A Valentine's Day Mani....in April.

Another scheduled post that did not post when it was supposed to.  Again, my apologies for not making sure it posted.  Here it is, in it's original form.  (May 31, 2014 8:58 pm)  After reading, I realized I never actually finished the post, so I edited it a bit after all.  lol  The edited bits will be in this color.

*all items purchased by me*

And here I am again....can you believe that?  Three days in a row.  I think it's close to a personal best, as far as days posting in a row go for me.  lol  We've had a cold front come through so our temperatures have cooled off a bit and ugh,  I had to turn the heat back on.  I really thought Old Man Winter had gone into hibernation, but there he was this morning, with frost on the windows.  *sigh*  Pretty soon I'll probably be complaining that it is way too hot, so I'm going to enjoy the 'cool' days while I can.

Today I have for you a polish I bought from Blue Eyed Girl Lacquer out of her My Indecisive Valentine Collection.  This is called Newly Impassioned Soul.  This is a hot pink with green flakies.

I used 3 very thin coats with seche vite top coat.  Isn't she a pretty pink?

4 thin coats without top coat.

A close up on my thumb because I was able to get the flakies, a little, here.  With seche vite top coat.

And without top coat. 

The formula on this polish is great.  It dried quickly and with the top coat, looked really squishy.  :)  Since I've been using a glue base-coat with anything that remotely has a bit of glitter in it, removal was a breeze and I had no staining.  I even used this color to stamp over another BEGL that I have and although you have to be really quick, it works great.  

I had originally scheduled this post for another time, but for some reason, it didn't post as scheduled, so I am now finishing it up, as I realize I hadn't quite finished it.  :)

I really love Julie and her creations at Blue Eyed Girl Lacquer.  You can find her shop here.  She is also on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter.

Do you own any Blue Eyed Girl Lacquer (or BEGL's as I fondly call them) and if so, which is your favorite?

As always, thank you for spending a little of your day with me.  Huggles!

Hubby spoils me, this I know....

This post was originally scheduled for 4/29/14 but did not post, apparently.  I must apologize for not checking earlier to make sure that it did post.  So here it is, in it's entirety, please forgive the incorrect mentions of days and/or dates given.  Thank you!  (May 31, 2014 8:43 pm est)

*purchased myself, nothing to declare*

Good morning, darling readers.  I hope your Tuesday is going well so far.  The other day, hubby and I went shopping and as we passed a polish display, he surprised me by stopping and said to pick one.  I then said, why don't you pick a color for me and then said anything but green or yellow.  So this is what he picked.  I guess this is what I get when he forgets his glasses.  lol

This is Sinful Colors Mint Apple and yes, it's a green.  :0)  I'm still not sure how I feel about it quite yet, with my pale skin color.  It's a pretty color, but I think it makes me look even more pale.  What do you think?

What I used:  Essie Ridge Filling Base Coat, two coats Sinful Colors Mint Apple, and one coat Seche Vite.

I think I'm getting better with my clean-up.  I bought a Smudge Eye Sponge by ELF that I've been using and think it works pretty well.  I've also slowed down when I apply my polish so I'm more precise and don't have as much clean-up as I did before.

Here you can see that I nicked my thumb before my polish was completely dry.  It really wasn't that noticeable until I took the photo's  Photo's really do catch all the blemishes, don't they?

The formula on this polish was a little streaky on the first coat but evened out on the second.  For a bargain brand, it isn't bad and I wouldn't hesitate to buy more.  I only have 5 total of this brand and this is the first one I've used so I'm not sure how they compare to each other, formula wise.  When I use the others, I'll try to remember to compare them to each other.

Do you own any of the Sinful Colors brand and if so, what is your favorite color(s)?

As always, thank you for spending a little of your day with me.  Until later...Huggles!

I feel like cheering....O-H...

Good afternoon, darling readers.  Can you believe it's the end of April already?  It seems like this month has just flown by.  Actually, it seems like this year is starting to fly by.  When I was younger, my grandmother used to tell me that the older you got, the faster time went, but I always thought it was an old wives tale, until I got a little older myself and realized that she was right.  So I decided to try to enjoy each day for what it is and try not to worry about the next one too much.

Today, I have another Polish Yer Hooves polish to share with you.  This one is a bit special to me because it represents something I love and that  is OSU Football!  Leigh Anne was offering hand painted bottles so when I saw the one with the Ohio State design, I knew it was the one I wanted.  When she reopens her shop in mid-May, I'm not sure if she'll be offering these hand painted bottles again or not.

The base I used was Essie's Ridge Filling Top Coat, which I forgot to include in this photo.  On my thumb, middle, and pinkie fingers, I used Sally Hansen's Xtreme Wear in Wet Cement and on my index and ring fingers, I used Sally Hansen's Xtreme Wear in Cherry Red.

Isn't this hand painted bottle cute?  The polish itself is a mixture of red and pink hearts, and silver and red hexes in a clear base.

I think this will be a great mani to wear on football Saturday's for the 2014 season.

Right now, Leigh Anne is only taking custom orders through her Etsy store but she plans to restock/reopen sometime mid-May.  You can find her Etsy shop here.

You can also check for updates on her blog Polished into a Corner or her Facebook page.

Do you watch college football and if so, who is your favorite team?

As always, thank you for spending a little of your time with me.  Until later...Huggles!