OPI Designer Series Extravagance, Lapis and Mystery

Hey everybody!  I am really bummed today.  I was supposed to see my beloved Mr. Sweets this weekend, but Hurricane Joaquin has put an end to our plans. :'(  So I decided instead to treat you all to a quick post of a few more of my amazing OPI Designer Series finds from the clearance rack.

DS Extravagance is still a very popular polish and one that is probably still on many a wish list.  I think (?) it was released around 2008.  It is a beautiful purple/wine jelly base filled with holographic shimmer.  This is two coats, but I could have used three, as I spot a bald patch on yon index finger! :o  Extravagance is easy to apply and wears quite well.

DS Lapis was released in 2013 (along with Pewter) as a textured polish.  The color is iolite blue, which has a hint of violet.  It's full of silver shimmer and dries matte, but as you can see, it has a distinct sheen.  As you know, I'm not really a matte girl, so I topcoated mine and wore it to work the following day with the intention of getting a topcoat pic that night as well.  But much to my dismay and surprise, this polish chipped like crazy, even with topcoat, within a few hours!  I was so disappointed too, because Lapis really is a stunning color, and the sparkle is out of this world.

The 2009 release DS Mystery is just that.  I put this on and still had no idea what color it was.  It's extremely dark and rather confusing.  In the bottle, Mystery looks black with a heavy gold shimmer.  On the nail, it's blackened purple, and the gold seems not as obvious.  It's weird.  I've seen other photos of Mystery that looked more interesting, but on me, something just got lost.  It wasn't any better in person, either. :/

Do you have any of these Designer Series shades?  What is your opinion of them?  And did you notice the pliers marks on Mystery's bottle lid? :)

As always, thanks for stopping by, and have a lovely day. <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! ;)

A Pinch of Pixie Dust: Zoya Miranda

Hey everybody!  I thought I knew myself.  I really did.  But lately, I'm not so sure.  I have never been drawn to pink polishes in the way that I have been in recent weeks.  Just when I announce I don't have a lot of pinks, now every single thing I'm buying is pink!  Although I don't insanely love the texture trend, I did want at least one Zoya Pixie Dust, mostly because of my love affair with Zoya.  So when I approached the display, the one that jumped out at me was...yes...
 

Zoya Miranda

 ...THE PINK ONE.

Ahhhhh...Pixie Dust:  the klutz's best friend!

But I'm going to cut myself some slack.  Miranda isn't really PINK pink.  Zoya describes it as rose, but on me, it's a lighter berry shade.  Hmmm...how about that?  Just happens to be one of my best colors.  Why, berry is practically wine, and you all know how I love my wine.  Polishes, that is...I don't drink. :)

Zoya Miranda.  Wow.  This is beautiful.

I debated on whether or not to insult your collective intelligence by saying how well Pixie Dust applies.  I'll tell you anyway.  Pixie Dust application is criminally simple.  Just imagine you're 5 years old again and coloring in your favorite Barbie coloring book.  Just stay reasonably within the lines and your result is flawless.  There is just no clean up required on this stuff.  Amazing.  So what's the problem, you ask?  Why am I not just mad over texture polishes?  The only reason is that I mess with it all day.  The rougher nail surface worries me to death.  That's all.  But I'm not blind...I can see it's stunning.  The diamond-like sparkle is incomparable.  You'll still see me wearing it...and then you'll see me rubbing my fingers together in a distressing OCD-like manner. :)

Zoya Miranda - a sandy, sparkling oasis of color

What do you think of Miranda?  Isn't she beautiful?  I seriously can't stop looking at my own photos!!  It's not me...it's the polish!! :)

Thanks so much for stopping by, and have a lovely evening!