If you been reading this blog for a while you might remember that I have a love-hate relationship with Chanel and their nail polish. I think theyre way too expansive and that they have a problem with...
Heres a very old NOTD for you, Essies Borrowed and Blue from last years Wedding collection. As with so many lacquers before it, I wasnt too impressed when it first was released but after seeing swatc...
Once in a while I have to take a break from reading nail polish blogs. Im one of those people that just becomes too obsessed when I do and I tend to buy way too much nail polish. So, for the last mon...
Milani Mint Candy managed to grab my attention at the drugstore not long ago. I was bored with all the creme polish Ive worn lately and was immediately attracted to its shimmer.I think this is two co...
Today its time for an old NOTD, China Glazes Fast Track. I was suppose to publish this over a week ago but than I got the flu and well, nothing got published. This years flu was not very nice at all,...
Today its time for OPIs A Roll in the Hague, a bright orange creme polish. It has a terrific formula and was opaque after two coats. After my latest shopping spree I was a little disappointed ov...
Tomorrow Daylight Savings time begins here in the U.S. and I felt a need to try the most wintery lacquer first from my hauls the other day; OPIs Wood en Shoe Like to Know?&...
Ive been on a no-buy since January 1st and this is what happens when the no-buy is over. Shopping spree. These arrived today and I cant wait to try them! From left, starting with the dark ...
Today Im wearing Chanels Coco Blue, a baby blue polish with micro shimmer. Ive worn it once before, just after I bought it but didnt like how it looked on my nails. However, this time I love it!...
Today Im wearing Orlys Fowl Play. I got a little bored with all the creme varnish Ive worn lately and decided to try something more sparkly.Fowl Play is a dark purple jelly polish with glitter a...
I think we can all agree on that Im not very good at stamping. I just dont seem to be able to stamp sharp patterns. Instead I end up with smudged patterns and sometimes I miss parts of the nails (hel...
Cocktail Bling was part of Essies 2011 Winter collection. Its a pale grey leaning towards purple. When I first saw pictures and swatches of Cocktail Bling I wasnt too impressed, I thought it looked l...
This is my actual NOTD. I have so many pictures in my archive but they are all pictures of creme nail polish and I got so bored with them that I decided to mix it up today with Zoyas Yara.Yara is an ...
I havent been too interested in dark nail polish lately but when I saw Essies Wicked on a blog just before Christmas I knew I had to have it.Wicked is a very dark burgundy jelly polish. Its easy to w...
I saw this manicure over at Refinery 29 (via A Cup of Jo) and decided to give it a try. I modified it a little but it didnt really turn out very good. Oh well, I got to practice my nail art skills. I...
Apparently pastels are very in this spring (can I sound any older!?) and when I think of pastels I immediately think of Essies Mint Candy Apple. Ive been eyeing this since it was released a few ...
Ive been looking for the perfect coral nail polish for quite some time. Its not easy finding the perfect shade when youre fair and freckly as I am, but Ive tried pretty hard to find the one. S...
After wearing Road House Blues for a few days I decided to layer it with Essies Set in Stones. Set in Stones is a clear polish with multiple sized silver hexagons.I applied one coat of Set in Stones ...
OPIs Road House Blues was part of the Touring America collection that was released last year. RHB is a dark blue creme polish with a hint of purple. I havent been very keen on dark colours lately but...
In case youre found of Instagram (I am), you can find me there as well now, under the user name Nailspotting. But, dont worry, nothing will change here. I will keep posting as usual.Anyone else there?
For me, certain nail polish colours have been trickier to get used to than others but about a year ago I decided to try to get over my fear of red nail polish. Prior to that I had liked the...
Its time to go back in time and publish something from my archive. Almost a year ago I was in Sweden and bought three lacquers from H&M; Miss Stone Heart, Blue My Mind and Pepparmint Fusion. So f...
Well, there’s nothing wrong with your eyes. I changed thebackground of the blog in support of Resist SOPA Day. I’m a little late insupporting this but better late than never, right?To clarify things:...
A few weeks ago I cleaned out almost 30 nail polish I no longer like(d). It was so easy to do it but now I cant seem to part with them. Theyve been sitting, neglected, in a box since then but n...
Barielle is a nail polish brand Ive been eyeing for some time but have never got around to try it - until now. In my latest haul I bought three Barielle lacquers and the first one out is Positive ZEN...
I did a little redecoration here today. I was utterly bored with my old header and was actually planning on making bigger changes to the blog but my in-house programmer (my husband) got stuck. So, in...
The inevitable happened yesterday. Ive tried to resist the urge to upgrade the storage solution for my collection for months but the old one wasnt working anymore. I had nail polish everywhere and I ...
Today Im wearing the second and last polish I bought from Essies Spring Collection 2012. Go Overboard is a dark teal cream polish. The formula was a little difficult to work with, it was on the ...
Today Im wearing Essies Armed and Ready. A&R is, like I mentioned yesterday, a brownish grey cream polish with golden shimmer.A&R vary in colour depending on how much or how little light you ...
The other day when I was browsing the cosmetics isles at Target I came across quite a few Essie displays and one of them were the Luxeffects. But they were not only displaying the Luxeffects lacquers...
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