Here comes agitation

Good morning!

Today I have a swatch of Orly Here Comes Trouble.

Three coats no base or top

This is such a gorgeous glitter! I have but two problems with this: 

1. I could not get full coverage in three coats.

2. The jelly base makes my nails look icky.

I love, love the different kinds of glitter. But this just will not work for me alone. I MUST layer. As usual, this is going to be smashing for Duck Day manis. I'm so looking forward to that!

So, what say you? What's your thought on this? What the hell is up with the glitters not wanting to play nice with my nails?

Praise Bob for sun!

Hi Guys!

I've been trying to spend a little bit more time with my hubs lately rather than hopping online and...oh...updating this and other stuffs. Today he is doing some yard work and I'm taking advantage of it!

I've been working overtime and saving my nail polish budget so I could make some special purchases. I've been dying for the Kleancolor Chunky Holos so I went hog wild over at BeautyJoint and bought them all!
Without further ado, I give you my pictures...

All of my pretties!

First up is the fan fave of the collection, Chunky Holo Black:

One coat CH Black

layered over two coats Sally Hansen Black Patent Leather

It's so pretty. I love the different glitter shapes!

Chunky Holo Candy

layered over Love&Beauty unnamed pink jelly

This was a devil to photograph but it was a pretty sweet jelly sandwich!

Chunky Holo Purple on index and middle

Chunky Holo Bluebell on ring and pinkie

layered over Love&Beauty unnamed purple jelly

Bluebell is in a clear blue base but the color really makes no difference when layered over purple or blue. Just sayin'.

Chunky Holo Clover layered

over Love&Beauty unnamed green jelly

This is def going to come in handy for Duck Day Manis!

Chunky Holo Teal

layered over Love&Beauty unnamed blue

I only wish the glitter was bit more linear as it appears in the bottle.

Chunky Holo Poppy on index and middle

Chunky Holo Scarlet on ring and pinkie

layered over a Maybelline red jelly

Poppy is in an orange base but I decided to see how it would look over red. I'm bad and I should've layered it over orange. I will...eventually. Scarlet is the only one that you can wear alone. It has an orangey-red base that becomes fairly opaque in two coats.

Let's sum up:

The glitters are gorgeous. All are packed into jelly bases but the majority are way too sheer to wear alone except Scarlet.

The cons?

They smell TERRIBLE. Like overly plastic-y. And a little like ModPodge. Weird. The dry time is not what I would've wanted. It's not bad but t could be better. All are rather thick too. So you really have to be careful with your application because it will take even longer to dry.

Overall, they are very welcome additions in spite of the smell and dry time. 

There ya have it. I'm off to run some errands and then meet up with my in-laws for dinner! Have a great weekend!

Getting good at the Goodwill (SUPER PIC HEAVY)

Happy Saturday!

It's been awhile, no? Once again, there have been major changes at work...And I ended up working 10 days straight. It was crazy and I was pretty damn tired.
My boss is preparing to go on maternity leave (Yay! Cute baby!) and one result of that is my schedule has changed again. So now I get Saturdays off. I haven't had a Saturday off in...forever. I'm pretty thrilled with this and more so to bring you something super epic.

I'm not shy about saying that I work for Goodwill. I love my job and I love being able to help the community.
Now, every Goodwill in the nation is basically a franchise. We all are under the umbrella of Goodwill International but we all operate autonomously. So we all do things a little differently.
My organization will make grab bags, gift baskets, candles and re-package games and puzzles for sale. We have begun taking cosmetics and packaging them together in bags. One of those cosmetic bags is of course, NAIL POLISH!!!
These, my friends are precious little treasures:

Is that a Street Wear in there???

Please note the price.

They're packaged in sets of four and I have been having the best time going through them. Allow me to note that I am under a shopping policy at work. I have to wait two weeks before I can purchase items. I was hoping, hoping that these bags would still be there and ready for me to purchase when time was up!

I think you'll agree that I got some VERY special things.

But let's go over the things I did not like first.

Index through pinkie are Maybelline Wet Slicks 

without tags. I do not like the pinks.

The white may be held for frankens.

The red is pretty but I have a million of them.

That's the thing with grab bags. Sometimes you get crap. 

Now on to the good:

Sally Hansen Antique Bronze

three coats no base or top in sun 

Same as above, indoor natural light

This is a keeper just for how it looks in the sun. It is so sparkly! Formula is nice and dries quick.

 Avon Nailwear Dynamo

three coats, no base or top in sun

Same as above, indoor natural light

This is a super sparkly berry full of silver glitter. The brush was meh, formula good and dry time acceptable.

Revlon Sweet Nothings Nude Nightie

Two coats, no base or top in sun

This is ONLY for layering but it sure is snazzy.

 Maybelline Wet Shine Diamonds Gold in Daybreak

three coats no base or top

I adore this. It's a lovely red jelly with gold glitter. (That was very hard to capture. Much more apparent IRL.)

This applied beautifully and dried quickly.

Now, I have the best for you. But indulge me when I break down the cost for you. I received an employee discount and paid 45 cents for each polish. Without discount, this would have been 50 cents per polish.

Why do I mention it? Because of  THIS:

 Rescue Beauty Lounge Yellow Fever

Three coats, no base or top

That's right, y'all. I found an RBL in a grab bag. And I paid 45 cents for it. That said, I'm sad to report it's a streaky little bish. I love the color and love it's shimmer. I'll be using it for Duck Day manis because the color is so perfect but I will not be wearing it on its own.

Next is a lemming that I thought would NEVER be fulfilled. I regretted not buying this way back when and I am so glad to have it.

 Maybelline Express Finish Jungle Green

three coats, no base or top

This is very similar to the magical HTF trio of Vanishing Venus, Bruise and Embroidered Emerald but not as strongly duochrome. But is is so pretty. It applies a bit streaky but I think that's because it is old. Don't mind the bald patches. I was lazy and did not buff my nails so...yeah...I had some divots. My nails are still being weird too but that's because this summer's weather sucks balls. 

Finally, I have something that just made me happy:

 Revlon Street Wear Midnight

three coats, no base or top

I loved the Street Wear line so much. I had Tar, Gun Metal and Blood. And I got rid of them. Stupid, foolish, Lamb! Then again, I did not take very good care of them and they were beyond repair. (How I long to own Blood again...le sigh...) Midnight is a stunner. It really has a lit from within glow. This pic also shows how bad my nails are behaving. I don't get it. The formula on this was fab and dried really nicely. It brought me nice memories of buying Blood when I was first dating Matt. He wanted to see a super dark red on my toes and that one was perfect. Now...he still loves red toes but he's not as stoked to help me shop for polish. Oh well...

I hope you enjoyed this little trip. I'm not sure how the Goodwill in your local area does things but if they do re-packaging like us, then keep an eye out! I've also seen nail polish lots for sale on shopgoodwill.com every now and again. (BTW, if you do shop on there, you can choose to narrow your results to a certain location. I suggest you check out what Goodwill of Lane and South Coast Counties in Eugene, OR has for sale!)

Also, remember that when you shop at Goodwill you are helping your community. Your donations and purchases help find jobs for people with barriers to employment.

Thanks for coming by, hope everyone has a great day!

My shameful secret

Good morning guys!

Also, Happy Canada Day! I love Canada and I thank you very much for Rush, Anvil, Annihilator, Voivod and Cryptopsy. Thanks for also showing me a good time in Toronto. I will be back!

So today I don't have much in the way of nail polish but I did want to show you something.

Today's mani is Mattiz #10.

Purchased from my hotel in Cancun.

I bought this little book eons ago when I worked at Old Navy. I even remember how much I paid for it, because I'm cheap but whatever. (78 cents. It was on clearance and I got my employee discount.)

Anyway, I almost always have some little blank book or note pad with me. This little book is my constant companion and one of my most jealously guarded possessions.

Let me show you it:

I've swatched almost all of my polishes inside.

Quite helpful when shopping.

I've also tried out several of my image plates inside.

Helps when I'm blogging my Konad/Fauxnad.

But I haven't finished doing that. Oops.

I've decorated it with little pics and stickers I got from my former subscription to Metal Hammer. Those were good times... 

This also holds my lists for albums I want to buy and bands to check out. 

There's more than this but eh, I'm already being a pain in the ass.

P.S. MOTORHEAD!!!!

I guess you could say my little book serves more as inspiration. But you haven't seen the worst of it.

This is my biggest, deepest, darkest and shameful secret:

I write poetry. Badly.

I will NEVER subject you to it. I promise.

I want to keep you all as friends.

There you have it. The truth is out. I'm a socially awkward, nail polish obsessed, poetry writing metal head.

Not that it was much of a secret. Except maybe the poetry part. 

As a bonus for sticking with me and because I may as well continue to humiliate myself, I have a picture that I found at my mom's and stuck inside there and promptly forgot about.

Lamby, age 15.

That's a lot of thigh. Yikes.

Do you love the outfit? Oversized tie-dye Iron Maiden shirt, sweatpants cut off into shorts, Angels baseball cap and giant hoop earrings. Missing are my white high tops which were MAGICAL. I was soo glamourous as a teen.

I know, you're jealous. I would be too if it wasn't me.

I vaguely recall having this pic taken and I know I thought I looked REALLY good. Oy. This was the summer after my freshman year of high school in California. That was a really good summer too...(I am not sharing those stories though. I could still get in trouble with my mom.)

I still root for the Angels and I still adore Iron Maiden. I'm less fond of tie-dye though. And white high tops.

I hope you've enjoyed this glimpse. I think it's pretty funny myself.

Now it's time for you to share. What's your secret hobby that you can't admit to people? What are the biggest fashion faux pas from your past?

Don't hold back!!

Have a great day guys!