Life. Love. Nailpolish.

Urban Decay on Hautelook!

2012-02-06T11:24:00.000-08:00

Just wanted to give you guys a heads up! Urban Decay is on Hautelook today! They have Book of Shadows IV for $29 and the Stash 24/7 Glide On Eyeshadow Pencil Set for $12! They also have the old packaging for the primer potion and the Sparkling Body Powders in Cocoa, Honey, and Marshmallow. It appears that Urban Decay is getting rid of the Body Powders because they are on sale on their site as

Oh You're Alive...

2012-01-30T12:08:00.000-08:00

No wait, it's me who's alive. Today makes exactly 4 months since I last posted. Sorry! I really missed blogging! I got weighed down with classes (I'm graduating with a Bachelor's in Biology in June!) and then my camera went "Kaput"! So I'm hoping to have enough saved to buy a new camera buy the end of February, so I probably won't be blogging with any nail pics before then, but I promise to be

Last Day to Enter

2011-09-30T16:39:00.000-07:00

Crystaliciousss's giveaway. It's huge, so go enter here if you haven't already.

Illamasqua Giveaway

2011-09-29T15:55:00.001-07:00

YGN is having this great giveaway for some Illamasqua products, so go ahead and enter for your chance to win an awesome giveaway. Enter here by October 2.

Manicured Monkey's Giveaway

2011-09-29T00:27:00.000-07:00

First off guys, I promise I'm coming back soon! I almost have everything sorted out with my camera. I lost my charger and I refuse to buy a new one but I did get some pics before the battery died (and I found my adapter) so I should have them uploaded soon!! I can't wait! I missed blogging while physics took over my life this summer. Anywho, onto the subject of this entry. Where can you enter

News

2011-08-09T07:40:00.000-07:00

Sorry for the lack of updates this summer, but Summer School is kicking my butt. Plus, I wanted to post this weekend, but I didn't have the time because I had a wedding to attend in San Diego. I'm trying to get a post up tonight or tomorrow, so I'll be posting soon, and I am working on putting a giveaway and a contest together, so I haven't forgotten about you guys. Hopefully, I'll be back to

Beautiful Blue Monday

2011-08-01T11:06:00.000-07:00

I can't believe I haven't shown you guys this polish yet!! It's so beautiful! I love it so much, and it applies perfectly. If you do thick coats, it's a one-coater. Otherwise, two thin coats will suffice. And it dries super fast! I bring you none other than Revlon Midnight Affair. Of course, it looks almost black in some lighting, but in the sun, it is so hard for me to keep my eyes off it.

Folica Deal

2011-07-27T18:02:00.000-07:00

Just wanted to let you guys know that Folica has a deal where you can save $40 by signing up to recycle your old blow dryer! Click here to be directed to this deal. I've been procrastinating on getting a new blow dryer for months now, so I bought a Solia hair dryer today for 44.99 with the coupon code, originally 159.95, but on sale for 84.99. And no, I am not associated with Folica, nor are

Quick Update

2011-07-27T11:12:00.000-07:00

Sorry for my absence, but it's been a hectic summer! Anyway just wanted to show you guys one of my latest acquisitions, OPI Bubble Bath!! And I managed to get the original formula!! Indoors, no flash, artificial light. I'm such a sucker for these kinds of colors. It's really sheer and milky, so it took 4 coats to get it to look like this. And there was still VNL. Stamped with Color Club

Color Club Back to Boho Swatches & Comparisons

2011-07-18T19:54:00.000-07:00

Yes, it is interesting that after being gone for over a week, I would have swatches of Color Club's Fall Collection for you. No, Color Club did not send me these polishes in advance. So, you want to know how I got them, ey? Well, I decided to buy some polishes from a seller on Scalpers United AKA eBay, and I saw a set of 8 Color Club minis for a pretty decent price, so I bought them back in May.

Tara's Giveaway

2011-07-09T01:02:00.000-07:00

Tara is having a giveaway for reaching 200 followers, and I'd just like to say congrats on reaching 300 followers now. You have until July 28 to enter her giveaway, and you can enter it here. There will be 2 lucky winners!

Recent Hauling

2011-07-08T09:19:00.000-07:00

Sorry about not posting yesterday but I was feeling a bit under the weather. I do, however, have some pictures of my lovely goodies! Hope you enjoy looking at them! First up, my stamping plates. I got 4 Konad brand plates (my first official Konad brand plates!) and the MASH set of 25 that is sold on Amazon for 17.99. Cheap! If you look on top, you'll see that the MASH plate is the same as the

Frenched Cherry Blossoms for Pink Wednesday

2011-07-06T13:35:00.000-07:00

I'm a busybody. I couldn't leave this simple cherry blossom design alone, and that's how I ended up with today's nail design. I used China Glaze Innocence for the base, China Glaze White on White for the petals, and black and pink Kiss nail art stripers. Then, it turned into this: I used Orly Passion Fruit for freehanded tips and then the black Kiss Nail art striper. It was pretty simple but I

Sally Hansen Nail Prisms + Sneak Peek

2011-07-05T16:17:00.000-07:00

Heads up! This post contains a motherload of pics! Today's manicure is Zoya Juicy with Sally Hansen Nail Prisms in Ruby Diamond. I used two coats of Juicy on all my nails and then added 2 coats of Ruby Diamond on all nails except my ring fingers. I thought Ruby Diamond was going to be sheer so that's why I applied Juicy first. Ruby Diamond covers in 2 coats, just make sure to spread it evenly so

China Glaze Giveaway

2011-07-04T19:37:00.000-07:00

Konad Addict is having a giveaway where you could win the entire Crackle Collection or the entire Island Escape collection. I know which one I would want to win!! Enter here for a chance at winning!

My 4th of July Mani

2011-07-04T18:49:00.000-07:00

This has been my most time consuming mani to-date. And it's not even that great. Oh well. I'm honestly really lazy and don't feel like writing out the polishes I used, but here's a pretty comprehensive list: Zoya KimmyNYX Girls Ink HeartSally Hansen Xtreme Wear Celeb CitySH Insta-Dri Whirlwind WhiteSH Insta-Dri Rapid RedChina Glaze Fairy DustVarious acrylic paintsHope you enjoy my mani. I'm not a

I Have Something That You Don't!

2011-07-03T14:18:00.000-07:00

Sorry for taunting you in the title, but I just wanted to let you know that I won The Nailventuress's Traveling Polish contest, so I will be receiving the traveling polish, Manhattan 610K, sometime soon. I'm so excited!! I did not think that I was going to get it but I just entered for the fun of it. I can't wait to put it on my nails. I just hope the chips on the sides are less obvious by then!

What Shall I do for July 4th?

2011-07-03T00:38:00.000-07:00

New Bohemian, Shade. I'm busy trying to figure out my American Independence Day mani (I get to do 2 in 2 different color schemes since Jamaica's is in August and is black, green & gold) this weekend and I've seen a whole bunch of manis but I'm not inspired...yet. So I decided to show you an old swatch from the set of color club minis I purchased on ebay. I can't find any info about these colors

Nfu Oh Giveaway

2011-07-02T17:19:00.000-07:00

The gals over at Legally Lacquered are having a giveaway that ends on July 4th!! I know many of you want this polish as much as I do, so enter here for a chance to win a bottle of Nfu Oh 61!! It's sold out on Fabuloustreet so this may be your only chance to get your hands on a bottle!

Revlon Oh My Magenta

2011-06-29T23:42:00.000-07:00

Just catching Pink Wednesday before it's gone. I got this polish on clearance for about 2 dollars. I'm not sure if this shade is being discontinued. I swore this was a creme until I swatched it and saw the shimmer. Not much to say, just enjoy the pics. Closeup of the shimmer Happy polishing,J

Pink & Purple Gradient

2011-06-28T22:03:00.000-07:00

Sorry this is so sloppy but I just wanted to make a post before it hits midnight here on the West Coast. I used China Glaze Innocence for the base and then sponged on Awakening & Coconut Kiss also by China Glaze. I promise to have something of better quality tomorrow. Happy Polishing,J

A England Giveaway

2011-06-28T00:05:00.000-07:00

Hey guys, Quick post to let you know about a giveaway that ends in a couple of days. Fashion Polish is giving away 3 A England polishes on her blog, so for a chance to win, click here. If you win, you get a chance to try out this brand for free (if you haven't already tried it)!

Floral Stamping

2011-06-27T09:36:00.000-07:00

Check out those stamping skills!!! I felt like I did a pretty good job for it being my first time attempting a stamping manicure. This post is for Floral Monday on Polish-aholics Anonymous. I used NYX Girls Between Mauve And Purple as my base color. That is a really long name, isn't it? I used the Bundle Monster plate BM14. On my accent finger, I stamped with Julep Natalie, and I stamped with

Glitterbomb Franken by ABOP!!!

2011-06-26T15:49:00.000-07:00

Sunlight. First off, I want to say thanks to all 33 followers of the blog!! I remember saying, "If I could just have 5 followers, I'd be happy." Well, you have surpassed my expectations! So ABOP sent me a mini bottle of her franken shown here, and I decided to wear it as an accent finger. It's the only thing redeeming this really sloppy manicure. On all nails, I'm wearing NYX Girls Luscious

My Bad Luck Polish

2011-06-25T19:09:00.000-07:00

Late Afternoon Sunlight Meet 212-Sephora. When this polish originally came out, I heard so much about it I took a trip to Sephora just to get it. And my birthday gift from Sephora. I put this on once and decided I hated it. It sat very still in my tiny collection for months. As I expanded my collection this spring, I came upon this polish again. I ignored it for a few more months and decided to