DizzyNails

It's less blue and more purple, in real life.

It has a lovely, sophisticated shimmer, and itty bitty silver glitter.

I love my purples, and this was no exception!

Next up is Orly Rage. I only needed two coats.

I took a lot of pictures because it is just ridiculously stunning.

In the bottle it looks rose gold, and on my tips it seems somewhat more ambiguous.

Kind of beige, copper, and silver.

It's extremely reflective and shiny!

Very metallic and eye-catching. Love it!

Now get ready for some really fun polish! Claire's Mood in Happy/Earthy. That's right, MOOD POLISH!

When my fingers are hot, it turns neon yellow (with a hint of chartreuse). When they are cold, it goes to a dark, luscious green.

I had dipped my index and middle nails under hot water. Then I dipped them all in cold water, turning them a deep green. It is a warmer, true green, in reality, not nearly as cool as it looks here.

Here they are outside, about how they look normally...if there is such a thing!

Matte, neon, green, thermo-dynamic, jelly!! When will it end?! What next?! :)

The picture that you just saw includes a glimpse of what I lovingly call "dagger nail." It's my right index nail and it has been growing back with a vengeance since I had to do a silk wrap on it a while back due to a horrible break. Now it just won't quit! I don't have the heart to cut it down because I've never in my life had a nail this long!

I know, I'm weird.

I ended up with some underground bubbles, if you will. I'm not too sure why, but I hope you'll overlook them and I'm optimistic that someday soon I can find a remedy for this.

Check out that sexy, dangerous dagger nail again!! Woohoo! I could do some serious damage with that. I'd like to think that some day I can get them all to dagger nail status - that is my ultimate goal. It's not that I particularly like long nails. Really, I don't even think I have a preference. But I am always wanting to push the limits and see how far I can go! I will say that maneuvering through daily life with a dagger nail is interesting and different. I could see how some people say long nails get in the way of performing simple tasks.

I'm going to stop rambling now and hope that you've enjoyed a longer-than normal post. I am hoping to feel better soon and get some serious swatching done!

Color Club High Society. This is one from the new Rebel Debutante collection that Color Club graciously provided for me to review. I am hoping to review the other lovely shades soon. I've had a hard time finding sun to swatch on days when I'm not working! Example: today. Rainy and cloudy - so sad!

Three coats of High Society. This color is so cool and hard to describe. It has many moods and many sides! The application was excellent. It got a little thicker by the third coat, but was still easy enough to manage.

The first two pictures show the warm beigey side, which is easily evident in the early morning sun.

The pictures above is indoors and shows off the taupey mushroom side. I had worn it for a few days at this point, so forgive the tip wear, if you can.

The picture about captures a bit of my favorite side - the mauvey, purply gray side! When I chose the bottle to paint my nails with, I thought about how light the color looked. It definitely gets darker on the nail. It's still a pretty light taupe, but not as light as you'd think.

Someone where I work asked me if I was wearing the new Chanel, Particuliere. I didn't even realize that this was similar, but it sure is. $2 vs. $25 (or something like that), not a hard choice for me! Plus, I don't think of myself as a taupe lover, but this color really caught my eye and I have to say I loved wearing it. It's classy, soft, and different.

I super duper loved this manicure!!! Oh-my-gosh. Way HAWT. Can you even stand it?!



I hope you have enjoyed this most fabulous entry! I have two more Rococo polishes to try out, so stay tuned!

Milani sent me Pink Rocks! from their new neons. I did three coats here and as you can see, it is a jelly polish, and never becomes completely opaque. The pictures I took are after two days of wear, so please ignore the slight scuffing and dullness.

I'm back from California! I got home late on Wednesday night. I slept on and off all day Thursday - I was exhausted and a bit jet-lagged. And I worked a long, busy day today. Oh my. I very much wish I had had time and energy to continue blogging while on my trip. I did some pretty sweet manis while there, but was just so super busy and stressed with work that I couldn't force myself to keep up with pictures and posts.

Needless to say, I am back, and I have TONS of awesome polish (not that I didn't already, but I have acquired bunches more in the time I was gone). I found "pa" brand japanese nail polish in Chinatown! I searched high and low for treasures and am so glad I succeeded. I also found a neat brand of polish called Rococo in a little N.K. Apothecary boutique inside Bloomingdales. I grabbed three cool looking ones (one of which looks very OPI MPJ-ish).

This is one of Milani's new holographic polishes, Hi-Res. I did three coats and it applied very well. No complaints whatsoever. I let it dry a couple of minutes between coats of the actual polish, just to make sure the holo had set and so I wouldn't get drag.

The sun did not come out to play today.

It's a nice chunky, rainbowy holo, similar to China Glaze Octa-Gone Wild.

The shade of purple reminds me of OPI Designer Series Original.

Milani was kind enough to provide this polish for me to review.

I have some fabulous, out of the ordinary grays for you! First is Shades by Barielle, U-Concrete-Me. This is a mere two coats of gloriousness! I adore this color, much more than I originally anticipated. It has a hint of cool blueness, just barely, which keeps me interested and makes it more than just gray. Unfortunately, I only captured one decent picture!

Savina Black Pearl. Three coats.

I am getting ready to leave for a business trip very soon (in about 90 minutes!). I'll be going to San Francisco for 10 days. I am taking polish, my camera, and my laptop, but I just wanted to put it out there for you because I don't know how hectic my days will be and cannot promise that I'll be able to post regularly. Wish me luck! :)

Hello, friends! Today I have a lovely, crisp blue for you! This is Sally Hansen Xtreme Wear in Pacific Blue. I did two coats and topped my ring finger with one coat of OPI Paris Couture for Sure top coat.

Pacific Blue is supremely gorgeous. It applied very well and I have no complaints with the formula.

In any case, if a polish is going to bubble on me, I'd much rather the bubbles be deep under and hardly noticeable than up top and oooogly! :)