Monthly Archives: May 2013

Easy Going Glee

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Out in my rose garden, Glee by Jesse’s girl & photographed with, Easy Going (the rose).

 

At Rite Aid today I picked up 5 polishes by Jessie’s Girl, Glee is one of them.  Rite Aid has a spend $30 on nail polish promo get $10 store credit so, I spent the last of my money on this brand to get my reward.  I’ve never owned anything by this brand before but have seen it recommended on blogs, it’s fantastic.  I’m a sucker for teal or turquoise polishes.

 

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Lastly, I added a light coat of glitter:  Clown Puke by KB Shimmer

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Freshly Squeezed

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Orange, guava & grapefruit juice.  It kind of  looks like the Today Show logo. The e.l.f. Party Peach coverage was impressive and only needed one coat.  I only have 3 Spa Ritual polishes that I’ve picked up at TJ Maxx I really wish I owned more.  I used the office supply hole reinforcements from Target that a multiple blogs had recommended, they’re fantastic.

e.l.f. – Party Peach

Spa Ritual – Poppy

Wet n Wild –  Sunny Side Up, Clear

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Yummy Kale

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I love Kale, yes the leafy green vegetable. Kale chips homemade or store bought are a weakness of mine.  I was inspired by a $0.99 reusable grocery bag I own from Whole Foods.  I had stocked up on Zoya during their Earth Day sale which was fortunate as this called for many shades of green.  I don’t own any creme colors for the swirls so I mixed my own.

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Zoya:

Daul

Wednesday

Ivanka

Vespa

Josie

Zuza

Neely

Wet n Wild:  The Wonder Years

Spa Ritual: Twig

Sinful Colors:  Snow Me White

Best Blog Award!

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Wow!  Jasmine from I ♥ Nail Candy from whose artwork I absolutely adore nominated For Lacquer of a Better Name for the Best Blog Award!  Thank you, Jasmine!  Please check out her site if you haven’t already!

 

These are the rules:

1. Answer the questions asked by the blog who nominated you.
2. Nominate up to 20 other blogs with less than 200 followers.
3. Create 11 questions for them to answer.

 

Questions from I ♥ Nail Candy:

1. What’s your favorite brand of nail polish?
Wet n Wild.

2. How is your polish stash arranged?
Grouped by manufacturer inside bins.  I have an IKEA Stenstorp that the bins must fit under. 

3. Besides nail art, what are your other hobbies?
Photography, traveling, bicycling, party planning, cookie & cake decorating, reading, trivia, landscaping, growing roses & hanging out with my husband, dog, 2 cats, bird & 10 Fish (but no so much the fish). 

4. What’s your favorite cuisine?
Tapas!

5. How often do you change your manicure?
3-7 times per week. 

6. What’s your favorite mani on your blog?
Next Stop Wonderland It’s when I realized I might have something creative to contribute. 

7. Do you play any musical instruments?
No. 

8. What’s your favorite color?
Turquoise. 

9. What’s your favorite nail art technique?
Freehand drawing

10. Matte or glossy?
Glossy!

11. What are your tips regarding nail care?
When I’m blogging, I use Elmer’s glue under almost every manicure, it saves my nails wear & tear.

Bazaar

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I fought to get a decent shot of this mani.  It was so shiny and pretty in person but in the pictures, the flake topcoat looked more like the surface of the moon.  Anyone else encounter something like that?

Polishes used:

L.A. Colors: Shock

China Glaze: Rich & Famous

Wet n Wild: On a Trip

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Color Club: Snowflakes