Hard Candy 2013

[Hard Candy "Black tie optional"]

[Hard Candy "Black tie optional" and "Sugar rush"]

Right after New Year's I caught wind of the entire Hard Candy line of nail polishes being discontinued to make way for a revamped selection.  I wasn't thinking that I would have come across it so soon, but I'm glad that I did.  For the release there are 5 "collections" with 9 colours in each.  There are obvious hard nods towards indie polishes/finishes from heavy glitters, the black and white glitter, and the candy coated colour glitters made famous by indie polishes and Nails Inc.  

What I opted for was of course the black and white glitter(I had to buy two!) mix which contains a good amount of glitter in each swipe and no fishing was needed for me.  Two coats was fine, but I'd recommend using Gelous to tame the glitter a bit.  I am not one to mind a gritty feeling manicure, but when bar or tinsel glitter is involved it's a must!  The other I bought was "Sugar rush", but I've yet to wear this one.  In the photos it looks to be a blueish tint, but I swear when I look at it I see gray.  Either way it's pretty and it will be my first time trying the candy manicure.

Keep an eye out for these because there are definitely some fun shades to try!  They are only available at WalMart(wah wah), but they are worth a peek.

new polish finds

[1.31.2012 my evening included homemade mulled wine, and a new manicure]

[secret peri-wink-le(permanent collection) and gothic lolita and gaga for green from the electropop collection]

i stopped by cosmoprof yesterday after i left my full time job because i had run out of nail tek.  the last time i was there i saw the full collection of china glaze's "electropop" but i didn't seen any i absolutely needed.  that is until i thought about it.  i left yesterday with gothic lolita, gaga for green, and secret peri-wink-le.   last nite i kept looking at secret peri-wink-le and decided that it needed to be the first tried.

[venique deviant little sneaker]

i also saw the full line of venique there, and not just the small holiday display.  venique is new to the polish market and it's made with sil-tek, which allows the polish to expand and contract with wear.  i purchased two other colours back in december that were in the initial launch collection and both being glitter topcoats.  i have to admit, there was hardly any chipping and i am very rough on a manicure.  the official website doesn't seem to be really up yet, but check out this blog to see a little more and read a great review.  you can also see the two glitters i bought as well.   the one that i picked up yesterday, deviant little sneaker, is a mauve-y plum glimmer base, with small round silver and red glitter throughout.  i'll definitely photo once i try it out.

chihuahua and polish

[bad/quick photo of little cosette and her bat wings

9.6.2010]

[ORLY's "charged up" and icing's "glamorous"]

predator blood

[china glaze - kiwi coolada - or aka predator blood ;D]

i love obnoxious jewelry, i really do.  especially rings.

vintage lucite beetle ring - three story thrift mall in albuquerque, nm.  a friend had seen it and gave me the tip!

hello kitty-esque purple rhinestone bow - snot topic

rhinestone eyeball - chacha's in charlottesville, va

moonstone ring(one of my birthstones) - 10,000 villages in harrisonburg, va

[spot the chihuahua?]

my living room as of today.  that poor bodyworlds poster needs a proper frame.  i remember how hard it was to get that on the plane and back to albuquerque, nm without getting ruined.

our coffee table has seen a few paint jobs.  mostly all black, but jem decided to do something different.  tribute to tim burton and the MoMA exhibit <3

forever love to my scott radke puppet.

color petites - black diamond - july 1st

Oooo a black holo.  next best thing to colour revolution that i can get my hands on to!

the same day cosette had to be taken in to get her nails trimmed since i'm too afraid that i'm going to quick her.  the girls in the grooming salon were nice enough to paint her nails for me.  it does not look like this anymore, but that's okay.

then it was time for her to sunbathe.  i love that chihuahuas do this <3