SideOrderofOpiates - I love that color! Do you happen to know what they used?
I love the way toes look all nice and pedicured, I broke down and got one myself today using my classic OPI Black Cherry Chutney. Dark and classy for fall. I also happen to have it on my fingers, which is rare to have the same polish on both, but I'm sure my fingers will change any moment.
The nail salon I go to happens to be next door to both a Sally Beauty Supply as well as a Bath and Body Works, so naturally, a little shopping was in order. At Sally's they were running a deal with $5 off your purchase of ANY three Orly polishes, so I checked out the clearance and what do you know? All the winter collections were marked down! I picked up Androgynie, Meet Me Under the Mistletoe and Le Chateau for $3.99 each.
Androgynie
Meet Me Under the Mistletoe
Le Chateau
They also had another special for a free China Glaze if you bought a Seche Vite topcoat, so of course I got one - you can never have enough Seche!!
China Glaze Fifth Avenue: This is another muted, work/interview safe shade.
And last but not least, I finally got my hands on one of the Finger Paints Special Effects collection! This is a whole collection of flakies like Nubar 2010 but they all have different effects. I got Asylum, and it looks like this over black:
Looking at this picture, it sort of reminds me of Orly Fowl Play....
I've said it before in this thread, but Sally's clearance section as well as their sales are awesome, especially if you have a Beauty Club Card! Everything together cost me under $20.
Bath and Body Works was another story, they're having their "Big Yellow Sale" where holiday items and last seasons packaging are up to 75% off. This is my second trip there during this sale and today I got three bottles of Japanese Cherry Blossom body wash (my fav B&BW scent), four mini Frosted Cranberry candles with included glass holders, and a JCB foaming hand soap as well as Peach Bellini foaming hand soap. All of this for under $25. I am in love with the foaming hand soaps, they are super concentrated scent wise, and they don't dry out my hands so I always have a stash under my bathroom sink - my boyfriend thinks I'm nuts
Edit: Oh good Lord, I forgot about the order I placed for the latest Zoya promo!
Nail p0rn:
NSFW:
It was get any 2 bottles free, and free shipping with a $25 purchase. I got:
Jana:
Kristen:
Purity (plain white):
Pinta:
Plus, a big flipper 8 oz of Remove +. Jesus, I need help!
i Finally found cute earrings with surgical steel posts! Ive had my ears pierced since i was 5, but im allergic to nickel. By high school even gold earrings would cause me to get infected in a few hours.
i Finally found cute earrings with surgical steel posts! Ive had my ears pierced since i was 5, but im allergic to nickel. By high school even gold earrings would cause me to get infected in a few hours.
Omg I can't wear any silver or metal or any jewlerly unless it is white gold without getting a allergic reaction. And i can never seem to find a cute surgical steel post earring :'(. Where did you find these if I may ask...
Is anyone else as obsessed with DSW as I am? I stopped in there on my way home just to check out their clearance - I'm a size 10 and they have 7 aisles of 10's alone - and I scored! Got these awesome Calvin Klein "Remini" stilettos for $17.99 marked down from $128!!! Mine are black patent leather, not the plain black in the photo.
And back to our regularly scheduled nail p0rn. Current mani = Zoya Sophia:
euphoria - I usually change my polish about 3x per week. It just depends, really. Sometimes I get a new color I'm psyched to try, and other times I'm extremely lazy and wait wayyyy too long to take it off. Usually once chips are noticeable, it comes off.
I'm saddened to hear that my work has implemented a "clear or pale pink only" nail polish policy This has actually been the rule all along, but in the year and half I've worked there no one ever stood by it, but now management is coming down on us. I work in an upscale restaurant as a server, so this makes sense, but it's still disappointing - especially for nail polish fiends like me!
^That sucks! I can understand why in a sense as well, but out of all the things a workplace can restrict appearance wise (e.g., facial piercings/visible tattoos/dress code, etc.) I would put nail polish color rather low on the list. For a restaurant, I would not allow facial piercings and require employees to have their hair off their face for hygienic reasons, but nail polish? Really. That sucks. I'd be happy to have a server at an upscale restaurant who is as stylish as you. I don't see your image, or what I have observed, to be at all unprofessional. On the brighter side - perhaps a sparkly pale pink set off by rosy cheeks and a rosy-neutral eye palette would suit you so that you can retain your sense of style while also complying with your work's rules?
My skin is not happy with the somewhat rapid changes in climate I've experienced over the holidays. I'm giving it a decent dose of Retin-A after a wash in pure coconut soap. I think it's trying to make its own natural oils so I'm less aggressive with the alpha-hydroxy moisturizer, but this shit has to go. If I put makeup on, it will clog and cause acne in addition to the redness. Ugh More water, less stress methinks. I've been eating and sleeping well - both key to any beauty regimen.
My Strawberry Feels Forever bar by Lush is helping keep my body moisturized and exfoliated. I use it as a post-shower moisturizer. It is WAY too rich to use on my face. I have a few more Lush reviews for a later time. I would eat this thing if I could. HIGHLY recommended. Nom nom!
Yay I'm so excited I get to go to a formal party this weekend! I've never been to one before! I didn't go to high school prom or anything so this is really exciting for me lol.
I have a royal blue dress, black strappy heels, black accessories, and fiery red nails and lips to complement the royal blue... Eeeee I can't wait! I never have a reason to get dressed up.
Spork - Yay for Zoya! I got Kristen in their two free promo and I can't wait to use it! It reminds me of an opaque creme version of Revlon's Blue Lagoon which is stunning.
This is Zoya Jana, another one I received in the two free promo. This isn't a color I would normally wear, but I actually like it on. In most lights, it looks like the darker shade, but it shifts to light as well.
So right after getting married I dropped the Clinique 3-step face cleaner regime
and switched to just using Neutrogena's Deep Clean Daily Scrub
because my face was totally clear, I don't like using multiple products unless necessary & I loved the Scrub previously. Anyway, the scrub worked really well... until I got REALLY stressed out. Stress is a big acne trigger for me (I know, totally unique on this one...). So I went back to the Clinique 3-step cleaner again and its significantly cleared up my face in LESS than a week! I'm shocked how well this works for me. I've read a huge range of reviews on the product... from great to good to mediocre to bad. All across the board. Anyway, I'd say try it if you need some help. You need to just make sure you get the right number. The difference between lotion 1 & lotion 4 are huge.
^ I remember when I was 13 my mom took me to the Clinique counter at Macy's and got me the 3 step system. I still remember being so amazed when the cosmetologist put a piece of scotch tape on my hand and showed me all the dead skin cells, and how much clearer my skin was after the lotion.
Spork & Euporia - Thanks
TBH, I've pondered the idea before, but I just don't know what I would call it, and I'm nervous about getting started so that has stopped me How freaking cool would that be to have nail polish companies actually send you stuff for FREE to review!? Maybe someday...
For my boring work week nails, I did an at home French manicure using Orly's French guides that I got from Sally's and Zoya Purity and China Glaze Innocence. I've used these guides before and had mediocre results, so I was absolutely sure to seal them down and make sure I got a clean line. I did the tips first, then two coats of Innocence. Not perfect, but way cheaper than the salon.
This weekend, I did two coats of Zoya Pinta, and one coat of Nubar Violet Sparkle. This is the polish that was so disastrous on it's own that I posted a while ago. This picture is a little blurry (they're all from iPhone) but it turned out much better than the last time I used it.
Currently wearing Finger Paint's Art You Blue? that I got at Sally's. It was one of those where as soon as I saw it, I knew I had nothing like it and had to have it. It's a shimmer which isn't usually a finish I'm drawn to, but I like the almost purple, almost blue, almost steel grey in some lights color.
This picture was after a shift at work and my cuticles could use some attention, so please excuse the imperfections.
This has actually been the rule all along, but in the year and half I've worked there no one ever stood by it, but now management is coming down on us. I work in an upscale restaurant as a server, so this makes sense, but it's still disappointing - especially for nail polish fiends like me!
![:\](https://bluelight.org/xf/BL_Images/Orig_Emoji/wrygrin.gif "wry grin :\")
How freaking cool would that be to have nail polish companies actually send you stuff for FREE to review!? Maybe someday...
I can think of worse ones to have. 