okay, so those aren't the lyrics... but she is super flashy and fun!!! Lady J over at MyPerfectPolish did a swatch of Lola a few weeks ago and i loved it on her, so i thought i would take a shot at it.

this is such a glowingly gorgeous pink, and i thought it was tons of fun with Lush and Luxe (China Glaze) on my ring finger and thumb. it is super hard to photograph though, because the flashes of blue are so much more apparent in person than in photographs. it took two coats to get opaque, but i did three to make it a little more even. i felt like barbie the whole time i wore this :)

with flash

sunlight

Work Safe Wednesday - Kimber

in the spirit of trying my untrieds, i let a girlfriend pick my polish for today. she chose Zoya's Kimber. i know i bought it, and it is so pretty in the bottle...but i got an overwhelming sense of "meh" when i put it on. i topped it with zoya armor and a swipe of china glaze over top.so it is ridiculously shiny and i have gotten a couple compliments on it... still, i am vastly underwhelmed.

it went on smoothly, covered really well even in one super thick coat. i did two, just to see if it would add more dimension or depth. no luck. i think this might be more of a statement on someone with fairer skin (more contrast perhaps). there are flecks of gold micro glimmer, but not enough to give it the same hint of a duo that kimmy has. this may boil down to my disinterest in berry polishes, but i will totally pass this on to a fairer complected girlfriend and post pictures soon :)

Cult Nails Divas and Dramas Collection - Day One: Scandalous

so i got my divas and drama collection presale in the mail on monday and have patiently waited to start playing because lets face it, that tinkerbell mani was too fun to pass up. i was stoked on the whole collection, but after reading the description that maria posted about scandalous "sheer jelly/creme polish that toes the line between being a creamy pastel orange and a vivid orange" i was chomping at the bit to get my grubby little paws on it. at one coat it was squishy and sheer and delicious looking. like i had a drip of sorbet dripping down each nail. at two coats i still had VNL, but it had great coverage and the color is still drool inducing. i am not a fan of how opaque the flash makes it look. i think the lamplight is the most true to color though...

oh! and in that same lovely nail-mail i got a bottle of Wicked Fast. i have two distinct preferences in polish. Glass or flat matte. that is it. so if a top coat doesn't accomplish one of those two it is of no use to me. that said, the pictures below are of *one* coat of WF on top of Scandalous. WF is super easy to put on, it is more runny than both Zoya Armor and Seche Vite, but the shine is comparable if not better than the Zoya Armor. nothing touches SV in my opinion when it comes to glass finishes, but WF is perfect for my daily mani's. 

now...if only i could stop staring at my nails i might actually get some work done today. 

with the flash

by lamplight

sunlight through my bedroom window

Can't wait to swatch the rest of the collection!

One Saturday / Two Easter Inspired Manicures

 so talking about Pippa yesterday got me itching to try it all over again. so two coats later, as the AT&T guys worked on setting up my new internet connection, i applied two coats of Pippa, and then decided that Lola could be a good companion for dear Pippa.i did the Lola with an almost dry brush, working my way to the tip where i pretty much just drew in a french tip in Lola. Lola was sheer enough layer well for this, but i think for wear on it's own it would be a little too sheer for my tastes. the colors truly popped and it was 80's-riffic. until i decided to toss on my gardening gloves an *HOUR* later to finish planting some herbs. i took off my gloves and whomp, whomp...i had wrecked nails. i didn't take pictures, though i was tempted :D so this was my three hour super bright easter manicure

so bear went to bed and i got out my brand new GMA trio and decided to play with my newest creamy periwinkle, Yummy. Can we just laugh for a moment because my first non-school email was ExtraYummy at some horrible old url? anywho. Yummy was a dream to put on, i want to say this is just one thick layer on some fingers, and two thinner layers on the others.  the color was dreamy and soon enough i'll wear it on it's own, but as it dried i started thinking about April showers bringing May flowers, so my manicures represented this. just backwards. okay it's a stretch, shut up. so along that train of slightly warped (i blame sun exposure) i put Pure Pearlfection over top and had a shimmery, delicious cool manicure to counter the super warm and bright one from earlier in the day. actually wore it most of the day today too...