GOT Thursday-Charmed By A Snake

My GOT polish today is OPI's Charmed By A Snake from the Spring 2008 India collection. That is way before I fell in love with polish and all that goes with it (which I have found includes making new wonderful friends). 

I snagged my “Charmed" off of EBay about two years ago. That’s where I usually have to go when I see something that I missed out on and love.

And the darker brown is Starlight And Sparkle's Hot Chocolate  and you can find her store on ETSY.

For me, these are two super rich shimmery colors that go fantastically together. 

I did a two thirds/one third arrangement for the color relationships. I used more lighter color to balance out the darker one. For a little extra flash, Revlon's Gold Coin was used to divide the two areas. Using a dotting tool, I fished out sequins from Revlon's Sequins and put five on the thumbs and three on each of the other fingers. I am pretty sure these two Revlon's are also GOTs. Again, I got them off of EBay a couple of years ago.

I finished out with a top coat of Seche Vite to make sure the sequins were secure. 

At this point in time, I do not buy OPI and Revlon. It's the whole animal testing thing. I will buy what I call "OPI Vintage" which are polishes that were made by OPI before they sold out to Cody with the condition that they are not still produced today.  But they tend to expensive. I finally decided that there is to much wonderfullness (I think I just invented a new word) going on today to dwell in the past. 

Well, that is it for today. Until the next time-take care..............Terri

Starlight And Sparkles + ETSY

I guess it is just the art teacher in me, but I love these Indie polish companies on ETSY. I keep thinking, "I bet these girls (and they are mainly girls) probably enjoyed art class in high school." I like products with connection and a story. It's also the fiber artist; raise your own sheep person in me. 

Finger nail polish now is such a creative statement and a statement of such individuality. I can spend so much time trolling ETSY, reading their stories and trying their polish. With orders I get hand written thank you notes and little extra goodies thrown in. I know they are grateful for my business. And they seem to have the  spirit  of making sure their product in humane and safe. So I say, no matter what age you are, look at ETSY the next time you want some nail polish. You will be rewarded by some wonderful creativity.  

There is one caveat. Occasionally, you will get some polishes that don't have a great formula or the color looked different on the site than in the actual bottles. With the price of Indy polishes  this can smart a little. But I figure it is all part of the game and it won't stop me from trying new Indys.