New Signature

Giving credit to www.mylivesignature.com for helping me design a signature and for several online tutorials to edit my html so that all you lovely people can see my signature.

Beginner Blogger Begging for Followers

So, after reading a few posts, I'm going to go on a quest to find followers!  I'm new, this is my first blog, and I want people to read what I have to say!

Nicole by OPI Nic's Sticks

Ordered Nic's Sticks by OPI and received the color Stick with Me.  I am greatly disappointed.  Let me state that I love OPI products, but this is just ridiculous.  The stick was sealed when I got it, so after taking off the plastic you can see how the brush came out.  Not impressed with the applicator, especially when half of it is facing the other way.  I continued to plunge on, shaking the stick to make sure all the color came out when I finally tried to put the color on my nails.  Now, on the website they have a picture of Kristi Yamaguchi stating that "Nic's sticks are great - so fast and easy to use, I can take them anywhere.  They fit my lifestyle."  Not sure what kind of lifestyle she has, but this polish does not go on smooth and pretty, and has taken forever to dry.  I applied two coats, and I will not being doing more than just this one nail.

Claire's Mood Polish

Here are all of the available colors for the mood polish from Claire's.  I went by this weekend and bought the peaceful/confident (blue) and the funky/fabulous (pink).  I really liked the idea of a mood polish, but here in Texas it is pretty much useless.  It only changes colors when it gets COLD!  Not going to happen here, it has just stayed the normal color (the color of the bottle) the whole time.  Not bad colors without the mood change though, just that I bought it for that specific reason.


Here are some pics I swatched of the peaceful/confident:

                                                

Essie 2010 Summer Collection

Essie's 2010 Summer Collection is available and I'm thinking about trying out the 4 piece mini set

 This set comes with Haute as Hello, Knockout Pout, Pretty Edgy and Demure Vixen.  It is currently on their site for $17.

Smashbox Tinted Moisturizer

So, after hearing great things about the Smashbox Sheer Focus I decided to try it.  I went with the color Luminous and have tried it out quite a few times.  Needless to say, I'm not all that impressed with it.  After paying $30 for a 50 mL tube it ended up making my face greasy.  I really wanted a lightweight sheer cover for my face that would take the place of powder.  This is not my solution

Stupid Nail Polish Names

Wanted to link to a blog about all of the unique names that nail polish come with, some unfortunate, some ironic and some just plain gross. Stupid Nail Polish Names

Zoya Go Green Exchange!

This is an excellent deal. Take all of your old polish and mail them to Zoya! In exchange get new Zoya colors mailed back for a mere $3.50 each. For further details visit www.zoya.com or visit the specified site: Zoya Nail Polish Exchange. Let me know what you get!

How to Spot OPI fakes!

Here is a great informative post about how to know if all of your OPI nail polish is legit. Great pictures and instructions. Thank you Lacquerized for your work!

LACQUERIZED. A blog about nail polish: How to: Unmask the OPI fakes!