Sinful Colors Green Ocean

This is a color I won in a giveaway by Ice Queen's Nail Parlour awhile back. This is one of those Sinfuls I always wanted, but could never find. I was so excited to get this one because it was a flakie!!!

Green Ocean (layered over black over first two fingers & layered of Milani Fresh Teal on the other two)

Green Ocean is a blue/green iridescent flakie in a clear base.

This is a beautiful flakie. I love the cooler tone of the flakes. It looks like fish scales. I think this looks best layered over black. If you can't find this one in stores I know you can find it over at Cherry Culture. I noticed they also have other flakie colors on there that have "Ocean" in their name. I'm considering getting the rest of these, because I love flakies!

Happy Monday!

Zoya Gigi

This has been an off week for me. A lot of stuff has gone on and I don't feel settled? I feel like I'm going through the motions, but I'm not really present. Does that make sense? I'm ready for a new week!! Now on to polish!  I've said this a few times, but as much as I love bright and bold colors, sometimes it's nice to have something simple and subdued. This is a great Zoya color I think does that job.

Gigi (it's probably best to enlarge these)

Gigi is a soft nude pink with little flecks of silver glitter.

If I'm going to do subdued, I'm going to do this way. I love these softer shades that just have the slightest hint of bling or pizazz added to them. I also love the look of these softer shades. I think even though bright and bold colors look great, these types of colors gives a nice clean and fresh look to your nails and hands.

Happy Saturday!

OPI Lucerne-tainly Look Marvelous

I'm noticing that I need to start basing some of my polishes choices on how I see them in person. I usually heavily rely on what I buy based on swatches I see online. This is probably 85%-90% effective, which isn't shabby at all. However, I sometimes find myself falling in love with colors I "poo-pooed" online when I saw them in person. This was this case with this next OPI color. That being said, I'm sure my pictures won't do it justice,  but I try!

Lucerne-tainly Look Marvelous

Lucerne-tainly Look Marvelous has a Lucerne-tainly long name. This is a beautiful smokey/steely gray foil.

This is not a typical color I'd go for, but I quickly fell in love. I've actually been wearing this color as pedicure. I've done this as my pedicure about 4 times this past fall and during this winter. I love it that much. I love the depth of color and the finish. I also love that it's a neutral. It's pretty common to wear open-toed shoes in winter in Florida since for the most part it stays fairly warm. This color goes with any shoe I wear, which I like.

Happy Thursday!

Stylish Blogger Award & Reminder!

Today I have tag for you. I was tagged for the Stylish Blogger Award by Dori over at Kiss My Acetone Could there a be more clever blog name? Thank you, Dori!

This award come with rules & they are as follows:

1. Thank and link the person who gave you the award
2. Share 7 things about yourself
3. Award 15 recently discovered bloggers
4. Contact these bloggers to tell them about the award

Here are my 7 things:

1. I'm left handed. You can always tell if I've used pen because it's all smudged on the side of my left hand.

2. I've started to have this fragrance addiction, but I only have a handful of perfumes. I do have a ton of body sprays and lotions. I'd like to keep my fragrance addiction to a minimum because perfume is way too expensive for me!

3. I'm a worrier. I worry about a lot of irrational things a lot of the time. I think it's because I was hurt a lot emotionally by people growing up. I sometimes feel as if I'm protecting myself by preparing myself for the worst? It's not a healthy habit, and it prevents me from enjoying a lot of life. I am working on it though.

4. I'm an abstract and critical thinker. I love to learn about history, art, philosophy, and other humanities like subject areas. I find it fascinating how through different ideas and events we've evolved as a civilization. Our abilities, advancement, and thirst for knowledge will always continue to inspire me.

5. I love the show The Golden Girls. I have seen probably every episode at least 10+ times and it never gets old. It's my nightly ritual to watch an episode before I go to bed. It is the cure for sickness, sadness, and worry. It always cheers me up and makes me laugh.

6. Authenticity is very important to me. I really have no respect for disingenuous people. This goes a long with number 3. I've dealt with a lot of fake people in my life, and I can easily see through that behavior now. I should probably learn to be more accepting because some people do not know any better.

7. I have an embarrassing addiction to reality television. I love shows like Real Housewives, Keeping up with the Kardashians, Top Model, Top Chef, Tabatha's Salon Takeover, Hoarders, Bad Girls Club, Amazing Race, Project Runway, Jerseylicious, Teen Mom & etc. I guess it's safe to say I'm addicted to television. I don't watch them when they air though. I record them and watch them when I have time. I do like other shows too like Star Trek, Doctor Who, Curb Your Enthusiasm, Seinfeld..maybe I should stop. :P

I tag...

Beauty By Brittany
!Kendal
Through the Wormhole
Mrs. Lacquer
chikisnails

Can't think of 15, but anyone who would like to do this tag then I tag you!

I wanted to also remind you guys that you can start submitting entries tomorrow at 12PM EST for the Rescue Beauty Lounge Dream Nail Polish Color Contest!

Happy Wednesday!

China Glaze Atlantis

Hey everyone! I started back up at school yesterday, and I can already tell this semester is going to be a lot of work. I'm probably not going to be able to do daily posts all the time, but I will get a couple in each week. This China Glaze color came out with a ton of other specialty glitters back in Fall 2009. I regretfully didn't pick up Atlantis when it came out, but I was lucky to find it at Sally's a few weeks ago.

Atlantis

Atlantis is a medium teal jelly with holographic glitter.

This was about 3 fast coats, which probably means if I allowed it dry more it would be less sheer. I think this one builds up nicely or would look nice layered. I'm a sucker for blue-green colors, so I love this one. My only issue is personally these glitters do not wear on me well. These chip on my quickly, but sometimes you have to sacrifice something for a great shade!

Happy Tuesday!