Hey everybody! I have been really busy this week, but I did manage to do something I've been meaning to do for a long time. I made a list of all my unworn polishes. I feel rather ashamed of myself. I won't give you a number, but let's just say that facing an addiction is pretty sobering. :P SO...that being said...I'm ushering in a new series here at my Reverie to feature said polishes. It's the Era of Financial Responsibility!
Another thing: you may have noticed that I do not like using typical nail polish language. I will not use the words "dupe" or "stash", and don't even get me started on "lemming". Another term I really dislike is "untried". I mean...who came up with all this stuff anyway? Who invented the nail polish language?? Anyway, as I always call my terms by a different name, I am officially calling my unworn polishes my never-worns. I think it lends a sort of elegance to my unhealthy habit. :D
Today's post features two polishes by Sinful Colors that were both *meant* to be a Blogger Made Me Do It post blaming the ever-charming Liesl Loves Pretty Things. So I guess you're gettin' a two-fer! First off, let's hear it for Graine de Poivre.
Graine de Poivre (translation: peppercorn) is a mushroom taupe creme, introduced fall of 2013. I fell so in love with this when Liesl featured it that I went looking for it right away. I have some close-but-no-cigar colors like it. Graine de Poivre turns really grey on me, but I still like it. The formula is very good on this one.
I did a little comparison shot of some taupe-ish and greige colors, just so you can see about where Graine de Poivre falls in the spectrum. Oh, and I have no idea why Berlin There, Done That looks matte...:/
The other Sinful Colors offering that I just HAD to have after Liesl's feature is Hot Chili, a sort of "texture lite" introduced around May of 2014.
See how pretty this is? Would you believe me if I told you it's even prettier in person?? Hot Chili is a barely pink-tinged red metallic with textured bits of something and small holographic glitter. Yeah, this is nice. I was surprised that the formula was super runny. My results after one coat were disastrous, but two coats seemed to help quite a lot.
Well now. I feel better already. Two down from my long list of never-worns and many, many more to go. At $1.99 each, these two SC polishes don't induce *that* much of a guilt trip. I blame Liesl anyway. :P
Thanks for stopping by, and have a lovely day! <3
Hey everybody! I know you all are ready for my special little blame game in which I don't accept responsibility for my polish buying. Today's guilty culprit is Yadi of Night Swatcher! I am not usually somebody who is drawn to glitter toppers, but when I saw Sally Hansen Open Mica Night on Yadi's blog, well...I knew it should be mine. After all, she specifically said we needed it in our lives. :)
YIKES!! It's holo AND square!! What a gor-gee-ous topper Open Mica Night is. Look at that bottle shot!! This lovely glitter spread well, but since it's so chunky, it needed a little help with landing in all the right places. ;)
I dabbed on Open Mica Night over Nicole by OPI Back to Reality...TV, which is a rather strange little number. It's a dusty, deep periwinkle with a sludgy look about it, and it's got a pink shimmer. It's very unusual, but I like it. I debated on using such a flashy topper as Open Mica Night over it because of the shimmer, but I love the result. Rule #3: Shimmer makes the world a happier place!
Now, once more, let the colors and flash assault your eyes!!
AND...let me add one more thing to the awesomeness of this mani: I used OPI's new Glitter Off as my base coat, so no worries about busting out the old foil tonight when I change. I have read some negative reviews about Glitter Off, but I have to tell you that it works fantastically with my chemistry. So, if you're like me, and butter LONDON chips like crazy on you, check out Glitter Off for all your non-foil, glitter-friendly needs! :)
Thanks for stopping by, and have a lovely day! <3
Hey everybody! It's time for yet another episode of blaming another blogger for my polish shopping. It's been a while, and I KNOW you're just dying to know whose fault this heavily-influenced purchase is. :)
I have been perfectly enamored of butter LONDON Cake-Hole ever since my fabulously glamorous friend Liesl of Liesl Loves Pretty Things showcased it. Yes, I am aware of its indecisive coral-pink status. I remember quite well how sometimes BL's formula and I don't get along. But that's just how good Liesl is. She made me want this polish so badly. I read her review of it several times, just imagining how ultra cool that rubberized finish would feel on my nails! So when butter LONDON had their half price sale, there it was...for $7.50!! In was in my shopping cart before you could say, "You should get Giddy Kipper instead..."
Everything looked so flawless on Liesl. How was I to know Cake-Hole, an almost neon pink, would turn ORANGE on me??
Yes, readers...you are seeing this right. Look at that beautiful bottle shot. Then look at my nails. Two different colors, and one of 'em ain't pretty. I LOVE the rubberized finish on this...just LOVE it!! And it dries in no time flat! But I used THREE coats of Cake-Hole, and Mr. VaNeLi just laughed at me. It's way worse in person, too. And he's still laughing at me...probably because I've been wearing this polish for exactly ONE hour, and one of my tips just peeled slap off. Gone. WHYYYYYYYY??
I have nothing else to say, other than I'm giving up...and probably giving this one to my little sis. Don't try talking me off the ledge.
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| Blast you, Cake-Hole!!! |
Wait. On second thought, I do have something else to say...and that's Happy 2 Year Blogoversary to Liesl Loves Pretty Things!! :) All complaining about Cake-Hole aside, the point of my post was to show you what a fantastic blogger my dear friend Liesl is. Always erudite, warmly witty, and perfectly photographed...that is Liesl, and she has a true talent for making pretty polish look even prettier. I am so thankful and happy to call this sweet girl my friend, even if she lives all the way across the country. <3 Liesl is having a great giveaway to celebrate her blog birthday, with several of her blogging buds participating. There will be 2 winners...so what are you waiting for?? Enter away, and good luck!!
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Thanks for stopping by, and have a lovely day! <3
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! ;)
Hey everybody!
Today I have another post for which I'm not taking responsibility. Okay, at least partial responsibility. I've said before how my fellow bloggers make a certain polish look so inviting that I feel I NEED it in my life...well, today's blame goes to (drumroll please)...Yun of The Polish Hideout. This is the second time Yun has won this dubious honor! :) She had a post reviewing butter LONDON Pistol Pink, and my memories get all fuzzy after that.
See what I'm talking about?? How on earth could anyone resist Yun's perfect pictures of THIS polish? The ideal raspberry pink shimmer creme was calling my name!
Pistol Pink is from the Rock Your Colour Collection. The formula is smoother than a Frank Sinatra ballad and hides flaws like your favorite Spanx.
ARRGGH!! I'm in love with this polish. It's so amazingly pretty. <3 Oh, and I should add that the butter LONDON bottle is much kinder to Midget Pinky. She doesn't struggle nearly as much for photos whilst holding it. (See pic 1 above.)
Look at all the shimmer!! It looks like velvet. :)
Do you have Pistol Pink? Do you love it as I do? I snagged mine in the Ulta buy 2 get 1 free sale that's currently going on. :)
I hope you have a wonderful day! Stay tuned in the future for lots more reports of taking very little responsibility for my lack of willpower. There's plenty of blame to go around! :D
Hey everybody! I hope you're doing well. I gave this post its name because there were two different blogs that influenced me to purchase today's polish. Yun at The Polish Hideout was featuring some of the Tink Collection by Nicole by OPI last week, and I knew I HAD to have that pink one. In the meantime, Karen at Frazzle and Aniploish did a review of some of the new SinfulShine polishes. I thought, "Hmmm, I really like that last green one..."
I went down to Walgreens, after checking Yun's post *one more time* to make sure the Tinks were, in fact, a Walgreens exclusive. Well...no Tink Collection in the building. Pooh. But they did have a wonderful selection of the SinfulShine polishes...
I compromised and got a deliciously girly pink by SinfulShine, Yours Truly.
And I have to tell you that the actual name of this polish is Your's Truly...but you all know I'm not going to give any airtime to badly used apostrophes, right? Good. :) I have been wanting a full-coverage, feminine, slightly bubblegum pink creme, and Yours Truly fit the bill perfectly.
SinfulShine polishes contain a polymer they call "Gel Tech", which is supposed to give the glossy shine of acrylic UV gel. I don't know how it compares to a gel polish, because I've never used it, but this polish is very glossy. It has a good application, and I used 3 coats just to try to cover up that ever-present visible nail line. However, the glossy shine did dull a bit after 24 hours, which in my opinion isn't bad, considering the way polishes behave on me. And these photos were taken after 24 hours. The tip wear you see is half of what I usually have after a day.
I have never had a SinfulColors polish before now. I guess I always figured at $1.99 (or $1.98 at Low Price Leader Wal-Mart! :D), they couldn't possibly be any good. I also don't care for the word "sinful" in the name. I mean...there's enough sin and depravity in the world without my nails traveling down the road to perdition as well. Anyway...the SinfulShine line retails for $2.99 each. I like Yours Truly so much that I wish I'd picked up a couple more. The entire collection is 32 colors!!
Have you tried any SinfulShine polishes yet? And most importantly...have you entered my Warm and Fuzzy Indie-tastic Giveaway??
Thanks for stopping by, and have a lovely day! :)
