burt's bees lemon cuticle cream

i picked this up at harmon's discount beauty supply yesterday for about $6. i didnt know anything about it except from what the label told me. i figured id just say its amazing.



it has such a light but pretty scent and it makes my cuticles so soft! im not sure how often youre supposed to apply it but ive used it a couple times today already. mmm i love delicious buys (=

stomach solution

i either struck gold or completely missed with this pink hybrid. it seems nearly identical to pepto-bismol. and therefore it will be aptly titled, "stomach solution".


i used almost half of the "white on" bottle, about a 1/4 of the topcoat and 1/4 of hotpink. the strange thing about the hotpink i used is that when on the nail, its not really pink at all. its an deep orange-y red jelly (hey, i used the term jelly!) extreme sunset color. its almost too bright to even look at, and i was never too crazy about it.



its a bit lighter than a typical barbie pink, but i really do like the way it came out. i think its fun but could use some assistance.



assistance came in the form of;
-sally hansen "nail prisms ruby diamond"
-konad plate m57 [the cheetah print]
-sally hansen "diamond strength no chip nail color" [although i use it as a topcoat for swatches]
-china glaze "matte magic flat finish top coat"

i ended up liking how it looked without the matte finish better, but i think that might be a bit biased since for some reason the matte magic smudged the holo design. i thought i allowed enough time for it to dry but maybe not. well my heart was in the right place atleast!

a tale of two topcoats

i worked at a daycare for 4 years, and in the afternoon i was with the after school children. they always complimented me on my nails, so one afternoon i brought my stuff in and started doing their nails. i quickly realized i was using my semi decent topcoat up in almost a week flat so i had bought a bunch of cheap topcoats from five below. thats the explanation for having a bunch of nearly empty poor quality topcoats. believe it or not the children were better at waiting for their nails to dry than i am.

ive been using sally hansen's "insta-dry anti-chip topcoat" for about 9 months or so and i absolutely love it. ive heard nothing but great things about seche vite's topcoat and restorer so im going to venture out later this week and see if sally's or harmon's has it.




results will be posted soon (=

lilac dreme

so ive been having some serious fun with a new hybrid i made. i know most people refer to them as frankens but ive taken a strong liking to calling them hybrids, so just bear with me! (=

i got my wisdom teeth out on thursday morning and had to take off my nail polish for the thing that monitors my heartrate (they were impacted so i need general anestesia). ive never felt so naked. when i came home i passed out for a good while and when i woke up, the first thing on my list was to repaint them. i decided to use one of the new hybrids i made. but i made it before i made my blog so i rigged up an image of the 3 polishes i used since i wasnt able to take a picture of it.



salley hansen "maxium growth quick dry topcoat"
sally hansen extreme wear in "white on"
funky fingers in "powerplay"

after using "white on" a couple of times i decided that it looks like i painted my nails with white out, so there was no problem parting with it. the topcoat was almost empty and a bit too goopy, and with most of the funky finger polishes, theyre a bit cheap and watered down. theyre streaky and require more coats than i have the patience for. so with those factors in mind, "lilac dreme" was born! i have an absolute love for pastels so i just added more white to tone it down. i didnt think id like it as much i do, so i really am thrilled! this is 3 coats by the way



since lighting is poor i tried to color adjust it to the truest possible. its more lilac than pink.

and as always, i cant leave well enough alone so i jazzed it up with some konad & nail art! i used konad white special nail polish



this is on konad image plate m57 and for the record i LOVE using it on my tips. i have a few other image plates that are intended for french tips but i cannot seem to get it down yet! oh well, practice makes perfect, right?



i added one more element to this mani with color clubs "orchistra" i think it all flows together nicely!

pea souped up

i must admit, its a little ambitious for my first real post to be a polish hybrid. i was inspired after spending over an hour on dr. frankenpolish's blog. some of my polishes become too gooey after a while and i have a bunch of topcoats with only a little left in them, so i figured i could throw some colors together and see what i got!

the first one i have turned out to be quite fun actually.

-funky fingers in volt
-l.a. colors topcoat
-sally hansen extreme wear in mellow yellow




i mixed the three polishes together until i achieved a color i thought to be unique. if i had to name it, it would be "pea souped up". clever, i know!



i applied 3 coats of this color. i did it in a bit of a rush so its a little sloppy, but its my first swatch so im not going to nitpick. it reminds me of orly's green apple except with more a more yellow hue. i probably wont ever really wear this, but instead of having 3 unusable colors, i have one thats functionable!



ps; i stole my dads camera to get decent pictures. i tried multiple times with mine but it was a definite no-go! i think ill be using his until i can get a new one :p

hello there!

hey there! welcome to my nail polish blog! my nail polish obsession started in april of 2009 when my best friend sent me a bottle of china glaze's BFF pink holo polish in an easter present package. i didnt know such a color of nail polish existed and when i put it on, i was blown away! my only issue with my manicure was that my nails were so short, and i felt i was stunting the polish's potential. i was an avid nail biter my entire life until i recieved this bottle of nail polish and have since grown them out to a reasonable length. (for me anyways).

since april 2009, i have collected lots of varieties and colors of nail polish and have been doing my nails basically every other day. i love the nail polish blogs and read them constantly, so i decided to start one myself. there are a few things i think you should know about me before we embark on this adventure together (=

• my camera is absolute POS. in my old apartment, my camera was stolen and in its left in its place was the one i use now. (odd that whoever took mine replaced it, isnt it?) its an i531 polaroid with 5.0 megapixel. i plan on getting a new one when my finances are straightened out. any recommendations? im open!


• -i use proper grammar but i do not use correct punctuation or capital letters. they slow me down. my blogs are reasononably legible though, i feel.


• -my collection of nail polish is nowhere near impressive but i love collecting. i like the salon brands as well as dollar store finds. a lot of my bright colors are from a discount store called five below, where everything is $5 or less.


• -i by no means know the proper nail polish lingo. im not sure what a jelly is and what exactly qualifies something as a duochrome. so please be patient with my progress! i plan on becoming more familiar with the terminology.

aside from that, i think youll enjoy my blog. thank you for taking the time to read & please enjoy! :D