My favorite place in the world to buy nail polish is Nordstroms. It’s an event I indulge in about once a quarter to pick up all the new polishes. I love talking to the saleswomen, especially with January (isn’t that the coolest name?) who keeps informed on what’s coming down the line (although I think [...]
Odyssey is one of those words that regardless if I spell it right or not, looks wrong. Too many y’s and not enough d’s. There are certain types of polishes that I’ve stopped purchasing a great deal of. I’ve really pulled back on the glitters because in the last year, I’ve worn zero. Wait, I [...]
Let me get it out of the way. This collection rocks! Let me get something else out of the way. By the time I finished swatching this collection, I had glitter everywhere. In my hair. Stuck in my teeth. Between my toes. Under my arms. I suspect there was some in my panties. Wouldn’t Paris [...]
Normally when I set upon swatching a collection, the first thing I do is separate the colors into groups of four. I try to get similar hues together so they can be compared in the mini-swatches, like the one to the right. Invariably, I’m left with four colors that are the left overs and don’t [...]
I started learning how to play tennis just as the Williams sisters started bringing fireworks to the tennis court. They put a new face on women’s tennis, bringing strength and power to an otherwise colorless sport. Watching them (especially against Hingis) actually made me yell at the TV. Me, the non-sports person. And if Serena’s [...]
OPI has come out with three glitter polishes very recently and at first glance, they look oh so similar. All three of them came from the same mindset: clear base, micro glitter and hexagonal glitters. However, they are not dupes. Servin’ Up Glitter (left most bottle and swatch) was bundled with two of the Serena [...]
When I went into my local nail supply store last weekend, I was very surprised to see the OPI Miss Universe collection on display. I wasn’t expecting this for at least another few weeks. I was even more surprised at how much better the colors looked in person. And the surprises didn’t end there. The [...]
I love how LA Colors played with their coordinating shimmers with this line. Twilight is a sophisticated dark blue with light blue and barely perceptible purple shimmer. I love this shade. Black Pearl looks like it has a standard shade of silver shimmer, but the shimmer actually has purple and teal in it also. Not [...]
Chanel has come out with some really spectacular colors this fall. Peridot, is the obvious MVP of this trio, but Graphite surprised the hell out of me and Quartz had a little something special, also. To the right are close up color swatches. Graphite looked like a glitter but went on like a foil and [...]
