All the Way from Italy

My niece has been studying in Italy for the last few years. Every time she leaves I ask her to bring my back some Italian nail polish.
This time she finally remembered! I loved everything about Collistar! The bottle is cute, the color was great, the polish strong.
I'd definitely love to know more about this brand!

Merry Christmas!

Merry Christmas!
I couldn't decide between all the Christmas polishes I pulled out what I wanted to wear, so I gave my basket of polish to my husband. He pulled out the China Glaze, "Party Hearty". I told him it needed something under it, so he pulled out the Nfu-Oh silver.

I think it turned out really nice!

Just the right amount of Christmassy for me! What colors did you pull out for the holidays?

MAGNETIC POLISH!

I finally got my hands on one of these! I picked up Houses of Parliament at Sephora. I chose the purple over the grey because all the grey ones looked like they had already been opened and tried on.

This works great! The magnet is easy to use. There's a little guard so you don't accidentally bump your wet nails against the magnet. Drying time is fast! I tried painting one hand and then going over with the magnet and that did not work. I needed to polish a nail, use the magnet and then do the next one. Worth it though!

I definitely need more magnetic polishes! I hope they are going to become more available. And as they get more popular, I hope the price comes down a little $16.00 is steep (to me) but worth it for something so interesting that works really well!

Lippman - Across the Universe

I have been waiting for over a year to get my hands on this polish...finally found it at Apothica...and then it was back-ordered for like, EVER! Then I wore it and only remembered to take one good picture. Such is life!

Isadora - Blue Jeans

IsaDora is a brand I had not heard about until I stumbled across it on Apothica's site. Always interested in trying new polish, I had to grab one!
The brush is wide but not unruly. The polish is smooth and applies like butter.
The wear was okay. I think it chipped on the 2nd or 3rd day. Overall, I liked this a lot and would buy more in the future.

HAPPY HALLOWEEN!!

I don't think this color is particularly unique. But, I didn't have any of these gravestone bottles in my collection, so I picked this up at Walgreens. It's actually quite pretty.

Mega-Pink Awesomeness!

COLOR CLUB - FAME & FORTUNE

This is really cool and fits my "new, different and don't have it in my collection" criteria for buying new polish. It's a fuschia jelly base with chunky shards of holo glitter. It's kind of weird and sloppy to apply but the effect is totally worth it!

Personal Microdermabrasion - PMD

Hello there! Today I'm going to mix things up a little! Instead of nail polish, I have a nifty skin care gadget to share with you!

Since I’m starting to get a bit irritated with the wrinkles and uneven appearance of my skin, I jumped at the chance to try the Professional Microdermabrastion system. It’s a kit you can use at home.  This system claims that you will have the benefit of a spa-like treatment in the comfort of your own home. It is supposed to leave your skin refreshed and younger looking.

Yeah, I was skeptical too.

 

Definitely watch the video that comes in the kit. The instructions stress not to run the tool over the same part of the skin more than once or let it sit for too long on the same area. I tried a sample run on the back of my hand just to see what it felt like before sticking this thing on my face. It applies gentle suction and a light sandpaper feel across the skin. It was not unpleasant on my hand.

Ready to try it on my face, I switched to the facial cap and the light blue disks which are supposed to be for sensitive skin, since the older I get the more sensitive my skin seems to be. For God’s sake, avoid your eye area with this thing!

Forehead before.

Forhead after.

It’s simple enough to use, but it’s very abrasive. You can see it working, because it leaves white flaky dust all over (dead skin cells) which is kind of neat. I tried very hard to go lightly and follow the video instructions, yet I was left with some painful red irritated spots on my face. I had to send my husband out to purchase Cortizone 10 ointment for the irritated spots. They took 2-3 days to clear up completely.

 Before

After - nice and blotchy!

After all trauma, I didn’t think my skin looked significantly better. The spots that didn’t get inflamed did look moderately smoother and brighter. But, I am not sure it was worth the pain and hassle.

 

Before.

After. These spots hurt the worst!

Verdict? Save your $180.00, use sunscreen religiously, moisturize and exfoliate with apricot scrub. Red, itchy inflamed track marks all over your face are not sexy. Definitely do not try this for the first time right before going to a holiday party!

*This was sent to me for review.

More Glitter Gal!!!

Light as a Feather.
It's not white, or really grey, but somewhere in between. It's been really overcast, so I couldn't capture the holo very well in this one.

Then over the weekend I tried this out...more on this later!

"Suede"

I love these neutral taupey colors. This was the perfect blend between fun and work appropriate. It's got holo sparkle, but not too much.

Happy (almost) Halloween!

Woohoo! Aren't these cute!!?
I found these little fellas at Rite Aid. I was actually looking for a Wet n Wild halloween polish, but found these instead. They're $1.99 each and pretty darn cute!




This was just a quick swatch over my Glitter Gal black holo. I have all sorts of plans for that orange/black bar glitter. I'm thinking it will look cool over gold.

Things I Love

I've decided I have so many polishes now, that I am going to (try) to only get unique polishes in colors/finishes I really love and don't already have. Holo polishes were on that list. Every time I wear them, they make me so happy, I must have more! Glitter Gal, really interested me, so I finally ordered some. This is Black 3D Holo. Isn't it pretty? That's my hand on my dog's back if you were wondering...

Look how pretty and sparkly!

My only complaint would be how tiny the bottles are! Otherwise, these are perfect. The formula is so smooth and applies really well. The price is steep, but worth it if you really love holos in unique shades. I ordered mine from here and the service was fantastic! I ordered them on a Tuesday and had them in my hot little hands on Friday! Customer service is also very quick to respond. I ordered two other ones that I'll have to post soon, I'm just loving this one too much to take it off right now!

Two colors from the Katy Perry Collection by OPI

The One That Got Away
A deep rasberry color with a glass fleck finish. Very pretty. I don't know how original it is, but it's nice. I added some Lippman Some Enchanted Evening, because I thought it would be awesome - and I was right!

Not Like The Movies

This reminded me of at least two other polishes that I own. Lippman's Wicked Game and another one by Wet and Wild that I can't remember the name of right now. Except this one has silver micro-particles in it which the other two do not have.

I was too lazy to pull out the other polishes and compare them, but I really should one day.

Regardless of what other colors this reminds me of, it's AWESOME. I loved it so much! It's a little sheer. This was three coats and it's still a little see through. But look at the duochrome shifting happening! It's lavender, it's grey, with green and pink shifts going on. So pretty!

Essie - Smooth Sailing with Lippman Some Enchanted Evening

Smooth Sailing was really gorgeous all on its own. But I've been really into SEE for some reason lately. It's pink, but it seems to go with everything!

Look how gorgeous that is! It's got silvery glass flecking going on. It seems a lot more sparkly in the bottle than it appears in these pictures.

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