Tea ~ Scented Nail Polish
Posted on: May 19, 2013
Have you seen these new displays at your drug store?. Sorry about the photo, I used my iPhone and then emailed myself the picture. 😁
Tea is a new “brand” of nail polish, although the company Tea™ has been around a while.
I have had correspondence with them about this new nail polish line. I am wearing this polish and will have a full and complete review in the next day or so.
Tea nail polish sell at most drug stores and are $4.99 for a .5 oz bottle.
We will talk soon about this brand. I have an opinion but I want to wear this for a few days before sharing with you, it may change?
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Nail Polish Lottery Club ~ Week 19
Posted on: May 19, 2013
For week 19 of The Nail Polish Lottery Club, the number drawn through random.org was 13. And of course I have more than 13 on my list of un-tried nail polishes, and for me this week my number 13 was butter LONDON Stag Do. Stag Do was sent to me to review by the PR firm for butter LONDON. A Stag Do in England is the same as our bachelor’s party. Cute name, So much cuter than Bacherlor’s party. But anyway, I digress. Here is Stag Do:
butter LONDON Stag Do is a darkened greenish blue. It’s not a teal, it’s not blue and it’s not green. It’s a pretty color and I really like this color. I really like the golden shimmer in the bottle and I would have loved it if the shimmer had transferred to the nail, but as you can see, sadly it did not.
I put this polish on Thursday night, worked 5 hours on Friday and then spent all day Saturday with my daughter, doing what we do best, shopping. When I’m at work my nails do take a beating with counting money all day and in and out of the tills. This is not good on my nails and I actually broke one Thursday, but just a little break, no big deal. By Saturday evening this was ready to come off. There was obvious tip wear on all the nails (except the 3 I re-painted for pics for this blog) and I actually had a chip. Again, I never used to get a chip but with this job I’m going to be seeing more chips. And actually that will make for better reviews. even if a polish is given to me to review, I will always be honest in my feelings for it. This one I loved because of the golden shimmer in the bottle and I’m hugely disappointed that shimmer did not transfer to the nail. I will give it another try on a more sunny day. It has been pretty cloudy here the past couple of days, but when using my light box the shimmer still should have been there. and it wasn’t. The other thing, and I know this is a dark polish, but the tip wear was so noticeable and on all ten fingers, just after a couple of days? And then there’s the chip. Also this is not a unique color (not without the shimmer), this is very much like the Estée Lauder Black Turquoise.
The formula was great, classic butter LONDON formula, smooth, easy application. I like the brushes in BL polishes as they pick up just the right amount of polish needed, I cannot remember ever having BL polish pool into my cuticles, I think it’s one of the best formulas. You can find butter LONDON at Nordstrom for $15, and very often they have a buy 2 get 1 free in the BL polish. You can also find them on their website here. I know a lot of people have complained about BL raising their price by $1 this year. They kept the bottle size the same. How much did MAC polish go up? $2-3 and their bottle size is way smaller than it used to be. I don’t have a problem when a company does a reasonable price increase, in this economy, everything has gone up. So to those of you complaining about BL raising their prices, build yourself a bridge and get over it.
Sadly, I can only give this butter LONDON 3/5 stars 🌟🌟🌟. Butter LONDON is usually so great at having the shimmer transfer to the nail, like Two Fingered Salute, which is a dirtied mint green with a copper shimmer, it transfers beautifully to the nail. I just wish Stag Do did, but it don’t. It’s a Stag Don’t. Ha! I made a joke!
This is me and my beautiful Jilly. Jilly and Bryan got me a halter for my iPad. It holds my iPad in a metal base that is adjustable to different slants and makes it much easier to type on. I love this halter thing. I know I’m not good at describing and I will take a pic with my phone someday to show you all. It was a nice gift, Thank You Bryan and Jilly!!
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Zoya Lo vs. Zoya Micky
Posted on: May 16, 2013
I have been asked to compare Zoya Lo with Zoya Micky. Lo came out a couple of seasons ago with the Gossip Collection which includedAudrina, LC, Heidi, etc.. The girls from “The Hills”. Micky was just released this summer as part of the Stunning Collection. They are both a pink/coral cream finish.
While Micky is classified as Cool and Warm, Lo is classified as just Warm by Zoya.
I painted these in my “half and half” manicure where each pointer finger has a different color, each thumb is different, ect….
As you can see from the light box, there is virtually no difference in the color. When I look at these colors with my own eyeballs I can see no difference in the color, but maybe, just a bit Micky is a tiny bit more pink. Its barely a difference. But the difference is there.
As you can see from the pics, these are basically the same polish. If you already own Lo, I would not buy Micky. The only reason I bought Micky is because that is my dad’s name, even though he is Mickey, like the mouse. And Micky is a tad bit pinker than Lo. So, if Lo was too coral for you and having the rating as a warm coral maybe you didn’t buy Lo, but Micky does have the rating of Cool/Warm which you don’t see too often with Zoya polishes. Which by the way, that is one of their features I like on their website: the labeling of their polish as warm or cool.
Also, as I mentioned in my You Tube video showing the difference, or should I say non-difference of these 2 polishes, Dream Poppy from Wet n Wild/Wild Shine is also very close to both of these colors. AndDream Poppy retails for 99 cents. That’s a hard price to beat. If you are looking for that perfect summer corally-pink I would pick Micky over Lo because it is a tad bit pinker. And I like pink better than coral. But, if I wanted to save the price of Zoya ($8 plus $6.95 shipping) I would look for Dream Poppy wherever Wet n Wild is sold. And remember, the 99 cent polishes are always in the bottom shelf.
I can already guess that this summer I will reach for Dream Poppy, then Micky and then Lo. I will probably use up Dream Poppy faster than the other two. It is a gorgeous, perfect coral/pink for the summer.
I hope this answered all your questions on these 2 Zoya polishes. If not please let me know, you know I’m always willing to do the research necessary to find the answers to your questions.
💅 As always, thanks for stopping by. On a personal note Thank You, Thank You to every one who sent cards and well wishes for my birthday. You guys are the best, you made me cry and you made me laugh! You made this a very special birthday for me. Even though it’s the last one I will ever have! 🎉🎂 or should I say, the last one I will ever admit to having? 😊
Plum’s the Word from Sally Hansen CSM has been around for a long time. I think it is one of those great colors that can be a neutral or just the right color for that perfect outfit. I will go months without wearing it and then there it is, like an old friend waiting patiently for me, and like my old friends, it never lets me down. I really love the new formula from Sally Hansen CSM, but I also love the old formula as well. I like the wide flat brush, for me it makes application easy and smooth. The brush fits my nail bed perfect, except on my middle finger, I can almost do one stroke painting with this brush.
I wore this polish today for a second job interview. (Remember when I said I was all about finding a job?). Well, I did find a job and was hired today. I was called early this morning and they asked me to come in to take a math test. A math test, okay? So this afternoon, I went in, took the math test, scored a 100 and was all but hired on the spot. It took the interviewer 20 minutes to call and offer me the job. I am starting tomorrow! I’m so excited I can’t stand it! There is no dress code for me as I will be in the office, but no jeans and shirts with a collar. That’s it. I asked about nail polish and she said I could do what I wanted with my nails. Ha!
I am going to change my polish, I just haven’t decided to what yet. My biggest problem is finding non jeans to wear as my clothes have seem to have shrunk?
Maybe this is why I can’t fit into my clothes. This is supposed to be Limited Edition. So, come on Hagen Dazs, limit it already, please! I’m dead serious, I will be glad when they stop making it and I will stop buying ice cream!
Wish me luck on my new job, I am beyond excited. I really did not think I would be hired at my age but I was and I think it will be a job I can work at for a long, long time! Today was a good day!
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Aquamarine in the new Revlon Chroma/Chameleon . These have just been released by Revlon. They are in a different shape bottle for Revlon with a smaller amount of polish as well. Just about half the size of a regular bottle of polish. A regular bottle of Revlon is .5 oz these new bottles are .29 oz. they sell in my area for $5.99 and the regular Revlon’s sell for $6.99. I don’t know about you but if I’m paying more and receiving less, it had better be a darn good polish. Are the Chroma Chameleon a darn good polish? In my opinion, No, they are not. They are supposed to be a duo-chrome and you do see a bit of the purple around the edges in the bottle of the blue aquamarine I chose. But, it did not transfer to the nail. It seems more like a foil finish polish. It was a bit fussy to apply, like a foil finish polish would be. It also felt like it was never going to dry. I applied 3 thin coats, let each coat dry thoroughly and then added a quick dry topcoat, and I still had a ding (you can see that on my ring finger below)
I’m happy to try these, as I am happy to try all new polishes so I can report back to you, but in my opinion these deserve to be passed. I love the Duo-chrome effect but this Revlon product just doesn’t deliver that. It’s a pretty color and I do like the smaller bottles. More and more I am liking the smaller bottle size and I would like to see more companies do this. I like the smaller bottles, just not the teeny-weeny brushes that sometimes come with. I give this polish 2/5 stars. 🌟🌟
I forgot to mention in my Yard Sale/Thrifting haul video I found this stove at a yard sale for $100. It was spotless, had all the extra elements and the books to go with it. It is perfect for the rental we’ve been cleaning on.
This is Jilly and I on Mother’s Day, my first time in a real Sephora store! It was a bit overwhelming and just when I found the “nail bar” the kids were ready to go. At least we now have a full on Sephora in Spokane so that will save the drive up north to Ulta when we do go to Spokane. Sephora is about 2 stores from Nordstrom. What more could a girl ask?
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This is something a bit different for my blog. But I had to share with you, I received the cutest little package in the mail, from CHANEL. I had not ordered anything, and with my birthday fast approaching I just knew CHANEL had remembered my birthday and was sending me a gift.
Which in a way, is a great birthday gift. CHANEL sent these 3 new items of skin care, they are not available for pre-order until May 15th, and they sent these to me with a note that I had been selected to try these out for them and let them know what I think! Really?. CHANEL has sent very generous sizes of a morning, night, and a morning “reactivate” which is amazing. Actually, so far all 3 of these products are amazing, and my skin feels so soft and supple.
This is my initial reaction to these 3 new skin care items from CHANEL, and I will do a full review of each item when I’m finished with them. I just wanted to give you a heads up, if you are looking for something to re-vitalize your skin and make it soft and supple these are definetly worth checking out at CHANEL.
On a personal note, to Jason, who I’ve called Justin since he was about 12, a sad but hopeful and loving Good Bye. Jason, and his girlfriend Dannielle are moving across the country to Florida for a great job opportunity and they both will be missed. In the picture is from the left, Grandpa Reed, Ashley, Jason and Jud. You guys all know Ashley is my girl I feel like I raised and Jason is her 1st cousin. So I guess that makes him my nephew? Actually he is my friend, Jason is the kind of guy if you need help he is there. If you are moving he shows up, if you have a project no one else wants to do, Jason shows up for it. He is a great guy, I’m very happy for his new life in Florida although a lot of people in Idaho will miss him something terrible, me for one. Godspeed Jason and Dannielle!
(Not once did I call him Justin in this good bye message! Yay!)
Another picture from the bar-b-que, this Ashley and her boyfriend Bill. Cute picture, I think anyway. But all pics of Ashley are cute!
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NOTD: CHANEL Skyline
Posted on: May 12, 2013
For some strange reason, the polish I love and adore the most, is the polish I wear the least. CHANEL Skyline is one of those, along with CHANEL May, Infidele and Black Pearl. I do the same thing with the Ciate Mani-Month Advent Calendar that was given to me as a gift, I love them so much, and yet I don’t wear them? I decided, no more, I am going to start wearing all my treasured polishes. Beginning with CHANEL LE Vernis Skyline.
CHANEL Le Vernis Skyline is a hard to find CHANEL polish. You can find it at the “boutique” CHANEL counters which are in Las Vegas, San Diego and Nordstrom Flagship store in Seattle and you can find it on CHANEL.COM. (As a side note: if you go to CHANEL’s website and it says “out of stock” go ahead and place your order because you will receive confirmation of the order and more than likely it will be shipped right away. This has happened to me 3 different times and all 3 times my item shipped within 24 hours of placing the order. So don’t let that scare you away from ordering). You can always call one of the above listed “boutique” CHANEL counters and you will be able to order Skyline that way, as well as the website.
But back to the polish. Skyline was introduced a couple of “seasons” ago during a CHANEL fashion show, I believe it was the Spring 2012 Cruise Wear show, but I could be wrong about that. Skyline showed up on all the models nails and then there was no word of it, what was it called, when it would be available; nothing, until late last summer it showed up on CHANEL’s website. It is $30 a bottle and it is Limited Edition. Is it worth the money and the wait? In my opinion, yes. CHANEL has come a long way with their formulas if you ask me. The formula was smooth, easy to apply, not at all fussy. I did do 3 thin coats and let each coat dry in between only because I’m used to CHANEL’s formula being fussy. but with Skyline I could have easily got by with 2 regular coats. It is a frost finish, and at first the brush strokes do show but the formula does a great job of leveling itself so when dry, not a brush stroke in sight.
The color is a light blue with hints of lavender and white. Such a pretty, kind of old fashioned color, yet completely on trend. Only CHANEL can do that. I am enamored by this color and do not want to ever change it. This may be my first back to back manicure! I definetly give this polish 5/5 stars 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟
👯 I know the next question will be, what about a dupe for this one? I have not been able to find a dupe for Skyline and I have had it for quite a while now. I did look through my stash and found 3 other light blue frost finish polishes. Of those, the only one that was remotely close, but in no way a dupe for Skyline was from Wet n Wild, Wild Shine Rain Check. As you can see from the picture below, they are similar but not dupes of each other.
Rain Check, on the left and Skyline is on the right. Where Skyline has a lavender/white slight shimmer to it, Rain Check has more of a gray caste to it.
But if you like the look of CHANEL’s Skyline for $30 a bottle, the 99 cent bottle of Wet n Wild Wild Shine in Rain Check doesn’t look all that bad.
I want to wish all the Mother’s out there a Very Happy Mother’s Day and I hope you get to spend it with your kids. My kids are taking me to Spokane for some Thrift Store shopping, which is my favorite thing to do, and a new Sephora has opened in Spokane, I have never been in an actual Sephora store and of course we will go to the happiest place on earth, Nordstrom! The best part of this day, is I will have both my kids for a 2 hour drive up and a 2 hour drive back all to myself. Those are my plans for the day!
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