Festival of Strawberries~

Super quick post as I run out the door to head to the Ponchatoula Strawberry Festival.

To celebrate I did strawberries on my nails. At first I was going to watermarble more than just my pinkies. (lol) But I was out of time and did this really fast last night before crashing.

I used The Hungry Asian Strawberry of course as the base for my strawberries. I used Sinful Colors white striper color to lay the base for the leaves and added China Glaze Gaga for Green on top.

The watermarble on my pinky is China Glaze White on White, Holly Day, Gaga for Green, and Winter Berry. I tried to do the "swirl" pattern instead of the petals and I liked how this came out so I just went with it. :)

On to the pictures!

Until next time my lovelies~ :)

Haul post!

Happy Friday the 13th!! Bwhaha. :P

Yet another haul for you guys. It'll probably be the last big one for a while. I have had to pull back the reigns on my spending because I have bought over 30 polishes in the last few weeks and my wallet is crying right now. Lol.

First up is Nailventurous polishes. I managed to snag these 4 that I wanted in record time before everything sold out.

L-R: Flying Blue Jay, Magpie Feathers, Robin Laid An Egg, Rainbow Fish

Next is Nostalgic Lacquer. I kept missing the restock so Erin kindly did an order for me so I got these 4. I plan on ordering some others from her soon as well. :)

L-R: Rayanne, Jordan, Underground, Riot

Lacquistry went on sale as well and I landed these 5. I had to stop myself.

L-R: Winter No. 1, Tepes, Paean of the Bells, Autumn Flurries, Frosty Marrow

These 3 little lovelies from Pretty & Polished.

L-R: Midnight Rider, Bubble Tear, Jawbreaker

Nerd Lacquers!! I managed to snag the one I wanted most which I shared with you guys already. I still have several that I want from her. Oh it's so hard to settle with a few!

L-R: All of Time and Space, Home of the Untempered Schism, I Think You Call Me...Sexy, Don't Blink

Next are a few things I caught on sale at Rite Aid.

L-R: Scherer Calypso, Scherer Blue Sky, Petites Zodiac

And that's that! Unfortunately most of the indie shops are closed right now but I know at least a few of them are due for restocking soon. You just have to keep checkin' 'em out! :)

Until next time, my dears~ :)

Nailventurous — Voodoo Doll

Hello lovelies!

I have my first Nailventurous polish to show you guys today! :D

I lucked out when Ninja Polish re-stocked a few weekends ago. I managed to snag Voodoo Doll and Floam by Nailventurous.

Being the lazy bum I am, I just layered this over my previous posts's polish. I actually think this makes a really pretty combination! This is 2 coats of Nailventuous Voodoo Doll over Pretty & Polished Galactus.

I had a hell of a time trying to take pictures of this one so I apologize for my crappy pics.

Voodoo Doll is a semi-sheer black jelly base packed with medium, small, and fine white, medium and fine black, and ultrafine silver glitter. You can probably wear this on its own in 2-3 coats but I always prefer to layer polishes like this.

You can purchase Nailventurous polishes from Amy's Etsy shop when she restocks or from Ninja Polish when they restock. They retail for about $9 USD each for a full sized bottle.

Until next time~ :)

Pretty & Polished — Galactus

Today's post is another Pretty & Polished polish.

Galactus is a gorgeous holographic purple / blurple polish. It's really more purple looking in real life but this definitely has a strong lean towards cobalt blue. It's vibrant and bright and ah-ma-zing~

This is the most color accurate.

I did this mani with only lamplight so I didn't realize how horrible of a job I did. Lol. 2 coats to full opacity and I could have used 3 with how horrible of a paint job I did but this is definitely a 2 coater if you're careful. I had no issues with application, everything was perfect. :)

You do have to shake the crap out of the polish to get the holo to mix around evenly in the polish but other than that, I would totally recommend this color to anyone who has a love for purples / blurples. Hehe.

Pretty & Polished sells for $4.50 for minis (7ml) at her Etsy shop. Full sized bottles are also sold and I think those are $8 each.

Until next time~ :)

Easter Mani Watermarble!

Happy Easter Sunday!

Today I have a skittles mani with a couple watermarble accent nails.

I used the Bettina polishes that the lovely Vanessa of Confessions of a Polishaholic sent me a few weeks back. :DD

Right hand — best marble on this hand!

Left hand — first marble on this hand. Not so great.

These two are before I added the glitter coat from Lacquistry.

Polishes used were:

China Glaze White on White (base for marble)

Bettina Cotton Candy

Bettina Birds

Bettina Ocean

Bettina Grape

Bettina Peppermint

Lacquistry Frosty Marrow

I marbled my left hand first and didn't have the best time of it. I tried to dip 2 fingers at a time but because I have stupid fingers and the polish was too dry (and my cup probably wasn't big enough) it didn't exactly turn out too successful. This did however come out pretty well considering I have NEVER done a watermarble before and didn't even practice before sitting down to do this. What you see is my very first attempt. Lol.

After I was done, I wanted to do something to add a little oomph to it, so I added Lacquistry Frosty Marrow to my nails. It's an iridescent white glitter top coat. I almost added it to all my marbled nails too but didn't really like it on them so that's why only my middle left nail has it on. XD

I did mess up my left hand though and only half of my index finger got marbled at first, but I did a coat of China Glaze White on White on top of the half nail and redid it.

Half marbled index finger. Lol.

Before the mess began. :D

It was a very fun trial and I plan on trying my hand at this more. Not sure I could handle doing one nail at a time though so I need to figure out how to do more than one at a time without that first time fail happening again. Hehe.

Until next time, my lovelies~ :)

Get To Know Me Tag!

The lovely Michaela from Nail Polish Anon tagged me so here we go!

The Rules:

1. Each person must post 11 things about themselves on their blog.
2. Answer the questions the tagger has set for you and write 11 questions for the people you have tagged to answer. 
3. Choose 11 people and link them to your tag and let them know. 
4. No tag backs.

Questions:

 
1. Cat or dog?

Dog. I love both but I really love dogs. I love to play and run and cuddle with a big dog. Unfortunately I haven't actually had a dog in several years and I really miss having one. I do have a crazy cat though, who I do adore and play with and mess with all the time. Hehe.

2. Where do you live specifically (ie. town, village etc) and what is it like there?

I live outside the city. We don't really have names like village or hamlet here. It takes about 10 minutes to get to the main part of this side of the city (there's east and west). I live on the east side of the city in a rural/suburban area. The area is really quiet and the houses aren't on top of each other. It's really quite nice here. We're far enough from the main city to see the stars out at night but not far enough to see all the stars. If that makes sense.
 

3. Setting aside human beings, who/what do you love most in the world. I'm talking an object, a pet, or an activity here.

My parrot, Sunny. He's been in my life for 15 years now and he's very much a part of my heart. I don't know what I would do without him. He's like a child to me and I love him very much.

 

 

4. What is the best part of blogging to you?

I love the interaction with other bloggers. Even before when I blogged on livejournal about my personal life, I always just loved meeting new people and learning about others and talking with them. I wish I was better at it though because I am shy and I tend to try too hard I think at times and just feel weird trying to push myself onto others. IDK. Lol. XD
 

5. What is at the top of your bucket list?

I don't really know. There are so many things I want to do, especially travel. So could that be considered my top thing? I want to visit exotic countries, climb mountains, experience cultures, see sakura blossom in spring, walk along a pebbled beach, see whales in the ocean, and zebra on the plains.
 

6. Favourite book/s?
By far I am a huge Harry Potter nerd. They are my favourite series of all time. But I also really like The Hunger Games, A Song of Ice and Fire, Women of the Otherworld, The Southern Vampire Mysteries, etc. I tend to be drawn more towards fantasy, sci-fi, supernatural type books. Hehe.
 

7. Favourite animal?
Other than your normal domesticated animals, I love horses, wolves, and tigers. They're all such beautiful, graceful, and intelligent animals.
 

8. Favourite nail polish?
HARDEST QUESTION EVER. 

I really have to say that OPI Catch Me In Your Net is my favourite nail polish though I don't actually own that polish, I do own a dupe of it by Zoya. I always tend to go back to that polish when I'm looking for something to wear. Lol.

If you're talking about brand, I really love China Glaze polishes. I've only had maybe 1-2 polishes that didn't have good formula, but otherwise have had great experience with their polishes.

9. What beauty product couldn't you live without?
My foundation. I know it seems kind of crazy but I generally don't leave the house without foundation on. I have really weird skin pigmentation (no dermatologist or esthetician has ever told me I had anything wrong) and I really am just super self-conscious about it.
 

10. Sweet or savoury?
Swavoury. I am a sucker for chocolate, especially dark chocolate. Rich, creamy, smooth, dark chocolate. Mmmmm.
 

11. How do you feel about indie polishes?

I looooooooooooooooooooove indie polishes. I've actually been more excited about all the indie polishes than I have all the "big" brand polishes that have been coming out. Indie polish makers just tend to do so much more unique things with their lines than big companies.

That was fun! :D

I'm not tagging anyone right now, but if you want to do this go right ahead! OTL. /fail
 

1. What's your favourite television program?
2.  Who is your all time fashion icon?
3.  Do you prefer high end or drugstore beauty products?
4.  How long do you normally wear your manicure?
5.  Do you swatch one at a time or as many as possible?
6.  What's your favourite candy?
7.  Do you have a pet? If yes, pictures please!
8.  Where do you wish to be in 10 years?
9.  What is your all time favourite place to visit?
10.  Where do you keep your polish stash?
11.  What do your friends/family say about your polish obsession? Hehe.

Lynnderella — Nosegay

Good Friday everyone!

I have a late post for you today, mostly because I've been stuffing myself with crawfish today. Lol.

Nom nom nom, so tasty! :DD

So today I have the first Lynnderella polish for the blog. It's called Nosegay.

Nosegay is a sheer shimmery violet base with purple and lavender microglitter and square glitter. I think there's some hex glitter in there too but I didn't get but one piece on my nail.  I layered this over Elixir Lacquers Bad Kitty, which I'll be showing you guys soon!

This is 2 coats of Nosegay over 3 coats of Bad Kitty.

Hope you guys like!

Have a wonderful Easter/Passover (just) weekend!

Until next time.