tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-64095417093483583012024-03-13T13:15:51.255-05:00B'NailsTerrihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05623141397526171772noreply@blogger.comBlogger225125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6409541709348358301.post-40525931686457394322016-12-08T10:47:00.000-06:002016-12-08T10:47:44.642-06:00Fall Polish Choices<span style="font-size: x-large;">Its time for a blog post. I have a few photos piling up and so here's a few that I have been wearing. Some of these have already been on my Fashion Blog but sometimes the posts on <i><b>Meadowtree Style</b></i> get so long that I just don't want to any something else. None of these colors are "just releases" because I was on a polish no buy for about a year. So here we go................</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>Nubar's</i> <span style="color: #45818e;">Forest</span>. <span style="color: #38761d;">Forest</span> is from their <span style="color: #38761d;"><i>Going Green</i></span> collection. Unfortunately, <i>Nubar</i> has fallen on hard times and is no longer producing polish. Fortunately, Amazon has an amazing amount of <i>Nubar</i> for sale.</span></span></b></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: large;"><i>Dollish Polish's</i> <span style="color: #0c343d;">The Witching Hour</span> was from the 2016 A Box Indie. I got it from a stash sale on Facebook. Although meant for Halloween, with its green base I love it for Fall in general. </span></b></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">Can I say anymore about <i>a england</i>? I so love any thing Adina makes. This is <span style="color: #660000;">Briarwood</span> from her Burne-Jones Dream collection.</span></b></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">I have this <i>Nubar</i> on at the moment. It is <span style="color: #990000;">Vino</span> from their Venetian Glass series. I have the whole set and have decided that this is the month to try to wear at least half of this collection. </span></b></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>This is <span style="color: #b45f06;">Surreal Sunset</span> by <i>Fingerpaints</i> which is found at Sally's Beauty and we all probably have one of those near us somewhere. Isn't this a great duochrome. It goes from pink to gold to bronze-amazing!</b></span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">Sometimes I just have to double up! This <span style="color: #134f5c;">Dazed</span> by <i>Cult Nails </i>topped by Laser Jet by <i>Cirque</i>. </span></b></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">And finally, a great one from Rainbow Honey. This is <span style="color: #0b5394;">Kawako</span> from their first <i>Yokai</i> collection. Its been around for awhile but I hope they still have it. Their shop is closed until after Christmas. </span></b></td></tr>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">That's it for this time around-just wanted to share some of the stash with you. I've started buying a few polishes again after taking a year off and just sent my third polish box to a local women's shelter. I do this rather than send bottles into Zoya during their Earth Day sale. I always get a plastic $1 box and make sure I have a new bottle of polish remover and cotton balls to go along with the polishes. </span><br />
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Terrihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05623141397526171772noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6409541709348358301.post-61606108017434920002016-10-01T14:20:00.002-05:002018-06-23T12:04:25.351-05:00A Trio Of Blues<span style="font-size: x-large;">I think most of us wear blue polish year round; probably lighter or darker, depending on the season. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">Here's just three that I have worn lately. My first is Kiko 653 which is part of their Cupcake line. These came out a while back when textured polish was very popular. I have a top coat on in this picture, but you can still see the texture. </span><br />
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jelly finish) with a very subtle gold shimmer. Elevation Polish's
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light turquoise cream and it gets complements when I wear it. Floss
Gloss is what I term a Boutique polish. Floss Gloss is the creative
child of two art school grads and they have a very different take on the
polish culture. Some of their polishes I have no interest in but I do
have quite a few. Bottles run $8 and you can buy a few individual colors from <a href="https://www.amazon.com/s?ie=UTF8&field-keywords=Floss%20Gloss&index=blended&link_code=qs&sourceid=Mozilla-search&tag=mozilla-20" target="_blank"><b>Amazon</b></a> with free shipping. </span><br />
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Terrihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05623141397526171772noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6409541709348358301.post-88163093152259556252016-08-28T14:24:00.002-05:002016-08-28T14:24:49.547-05:00Two For The Record<b><span style="font-size: x-large;">I wore these two this week. I put them in a combo pic on my <a href="http://meadowtree.blogspot.com/">Fashion Blog</a> but will have them here as singles. </span></b><br />
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<b><span style="font-size: x-large;"> </span></b>Terrihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05623141397526171772noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6409541709348358301.post-61705184660216690782016-08-18T11:48:00.000-05:002016-08-18T11:48:16.226-05:00Julep and Love, Lace and Lilacs <span style="font-size: x-large;">Today is a stash catch up. As usual, I need some pictures for my Pinterest boards and it has been a long time since my last post. So here we go. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">First up, is <b>Julep's Cassidy.</b> This is a bright turquoise creme that only needs two coats.<b><br /></b></span><br />
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<br />Terrihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05623141397526171772noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6409541709348358301.post-18535651868680502092016-04-25T08:29:00.002-05:002016-06-13T09:25:47.534-05:00Catching Up With Blue, Green and a Gold<span style="font-size: large;">Hello, hope everyone is doing good today. It has been a while so I thought I had better catch you up on what I have been wearing lately. These two colors have already been on my Style blog The MeadowTree Journal. Here goes............</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Of course, I had to pick a polish to wear with my pieces</span><b><span style="font-size: large;">. This is <i>Lake of Shining Water</i> by <a href="https://www.etsy.com/shop/LiteraryLacquer" target="_blank">Literary Lacquer</a>. </span></b><span style="font-size: large;">I
can't say enough about Amy Milder's creations. She bases her
collections on her and her fan's favorite books.The color I am wearing
is from the <i>Ann of Green Gable's</i> collection. Started in 2012, <b>Literary Lacquer's </b>quality
is impeccable and Amy has such a creative outlook on her polishes.
Every August, she makes a limited edition polish for her birthday. I
have snagged two birthday polishes at this point and find I always have
room for more <b>Literary Lacquer</b>. If you are interested in a safe great Indie polish, check her out on <a href="https://www.etsy.com/shop/LiteraryLacquer" target="_blank">ETSY</a>. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b> </b>I picked <i><b>Wet</b></i> by <a href="http://flossgloss.com/" target="_blank"><b>Floss Gloss</b></a>
to go with the browns and oranges that I wore. This color is luminous
light turquoise cream and it gets complements when I wear it. Floss
Gloss is what I term a Boutique polish. Floss Gloss is the creative
child of two art school grads and they have a very different take on the
polish culture. Some of their polishes I have no interest in but I do
have quite a few. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Bottles run $8 and you can buy a few individual colors from <a href="https://www.amazon.com/s?ie=UTF8&field-keywords=Floss%20Gloss&index=blended&link_code=qs&sourceid=Mozilla-search&tag=mozilla-20" target="_blank"><b>Amazon</b></a> with free shipping. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">I wore another Floss Gloss when I went to the Kansas City Film Festival to see Jeremy Scott and the debut of the new documentary about him as a designer. This is Stun, an incredible gold based micro glitter. This never made it to the blog because I only put our red carpet photo on Instagram. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"> So here's a first. I putting a style picture on this blog before I do it on my style blog. You can see why I picked the gold. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">That's it and have a great Spring. I never know when I will be back here.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="font-size: x-large;">Terri </span></b></span>Terrihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05623141397526171772noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6409541709348358301.post-85171054550941662442016-03-13T11:34:00.002-05:002016-03-13T11:34:34.841-05:00Downton Abby<span style="font-size: x-large;">Last weekend, we went to a Downton Abby event. Here's what I wore on my nails. The bottom coat is <i><b>Excalibur</b></i> by <b>A-England</b> and the top coat is <i><b>Dazed</b></i> by <b>Cult Nails</b>. I think the colors speak for themselves. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">That's it. <i><b>Terri</b></i></span>Terrihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05623141397526171772noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6409541709348358301.post-28003794865603031242016-03-05T09:50:00.003-06:002016-03-05T09:51:33.580-06:00What's On My Nails Now<span style="font-size: x-large;">This week I have been wearing <b>Mod Lacquer's <i>Cerulean Light Beam</i></b>. <b>Mod Lacquer</b> had some wonderful shades and a shop on ETSY. Unfortunately, last August they closed shop. I will miss them. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">Cerulean Light Beam is just that, a light Cerulean sky blue holo that really shines in the natural sunlight. It is a gorgeous one. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">That's it. <i><b>Terri </b></i></span>Terrihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05623141397526171772noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6409541709348358301.post-24445992293886985582016-02-29T08:10:00.000-06:002016-02-29T08:10:57.795-06:00Many Splendors and Boudicca<span style="font-size: x-large;">I have two colors that I have been wearing the past two weeks. First up is <b>Rescue Beauty Lounge's <i>Many Splendors</i></b> for their last collection before closing doors. Like many others, I picked up a lot for myself. Unlike others, I am not selling them on Ebay for exorbitant prices. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: x-large;"><i><b>Many Splendors</b></i> is a matte textured polish with gold glitter. Sounds like <b>Zoya's Pixie Dust</b> doesn't it. It looks likes <b>Pixie Dust</b>. It made me remember that I don't have <i><b>Dahlia</b></i> (which has silver glitter) from the first <b>Pixie Dust</b> collection. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: x-large;"> Next I wore <b>Illamasqua's <i>Boudicca</i></b> for a future post on my Style Blog <a href="http://meadowtree.blogspot.com/"><b>MeadowTree</b></a>. This is an intense red orange with orange and pink micro-flakes. I you live in the states, just wait until Hautelook has a Illamasqua feature and pick some up there. When they have them, everything is half price. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">That's it for today. Take care, <i><b>Terri</b></i></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: x-large;"> </span>Terrihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05623141397526171772noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6409541709348358301.post-28275099135301846192016-02-19T16:42:00.002-06:002016-02-19T16:46:17.525-06:00Emerald and Ash's Desert Tears<span style="font-size: x-large;">It takes something special to make me buy more polish. <b>Emerald and Ash's <i>Desert Tears</i></b> is just that. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: x-large;"><span id="yui_3_16_0_1_1425517108148_4083">I see it as a pink leaning taupe
crelly base. It’s filled with scattered holo flecks of bright
blue micro flakes and a touch of blue shimmer.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: x-large;"><span id="yui_3_16_0_1_1425517108148_4083">Half of the purchase is donated to Bob Woodruff Foundation in the support of wounded veterans. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: x-large;"><span id="yui_3_16_0_1_1425517108148_4083">The link to Emerald and Ash is <a href="http://www.emeraldandash.com/">HERE</a>. And I will warn you that they make great smelling cuticle oils. It will be hard to leave without one. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: x-large;"><span id="yui_3_16_0_1_1425517108148_4083">Best Regards, Terri</span></span><br />
Terrihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05623141397526171772noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6409541709348358301.post-24302800948527052322016-02-14T10:53:00.001-06:002016-02-14T10:54:37.943-06:00Happy Valentine's Day<div style="text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">And today I am wearing the Queen of Valentine's Day, <b>Ruby Pumps </b>by<b> <i>China Glaze</i></b>. It has reigned since it's debut in 2001. It is just one of those tried and true classics.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">And that's all see wrote-take care-Terri </span></div>
Terrihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05623141397526171772noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6409541709348358301.post-76839847848910550792016-01-15T10:45:00.000-06:002016-01-21T23:10:25.180-06:00Polish, The Accessory<span style="font-size: large;">I think this post is a turning point in my blogging life. I have had plenty of turning points since 2009. That is when I first starting blogging on <a href="http://meadowtree.blogspot.com/">Meadowtree</a>. What started out to be a gateway for me to practice my photography actually became three different venues. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">It's time to return to my roots. I will always love polish and will always consider it part of my overall style. </span><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;">But it is not an end to itself. A</span>t my age I want to do other things. I will return to B'nails occasionally, when I need to post photo for my Pinterest boards.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">So here goes. This is <b>Study In Black and Grey #1</b>. These are the accessories that I wore to the symphony last weekend. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: x-large;"><b>KOCO's <i>Set In Stone</i></b>, a darker grey creme.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">For the symphony, I added some top glitter with <b>Salon Perfect's <i>Black Diamond</i></b>. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">And that is it for a while, Take care <i><b>Terri </b></i></span>Terrihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05623141397526171772noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6409541709348358301.post-44606505867827647222016-01-06T17:12:00.003-06:002016-01-06T17:12:53.760-06:00Winterberries<span style="font-size: large;">Hi All, I'm back again with another design/ this one is for the Claire Estelle 8 Challenge on IG. The theme was Winterberries. I went with pastel berries on white stems with a gold background. I used a brush and dotting tool. </span><br />
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<li><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b><a href="https://www.facebook.com/ModLacquer/?fref=ts">Mod Lacquer's</a> <i>Golden Sunbeam</i> </b>(from Mid-Century Mod Collection) and the link is to her FB page. She closed shop.</span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="http://www.zoya.com/content/item/Zoya/Zoya-Nail-Polish-Redbook-Name-A-Color-Trio.html"><b>Zoya's <i>Cindy</i></b></a> (from their Redbook Limited Edition Holiday Trio)</span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: x-large;"><b><span style="font-size: large;"> <a href="http://blackdahlialacquer.com/">Black Dahlia's</a> <i>Capital Rose Garden, African Violets and South Congress Bats</i></span></b></span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: x-large;"><b><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="http://www.wetnwildbeauty.com/">Wet N Wild's</a><i> Hallucination </i></span></b></span></li>
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<span style="font-size: large;">I has been really cloudy around here so all my photos are taken inside with my lights. I sort of wanted it sort of Japanese and went with a pretty subtle look. One would think I was having a hard time leaving Christmas. HaHa</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">I already had the gold nails. I love this combo of <i><b>Cindy</b></i> on top of <i><b>Golden Sunbeam. </b></i></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">And finally, here's <b>Mod's Lacquer's <i>Golden Sunbeam</i></b>. Mod is another great polish maker that folded this Fall. I miss her whole take on the polish scene. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Hey, this is a quick post because today is the day that the designs are due for this Claire Estelle. I hope you enjoyed this one. Anyone else love to wear gold on their nails or do you consider it a "special occasion" only color?</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">So until next time, take care.<i><b><span style="font-size: x-large;"> Terri</span></b></i></span>Terrihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05623141397526171772noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6409541709348358301.post-38039993613837818972016-01-02T12:25:00.003-06:002016-01-02T12:25:25.084-06:00French Mani With Bows<span style="font-size: large;">HI all, hope everyone's year has started out great. I decided to help me celebrate the new year, I needed a new mani. It's French Tips with bows.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">The base is<b> <span style="font-size: x-large;">Chi's <i>P-Chi's And Cream</i></span></b><i>.</i> And this is a polish that has no swatches on the web. So I guess I am the only one who owns this color. I got it at a <i>Tuesday Morning</i> about three years ago. Now you can find it at <span style="font-size: x-large;"><a href="http://www.style21.com/index.php?route=product/product&product_id=2582" target="_blank"><b>Style21. </b></a></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">P-Chi's And Cream is a sheer apricot based pink. I
used three coats and then decided French Nails would be great for this
design. It would have taken four coats to completely cover my nail line.
But of all my sheerer polishes, this is the only one I have with this
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<span style="font-size: large;">My glitter is <b>Sonnetarium's <i>Lenten Rose</i></b>. This is another wonderful Indie who is no longer with us. <i><b>Lenten Rose</b></i> was one of her more popular polishes. It's so delicate and beautiful. When it came out <a href="http://www.chalkboardnails.com/2012/12/sonnetarium-winter-2012-collection.html" target="_blank">Chalkboard Nails</a> layered it over China Glaze's Audrey which shows its versatility. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">The French Tips were done in <b><span style="font-size: x-large;">Zoya's <i>Purity</i>. </span></b>And the bows were drawn with one of my white paint pens. <b><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></b></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">And finally, a shot of P-Chi's And Creme by itself. This was the whole reason for the mani. I needed a shot of this for my Pinterest Boards. <b><span style="font-size: x-large;"> </span></b></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Well, that's wraps it up today. I still have this one on but am getting a feeling I want some gold on so it's back to the polish shelf to see what I can come up with. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Take care and until next time, <i><b><span style="font-size: x-large;">Terri</span></b></i></span>Terrihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05623141397526171772noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6409541709348358301.post-60210852779769646692015-12-28T14:38:00.004-06:002015-12-28T14:38:47.874-06:00Wrapped Presents<span style="font-size: x-large;"> Hi all, just a simple quick post of something I put together today. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">These are some simple holiday nail designs. The base is <b>Revlon's <i>Golden</i></b>. The ribbon and bows are <b>Stripe Rite's <i>Gold</i></b> and the white is <b>Floss Gloss's <i>Mrs. Tony Montana.</i></b></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: x-large;"> Now the the fancy wrap adding <b>Floss Gloss's <i>Second Base</i></b> along with some rhinestones. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: x-large;"> And <b>Revlon's <i>Golden</i></b> solo shot.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">Short and sweet, that's all I have. <i><b>Terri</b></i></span><br />
<span style="font-size: x-large;"> </span>Terrihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05623141397526171772noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6409541709348358301.post-41487899952405952492015-12-27T14:16:00.001-06:002015-12-27T14:52:53.735-06:00Orly's Smart Gels<span style="font-size: x-large;">Hi all, Did this year go fast or what? I was determined that before the year was over I would finally try my home Orly Smart Gel System. I only bought it 2 1/2 years ago! Is that procrastination or what? </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">I have the the <a href="http://www.orlybeauty.com/gels/smartgels/starter-kit.html" target="_blank">starter kit</a>. This includes:</span><br />
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1.7 Fl Oz / 50 mL<br />
Nail Tip Primer<br />
.18 Fl Oz / 5.3 mL<br />
Base + Top<br />
.18 Fl Oz / 5.3 mL<br />
Cuticle Oil<br />
.18 Fl Oz / 5.3 mL<br />
Remover<br />
1.7 Fl Oz / 50 mL<br />
Pocket Removers<br />
20 pk<br />
Lint Free Nail Wipes<br />
20 pk<br />
Pusher & Remover Mini File/Buffer<br />
Step-by-Step Instruction Guide (which includes a DVD)</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-size: large;">I put this polish through some pretty hard paces in that I did not use gloves ( on purpose) to do some pretty heavy pre-Christmas cleaning. They lasted a full week before anything even chipped. Under normal circumstances, I think they would have lasted two weeks. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: x-large;"> <span style="font-size: large;">One thing I learned from the DVD was you can put your lacquers over your gel and use a non-acetone remover to remove the lacquer and the gel polish will be safe and sound. I used <a href="http://www.sallybeauty.com/polish-remover/BTYSEC11,default,pd.html" target="_blank">Beauty Secret's Non-Acetone from Sally's Beauty.</a></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-size: large;">I did a carved design with Revlon's Golden. I painted a coat on my gels and then with a brush and the non-acetone polish remover carved swirls out for a Baroque look. I added some red dots for some interest. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-size: large;">That's it for today. Take care-<i><b><span style="font-size: x-large;">Terri</span></b></i> </span></span>Terrihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05623141397526171772noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6409541709348358301.post-85606841453239595482015-12-18T00:10:00.001-06:002015-12-21T12:33:43.095-06:00Snowflakes-December Hobby Polish Blogger's December Linkup<span style="font-size: x-large;">Hi Everyone and welcome
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<span style="font-size: large;">Our December Link-Up is a winter/holiday theme. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">I picked probably one of the most used motifs ever, snowflakes. I found this design in the December issue of <b><i>Nails</i></b> magazine. The design is called <i>Winter Wonderland</i> and can be found <a href="http://www.nailsmag.com/demosteps/113362/nail-art-studio-winter-wonderland" target="_blank"><b>here</b></a>. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">The base is <b>KOCO's</b> <i>Teal Of Fortune</i>. With an art brush and <b>Zoya's</b> <i>Purity</i>, I made snowflakes using criss-cross lines. Then, with a dotting tool, I did some extra dots and added a little silver sparkle with some Kiss glitter. Finally, top coated it all with some <b>Sally Girl's</b> holo topper. Being <i>Sally's Girl</i>, there no name, just a number (EH1 251).</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;">Well, that's it for me this time around. But as I mentioned earlier, I am
taking part in <b>The Hobby Polish Blogger's</b> group link-up. This is a great
group of bloggers on Facebook that are very supportive and always are
willing to give help to other bloggers. So check some of their art out
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<span style="font-size: large;">So until next time, take care and shine on!</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><i><b><span style="font-size: x-large;">Terri </span></b></i></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">I finally felt like doing something a little festive. I have been wearing a-england's Dragon all week. While cruising Walmart's craft department, I saw some gold fine tip paint pens and thought I would give them a try. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">That's it for this time around. So, until next time, my friends take care and think Shiny. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><i><b><span style="font-size: x-large;">Terri </span></b></i></span>Terrihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05623141397526171772noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6409541709348358301.post-83572701410151931322015-12-07T18:05:00.001-06:002015-12-26T19:50:15.118-06:00Two From Illamasqua-Swatching My Stash<span style="font-size: x-large;">Hello Nailistas! </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">I'm back with another </span><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;">stash </span>swatch. This time it is two of my Illamasquas. I only started getting Illamasqua when HauteLook (which is Nordstrom The Rack) started offering them a few times. </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">It takes a while to get the order. And you need to get to the sale pretty early, because things get sold out quick. People just love Illasmasqua, especially when it's half price. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">The first photo is in natural light and the second photo is in my light box. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Scarab came out in 2010 and still in the lineup so I figure it has to be a classic. This is a deep vampy ruby red that has an incredible rich shimmer. It has a tad brown tone to it and has that dark at the corners mysterious look. This is one of the best reds I have. Love It!</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Next up is Bacterium from the 2011 Toxic Nature Collection. The name alone made me want this polish. I mean bacteria is everywhere so why not have it on your nails! This is a frost taupe with blue shimmer. So............oo different, even after five years. This is a neutral with quite an original twist. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">So, until next time, my friends take care and think Shiny. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><i><b><span style="font-size: x-large;">Terri </span></b></i></span><br />
<br />Terrihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05623141397526171772noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6409541709348358301.post-69979852418177347322015-11-24T09:24:00.001-06:002015-12-26T19:50:43.715-06:00Monochromatic-Hobby Polish Bloggers' November Link Up<span style="font-size: x-large;">Hello Nailistas and welcome
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<span style="font-size: large;">Our November challenge was to create a monochromatic design. Monochromatic is a piece that has only shades and tints of one hue. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">It seems that I am still in a brown frame of mind and although, first thinking I was going to do blues, I got drawn to all my browns.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">I went with a pretty graphic type mani using nail vinyls. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">The base is done in <b>Mineral Fusion's <i>Pretty Penny</i></b>. After applying the nail vinyls, I created a sponged design using <b>Rainbow Honey's <i>Oni</i></b> and <b>Zoya's <i>Codie. </i></b></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><i><b> Oni </b></i>is a medium brown fill with glass flecks and multi chrome shimmer. It's quite a stunner on it's own. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><i><b>Codie</b></i> is a very dark brown and I would probably never wear it by itself. But it has really been a worker with my nail designs this Fall.</span><br />
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<li><span style="font-size: large;">The nail vinyls were purchased from <span style="font-size: x-large;"><b><a href="http://nailvinyls.com/" target="_blank">Nail Vinyl</a></b>s.</span> But I am getting a message that the store is down for maintenance and I can't figure out if she is in business anymore). But there are plenty places to get vinyls from these days. </span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: large;"><i><b>Pretty Penny</b> </i>was purchased from <b><span style="font-size: x-large;"><a href="http://www.ulta.com/ulta/a/Mineral-Fusion/_/N-1z13ow5?ciSelector=searchResults" target="_blank">Ulta.</a></span></b></span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: large;"><i><b>Codie</b></i> was purchased from <b><span style="font-size: x-large;"><a href="http://www.zoya.com/content/category/Zoya_Nail_Polish.html" target="_blank">Zoya</a></span></b> online (although Codie looks to have been discontinued)</span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: large;"><i><b>Oni</b></i> was purchased from <span style="font-size: x-large;"><b><a href="http://www.rainbowhoney.com/collections/theyokai" target="_blank">Rainbow Honey</a></b></span>. Oni is part of the <i><b>Yokai Collection</b></i>. </span></li>
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<span style="font-size: large;">I have a feeling that this one might stick out like a sore thumb. I always seem to go in the oposite direction than everyone else does in theses nail challenge things. Oh well, so it goes. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;">Well, that's it for me this time around. But as I mentioned earlier, I am
taking part in <b>The Hobby Polish Blogger's</b> group link-up. This is a great
group of bloggers on Facebook that are very supportive and always are
willing to give help to other bloggers. So check some of their art out
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<span style="font-size: large;">So until next time, take care and shine on!</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><i><b><span style="font-size: x-large;">Terri </span></b></i></span><br />
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Terrihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05623141397526171772noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6409541709348358301.post-38216180464504834512015-11-19T14:15:00.002-06:002015-12-26T19:52:36.072-06:00Philly Loves Lacquer-Three Single Batch Prototypes<i><b><span style="font-size: x-large;">Hi All,</span></b></i><br />
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<span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-size: large;">I belong to the <b>Philly Loves Lacquer</b> <b>Collective</b>. One of the perks is that sometimes Ester gives us some pretty good deals on polishes that the general public doesn't even hear about. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-size: large;">For Halloween, she let us have three Single Batch Prototype polishes for an amazing price. Here are the three that I was sent and for once, I am showing some colors that I recently have gotten. Usually, that takes me about a year!</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-size: large;">First up is <i><b>SBP 330</b></i>. This one is a pretty petal pink that is filled with silver and color shifting shimmer. There is the additional element of irregular shaped color shifting flakes. It took me three coats to get it to the level of coverage that I wanted. This would have been perfect for October and, of course next Spring. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-size: large;">I love the way the blue shifts play against the pink hue. I did notice that a few of the larger flakes didn't want to lie flat. But, I didn't have a top coat on either and imagine this would have been taken care of with that final step. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">The next polish I want to show you is <i><b>SBP 332</b></i>. This is a greyed violet filled with scattered holo and dries to a satin finish. Of the three, this one was my problem child. It seemed a little extra thick and I had trouble handling it. Eventually we got along, but it took some time on my part. In some lighting, I can really see grey but in the sun, it's shows it's more violet side. I had a sunny day when I took these so these are natural sun (outside) shots. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">And finally, my favorite of the group, <i><b>SBP 329</b></i> or what I like to call "<i><b>My Little Kumqua</b><b>t"</b></i>. This polish is a red orange crelly IMO filled with micro silver and orange glitter with a bit of red irregular glitter added. "<i><b>My Little Kumquat</b></i>" has an also metallic look to me and I think it is the glitter combination in. I absolutely adore this one! </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">And finally, I decided to add a tape design to the mix. I'm not sure now well this works. The purple was taking a change because purple does have blue in it so I wasn't sure how they would really look next to each other. But nothing ventured, nothing gained-right? I did get a compliment on it while I was wearing it. So someone like it. HaHa. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">So that's it for today. If I have sparked your interest in Philly Loves Lacquer, here are a couple of links you should check out.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://phillyloveslacquer.com/" target="_blank">PHLL's Web Page</a></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://www.facebook.com/PhillyLovesLacquer/" target="_blank">PHLL's Facebook page</a></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">And finally, the link to the <a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/phllcollective/" target="_blank">Collective</a>. It is a closed group and you have to request a membership. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">So, until next time, my friends take care and think Shiny. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><i><b><span style="font-size: x-large;">Terri </span></b></i></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"> </span>Terrihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05623141397526171772noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6409541709348358301.post-41626368627923311332015-11-15T16:58:00.000-06:002015-12-26T19:55:45.026-06:00Zoya's Marion-Swatching My Stash<span style="font-size: x-large;">Hello All You Nailistas Out There. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">I'm back with another </span><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;">stash </span>swatch . This time it is only one polish because <i><b>Marion</b></i> deserves to be all by herself. Well that's IMO, of course. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">If you live in the states (and now Canada, I think) <b>Zoya</b> comes up with some pretty sweet deals as far as surprise packages. Marion came in one this Summer. She was part of a mystery trio and cannot be found on Zoya's site (I tried). </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">To start out, you must know that I love, love, love duochromes. And I love taking pictures of duochromes. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">So here is just a few to let you know how gorgeous this lady is. She changes from a violet to a silvery green and with a lot of shimmer to help. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-size: large;">The silver green really show up here. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">You are going to see something different every time you take a different look at Marion. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">I was wearing <i><b>Marion</b></i> when I found La Croix's newest addition to their flavored water. This one is a Blackberry/Cucumber mix and I absolutely love it!</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">So that it for today. Did anyone else go for this mystery trio and did you like them. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">And until next time, my friends take care and think Shiny. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Today I am doing another one of my Stash Swatches. I love doing my <a href="https://www.pinterest.com/tlgardner1/" target="_blank">Pinterest Boards</a> and tI am finding photos that I never posted and polishes I really want to wear. And today I have two perfect ones for Fall.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">First up, I have <b>Seche's <i>Aristocrat</i></b>. I got this on sale at Ulta last year. <b>Seche</b> still makes colored polishes but unfortunately this beauty is no longer in their line. But never fear, Ebay and Amazon always comes to the rescue.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><i><b>Aristocrat</b></i> is a dark purple with color shifting shimmer. It's quite the sophisticated lady. I can't remember where I wore it this Fall, but remembering having it on for quite a while.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Next up is <b>Rainbow Honey's <i>Oni</i></b> which was part of their <a href="http://www.rainbowhoney.com/collections/theyokai" target="_blank"><b>The Yokai</b></a> collection. As I remember, this was the first full size bottle of RH (but not the only <b>Yokai</b> I finally owned-I love this collection) that I bought and this probably the first brown I ever owned. It is a smooth finish that is infused with small gold gold glitter. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Well, that's it and I hope you have enjoyed a couple of my stash polishes. So, until next time take care think Shiny!</span><br />
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<i><b><span style="font-size: x-large;">Terri </span></b></i>Terrihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05623141397526171772noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6409541709348358301.post-38031522830884582812015-11-09T18:56:00.000-06:002015-11-09T19:02:59.901-06:00 Russ Color Change 02-Swatching My Stash And A Woodland Thing<span style="font-size: large;">Hello Again, Today I have a couple of things. First up is Stash Swatch of <b>Dear Russ <i>Color Change 08</i>. Dear Russ</b> was a Korean Indie that went out of business over a year ago. I have three of their polishes and think each one is gorgeous. Their 08 is a gold green shimmer with a little holo, thus the color change. It does look more brown in the bottle, but on and in the sun it is this gorgeous green. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">I'm getting three birds done with this one. Needing a swatch sample is one but I decided to try a ClairEstelle IG challenge and the Nov. 8th one was Woodlands. And Nail Art Nations Challenge this week is Fall with some green.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Now, I have to admit that mine looks more like the Woodlands floor and an abstract one at that. It has a bit of stamping, hand painting and glazing. The green is Butter London's Dosh which color wise worked great with the other colors I used. </span><br />
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<i><b><span style="font-size: x-large;">Terri </span></b></i>Terrihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05623141397526171772noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6409541709348358301.post-67719286455085884922015-11-07T10:20:00.001-06:002015-11-07T11:12:19.024-06:00Dear Russ and Glitter Gal-Swatching My Stash<span style="font-size: large;">Hello and I hope everyone is great. It seems a while since I have been on the blog but I guess it has been a little over a week. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">One of my new projects is to create Pinterest boards for all my polishes. I did this in hope that it would help me buy less polish. I am trying to go on a "no buy" but so far it hasn't been that successful. But the Pinterest boards have been interesting. In come cases, I can't find examples of colors that I own. Today is the case. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">I have three <b>Dear Rus</b> polishes and can't find examples on the web. Dear Russ was a Korean Indie that closed shop over a year ago. I have three of their colors and think they are beautiful so today is a <i><span style="font-size: x-large;">Stash Swatching</span></i> post. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">First up is <b>Glitter Gal's<i> Firey Furnace.</i></b> I used this as the base for <b>Dear Russ's <i>Noblesse Glam 08. Fiery Furnace </i></b>is a red/pink/orange multichrome. It's pretty cool. It's one of those you could take and retake pics and never have the same color combo. And this color can still be found in online shops. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Next came a three part layering of <b><i>Noblesse Glam 08. </i></b>First painting it lightly on all the nails. The second time only putting it two thirds way down. And finally, the third time, only on the tips. I find that glitter gradations work best for me doing it this way. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Of course, I love my glitter. At the time of writing this I am still wearing these two. This is Thursday night and I want to see if they will make it through the weekend-better go put on a top coat. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">That's it for this time. So until next time, take care and think "Shiny"!</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">I like doing nail art, stamping and all that stuff that goes on with nail design. But my favorite thing it to come up with different polish combination with base and toppers to get a different look with the lacquers. I think that was what first drew me in. And I probably have the most fun with the few <b>Lynnderellas</b> I own. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><i><b>Mr. Darcy</b></i> was part of the 2013 Once Upon A Prince collection. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><i><b>Mr. Darcy</b></i> is made up of multiple shades of gray, periwinkle, lavender, gun metal, black and a tad of red glitters. I had wanted this one for a while and finally got it when it went on sale for $12. Lynnderella is having a few sales now on both her Ebay and StoreEnvy shops. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">I bought four <b>Illamasquas</b> from Hautelook earlier this Summer.<i><b> Cameo</b></i> is a Periwinkle blue. This is easily a one coater. <b>Illasmasqua</b> is now available again in the United States through through their UK website. There's free shipping with $75 and standard delivery of $7.50 for less than. Of course, when I got mine through <b><a href="https://www.hautelook.com/" target="_blank">HauteLook</a></b>, they were half price and that would be the way to go (if they ever offer them again). </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">And, with a Lynn, I have to do a macro because there is so much going on with this polish. But that is usually the case with her creation. If you love glitters, she just can't be beat. Although, I won't go for any of those high rolling auctions that go over at her Ebay store. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"> I wanted to do a dupe comparison for this one, since <b>Illamasqua</b> is so expensive. I have two other Periwinkles; <b>China Glaze's Secret <i>Peri-wink-le</i></b> and <b>Julep's <i>Isabela</i></b>. I would have to say that <i><b>Isabela</b></i> is dead on. You can find <i><b>Isabela</b></i> around but it still seems to be around $10. I got mine originally in a Maven box but I did find some for around $10 on Ebay. <i><b>Cameo</b></i> is $18.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">That it for this round, just two great polishes that I think go great together. What do you think? Take care and think Shiny. <span style="font-size: x-large;"><i><b>Terri</b></i></span></span><br />
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