Manic(ure) Monday

Who else had a pretty good Monday?  Here's five reasons why my Monday didn't suck.  1- No migraine!  2- Work went decently smooth.  3- I signed up for a gym membership!  4- I bought workout gear.  And 5- I got an email that my super exciting package shipped! (Details at the end of this post.)

On to regularly scheduled programming.  This weeks manicure comes courtesy of Victoria's Secret!  I was in there shopping for mascara and saw that they now carry nail polishes.  I thought that was kind of random but I decided to give it a shot. 

The purple color is called "Innocent" and the blue glitter is called "Break the Rules".  I really liked the consistency and thought the dry time was pretty average.  I can't say this is my new favorite nail polish (so far, nothing beats OPI) but if I have a coupon or I see it on sale, I might grab more.

Now, about that super exciting package.  I need to start by saying sorry for breaking my promises.  If you'll take a second and think about my last Manic(ure) Monday post you'll remember that I promised that I wouldn't buy anymore OPI nail polishes until I found the new collection that I had heard rumors about.  I'm weak.  So weak.  But it's all because I can't turn down a good deal!  I found out that because drugstore.com is a part of Walgreens, I get an employee discount and it just so happens that they sell OPI.  So here's the breakdown- OPI typically retails for $9 a bottle, drugstore.com sells them for $8 (without the discount) plus they were having another sale that made one bottle $7 and I also qualified free shipping.  So I bought 6 bottles of nail polish that would normally retail for $54 altogether for $37ish!!!  It's still pretty crazy to spend that much but I couldn't help myself.  You'll all be thanking me later.  

But on that bombshell, it's time to end.  Goodnight.

Wine Not Wednesday

Wine Not?  How about Why Not?  Instead of wine, tonight I'm having hard cider.  Why?  WHY NOT?!

Man.  This stuff is good.

I stopped at my local mini mart because after my long, strenuous walk, I NEEDED popcorn.  This specific mini mart is known to have one of the best beer selections in town but I've never seen any ciders besides Hornsby's.  I decided to walk past the coolers and, to my great surprise, I see this bad boy.  Here's the bonus, I've never tried this!!  I LOVE trying new ciders!  And this cider doesn't disappoint, it is so, so good!  People, you need to get you somma dis.

How many times can I say this is good?

So that's about it for tonight.  I'm going to kick back and watch some Vampire Diaries.  Goodnight!

Manic(ure) Monday. Plus apologies.

Happy Monday again friends!!!  I'm so sorry that it's be exactly a week since my last post!!!  I totally skipped Wine Not Wednesday BUT I was doing wine related things that day so that counts for something right?!  Hope so.

So for today's post I have another OPI for you.  I keep telling myself I'm done buying OPI but I can't seem to stay away.  I think I heard something about a new collection but my local Trade Secret doesn't have it yet so I promised myself AND THE WORLD that I won't buy any more OPI until I find that collection.

This lovely reddish, orangish, coralish color is called Call Me Gwen-ever.  I was pleasantly surprised by how much I liked it!  This polish and the one I talked about last week were picked up on sale.  I spent $5.95 TOTAL for the both of them.  Trade Secret has a section of discontinued OPI's on sale at buy one get one free and that's where I found these gems.  I think this will make a nice fall color but maybe if I can pair it with a glitter or another color I can make it summery.

 

 

 

In other news- I got my Birchbox and Ipsy last week and made a video.  I am so cussing frustrated with the video though that there is now a chance that I won't be uploading it.  We'll see but either way look out for some sort of post talking about them this week.

 



 

Manic(ure) Monday



Hey everyone!  I have another OPI post for you guys!  First off, I love this polish BUT the picture doesn't do it ANY justice.

 



 

It looks like a glitzy gold here but in reality, it's like a glitzy greenish color.  It's called Number One Nemesis from the Spiderman collection.  Next time I use this polish I'll try to get another picture under different light.  The only thing I didn't like about this it that I had to use 3 coats instead of my normal 2 in order to get the opaqueness I wanted.  But if that's my ONLY complaint then I guess it wasn't so bad. 

 

Alright, now it's time for me to play Pharaoh.  I first started playing this game when it was still decently new (it came out in 1999.)  I found it on gog.com for $9.99 so I had to get it.  Don't worry, it's just as good as I remembered and worth every penny!



Wine Not Wednesday

Happy hump day!

I picked up this wine tonight after work and went with what is usually a good fall back just in a new brand.

Normally, I love riesling.  BUT this one isn't so good.   I'd never tried this brand before, it's just something that was on sale at Walgreens so I grabbed it but I'm a little let down by it.  I mean, it's good and all but just not AS good as most rieslings I've had.  I wouldn't say don't buy it, but don't have high hopes either...

Oh, and, I tried to go to their website to do a little research on the brand and the website has expired or something because it just redirects me to GoDaddy so I guess that probably says something about this wine... JK.  Kinda.

Anyways, have a good night!

Manic(ure) Monday

Simple paint job this time but I absolutely loved it!!

I used my Sinful Colors in Cool Gray and the glitter is called Queen of Beauty, also by Sinful.  This was the first time I used this glitter top coat and I'm just so impressed with it!  It has got to be the PERFECT glitter top coat.  It's hard to tell in the picture but it made my gray look very elegant or classy.  I'm definitely excited to use it more.   Also, it wasn't a pain in the cuss to remove like most glitter polishes.  Win win win win win.  Did I do that right?  

Nail Polish Collection

On Monday I decided I'd make a post about my nail polish collection.  I sat down and organized my polishes by brand and snapped a few pics and now looking back, I'm a little disappointed.  I was almost positive that I had quite a few more colors but I can't seem to put my finger on which ones (if any) are missing.  Oh well, here's what I'm working with for now.

Starting off with my Sinful Colors stash-

(Left to right) Let's Meet, Innocent, Happy Ending, Gorgeous, and Savage.

Cool Gray (love!!), Black on Black. Secret Admirer (black with a hint of glitter), and Daddy's Girl.

Dream On (dries matte but pops super nicely with clear coat), Timbleberry (new fave pink), Hazard, and Soul Mate.

Gogo Girl (perfect red), Pinky Glitter, Easy Going, I Miss You, and Queen of Beauty (perfect glitter top coat!)

Let's move on to Sally Hansen polishes.

Complete Salon Manicure in Kook-A-Mango (!!!), Black Platinum, Gray by Gray, and Midnight in NY (black with superfine multi-colored shimmer.)

These are Xtreme Wear mini bottles that came in a set and I unfortunately don't have names for any of them.

Crackle Overcoat in Vintage Violet, Fractured Foil, and Ink Splatter.  (I love to layer all of these on top of each other with a hot pink base color.)

Xtreme Wear in Purple Pizzaz, Pink Boa, and Mellow Yellow.

Mismatched Sally Hansens- Magnetic in Graphite Gravity, Smooth and Perfect in Dune, Hard as Nails in Steely Gaze, Gem Crush in Be-Jeweled, Color Quick (polish pen) in Purple Chrome (these work great!) and Nail Art Pen in Pearly White (hate these!!)

The next two are Wet n Wild brand.

Fast Dry in Party of Five Glitters, Gray's Anatomy, and Hannah Pinktana.

Wile Shine in Kaleidoscope, Tickled Pink, and Eggplant Frost.

Next picture is my extensive collection of nail art pens.

Kiss Brand in Beach Green, Bikini Pink, and Pearl Blue.  The gold is L.A. Colors.

Lonely little Finger Paints in Tiffany Imposter (perfect light blue!!!)

These are the pride of my collection.  I've recently fallen in love with OPI but becuase of the price point, I'm trying very hard to limit myself.

Barre My Soul, It's Totally Fort Worth It, You're Such A Budapest (current all time favorite), Call Me Gwen-Ever, and Number One Nemesis.

And last but not least, these are all mismatched random brands.  Except for the weird looking bottle, I think that's a Wet n Wild but I forgot to throw it in with that batch.

Hard Candy Matte-ly In Love top coat (turns any color matte), Milani texture in Purple Streak, Wet n Wild in Frosted Over (I think, the sticker is missing), Petites in Cherry Slush, Color Club in Wild Cactus, and a magnetic Pure Ice in Ion-ically Yours

So that's it.  That's my collection so far.  I buy new polishes weekly, although it sometimes works out to be daily.  If you have any brands or colors you think I should add to my collection, please let me know!!

And on that bombshell, it's time to end.  Goodnight!!!!

Wine Not Wednesday

Welcome back to the hottest Wednesday night blog post on the interwebs!!  I have a confession to make-  I haven't tasted this weeks wine yet.  Like, I have it poured in to the glass and it's sitting right here beside the keyboard but I have not even had a sip yet.  I was thinking of filming like a "First Impressions" video and uploading it to YouTube but ain't nobody got time for dat.  [5 minutes later...] SO I MADE A VINE!!!!  ENJOY!!!



This is the Shiraz by Yellow Tail and I'm not sure about it.  I think I like it, it's alright for a red.  I've said it before and I'll say it again (just don't tell my Aunt Becky ;-) )  I'm more of a fan of white wine then red wine.  Unless its Dolcetto.  I love Dolcetto.  Anyways, I'm getting side tracked so back to the Shiraz.  I'm pretty positive that this is the first time I've had Shiraz and I don't know a thing about it so I did some searching on the internets to educate myself.  

Shiraz is a (I guess) dry, heavy wine.  I know that sounds terrible but it's not so bad.  The flavors are supposedly mulberry, spice, and smooth vanilla.  I taste red wine.  (I told you in the beginning I wasn't an expert.)  And the bottle says to "Enjoy: with a good steak or in front of a roaring fire."  Mixing the two would be pretty wonderful but I don't know what a roaring fire has to do with the taste of this wine...

Overall, I'd rate it as sipable.  I'm probably not going to buy it again but if someone has it and is offering me a glass, who am I to say no?  Am I right?!

And on that bombshell, it's time to end.  Goodnight!!!

Manic(ure) Monday

Well... Let's get right in to it!

This color is called "You're Such a Budapest" from OPI's Euro Centrale collection.  And let me just say this- I am absolutely in LOVE with this color!!!!  Honestly, I am about 98% sure that it's my favorite color in my entire nail polish collection (Side note- should I do a post about that?  Yeah, I think I just decided that I will...)  A while back I watched >>this video<< by Amy Lynn Thompson on YouTube and just knew I HAD to have this color.  I'm not normally a fan of lavender type purples but for some reason I was like transfixed or something.  In the picture I have on two coats (one would probably be just fine) and a clear top coat.  I thought it turned out great, I'm always impressed by OPI, I just wish I didn't have to spend nine dollhairs per bottle.  And it lasted for about a week before it started to chip!!  (Which is an impressive amount of time on my nails.). Also, I just realized that this is a perfect spring color!

And on that bombshell, it's time to end!  Goodnight!
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