Showing posts with label nail polish. Show all posts
Showing posts with label nail polish. Show all posts

November 30, 2009

L.A. Girl - Sea Grass




Upon first seeing this bottle of polish, I wondered to myself if it would satisfy my urge to own MAC's Peppermint Patty, but once I got home and saw it in normal lighting, I realized that the lights in the store had washed it out and that Sea Grass was much deeper and vibrant. Once on my nails, I soon remembered where I had seen the color before. In middle and high school, I was a huge fan of the band Hole and owned a Fender Squier Vista Venus guitar which was designed by Courtney Love. Sea Grass is a color match to my old guitar. It's a vibrant sea foam green cream that is reminiscent of cars in the 1950's. Although the UPC sticker on the bottle says "Jade", it has been brought to my attention that it is actually called "Sea Grass" and I think the name really suits it. This polish just screams "Spring!" and really livens up a cold Winter's day.



Sea Grass applied like a dream and was completely opaque in two thin coats, although I'm quite sure that one coat would have been sufficient had I applied it more carefully. It's been on my fingers for over three days without even the smallest of chips, so I think that this is the beginning of a beautiful relationship. At less than $3.00US, this was one of the best bargains ever!

November 24, 2009

Purplephilia franken



It has been a labor of love to get this pic posted. Not only is my computer slow, but my internet connection has been incredibly unreliable all day as well.

Purple is a beautiful color, but it seems as though no company has got it "just right" so I ventured to make my own Holy Grail of purple polishes. She has been named "Purplephilia" after a very lovely lady from one of my favorite sites on Earth - Makeup Alley. She ever so graciously allowed me to "steal" her name for this grape splendor.

How did Purplephilia come to be you ask? Very simply.

I mixed equal parts of NYC clear polish, LA Girl Midnight Diva, and Sinful Colors Daddy's Girl in an empty bottle. Then, I added a gratuitous amount of Sally Girl Sparkle Effects loose glitter in Violet Vixen and three (yes, three) stainless steel zinc coated "ballz". After everything was in the bottle, I shook and shook and shook and shook. Presto! Instant blingage!!

The ONLY downside to this little beauty is that the loose glitter tends to settle at the bottom of the bottle, as is common when loose glitters are used to franken with, and it is quite a pain to mix it back up once settled. It's totally worth it though. This is like a purple version of China Glaze's Ruby Pumps on steroids.