Essie Coat Couture — by Unknown on

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 purchased by me  Ever see a polish swatched, decide you need it, change your mind, change your mind again, switch back to wanting it, th...

Bronze Bird — by Unknown on

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Something weird happened yesterday.  I felt kinda alright for the first time in weeks.  It was wonderful!  All kinds of stuff was set aside ...

Pinspired: Gentle Gradient and Gold — by Nichole C. on

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Pinterest is a housewife's dream. So many projects (that I'll never do), so many recipes (that I'll never make), and so many ar...

Accidentally Warts — by Nichole C. on

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I'm not sure what I was thinking here. My brain is sometimes weird. But I had this matte Zoya sitting in my untried bin, and I had to j...

Abstractifying Multichromes and Holos — by Nichole C. on

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I am falling in love with these quickie manicures. They look really neat, they can be done when you've had five cups of coffe...

Evolving Nails: Delicate Flesh — by Nichole C. on

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It has been a while since either of us has done a real "evolving nail" sort of post. When I swatched the CNC Taupey Tips the oth...

The Nights Before Xmas — by Unknown on

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T'were the nights before xmas And I had to work I still wanted to glisten So rules I did shirk

The Lady Varnishes: Lune — by Nichole C. on

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After the Winter boom of press samples, I am finally digging into some of the polishes that I bought for myself waaay back after Halloween....

Spooky Silhouettes — by Nichole C. on

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Sharpie madness continues! I was watching a gray scale makeup tutorial, like you do, and was inspired to do a gray scale manicure. It turne...

Wet n Wild All Access Matte - My Picks Pt 2 — by Unknown on

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 purchased by me  Part 2...or is it Part 3?  A couple of weeks ago I showed you guys three polishes  from Wet n Wild's All Access Mat...

Leesha's Lacquer Fall 2014 — by Nichole C. on

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press samples In an effort to broaden my Indie polish horizons, I've been throwing my line out in lots of directions. Happily, I go...

Wet n Wild Fall '14 - My Picks, Part 1 — by Unknown on

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 purchased by me  Not all that long ago I was still feeling very summery .  Dunno what happened, but something in my head went ding and n...

Jesse's Girl Cauldron — by Unknown on

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This is isn't my first Jesse's Girl polish, but it's the first that's gotten its own post the blog.  Cauldron is part of the...

SpaRitual Luminary Topcoats — by Unknown on

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I waffled hard over getting these, but I am so glad I did!  I owe major thanks to longtime PGS fan and friend,  Karen .  She pretty much ins...

The Planets: Neptune — by Nichole C. on

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I'm back! With more planetary action! I missed my deadline last week, but I've recovered about 70% of my brain (shhh, I'm gener...

The Planets: Saturn — by Nichole C. on

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It's that time again! We're still in gas giant land, and this week it is Saturn's turn in the limelight. This one is far less r...

SFW Mini-Spam — by Unknown on

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Today was my last workday until August.  Woohoo!  My job's ok, but the dress code requires polish to be "conservative and simple...

The Planets: Jupiter — by Nichole C. on

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It's time for science again! Well...science-lite, anyway. I've done all the inner planets, so I guess it is time to tackle the gas ...

The Planets: Venus — by Nichole C. on

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Today's planet is Venus. This planet always fascinated me as a kid, because it can be easily seen in the evening sky. I always wondered...

Wet n Wild Matte Top Coat — by Unknown on

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It's hard to believe I bought my first matte top coat less than two years ago!  The idea of being able to try a matte finish on any p...