My very first deborah lippmann lemming was this baby right here - Ruby Red Slippers. It's a black based polish with red glitter and hexagonal glitter. Now after seeing how many coats I used with Across the Universe, I decided to cheat this time.
I used a base coat of Seche Natural, then one coat of CND Blackjack and one coat of Ruby Red Slippers, topped with 2 coats of Seche Vite. Now I could have gotten away with one coat of Seche Vite but decided to use two because I wrapped the tips before my flight that day.
Doing this also helped with the removal process. Well, I also used pure acetone in my removal, which I hate doing, but made it so much easier.
This is a picture heavy post because I LOVED this polish. There was a nurse that was absolutely amazed that this was polish and not some "art stuff you get done at a salon." :)
LOVE this polish. Here's a shade picture too.
Oh and one final shot of the polish up close. YUM.
deborah lippmann [official website] sells for $18 a bottle. You can also Like her on Facebook and follow her on Twitter.
Remember this post? Well I didn't forget about y'all! There was some email miscommunication, but now that's done and over with, and I have a winner! Thank you so much to the 38 people who signed up, especially those who added a secret! It was so much fun to read.
The winner of a $40 certificate to any of the 200 CSN stores is #29 - Deanna! Now Deanna has her own blog located here: http://lorrainenails.blogspot.com so you might want to check it out sometime ^_^
Deanna, I've emailed you - you have 7 days to email me back so I can send you the certificate code.
For anyone that's wondering, I have placed an order with CSN before, actually using a certificate that I won from another blog! I was able to get a beautiful canvas wrapped painting that I gave to my Mom - she absolutely loved it. Because I found something with free shipping, I literally paid $0. The CSN certificates do not include shipping, so please just note that.
Have a fantastic day!
Currently, PolishGalore is ad-free. This was more of a lazy decision, because I didn't want to worry about coding of Ad-Sense or having to bill customers, but as any blogger knows - it costs money to run a blog. I do buy a lot of product myself, and then there's my hosting domain and package, the supplies I buy that help with blogging (storage racks, not like - computer software), not to mention just the time I take to blog.
However, today, I got an email from an interested company (not beauty related, but nothing pornographic, which is an absolute no for me) that would like to have a text link from their company on my blog. Because I know I'd be nothing without my readers, I'd like to ask your opinion! I'll run this poll for a week.
I'm officially making Sundays my Blogs Of Note day, highlighting blogs that I follow. Most of these blogs I found just by searching the Internet, or heard from via Twitter or Facebook. I'll highlight 3 blogs each Sunday for now - I hope you enjoy and can find some new reads too!
First blog is A Stroke of Color. Michelle, the blog owner, has been a little busy but she was one of my first blogs to read. She does feature a lot of Konad which I really love, but never have had the patience to master. Her nails are normally short, so it's fun to see the designs on short nails (not quite nubbins, but close) as well as just a great paint job.
Second blog of note today is Addicted To All Things Pretty. Krissy blogs about more than just nails, although that's her most blogged about topic. She keeps what I would call extra long nails, definitely a length I have never been able to achieve or keep, although she calls them "smedium". Krissy has a lot of cremes in her blog, but also features glitters and shimmers as well.
My last blog of note is Beauty Debutante. Now I'm obviously biased to this one since I'm also one of the blog contributors, but I actually found it through Twitter originally and was just a reader. Beauty Debutante features all things beauty from nails to skin care, shapewear, men's beauty care, and my favorite - beauty sales. They do update every single day, so that's a lot of information but it's something different every day.
I hope you enjoy this little section of Polish Galore - I really feel that the blogging has exploded in the past 5 years, and we're all apart of a unique community. Have a great day!
Miss me? I missed me. Anyway, I have big things coming soon - the winner of my CSN Giveaway, my 500 Followers Giveaway, Zoya Wicked/Wonderful, Barielle Style in Argyle, more deborah lippmann, more Color Club... It's a field day!
Bad news though, it's the start of Dove Season which is HUGE for my parents bed and breakfast and since my mom tore her rotator cup, I'm having to clean all the condos. So bye long nails (sigh) and back to super nubbins. I also broke a nail on my STUPID closet doors which I am totally ripping out of the house ASAP. I'm so mad about nubbins but whatever. At least the next several posts will be my long nails. Oy.
Starting this Sunday, I'm going to be featuring blogs that I follow. They don't even know that I'm featuring them, so SURPRISE! This is just people that I enjoy reading, no paid advertisements here. ;] It's my new series called Blogs of Note - I hope you enjoy!
I also have some reader requests coming up - feel free to email me any time with requests. You can look at my spreadsheet for my polishes and my email address is in the side bar as well. Love you all!
The last of the China Glaze Halloween set "Awakening" is Mummy May I. It's listed as a vampy wine colored, purple base with flecks of hot pink glitter. In the bottle, it looks more like black with purple glitter, but once you get it on your nail and in the light, you see it correctly. Unfortunately, I did not get a bottle picture due to taking pictures too late in my day.
In the sun, you can really see the pink glitter - I'm still having issues with my index finger... it's like all colors are a little spotty. I'm going to try buffing my nails and making sure I wipe with Zoya Remove+ on that nail specifically. You can have issues with polish sticking when you have too much oil on your nails, so I've heard.
You can see what I mean on my index best in this picture. This picture was indirect sun and it's almost a jelly like polish here. It's actually really pretty and it could be really used all year round - not just for Halloween.
Here in the shade, the glitter really pops out to me. The formula on this was nice for me. I used a base coat of Seche Natural, 2 coats of Mummy May I, and a top of Seche Vite. Even though it's a glitter, it wasn't too hard to remove - especially since I just wore Across the Universe the day before.
Disclosure: The product[s] in this post was [were] provided to me by the company for consideration. For more information, please read this post.
When I first saw deborah lippmann's Ruby Red Slippers, I knew I had to have it. However, the closest store that sold said polish was 3 hours away and yet I didn't want to pay for shipping either. Funny how we rationalize things. So the last time I went to said story in said 3 hour away city, I went nuts and bought 4 deborah lippmann's including this beauty, Across the Universe.
I used a base coat of Seche Natural, 3 three coats of Across the Universe, and 2 top coats of Seche Vite. I actually wore this for three days before taking my swatching pictures, so on day 3, I added one more coat of AtU and another coat of Seche Vite, so that's what you're seeing here (just to cover tip wear). I must say that the first coat of AtU is very watery - next time I think I'll use a base of CND Blackjack because I feel my index was still a bit sheer. This is a dark blue base with blue glitter and blue and green hexagonal glitter. I love it. The way I kept the hexagonal glitter on my nail was by only wiping one side of the brush on the bottle neck, and then waiting a minute before adding a second coat.
This is really another one of those "You have to see it in person" colors because it's so beautiful especially when the light hits it "just so".
Did you know all my pictures are clickable? I only have then in 600x450 pixel size... I've thought of making them larger... thoughts?
Look at that glitter! It's so beautiful.
The polish really did float on the nail - it was just beautiful. I really wanted to wear it matted as well, but forgot. Hah.
Removal was an absolute PAIN, even with the foil method. I'm not sure if maybe I just didn't leave my foil on long enough or what. I would probably use 100% acetone next time (instead of Zoya Remove+).
deborah lippmann [official website] sells for $18 a bottle. You can also Like her on Facebook and follow her on Twitter.
Eiiiiiiiiiii!
I've been slightly jumping up and down for days waiting for this moment. As of this morning, I officially have 500 followers!
I smell a giveaway... but a big one!
I'm still gathering all the prizes, but for sure, for sure, for sure the following will be included. (Click on the prize to see the review/mention/product)
-Season 2 of True Blood on DVD (Region 1)
-Zoya Nidhi
-Zoya Remove +
-Evil Shades Nightmare
-iTunes gift card
And seriously, much more. Let me get everything gathered and then we're having a party! Wee!
Just so everyone knows, I'm still giving out the gift certificate to the winner - the problem is I don't have the gift certificate just yet. There was a tiny problem with CSN that I was able to fix immediately, but I still haven't received the gift certificate from CSN to send to the winner...
I do want to thank the 38 people who signed up... some left secrets, others didn't. Some of the secrets were amazing, some I totally related to, and some made me laugh really hard. Now I truly see why PostSecret is so addicting - this was a total adrenaline rush to read people's secrets.
Being this is Labor Day weekend, I'm not sure if I'll hear back from my CSN contact until Tuesday, but there will be a winner! Promise!
While applying Cheeky Monkey Damn I'm Hot, I kept thinking it looked like China Glaze 2030 from the Khrome Collection. Now, side by side on the bottle, you can't really tell that they are as similar as I think they are. 2030 looks much more gold than Damn I'm Hot.
For Damn I'm Hot, I used a base coat of Cheeky Monkey Get Wet, and for 2030 I used a base coat of Seche Natural. I have 2 coats of Damn I'm Hot, but only one coat of 2030. I topped both with Seche Vite.
The difference is very subtle. I almost have to walk back from my monitor to really see that Damn I'm Hot is more silver and 2030 is more gold. They both have the metallic sheen going on but there are 2 big differences... (1) Cheeky Monkey is $15, and China Glaze is $4 and (2) 2030 is MUCH more opaque than Damn I'm Hot. Can you live with one and not the other? Probably - depends on what you're looking to wear that day. ^_^
