The Engagement Ring, And A Microglitter/Hexagon French Mani!

My ring is sized and fits and I just had to get some glittery tips to match the bling - wow I am so elated. I can't begin to explain how I feel right now. And it's certainly going to take a LOT of getting used to, as I do not wear jewelry. At all. Nothing. So here is my mani, I did a pale pink base coat, used NYC glitter on the tips, and China Glaze Fairy Dust as a top coat. It's a new take on my old glitter tips mani which I realllly love..but more light and summery. The other was more wintry.

a close up of the ring!

(here it is before I added Fairy Dust on top)

Also thought I'd share a bit of a reallllly blingy mani I did last night but decided to change. It's Clarins 230 with a hexagon glitter on top, I was just experimenting, and I really liked it, but decided it's just a touch too dark for the summer.

A Marriage Of THE 2 Most Beautiful Polishes Ever: Zoya Zara And Unicorn Pee

I've always wondered how these two would look together, and it is no doubt a match made in heaven. Zoya has a beautiful microglitter in it, and shines amazingly on its own. It is just common sense to add some more shimmer on top. The combination is sparkly, soft, girlie, a unicorn pee-pee and dragon vomit concoction. I will certainly be staring at my nails all night at the Yankees game (if it's not rained out)

Happy Saturday my nail friends :)

Blue Nail Polish + Blue Eyes + Nfu Oh =

photo op! :)

Hey everyone. Sorry I've been MIA again. This week, I ended up breaking out in contact dermatitis from chopping onions ...apparently, I'm allergic to touch, but not ingestion thank god... and before I knew it, (warning: TMI ahead) my entire BODY was covered in a rash. It's still healing, but I managed to take some photos of my newest mani without any evidence of the rash...And yes, I photoshopped the hell out of that eye photograph, around my eyes to hide the wrinkles. Hey, I'm going to be 30 in a few months...and this girl needs better concealer. I also had on last night's mascara which I clearly failed to wash off.

the swatches are Nfu Oh GS 05 over China Glaze Shower Together...

Last a close up of amazingness in a bottle!

I also swatched (Yes...AGAIN!) - pre rash - Clarins 230 on top of a beautiful navy blue by Orly, called Star Of Bombay. It was on sale at Sally's this week along with a few other colors for only $1.99. I really love this photo because it catches the brilliance of the swatch from a few angles, so you can see the green and the red.

Dupe Candidate for Clarins #230? (Julie)

Her Erika, this post is for you! :)

NFU OH 51! Now, there are quite a few differences, but I think this is equally breath-taking, and holds a candle to it for sure! My coveted #51 by NFU Oh on top of Yes...I can by OPI. I used just 1 coat of each, and 1 coat of seche to seal it.

While I'm sure it's not an exact dupe (nfu oh is a flakie, clarins is not) - I'd say this just might be enough to satisfy your urge, no? I'm guessing most are not interested in spending over $100 on one bottle of NP, so why not get this? Plus, you can get this shade and MANY more from Fabuloustreet.com for only $12.50 per bottle plus free shipping. And you and I both know that NFU bottles are by far superior to other brands. They're so neat!

under artificial light

also in natural light

in bright sunlight




And here is the Clarins #230 as seen on thenailphile.com

thenailphile.com

Wants! (Erika)

As I stated in my last blog, Here are my current wants of the nail polish world ( or more like needs!)

Nouvelle Vague

This polish came out for the spring 2010 Chanel line, from the moment that I saw it.. I was majorly lemming for it. Some says its Tiffany blue, but I think its more of a cross between a baby blue and a smidgen of sleeping beauty turquoise. This color has been retailing for over 50-100$ on the evil bay and other e-tail sites. I adore this color, but I do not adore that amount of money..le sigh.

Sea By RGB Nail polish

I've never heard of RGB before.. I probably have, but my nail polish memory is a bit foggy;) I found this color on about.com one day, and I was struck by how vivid and striking it was. The swirls of blue and green.. it really does remind me of a night time sea. Now I own "Teal we meet again" by OPI for Sephora.. and it could be a pretty decent dupe. But I don't think it comes near to how amazing and beautiful this color is (and you all know how I feel about my OPI for Sephora nail polishes!)

Starry Starry Night by Essie

Now I am pretty sure this was Essie's version of the very coveted Night Sky by Chanel( does anyone remember that one? It was a nail polish contest by Seventeen magazine, that if you sent in an original nail polish creation, Chanel would sell the color. I remember the ads for it, the color in French was called Ciel de Nuit) Now I know I have a better chance of getting hit by lightening then owning that color, but I think the Essie version is a great replica. Alas, this too is a very HTF color and when it does come on eBay.. it too is very $$$. One day Erika, one day.

230 by Clarins

I discovered this color about two years ago on a few NP Blogs. I love the name it was dubbed "Unicorn Pee" and I can understand why! This color is super rare and super gorgeous! If you go to the blog I linked, it shows more pictures of this amazing color in different lights. I have not seen a dupe for this color, maybe the Sally Hanson prisms but that is about it. Curse Clarins for discontinuing this amazing color, curse them straight to fiery hell! Ok, maybe not.. but curse the eBay sellers that sell this color for over 100$ The last time I saw this color on eBay, it fetched 172$ Yep.. Insanity defined.

Next blog, my trip to the city haul!