LA Splash Crimson Tide

Happy Friday! :-) I have several LA Splash polishes, and just got around to trying them out. I did today's mani in Crimson Tide. It's an awesome deep red with micro glitter in red and copper. It was a bit messy to apply, and I thought I had it all cleaned up before pics. but I guess not. Cameras sure do pick up every little thing! So ignore my ring and pinky mess. ;-) This was two coats. Maybe I'm crazy, but this polish on the nail reminds me of strawberries. Anyone else think so, or is it just me?





and of course, the bottle pic.



Do you have any LA Splash polishes? If so, what are your favs? I'm thinking about getting a few more, since Cherry Culture is having a 20% off sale so any suggestions on fav. colors would be great. :-)

Claire's Technopop

You know those layered polishes Claire's has? The ones that say DO NOT SHAKE on the top of them? The ones that everyone shakes, because they say DO NOT SHAKE? The ones that always just look meh? Yeah those. For years, I've thought about trying one out. I pick one up, look at it, check the brush and always put it right back. Well, the other day, I stopped in Claire's to check out the mood polish. As always, they had these layered polishes. This time however, one caught my eye. It of course, had already been shaken. I checked the brush, and it had this really cool purple/dark gray glitter color. Since they were also having a sale, I finally decided to go for it and get it. Turns out, these are really cool polishes! Well, the one I got is anyway. I actually grabbed two of them. One for my upcoming giveaway that I'm still gathering things up for.

This polish applied like a dream too! It took two coats, and well, I wish all polishes applied this well! I took lots of pics. in different light. Some with a BC and some without. My right hand looks more gray and my left more purple. My middle finger on my left hand has a pink tingle to it. The colors in this polish (before being shaken)were neon green,neon pink,neon blue,neon purple, and silver holo glitter.

Here are the pics...they were taken before clean up, and I also had to file my nails down last night. ;-( A couple of them were peeling, and I couldn't stand it any more. (Click on the pics. for a better look)

This is with top coat



again with top coat



Without top coat



different light



right hand....looks more gray.



bottle pics.






Do you have any of these layered polishes? What do you think of them?

Island Girl Haul and NOTD

Hey guys! Wow, it's been awhile. I'm not sure how the last week got away from me, without a post. I have so much to show you all, it's crazy! I've been hauling like a mad woman! LOL! I need to slow down a bit. Seriously. I have bought so many polishes lately, and there are still so many new ones coming out that I want. Anyway, these Island Girl polishes were a gift from my parents. They were in Vegas a few weeks ago, and picked them up for me at the ABC store. I LOVE them all!

All of them!(Click on all the pics. for a much better look)



Flakies!! Island Volcano and Mahalo Dream



Glitters! Mahalo Magic,Island Sunset and Aloha Surf



Neons with shimmer...They don't look neon in the pic. but they are. Aloha Heat,Island Babe and Big Island Volcano



More glitters....Island Girl and Hawaiian Volcano



Cuticle Oils....Jasmine,Honeysuckle and Lilac



The one I wore first is Island Sunset. Love,love,love this polish! It's like a berry colored China Glaze Atlantis. :-)





I thought this pic. was kinda cool. :-)



The bottle....look at all the glitter goodness!!! :-)




Do you have any Island Girl polishes? If so, which ones do you have? If not, do you want any of them? I'm afraid to say, I think I'm after ALL of them! LOL!

My first award and a tag!

The lovely Zara of Never Unpolished http://never-unpolished.blogspot.com/ has given me my first blogger award! Thanks so much Zara!!! I really appreciate it! It made my day! :-) I am now passing it on so if you've been tagged, I hope you'll do the same. :-)

Here are the rules:

1. Post who gave you this award
2. State 10 things you like
3. Give this award to 10 other bloggers and notify them with a comment

My ten things.....

1. My pets...two dogs,two cats and one horse. I would be lost without them. They all make me super happy. :-)

2. Nail Polish....but ya all didn't know that did ya?! lol!

3. Books....I absolutely LOVE to read! I've always said, that as long as I have a good book to read, I'll never be board.

4. Fall....I LOVE everything about the fall. The cool crisp nights,football,apple cider,pumpkin spice lattes,pumpkins,the colors,Halloween etc....

5. Traveling....I love to travel and experience new parts of the world.

6. Gymnastics....I was a gymnast for 14 years, and it's still in my blood. LOVE it! It makes me super happy when it's on tv. Doesn't happen too often, but this past weekend was one of those times. :-)

7. Julia Roberts movies.....I absolutely love the woman. I love how she's so down to earth,loves animals etc...I actually got to meet her twice in NYC and she was just as nice in person as you'd imagine she would be.

8. My parents,husband,friends,family etc....I have the best family and friends a girl could ever ask for. :-)

9. Ice Cream!!!!!! Enough said! lol!

10. Music....it just makes me happy, and I love it. :-)

My Tags:

KarenD from Frazzle and Aniploish http://thekarend.blogspot.com/
Swatchcat http://swatchcat.blogspot.com/
AllYouDesire http://www.all-you-desire.com/
Aurora's Nails http://aurorasnails.blogspot.com/
Jackie S. http://candycoatedtips.blogspot.com/
Tasha http://chikisnails.blogspot.com/
Tessa http://tesjoesblog.blogspot.com
Rebecca http://nailsnailsetc.blogspot.com/
Nicole http://www.magic-maid.net/
Amanda http://pinkisahappycolor.blogspot.com/

:-)

Two of the Essie Fall collection and a Nubar sale

I now have over 100 followers!!!!!! YAY!!! This makes me really happy! :-) Is that silly?! lol!


I'm sure most of you know this by now, but Nubar is having a sale. I'm a bit late in posting this, as it started yesterday and ends today. You still have time though! :-) Here is the info....

nubar is offering our retail customers 20% off retail orders of $30 or more with code AUG2030 with free shipping on orders of $75 or more after the discount is applied. Visit us at www.bynubar.com to take advantage of this offer!

I went back and fourth trying to decide if I should order or not. I only have a couple of Nubar polishes, and I have wanted to get Reclaim forever. I finally gave in this morning, and placed an order. I ended up getting Reclaim,Sugar,Peacock Feathers,Vino and Caramellow. Are you planning on making an order? If so, what are you going to get?

I have a couple of swatches for you, from the Essie fall collection. There are six polishes in the collection, but I just got the two I liked best. I found them last weekend at Ulta.

These are three coats each, but I could have gotten away fine with two. Application was a little messy, but might have been my own fault. LOL!

First up is Limited Addiction. I LOVE this red. I have been looking for the perfect red color for awhile now. I have so many reds that I like ok, but I think I have found my perfect red in Limited Addiction. :-)



Next is Velvet Voyeur, which is a really deep red wine color. I don't personally have any colors like this in my collection, so I really like it. I kept this on for three days, and it wore very well.



I hope you are all having a wonderful Saturday! :-)

Orly Cosmic FX Fall Collection Swatches and UPDATE on my dog!

Last night I ran into Ulta, to pick up a few of the OPI Swiss polishes, and found a nice surprise. They had the Orly Cosmic collection out! I bought one of each. I have been waiting to get my hands on these, and they did not dissapoint. Even though a few could be dupes, I think I would pick the Orly. These are just so unique. They have more sparkle and color then the dupes. Before I post pics. I want to thank all of you for your kind messages about my dog. I have an update on him. Mon. he had more blood work,a sonogram and x rays. All came back normal. We then moved on to the bone marrow test. I got the results back for that today, and there is NO cancer!!! Totally made my day. Made my week! I have been sooo worried about him, and the results. I almost made myself sick with worry. Anyway, my little dog is going to be ok! :-)

Now, to the pics. These aren't my best pics. some are kinda dark, but you get the point. ;-) I'll let the pics. do the talking. Some are kind of hard to describe without seeing them. First, here is how Orly describes the colors...

Lunar Eclipse Blue with pink purple FX
Galaxy Girl Blue with blue green FX
It’s Not Rocket Science Green with gold blue FX
Space Cadet Green with purple gold FX
Halleys Comet Turquoise with green yellow FX
Out Of This World Purple with pink silver FX

Bottles



It's Not Rocket Science





Halley's Comet





Galaxy Girl





Out of This World





Lunar Eclipse






Space Cadet






Do you plan to get any of these? If so, which ones?

Worried about my dog, Butter London, Island Girl, and NOTD

Hey guys. I know I haven't posted for a couple of days. I'm sorry about that. I've been really upset since going to the vet on Fri. A few weeks ago, my beagle had his blood work done. His white cell count was low. They put him on meds. for infection for three weeks, hoping that would do the trick. Had to take him on Fri. for a recheck of blood work. The results were not good. They were worse. :-( I'm super scared about cancer. That's the big one we have to get out of the way. Tomorrow we see a specialist for a possible bone marrow test,ultra sound etc... It could be something simple, but it could be cancer. That's my biggest fear, and I'm a nervous wreck over it. The crazy thing is, my dog is acting normal. If I wouldn't have had to take him in for the blood recheck, I never would have even thought to take him to the vet. I always take my pets to the vet at the first sign anything is wrong. I don't ever wait. He's eating,playing,going for walks etc...he might be sleeping a little more, but it's been super hot all summer, and my lab is sleeping more as well. Anyway, that's what's been going on here the past couple of days. My best friend since second grade is in town and I haven't even seen her, because I'm just too upset. :-( He's my baby. I would appreciate any and all good thoughts etc...sent his way. We could sure use them! Here's a pic. of my baby....

Buster




On to happier news.....I just saw that Ulta is now carring Butter London!! How exciting is that?! The polishes are online here:

http://www.ulta.com/ulta/browse/productDetail.jsp?skuId=2222047&productId=xlsImpprod2420233&navAction=push&navCount=1&categoryId=cat80068

I have no idea if they will be carrying them in the stores, but I sure hope so! That would be awesome! :-) I haven't ever tried BL but I sure want to.

Also, on Fri. I found out that my parents, who are on vacation in Las Vegas, bought me TEN bottles of Island Girl polish and a set of IG cuticle oils! I can't wait to see them! That was a bit of good news on Fri.

I have been wearing the dark red/pink glitter polish that I posted about in my pervious post. The one from the Claires pink collection. I am in LOVE with this polish! It's super pretty and super glitterly! I know I already post a pic. of it, but since I'm still wearing it, I took a few more and thought I'd post a couple. This polish (as well as the others in the set) doesn't have a name. I put it on my nails on Thurs. morning, and still have it on with no chips! I really,really wish there was a bigger bottle of this. I need more of it!





It really reminds me of a pink Ruby Slippers from Essie!

Well, I hope you all are having a MUCH better weekend than I am. Going to try to do something today to keep my mind off of tomorrow. :-( Hopefully, I will have an update with GOOD news! I sure need it!