Orly Space Cadet - Blingtastic!

Well, here it is, my rendition of Orly Space Cadet a crazy-blingy lacquer, thus, BLINGTASTIC!  This nail polish will satisfy the purple lovers, pink lovers, green lovers, as well as, the gold lovers.  

I just asked my DH what color comes to his mind when he sees this polish then I proceeded to move my hand around so that he could appreciated the duocrominess, of it all. Can you guess which color he saw?  Are you ready for this?  Brown.  

He's such a boy; to his credit, however, if you mix any the above mentions colors together, I'm almost certain you will get some type of brownish hue.  

Do I see a challenge brewing for all you franken-ladies?  Alrighty then, pick this up at your local beauty supply or drug store and you are certain to be well-polished!

COMPS: Green and Gorgeous - MAC Jade Dragon Q&D's

This is definitely a set of gorgeous green polishes worthy of comparison!  This quick and dirty post was totally inspired by MAC Jade Dragon, which the Nordies SA so kindly pointed out, that this was the "last one" they had in the store.  

What'd she want to say that for, I took a closer look and said, "I'll take it!".  I did, however, mention to her that I have many greens and if it's too close to something I already have I would bring it back.  Well, so much for that - IT'S A KEEPER!

The picture above consists of (top to bottom): Ulta Tainted Love (index), China Glaze Watermelon Rind (middle), Orly Meet Me Under the Mistletoe (ring), and MAC Jade Dragon (pinky). At a glance, you will see, that the bottle pics (below) are in the same family.

These colors, though they're similar, are not the same.  And I'm thrilled to have them all in my collection.  MAC's JD has what I'd call a "secret shimmer" which makes it super shiny and is darker on the nail, while Orly's MMUtM is all-out glass-flecked gorgeousness.  ChG WR is the most teal of the bunch and is glass-flecked, as well, with Ulta's TL being a beautiful deep green with golden shimmer.  And if I'm not mistaken, all of these colors are still available for purchase in the U.S.

One more gorgeous deep green of note would be Nina Ultra Pro's Emerald City.  This was the very first green shimmer I fell in ♥ with (see pic to the right).  This would be a suitable base for all comps above, that is, if you wanted to stretch your nicer bottle of polish.  At any rate, I hope you enjoyed these comps and please let me know your thoughts below.  

Now off to do my "real" mani, Orly Space Cadet!  Can't wait and until the next time, thanks for checking in and being my inspiration to be well-polished.

 

Orly - Out Of This World (09/30/2010) - The Big Sister of The Orly CosmicFX Girls

Orly - Out of This World

I introduce to you my NOTD, Orly's Out Of This World, and a rant, of sorts.  

In my opinion, this is Space Cadet's and Galaxy Girl's big sister but she gets little or no ♥!!!  We've definitely seen the likes of her before so we could say she's been around a lot longer...Now, I'm not saying that Space Cadet (click here) is not prettier or more interesting, because it is!  

What I am saying is that OOTW deserves a NOTD or two (just so happens that alizarine claws and I both have this on today), you know what they say about great minds! 

This has been popping up in local CVS's nationwide and though it is definitely in the higher price range for drugstore nail polish, it's definitely unusual enough to spend your CVS Extra Bucks on

Have a well-polished weekend (it is almost Friday, right?)!

SPOTTED @ Rite Aid: NEW Wet 'n Wild Collection + NOTD

This is the new limited edition display called the "wildshine - glitz n glam" collection from wet 'n wild (Fall/Winter). 

Beautiful, beautiful, beautiful and a steal at only 0.99 cents each.  

Here's a sampling, from top to bottom we have: Midnight (index), Extravaganza (middle), Champagne (ring), Celebration (pinky)...


I consider all of these very nice, but of exceptional beauty are my three faves, Midnight (blueish purple with holo glitter), Extravaganza (crimson jelly red with gold and red glitter/flecks), and Champagne (on the same line as OPI Glitzerland).

I purchased: Extravaganza, Champagne, Midnight, Countdown, Celebration

NOTD: WnW Extravaganza (09/28/2010)

Pick yours up so you can be well-polished even on a budget!  Until next time, smooches :)

COMPS: Bruised Beauties - Orly Galaxy Girl Q&D's

Over the past week I've collected a few "Bruised Beauties", all of which, were inspired by Orly Galaxy Girl,  however, the first of the bunch was purchased months ago - Misa Embroidered Emerald. Recently, alizarine claws requested a comp so here goes it.  Below, I have "quick & dirty" comparison pics for your perusal:

           Orly Galaxy Girl (index), Misa Embroidered Emerald (middle),           Zoya Ki (ring) , and Borghese Stellare Notte (pinky)

                          L-R: Zoya Ki, Borghese Stellare Notte,                                                 Misa Embroidered Emerald and Orly Galaxy Girl

          

My favorite has got to be the Orly Galaxy Girl, and coming in quick second is the Misa Embroidered Emerald, third would be Borghese Stellare Notte with Zoya Ki coming in fourth place - all are beautiful.  Though these are in the same color family they are different and if you're a lover of "bruised beauties" then you should own all of these.  

I do not own the namesake of this post, you guessed it, Urban Decay Bruised, which is identical to Misa Embroidered Emerald per this comparison by j e l l y n a t.  So if you own Bruised you do not need Embroidered Emerald .  Here is another comp of Bruised and Galaxy girl by AllYouDesire (beautiful pics, yes?).  

As you can see GG has the beautiful glass flecks, whereas, Bruise/Embroidered Emerald has a beautiful micro-shimmer - they are different. Oh, and as we know, if you own Orly Galaxy Girl you definitely don't need to plop down $13 buck-a-roos for MAC Formidable! as temptalia.com describes in this recent article.

Hopefully you enjoyed this post as much as I had making it!  Take care and have a well-polished tomorrow...

So Psyched about Essie "Sew Psyched"! (09/21/2010)

Handbag: Junior Drake -  Gaga

Today's NOTD was inspired by a handbag I picked up this weeked!  If you've never heard of Junior Drake handbags, you should definitely google it!  Anyway, went to their "Warehouse Sample Sale" and picked up this olive green beauty!

Essie - Sew Psyched

Well, I was excited to put on Essie Sew Psyched only to be "psyched out" because of the secret shimmer.  I use a professional nail lamp when I apply my polish and I was able to see it right away, but in normal light it's very difficult to see.  This shimmer makes the polish extra shiny on the nail and it's gorgeous!   

Here's what they look like together: 

Thanks for stopping by and please, by all means, have a well-polished day!

Nabi Dark Purple (09/16/2010)

I fell in love with this color in the bottle and it's still just as beautiful on the nail.  Nabi Dark Purple reminds me of OPI Merry Midnight in micro shimmer - so gorgeous!  This will be great for the Fall...

This has many different facets of shimmer: gold, magenta, purple, black with a purple base.  It dries down matte and needed at least 3 coats with 2 layers of top coat but it was well worth the drying time. :)

Stay well-polished and have a great weekend!

BLOG AWARD!

So much thanks to http://1xellus1.blogspot.com/ for the Sunshine Award!  This is my first award and I would like to "pay it forward" because I've been inspired by so many beautiful bloggers and will mention 12 of my favorites.  Please check them out!

So here goes it...  I would like to give props to the very first bloggers to follow me on my natural nail care journey:

• *waves hi* to rmcandlelight @ http://nailsbeautiqued.blogspot.com/ for inspiring me start a blog and encouraging me when my grandmother passed in March 2010.  Little did we know we had so much in common :)
• The makeup CRAZIE!'s blog @ http://1xellus1.blogspot.com/ for being very supportive right from the start and whom rmcandlelight of nailsbeautiqued introduced me to.
• For being such a young and motivated young lady in all aspects of life, I'd also like to nominate http://i-polish.blogspot.com/.
• To laquerlove of http://anotherbottleofpolish.blogspot.com/ for being so gracious in person when we met by coincidence at a local beauty supply.  We hugged, we shared, we laughed!
• Shout out to Jen a of http://www.thepolishaholic.com/ fame, who I met on MUA's Nail Care Board and we've been following each other ever since.
• One of the prettiest blogspots out there belongs to http://primandpolished.blogspot.com/!  She keeps us abreast of her new pretties and has beautiful swatches to share...

The next blogs I'd like to nominate because of their ferocity in the nail care game and the ♥ and time commitment obvious by their wonderful pics and posts:

• http://www.scrangie.com/ for being gracious enough to add me to her blog roll.  That's the bomb!
• http://alizarineclaws.blogspot.com/ for her frequent and beautiful posts.
• http://pinkginger-athingofbeauty.blogspot.com/ for our old-school nail polish connection! Gon' girl...
• http://thehungryasian.blogspot.com/ for sharing her absolutely beautiful nails with the world.
• http://www.nailsbyasami.com/ for leaving nice comments on my page and have a very informative tutorial videos :)
• And last but not least, http://polishhoarderdisorder.blogspot.com/ for calling it like it is and allowing me to feel good about my PHD.  That's what I'm talking about!

Anyway, this post is totally impromptu and I had loads of fun doing it!  Until we meet again, have a great and "well-polished" day :)

IN THE NEWS: Quality Mommy and Me Time?

The following article is thanks to my friend who knows I'm a lover of all things nail polish. Looks like potential for some real Mommy and Me time, however, the price tag below is a bit steep for the everyday consumer.

Everyone and "their mother" is jumping on the nail polish bandwagon these days!  Though this is a cute idea in theory, personally, I think that any old bottle of polish will do for some quality time with the little one.

"You knew you were in trouble when she ditched her crayons and coloring books for bright polishes. But you didn’t think the day would come so soon. Don’t fret. Hopscotch Kids‘ new non-toxic, water-based nail colors are safe for kids all ages.

But just because they’re free of all the bad stuff doesn’t mean they don’t work just as well as other brands. Her nails will pop with fun colors ($13 each) including “Bubble Gum, Bubble Gum in a Dish” and “Red Rover, Red Rover”. Our favorite: The lime-green “Heads Up, Seven Up”.

Even better? The bottles are spill-proof (bye, bye messy floors!) and the nail polish remover ($10) — which is made of a fruit and vegetable derived alcohol — is just as safe."

(Not Affiliated)

Zoya - Isla (09/08/2010)

I decided to let my husband pick my mani for our cousin's memorial service today by painting all 10 nails a different color - he chose Zoya Isla.  

This was my first choice, as well, so I was relieved.  He was only 40 years old and died of a heart attack.  Life is so very fragile and because of that I try to remember to cherish every moment and use my time wisely.

Isla is very pretty but was difficult to photograph without it looking extremely frosty (I am not a lover of the frost).  So here's my attempt at capturing the beauty of this beauty. 

This is one coat of my base coat (SH Hard as Wraps),  two coats of Isla and on coat of my current favorite base coat (SH Mega Shine). 

Have a great and well-polished "hump-day"!