Still rockin the Metro Chic...now with Konadoodles

I'm still not so good with the Konad, but I like to doodle around with it. I can't manage to stamp the tips (or anything really) on straight. But I think being crooked gives it a jaunty look. Heh.

Still loving the Metro Chic though, it seems to be wearing quite nicely.

Going Metro Chic for the week

I have a busy week where I am going to be in court almost every day, so I pulled out my chic, nuetral colors...starting with Sephora by OPI's "Metro Chic". It's a nice putty-greyish color. Seems more brownish than the pictures show. I hope it's not too close to OPI Over the Taupe which I have also been waiting to try. I have been dying to try Metro for awhile, and finally ordered it last week. Man 212 a bitch to get off! That polish was clinging for dear life! Anyway, here is Metro.

I like it! This is 2 coats. It went on a little thick, but very smooth. The lighting in my office seems to have dulled it, but this is actually really bright and pretty on. Drying time seemed very long, even with Seche Vite. I am going to visit my Dad tomorrow too, hopefully it is not "too loud" and "Grown up" enough not to be commented on. We'll see.

212 - I can't decide

Sephora by OPI 212

(shouldn't it be OPI for Sephora?)

212 has had a lot of buzz. Sephora.com was sold out of it for awhile. It's only going to be sold in like one store or something. I am a sucker for a limited edition/hard to find, well anything. Plus, given the success of My Private Jet and Revvolution, this sounded like something I would like.

It's...interesting. It's kind of a brownish color, with chunks of coppery...stuff and other color glitter in it. I'm not sure what to think, so I will just show the pictures:

I slapped some Sinful Colors, "What's Your Name" over it and that is pretty nice.

Beware the Sephora

You know where else I should stay away from?

Sephora.

Or at least their website. Because I always get suckered by the free samples, free shipping and coupon codes for free goodies.

These bottles are...weirdly phallic shaped, what's with that?
Colors are- 212, Never Enough Shoes, Metro Chic, Call Your Mother and Special Request.

My package came while my niece was visiting, so being the good Aunt I am, I let her try 212 first. I don't have pictures because she's a teenager and hates having her picture taken even though I believe she has 417 photos on Facebook, so go figure.

More Blue

Remember how I said I had not worn blue polish in like 20 years? Well, I guess I am making up for lost time. From my trip to Wally-World is Sally Hansen's Spark. Honestly it is more like a blurple. It's beautiful. I thought it was a little weird on me. Not sure if it's toooo dark for me (is there such a thing?) It has an incredible shimmery depth to it. It was quite striking. It wore really well too.

Places I should stay away from

I should really stay away from Wal Mart. Nothing good ever comes from going there.

Behold:

OBSESSIVE COMPULSIVE - That's Me!

How great is a company that calls itself Obsessive Compulsive Cosmetics? Because let's face it, collecting makeup is an obsession for quite a few of us out there. I like a brand with a sense of humor. Besides that, they have some fresh and interesting colors. While I have been branching out into the world of strange nail polish colors and finishes, I had a strong desire for a grey nail polish. No sparkle. Just a nice darkish creamy grey color. Maybe because one of my favorite suits is a grey pinstripe suit and I thought grey would be a funky polish but still wearable for court days. Then I saw Scrangie's blog and OCC's Blackboard, and I thought, what the hell, I gave blue polish a try, how about green?

I was oddly on the fence about this. I like the color, but I don't know how I felt about the color on me. Green is one of my favorite colors, but I have never worn green nail polish before. I caved when I saw it on Scrangie. It looked so perfect on her. But now I am not so sure. It’s interesting. It is a pretty green, but maybe too over powering for my skintone? I don’t know. It didn’t seem to wear well. I woke up with sheetmarks on my middle finger. I hate that. It’s one of the reasons I stopped wearing nailpolish. I had let the stuff dry for like 5 hours and a coat of Seche Vite before bed, so that was weird. Also seemed to show a lot of wear, scratches, “scuff” marks in the polish within just one day of wearing it. Defintely don’t like that. Hope Dangerous isn’t the same way, because I think I am going to love that color. Strangely, I didn't try Dangerous yet which was the grey polish I wanted so badly. Go figure.

As awesome as everyone says...OPI - My Private Jet

OPI - My Private Jet

Having decided the holographic goodness was something I now LOVE, I wanted something a little darker. I saw OPI - My Private Jet on I think Makeupalley's Nailboard Top 20 and I had to have it. Ordering it and waiting around for it to show up, was not going to suffice. I had to have it, so I made a trip to the mall. I hate the mall. Especially on a Saturday night. But a quick run into Trade Secret made me a happy girl. I not only found My Private Jet, but also some discounted Essie and DS OPI. Essie's St. Barth's Blue is now my first Essie and I picked up two Designer Series in Passion (by mistake so one went up for swap) and one in Chiffon which had been on my "had to have" list. I also found Color Club Revvvolution, but that is another story.

My Private Jet, is so pretty. It's glittery, but subtle enough that I wore it to work. My husband called it very classy and pretty, which was sweet, since he doesn't pay a lot of attention to nail polish. It goes on sheer at first, I think I used 3 coats and added another coat the next day. This is definitely love.

Moving on in the world of holographic polishes...2NITE

China Glaze 2NITE

Since I felt that FYI was a success, I dove right into 2NITE. My first blue polish since I was about 10 years old, and my second holo. Holy pretty polish! This was SO GORGEOUS, I couldn't stop staring at it!

Oh Good Golly! I did not want to take this off. It seemed to last longer than FYI, but I am not sure if that was because of my application or the polish itself. I got two full days of wear out of this before a few small chips started.

Since I loved it SO much, you would think I would have taken more pictures of it, but...apparently I didn't! So here is a picture of all the holos together that I have...so far. My two untrieds in this group are LOL (the dark purple) and OMG (the silver).

In case anyone is interested, I ordered these from Lotusnails and they were pretty awesome. My package arrived insanely quick. Since then I think I have seen them for a little less at transdesign and h2toebeauty.

My first holo polish

China Glaze - FYI

I realize I am late to this party, but I finally gave holo polish a try. A year ago when I saw them on the nailboard at MUA, I said "no way, not for me" but now I am loving this stuff! I went with something um, understated to start with...FYI

This was just a pretty introduction to the world of holographic nail polishes. It's nude enough to be wearable without feeling like your nails are shouting out at the world, but pretty enough to make you stop and take a look every now and then. It dried quickly, but needed about 3 coats. It did start to chip after about a day.