Color Club's Poptastic Polish for a Running Princess

It is less than 12 hours before I run the Disney Princess 5K. I'm excited to make this accomplishment. A year ago, I never even imagined being a runner. Now, I'm very proud to say that not only am I a runner but I will have finished my 3rd 5K.

I have a Princess 5K manicure that I'm sporting for tomorrow but, will post that later this weekend. What I do have is a very Disney princess look to show...

This Color Club dolly lips pink came from the Poptastic collection and, is called 'Poptastic' itself.

A spring color if I ever saw one...

If I wouldn't have already picked my Princess 5K polish, I think this one would have been just fine. I went to the ESPN Expo at DisneyWorld to pick up my race number this morning and pink was everywhere! The beauty blogger in me died just a little bit at all there was to see. And, I'll show more about that when I post after the run photos.

I have 2 coats on and a 3rd one would have taken away that VNL on my thumb. I used Lumos as a top coat because it wears like iron. 'Popstatic' didn't have any streaks and laid down so evenly and smoothly.

Lipstick this color might be for Nicki Minaj but I won't shy away from wearing this shade on my nails. It's the Princess thing to do.

Is this a shade of pink you'd wear?

Don't Polish Your Nails at the Theater

There's just a little bit of glee in swatching a polish sent from a friend. Not only do I like the shade of this one, but the bottle is swanky too...

This one doesn't have a particular brand name, unless it is the 'FCC', nor a distinct name, just the '22' on the bottom. The one thing I am sure of is that something happened on the way to the theater...what in the world??!

This is interesting and I am sure it has happened to others; the polish looks blotchy and patchy in the photos. But it didn't look like that in real life. I used 3 coats for this look and no top coat. I am going to give this one another try because it had to be the lighting in the room when I was polishing them that made it look like it was giving great, smooth coverage. I'll have to sit at the sunny window and do this one; not in the dark living room in front of the TV.

Gads! I don't know if I want to go any further with this one. Only my index finger is close to looking OK.

Well, I was going to name this one 'Theater Seats' because it reminds me of the old town theater I used to go to. I'd hate to see what those seats looked like in broad daylight too!

Have you ever had a polish go demonic on you?

I Spy...Sally Hansen Greens & Cast Away Sinful ColorsWalgreens

Green polish at WalGREENS! (Insert a PeeWee Herman laugh.)

This past Saturday I went on a mission to find the new Cast Away Collection by Sinful Colors. I did find that collection and, I found some St. Patrick's Day greens from Sally Hansen.

Just a note, I found a St. Patrick's Day collection of Sinful Colors. I don't believe any of these are new shades but 'Atlantis' is one to get! That's a flaky green and it a favorite of mine.

This Go Green collection from Sally Hansen was a surprise to me. I didn't know about it previously...

I will be going back for a couple of these. There wasn't a sale going on last week, nor with week, at Walgreens. I think I'll wait til next Sunday and see. Sally Hansen is a nail brand that has sales quite often at Walgreens. I don't see me missing out on getting the ones I like. And, they are $1.99 each at their regular price.

 A total of 5 greens to get your green on. The far, two right shades are the same. And I didn't compare, or check to see if these are re-issues. The two I have an eye on, however, are the 2nd and the 3rd from the left.

OK, once I peeled myself away from oogling that collection, I went on to a bit of hyperventilation when I found the Sinful Colors Cast Away collection so early in the game.

I will be showing a closer look of these in an upcoming post so you can see these in a better light. But, here is a sneak peek...

There are a total of eight shades. I got all but one tiffany-esque shade called 'Be Happy'. And, another bestest part; Walgreens had their Sinful Colors on sale for $.99; normally $1.99 each.

Which shade from Cast Away should I review first?

Tool Tuesday: Retractable Pump Brush For Mineral Foundation

I went to the coast to visit clients today and all I could think about was sharing this Tool Tuesday with you!

So far, I've been showing beauty tools that I have and use all the time. This one is no exception, except I will NOT go without one!

I have had these foundation pump brushes forever!!!...

I got these many years ago from my favorite foundation company, Southern Magnolia Minerals. Barbara, the owner, has improved versions of the pump brushes here, and if you purchase now, you can get 25% off.

This is a brush that has a reservoir of mineral foundation or finishing powder so that when you press the brush against your skin, a small amount of the powder is pumped into the brush. This is very convenient to carry because you don't have to tote around a jar or container of the minerals as well as a brush; this is both.

These have clear caps that cover the brush, and the sides of the pump come up to protect the bristles. It's that easy. I have one with my foundation, and I carry that in my makeup bag. The other is with the finishing powder and I keep that one in the console of my car.

Even before I moved to this oven state, I used these pump brushes. I do have normal to dry skin but, I will get shiny as the day goes on. No problem with my pump brushes. I can do a fast touch up before leaving the car. Virtually no mess since it is all self-contained and, since it is powder, no worry about it melting in the car or my purse.

The bottom of the brush screws off and I can tap in some powder. With just a couple of pumps onto the back of my hand, I've dispensed some powder into the bristles and I'm ready to buff away any shine I don't want. A filled up reservoir lasts me months and when I get low, these are refillable.

When I travel, these 2 brushes are all I take for foundation and finishing powder. They are small enough to throw into my makeup bag but have enough powder to last me weeks.

As I have mentioned, I've had these two brushes for a very long time. And with Southern Magnolia Minerals having a special discount on them, now is a good time to get that upgrade.

Have you tried any powder dispensing brushes before?

Like A 12 Year Old In A Candy Shop; Claire's New Polish

This new shade, Claire's 'Candy Shop', is getting some press. I have only found one and boy, did I snatch it up! I hadn't read anything on this until after I got it. But it is worth the buzz.

This polish makes the 12 year old in me cheer...

'Candy Shop' makes me think of 'Whimsical'. Both are light-hearted and just fun to wear.

Take a gander at this confetti amount of glitter in a dusty pink base...

 I don't know how many different sizes of glitter are in this polish but I think it is a lot! And there are a lot of colors too. I'm not using this word lightly; jam-packed!


OK, back on track. The base of 'Candy Shop' is opaque enough that I didn't have to put on underwear. Yes, the 12 year old that lives in me laughed out loud too...

This is just 2 coats! And to my surprise, this glitter lays down way better than I thought it would. I topped it with a coat of Seche Vite just to keep my hair from snagging on it,though. But the removal was typical of large glitter polish. It was as stubborn as making a 12 year old go to school on Mondays.

This was a fun manicure to do and to photo, as well. I must have taken 100 pictures. And you might not have noticed until I pointed it out but, I have a really wicked hang nail going on with my middle finger. Puffy and ouchy. Too bad I can't ignore it.

Have you seen this polish yet? Does it look like a 12 year old's favorite polish? In 29 days, I am going to be old enough to say, I'm going to start my second childhood. It's THE ultimate landmark birthday: 50. I think I'll stay with 12. At lease mentally.