April favorites

 April was a month of a lot of polish and not much nail art.  I ordered a lot of polish.  Probably because it was my birthday and I kept justifying each bottle as a little present to myself.

 

So, the first polish I want to recognize is of course Claris the beautiful dream pink by Pretty Serious Cosmetics.

 And of course we can't get through April without mentioning Rikki.  My favorite of the shimmers.  Which I ended up buying all of those.  Only bought two pixie dust and am conducting an experiment.  I will report next week on my findings.  But I have nothing like Rikki and I look forward to wearing it often.

 

 

 The galaxy manicure was vindication for the two other ones I did and looked horrid.  I finally got it down and I think it looks pretty good.

Butter London's Sunbaker just reminds me of our summer vacation and how I can't wait to get a little sun and listen to some reggae music.

 

I added Bobby Dazzler not so much because I am in love with the polish but I like the way this picture looks.  I can't wait to wear this.

 

 This of course is my favorite polish but is it Taboo to spend $27.00 on nail polish?

 

So, these are my favorites did you see something that you liked during April that I did not add.  Let me know.  I love comments.

 

Ciao for now,

Patty

Now, This is What I Want

Now, this is a wow polish because I didn’t even have any problem picking up the duochrome on this one.  It is just gorgeous.  It is called So Cute by Hits.  I am loving this one.  It is pink, purple and blue.  Formula is great.  But the bottle is small.  I am definitely buying another bottle because it is just so pretty.  I got this from Llarowe for $8.00 and it is well worth every penny.   I really don’t have much more to say.  The pictures speak for themselves.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ciao for now,

Patty

Chroma Chameleon

Revlon has come out with a line of duochromes.  This is their first try.  Have you ever heard that you should never buy a 1st year model car because it always has gliches.  Well, that is how I kind of feel about this polish. It isn’t completely terrible but they will probably be able to create a better formula.  Yes, that is the first thing they need to work on.  It was so streaky I must have done this manicure at least three times and tweaked the polish with first some clear polish and it was still a little thick then some thinner.   Then I had to shake it and wait overnight to put it on.  Then there is the duochrome which is barely noticeable but it is there.  So, I bet the next time they release this polish they will say it is new and improved and it will be and then it will be fine to buy that is why I did not go crazy buying a whole bunch of them.  They were a little on the expensive side. 8.99 at Walgreens.  I just don’t expect to pay that much for this polish I know polishes less expensive with great duochromes.  LIke the color clubs, hits and jade, the china glaze holos are 8.99 at Sally’s, so this is just not a good buy right now.  LIke I  said wait for the new improved formula.

Pretty color and polish but no duochrome.

Ciao,

Patty

Hits Mari Moon So Unique

Hits has added four new colors to the Mari Moon line and they are much more a duo chrome than the others except for this one but it is the same thing with the red version of the red one I have it I believe it is called Unconventional.  They are very similar as a matter of fact Unconventional might have more of a duo chrome.  I might try mixing the two to see what happens.  The formula is fine I was just not too happy that there wasn’t enough duo chrome compared to the others.  Pretty but should not be called a duo chrome.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

So, I just could not get any duo chrome out of this one but the other ones are wild.

 

Ciao,

Patty

What Is Your Blog About?

I was asked that question and said nail polish but I do more just maybe don't share.  So, I am coming out.  I recycle so many of my manicures it isn't funny.  So, I am going to start to share because at the beginning of the year I started post titled, "How to Get Everything You Want in 2013" but never finished it.  What prompted me to do this was looking at my life and realizing I pretty much had everything I needed and wanted.  Now, there are things that of course I can't give you tips on getting like a mansion or a Bentley but I think I can help with advise on how to buy a car, clothing, furniture, lots of things.  So, I am going to throw in some tips.  My grandfather told me money is a state of mind.  You can either be poor or broke and there is a big difference.  I don't know how but I always have money.  It amazes me.  This did not come about overnight.  I have lived both ends of the spectrum where we lived in the nicest house on the neighborhood to a small cramped apartment during my first marriage.  I lived on my own for a while after moving to Houston when the relationship collapsed, I swore I was going to make it on my own and I did for almost 2 years.  That really empowered me and I learned a lot.  So, I am going to start to show you recycle of manicures.  Be more informative of sales which I kind of do already.  And difficult recycles I am going to put in tutorials.  I feel like my blog is still a baby and just starting to sit up.  I did start another blog dealing with depression so there won't be too much about that her.  But please feel free to email me if you have a question.  I am still a licensed social worker and able to guide you in a direction to get help.  I welcome helping.  So, that is my blog a blog about money saving tips on beauty products and teaching how to make the most of your beauty products.   So, in the next couple of days you will see my picture and that statement.

Ciao for now,
Patty

KImber's Challenge Letter Q

I was a little worried about Q as I began to go through my polishes and then I found Queen Vic.  Then I found an Old Nerd Lacquer.  Quantim Bluniverse and really meant to show that one but when I would think about this challenge I could not remember what I was going to use.  The first polish that always came to mind was Queen Vic.  So, that just stayed in my mind.  My mind is just totally obsessed with the Jodie Arias trial.  I am so excited tomorrow they have closing arguments but it is bittersweet also because I had just been accepted into law school and then that accident that changed my life.  To top things off they are talking all about psychological statistics which were my favorite psych classes.  Well, at least I know exactly what they are talking about.  Plus it shows my long term memory is strong now if I could just get my short term memory to work then you would be seeing Quantim bluniverse instead of Queen Vic.  A very nice polish,  What can I say it is a butter London so the quality is there.  I'll just save Quantim bluniverse for the next challenge.

 

 

So this is Queen Vic do your like it?

 

 

Ciao for now,

 Patty

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Martian Sea by Pretty Serious

 Ahh, Martin Sea really don't see the correlation between this color and a Martian Sea.  But this sure is a pretty polish.  It  doesn't really have a duo chrome but it goes have tiny gold flecks which of course is difficult to capture on a rainy day.  The formula on this polish is great.  Two coats and top coat.  You could even get by with one coat but I think that we are just programmed to do two coats.  I remember several years ago someone put out a one coat nail polish.  It didn't sell.  Even mascara two coats.  They came out with a one coat, I bought it and you did need just one coat but it seemed unnatural and I ran back to my regular mascara.    So, this polish is probably on my top ten for summer.  So, I will be needing another bottle.  Oh, news I read on Pretty Serious blog.  They are celebrating their anniversary with a polish called Daphne's Happy Birthday.  The polish went on sale last week and they are having a contest.  The prize: the whole line of polishes plus anything new that comes out that year.  Pretty sweet.  If you want to know more Here is the link.  I got my bottle tonight I will have swatches by Thursday.  You can check out their website at Pretty Serious Cosmetics.  Enjoy the swatches and of course the cool ring I chose for this mani.

Ciao, for now,
Patty

Nails INC feathers

  Hi, I hope everyone had a good weekend.  So, since my birthday is this month, I got a lot of offers for big savings and discounts from several of my favorite stores.  Like sephora gave me 15% off any thing online or in the store.  Now, my husband and I have come up with a little "scheme".  If you live where there are Kroger's the have a fuel reward point system.  They give you one point for every dollar you spend but if you buy gift cards it doubles and every other month they actually quadruple it.  So, one $25.00 gift card gives you 100 points.  Now for every 100  points you get 10 cents off a gallon of gas.  So, we always have gift cards .  One month, when it was quadruple points we earned 3000 points.  We paid 1.34 a gallon of gas.  So, I  usually buy Nordstrom, Sephora, eBay, and Amazon.  It just depends.  So this month, I had 3  $25  gift cards so, I decided to sock up om makeup and mascara.  I had some money left and reluctantly bought this.  I read one bad review but curiosity got the best of me.

This is what I found, i used a light green polish then two coats of the polish which dries pretty fast.  Then I used a regular coat of top coat Seche vite.  Then one coat of a polymer top coat I got from Julep.  It was smooth and gave me no trouble.  I really liked it.  It remained me somewhat of floam.  It is very pretty.  It comes in threes other colors, blue and white, (I might go get that one)orange and blue, and orange and white.  The trick her is the color you use, for example for the blue and white you can use a pale blue or whit and then proceed to put the " feathers" on.  The feathers are nothing more than a matte bar glitter.  It is a really nice casual look for weekends.  This is not something you would wear to something dressy.  So one bad review did not scare me off and I am glad I took the chance with this polish.  It retails or $9.50 at Sephora.

My Most Expensive Polish

Call it just good after getting out of therapy or weak.  On Wednesday, I have therapy and I have been seeing the same therapist for almost eight years.  So, sometimes we might cross the line and talk about nail polish, I turned her on to it, clothes, Jodie Arias or sometimes she wants my advise on a case she is having problems with but we decided I still needed her as my therapist and would never switch because she talks to my psychiatrist.  That is almost like never done but I force them to talk.  So, we had a good session.  After therapy is my shopping time.  I go to Sally’s, Charming Charlie’s, Macys and they opened this new story called Versona where they sell really cute jewelry.  I went to Macy’s and got caught by the Chanel lady.  I was of course looking at nail polish.  Then she showed me this one and bragged about it.  So, stupid it doesn’t take much to get us polishaholics to buy polish.  So, I bought it and I am not disappointed at all.

First I have to say that the formula is not like any polish I have it just has a superior consistency.  One coat would have been enough but I put on two.   Then it dries so fast.  The color is gorgeous.  You can see the blue undertones.  This is officially my favorite polish and yes expensive.  I wish it was $18.00 and I would buy more but at $27.00 a pop, it will be a while before I buy another bottle but I am very happy and have no regrets for spending the money.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Would you pay $27.00 for this polish and what do you think about it.

Ciao for now,

Patty

A Shameless Post of Self Promotion

Ok, I really want everyone to enter my giveaway not for numbers but because I want you to sample products that I think are great.  (I paid for all prizes on this giveaway).  This is Model's Own Haley’s Comet.  It is a very different color.  It is a little on the coral side and a little on the tan side but very nice.

 

 

 

 

Ok, now check this out.  Here comes the good part.

 

Ta da.  One coat of Haley’s Comet over black.  Isn’t it gorgeous.  It is a lot like the line of polishes that Cult Nails put out a couple of collections back.  Now, I haven’t tried it over any any other color but just think of the possibilities.  That is why I put this polish in the giveaway.  Here are some more polishes.

 

 

And if you don’t win the giveaway.  I got this polish on Ninja Polish for the measly amount of $8.00.  Got to keep that a secret so they don’t hike up their prices.  Model’s Own is a great polish at a great price.  I have a lot of them.  I am updating my blog sale and have Pinky Brown.  I ordered it from one site and then I think I won a giveaway.  It is weird because like in January  and February I won like four or five giveaways, but haven’t won any since then.  My time is coming to win one soon. Maybe you will too.

 

Ciao for now bellas,

Patty

Tri-Color Challenge #4

For this challenge I used the pink and blue for a gradient and then used my DRK-B plate to stamp the giraffe print with the orange polish over the gradient.  This is an easy manicure.  The best tip I have for doing gradients is to make sure you use a layer of top coat and that it is really dry and you won’t get the polish lifting or the sponge tearing.  Then for stamping same thing goes, make sure you have a top coat over your polish before you stamp just in case you make a mistake you can take it off really quickly although I have heard that using a lint remover takes the stamping off.  I haven’t tried it but I am going to and I will report my findings. (That sounds so stupid like I am some investigative reporter.  I guess the investigator in me will always be there.  My husband hates it.  He doesn’t get away with shit though.)

 

 

 

 

 

 

So, there is my entry.  With the piggy ring.  I try to wear or use the piggy ring any chance I get because it reminds me of Goldie.  We are going shopping for some stuff for the giveaway.  They love her at the places we are going.  If you haven’t entered.  Make sure you enter. 

 

 

Ciao for now,

Patty

Kimber’s Challenge A-Z Letter P

 

For the last two weeks I have kind of bashed Nars but there are two polishes from Nars that I have that really have the things I want in a polish.  So, for this letter of the challenge I have Pussy Galore. I think this polish might be discontinued but finding a bottle might be a little hard.  It is a light pink and does take three coats, now the one I have might be old so it does dry faster than the other two I have shown you.  The first picture in the sunlight looks like I put a matte coat on it but I didn’t maybe it just looks dried out in the sun but in the shade it looks shimmery almost has a wet look to it with three coats and a top coat.  I do really like this polish especially in the shade.

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So, there is my P for this week.  What do you think of the color?

Ciao,

Patty