Beatle mania Lucy in the Sky With Diamonds

When the Beatles wrote this song were they talking about LSD?  Probably.  Their drug use was notorious but that was the drug of the time.  The song is great.  Even the Elton John remake was good.  So, when I think about the phrase,” picture yourself on a boat in a river with tangerine trees and marmalade skies somebody calls you you answer quite slowly a girl with kaleidoscope eyes”  I have had the experience of seeing people who had dropped acid and their eyes are so weird.  That is what leads me to believe yes, they are talking about an LSD trip.  LSD was popular when I was growing up and was offered it several times but was terrified to even be around it.  I just know about the eyes because I did happen across a party that was an acid party and seriously it scared the crap out of me and I was out of there.  So in doing this manicure I focused more on the sky with diamonds in it.  I used a combination of colors.  I used Zoya Kristen, Color Club Cold Metal, and Sinful Colors Black.  Then I used my Lynderella Shape Shifter (I found something to use it with).  I sponged all color.  Then went over it with a brush with some nail polish remover to give it a spin.  Then I added rhinestones.  I don’t know if anyone would use this to go out but Halloween is coming up and you could use it then.  I am not a fan of Halloween but I do think I would wear this if I was going out to a club just maybe tone down the Shape Shifter.

So, too wild.  Would you wear it?  If so, for what type of occasion.
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Deborah Lippman I Know What Boys Want

This is was a color toss up it was either On the Beach or I Know What Boys Want. I went with I Know What Boys Want because it is older and may be discontinued and then I would really kick myself in the butt for not buying it. It was my anniversary that day anyway (August 15) so this was my gift to myself. I usually gift myself some little something on my birthday or mother's day and it is usually a bottle of polish. I really ended up liking this color and I don't have anything like it in my collection. So, it goes perfect with my collection.

Do you ever buy yourself  little gifts on your birthday or mother's day?  If so, what kinds of things do you buy yourself? 

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Ciao bellas,

Patty

My Favorite Things Challenge - Day 3 Animal Prints

Sometimes I get my inspiration from the weirdest places. This particular manicure was inspired by a pair of VS panties I have. I have three sisters who all wore the same size in panties and we all wore white finally my middle sister accused me and my baby sister of taking all her underwear, at that point we swore we would get different colored underwear and it has been that way ever since. It is a crazy story but if you come from a family of all girls you might sympathize with this story. So, here is a pattern from a pair of panties I have.

I used an American Apparel nail polish, I think it is called cream.  Then I stamped using my DRK-A plate and dotted with OPI's Shanghai Shimmer.
Hope you like.  If you have any funny sister stories you want to share leave in comment section 
Ciao for now bellas,
Patty

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Lynderella

I found out today from Kelly at Ooh la la polish that you can buy lynnderella polish at lynnderella's site on eBay for twenty dollars.  I might have been wrong in saying $45.00 was the going rate.  I am going to look for it and if I find it I will have to say sorry for leading you to believe that there may be some price gouging.

Butterfly Kisses from Whimsical Polish by Pam

This next polish is a polish that you really don’t see in the collection but I had been looking for something in red and this fit the bill to a tee.  I used a panty coat of OPI’s Text Me and then a coat of  the Butterfly Kisses. 
So, here is the beautiful red butterfly kisses.

And there is Goldie decided to come out to take pictures with me and take a potty break.

Pam still carries this polish and most of you know where to find her polish but for those who don’t it is on her Facebook page Whimsical by Pam, she will give you an email address, you email her and she will send you an invoice which you pay through pay pal.  it is easy and she is really fast to get you your order. 
So, do you like blingy red or just hate red all together?  Leave a comment if you wish.
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Ciao bellas,
Patty

I LOVE VEGAS VEGAS BOMB

Ok, I got to be honest.  I love Vegas.  If I could live there I would.  I have really good friend who does and she loves it.  She is a professional poker player.  I should have figured that since when we were young she usually beat me at cards.  I thought luck and so did she.  We had the chance to reunite after 30 years last year during our vacation.  It was really great and she loves living in Vegas and has offered an open door for whenever I want to go.  Going to take her up on that offer soon.  I am not a big gambler.  I like the slots, but I love the shows and the shopping and the glitz and if you’re going out on the town in Vegas this polish is the polish to wear.  come to think of it it might be the perfect polish to wear if you play blackjack because it will surely draw attention to you hands and might make the players forget about what is going on in the game.  So, check this one out.  I love it.  I got it from one of my favorite indies,Kb Shimmer.

MACRO
This polish is loaded with glitter this is two coats with a coat of seche vite. I am not sure but this might be on it’s last leg so if you really like it you might ask Christy if she has any extra.  It won’t hurt to ask.
So, what do you think of this one too much or yes, I love the glitter.  Leave a comment.
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Ciao for now,
Patty

Honey Bee from Nailventerous

Here is a polish I had been wanting for a long time but like I said before with indies if it is there and you want it get it because you don’t know when it will show up again.  I really like the colors in this probably because I have always been intrigued by the honey bee life cycle which we studies in at least two of my bio classes just because their organizational skills.  this one is has the same texture as FLOAM  it is sandy but dries fast.  A coat of seche vite and you are ready to go this of course can be purchased at Ninja Polish.  if it says it is our of stock sign up on the website and they will email you when it is back in stock you just got to be fast, believe me, I probably got about six email before I got this one but I am not a person that is constantly on my email or has a phone with email otherwise I am sure I would have gotten it sooner and if you sign up for their newsletter they will let you know of sales and promotions.  if you are like me looking to be the first to get something and get a good deal sign up at all the indie websites and connect to their Facebook pages so you can know what is going on otherwise, it will just be luck of the draw for you.  I think bloggers are more aggressive but if you are not a blogger that does not mean that you can’t be just as aggressive.  We are both customers and hold no priority over non bloggers.  so enjoy the pics and leave a comment if you like it or leave it.
Ciao,
Patty






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Update

Just wanted to let y'all know that Pam has come up with six new polishes and they are gorgeous.  Going to order 2 right now.  Got two more shelves in the polish room.  Goldie and I will be busy tomorrow.  She will probably sleep for the whole thing.  Goldie is fast asleep right now and it is funny because she snores so loud.  Wish I could take a picture but that would wake her.  Got 3 posts in draft need to publish tonight.  

Gotta go do my normal Monday thing wish Goldie could come since I am feeling really lonely.  You know how all those famous people are getting notes from their doctor that their dogs are therapeutic companions.  I want one right about now. So, that's it.  Just a small update.

Ciao, Patty

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New Bloggers

Last week, I was nominated for a Liebster Award.  I in turn need to nominate 12 fairly new bloggers preferably someone who has had a blog for four months but less than 200 followers.  There are no tag backs and some of the people I wanted to nominated have already been nominated.  So, if you fit this criteria.  At least four months blogging and less than 200 followers.  Please e-mail me at plgreen16@yahoo.com  I take this award seriously and want to nominate people who are really working hard on their blog but it is hard to just go through blogrolls only to find a person has over 200 followers.  Blogging is hard.  I take it seriously.  So, if you can submit your blog..   I'll look at it and get the opinion of maybe two or three other bloggers to decide who to nominate.
Thanks,
Patty
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Ciao

Braided Nails

I saw Jen from Polish and Pearls her do these braided nails I knew I had to try it. The thing is she makes it looks easy and my first attempts were a mess but then I got the idea that I was braiding my hair and everything went ok.    The best tip I can give you to getting this look is to use polish that is usually ok with one coat.  I tried a bunch of different ones and ended up using Essie Good as Gold, Essie, Smooth Sailing and Duri, Lazy Days.  You can use any colors you want.  Just stick to three and try to do only 2 or three nails at a time.  Maybe you can do more. I couldn't.  I had problems when I tried to do the whole hand but when I did two and three, it worked better for me.  What do you think?  This was about my fifth try and I still think I can do better so look for some better ones in the future with different colors.  Personally, I love the look.  What do you think?  Like it or make it go away

Ciao for now, bellas,
Patty

Goodbye, Goodbye, Good Night

This is a Lynnderella.  That is why I gave this post this title.  I don't know if I will ever own another Lynderella.  I am happy I got the four I did.   I paid $60.00 for four bottles.  I wouldn't have minded paying up to $20.00 a bottle but I just went on ebay because I won a HTF for $10.00 with free shipping.  So, the only place you can buy Lynderellas is on ebay and they just so happened to have the polish I am going to show you right now.  It is beautiful polish but if this is how much you have to pay I am sorry Ms. Lynnderella this is true greed. 
Now, let me tell you about the polish itself.  I used Orly bonder as my base coat and used three coats of the polish the next day the whole nail polish on my thumb just fell off.   I redid it and went on my way.  When I got home I noticed that the polish on my index finger had fallen off.  It did not peel off. It came off as if it was a false nail completely in tact.  I should have taken a photo but I was going to sleep and for the last two weeks my sleep has been so erratic.  I have really bad apnea because of the only having one lung situation and sometimes I sleep 13 hours and other nights I will sleep only 3.  I really hate it because it messes up my blog plans also but I just gotta be patient and this shall pass and I will get back on a normal schedule.  Well, I did have the fallen nail just took a pic and will include it in this posting.  So, it is ironic that the name of this polish is Funny Money.  Here it is.

Nail that just fell off.

Ok, so this polish is nice but I will never be able to buy another bottle again.  I am currently bidding on a polish I want and decided to go to the Lynnderella store and they had this very polish.  I went ahead and copied the listing and you can see it below.

Ebay Listing for Funny Money

LYNNDERELLA FUNNY MONEY GREEN GLITTER NAIL POLISH NEW VHTF LYNDERELLA Returns: Not accepted

Buy It Now

$45.00 Free Shipping

Time left:Time left:Aug-12 12:38

I won't pay $45.00 for this polish.  It is nice but there are a lot of other indies out there who can sell me something very close for less than $20.00.  Would you pay $45.00 for this polish?

Ciao for now,

Patty

OPI HTF Glacier Bay Blues

Hi,
Today, I have a beautiful polish from OPI that is considered an HTF(hard to find).  Well, HTF does not always necessarily mean that it sometimes just means you are going to pay a lot of money for it if you are dying to have it.  Like I've said before, I am pretty patient and just checked eBay everyday til I found it at a price I felt I was willing to pay for it.  I think I paid $11.00 for it with free shipping but have seen it as high as $30.00.   Sometimes I also think buying new polish and keeping it in good shape after some years it will become a hard to find.  I think I have a few like that like the polish "What is with the Cattitude"   is very sought after but I bought it on sale and have just taken care of it.  Limited Editions are always good to buy because they gain value, but buy two because what is the sense in having a polish you can't use hoping it will increase in value.  I have done that with a couple of polishes.  It's kind of like buying a diamond what is the sense in buying a diamond with where the four C's are bad.   I started with a 1/2 carat and then went up to a one carat now my husband wants to upgrade to a two but I convinced him just to go up 1/2 and get a really good quality diamond rather than have a 2 that is not of good quality.  I studied a lot about buying diamonds before getting the first one.   I need to brush up a little but for the most part I can still tell whether we are getting a good one or not.  There is a place in Houston that promises they offer the best prices but we went there and they wanted 3 times as much and the diamond was not even that great.  We thought we would get a better price instead of going to someplace like Jared or Zales but know your diamonds girls because they are our best friends.  They make our hands look pretty with our beautiful polish but patience is the key. 

So, here is Jasper Jade.  It is really pretty and the camera just can't do it justice because it is teal or it is a really pretty royal blue.  Do you think it leans more towards blue or teal?

Ciao,
Patty

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Press Release- OPI James Bond Collection

Just finished buying all I am going to buy from the OPI German Collection and here comes another collection from OPI and let me say it is absolutely gorgeous.  

Preview: OPI James Bond Skyfall Collection and OPI The Man with the Golden Gun

OPI Gold Leaf Top Coat

OPI has crafted the perfect, decadent Christmas treat – complete with a dash of luxury, a sprinkling of fashion, and touch of intrigue – to celebrate James Bond’s Golden Anniversary, OPI introduces an 18 karat gold leaf top coat, The Man with the GoldenGun.

Inspired by the world of 007, this stunning, real 18 karat gold top coat contains real 18 karat gold and comes packaged in a special limited edition collectable gold bottle. This luminous, rich top coat adds an additional layer of chic gold leaf texture whether painted over your favourite OPI lacquer shade to create a flecked gold appearance or applied directly onto the nail itself.

For 50 years Bond beauties have graced the big screen with their dazzling looks and opulent style, and gold has always played a prominent role.

Gold transcends time; from the first Bond film to the soon to be released – Skyfall – Bond Girls have adorned themselves with gold accessories from jewelry and heels to clutches. The OPI The Man With the Golden Gun Top Coat’s radiant hue and stunning 18 karat gold leaf texture and patterns take accessorising for the party season to new level.

The Sephora product is pulverized gold leaf like a gold glitter. Man with a Golden gun is chunks of gold leaf.

OPI James Bond Skyfall Collection

Casino Royale

Die Another Day

Golden Eye

Live and Let Die

Moonraker

On Her Majesty's Secret Service

Skyfall

The Living Daylights

The Spy Who Loved Me

The World Is Not Enough

Tomorrow Never Dies

You Only Live Twice

So, what do you think of this line.  I think I gotta have it all.

Ciao, bellas,

Patty

My favorirte nail polish FLOAM

--> I am currently participating in a challenge of what my favorite polish is.  I have been wanting a bottle of floam for months.  I finally got it thanks to Rhonni and Stephanie at Ninja Polish.  I was so happy to finally get it and I am not disappointed at all.  It is currently my favorite nail polish just because of the texture which is sandlike.  It dries fast and the colors are just so pretty.  I love it. 

FLOAM

If you can get a bottle get it you will love it too.

Ciao for now,

Patty