Oh You're Alive...

No wait, it's me who's alive. Today makes exactly 4 months since I last posted. Sorry! I really missed blogging! I got weighed down with classes (I'm graduating with a Bachelor's in Biology in June!) and then my camera went  "Kaput"! So I'm hoping to have enough saved to buy a new camera buy the end of February, so I probably won't be blogging with any nail pics before then, but I promise to be back before March ends! If anyone wants to do a guest post or just send me pics of their nails so I can post them, you can email them to life.nailpolish@yahoo.com or you can just enjoy the silence from my blog for another month. Hope to show you guys pics before then!

Last Day to Enter

Crystaliciousss's giveaway. It's huge, so go enter here if you haven't already.

Illamasqua Giveaway

YGN is having this great giveaway for some Illamasqua products, so go ahead and enter for your chance to win an awesome giveaway.
Enter here by October 2.

Manicured Monkey's Giveaway

First off guys, I promise I'm coming back soon! I almost have everything sorted out with my camera. I lost my charger and I refuse to buy a new one but I did get some pics before the battery died (and I found my adapter) so I should have them uploaded soon!! I can't wait! I missed blogging while physics took over my life this summer. Anywho, onto the subject of this entry.

Where can you enter this giveaway? Here!
When does it end? October 16th at 6 PM, Pacific Standard Time.
What is she giving away? Go see for yourselves!

News

Sorry for the lack of updates this summer, but Summer School is kicking my butt. Plus, I wanted to post this weekend, but I didn't have the time because I had a wedding to attend in San Diego. I'm trying to get a post up tonight or tomorrow, so I'll be posting soon, and I am working on putting a giveaway and a contest together, so I haven't forgotten about you guys. Hopefully, I'll be back to posting regularly soon! Love you guys!!

Beautiful Blue Monday

I can't believe I haven't shown you guys this polish yet!! It's so beautiful! I love it so much, and it applies perfectly. If you do thick coats, it's a one-coater. Otherwise, two thin coats will suffice. And it dries super fast! I bring you none other than Revlon Midnight Affair.

Of course, it looks almost black in some lighting, but in the sun, it is so hard for me to keep my eyes off it. Hope you love this as much as I do!

Happy Polishing,

J

Folica Deal

Just wanted to let you guys know that Folica has a deal where you can save $40 by signing up to recycle your old blow dryer! Click here to be directed to this deal. I've been procrastinating on getting a new blow dryer for months now, so I bought a Solia hair dryer today for 44.99 with the coupon code, originally 159.95, but on sale for 84.99.

And no, I am not associated with Folica, nor are they compensating me for blogging about this. 

Quick Update

Sorry for my absence, but it's been a hectic summer! Anyway just wanted to show you guys one of my latest acquisitions, OPI Bubble Bath!! And I managed to get the original formula!!

Indoors, no flash, artificial light.

I'm such a sucker for these kinds of colors. It's really sheer and milky, so it took 4 coats to get it to look like this. And there was still VNL.

Stamped with Color Club Revvvolution. Indoors, no flash.

I used M.A.S.H. plate m57, which I believe is the same as Konad m57. I felt pretty good about this stamping since I hadn't done full nail designs before.

You can't see it in the picture, but in the sunlight, the holo particles in Revvvolution were so sparkly and awesome!! That's it for now!!

Happy Polishing,

J

Color Club Back to Boho Swatches & Comparisons

Yes, it is interesting that after being gone for over a week, I would have swatches of Color Club's Fall Collection for you. No, Color Club did not send me these polishes in advance. So, you want to know how I got them, ey? Well, I decided to buy some polishes from a seller on Scalpers United AKA eBay, and I saw a set of 8 Color Club minis for a pretty decent price, so I bought them back in May. I got them and decided to look up the colors, but I couldn't find any info on any of the colors except Where's the Soiree?. So I decided that maybe these were super old colors that Color Club had never released. Not really, I thought they were fakes, but the bottles and labels were so legit. Then recently, I started seeing all these press releases for Color Club's fall collection. I check them out, and I own 5 of the 12 lacquers due to be released in September. Ok, enough talking, on to the swatches/comparisons.

l-r: Sally Hansen Silver Sweep, Color  Club Boho Mojo, China Glaze Devotion

As you can see, I have no close dupe for Boho Mojo. It's supposed to be a silvery, beige pearl, but to me it looks like the smallest amount of green or brown is in there. I haven't decided which one yet. I think this is 2 coats, but it might be 3. Boho Mojo and Voodoo You Do are the sheerest ones that I own. It's a bit harder to apply from a mini, so you probably only need 2 coats for opacity if you own a full size.

l-r: Voodoo You Do, Revlon Matte Suede Emerald City

Again, no dupes for me! Honestly, Emerald City was the closest in my stash. Color Club describes this as the perfect charcoal grey for the season with blue undertones, but I see green undertones, not blue. This was definitely 3 coats. It's a nice color, but not really up my alley. Any fans out there?

l-r: Color Club New Bohemian, China Glaze For Audrey

Close, but not dupes. Color Club describes it as a new 70’s take on Tiffany Blue, which it kind of is, seeing that is is super close to For Audrey, but I think it's closer to OPI Mermaid Tears (which I don't own). New Bohemian is a touch more green and muted than For Audrey. Nice shade, but I took forever to wear For Audrey, so we'll see how often I reach for New Bohemian.

l-r: Color Club Rad Nomad, Sally Hansen Xtreme Wear Grey Area

Another close comparison, but still not dupes. Color Club says Rad Nomad is a purple brown crème. It is a touch more brown/red than Grey Area, but if you're not into these types of shades and you already own Grey Area, I say skip it. I totally love these kinds of shades, so I will probably buy a full bottle of Rad Nomad.

l-r: Color Club Nomadic in Nude, Essie Sand Tropez

Ok, I won't lie. Nomadic in Nude is probably my favorite out of what I've seen of this collection so far. I'm a total sucker for nudes. While they aren't dupes, if you're not into nudes, you probably won't end up getting Nomadic in Nude. That sounds like something sexual. Nomadic in Nude is a touch more brown, while I see a bit of pink in Sand Tropez. If you needed a nude with more brown, get Nomadic. In Nude. I realized I really like saying that. I'm such a goofball.

Overall, I haven't seen anything spectacular from this collection yet, but I hope the 7 other shades are more enticing than these 5. Hope you liked this post!!

Happy Polishing,

J

Tara's Giveaway

Tara is having a giveaway for reaching 200 followers, and I'd just like to say congrats on reaching 300 followers now. You have until July 28 to enter her giveaway, and you can enter it here. There will be 2 lucky winners!