Today’s To-Do List

I feel like I’ve been AWOL around here for a while (I do have an excuse … to come later), so just to let you guys know this is my tentative schedule …

• Work until 3 (unfortunately)
• Get gas (the light came on on my way in this morning LOL … procrastination for the win!
• Yoga (even with cramps … it will make me feel better … I hope)
• Finish my book (that was due last Thursday…)
• Find some time to write (I think I only wrote maybe 5 times in Feb … about equal to the amount of yoga I did in Feb … kind of a sucky month)

Blog related:

• March resolutions accountability
• Get some books posted
• Edit nail pics for the past few days & also from the weekend with Tee & post (I think at least 3 NOTDs but I don’t quite remember ATM, plus some real life stuff)
• Do 1 of the 2 St. Patrick’s Day manis in my head … one will be a marble, one will be shamrocks, I plan tutorials for both.
• Comments … OMG. I swear, once I’m caught up it will be all better. If I can ever just sit down uninterrupted & finish the job. I was behind all February … I do apologize to you all, I love hearing from you guys =)
• Probably more stuff… I have a lot in draft. But this list is long enough LOL.

Will I get this all done? Possible = yes. Probable = no. We’ll see. Stay tuned. Thanks for reading =)

~Colette

NOTD: Green Sponged Swoop (+ Konad & Matte-ified)

Well, it started out supposed to be a swoop at least ... I've been seeing swoop designs on other blogs, in my head it combined with the urge to do some sponging with 3 different colors, but on the nail I didn't have much of a curvy swoop to my lines, they're more plain diagonals.  I still like the way it turned out though; I used 3 colors from Wet 'n' Wild, Jade (lighter green), Morbid (darker green), & Shield (metallic tip):

(Although I used more colors, this is the same basic technique as I used in THIS Purple Sponged Gradient tutorial.)

Then I decided to change it up for the next day, so I stamped it with White Konad Special Polish & image plate m64:

Then I added a coat of Matte Magic & this is how it turned out:

I wasn't sure what I thought at first, but it grew on me, it was really different from anything I normally wear.  You know, with St. Patrick's Day right around the corner, I think this could be a fun mani, either version, for that holiday.  Hmmm, I'll have to do some more green designs.  I have to admit it appeals to me more than pink for Valentines Day did LOL.

Thanks for reading =)

~Colette

NOTD: Zoya Pasha

When my Zoya order came, I was torn which one to wear first ... they're all so pretty!  But eventually I settled on Pasha. Nice, neutral, perfect background for some Konad ...

But then ... man, for some reason my Color Club Black was giving me ATTITUDE!  I mean, normally it is my go-to polish for black Konad when I don't want to use the special polish, because it is much less streaky.  But for some reason it was just drying so super quick, it didn't want to come off the stamper, I was ready to pull my hair out.  But I managed to squeeze a somewhat decent koni out of it somehow, using image plate m66:

Kind of out of character for me, with every single nail different, but fun for a day (I wore this on Tuesday).  This particular plate seems to always want me to use as many of it's patterns as possible LOL.  Thanks for reading.

~Colette

Mini-Haul: Zoya

Most of you (hopefully) heard about the sale that Zoya had in honor of NYFW, and I just couldn't resist.  I don't know if I can still count myself on a no-buy after this LOL, but I think I showed admirable restraint.  I bought 3 bottles - I really only needed to get 2 to take advantage of the promo - and got 2 bottles free.  I chose:

(Top row is the natural lamp, bottom is with camera flash)  Left to right:  Savita, Zara, Ibiza, Freja, Pasha.   Zoya has pretty quick shipping, I placed this order last Thursday & it was waiting for me when I got home Monday.  I've already used 1 of these & will be posting that NOTD later tonight =)

Thanks for reading.

~Colette

Guest NOTD: ChG Side-Saddle

Tee came over on ... hmmm I think Monday night?  & we redid her mani.  She just wanted something on the plain side this time, a dark color, and we settled on China Glaze Side-Saddle, from the Rodeo Diva collection.  This color has a TON of shimmer close up:

So lucky I have friends & family to help me wade through my ocean of unworn polish LOL =)  Thanks for reading.

~Colette