Showing posts with label GOSH. Show all posts
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Monday, May 7, 2012

Purple Clouds - Day 37

Day 37 of the 90 Day Challenge

I'm finally caught up with the 90 Day Challenge.. I really need to stay on top of this. Sometimes being a procrastinator isn't a good thing, but I guess the migraines don't help either... anyways...

I bought something new the other day... I got a couple pairs of scissors, but not just any pair of scissors.. these are awesome magical scissors... ok they aren't magical, but they are awesome. They are the ones scrapbookers use to make different designs on paper edges.

I got these at Wal-Mart in the office supply section, for kids. They were $1.67 each. I got all 3 of the ones in the set. They work great!! I used these to cut some tape to create designs, similar to how you use striping tape :) These are the "Ladybug" scissors... not sure what makes them ladybug like lol

The polishes I used in order are: essie "Play Date" Nicole by O.P.I. "Count On Me" China Glaze "Gothic Lolita" and Gosh "Gasoline"
I started out with 2 layers of "Play Date"... I hate this polish... It was thick, goopy, and a general pain in my lily white ass. As you can see it looks like a huge pile of poo. I wanted to just throw it in the trash, but I restrained myself. I may try using some thiner and give it another try. I did realize when looking for polishes for this manis that I don't really have a lot of light purples... I will have to fix that lol.

Since "Play Date" pissed me off so much I decided to layer something over it to make it look a bit better. I used "Count On Me" for this.
"Count On Me" gave it a nice bluish sheen and made it more appealing to me. I applied a coat of SV to my nails and waited a few minutes to make sure the polish was all dry so it wouldn't be pulled up by the tape.
Now the fun part began. I used my fun scissors and cut a few strips of tape, making sure I had enough to cover all 10 nails. After sticking a piece of tape about 1/3 of the way up from the bottom of each nail and applied one coat of "Gothic Lolita"


After removing the tape I applied another coat of SV and waited a few more minutes. Using the same pieces of tape I re-placed them about 2/3 of the way up from the bottom of the nail and applied one coat of "Gasoline" to the top 1/3 of each nail.


I removed the tape and applied a final coat of SV and was finished. I've very happy with how it came out and plan on get some more scissors with different designs. So keep an eye out :)

That's it for today. I am really going to try and keep up with posting. I think I am going to do a giveaway as a way of saying sorry to all of my readers :) Keep a watch out for that, I'll get something together later this week.

Thanks for reading and don't forget to check out the other ladies participating in this challenge:

 
 
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Friday, April 13, 2012

My First Big Swap - Day 13

Day 13 of the 90 Day Challenge

So this is really my second swap, but my first one was a small one and it wasn't over seas. For more then a month I've been chatting with another blogger, Rachel (Polished Criminails) and I feel we have become friends. We even have a few jokes too. We decided to do a swap. It was easy to shop for her since she had a wishlist that was easy to work off of. I don't really know much about polishes overseas so she had a bit of a harder time lol. I looked at some sites and made a small list but I left most of it up to her, and she did a great job. I love everything she sent me.   Ok on to the spoils :)
 When I opened the box and this is what I found :) It made me laugh, but I was not fooled lol
 Rachel is a packaging queen... It makes me feel like I just threw mine in a box and mailed it lol. The jokes also made me laugh. In case you are wondering the answers for #1 is : No eye deer, and #2: Still no eye deer lol I love lame jokes because they are so lame they are funny lol
 I got candy too :) I love the suckers, they remind me of ones I use to eat as a kid. The loose polish is one she has on her blog sale and I asked for it :) Ok, no pics of the actual polish....
L to R: Tropical Sun, Juicy Jules, Aqua Violet, Golden Green 
These are my very first Models Own polishes. They were on my wishlist and I love them all. I can't wait to get more :)

L to R: Ocean, Peachy, Gasoline
These are my first Gosh polishes as well and I can't wait to try them out.


L to R: W7 - (Top Row) Metallic Saturn, Metallic Mercury, Metallic Neptune
(Bottom Row) Metallic Jupiter, Metallic Venus, Metallic Mars
Again this is a new brand to me, but the polishes are gorgeous. They are all duochrome polishes which make them even more awesome. I swatched them and they are almost identical on the nail as in the bottle!!!
L to R: Spring Green, Crock Effects, Dusky Mauve
Lol once again Barry M is a new brand to me. I can't wait to try out the crock effects. If you don't know what it is, it is similar to the crackle polish, but it cracks and looks like scales, like a crocodile :).
Collection 2000 is a new brand to me like all the others. The bottles are smaller then regular polish bottle and it make them look even cuter lol
The Saffron polish does not have a name, this is the one I got from Rachel's blog sale. The Max Factor is "Disco Pink" and the W7 is a clear top coat :) You can never have enough top coat lol :)

And I saved the best for last :) A polish that a lot of people are trying to get their hands on, and I got a bottle because of my awesome friend Rachel (and her bf lol)
Max Factor "Fantasy Fire" WoooHooo!!! This is suppose to be a close dupe for Clarins 230. I was so excited when I found out I was going to be the proud owner of this beauty.

I'm so happy with everything I got and I was able to take a few items off my lemming list. I can't wait to swap again with Rachel. If you want to see what I sent her you can find her blog post here: Polished Criminails

Well that's all folks :) for now anyways lol. Thanks for reading!
Have a great day (or night depending on where you are)!

 Please check back tomorrow for Day 14, and don't forget to check out the other girls participating in this challenge!!
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