Holidays Are Busy!

Time just flies right on by, doesn't it? You'd think that having just the two of us for the holidays would mean I'd have a lot more time to laze around and do blog posts, but that has not been the case this year. Well, some of that is because we had to replace our toilet (talk about excitement, haha) and catch up on some other stuff around here, and some is because we were just caught up in the fun of watching holiday movies all cuddled up together.

I have been working on editing pictures of the holiday manis I did, but today I'll be sharing a couple more Cult Nails polishes, as those are ready to show off. Two gorgeous colors, as they always are. Here's a peek.

In other news, well, there isn't really much news. We're still trying to work on some remodeling around here, but that's pretty slow going, and the rest is pretty much all the same stuff, so I won't bore you with excruciating detail on that. Let's just look at the polish, okay?

Charmed, I'm Sure.

As you may have figured out, I'm trying a couple really small changes lately, and I think I like the way it looks. For one, I'm adding a small picture before the jump, so you can decide if you want to see more pictures or not. And secondly, I'm putting all my chit chat before the jump as well. Mostly anyway. I'm hoping it will streamline the way the blog looks, and make it easier to check out just the colors you're interested in. Like today's color, which is the lovely Charming from, of course, Cult Nails.

As with all of their polishes, the formula on this is wonderful, and the color is gorgeous. I am seriously in love with these polishes, and if I had to choose one brand to wear forever based on how they apply, Cult polishes would be THE one, hands down. Yes, it's a bit pricier than some others, but in this case, you really get what you pay for. The only thing that would kinda suck would be not having every color ever - but a small business can't put out the volume of one of the big brand names.

Anyway, not much going on around here right now, unless I want to whine and complain about my first world problems, which I'm just not gonna do. Instead, I'll shut up, and let you get on with looking at a bunch of pictures of this lovely polish, or maybe just leave my blog because I've bored you to tears. Whichever. Regardless, I hope things are going well for you.

Flashback!

This is going to be a short post, since I don't have a ton of pictures. That's because I wasn't as insane about polish back in the day. Riiiight. So I've got a bunch of pink and red comparisons to share with you. And I'd better hurry, I've got chores to get done! Here we go!

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?

My Second Polish Day!

I love joining in on stuff like this, so I'm glad to be back for my second Polish Day! The theme this time around is "Sentimental", and while it was hard to choose, I did find a polish that I was super extra excited to get my hands on. It's got one of the best names ever, Unicorn Puke! It was also released under a different name, but I really wanted the special ones labeled Unicorn Puke, and I got #255 of 275. Woohoo! So why don't we jump on in and see what is so special about this polish, besides the name and rarity?

Partly Pink

We all know what day it is, so I probably don't need to tell you that On Wednesdays We Wear Pink. But, in case you've forgotten, feel free to click the graphic and go find out about it. Then you can check out all the folks who get involved - if you like pink, then this is your chance to see all sorts of it!

So why did I title this 'Partly Pink'? Well, it's another splatter mani, so it's only got a little pink in it, but I'm counting it anyway. Mostly because I don't happen to have worn just pink recently. I have SO many colors I love, and pink sometimes get forgotten about a little bit. Anyway, let's get to the pictures and go from there.

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.

Friday Flashback!

Seeing as how it's Friday again, I have a flashy flashback flakie manicure for you. If you've been reading for a while, you'll know I love me some glitter, but flakies are a close second for me. Along with holos and duochromes. Heheh. Oh who am I kidding, I pretty much love any polish, it's just that bling adds that little extra OOMPH for me. So anyway, let's go take a peek at a polish I've worn and loved in the past.

Pink Skittles?

Okay, so no, not all of my nails are pink today, but since I did skittles, and at least ONE nail is pink, I figured this would qualify for the Wednesday Pink post. Right?

I sure hope so. Because really, I don't wear pink on my fingers as often as I could, because there are SO MANY other colors I want to wear as well. Maybe if I had about ten hands I could get that many more pictures of pink polish. Hee. Anyway, let's go see the pictures.

Friday Flashback!

Yes, it's time again to go back in time (not really) and look at an older mani! Today I have a rather abstract type of mani to share with you. Of course, because I didn't used to take very good notes (and I often still don't - bad bad Michy!), I have no idea which polishes exactly I used in this one. So let's just get to it!

Tuesday Twinkles

Like I said yesterday, today I have a glitterific mani to share! Y'all know by now that I loves me some glitter, so I loved this one, as usual. But it wasn't all sunshine and roses, because this "One Coat" glitter wasn't ready in one coat by any means. Let's take a peek at what I mean.

Sunday Swatches

Okay, I managed to snag the whole Revlon Scented collection, and I want to share swatches of them. I'm going to split this into two parts, so the rest of them will be featured here next Sunday. Let's take a peek at the ones I'm sharing today.

Bleah

So I'm like trying to work up draft and published a mani early. D'oh!! Here, how about a couple skittles pics?

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.

Sunday Swatches - Milani

Today I'm here to share some swatches of Milani polishes that came out early this year. Like I said yesterday, I've missed out on a lot of collections, but it's just the way things go, and I can play with my polish collection. So let's take a peek at these colors.

*Editing to add: This is my 500th post on this blog! That's pretty amazing to me.

Sunday Swatches - Maybellines

Well, technically it's still Sunday to me, even if it's after midnight. But until I go to sleep, it's still Sunday in my book. And I want to share the swatches of the lovely Maybelline colors I picked up a while back. So let's just get right to them!

Quick Friday Flashback!

Today I have some really pretty holo and duochrome polishes for the Friday Flashback. These are from Sally Hansen, and they are pretty much to die for!

Almost Skipped Today's Post!

Since I'm all thinking about Jack and what's going on there, and what I can possibly do to help, I thought about passing over the challenge post, but I figured I'd go ahead and post it. I'll be reminding people until I'm blue in the face about it, and you probably don't know Jack, so you might want to see other stuff here too. But you'll have to click to see the pictures.

It's Becoming A Pattern!

Well, more like I was inspired by a pattern, but who's keeping track of that kinda crap? Not me, that's for sure. So anyway, I was thinking that it would be nice to do something that I love, and I love stained glass. So I chose to be inspired by this pattern:

Seriously, how can you not think that's pretty awesome? So, let's take a peek and my take on this one!

All I Got For Christmas...

Well, I say all, but it wasn't a ton of stuff. I can't sleep, so I thought I'd share my review of the Cult Nails base and top coats, which I used for the first time when I got Vicious from them back in September. I know, I know, I'm running way way behind on that, but as you may have noticed, life has been whompin' on me lately. It's all good though. I'm not gonna sit around and whine about the crud, I'm going to enjoy the wonderful good stuff. Let's jump in!