Deadly Shimmer: Shirley Ann Nail Lacquer Candy Coated Poison

Hey everybody!  *cough cough* Please pardon my dust...I am in the process of redesigning my blog and can't seem to do it all at once. :) 

Today I have for you my very favorite kind of polish:  a beautiful one!  It's another completely mesmerizing design by Shirley Ann Nail Lacquer called Candy Coated Poison.

Wow.  This poison could trick anybody into drinking up! :P  Candy Coated Poison is a fascinating little number...it's a silvery blue metallic with the most beautiful green-gold color-shifting shimmer you ever saw.  Try saying THAT 3 times.  This polish is as much a chameleon as the craziest duochromes out there.

***INTENSE GOLD SHIFT ALERT***

Candy Coated Poison has a wonderfully worry-free formula and superb application.  I used 3 coats so as to minimize my pesky faux friend, Mr. VaNeLi. :)  It twinkles and gleams and just generally makes me happy.

Poison never looked so sweet...

 

I got my Candy Coated Poison from the Shirley Ann Nail Lacquer Etsy shop.  And this polish is selling right now for $4...for a FULL-sized bottle.  Go get it.  And while you're there, be sure to check out all of the beautiful polishes because...YOU JUST MIGHT WIN SOME!!

That's right!  It's a giveaway! :)  I am proud to be a sponsor in Cherish's giveaway to celebrate her 1000 Facebook likes and her one year anniversary.  So be sure to enter HERE for some really fabulous prizes!  And remember:  Cranberry Sauce. :P

Thanks for stopping by, and have a lovely day! :)

Hello, 2014: Shirley Ann Nail Lacquer When the Ball Drops

Hey everybody!  Well, this is it...the Grand Finale of 2013.  My head still thinks it's June or something.  My year went by so quickly...I *hear* that happens as you get older. :P  I have the perfect polish for ringing in the new year: When the Ball Drops by fabulous indie brand Shirley Ann Nail Lacquer.

Mmmmmm...just look at that deliciousness!  Blue, pink, and gold holo glitter as far as the eye can see!  It's fantastic!  This stuff practically screams "Dick Clark"! :D  Oh, okay...not Dick Clark...how about party food and streamers??

See all the photographic mess surrounding the glitters?  My camera, which is usually so well-behaved, was losing its composure whilst trying to capture this sparkly work of art.  I layered When the Ball Drops over black to showcase all the colors clearly (I use the word "clearly" loosely).  For those of you who like your glitter on its own, When the Ball Drops is full coverage in 2 coats.

I really am rather embarrassed at the smudgy glitter shots.  I tried and tried, but this crazy glitter burst forth into reflective madness every time! :D  I couldn't even get a proper bottle shot.  Seriously.

Baby, you're a firework.

Don't you love a super-sparkly glitter polish for a fun occasion?  Shirley Ann Nail Lacquers can be purchased on Etsy.  And AHHHH...if you hurry...and by "hurry", I mean get over there right NOW, Cherish is having a 25% off sale (on top of her already crazy low prices) until tomorrow, 1/1/14.  Use code BEMERRY25 and be prepared to fall in love with some gorgeous stuff! 

And now the time has come to reflect on the year that was 2013...quite honestly, it's been one of my more challenging ones.  But there is a promise from God that is perfect to remember at the beginning of a new year..."Many are the plans in a person’s heart, but it is the Lord’s purpose that prevails." Proverbs 19:21

Thanks for reading in 2013, and have a lovely and safe New Year's Eve! <3

The Blogger Made Me Do It: Not Your Mama's Cranberry Sauce

Hey everybody!  I just know you're in the mood for me to blame somebody else for making me buy polish.  Well, here I am to deliver!  Aren't you impressed with my lack of personal responsibility? :D  Today's guilty party for causing me to go polish bananas is...drumroll please...Michelle from Lacquer or Leave Her.  Her post on Shirley Ann Nail Lacquers had me hopping on Etsy over Black Friday weekend before the Thanksgiving leftovers were cold. :)  I took advantage of the fabulous Black Friday sale that designer Cherish was having and snagged this unbelievable beauty...and it's Not Your Mama's Cranberry Sauce! ;)

Are your eyes still recovering from the incredible holo glitter in this beauty??  Well, that's good, because mine haven't! :D  I kid you not, Not Your Mama's Cranberry Sauce is now in my Top 5 most beloved polishes.  It's THAT beautiful.  And Cherish is right...this is not my Mom's cranberry sauce.  Our cranberry sauce always had ridges and numbers stamped on the bottom. :P

As you can see, Not Your Mama's Cranberry Sauce is...YEP...a cranberry-colored jelly that is packed with heaps of delicious medium, small, and micro gold holo glitter.  I used three coats of it, and application was hands down the best jelly polish I have ever used.  The glitter spread evenly as well.

Of course, photos can't accurately show the flash of the glitter...but I will tell you that under the lights, it looks like flickering candlelight.  It's so perfect for Christmas time!  I was talking to somebody in the office while wearing this polish, and the person was looking at my hands and honestly got distracted.  I have been wearing Not Your Mama's Cranberry Sauce for three days and counting.  I just don't want to take it off. :)

You can find Not Your Mama's Cranberry Sauce and other Shirley Ann Nail Lacquers on Etsy.  Full sized bottles sell for only $6, which is just absurd, because every single one I bought is pure magic.  I bought my sister a bottle of Cranberry Sauce for Christmas because it's so crazy gorgeous.  I will show you the other Shirley Ann Nail Lacquers I picked up over Black Friday weekend at a later date...I just HAD to get this tasty number in before Christmas!

What do you think of this juicy delight?  Thanks for stopping by, and have a lovely day! ;)