Today, I have a little taste of Nicole by OPI Love My Pups for you from the upcoming Carrie Underwood Collection that’s set to hit stores in January 2014.
This is a Quick Look post, so it’s a brief sneak peek. Hopefully this little glimpse will whet your appetite. (I plan to do this for a bunch of the Carrie Underwood polishes.)
Then, in January, I’ll be posting my full in-depth reviews, complete with lots of photos when the nail polishes are available.
Continuing on the Hallowe’en theme, I have for you a review on China Glaze Bat My Eyes, which is from the Monsters Ball Collection!
The name is cute, and it reminds me of some fake eyelashes I saw last night at a costume shop. They had little bat cut-outs attached to the tips.
Oh my gosh! China Glaze Bat My Eyes is so gorgeous with its dark base and high-contrast glitter.
To me, it looks really luxurious, like crushed up gold used as confetti for some pompous party. Hehe!
Nail polish is one of the things that go bump in the night! 😉
China Glaze Bump in the Night is a black textured nail polish from the Monsters Ball Collection.
Before wearing it, I wasn’t sure if I’d like it just because I’ve grown fond of textured lacquers that have some glitter dispersed throughout compared to ones that don’t. (I feel like it gives the overall look more dimension and visual interest.)
But something about Bump in the Night really works. The texture adds an edginess to the raven black, so I really enjoyed it. The drama and bold contrast are right up my alley.
This is especially great for a spooky Hallowe’en manicure, but I think I’ll sport it again any time of year because I love the effect and how dark the black is.
You may have noticed that yesterday, I didn’t have a blog post up. That’s because I’ve been recuperating from a cold for a while.
First, it was a nasty runny nose. I couldn’t believe how much, ugh, mucus a person can produce. Haha, really disgusting!
It has taken forever to shake most of it – thankfully, the runny nose was gone a long time ago, but there’s still the remnants of a persistent cough. I’m hoping it’ll go away this long Thanksgiving weekend.
On Wednesday night, my body just really needed the extra rest.
I’m trying to get the blog train going again because I don’t like to be down for long.
Today, I have for you my review on OPI I’m Feeling Sashy, which is the muted purple from the Miss Universe Collection.
I absolutely love this polish because it’s a little murky, which I find more editorial than a bright purple.
OPI My Favorite Ornament is one of the new shades from the Mariah Carey Holiday Collection.
It’s not typically a shade that I wear, but I’m always up for trying nail polishes that are out of my comfort zone. (By experimenting, sometimes that’s when you discover new shades you like.)
I enjoyed how sparkly and dazzling this champagne glitter looked on my nails. And while it’s blingtastic, it’s still somehow delicate and sophisticated. I felt like this is a great shade for a glitter lover who wants a more mature option than the chunky, bold versions on the market.
Calling all nail-art enthusiasts! You’re going to love the Bundle Monster Create Your Own Collection of nail-stamping image plates!
A while back, Bundle Monster held a contest, asking nailphiles to submit their design ideas for new nail plates.
For the new collection, they chose all fan-created images, which I think is pretty cool. (Companies that value the opinions of their customers and fans get a big thumbs up from me, and Bundle Monster always seems to take feedback well!)
In today’s post, I’ll show you all 26 plates in the Bundle Monster Create Your Own Collection, and I’ll share with you my thoughts on each.
Then, in future posts, I’ll show you some nail art I come up with using the images from these plates – stay tuned!
A few weeks ago, Trade Secrets reached out to me and asked if I’d like to try the new CND Vinylux Weekly Polishes.
They let me pick a couple of shades from the line, and they also sent me the CND Vinylux Weekly Top Coat, which is meant to be used in conjunction with the Weekly Polish.
One of the colours I chose was CND Vinylux Daring Escape because I don’t have too many dusty blues, and I thought the shimmer in this one would be interesting.
Although I don’t typically wear the same nail polish for a full week straight, I was still intrigued to test them out because I know that a lot of my readers would be interested to see how well it holds up.
To properly test out the longevity of CND Vinylux Daring Escape, I wore it for 6 consecutive days without any touch-ups.
I am pretty hard on my hands, and at work, I need to be on the keyboard constantly. (No princess fingernails here! I guess they’d be called peasant fingernails! Hehehehe!)
