Hello Again- Again

Just popping in quickly to say hello and sorry we haven't been around. Tomorrow is my (April) tonsilectomy- oh boy. BUT it means that I might finally have some couch time to do lots of posts if I'm feeling up to it! Yeah!

This is "Lucky Lucky Lavendar" by OPI, and I chose it because I'm hoping for good luck during my surgery (and they said I can only wear light colored polish, so I hope this qualifies). It has the fantastic application of almost all OPI's- very creamy. Though I did have to use 3 coats to get past VNL. I'm giving this 4 Blings!

~April

Jade Comparison

In this picture, "in the jungle" is on my pinkie and index fingers, and "Jade is the new Black" is on my middle and pointer fingers. As you can see they are almost dupes. All you'd have to do to franken "Jade is the new Black" is take some white and add it to the other!

And this is just "Jade is the new Black" alone. Love! 2 coats, easy application, a bit streaky but my top coat evened it out. This is my new must have! 4 Blings.

~April

UPDATE: Big 150 Follower Bling Giveaway!

UPDATE: We hit 250 followers! We are adding the following:

SinfulColors: "Bottom of the Ocean" and "Agaci"
OPI: "Lunch at the Delhi"
And Udderly Smooth hand cream!

Remember, this ends tomorrow, April 15th!




Sorry it took so long! Here's what we had to go through to put together this giveaway:


First, we got chased by the flying Pug monkeys! Oh no!

Then we turned around and chased them!
Then we caught them both!

And shook some polish out of them! We've made it a good one!
Here's what we got:





This haul includes the following:

Milani- 3D
China Glaze- Strawberry Fields
OPI- Catherine the Grape
Sally Hansen:
- You Gurt Style
- Flame Opal
- Sunrise, Sunset
- Strawberry Icing
- Fly Away
- Growth Activator
WetNWild:
- Sparkled
- Kaleidoscope
Rimmel- Cherry Fashion
NYC- Canal Street
Naturistics- Jamin' Java Creme
LoveMyNails:
- Plum Shimmer
- Blue Angel
- Rosebud
- Silver Bullet
Nailtek II- Intensive Therapy

And non-nail products include:
Redken- Curl Defining Cream
Bath & Body Works:
- Coconut Lime Verbena body spray
- Black Amethyst Lotion
Loves:
- Berry Sweet
- Baby Soft

Mrs. Fields Chocolates and
Cute Puppy with candy hearts- yum!

We were going to throw in one of the flying Pug monkeys, but they were too cute so we've decided to keep them :)

Unfortunately we had some casualties. Monica and Lola got carried away by the other flying monkeys. Maybe we'll be able to spring them for some guest posts on occasion.

So, here are the RULES:
1. You must be a follower using Google Friend Connect.
2. You must post one comment with all your entries included.
3. You must include your email address.

Additional Entries: (please provide links)
* Add us to your blog list- 3 additional entries
* Follow us on twitter- 1 additional entry
* Post about giveaway- 1 additional entry (+1 more for using pics)

This giveaway will end on April 15, 2010.

Also, if we hit 250 followers during this giveaway we will add SinfulColors and more OPI!

Thank you all so very very much and have fun!

~Sylvia and April~

Disco Lives! Glamorous Break Up!

If this combo wasn't made to go Clubbing at Studio 54 I don't know what was! Hubby said it was to much, and it may be for 2010, but it would be right at home in the 70's.
The movie Saturday Night Fever with John Travolta was my first R movie I saw. ;) Ahh, Good Times! My older brother took me to see the Bee Gee's in '79 at the King Dome. God they were Awesome! Then Disco died and I moved on to Van Halen and Heavy Metal. :)
This is two coats of Hard Candy - Break Up over OPI - Glamour. No top coat. 4.5 Blings

~ Sylvia ~

My Blingaling!

WoW! I cant believe I keep hitting so many great polish's in a row! This is OPI - DS Glamour. I have to say this is another HG! This is two coats that applied like a dream, with no top coat. And what can I say, it's just a knock out! Love, Love, Love! 5 Blings

~ Sylvia ~

Coral Comparison

Well it's officially spring! Here's some coral colors to brighten your day :) All of these are JUST ONE COAT!

Pointer - "Lunch at the Delhi" by OPI
I like this color, but am just not loving it. Maybe I've gone too glitter crazy and this is more creamy, but it boarders on mauve which I seriously dislike. It had good application and average dry time. 3.5 Blings

Middle - "Crushed" by Sally Hansen Xtreme Wear

Pics do not do this justice. It is very shiny with deep color that sucks you right in. Good application, moderate dry time, stunning! 4.5 Blings!

Ring - "Caribbean Coral" by Sally Hansen Xtreme Wear
Very similar to "Crushed" but a bit darker and creamy instead of shiny. Super opaque, easy application, great color, very nice. 4 Blings

Pinkie - "Peach Perfection" by LoveMyNails
This one was $1 at Walmart :) It dried the fastest, but was a bit streaky and is more of a pink than coral, but it is beautiful. I haven't liked this brand in the past so was hesitant on adding this one, but it is worth it's careful application and is very opaque- for such a light color this is saying something. Very shiny and a perfect spring pink. 4 Blings

~April

Polish haul

This was day 2 when we were at my Mom's. The OPI's were from Kitsap Beauty supply and the rest were from her Dollar tree. The lipsticks came with the Maybelline polish! It was a righteous haul! 5 Blings

~ Sylvia ~

OPI "DS Mystery"

I think I love this as much as DH hates it, lol. He doesn't like dark colors, but this dark purple/burple with gold sparkle is right up my ally! Very original! 4.5 blings!

~April

Claire's Matte Top Coat

These are some older pics of Hard Candy - Sweet P and Opi - My Chihuahua Bites with NYX - Red Glitter. With Claire's Matte top coat. This is the only matte top coat that I have tried so far. I really like it! It dry's fast and wears hard as nails! What are your favorite matte top coats? 4.5 Blings

~ Sylvia ~

Brilliant Browns

I've been wanting to do a brown comparison for some time, and here it is :) As you can see, two of the colors are identical- they are NYC "Canal Street" (Pointer finger) and Sally Hansen Insta-Dri "Mochachino". Complete dupes, but the SH has much better application, so I'd go with it if you have the choice.

All of these had a medium dry time. Here's the breakdown:

Pinkie- "Brisbane Bronze" by OPI

This was fairly thin, so it is the only one above that needed 3 coats, and I would probably go with 4 if I was planning on wearing it exclusively. A nice color. 3.5 blings

Ring- "Haute Chocolate" by Sally Hansen Salon

I've been wondering if these are worth the price. I love the application- nice wider brush (similar to the SH Insta-Dri brush), and it was quite opaque, though need 2 coats to bring out it's best (as pictured). I wouldn't say it's better than the Insta-Dri though, so unless you must have a certain color, I'd stick with cheaper polish. 4 blings

Middle- "Mochachino" by Sally Hansen Insta-Dri

Great opacity! I could have left this at 1 coat (shown at 2 coats)! It is exactly the same color as "Canal Street" (below). This went on smooth. Love! 4.5 blings

Pointer- "Canal Street" by NYC

Medium opacity, thin for application. Brush was just okay, but the color is great. 3.5 blings

~April

OPI Look Alikes

Over at Right on the Nail I was looking at the OPI Hot & Spicy Pics and was thinking hmmm, I think I have one just that color. So I pulled out "My Chihuahua Bites" and I think they are Dupes. What do you guys think? My Pics were all taken outside so the color came out a little light. This was three coats. 3.5 Blings

Oh, and I think that I caught that Glitter Bug from Manicured Manatee. It seems to be going around. This is two coats of NYX - Red Glitter (looks orange to me). Over my Chihuahua Bites. I think this looks really HOT! 4 Blings

~ Sylvia~

The Great Bling Givaway

The Great Bling Givaway is to celebrate our 25 followers and will include THREE, yes 3 prizes! There are three of us, so that's the lucky number :)

Glinda the Good Witch will be awarding the following Nail Polish prizes:

1. Four (4) OPI "senoritas" Mini Nail Lacquers (Includes "Suzi Skis in the Pyrenees", "No Spain No Gain", "Pink Flamenco", and "RapiDri Top Coat").
2. Two (2) Sally Hansen Opal Nail Glaze Polishes (Rose Gold and Earthen Opal).
3. One (1) NailTek II Intensive Therapy (for soft, peeling nails).

Rules

The first winner will get to choose their prize, then second can choose of the remaining selections, and third will get the last available prize. The giveaway is open to all readers worldwide! Each person is allowed to enter three (3) times, as follows:

1. Commenting on this post and becoming a follower.
2. Telling someone else (who must also comment and become a follower).
3. Posting a link to this post on your blog (please also leave a comment with the link included).

Prizes will be awarded by random.org to the first, second, and third selections. Please make sure to leave a separate comment for each entry to ensure they get counted! The giveaway closes Wednesday, March 3rd, 2010 at Midnight PST. Prize winners will be announced no later than Saturday, March 6th. So click your Ruby Pumps together 3 times and say "There's no give away like Bling".

~Sylvia, April, and Monica

Grape Going + MAAH

Two Coats
One Coat

The awesomeness of this combo can not be overstated! No matter how many pictures I took, I could not get this to show in it's full glory. It is one and two coats of Mad As A Hatter over my previous Grape Going mani. 5 blings for sure!

~April

OPI Nail Wipes

Okay, I've been a big fan of cotton balls for a long time but I've clearly been in the dark ages. These wipes are 1000 times better! So fast it's like a magic wand, and I only needed one wipe per hand with 6 plus coats of polish! These are a new must have. 4 Blings


~April

Reverse French

This is my reverse french mani. Sorry if it's a little worn, this is day 5. This took a long time. I'm sure I made it harder than I needed to but I liked the way it turned out. First coat was Barielle Nail Rebuilding Protein. 4.5 Blings

Second coat was OPI - Nail Envy Matte. 5 Blings!

For the base I used 2 coats of OPI - Hopelessly In Love. 4 Blings

The tips were 2 coats of OPI - Lincoln Park After Dark. 4.5 Blings

I used some cute nail stickers I got at Sally's and then It was 2 coats of Seche Vite (4 Blings). The one thing I was bummed about was that some of the silver on the flowers smeared into the dark tips and I was going for a cream with no frost look. :( O well. I really liked it and it got a thumbs up from DH. But..... it was 6:00 am when I dragged my sorry self to bed. But with one more topcoat two days latter I got a week of wear with no chips and almost no tip wear! Not bad for six hours.;)

~ Sylvia