How does it feel to be 24? & Giveaway Winner!

Hasn't that always been an awkward question? I found it always so strange when it's your birthday for people to ask how it feels to be X years old. That being said today is my 24th birthday and it doesn't feel any different than being 23...or 22. I'm not sure what exactly you are supposed to feel when you age one more year :P. I'm sorry I sound cynical! I am excited about it being my birthday though! Birthdays after 21 lose their excitement which is fine by me I never was one to really go all out for birthdays. I just like celebrating with close family and friends by doing fun activities and having a nice dinner. My boyfriend and I are going to have dinner tonight at Downtown Disney and my parents are coming visit for a few days on Sunday which I'm looking forward to! I haven't seen them since February. I'm excited about the next 2 weeks!

I figured I'd share with you the polishes I got for my birthday from Lacquer Ware for Tips and Toes! She's so sweet from sending me these goodies. I really appreciate her kindness and her friendship. She's an all around great gal!

China Glaze Branding Iron

Branding Iron is up there in my favorite China Glazes of all time. It's not surprise because in my opinion it came from one of their best collections Rodeo Diva. Branding Iron is a rich burgundy shimmer that practically glows in sunlight or any kind of kind of light. I love colors like this rich bold colors are my style.

China Glaze Wagon Trail

Wee!!! Wagon Trail has been on my lemming list for some time now and I'm so happy I have it now! It is also from the Rodeo Diva collection. It's a black creme mixed in a deep golden shimmer. This one of those one-of-kind color! I could say more, but this one speaks for itself!

Nail Tek Scarlet Starlet

 I didn't know Nail Tek made colors, but I'm not complaining. This is a beautiful pearl-like red. I'd say it's a true red with beautiful shimmer. I love reds and this is no exception of love the finish of it best of all!

 Foilesque Rose Dust

 This was a franken made by Lacquerware of Tips and Toes. Isn't it gorgeous! I have zero colors like this. It's a rosy pink foil. It has a metallic silvery quality that is very unique and pretty. It's a great franken!


Orly Orange Sorbet

Orange Sorbet was another one on my lemming list. Doesn't this color look delicious though I don't recommend eating it. It's lighter orange with gold shimmer throughout. Gold shimmer again a favorite of mine. It makes me think of orange smoothies and tropical locations. It's a very pretty color.

Now it's time to announce my giveaway winner! I want to thank everyone for entering it was fun!

The winner is......

Deanna from Lorraine Nails!

Congrats!

That's it for today! Thanks again to Lacquer Ware for these and making my birthday a little extra special!

Happy Monday!

Chocolate Milk & Poo Colors?!?

 ***Today is the last day to enter my giveaway!***

No worries this post is purely nail polish you will not see any poo! I have been lucky lately to find some of the Color Club collections at Ross. I was originally going to do the different collections in a single post, but 2 colors stood out to me too much from the Rebel Debutante collection that I figured they needed a post on their own.

Title of my blog aside, for the most part I really enjoy these little Color Club collections at Ross. They usually come with 6-7 polishes for a price of $7.99. That's a great deal in my book and totally worth it to have an assortment of colors.

On to the chocolate milk and poo! It's hard for me not to relate some sort of experience, story, memory, object, or etc to a nail polish color. I'm sure many of us are the same certain colors remind of us flowers or color of paint we used to love as a kid. That's just how my brain is wired when I see a nail polish color the first thing I think about is what the color reminds me of. Unfortunately, not all nail polish colors can remind me of pleasant things.

Some examples....


Color Club Charity Ball

Maturity aside, I have to say Charity Ball isn't the most appetizing color. It reminds me of poo. I'm some people will love this color and see it as a reddish-brown.....something? This just isn't my cup of tea. I don't understand how the name Charity Ball relates to it either. This color doesn't make me think of a ball at all. When I think of a ball I have to say I have to think of Cinderella..thanks Disney! I don't think Cinderella would be wearing a color like this unless her evil stepsisters slipped some laxatives in her punch. I understand this is the "Rebel" Debutante collection, but I think a black or deep color other than poo brown would of been more suitable.


Color Club Best Dressed List

Ok, this color isn't awful. I'm probably being a bit too harsh on this one. It's actually a nice nude, but more on the brown side. I prefer my nudes more pink. This color looks just like chocolate milk to me. I have no issues with chocolate milk. Chocolate milk is quite delicious it's just I don't know how I feel about chocolate milk on my nails. If it was a rich chocolate brown shimmer color I'd be game, but the pale brown-nude creme....meh. Also, again with the naming of this "Best Dressed List" I don't follow fashion much, but I don't recall many people on best dressed lists wearing chocolate milk brown. Please, correct me if I'm wrong. I tend to be clueless about these things :P.

I don't think these colors are awful or no one should wear them. I think it's just what they remind me of that makes it unappealing to me. I'm sure these colors would look lovely on some people, but I can't get past what I relate them too!


How do you feel about Poo and Chocolate Milk..-cough- I mean Charity Ball & Best Dressed List?

Happy Sunday!

Savina Purple Hologram & Purple Confetti

I showed you all yesterday some Savina polishes I got. I figured I'd start out showing you 2 of them. Savina polishes I believe are only sold at Nordstrom Rack stores. They are $3.97 a bottle and are some of my favorites. I think they have been compared to China Glaze. The only thing I personally can say makes them similar to China Glaze is their bottle shape and their unique colors. Their colors aren't all dupes of China Glaze colors if anyone was wondering that.

Savina has their share of standard colors, but they also have a very nice selection of unique shimmers, glitters, duochromes, neons,  and etc that make them stand out. I find their more special colors to be comparable to beauty store brands rather than drugstore brands. All the colors I got are not colors I've been able to find from other brands. Overall, they get an A+ from me!

Here are the pretty purples! :)

Purple Confetti

Purple Confetti is a red-violet jelly packed with holographic glitter. If you love glitter and lots of bling there is no denying the color doesn't offer just that. I love this color! I'm not scared of glitter and this one definitely packs a punch! It's very fun and I love that the base of it is a jelly!

Purple Hologram

Purple Hologram is a lilac creme with holographic glitter. This is probably has just as much glitter as Purple Confetti, but it comes off a lot subtler because the base a lighter color. I love this one too. It's a very sweet girly color. It makes me think of unicorns and fairies for some reason...I'm weird I know this!

That's it for today! I'm so glad I found these. The last time I went to Nordstrom Rack they didn't not have Savina polishes out at all. I had went a few months prior to that that and they had a whole wall full. This past time they seemed to have downgraded their selection to only a few small racks, but that's ok I'm glad it's back!

Do you own any Savina polishes? Any favorites or colors you really want?

Happy Saturday!

Who are my fellow lefties?

 Reminder: You have 2 more days to enter my giveaway!

Last weeks poll was all about what is your dominant hand. I left out ambidextrous because one I was too lazy to spell it and I really was looking for what hand you use the most.

Here are the results....

Right Handed- 80%

Left Handed- 19%

I'm obviously not shocked that right handed takes the win. I am lefty! I have the curse of the smudged handwriting and the ink stains on my left hand, but other than that I love being a lefty. I always felt special because I was usually the only lefty growing up in classes. The reason I asked this was mainly out of curiousity, but got me thinking another question I'll ask later on!

To keep this post from being boring full of writing I'll share with you Sinful Colors Vacation Time. I got this from a blog sale awhile ago by polish insomniac!

Vacation Time is a nude-pink. I'm getting into more nudes now and I really like this color. It has a hint of pink that I like. At first I was confused as to why they named this "Vacation Time". I'd expect a color like this to be bright and full of color, but I get it now. Vacation Time is visual representation of how I like to spend my vacation low key and relaxed!

I'm dying for a trip to the Central Coast of California right now. Anyone in CA familiar with Cambria, CA? It's close to San Luis Obispo and Morro Bay. My parents and I used to visit there every year up until I went to college. It's a beautiful small town right on the ocean with pines and beautiful mountains surrounding it. I'd say it doesn't usually get over the mid-70's in summer and at night you can see every star in the sky. It's so peaceful. I used to hate going there as a kid because I found it boring, but I crave it now! That being said I look forward to the upcoming weeks. My birthday is Monday and my parents are coming to visit the following weekend. These past 2 weeks have been very stressful and finally I can relax!

I got some goodies today I wanted share a preview of. I got some Savina polishes from Nordstrom Rack and some birthday goodies from Lacquerware for Tips and Toes. She's so sweet for sending me these things. Thank you so much! Swatches are to come!

Are you right handed or left handed? Do you paint your dominant hand first or the other first? 

Happy Friday!

Sinful Colors Mercury Rising....It's too darn hot!

I don't think words can describe how much I loathe the summer heat. I grew up in Dallas,Texas where it was hot and now I live in Florida where it is not only hot, but it is humid. I don't care how long you've lived in a place that gets hot you just don't ever get used to it! 90 (34c) degree weather with 80% humidity is fair from comfortable. It's always nice to walk outside your house and within minutes you're drenched in sweat... :( You ever get asked would you rather be hot or cold? I always say cold! You can at least layer up if it's cold, but if it's hot taking off layers doesn't help!

Anyways, speaking of the heat here is Sinful Colors Mercury Rising!

 Mercury Rising is a burgundy/maroon shimmer. I used to dismiss colors like this until I was introduced to China Glaze Branding Iron. I absolutely love these red-brown shades now. I've always loved rich deep colors, but never felt like I could pull it off on my nails, but again I was wrong :P. I actually think shades like these are pretty universally flattering. This a great color on your nails, but these are some of my favorite types of colors for my toes in fall and winter.

That's all for today. I am going to spend the day in my comfortably cool apartment that is currently blasting the air conditioning. I must admit in the summer I do love air conditioning more than nail polish *hides*! I think I would literally melt with out it. I can't wait until October when it finally gets somewhat cooler here! Maybe I should move to the Southern Hemisphere during my summer months.

So let me ask you that question... :P

Would you rather be hot or cold? Why?

Happy Thursday!