sinful colors "kissy" + "pulverized" by nailventerous.

i got kissy in my easter trade with jen's nail files. it caught my attention as soon as i opened it so i put it on right away!

two coats of kissy. so pretty and shiny! definitely wearable on it's own, but since i had just gotten my nailventerous order in the mail, i decided to try one of those polishes out!

omg! look at all those different glitters.

tiny tiny purple bar glitter, circle yellow glitters, tiny blue and purple hex glitters, larger white hex glitters, and very large purple and green hex glitters, all suspended in a base that is lightly tinted purple.. basically, IT IS AWESOME.

i love pulverized, but i think next time i'll layer it over a lighter polish. i think some of the glitter got lost in the darker color of kissy : /.

nailventerous sells out really quickly, so i recommend following her on facebook to learn when she'll be restocking!

essie's "trophy wife" ft. lacquistry's "lake placid on acid"

can we just talk about how much i freaking love lacquistry polishes? not only are the all beautiful, well made, long-lasting, and unique, but jenna is just a really great person. i bought "a friggin circus" after this polish and jessica rabbit, but she waited to ship my order and combined costs, so i was refunded a few dollars! i know some indie polish brands don't do that anymore [because it takes a lot of tedious work!], so when she offered to do that i was so impressed. anyway, on to the pictures! the following pictures show three coats of LPOA over two coats of essie's "trophy wife". HOWEVER, LPOA has a blue-tinted base and could easily be opaque on its own.

just...just look at that polish. look at those glitters. is that not one of the prettiest things you have ever seen? to let you know how much i love this polish - i've worn it for two days, and i haven't worn a polish for more than a day in months!

those glitters! LPOA has large silver, green, and blue hex glitters, smaller hex glitters of the same colors, plus tiny circular blue, silver, and green glitters. HOLY GLITTERS, BATMAN!

nice bottle shot. 

and, as usual, a nice photo of mister mowgli. i guess he's really into sniffing polish lids. also, a nice shot of my living room >___<

essie polishes are available at drugstores for 8 dollars. lacquistry sells her polishes in her etsy store for 8.75, but she's usually sold out so i suggest liking her facebook page to get updates on when she's restocking.

more nominations!

two other bloggers have since nominated me for the versatile blogger award, but since i've already done all the stuff i'm just going to promote their blogs instead!

pretty and polished pointers is a sweet lady with the most beautiful nails i have ever seen! the other person who nominated me, nail notes, takes some of the most perfect swatch photos i have ever seen. go check out their blogs and show some love!

my first blogger awards - liebster and versatile.

to start, i have to send a HUGE thank you to cherie over at enchanting cosmetics for nominating me for these awards. i have been following her on facebook before i even had this blog, and she's such a wonderful and sweet woman. thanks, cherie! now, on to the awards:

first up is the liebster award. a little googling led me to find that it is a german word with many meanings - darling, beloved, sweetheart, or dearest. how cute is that?! it's so nice to know that people not only read what i post, but enjoy it too! part of receiving this award is to nominate five other blogs to get the award, so here are my choices:

adventures of the nail friends
peace love lacquer 
voir la beaute
the nail files
beauty gnome

next up is the versatile blogging award!

the rules for this are as follows:

nominate 15 fellow bloggers that are relatively new to blogging.

let them know you have nominated them.

share 7 random facts about yourself.

thank the blogger[s] who nominated you.

add the versatile blogger award picture to your blog post.

my 15 blog choices are:

lace & lacquers

polished paradise

jen's nail files

polished cousins

my dirty little obsessions

girl germs

mega nailattude

beauty gnome

pretty little bottles

the perky polisher

perfect nails 

passion for polish

naked without polish

manicured mommas

pretty in paint

7 facts about me:

-i am 20 years young [my 21st birthday is in a few months!!]

-i met my boyfriend online. we have been together for almost three years and have known each other for 4.

-i have a 3 year old kitty named mowgli. he is loud and obnoxious and high maintenance but i love him.

-i love horrible reality television [think toddler's & tiaras, prison wives, locked up, intervention] and have seen every episode of more shows than i can count.

-i am a junior majoring in psychology at the second largest university in the country. i like my school enough, but get really annoyed with how into sports everyone here is, and how that's what we're known for. we have really great academics, too!

-i have had a job since i was 16.

-nail polish is the beauty product i care most about. i try to do eye makeup and stuff but i care way more about polish!

julep nail parlor's "niecy" ft. lacquistry's "a friggin circus".

i didn't take any pictures of niecy on it's own, but it is a very lovely bright pink that was perfectly opaque in two coats. julep succeeds, as always! but i decided to layer lacquistry's "a friggin circus" over it, since this batch of AFC has a light pink tint to the base.

two coats of AFC.

look at all the different colors of glitter! i don't think i can even name them all. orange, red, gold, purple, blue, silver...probably some more, too!

lacquistry polishes can be bought from her etsy shop, which is currently sold out but she restocks pretty frequently. julep polishes are available to maven members, if you're not one yet you can sign up by clicking this link, and if you use the code COLOR2012 it'll only cost ya a penny!

zoya's "salma".

first of all, i want to give a big welcome to my new followers! i think you may have found me when zoya featured my blog yesterday [HOW COOL WAS THAT YOU GUYS OH MY GOODNESS], and i hope you stick around!

i had my first hotline training class last night and took off my mani before going [i was wearing "mermaid's dream" by ms. lippmann!] because it was chipping. i planned on putting something else on but my time management skills are a bit lacking, so i ended up with naked nails! then the buses weren't running frequently so i had to walk a mile home at 10 pm >.< by the time i got home i was ready to pass out so my nails remained nude! luckily i had time before class this morning to slap something on them. i chose zoya's salma, another of the six polishes i bought a few weeks ago.

three coats of salma. it is a rich , vampy red with hints of brown, plus some nice shimmer!

 my mom stopped by the other day and gave me these flowers. aren't they so pretty?!

a mere hour ago some my lacquistry order showed up. i couldn't wait to get them on so here's one coat of "jessica rabbit" over salma.

jr has a red jelly basde and is filled with tiny red and gold glitters, as well as larger red hex glitters.

soooo pretty.

mister mowgli is not impressed with jessica rabbit, but he's a cat so who cares!

salma can be purchased from zoya.com for 8 dollars. if you use this link to make an account, you'll get a five dollar credit! lacquistry polishes are available from her etsy shop, which is currently sold out 'cause her polishes are awesome as hell. but she should be restocking soon!

zoya's "meadow".

this is one of the polishes i purchased when zoya did their buy three/get three free promo. on the website it is described as a "soft medium pinkish pink with mauve undertones and warm frosty golden shimmer. golden and flesh-toned, a sparkling nude for warm skin tones." but that's a whole lotta words so i'm just going to describe it as "pretty"!

this is three coats of meadow. two was most certainly sufficient, but i kinda messed it up so i added a third to cover up my mistakes :P.

the next two photos are in the shade:

see that beautiful shimmer? it's great!

you can meadow for 8 dollars on zoya.com, but if you click this link and create an account, you'll get a five dollar credit - making meadow only three dollars!