Category: Nails
I Declare Shenanigans!
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I declare shenanigans!
My nails didn’t turn out the way I expected AT ALL.
My final nails of Green Week were full of surprises.
The first surprise was Sinful Colors “San Francisco” – I thought it would be a creamy emerald green from the bottle, but it turned out to be a kelly green shimmery jelly.
It’s very sheer after one coat and still a bit sheer after two coats.
This is two coats over Sinful Colors Base Coat. I decided to leave it at two coats – even after with the visible nail line.
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The second surprise was what essie luxeffects “Set in Stones” did over “San Francisco” – it turned gold! Maybe the yellow pigment in the green polish leached into the silver glitter? Or more likely, it’s just the reflection coming off the green. Either way – I wanted SILVER glitter to match my shirt! Shenanigans! (Top Coat is “HK Girl”, of course.)
My shenanigans are in silver sequins, not gold…argh…
Oh well, maybe I’ll get it right next year.
Feeling Unlucky?
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Why do I keep fucking with these Sinful Colors glitters? WHY? I don’t have all night to painstakingly fish these glitter pieces out of the motherdicking bottles!
I started with Sinful Colors Base Coat and two coats of Sinful Colors “Gold Medal”. I envisioned topping them with the green glitter and gold shamrocks of Sinful Colors “Feeling Lucky?”. Yeah…not exactly. It was nearly impossible to get the fucking shamrocks out of the bottle. I had shook the fuck out of it and held it upside down for about 10 minutes before I started and it still took 5-10 minutes of fishing and swirling to get one out. Fuuuuuuck. I managed to get a single one out for each nail on my left hand and gave up. The shamrocks are gorgeous and even though the edges stick up a bit, with “HK Girl”, I don’t feel like they will be peeling up.
I just totally gave up on my right hand – I’m not going to take a picture, so I’m not spending 10 minutes per nail playing Go Fish. Other than the time lost fishing individual shamrock clovers out of the bottle, they turned out really good though. Green week continues…
Green Week!
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It’s green week! Not like saving the earth or hugging trees…St. Patrick’s Day!
I started with Julep “Cecile”, Caribbean breeze holographic jelly. It’s more of a teal than green, but whatever. It went on like a dream over Julep Oxygen Bonding Base Coat. This is two thin coats with “HK Girl”.
Now, it did wear around the edges – like immediately. Actually, I think it was shrinkage first – it pulled away from the sides of my nails, too. And it didn’t drag or dent…but I managed to gouge it pretty seriously within 24 hours – switching around ethernet cables to fix my TV stuff after a lightning strike. Yeah, l like to walk on the wild side…
Tang Mimosa
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Oh it looks like a Mimosa alright…a Mimosa made with Tang…thin and watery – a supernatural kind of orange not seen in nature. The cocktail of astronauts.
I’m referring to Sinful Colors “Mimosa”, an orange jelly with gold glitter dots and bars. This is three thick coats over Sinful Colors Base Coat. It’s a thin jelly, but easy to work with. I’m guessing I could just keep layering it on until it’s opaque…but why? I topped with “HK Girl” for super shine.
Target Beauty Box – March 2016
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This month’s Target Beauty Box is giving me “Vacay Vibes”.
So much stuff for just $5 this month! Inside my box: Clairol Hair Food Moisture Shampoo & Conditioner; Not Your Mother’s Texturizing Sea Salt Spray (I had stopped getting so many of these…but here we go again); Sinful Colors Professional Nail Color in “Poisonberry” (I don’t have this one – yassss!); Laneige Water Sleeping Mask (Always happy to get this product – will be gone in no time); Banana Boat Sun Control Comfort SPF 30 Lotion (Yup, need to start stockpiling sunblock for the summer); nügg anti-aging Face Mask; you are AMAZING Juicy Grapefruit Body Lotion (Mmmmm, smells juicy); and Caress Adore Forever Body Wash.
I wonder if I can use my $3 off $5 coupon on next month’s box? But then, wouldn’t I have to buy 3 of them?
Take to the Sky
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I’ve done pink and green within the last week, so I decided to try my new blue – Julep “Skylar” – first.
My husband says it’s silver, but it’s clearly blue, right? RIGHT?
“Skylar”, harbor blue chrome, is one of the smoothest chromes I’ve ever applied. Of course, there were streaks and lines in the polish, but not nearly as bad as the others I’ve used. Even though I started with Julep Oxygen Bonding Base Coat, there were a few pinprick bubbles – I don’t think there’s any way to avoid those bubbles in a chrome. I finished with “HK Girl” for extra shine and protection.
March Julep Maven Box – Lighten Up
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March’s theme is “Lighten Up” – I’m guessing a nod to switching to spring pastels and not a demand to lighten one’s mood?
I didn’t feel like yet more blue eyeliner, so I chose all polish this month. I immediately grabbed one of their new holographic jellies – It Girl “Cecile”, Caribbean breeze holographic jelly. Then I grabbed It Girl “Skylar”, harbor blue chrome. I had a hard time picking the last one…but finally settled on Classic with a Twist “Abby”, honey almond sheer creme – it *might* be the perfect pinky nude? We shall see…
I wonder if I have a friend with a daughter named “Cecile”? I’ve got friends with an “Abby” and a “Skylar”…Which one will I try out first?
Oh…and a cherry Blow Pop. Ick.
Not a Julep Maven? Click HERE to join – I’ll get a $15 credit and you’ll get your first box free!
Use the Force
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So…”the force” is black, white, gold and pink? I never knew…
Funky Fingers “Use the Force” is anyway – black, white, gold and light pink bar glitter. I decided to use it over Nails Inc. “Bruton Street” (Bruton Street is the birthplace of Queen Elizabeth – yup, I googled it). “Bruton Street” is a dusty rose similar to “Lovecraft”, but leaning more mauve than pink.
“Bruton Street” went on like a dream over Sinful Colors Base Coat. It was nearly full coverage in one coat – no streaks. I did two coats just to be sure. Then – of course – “HK Girl”.
My husband said my nails look weird – like plastic. Now THAT’s the sign of a good manicure – so perfect they look fake!
Mermaid’s Dream
Deborah Lippmann “Mermaid’s Dream” is the #1 reason I picked up Sephora Favorites Summerstash! Just look at it…such a perfect polish for summer. I don’t care if it’s February – it’s feeling like summer in Texas!
“Mermaid’s Dream” is a light turquoise shimmer, with flecks of gold and dark turquoise glitter. In a word – it’s amazing. Every girl needs this in their collection. After Sinful Colors Base Coat, it took just two coats for full coverage. The polish is thin and covers perfectly. I finished with “HK Girl” and was left with a slightly pebbley finish. It’s been over 24 hours and I haven’t gotten a single chip or edgewear – is the Deborah Lippman curse broken?
Julep “Shay” is somewhat similar, but without the dark turquoise glitter.
Oh…and I trimmed my nails down to nubs again. Several nails on my right hand had peeled and broken (probably from opening the shrinkwrap on all the new makeup I’ve been buying) and I went ahead and made them all match.
The New Normal?
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So is this the new normal at Walgreens?
The Sinful Colors sale is 2/$3 now? Pfffpht.
Even so, I went ahead and picked up a few – it feels like it’s been forever since Walgreen’s has had a Sinful Colors sale – this is the first one of the year!
I picked “Gold N’ Roses”, “I’m All In”, “Feeling Lucky?” and “San Francisco”.
I also grabbed another Sinful Colors Base Coat – can’t risk running out.
Just a warning…this Walgreen’s deal ended yesterday…you’ll have to wait for the next one.
Of course, the first one I grabbed was the rose gold – “Gold N’ Roses”. Plus…the name!!! Guns N’ Roses was my very first concert – a gift for my 16th birthday.
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First – Sinful Colors Base Coat. “Gold N’ Roses” went on like a dream – it was smooth as buttah. This is a super high quality polish – comparable to the Zoya shimmers. There is a bit of glitter in the polish, not too much. I finished with “HK Girl”.
“Gold N’ Roses” would look really fantastic matte – I’m going to try it soon.