Pirates of the Caribbean Release NOTD!

So, I was not WOWED by the OPI POTC collection when it first came out, as so many collections

seem to unimpress me these days, but as time goes on I grow to love them! My sister ended up buying the mini set from Ulta the other day. When I was going back and forth between what I wanted to wear on my nails today I decided what they hey, and tried one of the minis!

I chose Skull and Glossbones and added some polka dots to it :)

From 2011-05-18

The application of this was really good. It went on smooth and was perfect in 2 coats.

I saw this polka dot design on tumblr but it did not have a water mark so I do not know who it belongs to!

I did the dots with the back of a sewing needle and my dotting tool.

I used ChG For Audrey and Sally Hansen Insta Dry in Jade Jump

From 2011-05-18

I quiet like it :)

What POTC mani's are you sporting for the release of the movie!?

Sally Hansen Insta Dry Blue Away + My New Ring!

Its raining, it's pouring! Jersey is going to be getting rain ALL week.

Luckily I snapped these pics before it started pouring the other day.

I have been wearing Sally Hansen's Blue Away for the past couple of days. I bought this because I thought it would be close to OPI's WWTC? (which I swapped away becuase I wasn't a fan of the formula.) BUT on my nails Blue Away dried a bit brighter. Regardless, its gorgeous! The formula is like all the other SH Insta dri's. Its pretty opaque in one coat

but I always go for two.

Also, here is one of the coolest rings I have come across

ENjoy the rest of your week :)

Recent NOTD Swatches

Final grades are in & now I can finally relax! I ended up with a 3.7 GPA for my first semester of grad school which isn't too shabby after being out of school for 8 months, and having to cope with my father being in and out of the hospital for a majority for the semester.

I had a good kick off to the summer last night @ my cousins graduation party. Her family is always a good time :)

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Ok, on to the swatches..This post is going to be quiet picture heavy since I have been a little backed up on my NOTD

Last Friday I attended a Gala for the non-profit organization my Advanced Public Relations class was working with.

I wore a simple black cocktail dress from J-Crew and decided to do a neutral nail, but I wanted to add a little pizazz!

I wore Essie's Jazz (my favorite nude) and added some China Glaze White Cap.

I still believe that White Cap can make any shade look amazing.

My friend is also a nail polish collector and we occasionally borrow a few shades from each other every now & then.

One of the shades I borrowed was OPI Rumple's Wiggin. I am obsessed with this shade and am considering

going to get one of my own. The Skrek Collection has probably been my favorite collection OPI has released.

When then Sinful .99 cent sale was going on MUA kept suggesting getting Mint Apple. It is a gorgeous mint green shade with hints of shimmer. I need to re-do my nails this color again - the first SC polish I painted my nails was shrunk by SV. So when I painted my nails this color I used a SH Acrylic Top coat. huge mistake. it was terrible and make the polish crinkle?? Weird.

So this beauty is definitely now apart of my top 10 favorite nail polishes. This is Sinful Color's Fly Away. Its a gorgeous bright medium blue cream. I. Am. Obsessed. This was the first Sinful I tried and I am really impressed. It was opaque and the wear would have been wonderful if SV didn't shrink it :(

Finally, here is Essie's Haute as Hello. I wanted this so bad last summer and it was such a disappointment for me.

Me and Essie's Neon's just do not play well together. I wasn't a fan of the formula and it ended up being more orange than I had hoped.

Essie Watermelon

I was browsing through my friends stash the other day and stumbled upon Essie's Watermelon, a gorgeous bright red-pink shade. I have not had much luck with Essie's in the past. The first one I bought was Jazz which I loved.

I then went on to try Tart Deco which I got because I thought it was a dupe for Haute as Hello (a shade I couldn't hunt down at the time). Tart Deco was a disaster for me. I disliked the application and it ended up drying a, not so attractive orange shade.

This shade gives me hope for Essie!! The application was smooth and easy and the opacity

could not have been better.

This could be the perfect everyday shade for me in the summer!

A day or two later I added some crack to it :)

So help me out guys. If I love this Essie, what other shades by Essie will I love!?

NOTD: Zoya Savita

Today's NOTD is a matte, my only one!

The first time I tried this I didn't even get around to putting on a second coat

before deciding I hated mattes. Today I decided I should give it one more

shot before getting rid of it.

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I am really glad I gave it a second chance. Its a really pretty deep purple with

a little pink shimmers GAW-GEOUS

The pink was even more apparent (in real life) with a top coat.

Now I am thinking of ordering some of the new summer mattes!

Shredded Tape Mani

Last week I received a few Avon polishes. Since my blog thus far has consisted of mostly

blue I figured I would share a green with you guys!

This is Electric Green from Avon. This is my first polish from Avon but I have heard

this particular one is a bit thinner than the other polishes.

This is 2 coats, the 2nd one a bit thicker to make it more opaque.

It is a really nice bright green with yellow undertones - GREAT for summer

I also bought one of the new Petite Color Fever polishes a couple of weeks ago and thought

it would look great over Electric Green! Daze is a bright, almost lime green with pretty glitters in it!

This is 2 coats of Daze over Electric Green

Finally, I finalized the mani with a tape design created by the ever so creative Chloe!

I usually can never stay satisfied with a polish for more than 1-2 days so I thought

this was a good way to change it up everyday!

NOTzd: Essie Coat Azure

I went through my untrieds today and picked Essie's coat Azure.

Blue is my favorite color to wear, a majority of posts on my blog so far

have been blue. I need to incorporate more variety but I just can't help it lol.

I thought this was a good choice too since it is still Autism Awareness month!

Coat Azure is a really pretty light to medium blue with pretty shimmers!

For some reason me and Essie don't get along! The brush is way too small for

my liking and I found this formula a little thick. Actually, if your in a rush this could probably

be a really nice one coater!

I was unsure about picking this up. I had seen a lot of swatches on blogs and MUA and each time I saw it, it looked different. Im glad I got it though - It's gorgeous!

I added a BM later on

Plate: BM16

Stamped w* SH Insta Dri in Blue Away

Dots: Zoya Pippa

OPI Senorite Rose-alita

This GORGEOUS color is not something I would normally pick up.

However, I was perusing around my mom's bathroom yesterday and found OPI's Senorita Rose-alita.

Didn't think much of it until I picked it up and saw the really pretty gold shimmer.

Senorita Rose-alita is a really pretty rosey, mid-tone, pink. The application was pretty much perfection-so smooth and easy!

Can't wait to put this one on my toes!

China Glaze Dorothy Who?

Ever have a horrible nail week? This past week was a really bad one for me!

I think I went nekkid for 2 days. I was unsatisfied with everything I put on.

My Seche Vite was getting a bit thick & I didn't have Seche Restore on me at the time-

which resulted in tip wear within a few hours. This was the only mani I snapped a few

photos of before the tips started to wear.

China Glaze Dorothy Who? is such a pretty glittery blue.

I had a lot of rouble with this polish though. this was only my first time using is for a full 10 finger mani lol

I think I used it as an accent finger one before that. However, it was so goopy is was almost impossible

to work with.

Hopefully this week will be better for me ahah

I borrowed a few polishes from a friend who has a big stash also.






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Color Club Fashion Addict

Since the sun was out today and the weather is the warmest its been in ages I had to do a holo.

Color Club's Fashion Addict is probably the prettiest holo I own (however, if I owend some of China Glaze's OMG's it would be a different story). 

I have had this untried for a while & worried that it might be a dud, but even in artificial light its gorgeous!

& since I can't seem to keep my nails with just polish anymore, I had to add a BM.

This is BM19 with Black Konad Polish

I am thinking about doing a small giveaway if I reach 50 subscribers.

Let me know what kinds of polishes you would like to see!