I Have A Golden Ticket! Pretty Serious Cosmetics Golden Ticket Swatches

So, I really do have a golden ticket. Don't believe me?

I was one of 10 lucky people to receive a bottle of this polish. There were only 10 bottles of this polish created and it was randomly given to 10 different orders purchasing at least one polish from the Christmas Without Snow collection. I was only able to order two polishes and was ecstatic to open my package to reveal not two polishes, but three!

I love, love, love the boxes, too.

I feel a teensy bit bad showing off this polish that completely unavailable, but it was too pretty not to share.

This was 2 coats of Golden Ticket with base and top coat.

Pretty Serious polishes can be purchased from their website here.

Foie Gras and Gold Glitter Nails

 So, nail polish. I'm still obsessed with it. And it's only been a little over four years. I am so fickle when it comes to hobbies and tend to abandon them all pretty quickly. Nail polish is the one thing I've stuck with in my life. When I think about it, it's such a funny thing to have as a hobby, but I love it. :)

This mani caused the most compliments/comments I've ever gotten on my nails. I say comments and not just compliments because there are always those people who say things like, "Wow, that sure is bright" or "That glitter really stands out" and you know they absolutely HATE what you're wearing. Haha. I don't care though; it makes me happy!

This is one coat of Sally Girl Later (gold glitter) over 2 or 3 coats (can't remember!) of China Glaze Foie Gras.

The gold glitter! It's so blinding! Seriously though, if you have a Sally Beauty Supply near you, you need to pick up this little guy. Yes, the bottle is TINY, but at only 99 cents it's affordable to get an extra bottle or two. Or three. And this was only ONE COAT of the glitter. No fishing around for glitter or dabbing the glitter on for this one.

Three Milani Holo Nail Polishes

I think Milani has the only holographic polishes that are available at the drugstore.  Sure there are a few others with holo glitter, but that doesn't count.  While these may not have the strongest holo effect, they are still holo, and of course that means that I had to have them.  I have three right now, but plan on picking up the rest when I get the chance.
Sorry for not much chatter today, I have an exam on Friday that I need to study for!

These are all swatched with no base or tops coats.  This was 2 coats of each color.

Milani Cyberspace in the sun

Milani Cyberspace in the shade

Milani 3D in the sun

This one probably had the least holo effect.  It still was more than this picture shows.

Milani 3D in the shade

Milani Hi-Tech in the sun

Milani Hi-Tech in the shade

Available:

• These retail for $4.99 and are available in drugstores where Milani is sold or on Milani's website.

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Sally Hansen Crackle Polish in Fractured Foil Swatches and Review

I was hoping to get pictures of a few more manis with this crackle polish before making a post about it, but I'm still lamenting the loss of my nail on my swatching hand and refuse to take pictures of it.
I had heard that the Sally Hansen crackle polishes didn't "crack" as well as other brands, but I was actually impressed with it. I have the black OPI crackle and the formula is disgusting- it's like tar.  I still wasn't sold on the whole crackle thing even after I bought the black one, but the silver has finally pulled me in.

When I bought the crackle polish I was wearing Orly Luxe, a pale cool gold.  I was worried that there wouldn't be enough contrast for the crackle to show up, but I had to use it anyway.

Sally Hansen Fractured Foil over Orly Luxe in the sun

Next time I will use a darker gold, but I still think the effect is pretty cool.

Sally Hansen Fractured Foil over Orly Luxe in the shade

in the sun

For this mani I used two different blue cremes from Models Own.  The darker blue is called Betty Blue and the lighter one is called Top Turquoise.I think I messed up with my index finger because i don't think the polish was dry enough when I painted the crackle over it.

in the shade

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Week 9: Shopping my Stash for Untried Polish- Orly Luxe

As you may know, I’m 24 and still in college.  I’m only a sophomore, too.  My first attempt at going to college right out of high school didn’t go so well as I was battling some major inner demons at the time.  So a year and a half ago things finally worked out to where I could go back to school.  My incredibly awesome boyfriend is not making me work, and letting me focus just on school so I can finish faster. I’m not sure if the universe doesn’t want me to go to school or what, because at the beginning of the semester this Spring I had a medical emergency and had to drop all my classes.  This put me really behind.  

The reason I’m talking about this is because today is the first day for my summer semester classes.  And it depresses me that my hunger for school has faded.  I feel old and tired.  I know I’m not, but it’s depressing that I’ve gone this far in my life and literally accomplished nothing.  I’ll be 27 or so when I finally graduate and it feels like forever away.  I’m just ready to be done with all this.  I’ll be almost 30 before I accomplish anything major in my life!  Believe me, it’s true.  I’m not just saying it to feel sorry for myself.  It’s sad because it’s true!

Sorry guys for the mopey shit.  I try not to show it, but I can be a pretty depressing person sometimes! Anyway, let’s move on from the “poor me” crap and look at pictures of nail polish! Yay!

Here is another one that has been sitting in my Helmer for over a year. And before I got the Helmer it was sitting in a random shoebox.  I still can’t believe that I have all these amazing polishes that I’ve never used.  I guess it proves that I have way too many! (Click here to see what I've worn in previous weeks).

Orly Luxe in the sun

This was 2 coats. It was nearly opaque in 1, but I’m messy and not very careful.  I love this gold.  I have trouble wearing gold because most are too orangey or yellow and they don’t look very flattering with my skin.  Not that this stops me from wearing them.  But this one is my favorite.

Orly Luxe in the shade

Available:

• Orly Luxe is available online at Sally Beauty for $4.99.
  
  
  
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