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The Polish Addict
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Nail Polish Addiction: the first step is admitting you have a problem.
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Essie The North fork Collection Summer 2009

This is a pretty surprising collection for Essie, not a pink or red in sight, I love it. With the exception of Shelter Island, these colors are pretty unique and I hope to see Essie release more shad...

12 aug 09

The Big Return: Color Club Spring 2009 Catwalk Queen Collection

I’m back! Things are going to be a bit slow at first because, frankly, my life (and nails) are still a huge mess. But rest assured, I will respond to all the emails and comments very soon. Post...

05 aug 09

Taaaa Daaaaa, I Present Rescue Beauty Lounge – Orbis Non Sufficit

As many of you already know, recently Ji Baek of Rescue Beauty Lounge gave me, Scrangie and Michelle from ALU the unique opportunity to create our own shade of nail polish for her collection. I’...

17 jul 09

Hiatus: Real Life Gets in the Way of Blogging

Dearest Friends & Readers, As many of you know, I’m about to make the transition from academia to real life. Just in the past 5 days, I have graduated, moved all my junk to a new place (sti...

20 may 09

Misa Living On The Fast Lane Spring 2009 Collection

Overall, this has been an excellent season for nail polish. Even so, of all the Spring collections I’ve been able to get my hands on so far, Misa Living on the Fast Lane is by far my favorite. ...

05 may 09

Buyer Beware: Footsiesbiz.com

I’ve asked you guys to send me any stories of bad customer service, fraud, or other questionable business practices by nail polish companies or e-tailers. One reader, Rachel has been having a h...

01 may 09

HOLY $&#@ - 50% OFF OF RESCUE BEAUTY LOUNGE

I typically don’t flip out over sales but this is a truly extraordinary, once in a life time gift from the nail polish gods. Rescue Beauty Lounge was running a 75% off sale of their bath and bo...

29 apr 09

Brights of Yesteryear: OPI Give Me the Moon

OPI Give Me the Moon was included in the 2007 Summer collection Night Brights. Not a particularly ‘bright’ color per se, but definitely a unique, interesting color. The base shade is like...

29 apr 09

The Mad Konad Skills Elude Me Once More

I am overwhelmed with sorrow whenever I see The Nailphile’s KOTDs. I die a little inside because I know that no matter how hard I try, Konad will always hates me. In this pitiful state I’...

22 apr 09

The Polish Addict’s First Anniversary!: Vipera - 558

I’m ashamed to say this but I totally forgot about the first anniversary of this blog coming up. If it hadn’t been for my thoughtful friend and reader, Kyosuke, I would have forgotten com...

20 apr 09

Color Club Spring 2009 Femme Fatale Collection

The forces of the universe have been conspiring to prevent me from posting this collection. First, a while back, I decided to take a new approach to swatching. Instead of just painting my nails for a...

14 apr 09

A Mystery to Me: Chanel Cosmique 28

Even though I spend the GNP of a small country on polish, generally, I can’t bring myself to dish the big bucks for Chanel. I’m lucky though, Chanels seem to find their way to me despite ...

06 apr 09

Probably the Most Amazing Nail Polish on Earth: Nfu Oh - 51

Every once in a while I find a polish, so incredible, so… magical, that it rekindles my love affair with this hobby. Nfu Oh 51 is just such a color. Behold, probably the most amazing nail polis...

01 apr 09

Ji Baek is My Personal Hero: Rescue Beauty Lounge Spring 2009

Ji Baek has out done herself yet again. For the past few seasons, Rescue Beauty Lounge has consistently pushed the boundaries by releasing innovative unique collections that have well exceeded my exp...

30 mar 09

Lancome Pink Irreverence Collection Spring 2009

I know I’ve been apologizing a lot lately but I have one more. My computer caught a horrendous virus last week and I haven’t been able to do anything on it since then. My images are okay,...

25 mar 09

Water-y Blue Goodness: BB Couture for Nails - Electric Avenue

I’m in the middle of the worst week ever as far as due dates go but I wanted to take a minute to update so as to not neglect you guys too much. I promise at the end of this week I’ll repl...

18 mar 09

White with Gold Shimmer is Love: Rescue Beauty Lounge Moxie

There are a million whites with gold shimmer (just to name a few: Essie Amalfi, Essie Tennis Corset, OPI She’s Golden, OPI Oh So Glam!, Icing’s Goddess, and Orly Meringue). And I love eve...

14 mar 09

A More Work Appropriate Kind of Spring: Barielle Shades Spring 2009

Sorry for my extended absence. I took the MPRE last week and then took a mini-vacation for spring break. I’m back now so normal posting will resume. : ) I like the approach that Barielle took t...

12 mar 09

Zoya’s Color Clues for Summer 2009 Collections

So… I’m here studying for the MPRE (a portion of the bar that I have to take this Saturday.) I turn off my computer, so as to study more effectively. I turn it back on to find a huge trea...

03 mar 09

The Polish Addict’s Top 20 Polishes of All Time: #7 Essie - Starry Starry Nights

Starry Starry Nights is another hard-to-find polish that has found its way into my heart and onto this list. I really can’t say much more about it other than it’s unspeakably stunning. I ...

27 feb 09

The Polish Addict’s Top 20 Polishes of All Time: #8 Chelsea - Psycho Green 666

Chelsea Psycho Green is a dark Zulu-esque green with very subtle nearly invisible bluish green shimmer. I love this color, but honestly, it’s here as a place holder for Zulu since I didn’...

26 feb 09

Hard-to-Find Week Launch: Lancome Le Magnetique Bleu Enigma

It that time again! If you’re like me, HTF week is bittersweet. I love seeing coveted polishes from yesteryear but usually HTF week sprouts many uncontrollable lemmings. The polish I’m wr...

24 feb 09

Reader Request: Bright Summer-y Zoyas

A reader, Celine, requested swatches of these colors a million years ago and I’m finally getting around to posting them now. (Sorry Celine!) These swatches were taken with top coat and 3 coats ...

23 feb 09

Swatches of the Essie Spring 2009 Collection

Essie’s Spring 2009 Collection is… very Essie-esque. That is, the majority of the collection is composed of neutrals, pinks, and reds. For that reason, the collection didn’t receive...

17 feb 09

There Must Be Something Seriously Wrong with Me: Essie - Love, Beverly Hills xx

I don’t like shimmery reds. In fact, it’s pretty safe to say that I abhor shimmery reds. The strength of my anti-shimmery red leanings are such that I don’t even own OPI I’m N...

16 feb 09

Never Say Never: NARS Zulu

Behold: NARS Zulu. Did you hear that? It was the sound of my head exploding with joy. If you read my blog with any sort of frequency then you know that I have a hardcore undying obsession with this c...

13 feb 09

The Polish Addict’s Top 20 Polishes of All Time: #9 Color Club - Sexsea

I’ve gotten a few questions concerning the format of my Top 20 so here is some information concerning my choices and how I went about choosing them.  First, some of the colors here are not nece...

12 feb 09

Spring 2009: Zoya Twist Collection

I am so sorry for the lack of updates recently. I’m in the process of getting ready to take the Bar Exam, taking all the necessary steps to start working in May (woo hoo), getting ready to grad...

11 feb 09

Duo-chrome-y Goodness: Nubar Purple Beach

My big beef with duo-chromes is that they generally look ridiculously amazing in the bottle but are much, much less impressive once applied on the nail. Purple Beach is what a duo-chrome should be wh...

03 feb 09

I’m Not Done with the Greens Yet: Misa Green with Envy

To celebrate my new found color choice freedom, I pulled out one of the loudest polishes in my collection, Misa Green with Envy. This is a bright (and I mean BRIGHT) lime green. It’s extremely ...

30 jan 09

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