OPI Java Mauve-A

I'm really into granny salmon colors like this.

Java Mauve-A is a darker version of American Apparel Rose Bowl.

Let me tell you, I went to put this on and literally said "no f-ing way"....

ONE COAT.

That automatically makes a polish a winner for me. 

It doesn't hurt that it's so pretty too!

Back from the dead!

Hey guys. My dad gave me an awful summer cold that took me forever to get over. I had a fever, but I had goosebumps all over, I even had goosebumps under my jeans! In-sane. But I'm good now, and I want to show the couple of manis that I did as an invalid. LOL

This was Zoya Sooki with BM223 stamped with NYC Skintight Blue Denim Creme.

I've had this blue polish for years, best blue stamping polish I've had so far.

Wet 'N' Wild Fast Dry in Everybody Loves Redmond. This was 2 coats! 

I am still marvelling at the fact that each coat is dry in just a few minutes.

Check out my first scotch tape mani yo! This is Icing Twilight, a black base with little silver bits of glitter.

The glitter reflected red on top of Everybody Loves Redmond, it was really pretty.

And a little bit of Twilight goes a long way, one coat of glitter to fully cover your nail is unheard of.

OPI You Don't Know Jacques, 2 coats. 

This photographed kind of ugly but I actually enjoyed this manicure.

I haven't been treating my cuticles nicely, they are a hot ghetto mess at the moment! Gotta find a good cream to nurse them back to health.

Some pinks and a konad!

This is my new love, American Apparel Rose Bowl!

2 coats and it was perfect!

It's a little more peach than pink on me.

I got my new Bundle Monster plates heeheehee. I actually ordered them a month ago.

But I accidentally sent them to my mom's house -.-;

Totes worth the wait though, see how much more of my nail they cover? 

I stamped with Nina Ultra Pro in Velveteen Rabbit. 

And this isn't the most beautiful pic ever I know, I just wanted you to see the stamp! Still figuring out my camera.

OPI Sparrow Me the Drama, 3 coats.

Don't get me wrong, this is a beautiful cloudy pink. Just not for me.

I gave it to my coworker who better use it!

Zoya Lexi! 2/3 coats (I forget)

I could not get a proper picture of this gorgeous color!

It's a pink-purple polish, but it also has little pink and blue bits of glitter in it.

Waaaay better in real life than this pic.

I figured I'd keep it short and sweet this time, the pictures are starting to overflow on my computer. I bought one of the new AA Neons on my last haul. It is my first yellow polish, I hear they're a pain in the butt so I'm crossing my fingers!

OPI Tutti Frutti Tonga

I did go shopping the day the PotC collection came out, but I only bought Sparrow Me The Drama. I'll swatch that when the fervor dies down!

Sadly, I effed up my nails BADLY the other night at work. A good 5 of my nails had the top layer lifted from the rest after all that manual labor *retches*

Not to be deterred, the other day I attempted to do my nails in Black Cherry Chutney. I didn't take a pic before work due to cleanup issues, and less than 10 minutes into my shift my nails were darn near disintegrating! So I'll maybe try out some marbling combos on here while I heal up. On to the polish!

 This is 2 coats of TFT. It's more sheer than it looks in the bottle, and the gold shimmer doesn't show up as much. But it's a pretty frosty pink and I hadn't worn a frost in a year or so.

I forgot that you had to take a little more care in application with a frost, so there were some streaks. But nothing I would spaz out about. This one will probably end up swapped with somebody or given away.

OPI My Chihuahua Bites

Take a gander at my first foray into corals! With a name like "My Chihuahua Bites" you can't go wrong.

In real life, this leans hot pink on me. 

I'm on the fence about it because it comes off as "Real Housewives of Orange County" to me.

But it may also be because I feel like this is a perfect summer color.

I went to my very first Yankee game! The Padre and I had a great time, it was really windy though so we had to break down and buy long sleeved shirts from the merchandise store. Hooray for memorabilia!

Beautiful stadium right? It's still pretty new, and it was the perfect weather to see a baseball game.

The OPI applied nicely, opaque in 2 coats but I made it three. I did work an overnight last night so the tip wear was prominent. I don't tend to wear any bright colors so I might just be a little antsy about taking that leap. I'll try it again when I go to the beach!