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Tuesday, July 9, 2013

Twinsie Tuesday: International Choice

Hey all! So all of my posts now will be scheduled since I'm in Cali for camp for about a month. So for today, Roisin asked us to do a mani based on Ireland. I was super crunched for time, so I decided to show one of my favorite polishes ever: Pahlish Creeping Cabbage. The green jelly base with the orange accents definitely reminds me of Ireland's colors. Though I've never been there, I would LOVE to go some day.

Anyway, CC took just 2 coats and seriously, just look at that. This shade of green plus the round glitters is definitely up my alley.






Amanda at Amandalandish
Amber at Nails Like Lace
Anna at Going to the Showing
Anne at Grape Fizz Nails
Chelsea at Nailed Blog
ChiChi at I'm Just Me...ChiChi
Cordia at Seriously Swatched
Elizabeth at Did My Nails
Heather at Peace, Love, & Polish
Katherine at Haul of Fame
Kelly at Tuxarina
Lakeisha at Refined and Polished
Maribeth at Obsessive Cosmetic Hoarders Unite
Marisa at Polish Obsession
Meredith at Polish and Charms
Nory at Fierce Makeup and Nails
Rachel at Top Coat It
Róisín at Cuti-CLUE-les
Sarah at See Sarah Swatch
Traci at DrinkCitra

Tuesday, July 2, 2013

TT July Fourth

I seriously keep forgetting when Tuesdays are and I'm the worst. Also, I FINALLY got a new laptop and can now actually go online for more than 5 minutes before my computer poops out on me. I'm in love. Okay, so here's my super fast Fourth of July mani:

I used Orly Royal Navy with a white glitter one-off I made, then DL Stop and Stare with CG Ring in the Red as the glitter topper.

Stay tuned tomorrow for some major nail spam!

Amanda at Amandalandish
Amber at Nails Like Lace
Anna at Going to the Showing
Anne at Grape Fizz Nails
Chelsea at Nailed Blog
ChiChi at I'm Just Me...ChiChi
Cordia at Seriously Swatched
Elizabeth at Did My Nails
Heather at Peace, Love, & Polish
Katherine at Haul of Fame
Kelly at Tuxarina
Lakeisha at Refined and Polished
Maribeth at Obsessive Cosmetic Hoarders Unite
Marisa at Polish Obsession
Meredith at Polish and Charms
Nory at Fierce Makeup and Nails
Rachel at Top Coat It
Róisín at Cuti-CLUE-les
Sarah at See Sarah Swatch
Traci at DrinkCitra

Monday, July 1, 2013

Moving Sale!

Hey, all. I'm moving to a new and smaller apartment in August, but I'm also leaving for all of July starting on the 4th for a job, so for a few days, I'm having a huge clearing out sale. The polishes will come in groups of 5 or 6, with a mix of finishes, colors, and brands. There's lots of indies in here. These will ONLY be sold as lots, and the price is put right after. If interested, please email me at seesarahswatchnsell@gmail.com and your packages will be out by Wednesday. Shipping will be $3 for each group. I'm really looking to clear out the stash and make room, so these are going for pretty cheap.

IMPORTANT NOTES:

  • A delivery confirmation number will be provided, and is included in shipping fees
  • Payment will be through Paypal by invoice
  • US only please
  • Email me with the number of the lot you would like
  • Emails must be sent to seesarahswatchnsell@gmail.com 
  • No breaking up lots
  • Polishes have been either swatched once or used once, but never more than that. If you have specific questions, just ask :] 

Thanks everyone! :] 






1.      Sinful Green Ocean, CG tinsel town, Essie Sold out show, Whimsical Miss Wohelo, Darling Diva Carrie $20
2.      Pahlish stroke of luck, BB couture horned devil, NOPI green up your act, Maybelline downtown brown, zoya maisie $20
3.      Ludurana chuva, UP colors base, LynB burning leaves, lilacquer falling in, Borghese tempest black $20
4.      SH ruby Rush, Pretty Serious Emma Louise, Wet n wild Flossy Flossy, layla magnetic purple galaxy, kleancolors neon sapphire $25
5.      Orly wild wisteria, love charlotte teal, dollish polish vampire’s coven, lacquistry can-berries, Revlon purple cloak $20
6.      Chaos and Crocodiles You’re dangerous, MisaToxic seduction, pixi very violet, Revlon facets of fuschia, CG ride the waves $20
7.      Lacquistry I make it rain leaves, pahlish dark parades, 2 chix true loves kiss, liquid lacquer only I remain, lilacquer gluon nails $20
8.      Opi yogata get this blue, loreal owl’s night, CG champagne bubbles, hard candy jubilee, kleancolors neon sapphire $15
9.      Essence into the dark, orly sashay my way, paris sparkles copper sunset, pahlish his favorite sundress, bb couture busty bombshell $20
10.  Crows toes triple black diamond, SH sequin scandal, Rainbow honey kitsune, SH loves me not, pahlish crocodile rock $25
11.  Pahlish all your base, SH ring a ding, windestine androgynous, SH petrol, Dare to wear get funky $15
12.  Essie as gold as it gets, contrary polish bauble, girly bits eggnogaholic, SH oxide, SH naked ambition $20
13.  Lynnderella Neutral party, scofflaw overripe, Julie g tangerine dream, love and beauty punk $25
14.  Opi metallic 4 life, zoya petra, SOPI 212-sephora, zoya anja, pahlish combustible lemon $20
15.  Lacquistry very merry holly berry, devil’s dandruff, pahlish clanking of crystal, SH multi faceted, SH black tie $20
16.  Wet n wild tonight’s gonna be a good night, SH problem child, cult nails I got distracted, SH in a flurry, zoya goldie $15
17.  Windestine snow prince, nail’d it cloud vapor, hits glitter forte, rainbow polish scarab beetle, pretty and polished midnight rider $20
18.  Wet n wild glowstick, Revlon emerald city, Revlon allure, super black the bends, up colors carnival $15
19.  KB shimmer quantum leaf, SH digital, 2 chix the teal thing, pahlish anticipating and pacing, love charlotte (DL mermaids dream dupe) $20
20.  Darling diva fudge, essence true love, F4 piper, NOPI for gold times sake, Maybelline be scene in green $15
21.  UO winter berry, LA girls emotion, orly synchro, wet n wild back alley deals, SH olive branch $15
22.  CG gussied up green, Fixation poppy, Color Club Revvvvolution, Essie a cut above, Girly bits daddy’s girl $15
23.  Hedys Purple Nurple, Liquid lacquer my renaissance, SH white veil, lacquistry yolk o oh no, Aphrodite lacquers soliel $20
24.  Polish revolution underground movement, orlyau champagne, whimsical super hero, Revlon urban, Julie g butterflies and rosebuds $20
25.  Zoya zuza, polish revolution looking glass logic, butter London the old bill, Revlon perplex, SH princess cut $20
26.  CG ultimate holiday, NOPI it’s all about the glam,hard candy piece of papaya, aengland beauty never fails, cult nails I n a trance $20
27.  Revlon royal cloak,  Jessica smoky feather, wingdust I am yours and you are mine, nostalgic bitchcraft, pahlish great wide open $25
28.  Revlon electric, Revlon whimsical, pretty and polished how do you spell channukkah, zoya rica, lynb shadow on the moon $20
29.  Jindie nails battle royale, pahlish green and giggly, nail’d it sssnot what you think, candeo deep space, rainbow honey oni $25
30.  Darling diva mitochondrial eve, Sonia kashusk blank slate, Revlon scandalous, pretty n polished blood clot, lacquistry cornucopia $20
31.  Revlon girly, my nail graffiti jack frost, smitten polish lovely lilacs, windestine into the wild, dare to wear dancing shoes  $20
32.  Lacquistry down in a hhile, kbshimmer elle, zoya edyta, sinful colors adventure island, finger paints tough art to follow $20
33.  Maybelline sapphire masquerade, Maybelline denim dash, smitten polish ostentation of peacocks, windestine hearts of the forest, funky fingers sound check $20
34.  Essie berry naughty, essie orange it’s obvious, nyx gold glitter, mardi gras (hot pink with iridescent blue shimmer), wet n wild the crown is mine $15
35.  NOPI here we come a caroling, lacquistry have the lambs stopped screaming pretty n polished concoction, OPI DS mystery, cult nails spontaneous $20
36.  Zoya logan, joe fresh moss, nopi make a comet-ment, Julie g sugar rush, CG high hopes $15
37.  Orly oui, SH glass slipper, Loreal owls night, Essie a cut above, hits new wave, cult nails time traveler $15
38.  Lynderella undead red, Revlon provence, hard candy fun n festive, alta costura vernis electric eyes, wet n wild jungle fever $25
39.  Happy hands metal heart, orly fowl play, lacquistry jingle belle, nopi disco doll, nopi kendall on the catwalk $20
40.  Sassy lacquer sample #19, wet n wild born into privilege, I <3 b="" cg="" city="" control="" cult="" deep="" in="" mind="" nails="" nbsp="" np="" sea="" the="">$20
41.  Dollish polish the koopa king, dollish polish I’m the boogie man, zoya crystal, 2 chix not for salmon, Tony Moly GS09 $20
42.  Rainbow honey kawako, sassy lacquer sample #10, smitten polish winter is coming, polish revolution what alice found, crows toes chesire $25
43.  Lynnderella sweets to the sweet, sinful unicorn, SH lava, LA splash midnight rain, lacquistry butterfly garden $20
44.  Cult nails morning glory, jesse’s girl mermaid lagoon, UO bohemian summer, pahlish unlucky in love, Aphrodite lacquers fete champetre$20
45.  Coco allure like totally pink, hare amethystos, CG optical illusion, BB couture eve, milani teal $25
46.  Picture polish focus, pahlish pink roses and red valentine lace, pahlish lovesong writer, SH debut-tint, color club daisy does it $20
47.  Hare electric flame, crows toes maxxxed out, darling diva regulus, pahlish continually smoldering, pahlish your lover is an actress $25
48.  Revlon rain forest, Sonoma nail art sincerest pumpkin patch, opi suzi skis in the Pyrenees, Julie g rock candy, feenix devil with a blue dress on, pahlish lonesome ocean $25
49.  Nail’d it summer lovin sunflower seeds, happy hands mayonegg, windestine raspberry swirl, maisie shine moonshine, darling diva snow bunny, lynb sir boast a lot $20
50.  Lacquistry spiced candy apple cider, pretty n polished bayou blitz,chaos and crocodiles 48 inches or taller, pretty n polishes rat a tat, Aphrodite disco ball, polish revolution scared of clowns $25

Wednesday, June 26, 2013

Zoya Liberty, or How to Get Horrific Stains Off Your Nails

This polish.... Oh man. So stunning, but SO STAINY. I can't even handle it. I mean, I completely love this polish and would probably wear it again, but..... not for a long time. Okay, so gaze upon the gorgeousness.

I mean. Stunning, right? And I wore the crap out of it for 3 days. But then (FULL STAIN AHEAD, BEWARE):

DUNDUNDUNNN. This is gross. Like,  what even. It would have stained my skin also, but I coated the skin around my nails with cuticle oil. 

So then I put whitening toothpaste on my nails for just over 5 minutes anddddddddd

Still not great, but, buffer to the rescue!

Begone, demon stains!


Anyone have an easier way to get stains off your nails? Or any other polishes that are this... stainy?

Tuesday, June 25, 2013

Twinsies Hit the Beach!

For this week's TT, we were charged with posting beach inspired nails! And I've had a sucky streak with nail art this summer, so I thought I'd stick to the usual and show you an early franken I made a few years ago. I was going through my collection recently and purging and found this polish, a nude that I made for myself, but with a little something extra:] If this had a name, I've totally forgotten it, but this is a warm nude with gold shimmer and iridescent blue microglitter :]





Amanda at Amandalandish
Amber at Nails Like Lace
Anna at Going to the Showing
Anne at Grape Fizz Nails
Chelsea at Nailed Blog
ChiChi at I'm Just Me...ChiChi
Cordia at Seriously Swatched
Elizabeth at Did My Nails
Heather at Peace, Love, & Polish
Katherine at Haul of Fame
Kelly at Tuxarina
Lakeisha at Refined and Polished
Maribeth at Obsessive Cosmetic Hoarders Unite
Marisa at Polish Obsession
Meredith at Polish and Charms
Nory at Fierce Makeup and Nails
Rachel at Top Coat It
Róisín at Cuti-CLUE-les
Sarah at See Sarah Swatch
Traci at DrinkCitra

Tuesday, June 18, 2013

TT: Textured Nails

I'm the absolute worst, I've been apartment hunting and forget to publish this post, but here's Sally Hansen Sweetie for our textured nails of the day! I had 2 coats on here, and the polish went on really well, no problems with thickness or anything (though I've seen reviews that say otherwise, so I'm thinking maybe batch inconsistencies?).



I like this shade of yellow a lot, and I'm still on board the whole textured train, so I was a pretty big fan of this polish:] I hear there's some new Sugar Coat  polishes coming out, and I definitely have my eye on a few of them!


Amanda at Amandalandish
Amber at Nails Like Lace
Anna at Going to the Showing
Anne at Grape Fizz Nails
Chelsea at Nailed Blog
ChiChi at I'm Just Me...ChiChi
Cordia at Seriously Swatched
Elizabeth at Did My Nails
Heather at Peace, Love, & Polish
Katherine at Haul of Fame
Kelly at Tuxarina
Lakeisha at Refined and Polished
Maribeth at Obsessive Cosmetic Hoarders Unite
Marisa at Polish Obsession
Meredith at Polish and Charms
Nory at Fierce Makeup and Nails
Rachel at Top Coat It
Róisín at Cuti-CLUE-les
Sarah at See Sarah Swatch
Traci at DrinkCitra

Friday, June 14, 2013

Rainbow Honey Fab Summer Set

*Polishes in this post were provided for review in exchange for my honest review*

Hey all! I have some wonderful polishes for you today from Rainbow Honey. These three are from the Fab Summer Set, which are sold at fab.com! The set would be three full sized polishes, though the ones I have today to show are minis. Sidenote, how cute are these new RH mini bottles? Love them.

Okay, the formula on all three of these is great. I used 2 coats of the shimmers and then topped them with Costa Del Sol. Both Tenda and Schrammi covered beautifully in 2 coats, and all the polishes were super easy to apply! CDS covered and spread really well, also. All in all, super happy with all of these:] I really love the copper shimmer in Tenda and Schrammi.. so beautiful.


2 coats Schrammi

Schrammi + Costa Del Sol

Tenda

Tenda + Costa Del Sol