NOTD: Nina Ultra Pro Purple X-Ing

Nina Ultra Pro Purple X-Ing is kind of a weird name - I wonder if they mean for it to be pronounced "crossing" but in that case why not just spell it that way?  Sometimes they go out of their way to be creative & it just ends up silly LOL.  But it has all kind of things I like - purple, glitter & holo:

 

I ended up wearing this longer than I planned on due to coming home late one day & pure laziness another.  Here's a look in motion:

 

 

Going to try & get my hauls posted later tonight, then either tonight or tomorrow do a marble because obviously I NEED to have something awesome on my nails for the Fair =)  & get some more business cards printed up too!

 

Thanks for reading.

 

~Colette

Guest NOTD: Nina Ultra Pro Vintage Velvet

Mom does love her greens - this is Nina Ultra Pro Vintage Velvet:

I've also got pics of mom's very nice plain manicure with 2 of the colors I used in my Stormy Blue water marble, stay tuned for that & my own currently green nails =)

Thanks for reading.

~Colette

Hauls - March & April 2011

So, I decided to give an actual haul video a try ... I thought it would be quick but I actually got cut off twice by my camera because it won't go over a 10 min video LOL!  So if you have some time to kill, here is the vid:

And, because my old, beloved yet piece of crap camera does not refocus when recording vids, here are some decent bottle pics =)

From Ulta:

Ulta Professional Blue for You & OPI Black Shatter.

From Target:

Nicole by OPI Make a Comet-Ment.

From Sallys:

Sally Girl Periwinkle (2 because the bottles are so small LOL), China Glaze Blue Paradise, Orly Charged Up, Orly Hook Up.

Ulta again - every one a clearance pick including most of the Vintage Vixen collection:

Top:  OPI La Paz-Itively Hot Matte, Ulta Femme Fatale, China Glaze Bogie & Hey Doll.  Bottom:  China Glaze Midnight Mission, Jitterbug, Ingrid, Goin' My Way? & Riveter Rouge.

And finally on to yesterday's indulgence =)  Yet another trip to Ulta:

Top:  Ulta Profession Urban Jungle, Angel Baby & ??? (Lost it's label =( I'm going to try & research a name)  (UPDATE:  This has been identified as Soho Bleu!).  Bottom from the Anchors Away collection:  China Glaze White Cap, Sea Spray & First Mate.

Trade Secret buy 1 get 2 free sale:

Top:  OPI DS Mystery & DS Glow.  Bottom is Essie (some of which have black-lettered labels, some of which have blue-lettered labels ... anyone know that that means?  I'm guessing one is older but is it also for a formula change?): The Cove Copper, It's Genius, Rock Star Skinny & Decadent Diva.

Claire's:

Top:  Poison Apple, Venomous, Evil Queen.  Bottom:  Rain Drops, Fresh Water, Tranquil.

Sallys:

The China Glaze Island Escape collection:  Papaya Punch, 108 Degrees, Senorita Bonita, Blue Iguana, Cha Cha Cha, Electric Pineapple.  Bottom:  Nina Ultra Pro Sailor, Finger Paints Warm He-Art-Ed, Purple Palette, Art You Wondering, Orly Here Comes Trouble & Bubbly Bombshell.

And ... I still have one mega haul left to make - for the Zoya Exchange =)  Then I should be good for a while.  Thanks for reading.

~Colette

NOTD: Ulta Bombshell

So, I decided to make this kind of unofficially 4th of July mani week.  I don't know if I'll manage the entire week LOL, but so far starting with my marble I have managed to keep to a red, white & blue color scheme.  Although this particular mani uses just the red, I think the holo glitter makes it holiday appropriate =)

Ulta Bombshell is a cherry red jelly with holo glitter throughout. Pictured is 3 coats, I can see VNL at certain angles so it probably would have benefited from a 4th coat, but it wasn't super-noticeable & I enjoyed it all day ... even though I was wearing this on Monday when I broke my nail.  It was horrible ... and yes I took pics =)  I have a naked nail post in the works, but I'm going to post the stash first.  Anyway, pics:

And, just because ... why not?  In motion:

Thanks for reading.

~Colette