Hello dear readers, and welcome to another installment of Vintage Polish Friday. I was looking through my melmers trying to decide what polish to use for today, and I really wanted to use one of the many China Glaze Classic Chromes that I picked up a few years ago. I feel very lucky that I seem to have access to a lot of dusties, but I haven’t been to any in a while. When I found these, I picked up quite a few bottles as well as some Aroma Café polishes. I get so excited when I find fun old polishes like these. Unfortunately, sometimes the formula isn’t exactly nice when the polish is this old. Let me show you some swatches below. Continue reading “China Glaze Classic Chromes – #vintagepolishfriday”
Author: Cynthia
Tonic Lagniappe
Believe it or not, this is the last of my unswatched Tonics. I have one arriving any day now and possibly three in the coming month so it’s not going to remain that way for long. I feel kind of accomplished for having gone through a handful of untrieds because I always feel guilty for adding more polishes to the pile. How do you rationalize buying more and more polish when you know that you have a massive stash of untrieds? Even when you do use your polish as soon as you get it, does it bother you to know that your stash just keeps growing and you won’t really get the chance to use the same color often? I think that this is the main reason that I am focusing on buying less polish and using what I already have in my melmers. I’m going to have to delve further into my melmers to pull out some untried gems. Today’s untried is Tonic Lagniappe from the Secrets & Soulmates Collection. Let me show you some swatches below.
My Favorite Products For Dry Skin
It seems that the older I get, the drier my skin becomes. In my teens and twenties, I had terribly oily skin which eventually transitioned to combination skin and finally to dry as the Sahara in my late 30’s. My skin is so dry that it flakes like dandruff off my face. How attractive, right? While my whole body suffers from dry skin, today I’m going to focus on facial products that I use and absolute love. Are you ready to see a quick rundown of my favorite products for dry skin? Continue reading “My Favorite Products For Dry Skin”
KBShimmer If You Want My Bodice – PPU March 2018
Are your ninja fingers ready for Polish Pickup Pack this Friday? I have a few polishes I CANNOT miss out on for March, so I’m working out, carb loading and doing finger stretches so I can Hunger Game that ish. I am really mad at myself for missing out on previous polishes because I wasn’t prepared, but there’s not much I can do about it now. One of the BEST things about PPU is the shipping; they keep shipping within the US and Canada at $3!!! Say what?! Today I have KBShimmer’s contribution to PPU for March 2018: KBShimmer If You Want My Bodice. Let me show you some swatches below. Continue reading “KBShimmer If You Want My Bodice – PPU March 2018”
Zoya Thrive Collection Spring 2018
Hey there! How’s your Monday going? After a very short week last week, it’s a little painful to get back into the swing of things. I got a lot of things done this weekend so it’s a good feeling when you know you got most of the things on your to-do list done. One of the things I wanted to get done is working on my big swatch pile. Over the last week I got a bunch of things in, and oh my God am I excited to share all the new goodies with you. Today I have the Zoya Thrive Collection for Spring 2018. Spring already?? Sheesh! This collection is made up of 6 polishes: 3 cremes, 2 shimmers and 1 glitter topper. Let me show you some swatches below. Continue reading “Zoya Thrive Collection Spring 2018”
Bee’s Knees Lacquer Color4Nails Exclusives
How’s your Saturday going? Since I had such a short work week, I feel like Saturday just crept up on me, but I’m definitely not complaining. I don’t feel like I have too much to take care of this weekend, so I’m going to chill out, do some swatching and maybe binge watch Grace and Frankie. Have you caught that series on Netflix? I personally love it but haven’t had the time to binge the 4th season. Maybe this is my weekend for it! Today I have some really gorgeous polishes to share with you. If you don’t know about the brand Bee’s Knees, then you may be living under a rock because they have been on fire! The two shades I have for you today are the Bee’s Knees Lacquer Color4Nails Exclusives that launch tomorrow on the Color4Nails site. Let me show you some swatches. Continue reading “Bee’s Knees Lacquer Color4Nails Exclusives”
OPI Blue Moon Lagoon – #vintagepolishfriday
Woo hoo! Friday is here again. I love having a short week, especially when the weekend is upon us again. I have a bunch of polishes that I need to swatch so I’ll be pretty busy this weekend. I plan to wake up early on Saturday to get a head start and hopefully I’ll be done swatching, editing and writing up posts by that evening. I know we all say it, but swatching and reviewing is so time consuming! This past weekend I did a bit of organizing and I took out a few polishes that I wanted to feature for Vintage Polish Friday. If you enjoy seeing these posts, I would love it if you would join me by posting your vintage polish manis on Instagram using the hashtag #vintagepolishfriday so that I can see and repost them. The vintage polish that I have for you today is OPI Blue Moon Lagoon. Continue reading “OPI Blue Moon Lagoon – #vintagepolishfriday”
Tonic Ambrosia
When the latest Tonic restock was announced, I was very excited about the new unicorn pee polishes with flakes, but I think that I was most excited about Tonic Ambrosia. When I sat down to make my purchase list, I knew that Ambrosia was going to be my #1 pick and I would get it no matter what. It was so difficult to cut down my list but I am rather proud of myself for only picking up three polishes in the month of February. While this polish is not as in your face as other, I feel that it’s so complex and beautiful. It’s one of those polishes that comes to life at unexpected times and you suddenly can’t stop staring at your nails. Let me show you some swatches of this pretty. Continue reading “Tonic Ambrosia”
Tonic Bauble Oops
One of the things that I love about Tonic is that they are very responsive to any issues that arise. Even before I got my bottle of Bauble, I saw a post in the Tonic fan group about an error that had occurred. Apparently, there was a mix-up with the recipe used for some of the first batches of Bauble. We were assured that replacements would be shipped out soon for those who were affected. It really sucks that it happened, but I appreciate how on top of it they were! I decided to swatch my Tonic Bauble Oops because it’s still a gorgeous polish even though it’s not exactly what it was supposed to be. Continue reading “Tonic Bauble Oops”
Tonic Happenstance
Hello there and happy Tuesday. I hope you’re doing well today and that you’re ready to get back to work after the long weekend (if you had it off and are in the US). I’m still basking in the glory of a 4 day weekend so forgive me if I rub it in. This weekend I did some minor swatching just to get some posts ready. I am expecting a few packages in the coming week so I am definitely going to be a busy swatching bee. My most recent Tonic order came in on Thursday, only days after placing the order, so of course I had to pull out my new pretties to play with. Today I have Tonic Happenstance to show you.
