Archive for October, 2011
October 19th, 2011
OPI I Vant to Be Alone-Star + POP Beauty Twinkle glitter
I Vant to be Alone-Star is from OPI’s Texas collection. Why the Vant instead of Want? Is this a typo or some kind of Transylvanian reference? That aside, it is a pretty, cool grey pearl. (Disregard the raggedy cuticles; these pix were taken awhile ago.)
Then I layered POP Beauty Twinkle glitter polish on top. It’s a primarily silver holographic glitter, but you can see hints of pink, green, blue, and gold as well. Since it’s finely textured it’s not as hard to remove as coarser, denser glitters.
Indoor light:
Natural sunlight:
~ Allison
October 9th, 2011
Goodbye, Summer
The nights are getting nippy, the fragrance of wood smoke is in the air, and Halloween will be here in a couple of weeks. There’s no denying that fall is here and summer is over. Still, I wanted to do a last hurrah with some summery nail polish spam.
Nicole by OPI OMB! (Justin Bieber collection)
LA Colors Raspberry
Some Sinful Colors pink underneath OPI I Lilly Love You
Wet N Wild Waves of Enchantment
LA Colors Shock
China Glaze Solar Power
LA Colors Lime
Wet N Wild Ocean Grotto
MAK3 Color aka dollar store Kleancolor reject – forget the name of this green.
Hard Candy Frenzy
Sinful Colors Rise N Shine
Wet N Wild Blue Wants to be a Millionaire
Brash Electric Sky
Butter London No More Waity Kaity
Wet N Wild Sea of Dreams
MAK3 Color aka dollar store Kleancolor reject – think this one is called Neon Purple.
Wet N Wild Sea Witch
~ Allison ~
October 9th, 2011
Hard Candy Sky
I think that Hard Candy Sky is going to be my “something blue” in the form of my wedding-day pedicure! It is a delicate baby blue creme, and the blue microshimmer adds a little something extra.
Indoor light/shade:
Bright sunlight, which coaxes that gorgeous blue microshimmer out of hiding:
Yummy!
~ Allison ~
October 9th, 2011
Wear Test: Sally Hansen Salon Effects Real Nail Polish Strips in Skinny Jeans
Sally Hansen Salon Effects nail polish strips are so adorable and high tech, I just had to try them. (And by “them” I mean I picked up a few designs, including the whole Halloween collection! Yay!)
I chose Skinny Jeans, a dark blue pattern that resembles the texture of denim. The nice thing about these is that they look solid from a distance and match any outfit, but have enough texture to keep them looking interesting and not like regular nail polish. Application was a cinch – I’d say it probably took me 40 minutes to do both hands. That might sound like a long time, but keep in mind that you avoid messy cuticle cleanup, the stench of nail polish fumes, dry time, and the risk of doing a messy job.
This is how my hands looked after 5 days. They don’t look bad at all except for that major chip around the pointer cuticle of my left hand (it got snagged when I was shampooing my hair). I could have worn these longer, but I’m really finicky about chipped nails. The package promises wear of “up to 10 days” so I was satisfied with 5. I think after 10 days I would get sick of them; I have nail polish ADD!
Sally Hansen real nail polish strips, I found, are a major pain to remove. I had to scrub at each nail with my acetone remover for about 5 minutes each! True, that speaks to the sturdiness of the product, but it also dissuades me a little from using them again. But I’m sure I will, because, again – cute AND high tech! I got lots of compliments when I was wearing these, even from men who don’t usually have nail polish on their radar.
Have you used Sally Hansen’s nail polish strips? What do you think about them?
~ Allison ~
October 8th, 2011
Makeup Tutorial Using Maybelline Forest Fury Palette
It’s been a long while since I’ve done a tutorial so I figured I’d carpe diem. I’m using a Maybelline eyeshadow palette called Forest Fury. There are very mixed reviews about this palette out there but what can I say, I’m on a palette kick and I’m a sucker for greens!
Today we’ll be creating this look. Click through to read more!
