I'm A Total Slacker

Yeah, I haven't been posting on the regular, but you're probably used to that from me by now. I'm not going to claim that I will suddenly be all posting every day, because chances are that I won't be, because I'm doing some more stuff around here and just not on my computer to edit pictures quite as much. Plus, I'm spending a bit more time reading as well, which takes up even more time. Still, I'm hoping I can get more motivated and figure out a good schedule.

Anyway, today I'm going to share with you yet another Cult Nails polish. Two of them, actually. I started with Nevermore, and then added Happy Ending over it, which was really a great name, because it totally was all happy making for me. But then I love me some glitter. Here's a sneak peek, of what it looks like with regular top coat and with matte top coat.

So with that, feel free to hit the link and look at more pictures, or wander off to another, more interesting blog.

OWWWP ... Crackle!

It's Wednesday, so we know what that means. Although today I did a bit of a switch with it, just because I can.

Let's just get right to it, shall we?

More Fun With Tape

I got on a bit of a tape mani kick, so I did another one, this time using a yellow base. Let's just get right to it, I have a bajillion things to do today. Hee.

Kissy Face

As you may know, we have two dogs, and one of them is a Beagle mix named Krissie. We often use the nickname Kissy, or Kissy Face, or Kissy Kiss, or other variations on that theme. So when I saw today's polish, I HAD to pick it up, there was no way I could leave it there. Shall we see what it looks like?

Mystery Monday

Well, I obviously went with skipping Sunday Swatches, but I'm back today. I've got several manis that I simply cannot remember which polishes they are, so I thought I'd do a bit of a picture dump with them for you to see. Then tomorrow I can get back on track with regular manis which I've kept better track of. Hee. Let's see what we've got.

Saturday Simplicity

Today I have a very simple mani to share with you, one that is easy and kinda elegant, I think. I've gone with a white base color, and done a konad stamp of a bow on each finger in blue. Sometimes it's nice to do something that isn't a whole bunch of stuff, and is just a fairly quick and easy mani, yet still looks pretty nice, in my opinion. Let's take a peek.

Holidaze... 4th of July in September!

I know, I know, it's way late, but I'm still playing a lot of catch-up from being gone so long. So anyway, over the 4th of July, I didn't have as much time to do a lot of celebratory manis, but I did manage one that I loved.  Let's see how it turned out!

Greens Are Great

After yellow, green is one of my favorite nail polish colors. Oh, who am I kidding? I pretty much just love them all. Even the so-called ugly colors can be fun. As I've said many times, I'm kinda obsessed, just a tiny bit. Anyway, I've got a couple greens to share today, so let's get to it.

Beautiful On Film

"Monday, Monday, so good to me... Monday, Monday, it was all I hoped it would be." (from the song Monday, Monday by the Mamas and the Papas)

It's Monday again, which is kinda all the same to me, since I don't work in an office or anything like that. The days can tend to blur together when you 'work' 7 days a week. (If you don't know, my job is caretaker to The Mate, and it's an every day thing. And eventually I'll start getting paid for it again, but that's another whole thing that I'm not gonna get into here and now.) It's usually a pretty good thing, as there isn't any day of the week that feels like a yucky one to me, they are all pretty good in general. Although today, The Mate gets the little disks removed from his nose, so maybe it isn't an awesome day for him. We shall see how that goes.

So today I've got a layering combination to share with you, one that I think turned out really great. There's been a LOT of glitters released this year that are awesome for layering, and I've been trying to get the ones I can. Of course, no paychecks means very little polish, but hey, it's not like I don't have a good collection already. I did snag these in the spring though, and I'm sharing them today. Let's take a look.

Sunday Swatches (Quick and Dirty Style)

So I haven't had as much time for nail polish as I have in the past, in part because of all the life drama crud that's been going on, and in part because the stress from said life drama has caused my skin to really get insane so I'm a lot slower at things and it takes me much longer to do my chores. In fact, I've had to start giving up a bit on having a perfect house, and just get done what I can. That is probably part of the reason that I haven't been changing my polish daily like I normally would, if I can barely get my chores done without falling over in exhaustion, adding a manicure in there just isn't gonna happen. But please don't think I'm whining (much haha), life could always be worse, and in general I know things will get better if I just keep plugging away.

So this week I set out to do some swatches, and because I've been rearranging things, I didn't have my normal spot to do my swatching, and had to change things up a little (but my OTT light is working! YAY!). Then after I finally managed to get the swatching in, photobucket decided to be a pain my my rear and wouldn't let me upload the pictures for a day and a half! I thought about not having swatches this week at all, because my skin flaring up so much makes my cuticles look pretty awful, no matter how many times I rub all sorts of creams and oils into them. In the end, I decided that if you don't like my raggedy cuticles, then just don't look at my swatches, and we'll all be happier. After all, the whole 4-5 of you who read me all the time probably don't care about it, the others who read me sometimes are probably only interested in the pictures, and the rest of the world doesn't care one way or the other. And that's okay with me, because I'm not looking to be the next hugely famous nail blog, there are already way better ones than mine out there.

Anyway, I'm starting to babble, so let's move on to the important stuff - THE POLISH! I had a few BYS shades that I haven't tried yet, so I thought I'd give those a quick test to see how they look, and share them with you. Let's see what we've got!

Off The Shoulder

It's Wednesday again, and you know what that means!

I'm sharing a pink polish with you, along with a whole bunch of other bloggers. In case you're new, this idea was started by the lovely founders, Colour Coated, Glitta Gloves, and Life And Polish. Not only should you check out their blogs (because they are fantastic), but click on that graphic up there and go see tons and tons of lovely pink polishes from all the other folks who have hopped on this bandwagon. 

Pardon My French Scream

Instead of focusing on the anniversary that so many are remembering today (and I certainly am too), I'm going to focus on some pretty pretty nail polish. First though, I'd like to let you know that The Mate's surgery went well, and he's a little sore but otherwise okay. We expect his recovery to be pretty fast and easy. Such a relief to have that over with. Anyway, polish is the focus here, so let's just bounce right on into the pictures.

Lame Title Goes Here

I just can't think of a title today, I guess I'm not all that creative. Sometimes that just happens. So why don't we look at a beautiful polish and pretend there was an awesome title up there?

Monday Marbling

Whoa, I think I've lost my marbles! Oh wait, there they are. Let's look, shall we?

September Already?!

Wow, how the time does fly, amirite? I can't believe we've only got four months left in 2012. Or a little less than that to be here if you believe the whole Mayan calendar thing. I'm not going to worry about it, because it will either happen or it won't. I'm just going to live my life the best way I know how, and that's good enough for me.

Today is also the anniversary of the day I moved in with The Mate. Can you believe we've been living together for eleven years now? I'm more in love with him now than I was then, if that's possible. And I think it is. I'm certainly hoping for at least eleven more years, or eleventy billion more. Okay, I'll stop gushing about my guy, and get to the polish. Today I have an awesome green to share with you.

Wednesdays Rock!

Why yes, here it is, Wednesday again, and you know that that means, right? Of course you do!

Today's post is not only pink polish, but a little nail art as well. I'm a little proud of how it turned out, though I could have done better (hindsight being 20/20 and all that). So let's get in there and see what I've got!

Monday Blues?

Monday doesn't really give me the blues, but it does some folks. Of course, with this kind of blue, I'm more happy than not. I love the polish I'm sharing with you today! Let's just get right to it, and skip all the blathering.

Fun Weekend Mani!

Yes, it's another adventure in layering with glitter and such! With a bonus yellow mani that I just love. Shall we get right to it?

Purple, Purple, Nothing Rhymes With Purple

Today seems like a great day to share a fun gradient that I did with pretty much all purples. And some glitter. I had a blast with it, and I love manis like this. Let's just get right to the pretty.

Beautiful Barielles

So today I have three Barielle polishes to share with you. Do Unto Others, Soul-er Powered, and Positive ZEN-energy, which are three very nice colors. I'm not going to be too chatty, this is a busy weekend and all, as I've said before. Maybe I'll give you a good recap in the next couple days, if I'm not too wiped out from all the fun. Hee! So let's take a peek at these lovelies!