Tuesday, August 7, 2012

Whimsical by Pam

 

Today, I have a collection of polishes by Whimsical nails by Pam.  Two of the swatches I have are in the giveaway.  I have a couple other ones but I don’t like to bombard with more than six swatches at a time. 

So, the first swatch I have is Seuss,  It goes on smoothly no undercoat and two fast drying coats.  I love it.

 

 

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The next one is Hatched.

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The next on is one of my favorites because I love peanut butter and jelly sandwiches.  They sell these big boxes of no crust PBJ’s and I always have a box of them in the freezer.

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And the last one is Nancy’s Birthday.

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So, that is part of my collection.  Is there one you like in particular if there is let me know. Don’t forget to sign up for the giveaway.

Ciao for now,

Patty

China Glaze Bohemian swatches

Yesterday, I got my China glaze Bohemian polishes.  I only got four the other two I just already had a polish like these but the ones I did get were great..



This one is swanky silk.  it is a golden rose color very soft and perfect for those days that you want just a little something on your nails.










This is Plain Jane.  It is purple but changes to green.  You can see the change a little on the second and fourth picture.












This one is deviantly daring and is so pigmented one coat is enough if you want I have two just because I am so used to it.  I tried to pick up the duochrome but is was a little hard it kind of changes to a yellow.  It is really a pretty color.  Maybe the best of the collection.












This color is unpredictable.   It has a nice light teal color that changes to yellow when the light hits it in a certain way.

So, what do you think about this collection.  Looks like metals are in for the fall.  Do you like them or do you want them to go away?

Ciao,
Patty



Saturday, August 4, 2012

KB Shimmer


Put your sunglasses on because I have three KB Shimmer polishes to use.  These are some of my favorite polishes and even though she was restocked today.  I had most of the ones that were restocked.  Christy is the creater of these polishes and she is doing a great job in coming up with new and interesting polishes.  For me, I will not be able to afford Lynderella anymore.  I have four bottles and that is it but now there are so many indies doing polish as well or better so, I wish Ms. Lynderella lots of luck and to continue being prosperous selling her nail polish for $65.00 a bottle.  Here is a great substitution and without having to wait five months to get your polish.


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This is Elle.  I used a coat of Zoya Kristen.  Then two coats of Elle and what I really like about Christy’s polishes is that they dry really fast and when you put a top coat on it doesn’t move the move the glitter around.

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This is watercolor.  I used Zoya Yummy as the bottom coat and two coats of watercolor and top coat.
Next is probably my favorite it is called Ring Master.
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Isn’t it gorgeous.  The color is so bright and the glitter moves smoothly as it goes on the nail.
So, there are three of the KB Shimmer’s I have..  Do you have a favorite and if you do which one is it?
Ciao bellas,
Patty

HANG TEN NOTD and Thoughts

When we were younger the style of the day was wearing Hang Ten clothing especially at the beach.  I worked a lot when I was in High School so my Sundays were always spent at the beach in my hang ten clothing, if I wasn’t working I was still wearing my hang ten clothing.  If I could have worn it to school I would have worn my Hang Ten clothing but we had a dress code at my school and could not wear t-shirts.  My parents would usually made it very hard for me to go to the beach, they would tell me I couldn’t go so I had to lie and say I was going to the movies.  I really envied the kids who did not have to lie about being at the beach. My mother just hated the beach so much she never wanted me there unless she was there.  I don’t know why since she can’t even swim and I was a really good swimmer, a strong one, plus I played tennis and my doubles partner and I were the best in the school.  I used to swim everyday as a matter of fact that is how I met my current husband.  He was our neighbor and I really kind of hated him because he would push me in the pool or run by and purposely cannonball into the pool.  I was in sixth grade at the time and he was in 8th.  I did not know that was the sign of a boy liking you.  He moved away during the summer of my 9th grade year and his 11th. By this time we had become more than friends and he wrote in my yearbook that when he was 18 he was going to come back and find me and marry me. My parents hated him because he had somewhat long hair and was Jewish.  My my parents were stout Catholics and they did not me to have anything to do with him. I was really heartbroken and it took a while for me to get over my first love but those trips to the beach were so soothing.  that summer and my girlfriends knew how much pain I was in and always made it fun for me.  We would walk on the jetties (that is what we called them they were really just a sea wall but we had words in Brownsville that were only used in Brownsville).  School started that that year I started dating another boy and met someone with him who I ended up marrying because I got pregnant.  When I was 18 my current husband called and said, “You are 18, now we can be together without any interference from your parents” I held back my tears and to him it was too late, I had gotten married and had a child.  He said he did not care just tell me where you are.  I said it is just too late and hung up telling him never to call again.  That hurt so much, I still loved him but had to stick to my decision.  So, doing this manicure was bittersweet.  It is about achieving peace, and knowing that pain can be relieved but maybe never gone.  About two years after marrying my husband my mom gave me my one of my yearbooks that my husband signed telling me he was going to come look for me when I was 18.  I had completely forgotten about it.  So, wearing this manicure today evoked all these memories.  My husband and I talked about being younger because he noticed the nails and he said it reminded him of the beach.  We had a good day and for that I am grateful and these nails brought about a beautiful day of remembrance.
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I used China Glaze nail polish in Seaspray and Man hunt, then bundle monster plates bm309 and bm320.
Before I wrote this I wanted to find out if they still sold Hang Ten clothing and they do at Kohl's.   I thought OP bought them out but I found some interesting things on the net.

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Someone else did hang ten http://arrtofnail.blogspot.com

a England

A couple of weeks ago a-England had their polish on sale with free shipping so, I took advantage of the sale to get two polishes I don't already have from the line.  I have all the Mythicals but very few of the Legends.  a-England polishes are very popular and with good reason.  The colors are beautiful and they wear very well.  You can buy these at Llarowe, Ninja Polish(who have them at the cheapest price but not always in stock) , Overall beauty or you can go right to the website but you will be paying in euro so make sure you use a currency converter so you won't be shocked at the price. Elaine is a beautiful purple and Holy Grail is a very yellow gold.   So, Here is Elaine and Holy Grail


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Do you have any a-England polishes and if you do, what do you think of them.  If you don't are they on your wish list?
Ciao bellas,
Patty

Wednesday, August 1, 2012

100 post giveaway

Finally got the rafflecopter done.  So here is the give away.  I hope you all like it.  I think the two polishes from Whimsical are the two best ones they have and the glitter removers are so much better than aluminum foil.

http://www.rafflecopter.com/rafl/display/32cda83/" rel="nofollow">a Rafflecopter giveaway


Tuesday, July 31, 2012

Seche Vite Restore

I have to write about this wonderful product.  You can use it when your Seche Vite topcoat gets thick and it really makes it workable again.  You can also use it in your nail polish and I think it might even be better than polish thinner.  I think polish thinner works good on stamping polish but the Restore works on nail polish.  I find polish thinner always seems to water down my polish too much and I hate that.  You just have more control when you use the Restore.  You the problem is with the Restore is that I have not been able to find it in any store.  I think the reason for that is that they want you to just buy a new bottle of topcoat.  I have always had to order it online.  It runs anywhere from $6.00-$7.00.  So if anyone knows where to buy this in a store let me and anyone else reading this know.  I really don't care because I order so much online it doesn'[t matter but sometimes you might find it cheaper somewhere other than the web.
Now, this is my 100th post.  I said I was going to have a give away and I really lucked out because I debated so much on what to get and today I got it.  It is late so I need to gather everything and photograph.  So, swing by tomorrow so you can see what is going to be on the giveaway.  Good stuff.
I hope someone wins this giveaway.  The last time no one did.  So, I am hopeful this time.
See you all tomorrow and have a good night.
Ciao,bellas,
Patty