Share With You Sunday: 10/30/11-11/06/11

Be sure to submit links for this post. If you don't see me add your post today, it will be added next week.

I think I'm going to keep with the quizzes instead of pictures. I think they're fun and it's neat to find out what results other people get! :)


Quiz of the Day:

What Color Green Are You?

My Results:

You are Teal Green

You are a one of a kind, original person. There's no one even close to being like you.
Expressive and creative, you have a knack for making the impossible possible.
While you are a bit offbeat, you don't scare people away with your quirks.
Your warm personality nicely counteracts and strange habits you may have.

Post your results in the comments!

Nails:
Chalkboard Nails teaches us how to do sheep nail art.
Sonoma Nail Art creates a clever Unicorn Puke manicure.
Fashion Polish gives us a sneak peak of the OPI Holland collection.
MaD Manis shares with us her yellow rubber ducky nails part of the 31 day challenge.
MandysSecrets shows us her yellow Pikachu nails part of the 31 day challenge. 
Nails Made Simple shares with us her Top 5 October polish favorites.
Never Unpolished shows us her orange crackle nails part of the 31 day challenge.
Polished Claws Up swatches Lynnderella Gotta Love Brains.
The Nailasaurus shares with us her fashion inspired manicure for the 31 day challenge.

Beauty:
For Me , It Works shares with us her October favorite products.
Makeup Withdrawal shares with us an eye look using WnW I <3 Matte palette.
Phyrra swatches NYX matte lipsticks and concealers.
Power Femme shares with us her October favorites.
The Nail Polish Enthusiast reviews OPI Avojuice lotion.

Miscellaneous:
i heart cvs gives us a sneak peek of CVS' Black Friday flier.
The Sweet Adventures of Sugarbelle shares with us her sunflower cookies.

What You're Loving:
The Lacquered Lady reviews OPI Warm and Fozzie and Essie School of Hard Rocks.
the epitome of superficiality shares with us her Deepavali inspired manicure.
Do It Yourself....Beauty Tips shows us her MAC Gorgeous Gold Smokey Eye EOTD.
I Drink Nail Polish shares with us Part 1 of the Color Club Scent-Suous collection.
The Queen of the Nails reviews MAC Coco Clay and Oyster Shell.
Craftsyles shares with us one of the upcoming "it" colors for spring fashion.
Pieces of Beauty swatches Maybelline Eyestudio palettes.


Happy Sunday!

Bottle Spam Saturday: Red Cremes Edition

I appreciate you all giving my Revlon Raven Red post some love! I always notice red polish posts and red polish in general can get the short end of the stick. It's nice to know there are so many red polish fans out there.

Today, I have for you my red cremes. It's funny I talk about how much I love red, and I only have a few red cremes. I seriously thought I have more. I do have a lot more red shimmers and glitters to make up for the lack of cremes.

Be sure to vote for next week's bottle spam!

 Milani Techno Red, Zoya LC, Sally Hansen High Voltage, & Misa Bikini with a Maritni

 OPI Monsooner or Later, Zoya Maura, Pure Ice Siren, & Sinful Colors Gogo Girl

Zoya Sooki, Revlon Raven Red, Nina Ultra Pro Love Struck, Cult Nails Quench, & China Claze Velvet Bow

Happy Saturday!

butter LONDON Artful Dodger

Butter London has definitely become my guilty pleasure polish. It is a brand that really is out of my price range, but I keep going back. I really love their color selection. Butter London has some type of hold over me. I do have a problem with Butter London though...for every few amazing near perfect polishes they put out there is one that comes out that just fails. I don't mean it fails color wise it fails formula wise. This is the story of Artful Dodger.


Artful Dodger

 

Artful Dodger is a dusty aqua-blue creme.

This is great shade that is super shiny and glossy looking. The problem with this is chipped within 24 hours for me. I don't mean small chips. These were massive chips. I put it on one night, and the next morning I got in the shower and I came out with huge ugly chips on my nails. I redid my nails again, and within hours chip central.

Sure, I could chalk it up to the shower. I could also say, maybe my base coat and top coat didn't work well with this polish. These are excuses I would be comfortable with if I paid $3-$8 for a polish. These are not acceptable acceptable excuses for a $14 polish. I should not have to adjust my life or my nail polish routine for a $14 polish to work. It's really annoying and it ticks me off. I've had problems with other Butter London polishes like No More Waity, Kaite and Big Smoke...

...Yet, I keep going back for more. I'm brainwashed by Butter London! Nah, it's just hard to completely write them off when some of their polishes have amazing formulation. Butter London Wallis I wore for a whole week and by day 8 I just had a tiny chip. It's frustrating, because I love the brand, but it irritates me as well. A polish that expensive should not have issues!

Butter London get it right!

Happy Friday!

Revlon Raven Red

I already am skeptical about posting this.  My red polish posts tend to get passed over :(. I know reds are not favorites among nail bloggers and nail polish addicts. I get they can be predictable and not really unique. The thing is I love reds.  I think you really cannot go wrong with a great red. It's a classic, and I think everyone at least needs a few reds in their stash. This is one of my favorite red cremes.

Revlon Raven Red

Raven Red is a darker red creme.

This is not a blaring bright red. This is a great red creme for the fall/winter months. It would be a great red anytime of year really. It is slightly darker than other reds, but it's not vampy. This leans slightly to the blue-toned red side, but it's definitely reads more neutral on the nail. I think this would be a flattering red for many skin tones. Also this is a core line color, so it's not going anywhere.

Happy Thursday!

Orly Wild Wisteria

 *Que in Lord of the Rings music*

Hidden in many nail polish bloggers/addicts Helmers,Melmers, or other storage devices lies some incredible untried polish. It has not seen the light of day for many months or even years. This polish lies sad and depressed in the darkness of this cavernous container...hoping and wishing.... for the day its master will re-discover the beauty it once had. This is the story of Orly Wild Wisteria......

Orly Wild Wisteria

 

Wild Wisteria is a deep saturated blue-toned purple creme.

I bought this color back in 2009, and it's been sitting in the dark until I rediscovered it as a great base for Cult Nails Unicorn Puke. I forgot how much I absolutely adored this color. It is really the perfect dark purple creme. I don't think this is too dark either. I love how this color is so saturated. I get that fall colors lately are usually laced with some traces of gray to give them this "dusty" look, but I love straight up color. This is so rich and vibrant. I have this on my toes now, and I don't want to take it off! I even want to be all matchy-matchy and paint my nails with it too!

This color as many dupes or near dupes. As far as I know Zoya Pinta and OPI Sapphire in Snow are dupey to this, so if you have those you don't need this and vice versa. I'm so glad I rediscovered this! I feel bad for leaving it in my Helmer for 2 years :(.

What is a polish you neglected that you recently rediscovered?

Happy Wednesday!