Zoya Tangy

Hi! I've been slacking, as usual, but I have a duochrome from Zoya to make up for it!

I have been busy lazing around being completely bored and enjoying time with family for the past few days. I don't think I'll have much time to post until next week.

I received this in a swap from Rachel (I'm sure you know and are following her blog already. I want to live in her stash). I told her to choose whatever Zoyas she thought were good and she sent me this! At first I thought this was an okay color (since I don't wear green often) but when I put it on... I was wowed.

I did 3 (or was it 2? I REALLY need to write this down) coats with top coat. It's a light green shimmer with orange duochrome. Two colors I don't wear often by themselves, but together...

Artificial lighting


Artificial lighting

Isn't it gorgeous? I never thought orange and green would go together anywhere else besides a tangerine tree, but they do!

China Glaze Meteor Shower

Hello! I hope you're having a good day (I know it's Monday) today. Technically, I am still on hiatus until Friday at least but today is a special day for me so I wanted to write a post today.

Today is my birthday! Why was it so hard to type that. I tried quite a few times before I could get it out. Today was all about "It's my birthday and I'll ___ if I want to."

Anyway, I was going to wear Chanel Peridot and post that (because it's my birthstone), but last week I filed my nails down because I had a couple of peels and it made my nails pretty thin. I am saving Peridot until my nails are 100% again.

China Glaze Meteor Shower is gorgeous and worthy of the birthday post. I got a few compliments while wearing it, which doesn't happen often, so I know I wasn't the only one who loved it.

I did 2-3 coats (can't remember) with about 2-3 layers of top coat. It's gritty, so if you have Gelous (which I need), you might want to use it. It looks better when it's completely smooth. The glitter ate the topcoat over a couple of days so you'd probably have to add more when it's noticeable.

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Shiny & Matte
(with China Glaze Matte Magic)

If you don't have this, and you like glitter and/or blue, YOU NEED THIS. If only China Glaze would make a red one. I would be all over it in less than a Mississippi second.

I will be back in less than a week! Can't believe I'm finishing my first year already. When I'm back, I'll have a contest and some surprises, maybe ;)

Happy Monday, guys. I hope this blue kicks the hell out of your Monday blues (:

Hiatus

Someone on Twitter said I should write this post. Considering I haven't posted anything since last month, I guess it's appropriate.

I have to study for exams so I won't be posting much (or at all, maybe) until the end of August. I'm hoping I'll get a post in on the 22nd *hint hint* but I can't guarantee anything.

So, to anyone who was wondering where I was (if anyone at all) or if anyone was thinking of unfollowing (not that I'd stop you) because I wasn't coming up with anything, I'm still alive and still bugging a whole bunch of people on Twitter. I will still be on Twitter but I just don't have time to write a blog post.

I promise I'll be back by September with a lot of posts hopefully and some themed weeks :D If you have any suggestions for themes that I could use for a week, leave them in the comments below!

I'll be dying to show you stuff until then. Have a good August!

Make Up Store Linnea on Color Club Black

Hello! I hope everyone had a good week because it's the weekend! I will leave you with an awesome polish. I love flakies, and I know some of you do too from the Twitter responses I got. I know whoever didn't raise their hand did so in their minds and didn't tell me anyway. ;)

I would like to dedicate this post to Kirsten who loves flakies (again, who doesn't?) and for some reason I will probably never understand, loves my nubbins. Personally (or Personailly? HAHA), I prefer my nails longer, but she seems to think my nubbins look good. I cringe whenever I see my old photos with awkward angles and horrible posing.

Anyway, congrats on your new job! Now we can tell your old job to kiss its own ass! I hope you're reading this and you enjoy this awesomesauce polish <3

I was in the Make Up Store store (haha) awhile ago and saw their amazing rainbow of colors. The holos were out of stock (just my luck, eh?) but they had this! I knew I had to have it!

I did 1 coat of Make Up Store Linnea on 2 coats of Color Club Black (which is a plain black creme). With top coat.

Lobster hands! This photo (and the next one) was taken in the sun.




Sun & Shade




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Shiny & Matte
Flakies always look good matte! This was no exception. I used China Glaze Matte Magic.

I am so so so in love with this polish. I will cherish it forever. Seeing the photos makes me want to wear it again! Argh.

I have a headache so I guess it's time for me to stop writing. Not that I have anything more to day.

Btw, Barcelona vs. Manchester United again this Saturday night (early Saturday morning for me)! Who is going to watch the match and tell me what happened?

Black Swan Mani

It's Monday! Or should I say.. It's Monday ): For me it's the former because it's 11.40pm and Monday is almost over.

Anyway, I said I would show you something to brighten up your day, but if you've watched Black Swan, you'd know that the movie is anything but bright. Some of the scenes still haunt me. Like the one where she ripped her skin.. If my body could cringe so hard it'd enfold into itself, it would.

Image source: http://www.impawards.com/2010/black_swan.html

Something about the movie just struck me. And sorry about the huge movie poster. I felt the need to make all photos on my blog the same width.

I previously showed you Nature Republic RD501, a blood-ish red. I'd been thinking about this mani for awhile, and some (or all :S ) of you might not get it, but it's how I would interpret Black Swan.

I used China Glaze Lightning Bolt (white crackle) and Black Mesh (black crackle) over 2 coats of Nature Republic RD501. No tape was involved, hence the slightly messy mid-line. I guess that adds to the effect of the mani.

I added Icing Frost Yourself to my thumbs, for fun (:

Okay so in case you didn't get the mani (or didn't watch the movie for whatever reason), here it is.

The red represents blood, the core of all our beings. And that blood runs under. The white and black represent the good and evil/light and dark sides that is present in all of us, whether we show either side or not. I believe everyone has a good and bad side, one of which possibly needs awakening. Both sides come out in Nina, even though at first, she doesn't show her dark side.

And even though I don't really know the story of Odette and Odile, one is white and one is black - which is pretty much what this story is about. Nina has to dance both the white and black swan, and she is a perfect fit for the white swan but needed a huge push to bring out the black swan.

If you didn't watch the movie, that would've made probably little or no sense to you. If you did watch the movie, I hope it made sense. It's past midnight and I am slightly distracted. It's complex and hard to explain but I hope you get it.

So now I have to ask the vital question, do you get the mani?