Happy Easter! NOTD: Blue Zig-Zag Funky French

I hope everyone had a great Easter!  I did this before I left but did not have time right then for the editing =)  So I'm putting it up now.  Last year when I did this design in purple & pink, I got a lot of requests for a tutorial, so I did one this year in blue - base color is Milani Cloud 9 (my blue one, since I also have a lavender Cloud 9 from Milani...), and the tips are done with Milani Cyberspace:

Here's the tutorial:

Bonus pic!  Here's just one of the delicious things we ate today, my contribution:

Pink are lemon cake with lemon coating, blue are lemon cake with lime coating - yummy both!  Thanks for reading.

~Colette

NOTD: OPI The One That Got Away

This is a great, vibrant deep pink.  I used OPI The One That Got Away, from the Katy Perry collection, in the Pink Petal Water Marble, but I wanted to wear it on its own also:

 

I didn't get to my Easter mani yesterday, because the cake balls took longer than I thought, so I'm going to get it done as quickly as possible & if I have time before I leave I'll post it up =)  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