OPI Austin-tatious Turquiose Review

OMGWTFBBQ!  A post!?   (I know!)

And it's a review.  Holy crap, right?

I was a little dissapointed in Austin-tatious.  It's one of the most beautiful and lusty turquioses in the bottle.  On the nails?.... *5* coats to bottle opacity!!!   Yes, 5.  I guess I was so charmed by Catch Me In Your Net... I was expecting (hoping?) for something on par.

Nope.

(*Raw pics because Picasa and Picnik are being weird)

Also, and this is slightly not as much of a BFD, but there's a slight purple duochrome in the bottle that just does not totally translate to the nail.  No big, but still.... *sad panda face*

On the bright side, I bought Austin from Amazon as part of a two-pack with Black Shatter for only $10 and some change.  Such a steal that I caved and splurged on Silver Shatter from the same seller (another $7).  S&H was $2.31/bottle... I want to suggest that maybe she could have combined shipping a little bit, but I'm not really going to complain.  My order total was only $23.80. 

• Silver Shatter
• Black Shatter
• Austin-tatious
• Shipping        +  (All brand new and quickly shipped)

= $23.80  ??

Not really complaining.


I will say this though... If you have an extra bottle of Catch Me In Your Net laying around and would like to get your hands on Austin-tatious (Swatched Once!)... please, feel free to contact me.  Swapping now!   :)

Go Stillers! Getchur nailz auhn!

I'm wearing an official jersey for the very first time.  Yeah I know... I've lived in Pittsburgh for almost 28 years and have never worn a single jersey???!  Yes, I might be slightly retarded.  (But that's a whole 'nother post!)  In fact, I'm so out of the Enthusiasm Loop that my jersey was bought *for* me (not *by* me) at the Goodwill and it's of a player that hasn't been a Steeler since 1997.  Thigpen, anyone? 

Anyway.... we're having a pizza party at work and I thought that for the sake of fitting in I'd sport the jersey... and of course - paint my nails!   (In fact, my favorite part of today has been showing people my nails saying, "See!  Even my middle finger has The Spirit!" but really just flipping them off.  I know, I know, I'm terrible.)

Pardon the mess... I just wanted to make sure that I posted these pre-game.  You know, before I get too distracted ["drunk"] to redo them.  

I'm secretly supersitious, so I hesitate to show any Team Spirit for fear that if I do it'll subsequently *screw* our team's chances at a win.... Well, this year I just can't help myself.   So when the Steelers lose, it will be my fault.  You can all blame me.

CVS Haul :)

Sally Hansen French Neutrals: $.75 x 4...
Chrome Polish Pens: $2.50 x 4...
Nail Art Pen Gold: $2.30...
Quick Care Pen for Brittle Nails: $2.60...
Physician's Formula: buy $10 get $7 ExtraCare + Felt Liner Pen Brown: $1.87
 *The only things that I paid full price for were the SH Complete Manicure (Naked Ambition) and Mineral Wear Correcting Concealer.

Total: $33.51
(Boo...YAH!)

Reds, Reds, Reds!

So... Exactly how many ways can you make "Red"?
What's your favorite red polish?  What makes it your favorite?

Some Reds (off the Top of my head!):

NARS:  Rouge Andalou
Essie:  Really Red, Red Nouveau, Jelly Apple
China Glaze:  Ruby Slippers
Sally Hansen:  Right Said Red
Revlon:  Revlon Red


BTW, I'm probably going to franken a dupe of Love, Beverly Hills xx.
To be sure, you all will know how that turns out.  ;)

Inque Nails Review - Update

Last week I posted my initial reactions to Inque Nail Stickers.  Now for some followup.

I got bored with them after just a day and a half.  They still looked decent, with just a little bit of lifting at the tip which I filed down, but I just though that they needed a little extra "something".

I added some stud-like decals from my stash and threw on some Seche to not only try to keep the decals on, but also maybe protect the tips from further wear/lifting.

Well.... let me tell you, maybe common sense should have told me or I ignored that part of my brain, but vinyl doesn't like to allow polish to adhere to itself.  Also, I don't know if it was the stickers or the topcoat, but there was noticeable lifting at the cuticle area.  And the decals were falling off after only a day, so I just said "screw it" and removed them all.

Also, it felt like I was wearing band aids on my nails.  It was weird.

All in all, they're pretty cool.  I stand by the opinion that they're a novelty and unique in that you can custom create your own designs, but don't think that this will replace nail polish because they're just not nail polish.

That is all for now.  :)

Angry Birds Cupcakes

Alright, first off, I'm a little tipsy as I type this, and normally I'd draft this then wait until I was sober to post, but I'm in a hurry to get this on the internet since I'm *quite* proud of myself and I'm in a hurry to share.

 

 I LOVE THESE!

They're made of rolled fondant, shaped with specially made cutters via my metal-working brother, detailed by hand, and assembled by myself, my brother and my husband.  It was truly a labor of love.

I made them for my son's birthday.  I bought the cupcakes then used royal icing to "glue" on the birds & pigs.  

Okay, I'm done.  I don't know what else to say, so I'm going to stop typing and go back to my zinfandel blush.  :)  

Inque Nails Review

What are they?
Vinyl nail wraps (=stickers) for your nails.

• Pros:  Custom Orders, Quality Prints, QUICK SHIPPING!, Easy to apply (however, see Cons).
• Cons:  Some prints are a little on the dark side (Over-saturation), Vinyl (not polish), Tricky to apply (wrinkles), Admit to only lasting for seven days or less (as opposed to 10 or more.
• Over all:  Fun, Novelty, Possibilities are endless with custom orders.

I'm very excited to have bought these.  I got them for 5/$30 with a current promotion.  I picked three designs then decided to create my own custom set with Van Gogh's Starry Starry Night.  Their design editor was a little awkward to use, but I managed to play around with it enough that I felt mostly satisfied with the layout.  Unfortunately, it looks like my nails aren't quite as long as I'd thought... I may not be able to use those sheets until my nails grow out a little more, at least not without losing the top of the sky.  That's the risk you take when you're hasty like me!  Inque does provide a service called "Sizing", but naturally, I couldn't wait and just guesstimated.

Anyway, here is the set that I chose to test drive:

 I chose them mainly for the fact that I could never (in a million years!) manage something like this by hand/konad/whatever.  Also, there's a distinct coincidental similarity to a certain "Booty Camp"... JUST PLUS SKULLS!!  WITH LITTLE HEART-SHAPED EYE SOCKETS!!!  *squee*
(I tooooooold you that I am excited!!)