Taking It To The Matte

Do you know any 'all or nothing' types of people?  How about those types that find something new and then just OD on it?  Should you not like those characteristics in a person, well, you might want to just skip over this post.

There has been a lot of ooohhhh'ing and awwwww'ing with the Christmas collections in 'Nail Whoville.'  And, rightfully so.   I don't think I've changed my (nail) clothes this many times in one day since I was in high school!

Honestly, I wasn't a 'wild child'.  I had lots of fun but I wasn't loose off the line like Lindsay Lohan or Britney Spears.  And, about as 'out there' that I got was sporting some red, racy nail polish.  I'm sure I had just one red color and wore it a lot.  I still love to wear red nail polish.  Makes me feel saucy!

Wouldn't it be blasphemy if a Holiday collection did not have a least one red in it?  Yep, right up there with the Grinch that stole all the red nail polish!  Shutter!  Thankfully, we got reds, and are they saucalicious!!!

This is from Finger Paint's Holiday collection: Mulberry Madness...

Madness is right.  I went a bit 'squeee-ing' over this one.  Don't know what 'squeee-ing' is?  That's what you do when you find those pair of shoes you have been wanting for 2 months and they are on clearance at 90% off and the only pair left is your size, and you've got them!

Indoors or outdoors, this red wins.  This is a dark, fuchsia that has red and lavender/purple micro glitter.  Perfect color for a holiday party.  I have on three coats.  I put a third one on this morning because I had tip wear over night.  No funny business; it just wore off.  I think it was because I used Seche Prep instead of regular alcohol to prep for color.  So, this jelly base polish didn't wear long. 

Not to worry.  I still wanted to play.  Here's where the overkill comes in...

Matted.  This has a totally different attitude.  OK, a cat hair got in there.  Ugh...how'd that happen?

Nail polishes, shine or matte, are of no concern when it comes to Libby and Sebastian.


Just one coat of China Glaze Matte Magic.  And it is magical.

Matte shouldn't be photographed in the direct sunlight.  Naw...it is a softer side of vamp.  It actually deserves candlelight.  Hmmmm...I wonder if I can convince my hubs on that.  I guess not.  It was burrito night.



Do you wear any reds for the Holidays?  Got a favorite one?  What 'all or nothing' attitude do you have?

Matte About Mistletoe

I love the legend of Mistletoe.  The Druids used it to ward off evil and illness.  When they harvested it, they would put a white cloth down around the tree to catch the mistletoe.  The mistletoe would lose its magical powers to heal if it touched the ground.  I think the mistletoe of today has touched the ground.  Why is it that the creepiest guy will want to lay one on you when you accidentally stand under it?

I tried on Orly's "Meet Me Under the Mistletoe' from their holiday collection...

 It wouldn't be called 'Mistletoe' if it wasn't green, would it?  Check out the micro-glitter green in that green base!  This one will probably be revisited on St. Patrick's Day.  Shhhh...don't tell, just another Pagan holiday in disguise!

Indoor light.  Eeee...tip wear!  Only after a couple of days.  Not so lovely.  So, just focus on the glamour of the color.

High shine!  You can really see that glitter on the nails.  What you see in the bottle is what you get on the nail.  Now, isn't that how it should always be?

If you want to get a Holiday green, this is one that you can get and just forget about all the rest.  I'm going to show you more in just a minute.

The first coat of 'Mistletoe' was watery for me.  I was trying to use the thinnest coat I could, hoping that I could increase the dry time.  After reading and writing nail blogs, I've come to not always judge a polish by it's first coat.  And with that, the second coat of 'Mistletoe' came to life.  Smooth, sparkly and deep.  Definitely the good Orly standards in this one.

I liked it so much, I didn't want to change it out.  But, then like a wicked Christmas Grinch thought, something crept into my brain; I'll use something else I bought!

China Glaze Matte Top Coat!  I used two coats here.  These are indoors with the sunny window that didn't have sunshine today.

Outdoors in that overcast light.  So much for sunny Florida today.

Save for the stinkin' tip wear, I ooh'ed and awe'ed at this transformation.  'Mistletoe' went from sparkly and fun, to a look that was chic and had sophistication.

Good gravy, what am I doing? I'm channeling Dr. Seuss!  It just takes me over and my brain, it's on the loose!

And, now I have another 'Mistletoe' look and I don't want to take this one off either.  But, there are other kiddies lined up to sit on Santa's nails.

For not liking matte polishes, I think I've come around.  Do you try matte top coats?  This one did some nice things for 'Mistletoe', don't you think?  I bet you still like Dr. Seuss, too!

I Love Virgin Porn!!!!....Wait! I Can Explain!!!

Really, I CAN explain!!! 

 

This is what the dictionary says about virgin: 

 

–adjective

pure; unsullied; undefiled: virgin snow.

not previously exploited, cultivated, tapped, or used: virgin timberlands; virgin wool.

 

See, it doesn't  have to mean something bad. 

 

Now, porn can also mean:

 

 -noun

2. censorious  Also called: porno  pornography publications or broadcasts that demonstrate an unhealthy or voyeuristic interest in a particular subject: property porn ; food porn  

 

This all boils down to: Fetish.  You should know what that means: 

 

FETISH
–noun

1.

an object regarded with awe as being the embodiment or habitation of a potent spirit or as having magical potency.

2.

any object, idea, etc., eliciting unquestioning reverence, respect, or devotion: to make a fetish of high grades.

 

So, there you have it, I am awed to a point of of voyeuristic interest....of unused makeup!!!

An order from NYX I got some time back.  OMG!!!!!  The porn-ish of all...UNUSED LIPSTICK!!!

I had to even make it my desktop photo...

That's more virgin makeup around it.  Wait!  I have more....LOTS MORE!

Shadows!!!!  Shadows with embossing!  Unspoiled, perfect!!!

Since blogging, I now have an outlet to share my virgin porn.  Before I'd just leave it on my vanity for a long time, drooling over it.  It would break my heart to finally start using it.  The lipstick was the hardest...

 

 Sets and palettes, I don't know if I can continue this way!!!

Then Ulta started embossing their shadows...

Maybe you are wondering about nail polish.  Maybe you have already ran away.  Maybe I'll just explain.  I don't have the same fetish with a bottle of nail polish as I do with makeup.  However, it does it for me with SETS and COLLECTIONS!!!!!

I just realized that I haven't taken many photos of nail sets.  But I have them stashed here in my home office.  I have some in my filing cabinet too!  My lovelies!!!  Kept hidden away so they stay untarnished as long as I can stand it.

I really hope you understand.  And if we band together we won't be looked at like we are different or odd.  I just have a very high regard, and, special love for brand, new makeup.  And now I must add 'spamming my own blog with virgin porn.'

Weird?  Too 'out there'?  TMI??

 

Truth or Dare

Kelly at Vampy Varnish had this questionnaire on her blog.  I like these things because I get to know the person better whose blog I like to follow.  Vampy Varnish is just too cute for words.  So, you'll just have to go over there and check her out.  Tell her I said 'Hi' too!

Read on if you want to snoop on me...

1. How was your week?  Fairly good.  I worked out every day but today.  I started a new work project about 3 weeks ago.  I'm standing a lot so I'm getting used to that.
2. If you celebrate Thanksgiving, are you hosting or is someone else? Planning on cooking everything?  When I was a kid, we did up Thanksgiving right.  Grandparents, cousins, aunts, uncles, everyone!  Best memories of my childhood.  Now, it is just me and my husband.  We don't do anything special.  It's a regular, laid-back day for us.
3. What’s on your nails? Only the most awesome Holiday color:  Finger Paint's 'Holly Good Time.'
4. What is your favorite kind of jewelry to wear? Earrings.  I wear one in my tragus and I think it's cool.
5. Do you have a favorite “fall” drink?  Hot apple cider.
6. Ryan Reynolds, Sexiest Man Alive or no?  Hold on.  Let me go look.  Naw.
7. What are you currently reading?  I'm not currently reading any books.  I know, shame on me.  But I read a lot of magazines; plenty of fitness, some glamour and a couple cooking ones.
8. Have you ever done anything totally daring, like skydive or bungee jump, etc.?  I wanted to bungee on my 30th birthday.  But, I spent it with my best friend and she said she was not going to let me kill myself .
9. Have you ever had a crush on a cartoon or otherwise animated character?  No.  That would be weird!
10. If you are a dog lover, do you prefer large, medium or small breeds?  Originally, I am a dog lover.  I love large dogs and adore German Shepherds.  I had a white one that was beautiful.

OK.  Your turn. 

Glitter for a Gilded Gold Festival

When it comes to holiday colors, I'm a silver winter girl.  I liked the White Queen in Nardia.  OK, OK, so she was mean and evil.  I still loved her wardrobe!

However, today I am showing you some holiday gilded gold looks.

Steph, at Imperfect Painted, blogged about finding polish at Lane Bryant.  (Do check out her blog. She focuses on polishes that don't break the bank.)   I was going to be out at that outlet mall so I paid a visit to the store.  Oh, and I had checked several non-outlet stores but didn't find polish.

Here's one that I got...

A swirly, shimmery frost, 'Heather Gold' is another color that probably should be called
'Patina Gold' or 'Burnished Bronze.'  It's not quite gold when you put it up against gold metal.

Still a nice color though.  I didn't think it was going to end up looking too nice because it polished with large bald spots.  So I did a third coat that was rather thick.

Outside it almost looks copper.  I do have on a top coat of just Seche Clear.  I had more plans...

This is Wet'n'Wild's holiday collection of 'Comet.'  These holiday minis are named after Santa's reindeer.  This is a glitter gold for sure.  There are several different sizes of glitter in this however, that hexagon shape was not willing to come out of the bottle.  I think I got one chunk on my nails.

And when I went looking for a glitter gold I found this one too.  This is Milani's 'High Fashion.'  This base seems like a milky yellow with gold and pink glitter.

Now, for the comparisons...

It was evening when I got around to getting outside for photos and it was just as the sun set.
I alternated the 'Comet' And 'High Fashion'.  The index finger and ring finger have 'Comet.'  Middle and pinky have 'High Fashion.'   My thumb as 'High Fashion' which you can barely see in the first photo.  I do see a couple of the hexagon glitter pieces on my index finger.  It would have been nice if more would have deposited.  I just didn't want to work that hard in getting them out of the bottle.

Here's the thumb with 'High Fashion.'  That evening sun makes it look brazen.

The two glitter topcoats do look similar.  Just a bit of differences.  The 'Comet' has a heavier type of glitter along with the large hexagon.  The 'High Fashion' features glitter all the same size but with a couple of different colors.  It's also has more glitter in it that transfers to the nail.  Still have this polish on, but I'm not hopeful that it will be a charm to remove.

Even though I think Lane Bryant's 'Heather Gold' can stand by itself, the glitter topcoats give it more of a festival feel.  Either one of  Wet'n'Wild's 'Comet' or Milani's 'High Fashion' work to give a gilded gold aura.

Which color do you like for the winter holidays?  Gold?  Silver?  Would you wear 'Heather Gold' alone or with an overlay color?