My 5 November Favorites, Give or Take a Few

Hi Guys!

It's that wonderful time of the month again, Monthly Favorites! It's bittersweet that this is the last favorites that i'll be sharing of 2014, it was truly a simple month as I was busy most of the month preparing for Thanksgiving and now Christmas.  Simple has been the theme and definitely gotten it done and i'm thankful for that.

My Favorite Red Nail Polish of All Time

Hi Guys!

Today I have a short post with a few pictures for ya!  I think I have settled on my favorite red nail polish of all time & that is saying a ton since I have over 350 in my collection. The stand out for me is: Zoya "Elisa", whenever I wear it I just can't stop looking at my nails & feeling like the color is absolutely brilliant. It is not dull in any way, it's the exact opposite; such a vivid, rich, ruby, almost mirror finished red. I never forget that this is my collection & if I had to pick 1 shade to wear forever, this would be it. Everyone has a polish that they just think is the "bee's knee's" and from time to time they forget how fabulous it really is until they pull it out & bam! it call comes back to them why they love this shade so much! Enough of me sharing my love for this shade & on to the pictures, enjoy!

Thanks for checking out my post. Do you have an All time favorite nail polish? If not, what is your all time favorite shade to wear?

-Tiffany...

CoverGirl Outlast Stay Brilliant Nail Gloss Pics

Another CoverGirl product; but what can I say? I've recently discovered my own favorite drugstore brand! Don't worry though, I only have 1 more product to add to the blog & it's a doozy, the Crump Clusher mascara! On with this post though, my absolute favorite new release, the Nail Glosses! I've picked up 4 of these so far & I'm so pleased. My nail routine usually starts with the OPI Nail Envy, my polish of choice, then my fave quick-dry top coat, Seche Vite! I tend to paint my nails every other day but with this new find I haven't painted my nails in 5 days, there is minor chipping but definitely nothing that I'd be embarassed to go out in public with! The 4 colors I've picked up are: Forever Festive, Mint Mojito, Smokey Taupe, & VioLast; Forever Festive being my favorite since I have a crazy obsession for Reds with a sheen. I only have pictures of 2 because that's all the time I've had to wear them since purchasing on last Wednesday, so without further a-do here they are!

                             Forever Festive

Mint Mojito

CoverGirl Outlast Stay Brilliant Nail Gloss - www.CoverGirl.com says: "Dare to go topless with our new nail polish formula that combines a base coat, high gloss color, and a chip-resistant top coat in one simple step

I will add pics of the other shades I have later.

Thanks for checking out my blog!

-Tiffany...

A Tale of 2 Colors (part 2)

In continuence of my last post (Tuesday) I actually was wearing this new color that I'm writing about now & still am.  I had planned on a trip to Ulta on Tuesday to pick up some new Cover girl shadows: Shimmering Sands(trio) & Pure Romance (quad) that were recommended via YouTube & they were running a buy one, get one 1/2 off at Ulta + I had a $3.50 off $10.00 again, which as you know I'm a huge fan of! As I was walking around the store I noticed they had 2 Fall-ish displays; 1 with deep blues(think Midnight Cami) & Metallics(think Orly Rage). I immediately fell in love with the Orly collections which included a silver, gold, & rose gold.

A friend just happened to ring me as I was figuring out which to buy so I asked her opinion & she thought that I should go with the Gold but I really can't commit to the Gold Rush yet so I opted for the rose gold (Rage). I was so excited that I couldn't even wait to get home, we had to go over to Target for something & I immediately painted my ring finger nail in the parking lot! After I had put my Bug to bed I immediately grabbed my All In One base coat, nail polish remover, & polish to settle in for the Bachelor Pad finale. I got started & I just immediately fell in love with the shimmery pink/gold color, 1 coat was beautiful but I'm used to doing 2 so I applied another & to be honest it may have taken away from the shimmer & cause my nails to look a bit more dark & busy. None the less I still loved it & am still wearing it on Day 3, it seems like it would be a great nail to wear as I haven't noticed any major chipping & it was a great combination with the base as it seemed to dry faster than last time. With no further adeu I present to you pictures of my current nail.

 


Make sure to come back to see which next-to-impossible nail color I hunted down this week & to read about the journey it entailed(as usual!)

Busting at the seams

Since I added 3 must-have colors to my collection last week I've already worn 2/6 of the Essie Fall collection & 2/4 of the Nice Stems OPI collection!

The first, (Merino Cool) was from the Fall essie collection 2010 & I just had to try it, it was exactly what I had in mind & was looking for. I can't say enough about how soft, fall feeling, & beautiful this color is.

Mid week I was bubbling with excitement to change my nail color & with so many new choices any normal person would! After much deliberation I went with "Play the Peonies" which is a pale nude shimmer from the Nice Stems OPI summer collection, I was so excited to see this on my nails but after 2 coats it was streaky & I didn't really like it as much as I thought I would. :(

I tolerated the color for about 2 days then decided to venture to other choices from my stash, coined: "Save for Fall". I set my sights on Power Clutch & the application & pigmentation were amazing, I Love It! I'm still sporting this color and today is Monday!

Back to my thoughts on "Top Coats", as I've said in a previous blog I didn't really see a huge benefit to using a Base/Top Coat on my nails as I often get bored & change colors so often.  When changing polish Friday I was faced with a problem that I've never really dealt with before, when I removed the polish my nails were yellow in spots! I took to Google as any questioning mind would, only to find out that this is caused from not using a base coat when applying polish! Oh the shock & now I have to eat my words, buy a buffer, & find a healthy base coat! :)

My Search results

So I went out this morning in search of:
Essie
  Merino Cool
  Carry On
  Power Clutch

Good News! I found all 3 at my local Ulta store.  After standing in line at the counter behind 2 ladies who couldn't decide whether they wanted the free In Style magazines and holding onto my screaming toddlers hand for dear life I came out victorious! I did a few swipes of each on top of my current nail polish because I was so excited when I got home & sent those pictures to a friend(pictures will never be seen here!). Each polish was $8.00 & I picked up all 3 with a 20% coupon for $20.50!

My entire Essie Collection to date...

The new guys in town...

My current color: Merino Cool...

I love my current color & as for the other 2 I think I will be saving them for the official Fall since they are super dark but I'm glad I was able to snatch them up before they became hard to find.  Apparently our Ulta just received the Fall 2011 collection because as I was hitting up the polish department the lady had the display on her cart just about to put it all out on the shelf! The application was fabulous & as I said I don't use a top coat right now but this is just a straight 2 coat application & I'm extremely happy with the results of it & that I was able to locate all 3 on my journey today! :)