Bad Blogger Posts Franken polish

I have been so busy between work (ES is growing very quickly) and takingcare of the family and hubbys tons of doctors appointments I've barely had time to do my nails let alone post.I would love to say I will do better but honestly I can't promise anything until I geteverything reorganized so I have a bit of time. And my hands have suffered from washing them a billion times and wearing gloves

OPI has got THE Blues

I had the urge for blue the other day so I grabbedNicole by OPI It's not me it's Blue and OPI Road house Blues from the Touring America CollectionI was feeling polk a doty so I played with contrasting dots on all my fingersI just used my smallest dotting tool and got a little randomHmmmm....My ring finger has dots of It's not me it's blue all the way up the outer side but the lighting makes it

Who doesn't love an Emerald Isle

This is another beautiful Best Nail Treatments colorEmerald Isle is a gorgeous Emerald green slightly blackened background with a teal shimmerIn the bottle it looks like a deep teal but on the nail you can see more of the EmeraldThis is 2 coats in lightbox lightingI love the formula, it's so easy to work with and so far non of the colors I've used (including this one) stained my hands or nails. I

OPI A Color to Diner for

This is a gorgeous shade from OPI's Touring America Fall 2011 collectionI know most people describe it as a berry, or wine and in the bottle it kind of is...on me it's a gorgeous red that when the light hits the fuchsia shimmer turns to a lovely red wine shade.See now it looks more wine toned and the hidden shimmer peeks outI added a little of the mylar flaky glitter from Born Pretty Store to my

Best Nail Treatment - Review and swatches

I was contacted a while back by Lynn, the lovely owner of  BNTabout trying her line of nail products and after my drooling and wavering due to the beautiful selection of nail colors I finally picked a couple and I have been testing these in a serious way!You can check out the shades hereLeft to right: Air Cure system Base coat, Grape Crush, French Twist and Air Cure System fast dry Top CoatNow I

Duochrome duo anyone?

After my franken failed at showing it's duochrome I needed my duochrome fixGood old Nubar to the rescueI used Nubar Indigo Illusion with an accent nail of an old Nubar Shock in Iris DustOh yeah that's what I'm talkin' aboutIndigo Illusion is more of a pale blue teal with a lilac shimmering duochromeIris dust is a gorgeous wine with a bronze to pink duochromeI love these so much as you can see by

Franken Fail

I made a Franken the other night and in the bottle it looks like thisNotice the pink/purple shift you can see even in the picture On the nail not so impressiveSadly not even the slightest duochrome hint when on the nailI think I used too much pigment in that tiny bottle. lolI will try again to see if I can get my dreamy blue.P.S. Posts might be a little spars the next couple of weeks as I am in

Don't judge Coral

I grabbed an oldie but a perfect summer goodie!China Glaze No Morals CoralOh the chemical goodness that once wasGlass flecks, pink shimmer, coral base and pure gorgeous!(No Morals coral has always been impossible for me to get a color accurate picture)It's not nearly as orange as the pictures look but a perfect coral with a subtle pink shimmer mixed with glass fleckThis picture is closer to

What does EvilAngel do when she breaks a nail?

She says several very bad words! (not because of the broken nail but cuz it hurt)My car door handle attacked me yesterday...When I break a nail....I do it right! lolAnd of coarse I do it before I get pictures of the pretty new franken!So what now? I file like a mad woman!So now I will be sporting my new nubbins...aren't they teeny and cute!I made another in my neon flakie franken series...GREEN!I

Making Lem-on aid!

OK the titles lame but the polish is hot!Color Club Get your Lem-on from the Wicked Sweet collection (Lemon scented nom)This is 3 coats of neon perfection!The subtle green shift from the green shimmer makes this color fantabulous!I added some cute little Skully kitty Angels and Devils to me this up a bitAnd one lone buggerfly because my pinkie nail is way too narrow for most nail decalsThis

BB Couture Glampyre

You want a sexy, vampy color...BB Couture Glampyre is all that and then some!A deep blackened bronze Try not to drool on your keyboardThis is 2 coats, no top coatI think this is a very versatile shade and BB Couture has a great formula that I have yet to have any issue with. You want Glampyre? Kim at OverallBeauty has your BB needs covered and she is the sweetest lady you'll have know. I would

Shattered Mermaid's Tears

This combo just screamed out to me!OPI Turquoise Shatter, from the Blue Shatters collection, and Mermaid's Tears, from The Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides collection.I am loving both collections so much!I used 2 coats of Mermaid's Tears, 1 coat of seche Vite, then one coat of Turquoise Shatter and 1 more coat of SV.I had to leave at least one nail showing mostly Mermaid's

Borghese Rapid Dry polish swatches

Borghese sent me a couple of their new Rapido fast dry lacquer to reviewFirst I am sorry about my dry hands/cuticles, I had just removed an evil glitter polish.
Siena- a very pretty bronze with gorgeous shimmerDo not adjust your monitor, as beautiful as this color is, bronze shades give me lobster skinI love the shimmer in this, it's multi tones of bronze with green under tones and a flush of

Color Club Wicked Sweet scented Collection- I always Get My Man-Darine

I love fruity scented things but Orange is my enemy color....unless it is a Color Club neon!Warm colors look horrid on me...but Color Club is the one company that takespity on people like me! They are genius at adding a contrasting shimmer that makes it lesspainful to wear these warm sunny shades!Man-darin is hard to capture in pictures (neon is evil on camera) but it is asweet juicy tangerine/

Nubar Spring Garden Collection- Blue Hydrangea & Baby Sprout

I'm a day late but this is also my Autism awareness mani for this weekBlue Hydrangea is a soft pastel blue with a very subtle secret silver shimmerBaby sprout is a super mutes pastel green also with a secret shimmerIn most pictures these will look like plain cremes but if you look closely and most definitely in personyou can see a very subtle silvery shimmer...if you aren't a shimmer person,

Nothing more perfect than a bottle of Flakies with my name on it!

Sarah ( Them pretty colors blog ) sent me somebeautiful flakie nail polish from Brazil.I used Essence Enchanted Fairy as a base- a sweet pink with silver shimmerthen layered Angel flakies in Christine a hot pink jelly with pink/blue flakiesSee it has my name on itOK I added the EvilHow beautiful is thisThe really cool part is that these flakies dry to a satin matte finishWhy I didn't think to

China Glaze Summer Set - Senorita Bonita & Cha Cha Cha

Here are 2 fun shades from the China Glaze Summer Set collectionSenorita Bonita is a fun bright purple with pink shimmerCha Cha Cha is a crisp bright green with glowing shimmerThis was 2 coats of SB and 3 of CCCApplication is China Glaze normal smooth, even easy formulaBoth of these are so much more glowing in real lifeOK now stop drooling on your keyboard!I am so in the mood for these bright fun

OPI Femme de Cirque - In The spot-light Pink & I juggle...Men

These are 2 of the shades from OPI Femme de Cirque from the Soft shades collectionIn the Spot-Light PinkI am not a sheers fan or big on the traditional pink & white frenchy(I spend enough time with people asking if my nails are fake, lets not add to it)This is 3 coats with no top coatApplication is very nice, smooth even and dries quickly then I added a coat of I juggle...MenI think if you like

Zoya Mod Mattes Summer 2011- swatches & review

Zoya....have you been reading my mind?Bright, bold, sassy and matte!Phoebe & MitziPhoebe- Sky blue with a teal shimmer that makes this gorgeous glowy matte look like matte teal skyMitzi- Neon lime green matte that just feels like fun in a bottleI love these two and I love them even more togetherPhoebe applies so perfectly, not like most mattes, smooth and even.Mitzi applies like most mattes,

Nicole by OPI Something about Spring manicure

Sorry I've been MIABetween business, the Hot Guy's health decline and the kids sharing their germs....I am so far behind in everything! *sigh* But I'm doing my best to update as much as possible.
On to the pretties!Pink Seriously and Shell me the truthI'm so ready for spring and this collection screams Spring Me!What is more spring than Hot Pink and shimmering golden pink?You all know I heart you