy. 













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POOL PARTY


 Ciao for now bellas

Patty

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               





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a-England Bridal Veil

This is bridal veil the black holo of the mythical collection.  It goes on smooth and usually one coat is enough.  The whole line is great.  I love this line.  I just ordered Order of the Garter and I am really looking forward to getting it.  I wore this so I could post it on the a-England website.  Bridal Veil is the color of the month.  apparently they do this every month but I just found out, so I will be following them on facebook to continue to get some exposure to get more followers.  so,  I am going to do my blue monday mani for tomorrow.
caio for now sweeties,
Patty

Butter London Blagger

Have you ever wanted something and for some reason just did not buy it?  It’s not that you did not have the money or that you just bought something else.  Well that is what has been going on with me and this polish.  I always wanted it but for some reason, I’d buy something else and I don’t know why.  Now that I have it I think I have learned a lesson and decided that if I really want something and can afford it, it is ok to just buy it.  I love this color,  I loved the consistency of the polish and I got so many compliments and it is just a blue, but the thing about this blue that it is like the sky meeting the ocean.  I reminds me of the color that appears at around 4:00pm on a sunny day on a boat in the ocean.  I just looked at that polish and it took me there and it was the first time I wore it…  Sometimes you wear a polish that takes to somewhere but not because of the color but because you wore it when you were in a certain place.  I salute the person who came up with this color if it can get that type of reaction out of me.  I actually bought this on Amazon for $14.00 no shipping charges.which is how much it costs anywhere else.  I asked my doctor if I spend too much time at home, since I write out of home and order everything I can on the net.  He said I was actually pretty smart.  I avoid crowds, ensure I am going to get what I want and save money on gas.  So, which ever way you like to shop, it’s cool just as long as you shop smart.  Is there anything that you want but have been avoiding buying for no reason at all?
Ciao for now,
Patty
  


                         

Smart and Stupid Beauty Products I Have Used

I think at some time or another we have made some bad beauty product buys and some good ones. I'll start with the worst one. Last year my husband and I went to California and Las Vegas. I knew it was going to be so hot in Vegas I would be melting. So, I went on YouTube to find out what a good primer would be. Everyone said monistat chafing cream. Yes, the stuff you put on your who-ha. It supossedly had the same consistansy as Smashbox primer. I bought the Monistat and it did have the same consistency. I started using it and by the time I got home I had the worst case of cystic acne, it wasn't funny. Here I am 47 years old with acne like a teenager. I had never had cystic acne. It was so bad it burned and I would not leave home. I tried everything till finally my sister, who is a nurse was able to get me some medicine for it and it went away. The cleanser that did help for me was a Neutrogena acne cleanser with 2% salycic acid that soothes and cools.  I was telling my daughter about this ordeal and she said "that's what you get for putting something that goes on your vag on your face, Mom."  The only positive thing that happened was I discovered Revlon stay the day makeup since I did not want to use my MAC because I would have to use SO much of it..  I could not use a sponge or my makeup brush to put on my makeup be cause it would tear one of the scabs of my face and then it would start bleeding and turn into a mess.  I was forced to put my makeup with my hands. and found it was ok I just made sure my hands were freshly washed.  I liked the way my skin looked better and have thrown the sponge and brush to the bottom of on of my makeup baskets.  you see when you rub the makeup on your skin on youra hands it liquifies due to the heat your hands and face have naturally and it spreads easier.  So, something good came of that. 
Now, I highly recommend Lush's cuticle butter. It works great. A plastic surgeon told me that one thing women do wrong is they get a facelift or botox but do nothing for their hands, so if you are at that age of thinking about botox talk to your MD about your hands if you feel they look older than they should.  I am pretty lucky.  I am 48 and I think my hands look pretty good and I really don't have any wrinkles.  I can only attribute that to good genes on both sides of my family both my parents are 72 and no where look their age. Well, back to the Lush cuticle butter.  Even though it is called lemony flutter and does taste pretty good. (I know because I have tasted it.)  Don't put it on your bagel.  If you are not familiar iwth the Lush line. Almost everything is vegan and they have just wonderful products.  You can order from their website the only thing you can't order is the face masks since they need to be refrigerated.   I also put that sleep lotion by bath and body works on my hands with cotton gloves that I buy at Sally's for two dollars.  I can think of a few ways to inappropriately use cotton gloves but leave that to the imagination.  My hands feel great in the morning.
Now the next really stupid thing I did was put those plug in feathers in my hair but no one told me they should only stay on fora few days and then put them on again a week or so later. No, I wore them for weeks at a time taking them out and putting them on over and over again. I think I have lost 40% of my hair. Right now it is just growing out and It looks so weird.  To top that off I bought a wet dry flat iron that fried my hair.  I had really nice hair.  It is straight and used to bounce and shine now.   I cant even say what it looks like the only good thing is that my hair grows fast and I don't have to go to a job every day where I have to style it.  My hair is getting no heat at all just cotton headbands and LOTS of conditioner.  So thank you for letting me sound off and maybe help someone.  I am writing this as experiences I have had if you have had a beauty catastrophe and want to share please do that is what we blog for so that we don't waste our money or ruin any of the beauty we all have on the outside and on the inside. 
Well, caio for now,
Patty

Culprit #1

                                                                The Good GUY!

                                                                BAD BAD Hair

THE ONLOOKER

(she's gonna be sorry she's doing that)

Goldie taking a nap

Sunday we took Goldie all over town. She was really cute with her little green sun dress but when she got home she struggled to get to her water bowl then went and got on my chair and crashed. She looks so cute. I had to snap these pictures.

Black Lace

I wore these the other night to dinner with my husband. Nice dinner, nice company but really nice to get home. I used fast track from China Glaze, stamped with smoke and ashes from China Glaze and a top coat of essence special top coat. It has become my favorite because it es a soft matte and you can't beat the price.
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Grasshopper by Darling Diva

This polish is a favorite of many and it is gorgeous.  Hard to photograph because it is very shimmery although you can't tell that in the bottle.  It is pretty sheer so it is a 3-4 coater.  I put it on alone and then with Nubar kiwi as a base mainly for photography purposes.  So here it is alone.

And here it is with Nubar Kiwi as a base

Celery Stalk Indie Polish by paris sparkles

Today I have celery stalk by paris sparkles.  it does sparkle some but not so much.  I has a consistency of something like a milk shake but spreads really well and dry time is pretty good.   This was a polish that had been on my favorite on Etsy for weeks so I finally decided to take the plunge and purchase and not sorry at all. I really like it.  I would recommend if you have it on your favorites at etsy, purchase it.   Everyone knows how it goes there one minute a polish is available the next it is gone......Till the next restock.

Nars. And a small giveaway

I must admit I am starting to buy some more expensive polish. I used to buy Chanel and Lancôme but then started getting French manicures for the next 8 years. Then the spell was broken with.......You' just have to wait til Saturday. What do you think it is? Just a hint it is an opi from around 2006-2007. If anyone can guess it I'll send you a $15.00 iTunes card. Well, I have to say Nars night ranger is just a beautiful forest green with gold flecks. I loved the consistency of the formula and I am looking to buy another bottle as soon as I can. I got a great deal on this one off eBay. I'll be checking later for special deals. I went a little crazy with Pretty and Polishes re-stock, so I must let my funds rise again. Here it is night ranger. And don't forget this sudden giveaway I'll post the answer and picture june 10, 2012 around 12:00 pm ST.

 

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Gradients

Everyone is doing gradients right now so last night I jumped on the band wagon and messed around with it using "The Sammy Method". Then I kinda thought to myself this is so easy Sammy deserves a Lot of credit. I remember a couple of weeks ago when a certain nail polish company got their panties in a wad because certain bloggers were calling their manicures caviar manicures. So, maybe Sammy should trademark her method before certain companies come out with these little kits for gradient nails. The new black company has come out with newspaper nails. Those have been around for as long as I can think. I really don't know how this happened, but I could see a little kit put out by the true owner of the method in stores. Easy Gradient Nails by Sammy has a nice ring to it. What do you think?

Easy Glitter Removal

Here is an easy way to remove glitter nail polish.  I saw it on somebody's blog tried it and was amazed. 

First step take a piece of cotton.  I used these cotton squares they sell at Sally and soak in acetone.  You can use polish remover but it doesn't work as well.

Next wrap the cotton around your finger.

Next wrap foil around your finger.  Wait around 10 minutes.

Voila.  Clean nails.

I know some of you may say ten minutes is a long time to wait but think of how long and messy it is when you just take it off with cotton.  It makes a mess and ends up taking the same amount of time.  Believe me I have tired it.  I avoided using glitter polish just because of the clean up,  now  I have not problem.  Sometimes I get so lazy I use it on regular polish.  

a-England Ascalon

A-England has a great line of nail polish.  Ascalon is a beautiful greyish lilac color.  Smooth application and fast drying.  The only problems I have had with A-England polishes is that sometimes they chip a little on the tip of my nails.  I know that can be resolved by in ensuring that when you put your top coat on do the paint a little under the tip of the nail,

inside with flash

outside without flash

A-England can be bought at their website, llarowe, overall beauty and ninja polish.  The cost varies depending on where you buy it from $10.00-$12.00.

Model Latina

Gold sandy beaches, lush green palm trees, and blue water as far as you can see.  Sounds like paradise, doesn’t it, but with 10 fiery Latinas competing to be the next Model Latina, it won’t be paradise.  When the sixth season of Model Latina starts on May 28^th, 2012 on nuvo TV at 10:00pm EST.  It’s an all-new season, with a whole new cast of chicas vying for the opportunity to win Model Latina with a prize that includes a modeling contract with a large modeling firm and a huge cash prize.  There will be more catfights, backstabbing and scheming.  This season there will be new judges the renowned designer Alfredo Lacosta will be returning for his fifth season.  , Singer-actor Carlos Ponce and can I say with him on the show it will be caliente.  The third judge is Ines Rivero, a Latina Victoria’s Secret Angel, and a new host, Jocelyn Pierce, a model journalist who has covered sports and entertainment for Fox and E!

Personally, I love reality shows.  I love the scheming, backstabbing, lying, and other devious deeds these girls can come up with.  I have to be honest I love the bad girl because we all know one of them. On TV we love to hate her and lets admit we watch to see the bad girl get her dues.  Then there is the girl that is just so sweet that everyone loves her but deep down inside you hate her because she can do no wrong, her hair is always perfect, she is super skinny with a perfect body.  She always knows exactly what she is doing.  I always root for the loopy girl.  The one doesn’t have a clue but comes out smelling like a rose.  I think we watch these shows because as girls we relate to them in some way it gets us to see a little part of them in ourselves. 

Through all the scheming and fighting, there is one thing for sure these girls don’t forget what they are there for and that is to win the coveted prize of Model Latina.

The Judges                                                                                                               

 
                 
Carlos Ponce                      Ines Rivera                 Alfredo Lacosta         


The Host

Be sure to watch!

Disclosure: Compensation was provided by Latina Bloggers Connect for this post.

butter London Trout Pout

Trout Pout had much the same consistency of Teddy and the color is absolutely beautiful.  The color is the color of a beautifully cooked salmon.  Two coats and a top coat and you are ready to go.  Stamping on this would look really nice if you have the time but wearing it plain is fine also.      

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             

Trout Pout

I WON!

I won the giveaway polish fixation had on her website.  I was really excited and have finally had the time to swatch the polish.  It is from Nicka K.  Here are some swatches it was a total of

I totally love them and the colors.  So, when you see giveaways know that you too can win.