Big Lots Haul

I was actually looking for some more of the body butter that's been working miracles getting my feet ready for sandals, but of course they were out of that. I went over to the polish without too many expectations ... but was pleasantly surprised:

Kitty toes in the corner =) Top row left to right: Golden Glimmer, Fireside Glow, Mauve Twinkle, Crimson Sparkle, Lilac Beam, Purple Twilight. Bottom row: Red Velvet, Holiday Bubbly, Golden Glimmer (again), Cocoa Shimmer.

Every time I get discount polish, I curse whoever put together these little two-packs. Trying to get all the colors I want without duplicates is usually impossible, so I'm reduced to deciding which color I want a duplicate of. On this occasion it was the Golden Glimmer. I have plans to start frankening once I get a hold of some bottles, so I thought gold would be a good color to have extra of for that. Thanks for reading.

~Colette

Naked Tips & NOTD

Fingertips! Before anyone gets any crazy ideas, I'm talking about naked FINGERTIPS people! LOL

I took just a tiny bit of length off of my nails, both to square them up a little & because they're almost as long as I want. Why then, you ask, take length off? Well, in the past when I've thought "one more week & I'll give them a file" I invariably break a nail the next day. Despite the biotin & everything else positive I've been doing for my nails lately, I didn't want to take a chance at breaking one low, especially as my short index finger has finally almost caught up to the rest of my hand. So here's a quick before & after:

I don't know why my hand is such a different color between these, both were taken under my natural lamp ... I took pics of my right hand too, but it's shamefully lopsided so I think I'll keep those shots to myself.

It's soooo nice having these nice shiny new Konad plates ... and yet at the same time makes it soooo hard to pick! I thought I had a hard time before with only 8 plates. But I did manage to come to a decision. This is 2 coats of Misa Dying Love Konied with China Glaze Passion (flowers) & (butterflies pinky to thumb) Cherish, Adore, Harmony, Emotion & Devotion & plate m36 (both images). I tried to find a ball or something round to use as a prop, trying to get all 5 butterflies in the pic, but I couldn't find anything so I just thought The Claw (anyone else remember that old wrestling move?) & did it freestyle for a few:

I don't usually get this into using multiple colors, but it was another gorgeous day & all of a sudden it seemed totally obvious to do a rainbow of butterflies & a flower that quite reminds me of a daffodil. And I think the dark grey base is my rebellion after wearing pink for 2 days.

Thanks for reading.

~Colette

NOTD & Some Stuff

My first full-nail pattern attempt! Nina Ultra Pro Sweet Nothings as the base, Konied with China Glaze Devotion & plate m63:

Not bad, although I did have a few little problems that are of course glaringly obvious to me. But from a normal distance I think this looks absolutely hot. This new design could easily become one of my favorites.

Speaking of my new plates ... now that I have *cough*tripled*cough* my Konad plate collection, they're not going to fit in the cute little box that my original set came in, that even has instructions inside:

I'm going to have to find something that's secure enough for me not to lose any, but easy enough to get in & out of that I don't die of irritation. BROOKE - I know you were looking for a solution a while ago, what did you come up with & are you happier with it or are you still toting the ziplock baggie LOL?

Also, I neglected to mention in my last post,now that my huge haul has arrived, I give myself permission to place my next haul, of polish. I just kind of need to set myself a spending limit, since I honestly don't want to spend my entire tax refund on manicure related purchases LOL.

Thanks for reading.

~Colette

Oh Frabjous Day!

Callooh! Callay!

*Chortles of joy*

If you have no idea what I'm talking about & are wondering exactly which bend I just went around, you need to bone up on your Jabberwocky Poetry. If you get the reference, you're probably wondering what exactly caused me such boundless glee. Well, it was an unassuming little package:

That contained:

YES that's right my 16 new Konad plates! (if you're curious: m19, m26, m36, m37, m40, m56, m57, m60, m63, m65, m66, m67, m69, m73, s1 & s6)

Part of the reason that I'm so happy is that I actually missed the delivery - there was a little card in the mailbox that read "they were sorry that the missed me" & would I like to pick up my package tomorrow or have it redelivered in 2 days? Neither! I wanted my plates RIGHT NOW.

So, with plans of stalking the mailman through the neighborhood, I went out my door & down the stairs - just as the van pulled away from the curb down the street. He drove up to me waving & said "I wonder what you want?" as he got my package out of the back. I danced back up the stairs & tore into my package already wondering which plate I'd use first.

So that decision will probably take up the rest of my evening LOL. Tune in tomorrow to see the results & a fresh NOTD if I can make up my mind =) If I get that out of the way I've got comments to respond to & I haven't had time to catch up on everyone else's blog since I think last Thursday, so I'm feeling a little out of the loop. Really, those people that say they'd be bored if they retired? They don't have enough hobbies, or they don't have Internet LOL. Thanks for reading.

~Colette

TOTD & Easter Leftovers

Well, not like real leftovers, more like a few pics that I didn't get around to posting LOL. Starting off with a pic of me (blue), my aunt (orange) & my mom's nails:


I asked my aunt what color she was wearing & she didn't know! But then when we got home it was pretty funny, she'd called to leave a message that the name was Jamaican Me Crazy - sorry I didn't get a brand out of her. My mom is the reverse, I know the brand is Isa Dora but I don't know the color (sorry!). I am of course wearing China Glaze For Audrey.

Next is a little Easter Treat:

What is that cute little fellow you might wonder? Well, a lady at my mom's church does a little bakery business on the side, and under all the adorable decorations is a moist, delicious cake ball:

I don't know what else to add regarding that other than UBER YUMMY. I could probably eat a round dozen of those little suckers they're so good. Of course, mom only brought me home one so I tried to savor it patiently.

Finally the toes ... I actually did these when I did my Easter mani on Saturday, but I was too lazy to clean up, so I had to wait to take pics until my mistakes had washed away. This color is really really close to what I took off, but for whatever reason I really like having blue on my toes. This is Finger Paints Bada Bing, Bada Blue:

I actually thought ahead & was off today to recuperate from the holiday, but tomorrow it's back to reality & back to work. *sigh*

Thanks for reading.

~Colette