Sally Hansen: 840 Ice Queen swatch

This is a nice glittery top coat, lots of mini silver and hologram glitters and larger blue and light purple hexagonal glitters. I didn't have any trouble getting the glitters out, but it is two coats in the picture.





Today's book recommendation is Mutineer's Moon by David Weber. It is the first book in a three book series. David Weber tends to write military sci-fi, but good writing, not tedious. I think this series could have been longer than it was, and I really wish that there was a fourth book.

Finger Paints: Late Night Rendezvous (from the Summer in the City collection) swatch

Finger Paints: Late Night Rendez-Vous is a cross between teal and blue, with slight hints of gold. The formula was good and looked great.






Another book from my childhood. I think The Phantom Tollbooth by Norton Juster would intrigue even the most reluctant reader. Who wouldn't want to know more about the Mathemagician, Princesses Rhyme and Reason, and Tock the dog who ticks?

China Glaze: Dorothy Who? (from the Wizard of Ooh Ahz collection) swatch

I have previously swatched China Glaze: Ruby Pumps, which is also from the Wizard of Ooh Ahz collection. Ruby Pumps is such a great red glitter that I wanted to try this great blue glitter Dorothy Who?


I think the shine on Dorothy Who? is brilliant. I had no trouble with application, but like all glitter polishes during removal there is a period that makes your finger tips look like you dipped them in a glitter bomb. (Sorry about the nail growth, this was taken during my sick time.)

You can see my swatches of China Glaze: Ruby Pumps here and here.

This product were bought with my own money for review by myself.




I read that Cassandra Clare started as a fanficiton writer, makes the books more intriguing to me and I need to see how brilliantly she writes.

Finger Paints: Blue Raspberry Taffy from the Gumdrops and Lollipops collection swatch

I was going to try and post as I go, but that isn't working out for me. So, now I am going to schedule the posts, because that away I can do a bunch of posts in one sitting and get through my backlog of swatches. I also need to catch up with the challenge of the week.

Here is Blue Raspberry Taffy (from the Finger Paints: Gumdrops and Lollipops Collection.)


It is a nice bright blue creme. If you use this polish I strongly suggest that you use a base coat, even if it is just a layer of top coat, because the polish will stain your finger nail.

I think I have used up my being sick for the year, and will hopefully not get sick for the rest of the year.


This product were bought with my own money for review by myself.


This is my current book suggestion. I love this series, this is the second book of the series, and I am rereading this book right now.

China Glaze: Luxe and Lush swatch

From District 1 of the Hunger Games comes Luxe and Lush. In the bottle there appears to be a soft, blue-purple with a slight gold, but it appears very differently on the nail. I think on the nail it is more orange and green with a sharp hint of gold.


Luxe and Lushover Sally Girl Mini Nail Polish:Poser. You can see Poser by itself here.


Luxe and Lushover FingerPaints: Where Art Renoir?


Luxe and Lushover China Glaze: Smoke and Ashes

These products were bought with my own money for review by myself.




This is the second book in the Hunger Games series. I haven't read it yet, because I am waiting for it to come out in paperback, but since I plan on reading it I figured that I would go ahead and recommend it. Plus it goes with the nail polish today.

China Glaze: Smoke and Ashes swatch

From District 12 of the Hunger Games is Smoke and Ashes.

I have read a few reviews that comment on the subtle green glitter, but to me when the color was on my nail it seemed a bit blue.


Either way, this went on very easily! It was a one coater, which for me almost never happens since I tend to paint my nails very thinly. I love the color and the polish wasn't rough at all, which some times happens with glitter polishes.

These products were bought with my own money for review by myself.



I read some where that someone (I can't remember who, sorry) was disappointed in how a book that was against materialism had it's own nail polish line. I don't agree that materialism is that the book is really about, but I figure that I will start recommending books through my Amazon Associates links now... not really sure if that combats materialism, but worth a shot, right?

Finger Paints: Where Art Renoir? swatch

I have done a swatch of FingerPaints: Where Art Renoir? before, and you can see it here, but that was on a very shorty, stubby nail and the lighting was horrible. So I figured that I would do it again.



This polish goes on very easily, but it dries a bit rough, so you might want to use a top coat with it.

This product were bought with my own money for review by myself.

Week 9- Vintage manicure

I don't really know any vintage manicure designs, so I decided to use my oldest nail polish. This nail polish is Estée Lauder Pure Color #59 Ruby Red. I received this polish in 2003 from my mother. I tried to search on info about this polish, but I couldn't find anything so it might be even older. I think it maybe the same color that was also sold as High Gloss #42 Ruby Red, but I'm not certain.



Either way, this polish is almost 10 years old, or it already is 10 years old. It is still perfect. I love the gold shows in the bottle, but they get smoothed out when the polish is applied. The polish still applies easily, it isn't clumpy and it is my favorite red.



The bubbling you see is from my top coat and not from the Estée Lauder polish. I cannot give the polish enough compliments the formula is just great. Hopefully I'll be able to find the color again before I run out.

This product was given to me by my mother.

China Glaze: Snow Globe and Confetti: 083 Party Palace Blue swatch

First up is China Glaze: Snow Globe



Snow Globe has small silver glitters, small hexagonal opalescent glitters and larger hexagonal opalescent glitters.

Indoor picture, one coat:


Outdoor picture, one coat:


Snow Globe is lovely. Even with all the glitters in the polish it dries smooth and there isn't a need for a top coat.

*****



Party Palace Blue is in a blue base with hologram glitters (I think they are both gold and silver, it is hard to tell), with small hexagonal opalescent glitters.

Indoor picture, one coat:


Outdoor picture, one coat:


Party Palace Blue dries rough and should probably have at least one coat of a top coat on it. It does give a very slight blue tinge, so given enough layers the blue might have more of an impact if you use it as a top coat.

These products were bought with my own money for review by myself.

Finger Paints: Curator's Crimson swatch

FingerPaints: Curator's Crimson is a nice smooth creme polish in red.


From left to right: four coats of Curator's Crimson and one coat of top coat; four coats of Curator's Crimson; three coats of Curator's Crimson; two coats of Curator's Crimson; one coat of Curator's Crimson.

Closer view:


I probably could have skipped the fourth coat, but you can't tell in these pictures, but indoors I could see through on the tip part with only three coats. I really like the color of this polish, it kind of reminds me of either a villainous character's polish or a dramatic 1940s actress's polish. I didn't use a basecoat and the polish did stain my nails slightly.

Do you like seeing the layers individually?

I received this as a prize in a giveaway from Polished & Not Quite Put Together. Go see her blog it.

Finger Paints: Vintage Violet swatch

Finger Paints: Vintage Violet is a shimmer nail polish with slight red and gold tones added to the purple.


From left to right: three coats of Vintage Violet, one top coat, and one coat of Sally Girl mini polish #812029 Way 2 Disco; three coats of Vintage Violet and one coat of top coat; three coats of Vintage Violet; two coats of Vintage Violet; one coat of Vintage Violet on the thumb.

A closer view:


This is a color that I probably wouldn't have picked out myself, but I like it. It was easy to apply, very smooth formula and became opaque quickly.

Do you like seeing the layers individually?

I received this as a prize in a giveaway from Polished & Not Quite Put Together. Go see it.

Finger Paints: Art You Wondering? swatch

FingerPaints: Art You Wondering is a teal/green micro glitter in a clear base.

So I started off with clean nails:


One coat:


Two coats:


Three coats:


Four coats, at this point my camera started having problems with the glitter even though I was taking pictures indoors:


My first attempt trying to capture Art You Wondering? outside in the sunshine:


There were many pictures like that, this one is a little better:


This one is the best out of all the outdoor pictures I took. Four coats and two layers of top coat:


It's hard to tell from the pictures but there are two different colored glitters, one is teal and it is the majority of the glitter, the other is a bright green. This polish does dry very rough, so you need a top coat, unless you don't mind the roughness. I used two coats of Sally Hansen Super Shine to smooth out the glitter.

I really liked the color and used it in the upcoming Week 3- Colorblock manicure challenge.

This product was bought with my own money for review by myself.

Finger Paints: Tiffany Imposter swatch

I'm not exactly sure what color this is supposed to be. Depending on the light FingerPaints: Tiffany Imposter it is blue or green.


Tiffany Imposter is a creme/cream polish and very smooth.


It kind of looks streaky in this picture, but it isn't.

I'm not too keen on the color, but the polish applied evenly and smoothly.

This product was bought with my own money for review by myself.

Finger Paints: Cerulean Seascape swatch

Oops. I almost forgot to post these pictures. The first few pictures I had to take indoors with a flash, so the colors aren't completely true, but I did get to take pictures of the final polish outdoors in the sunshine.

Here is my clean nail:


One coat:


Two coats:


Third coat with two layers of top coat indoors:

Third coat with two layers of top coat cleaned up and outside:

I love this color. If you are looking for a blue foil polish this is one to get. It goes on smooth and doesn't bubble as it dries.

You can buy FingerPaints:Cerulean Seascape at Sally Beauty Supply stores. This product was bought with my own money for review by myself.

Weekend purchase - Finger Paints: Cerulean Seascape swatch

I figured I'd start this new little corner for my blog.  I was going to call this my Friday purchase, and post on Friday, but then I figured if I call it weekend purchase I'm not committed to posting on any one day.

Here is a hint as to what I bought this weekend.


See more after the jump.

Finger Paints: Sketch N Etch swatch

I love this color. I don't know why I love the Finger Paints line... maybe its because of the cute names, but the colors are brilliant.



This nail polish perfectly compliments China Glaze: Ruby Pumpsthe only thing is that Ruby Pumps is a glitter polish and this is a foil polish. They do go together well if you wanted to do some Christmasy designs on your nails.

Here is the nail.


This is three coats of Finger Paints: Sketch N Etch and two coats of Sally Hansen Super Shine .

I would definitely recommend this polish if you want to have some fun with green nails.

This product was bought with my own money for review by myself.

China Glaze: Ruby Pumps swatch

I don't know why I love this color so much. Maybe because of the sparkle? the shine? the red? I can't decide, but it is an awesome color.



Here is the bottle of awesomeness.

And here is a picture of the nail.


This is three coats of China Glaze: Ruby Pumps and two coats of Sally Hansen Super Shine .

If you are looking for a fun red color I would definitely recommend this color.

You can see my swatch of Dorothy Who? here

This product was bought with my own money for review by myself.