A little tidbit for y'all

It's been a super long time with nothing. I haven't been doing many F/NOTDs lately. I've been a little lazy and also focusing on other things. I don't think I'll fully abandon this blog, but I don't think you can expect regular updates. Sorry to all. For slightly more regular updates on me and my life, feel free to swing by Mary Commentary, my personal blog of almost seven years. Also, I update my twitter several times a week.

This is an NOTD and FOTD from several weeks ago. You can tell because I'm still in my dorm. The eyeshadow is from the ELF Drama quad. The nail polish is Nina Ultra Pro in Tickle Me Pink.












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NOTD: Thursday April 30 2009

So, from a mini China Glaze haul I got from Sally's during the B2G1 sale, here is Celtic Sun, a freaking yellow neon from the Ink Collection. Awesomelicious. (I also picked up Blue Sparrow. I should've picked up the other four, but apparently, I'm retarded, because the sale is over now.)

I tried it two different ways. First time is two coats of ChG White on White and two coats of ChG Celtic Sun. This comes of very bright and very stark. But, completely opaque.

A little softer is two coats of Maybelline Blushing Bride (which blushes not at all) and two coats of the ChG Celtic Sun. However, there is still a bit of VPL. But my nails are so short right now I hardly care.

(Over ChG White on White)

(Over Maybelline Blushing Bride)

NOTD: Friday April 10 2009

My nails on Friday! I used the following two polishes: Revlon Glimmer Gloss in Strawberry Sizzle and Pure Ice in Oh Baby!

Two coats of each. Love of lovely shimmers. The SS has pink and purple (almost blue) shimmer and the OB! has kind of an iridescent green shimmer.

Up real close so you can see all the shimmers!

They are both sheers, so, of course, you can there is still a very distinct VPL.

Also, I broke my nails today, so they are much shorter now :-(

NOTD: Wednesday April 8 2009

This was so much fun and super easy to do. I just kept my purple mani from yesterday, and applied Icing's Marine Blue (green if you ask me) as french tips and polka dots.


This last picture, the color is off. A little blue-y. I was trying to get the color just right and went a little overboard. Oh well.

NOTD and FOTD: Tuesday April 7 2009

So, I didn't really think my FOTD deserved it's own post, but I wanted to post a pic anyway. I thought my skin looked particularly good today. Seriously, I am loving Everyday Minerals. So. Freaking. Much. Lovely. The lipstick is WnW #502A. It's a rosy mauve with gold shimmer. I have to say, for only costing $.99 I am loving WnW lipsticks!!!



Onto the nails. Well, I tried my new Maybelline Polish in Blushing Bride. There's nothing blushing about this color. This is two coats and still completely sheer. It would be good for a natural looking nail or a base for a French or American mani.
So, I didn't want to leave it at that, so I tossed this on top: a nameless Claire's purple neon that came in a set of five (including blue, orange, green, and yellow). This color is the most opaque out of all of them. This is three coats. This color is unbelievably fun! Like most neons, it dries matte, a finish I am growing to enjoy very much.

NOTD: Monday April 6 2009

I was poking through some old polishes when I found this lovely lady. I do wish I had more pix, but all the others were terribly blurry. It's Maybelline Berry Boucle. A real pretty berry shimmery metallic kinda color. Did leave brush marks though. Oh well.

NOTD: Saturday April 4 2009

Okay, so I was a little bored on Friday night. Can you tell? I drank too much of a caffeinated soda and was up all night. This is the result!

These are the colors I used. They are neon's by Claire's. Came in a pack that also included purple and blue (pix on the purple later. It's quite a gem.)


First, I applied the orange to opacity (I think three coats)

The orange looks a bit pinky when the light hits it a certain way. Enough so that I did a double take the first time I ever used this polish and thought "Pink?? I painted my nails orange." This is the only photo I had that picked it up in the slightest; sorry for the blurriness. (Is this what people mean by duochrome? Forgive my ignorance. This polish is orange in some lights and pink in others.)
Next, apply yellow to the tips. Opaque in 3 thin or 2 thick coats.

Next, take your dotting tool/paper clip/tooth pick/tiny brush and dot the green all over. This turned out very sheer. Oh well. I didn't want to put dots over my dots.



All in all, I am thoroughly satisfied with this mani. It's so much fun!!! Great time killer for the insomniac in you.

NOTD: Friday April 3 2009

This is NYC Love Me Red. It's actually a lovely hot pink with a pinky/purpley flash. Fun fun color. Applies very easy. Opaque in two coats.

NOTD: Thursday April 02 2009

This is a funky looking NOTD, but a little challenging. I applied Rimmel Passion over my nails, and then painted the underside of my nails with Rimmel Tip Whitener. In retrospect, I definitely should've done the white first. I don't think I'd do this again. It looked really cool, but my nails are too short for this to be anything but terribly difficult.

NOTD: Wednesday April 1 2009

If there is one thing I love, it's pinks with gold shimmers. (Also peaches and corals with gold shimmers, but this is pink). I love the name of this color: Tutu Tango. It's rather sheer though. This is four coats, and it's near opacity, but there is still a bit of VPL (visible polish line).

NOTD: Tuesday March 31 2009

This is a fun fun fun color! It is Pink Crush by Petites. I got it from my mom over the Christmas Hols. I guess she had bought it but wasn't a fan. It's not really a good color for her anyway. Too bright and flashy. GREAT color for me! It's a bright metallic pink. A little more rosy in person.

NOTD Thursday March 26 2009

I was super busy working on homework on Thursday, but my nails were calling! I didn't have a lot of time to do them, so I just swiped one coat NYC Big Apple Red over the coral pink I was wearing. Result: red with a pink flash! Cool!

NOTD: Wednesday March 25 2009

The other day, I went to the Dollar Tree and picked up a couple things, including a pack of three 6mL nail polishes. This is one of them. Its coral with a pink shimmer. Very pretty.