Quick NOTD: Rimmel Salon Pro - Simply Sizzling

Happy hump day! 

Today I have a really quick NOTD to share, Rimmel Salon Pro - Simply Sizzling. Sometimes a girl just needs a nice vibrant pink creme in here life, even though more times than not I love the quirky, unique color combos. Other times I just need to be a little girlie! I think I have about eight polishes from this line now and I LOVE the formula so much. The brush is amazing, the staying power is great, and they apply really nice and even. I can't wait until they come out with more! This is two coats.

Have a great Wednesday!

<3 Dana

Maybelline Express Finish - Pow Plum

Good morning and Happy Memorial day! 

I hope you all have a nice, relaxing day planned today - we're going to have a nice, relaxing day and are just going to spend the morning with the hubby and later we're going to a friends house for a little mini cookout. All in all - it's going to be a beautiful day in Virginia Beach so I couldn't be happier! 

Today I have one of my prized Maybelline gold caps to share - Pow Plum. I love discovering new gold capped Express Finish polishes. I think I now have almost a full Helmer drawer full! Pow Plum is so gorgeous! I've always been a sucker for blue or pink toned purples and this one really glows! The formula with these old Maybellines can be tricky at best - they need thinner more times than not and the brushes don't fare well. WHO CARES WITH A PURPLE THIS PURDY?! I made it work, and the payoff was worth it all! This is two coats. LOVE.

Have a great Memorial Day!

<3 Dana

Quick NOTD: Sally Hansen New Lengths - Zesty Ginger Frost

Hello there!

Today I have a very quick NOTD to share, it's a New Lengths from Sally Hansen, Zesty Ginger Frost. This was actually a gift from a while back from the lovely Jacqui! I love New Lengths. The fact that not all of them have the matching caps irks me a bit (this one is black) but who can be that picky! Zesty Ginger Frost is a very streak-y polish, I won't lie (it's doesn't show in the bottle) but I still love the eggplant purple enough to look right past it. Shown is three coats. 

Have a beautiful day!

<3 Dana

OPI Liquid Sand: It's Frosty Outside

Good morning! 

Today I have a really awesome OPI to share - and no it's not vintage! Sometimes I fall equally in love with new polishes as I do with vintage. This one I got in a swap with a lovely Instagram polish, Alma. I would have never really picked this for myself (although I love liquid sand polishes in general) but I'm in LOVE! It's Frosty Outside is SUCH A BRIGHT in your face silver - and swimming within the bright silver sand polish there's also larger pieces of round silver glitter as well. I really love this one! Dried smooth, fast, and evenly. This is two coats. So awesome. I need more of these for sure! LOVE!

Have a great morning! 

<3 Dana

How does one make Chelsea Psycho Green more awesome you may ask? ADD GLITTAH!

Hello again!

Two posts in two days?! I'm feeling pretty awesome! Can I keep it up? That is the question, but I'm thinking that's a big fat YES! I looked though my Helmers trying to find a great glitter to layer over Psycho Green and this one just called my name - Pop Rocks Groupie! I really don't know much about this polish line - as in I know nothing. I got this maybe two years ago on eBay, and back then they were pretty easy to come by. There was a red one too that I kick myself for not grabbing, as it is no longer something I can find. 

ANYWAY, Groupie is a perfect match with it's shade of green, and I think it looks awesome! A VERY sheer hunter/kelly green with scatted holo glitter. This polish is three of my favorite things in one when it comes to polish: green, glitter, and vintage. This is two coats shown. 

Have a great Monday and I'll see you soon!

<3 Dana

Chelsea - Psycho Green

Happy Saturday!

Last night I sat down and swatched for the first time in nine months? It felt good to get my creative juices flowing again and I remembered how hard it can be to get those dang nails looking perfect! Either way, it felt really good and I hope this means I'll be blogging more now for sure! 

Today I have a gem that I got about a month ago - Chelsea's Psycho Green AKA Nar's Zulu dupe! I had never really seen this listed cheaper for twelve bucks or so on eBay until recently - I nabbed this bad boy for eight bucks shipping included! Just look at that shimmah, ladies! I love it. The shimmer had quite the depth to it, and it really adds to the deep forest green. So purdy. The formula really could have used some thinner, but I pushed through and used to coats to even it all out in the swatches shown. Such a gem! 

Have a great weekend! 

<3 Dana

I'M BACK! April polish hauls

Why hello there!

It's been.....nine months?! DANG! I could've had a KID by now! But, alas, I did not. I started a new job, got married, and found myself forcing the blogging. If there's one piece of advice I can lend to you all, take a small break when you know it's right. Back when I was still at it on the regular, I felt forced and I didn't allow myself to take a step back - instead it started to feel more like a job. So what happened? I haven't swatched a dang thing in nine months. I miss polish. I miss vintage polish. I miss my polish friends, and the polish community (for the most part). I got into the wax community for a good year, and as much as I love it all, polish is just my calling so to speak. Follow your heart, I'd say. 

Before I go into all of my new pretties I accumulated in April, let me first explain. While I was MIA I was still of course buying polish here and there, but April was the month that I decided that I needed polish back in my life. The hunt, the thrill, discovery of vintage polish. SO, naturally, I went nuts. Now I normally don't buy this much polish in one month - well in the last year or two anyway. But, the excitement took over and I went a little CRAY! Without further ado - here's my hauls!

Revlon Street Wear: Monster Mash - Ohhhhh SWEET MOTHER! It's finally mine. It's really, finally, truly mine. I grabbed this for a STEAL on Story Envy. True love right here, people. If I could snuggle a bottle of nail polish THIS would be the one.

China Glaze: Nickel Ice

Naturistics: See Shells Pearl

Sally Hansen New Lengths: Granite Creme

Nail Gear: Onyx - thinks Smackers version of Urban Decay Bruise.

Orly: Orange Punch - I'm a SUCKER for these bottles!

Chelsea: Psycho Green - long time lemming gone!

L'Oreal: Plumage - another long time lemming gone as well! Another UD Bruise-like polish

Now I know these four bottles look gross, but I got them all under a dollar at a thift store, so after a little TLC they'll look brand new!

Covergirl: Blue Parfait

Nail Gear: Glory by Audrey

L'Oreal: Berry Blue

Tropez: Peacock Blue

China Glaze: Dorothy Who? 

OPI: Absolutely Alice - I found this gem (and yes, it's legit and real!) at a flea market for a DOLLAR. A DOLLAR. It's a backup for me, but I know someone who will be the PERFECT new owner of this little guy!

Pretty Serious: Venomous

Pretty Serious: Party By The Pool

Hare polish: Bisbee 2.0

Hare polish: Asteroid Turf

The Hungry Asian: Peachy Keen

Rimmel 60 Seconds: I Lilac You

Rimmel Sweetie Crush: Applelicious

Rimmel Sweetie Crush: Violet Swizzle

Rimmel Sweetie Crush: Blueberry Whiz

Nails Inc Beaded Polish: Hampstead

Nails Inc: Buckingham Street

Nails Inc Gel Effect Polish: Bond Street

Cynthia Rowley crystal cap polishes in blue and green - I'm a sucker for any and all crystal capped polishes. I have no control when I see them.

Funky Fingers: Venom

Revlon Parfumerie: Autumn Spice

Revlon Parfumerie: Surf Spray

Revlon: Graffiti Top Coat

Revlon: Chameleon

Of course I had to hit up Sally's for their BOGO on red tagged clearance!

China Glaze: Sand Dolla Make You Holla

China Glaze: Teal The Tide Turns

China Glaze: Seahorsin' Around

Sally Girl: Chocolate Chip

Well, ladies, I hope to see you all again soon!

PEACE!

<3 Dana