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Tuesday, February 5, 2013

Twinsie Tuesday School Colors!

Hi, I'm silly and don't know the difference between AM and PM. Anyway. I'm currently a senior at the wonderful Rutgers University and our colors are scarlet and black. And our mascot is the Scarlet Knight! So I wanted to do a scarlet mani for this week's TT :) This is a polish I made for myself a few months ago, but I never named it.. Maybe after this, it'll be a Rutgers-themed name!!

Amanda at Amandalandish
Anna at Going to the Showing
Anne at Grape Fizz Nails
Ashley at Art Evolve
Brandi at The Collegiate Nail
Chelsea at Nailed Blog
ChiChi at I'm Just Me...ChiChi
Cordia at Seriously Swatched
Elizabeth at Did My Nails
Jamie at Polish, Please
Katherine at Haul of Fame
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
Tara at Polishy of Truth

Tuesday, January 15, 2013

Twinsie Tuesday's Red Mani

Happy Twinsie Tuesday! I'm currently sitting in an airport way too early in the morning and typing this up. So not fun. I got through security really fast, which is great, but now I have to sit an wait around for ever. Ah well... So for today's red mani, I have Girly Bits Hot Toddy. It's a really pretty, sort of burnt red, shade with this super stunning shimmer. Pam honestly has yet to disappoint with her gorgeous polishes. Here's 2 coats:

Monday, January 14, 2013

Deep Blue Lonesome Ocean

Hi all! I have to start with something completely non-nail related. Guys, I made bacon jam last night. Bacon. Jam. Let that sink in. I followed this recipe: http://www.notquitenigella.com/2009/10/08/bacon-jam-your-wildest-dreams-come-true/ and it was so good! I'm a little bacon crazy, so I had to try this recipe ASAP. haha, okay, on to the nails.

Today, I have for you my personal favorite way to wear Pahlish Lonesome Ocean. While I like the polish by itself, I think that 3 coats of it is just way too much going on so I put it over OPI Roadhouse Blues and tada! Better:)

Friday, January 11, 2013

An Apology

Hi all. So I haven't been posting here in a long long time, and I'm sincerely so so sorry about that. The stress of the semester really got to me and then right after, someone dear to me passed away and I got in a blogging funk and just couldn't handle it anymore. So, again, I truly apologize for being so abruptly MIA. I'm trying to get back in the swing of things, I just posted a lot of new polishes on the Etsy store here. And I have a ton of nail pictures to share with you and some TT stuff to catch up on. So here's a little something till I can get back online. Thank you for sticking with me! <3 p="p">
2 coats of a Sassy Lacquer one-off topped with one coat Sonoma Nail Art Clockwork

Tuesday, December 11, 2012

A Chanukah-y Twinsie Tuesday

Happy Chanukah to all those celebrating! I believe we're in the middle of Chanukah right now (yes? I think?) and our manis reflect that today :) so here's 2 thick coats of Pretty n Polished's How Do You Spell Chanukah? (Love the name)

Make sure to take a look at the manis from my Twinsies!

Amanda at Amandalandish
Anna at Going to the Showing
Anne at Grape Fizz Nails
Ashley at Art Evolve
Brandi at The Collegiate Nail
Chelsea at Nailed Blog
ChiChi at I'm Just Me...ChiChi
Cordia at Seriously Swatched
Elizabeth at Did My Nails
Jenn at All That is Gorgeous...
Jenna at I'm Still Thinking...
Katherine at Haul of Fame
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
Tara at Polishy of Truth

Monday, December 10, 2012

Wonderful, Awful Idea

Morning everyone! It's full-out finals week here, so I'm slowly losing my mind. Plus, I don't have time to change my nail polish:( but it's okay, I have on a ridiculously gorgeous Lacquistry (which you'll see next week!) in anticipation. Today I have one of my polishes to show you- Wonderful, Awful Idea. It's named after a line from the Grinch movie. Both versions are on my favorite holiday movies list! I love everything about the newer movie it always makes me laugh. So here's 3 coats of WAI (though 2 gives you opaque coverage, 3 gives you a more intense color).

Sunday, November 25, 2012

One Bad Apple

Hey all! I hope everyone's thanksgivings went well:) mine was great, I got to spend a nice week with the family, and I was in charge of the deserts for Thanksgiving dinner, so I had fun with that (if you're wondering, I made a maple & roasted pear cheesecake and a banana split brownie pie). Anyway, I have an older polish from 2Chix to show you today, One Bad Apple. I wore it on top of Essie Bikini So Teeny and I loved the combination! I just used one coats of OBA here, and I had no problems at all:)

Tuesday, November 20, 2012

A Thanksgiving-y Twinsie Tuesday!

Hey ladies! Welcome to the Thanksgiving edition of TT:] I have such a lovely glitter to show you tonight. It's from Darling Diva Polish, and though it's released in a holiday collection, it fits right in with the Thanksgiving feel: here's FUUUUUUUUUUUDGE over Sally Hansen CSM Bittersweet.

this polish is just screaming Thanksgiving and fall at me. I'm so glad I got it in now :]

Make sure you take a look at the other turkey day manis:]
Amanda at Amandalandish
Anna at Going to the Showing
Anne at Grape Fizz Nails
Ashley at Art Evolve
Brandi at The Collegiate Nail
Chelsea at Nailed Blog
ChiChi at I'm Just Me...ChiChi
Cordia at Seriously Swatched
Elizabeth at Did My Nails
Jenn at All That is Gorgeous...
Jenna at I'm Still Thinking...
Katherine at Haul of Fame
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
Tara at Polishy of Truth

Monday, November 19, 2012

Back!

Hi all, sorry for ghosting out on you there. This time in the semester is ridiculously crazy. So I'll be doing quick posts for a while now. Today's is a DDP polish: Regulus. And short version: get it. Longer version: this is 2 coats of amazing. I love the base color and the iridescent blue glitter here, it's a really pretty combination. & the matte glitters really work in this too! It's not something I would have thought topic together, but I love it.

Wednesday, November 7, 2012

Darwin

Hi all! Thank you for your concern yesterday and for reading my rant! The landlord finally did something right and sent someone professional to fix the oil leak and our heat is back on. Plus, our house smells normal again! Finally:] Anyway, I have another Lyn B Designs polish for you today. I saw this over on Chelsea's blog a little while ago and when I decided to order a few polishes, I had to include this one. Darwin is from the Gender Benders collection, 14 polishes named after unusual male names. This is just 2 coats of polish and it really looks like galaxy nails. I love how strong the shimmer was in this one. And the holo glitter was really great, it shines through SO well, not covered up or bumpy looking. Basically, it's a great idea and great execution on this polish. I'm really happy with this purchase.

Tuesday, October 16, 2012

Two Triple Layering Experiments

Happy Twinsie Tuesday! Today, we were supposed to use 3 different polishes and layer them to achieve our manis. So I did a couple that I was trying to be unexpected with, but I'm not a 100% happy with any of them. Ah well! Here's some of my attempts haha. Oh and you're only getting 3 fingers, my pinky nail is sad and broken :[

Attempt #1

Sally Hansen Ion [which is gorgeous and what I wore all weekend]

+ Lynnderella Night Shade

+Milani Rad Purple [not thrilled with my application here, but the concept was fun!]

Attempt #2

Zoya Wednesday

+ Literary Lacquers A Midsummer Night's Dream

+ Darling Diva Polish Regulus [it made this weird murky purple...]

I hope my Twinsies had better luck with this than I did! :]
Amanda at Amandalandish
Anna at Going to the Showing
Anne at Grape Fizz Nails
Ashley at Art Evolve
Brandi at The Collegiate Nail
Chelsea at Nailed Blog
ChiChi at I'm Just Me...ChiChi
Cordia at Seriously Swatched
Elizabeth at Did My Nails
Jenn at All That is Gorgeous...
Jenna at I'm Still Thinking...
Katherine at Haul of Fame
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
Tara at Polishy of Truth

Wednesday, October 10, 2012

Wednesday on Wednesday:]

Hey all! I've been mixing up a storm here for the Etsy shop, I hope to open up again soon:] I can't wait to show you all what I've been up to! Here's a prototype for my next collection, hopefully available in 2 opening's time:]

What do you think?! I need to find an alternative for the tiny glitters, but the general concept will be the same :]

And now for a real mani, I wore Zoya Wednesday with my Just Keep Swimming on top. I rarely wear my own polishes, since I usually keep only a mini bottle for reference and I don't want to use it up, but when I was mixing up JKS, I saw Wednesday in my need-to-wear pile and thought they'd go well together! And though it's not incredibly fall-y, it's bright and happy and I'm a fan! 2 coats Wednesday and 1 JKS. Sorry about my weird pointer finger nail, it chipped on the side and I can't bring myself to file it ALL the way down. So the shape there is a little.. wonky.

What do you think of this combination?? I wish I'd thought of this in the summer lol.

Tuesday, October 2, 2012

Twinsie Tuesday Goes Indie!

Happy Twinsie Tuesday once again! Today's challenge could not be more up my alley hahaha. This week's challenge was to show an indie mani. So I have one of my more recent acquisitions, and one of my all time favorite polishes, Smitten Polish's I Want It Now.

HOW INSANE IS THIS?! This is definitely in the running for my favorite polish ever. It's emerald green, glittery, holo-y, opaque in 2 coats, jelly, and just absolutely stunning. I have no words for how in love with this I am. It's perfect. Just.. perfect. This definitely beat China Glaze Emerald Sparkled in the Favorite Green EVER category. It's the holo and black glitters that do it. Excuse me while I cradle my bottle of IWIN [also, great acronym!] and drool some more.

Amanda at Amandalandish
Anna at Going to the Showing
Anne at Grape Fizz Nails
Ashley at Art Evolve
Brandi at The Collegiate Nail
Chelsea at Nailed Blog
ChiChi at I'm Just Me...ChiChi
Cordia at Seriously Swatched
Elizabeth at Did My Nails
Jenn at All That is Gorgeous...
Jenna at I'm Still Thinking...
Katherine at Haul of Fame
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
Tara at Polishy of Truth

Monday, September 24, 2012

Not Too Polished Review

Hello all! First things first, Irina from Gilded Feathers guessed it right, the polish was Winterfell from Not Too Polished! So Irina, if you see this, email me at sarahsnailblog@gmail.com please:]

Onto the review! There's a lot of pictures in this post, but seriously, you need to see them. Before I start, I need to say that all of these has an amazing formula. All were 2 coats with the exception of Tonks, which was a 3 coater] and Wolfsbane [a glitter topcoat]. My jaw dropped multiple times when swatching these. I kept being impressed over and over again with every nail I painted. Really great formula and the colors were also just great. There were some in here that I took a chance on liking, and I am SO glad I did. I love all of these, they literally are all a hit. And

Dragonstone

So, while there's a lot of versions of red-glitter-in-black-base polishes, I'm a big fan of this for a lot of reasons. First, you get a LOT of glitter. Clearly a big fan of that! And second, this is completely opaque in 2 coats. So it wins in my book :]

Winterfell

!!This polish is named after the House Stark in the Song of Ice and Fire series/Game of Thrones show. And really, look how perfectly this captures the winter-y feel! I can't stop staring at the layers of glitter in this, those white glitters looks just like snow falling. And the shimmer looks just like frost. It's just so.. wow.

Granger

Red and gold makes one of my favorite combinations. And this is really well done! The red is a little more raspberry than straight red and the glitter is so reflective and really holo-y in person. Also, Harry Potter. I had to get it. I want a Ron and a Harry inspired polish!!

Liquify

This is the only non-glitter I got this time. It's a great blue [with some grey thrown in] jelly-creme. And SO shiny. The formula was so even and went on really smoothly. I love the colors in this collection, I had such a hard time choosing one. I'll definitely need to pick up Dessicate, Flesh, Bone, and Blood soon.

Pyke

Black and gold also holds a place in my heart. And look at this! It's just so shiny IRL, I died. The glitter is really similar to the glitter in Granger, really holo and reflective. Another win!

White Rabbit

!!!

New favorite grey. I love love love the glitter in this base color, it is amazing. And perfect in 2 coats, which is really great for a light polish like this. This is probably my favorite out of the bunch, which was such a hard decision to make. Also, I really love Alice in Wonderland. I wrote my senior paper about it in high school!

Skeeter

Okay, so bubblegum pink is not usually my thing. BUT... I love this one too. The shade of pink just makes me happy and the contrasting color of the glitter really just works so well. And I'm a fan of the shimmer in here, it's really pretty.

Tonks

The shimmer in this is so complex and gorgeous. Just look at how many colors there are in there! This was the only one of these that needed more than 2 coats, I have 3 coats on here. I want to try this over a light yellow creme and see if I can preserve the polish that way.

Wolfsbane

This is over a really pale pink and I love the combination of colors here. Eee, look at how great those colors look together. The white and yellow and brown really work and feel so fall-y. I feel like any more gushing would just be redundant, so I'll stop here :]

Can you tell how much I love these? I am so happy with these choices and the polishes are really stunning. I was so excited putting these on and I truly loved wearing them. If you haven't gone over to Not Too Polished's Etsy, you NEED to. I really think this is one of my favorite Etsy shops.

*Some of these polishes shown were provided to me for my fair, honest, and unbiased review*

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