Small Haul

I went back to Sally's ...


Left to right: China Glaze Millennium, Nova, & Medallion. I got Medallion to go with 24k, as I think was intended, although Cleopatra would go nicely also. The one I stopped at didn't have Cleopatra or I might have snatched that also. I got the other 2 ... just because =). Still no sign of Muse (the light turquoise Chrome).

Thanks for reading.

~Colette

NOTD: Glitter Bomb (ChG Atlantis)

So, I think I mentioned when I showed this when I bought it that I originally thought I could resist. Well, I'm glad I gave in ... I haven't worn much glitter lately because it's so hard to take off, and with all the patches I have on that can make them need to be changed more often. But they need to be changed after I take this mani off anyway, so I went for it. China Glaze Atlantis, from the Glitters & Chromes collection:


How can that not put a smile on your face? Hopefully it will =)

I'm posting at a kind of weird time for me, because I'm off today & going to see my grandparents. I was supposed to go out with my cousin Tee last night for her birthday but I punked out & bailed on her but then she was kind enough to stop by the house & we still did a few ... well, several ... shots of Petrone (tequila). So it was still a good thing I could sleep in & recover this morning. Maybe she'll even read this apology for me going all anti-social on her =)

Thanks for reading.

~Colette

Books 53-56

Have I mentioned lately how behind I am with my reading? I don't think I can blame just the blog anymore, I guess I've got a lot of other stuff going on right now too, but I'm way down from last year's 3-book/week average. Still, I manage to fit in the really good stuff ... and slog my way through some not quite so good stuff too (referring mostly to anthologies, which I have not had very good luck with lately but am too stubborn to put down once I pick up).

#53
Grave Sight
Harper Connelly Book 1
Charlaine Harris

Since Harper's special gift is being able to find the dead, I expected this to be more entertaining than it actually was. Aside from that ability, this was really just your run of the mill murder mystery. The only thing that really tickled me was that Harper's hobby is doing her nails LMAO.

#54
Something From The Nightside
Nightside Book 1
Simon R. Green

I actually had an omnibus edition with the first 3 Nightside books in it, because when I read the premise I thought it sounded for sure like something I would like. Looking back, I still think it sounds like my kind of thing ... but I just couldn't get into it. I gave up after I forced myself to finish the first book, & even though there were some unanswered questions, I don't care enough to pick up the 2nd book unless I honestly have nothing else on hand to read.

#55
Hunting Ground
Alpha & Omega Book 2
Patricia Briggs

Kind of funny, I had just finished saying I couldn't think of any other werewolf protagonists after reading the first Kitty book, and then this showed up at the library for me LOL. Although as they are only on their 2nd book I suppose I can be forgiven for forgetting about them? This series is a spin off from Patricia' Briggs' Mercy Thompson series, following the wolves Anna & Charles.

#56
Kitty Goes to Washington
Kitty Norville Book 2
Carrie Vaughn

I'm still learning this world, but I'm liking it very much. I know I like it very much because I read this one in about 2 days, which used to be my norm but is pretty rare lately. After the events in the first book, she's forced to travel, and I really hope some of the people she got to know in this book will make further appearances as the series goes on, because I really liked most of them. But her travelling all the time makes that problematical ... I guess I'll see soon, I have books 3 & 4 in transit to the library right now.

I'm currently in the middle of an omnibus of novellas (shorter than an actual novel, longer than a short story) that I picked up because it had a Jim Butcher story in it... the 2nd story was set in the Nightside (see my thoughts above ...) and the other 2 authors are new to me. So it's slow going, something I've read, put down, read something else & picked up again. I'll finish it soon - because it's almost due back to the library LOL.

That's it for now. As always after I see how slow I'm going I'm making resolutions to read more, but we'll see how that goes. Thanks for reading.

~Colette

NOTD: RBL Orbis Non Sufficit

I hesitated for a while to wear this polish, because I was worried that I would be disappointed. I mean, when I spend $18/bottle on nail polish, I want to be in luuurrrvvve, you know? How could this mere creme compete with the shimmerfest goodness of Scrangie?

Silly me.

Rescue Beauty Lounge Orbis Non Sufficit (translation: the world is not enough) from the Blogger collection, Konad done with China Glaze Devotion & plate m40:


I had to add just a little Konad, but I really couldn't bear & didn't need to cover up much of this yummy color. Not to mention how well this goes with my pedi! I was a little worried that my patches might show with a creme, but that turned out not to be an issue =) I am 100% happy with all of my nails (well, the looks I'm saying, totally aside from the excessive patching). How often do I say that, picky as I know myself to be? I can't remember the last time I loved a mani this much ... oh, wait a minute ... YES I DO LOL =)

Anyway, awfully glad after all that I splurged on this polish =) Thanks for reading.

~Colette

TOTD: Icing My Blue Heaven

Something about this was really nice application - usually I have a hell of a time with my toes, keeping polish from pooling at the cuticle, but I'm pretty pleased with this. Also goes really well with the mani. Here is Icing, My Blue Heaven:


Darker than I've had on my toes the past few pedis, but I'm digging it =) Thanks for reading.

~Colette