Sephora by OPI Bohemian Brights Collection: Happy Earth Day to Me

Sephora by OPI Happy Earth Day to Me (2 coats)

Happy Thursday! I'm a little torn as to whether or not this week has gone by quickly. Monday and Tuesday dragged, but Wednesday and today flew by!  Do you have any weekend plans? I have a wedding to go to for a lovely friend of mine in Virginia this weekend. Despite being so close to North Carolina, I don't get the chance to head that way very often. 

Quick question: why are Sephora by OPI polishes $1 more than regular OPI polishes? It boggles my mind why OPI thinks people need to spend that much on a polish (hence why I only own a few of them). I did, however, fall in love with Happy Earth Day to Me which is an army green/brown shimmer. In the sea of neon or pastel colors right now, I was actually drawn to this one. Sure, it's a bit of a poopy color, but I still like it. It was very opaque with full coverage with 2 coats and had a slightly watery formula. 

Finger paints: Art Dealer Teal-er

Finger Paints Art Dealer Teal-er (2 coats)

There just aren't enough hours in the day for me to get through all the tv I missed while I was gone. Unfortunately my DVR decided to delete a large portion of saved shows a few days after I came home for absolutely no reason. No, it wasn't too full or anything either. Grr, Time Warner and your faulty equipment! 

Art Dealer Teal-er is the last Finger Paints polish I have to show you. I absolutely adore this teal shimmer which leans a bit turquoise. I believe this is a part of their core collection and can be found at your local Sally Beauty Supply. The application and formula was amazing like most Finger Paints colors. 

Fingerpaints Gumdrops & Lollipops Spring 2012 Collection: Lemon Sour

Fingerpaints Lemon Sour (3 coats)

Happy Monday! I'm just now finally getting back into the swing of things (stupid jet lag!). I had to cut my nails off during my trip so I'm trying to let them grow out a bit. I still have a backlog of photos I'm going through so you'll see my short nubbins eventually. 

Lemon Sour is a light yellow creme that was perfect for Spring. I'd have to say I get the most comments about my nails when I wear yellow since it is a rare color for most of the population to wear. While I love yellow, I hate about 95% of the formulas of yellow polishes. Lemon Sour by far isn't the worst yellow polish I've worked with, but it still has a bit of streakiness you always get. Please ignore the bubbles in the pictures....I was testing the latest Sally Hansen quick-dry topcoat (in the black bottle) and I could never get it to stop bubbling up my polishes. 

Fingerpaints Gumdrops & Lollipops Spring 2012 Collection: Grape Gumdrop

Fingerpaints Grape Lollipops (2 coats)

I don't have enough Fingerpaints colors. I don't get over to Sally's often enough to pick them up, but I do enjoy them. I picked up Grape Lollipops on sale when they were trying to get rid of their extra Spring Collection colors. It's a blue-purple color with a glass-flecked-like finish. I was hoping the glass-flecks would give off a different color, but alas, it's just slightly silver. I do like it! The application was slightly watery, but not too difficult, and only needed 2 coats for full coverage.  

I'm Baaaaack! Julep Melissa Nail Art

Julep Melissa (1 coat) over SinfulColors Snow Me White (2 coats)

Hey, guys, I'm finally back from Cambodia! I got in late last night so it's nice to be back to blogging and painting my nails. I do, however, have a post about nail salons in Cambodia to do this week so stay tuned. 

I learned how to do this bead manicure from the Polishaholic. I basically followed her directions exactly (with the beads also found at Michaels), so instead of reiterating the same thing here, go check out her awesome blog. I used SinfulColors Snow Me White which is a white-out white creme under Julep Melissa. Melissa is definitely not a polish to be used on its own, but to be layered to change the look of the polish it goes over (pretty much like the CND Effects polishes). It has a duochrome effect, looking teal or green depending on the angle you look at it. The beads are definitely fun, but they will only last you a day before you start to pick at the beads and they come off (but it's so fun to do!). Anyway, I'm glad to be back and I look forward to a fresh start with some new polishes!