OPI Come to Poppy and Essie Chubby Cheeks

It has been a while since I have posted here. I have gotten lazy or more like my morning workouts exhaust me! Today I have 2 of my favorite colors this summer. I have worn them a few times each.

OPI Come to Poppy:

I originally bought this because I loved the name of the color but this gets a big thumbs up! I have it on my toes right now and my bf complimented me on it this weekend. Score! (This is 2 coats)

Essie Chubby Cheeks:

How cute is that name? And the color is a beautiful dusty coral. Unfortunately I have major wear and you can see the beginning of it in these pictures. This is 2 coats.

I have been using Seche Base and Seche Vite on my recent manicures and I love how it leaves my nails. I am too lazy to sit around and wait for my nails to dry.

New manicure tomorrow night! (Will probably post this on Friday)

Spy pics – displays

This is kind of funny. Last Friday I went to Harmon’s Beauty Discount. For those of you that are not familiar with the store, it is owned by the same company that owns Bed Bath & Beyond. And, you can use BB&B coupons! They sell all type of beauty items and your staple drugstore items like vitamins and pain relievers. I love walking around the makeup section, especially the displays. Here is what I found: (and I apologize for some crappy pictures, but I did get nervous about taking pictures in a store!!)

Revlon display for Carbonite. I think they are trying to have  something similar to Chanel Graphite.

Next up is the Sally Hansen Insta-Dri Limited Edition Collection.

And guess what? More crackle! This time they are from LA Splash. According to the display there is a special basecoat and topcoat.

Finally, I have two Sinful Colors displays. I am pretty sure that these are repromotes because I see some of the colors from the Adventure Island display.

First up is Hollywood Glam:

Finally, H2o:

Now interestingly enough, I didn’t purchase one polish! I was tempted by the Revlon display, but I decided that it probably wouldn’t look good on my skin and I really don’t need it. It’s been about 3 weeks since I bought a polish. Go me!! (Until Septemberish…)

OPI Mexico Collection

There aren’t many whole nail polish collections that I want. I wish I was more into nail polish back in 2006. OPI released their Mexico collection. I love Mexico! I have been there at least 6 times and it is my favorite vacation spot.

Here are some pictures of the collection:

(pictures from Angels Beauty Supply)

I have to research these and really scope out MUA and eBay for these colors. I know that Amazon has some below $8. The hardest color to find will be Los Cabos Coral. That color is very expensive on eBay! I will have to keep track of these colors and find the cheapest price. There are 12 colors in total – so if I buy it at full price we are talking about over $100 without shipping!

The colors are:

Will You Mari-achi Me?
Magnifico Mexico
A Dozen Rosas
OPI Por Favor
Los Cabos Coral
Strawberry Margarita
Pink-o de Gallo
My Chihuahua Bites!
Cozu-melted in the Sun
Tijuana Dance?
Puerta Vallarta Violeta
You Rock-apulco Red

I am on a ban right now, but I will treat myself to this in September. Why? Because I hope to be 10 pounds lighter by then. I have already lost 5 and I promised myself that I would treat myself to this when I lose all the weight I want to lose. Wish me luck!

Sinful Colors and L’Oreal

Yesterday I updated my manicure and pedicure. Yay! It wasn’t too hard for me to pick a pedicure color since I am very into bright pinks and oranges in the summer. More on that in a minute.

Here is my current manicure, Sinful Colors Big Daddy:

This applied like a dream in one coat, but I really wanted to do two coats. This is such a bright magenta pink – I’d almost call it a classic pink color. There is a bit of shrinkage (very slight) due to Seche Vite. I see it on my pinky, but it doesn’t bother me. I have to say, I am very impressed with Sinful Colors. I have a lot of their NPs that can be considered one coaters. This will definitely be one of my top and favorite colors. Have you noticed that there are a lot of racy Sinful Colors names? Ex: Happy Ending, Big Daddy, Under 18 and Gogo Girl. Or maybe I just have a pervy mind!

I never take pictures of my pedicure because I think my feet are funky. Well more like my big toe. I didn’t feel like taking a picture of a nail polish bottle, so here is L’Oreal Pink Shells on my toes:

Notice how I cut out my big toe! And yes, I am wearing furry leopard printed slippers in the summer! Anyway, L’Oreal Pink Shells is to die for! It is certainly pretty on my hands, but I love it on my feet too. You get even coverage in 2 coats, but I prefer to do 3 so the color just seems brighter. This is also going on my favorites list.

Essie Mint Candy Apple

I’ve finally gotten around to wearing this! Here is Essie’s Mint Candy Apple:

I got this nail polish in my first nail polish exchange last year. This dried very quickly and was even in 2 coats. I’ll need to do a comparison of this and Sally Hansen Complete Manicure in Barracuda. I think they may be similar, but SH might be lighter.

Also, I am using Seche Vite and Seche Base. CVS had a packaged deal where you got both items for the price of one. I usually use Seche Vite at the nail salon, but I have never personally used it. I am pretty impressed and love how shiny it is. So I was about to say how wonderful my nails look with no chips, but guess what? There is a chip on my left middle finger. UGH! It’s not that big, but enough to bother me. Good thing I’m doing a new manicure on Saturday.

But to end this on a positive note – Essie Mint Candy Apple = love!