Mermaid Nails

Happy new year!

Goodbye 2013, hello 2014! Hope you all rang in the new year fun and safely! :D I wish I had some epic revelation to share with you regarding my 2013…but the only thing that comes to mind at the moment is that I learned that my favorite hues tend toward mint/teal shades. (surprise surprise)

Anyhoo, celebrated today by coating my tips in a shimmery aqua-mint color duo called Sun Shower for Revlon's Sun Candy collection:

I started with a base coat, applied one coat of the creamy color, one coat of the glitter, and finished with a coat of Seche Vite. The cream coat is a little bit on the thickish side and applies slightly unevenly, but the glitter coat covers any imperfections for a visually perfect finish.

Previously, I also got a chance to try out Drops Of Jade from Maybelline's Color Show Polka Dots collection:

For this look, I applied a base coat, one coat of Essie's Turquoise and Caicos, one coat of Drops of Jade, and finished with a coat of Seche Vite. I really loved how I was able to get substantial bits of black and white hexagonal confetti bits in a variety of sizes. Easy to apply and made for a super-cool effect.

And finally, Mint Candy Apple by Essie. Yeah, it's a pretty popular shade and I'm sure I've posted about it before, but I thought it looked really cool paired with my new Kate Spade stripe wallet. Just a gratuitous shot of a rockin' color scheme:

Something about mint, gold, and white…one of my all-time-favorite color combinations!

Happy Wednesday, all! And cheers to a bright 2014! Thanks for reading. :D

Hugs,
Cat

Sinful Cinderella

Hi!  Just wanted to show off some new-ish nail polish.  Cinderella, by Sinful Colors.  I said "new-ish" because I actually purchased it about 2 months ago and lost it during the move to my new house.  I was unpacking some leftover boxes and found it a few days ago.  Go figure!

Love the name. You can probably figure out the obvious pun, lol!  Cinderella is a pale, fairytale-ish blue, very reminiscent of the shade portrayed in Walt Disney's classic Cinderella.  (technically, I think the original film's dress was silver/white, but these days people remember it as blue)  Anyways, it's fairly sheer with pretty pink iridescent shimmer throughout.  I had to apply about 3 coats to get decently solid coverage.  A very cute, feminine, and wearable color.  Unusual in that it's blue, but not in a conspicuous way.

Happy Tuesday all! :)

Hugs,
Cat

Champagne Shimmer

I found my perfect nude polish for the summer!  When I had first received Kennedy by Zoya, I felt that it was a little too gray for my skin tone and I would often skip over it when choosing a nude polish.  However, I found that applying a layer of Sinful's Glass Pink (my absolute favorite sheer shimmer of the moment) really brought out an extra dimension of pink sparkle, transforming a rather blah beige into a gorgeous, pinky-nude champagne shimmer!  I'm sooooooooooo in love!

Meg by Zoya

Hey all!  Here's the final color from the Beach & Surf trio that I purchased from Zoya.  Meg is described as: "light-yellow toned mermaid green with heavy gold and silver metallic shimmer and sparkling foil finish".

This is what it looks like with just one coat (with a base coat and topped with Seche Vite).  It applied very fluidly and evenly, I guess the shimmer makes it a very forgiving color because it easily hides any flaws.  As for the color itself, I'm not sure how I feel about it exactly.  When I asked my husband what he thought, he took one glance and said: "Shiny."  Upon heavier contemplation, I've decided that Meg looks like I melted a metallic tennis ball on my fingertips, lol.  What do you guys think?  Love it or leave it?

Hugs,
Cat

Subtle Shimmery Smoke

Hello hello!  TGIF everyone!  Too bad I'm about to head off to work, PLUS I'm getting over a cold.  Blargh...  I'm also going out to a super fancy-schmancy dinner...the kind where they serve an 8-course chef's tasting menu with wine pairings.  Sounds good, right?  Not if you've lost most of your sense of taste, which is oftentimes what happens when you have a cold.  Nooooooooooooo!  But, that aside, just thought I'd share my look of the day with you all.  I did a subtle, shimmery smokey eye which I'll  intensify with more black shadow and false lashes tonight when I go out:

Achieving this look is a piece of cake.  First, I applied a shimmery grey cream shadow all over my top and bottom lids.  Here, I used Buxom's Stay-There Eyeshadow in Pug.  Then I darkened my outer corners with Sephora Collection Eyeshadow in Starry Sky No. 7.  Next, I drew a winged line along my top lash line with black gel eyeliner and then finished with some mascara.  Done, done, and done!

To complete the overall look, I applied some ELF Studio Blush in Twinkle Pink to my cheeks and finished with a barely-there lip using ELF Studio Glossy Gloss in Pink Candy:

Thanks for reading and for listening to my rant, haha!  Hope you all enjoy a fabulous weekend! :D

Hugs,
Cat