Okay, so my computer semi died while I was in California and I held it together basically with a hope and a prayer and on my first day back it seems to have fallen apart completely! Sigh, before I even got a chance to backup all my files and photos. I am going to do my best to keep updating every day but yeah. Frustrating kind of day!
 
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i’m happy to report that is no weird nail polish spoon happening with this confetti polish!! this is a great green glitter and it reminds me of optical illusion from sparitual but i have NO idea if they are dupes because i don’t own the sparitual…but the confetti went on brilliantly. lovely opacity and no weird brush problems…this makes me understand why it’s so nice to have another $2 brand out there in the US drugstore market!!
day three hundred and sixty five!! i did it!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! i can’t believe i did it!!!!! man. i can’t believe something that started off as a small idea actually turned into a legitimate idea that people really read. i don’t believe in naming names but i am really thankful to anyone who has ever swapped with me, commented on my blog, given me constructive criticism, been a friend, become a friend…the people i’ve met on this year long journey have been some of the loveliest people i’ve ever had the privilege of encountering. i hope to never progress past someone who considers themselves to be nothing more than a really big nail polish fan. i kind of believe that once people stop being fan and start considering themselves to be the ‘authority’ and the person all people should listen to and respect and give all credit to…that’s when it’s all gone to their head and they should take a step back. so if i ever get that big headed…somebody shake me, please!!! so just…thank you. thank you for listening to me and hanging out with me…even when i was only taking pictures with my blackberry!!! today i am showing one of the most exclusive polishes in my collection, liquid euphoria. i don’t really know anything about liquid euphoria besides the fact that it doesn’t exist anymore! their polish, ‘bliss’ is one of the few clarins 230 dupes (one of the most coveted nail polishes in existence!)…this polish is called nirvana. it’s a really beautiful golden yellow/red/green glittery shimmer colour that is amazing. a bottle of this will set you back between $50 – $100 on ebay (seriously)…we won’t disclose what i paid for it (none of your damn business! haha) but it was WORTH IT!!! i tried SO HARD to capture the green but i couldn’t. it’s there, i PROMISE!!! i managed to capture it around the edges of the bottle shots! also i’ve been packing manically because i’m headed back to england tonight (finally!) and apparently i’m a really violent packer…so at the end you can see the teeny nubbin nails i’ve been left with! you won’t see any polish posts with them for about a week because i’m about a week ahead in photos!
so since i live in the UK i usually miss out on the awards show and so because i was in los angeles (leaving tonight!) i decided to watch the emmy’s. of course the best part was watching the arrivals! i loved all the dresses…man those ladies in their froufy dresses were lucky because it was only around 80F (and it had been around 107F the week before!!). but ridiculously talented manicurist and nail polish creator deborah lippmann showcased 3 different looks on 3 different people at the emmy’s, and the lippmann people very kindly provided pictures (including closeups!) and instructions on how to achieve the looks for us lowly non celebs! Lea Michele wore one of Deborah’s newest shades from the All That Jazz set called Lady Sings The Blues, a silver-sparkled navy blue. Presenter January Jones wore Dark Side Of The Moon, an absolutely aubergine shade, in an almond shape. “To achieve the almond nail, file away the sides to create a tapered shape—just like an almond,” Lippmann instructs. “The idea is to create an elegant, elongated shape, not a severe point.” and then this came into my inbox as part of the deborah lippmann mailing list (which you should join!! no nail blog, special anything necessary…it’s a great way to find out about new products or special deals!!!) so exciting, tomorrow is the big day!!!! so this is another from the swiss collection, it’s a pale gold, champagne sparkly shimmer that is almost a foil but not quite. the separate shimmer particles are visible and i must admit i’m kind of on the fence. i WANTED to like it and i think i like it better in pictures than i did in person. i just felt like the colour wasn’t as flattering as i wanted it to be.
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