Friday, March 30, 2012

Blue "French" mani: featuring China Glaze Dorothy Who?


"French" manicure using Dorothy Who? and LA Colors Sky Blue, sunlight
Sorry  for not posting much this week. I'm sure you all realize, life can sometimes get in the way of blogging. Anyways, wanted to get back in the swing of things by doing a quick post of a mani I did last week. I wasn't ready to take off Orly Stone Cold, so I added 1 coat of China Glaze Dorothy Who? on top. Then, I went to a store that had a full display of LA Colors polishes, and bought their nail art pen in Sky Blue.  I decided to try the new techniques I had learned for doing French manicures on my existing manicure, so this is what I came up with.
"French" manicure using Dorothy Who? and LA Colors Sky Blue, natural light

Monday, March 26, 2012

3/26/12 Weekly Blog Roundup-OPI does a Peridot dupe?

I'd heard rumors of OPI doing a dupe of Chanel's Peridot, but I had been unsuccessful in my search for swatches of it up until now. Now, Feline  at Alizarine Claws did a post with pictures of some of the Spiderman collection on a nail wheel.  It certainly looks like OPI Just Spotted the Lizard is a Peridot dupe.

Most of us have seen the press releases for the Zoya Beach & Surf collection, but a lucky few have already swatched these babies. One of them is a fellow Northern California blogger-Kelly over at Vampy Varnish. Check out her post with swatches of Beach & Surf here.

Finally, I'm quite surprised that we can already preview the Spring 2012 Bridal Collection from Essie. I just saw something about it yesterday, but Chelsea over at Nailed has had a preview post up since February. Nailed also has posts previewing the Orly Dark Shadows collection and OPI Minnie Mouse collection on its front page, and other previews thoughout the blog, so be sure to check it out!

Sunday, March 25, 2012

OPI Iberian Bisque- sheer beauty?

OPI Iberian Bisque, sunlight
The few times I've worn a sheer shade since beginning my polish obsession, I've ended up admiring and staring at my nails just as much as when I wear the flashiest colors. While I reached for OPI Iberian Bisque, I was looking to cleanse my palette with a nude after sporting a lot of bright shades. The long discontinued polish turned out to be much more sheer than I expected, but it was still a color I enjoyed wearing.  Is it just the big 3 fumes getting to me, or is Iberian Bisque a sheer delight? Judge for yourself after the jump!

Saturday, March 24, 2012

Orly Stone Cold-Ooohh, sparkly!

Orly Stone Cold, sunlight
My absolute favorite color in the world is turquoise. Since turquoise can be rather loud in clothing, I have a ton of turquoise accessories and polishes. Orly Stone Cold is such a beautiful shade of shimmery turquoise, I can't help loving it. I actually have a near dupe of it, but it doesn't have nearly as much sparkle, so I kept both of them. Find out what the other polish is, and see more pictures, after the jump.

Tuesday, March 20, 2012

Salon Express stamping sets for $7!

Salon Express Nail Art Stamping Kit at Ross
Today I went and ran some errands and happened to go into quite a few discount stores. I was really surprised when I ran into the Salon Express stamping kit for the first time at TJ Maxx. I was less surprised when I ran into plentiful supplies of the kit in a couple of other places. The other two stores were Ross and DD's Discounts. In all the stores, the polishes were priced at $6.99. Keep reading to see the pictures and for links to a few reviews of the product!

Sunday, March 18, 2012

3/18/12 Weekly Blog Roundup:-Unicorn Puke gets a little sister!

Or a close cousin? When I heard about Cult Nails releasing a new collection, Divas and Drama, I was only mildly curious. However, when I spotted a flakie in the mix, my attention was piqued. The new color, Seduction, is apparently a lot like Unicorn Puke, except without some of the green flakes.  The entire collection is swatched at this post.  The polishes are supposed to be available for pre-sale soon, but as of tonight the official Cult Nails website does not have them listed. In further Cult Nails news, the polish Captivated is back and is available right now on the official Cult Nails website

In case you haven't had your fill of St. Patrick's Day manicures, you can catch more of them at this post from Nouveau Cheap. People responded to G’s request for St. Patrick’s Day nail art in droves. Besides the amazing creativity in nail art and polish combinations, one of the things that struck me about the post was just how different the China Glaze polish Four Leaf Clover looks depending on the lighting!

You've probably seen pictures of the polishes in China Glaze's Prismatic collection by now. If you want to see the swatches, you're in luck. Both Scrangie and Kayla Shevonne have done posts about the collection. They both seem to really like it, so check out their posts at their blogs: Scrangie and Nails by Kayla Shevonne. Scrangie also has swatches up of the Wet n Wild Coloricon Be Jeweled collection, which seems to be similar, if not complete dupes of, the China Glaze Prismatic collection. Check out her post about it here.

If you're like me, you've wondered just how close a dupe Claire's Candy Shoppe is to the original Deborah Lippmann version. Now you can see a comparison between the two at the Colour is Magic blog. Here's a link to her post where she does a thorough comparison.

A few bloggers have been able to preview the OPI New York City Ballet collection. One of them is Carla at Deuce Beauties, who did a complete review in this post. She's a blogger I just discovered recently, and I'm amazed by the quantity of complete collections she swatches and variety of brands she covers.  

St. Patrick's Day nails

Just a quick post to share my look for St. Patrick's Day. For this manicure, I used:

China Glaze Kinetic Candy (sky)
China Glaze Holly Day (hat)
Sally Girl White (index)
Wet n Wild Black Creme (pot and hat band)
Kleancolor Shiny Summer Days (gold)
Sinful Canary Yellow (hat buckle)
acrylic paint for the rainbow