Foster dog nails

products purchased by me

Yesterday I mentioned that it hasn't been the best holiday season ever at Casa de Jammies, and part of that was the passing of my 14 year old Yellow Lab foster dog, Mouse.  Mouse came to me in January of 2012, and gave me a ton of undemanding love and companionship.  To honor him, I decided on a simple manicure of Sally Hansen Crackle polish in Antiqued Gold over Revlon Parfumerie Fresh Linen.  Simple colors that reminded me of his coat.

The blog sale I'm not having again this year

The pretty little cosmetic bags are all lined up--ten of them, filled with nearly 40 bottles of polish from Cult Nails, China Glaze, Dr. Lacquer, OPI, Orly, Illamasqua, Glitter Daze and Zoya.  Tomorrow they will go to Good Neighbors for their holiday store, packed in a silver Justin Bieber tote bag Ulta insisted I have and which will probably make some tween as happy as the nail polish. ;)  It's been a rough couple of weeks here at Casa de Jammies, so I'm really happy I have the means to make someone else happy.

Glitter Daze Sunset in the City collection: Twilight in Tuscon

purchased by me

Twilight in Tuscon is possibly my favorite Sunset in the City polish, both alone and over black.  It's a soft copper-rose base with pink-to-purple color-shifting scattered holographic glitter.  The formula is just gorgeous, smooth and easy and nearly opaque in one coat without being thick, plus it's super-shiny even before top coat.  For swatches I used one coat over black on my index and middle fingers and two coats of Twilight in Tuscon on my ring and pinky fingers.

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Twilight in Tuscon is available in a 4ml size for $5.00 or  a 15ml size for $11.50 + shipping from Glitter Daze.

Glitter Daze Sunset in the City collection: Nightfall in NYC

purchased by me

Nightfall in NYC is another shade-shifter from Glitter Daze.  It's a pinkish-brown base with purple-to-blue color-shifting holographic glitter.  The formula was easy to work with and opaque in two coats.  I much prefer it over black, as the base color looks like June bugs to me, which brings back some unpleasant memories. *shudder*  I used two coats of Nightfall in NYC on my ring and pinky fingers and one coat over black on my index and middle fingers, and no top coat because it was quite shiny on its own.

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Nightfall in NYC is available in a 4ml size for $5.00 or  a 15ml size for $11.50 + shipping from Glitter Daze.

Glitter Daze Sunset in the City collection: Sundown in Seattle

purchased by me

Sundown in Seattle is a copper scattered holographic shimmer which shows a pronounced color shift to a plummy brown when worn over black.  The formula was smooth and easy to work with, and it was opaque in two coats.  In stronger light, the holo is almost linear!  My swatches show two coats on my ring and middle fingers and one coat over black on my ring and index finger.

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Sundown in Seattle is available in a 4ml size for $5.00 or  a 15ml size for $11.50 + shipping from Glitter Daze.

Zoya Nail Polish Naturel collection

        press release

The natural nail only better... 

The Zoya Nail Polish Naturel collection masters delicate tone on tone color with six new, full-coverage (opaque) neutral nudes with a pink undertone, that can be worn beautifully alone or stunningly together to create modern tonal accents.

The Look: It’s not about matching - it’s about coordinating colors with slight tonal differences to create interest.

Zoya Naturel Collection:

• Chantal: French Vanilla Cream, Full Coverage Formula.

• Taylor: Light Toffee Cream, Full Coverage Formula.

• Rue: Boudoir Blush Cream, Full Coverage Formula.

• Brigitte: Bombshell Mauve Cream, Full Coverage Formula.

•Odette: Sultry Maroon Cream, Full Coverage Formula.

• Normani: Sable Mauve Cream, Full Coverage Formula.

COMING SOON…

The Zoya Naturel Nail Polish Collection available online at Zoya.com January 01, 2014.

ZOYA IS THE NATUREL COLOR OF FASHION!

$9.00 ea. (US)

Revlon Parfumerie: Autumn Spice

purchased by me

Autumn Spice has quickly become one of the darlings of the nail polish world, and I'm certainly not immune to its charms!  It's a reddish-brown scented polish with copper and gold shimmer, is opaque in two coats, applies beautifully, and dries quickly.  The scent is not super-spicy, it's got a vanilla note plus a cinnamon/clove note, and it's not obtrusive.

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If you haven't scooped up this beauty yet, you should be able to find it at your local drugstore.  Thankfully, the Parfumerie polishes are a permanent addition to Revlon's nail polish collection!  I paid full price, about $6 US, for mine, but you can probably do better.  I was in a hurry to own this one. ;-)