Black nail polish and lip gloss: glitter

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Hey Look she posted

*Waves at the hotties*

I realized yesterday that today February 28 would have been my Moms 65 Birthday.

What better excuse to get my butt back to the blogging that I love?

So I did a special manicure for my mommy

From Nubar's Jellybeans collection I used Strawberry, With Cherry on my middle finger with White Polk a Dot from the Polk a Dot collection and some of my favorite nail decals from a billion different sets.

This is my Mom...isn't she pretty!

Strawberry is a sweet pink that you can wear as a jelly or build it to opaque. Cherry is a super squishy almost jelly cherry red, I love it insanely! And the Polk a dots.....Oh do not get me started I love them so much and since the glitter is not intended to cover but to dot they are not bad to remove.

My Mom was the very best! Funny (That is me in the pillow case or as I called it sack of potatoes)

The biggest heart ever, willing to help anyone anytime, friend or stranger she never questioned but was always the first to help and never expected anything it's just how she was.

Nubar has a great formula and is one of the few creme formulas that I really love.

This is how I will always remember my Mom...like a big kid! I was far too serious and she would not have it so she would force me to smile or laugh. (Seriously my sisters hair omg, even for the 80's that was just wow)

The Jellybeans are perfectly named because I want to nom my nails....I must get jellybeans!

Mom and Me...she attacked me and was holding me hostage for the eviiiiiil taking of pictures!

(My cousin was hiding behind me holding my arms and Grandma was fast with the camera)

Have you gotten the Jellybeans or the Polk a dots? Which are you loving?

My Mom, the silliest beauty queen ever, passed at the very young age of 48 (I was 21) of a sudden Heart attack. Her crappy doctors ignored the symptoms she called with the day before, ear/jaw pain, dizziness, nausea, muscle pain and weakness, headache, and vomiting, She had very high blood pressure uncontrolled even with 3 medications. Ladies know our symptoms, most women do not know that women's symptoms are usually not the typical symptoms that men have. and if you have high blood pressure and it is not being controlled find a new doctor or insist on seeing a specialist because you ARE worth it and if you don't take care of you who will? Smooches!

Happy 65th Birthday Mom!

Products in this post were provided by the company/PR for review

Dark Angel and her Stardust

I received the sweetest RAOK (random act of kindness)

a couple of weeks ago from Jennifer of The Polished Pirate Blog, she sent me a little pretty that's been on my wishlist for a while....MAC's Dark Angel! YAY I know the color isn't anything all that unique and I'm not big on MAC's formula but I NEEDED this one because of the name....it was meant to be mine! Thank you so much Jennifer, I love it and it sits in a place of honor in my polish closet.

What you thought I would do a normal manicure? Not happening!

I added Best Nail Treatments Stardust glitter to the very tips and my ring finger

I love this! The dark blackened purple of Dark Angel contrasts perfect with BNT teal glitter of Stardust

This is the most color accurate picture

MAC's formula still blows, it's streaky, drags and shrinks weird at the cuticle but the color is beautiful.

BNT Stardust is nearly full coverage in one coat and it dries so fast and the glitter is very fine so it's not bumpy once you put top coat on. (It also is a pita to remove therefore wears like teflon coated iron wearing a bullet-proof vest)

I could stare at this all day!

It's a Pirate Party!

I figured while my nails are so short I should play with glitter

(Glitter turns to concrete on my nails and is painful to remove, even with the foil method & pure acetone so when my nails are long I rarely wear it)

I used OPI Skull and Glossbones as my base and 2 un named glitters

I added an accent of one of my little skull and crossbones decals and we have a Pirate Party!

Sadly we had no sun to get full bling pictures

I did 2 coats of Skull & Glossbones and one coat of each of the glitters followed with a thick coat of seche Vite

Yes it was a pita to remove but I loved it anyway!

Sorry I've been busy

I am trying to post more regularly but I got rather busy

trying to finish up some work and when things start rolling I lose track of everything until it's finished.

So what stole me away from you....

My new Spectrum pots!

I have been working on this formula since early December.

Originally the idea was to be the fat liner pencils but that was a huge fail about 3000 times.

So I changed gears and looked to making them pots and TADA...it worked!

These are not a gel liner but more a cross between "paint pots" and "jumbo pencils" they work like a brightly colored sticky base, a creamy liner or a lid color. Since they are wax based (more like a liner) they apply best with a stiff angled liner brush, a sponge tip applicator, cotton swab or your finger.

These are the first 6 colors with many more to come.

I am very proud of the outcome and excited to see what everyone thinks.

I also spent a lot of time hunting down leak-proof non glass sample tubes so I can offer

my Hardcore lips in a sample size. I finally found a fit and tested it to death so now samples are available.

Oh and last night the lovely MoreSynthPlease caught my up in a spur of the

moment lipstick creation that stormed into a new product that I have not decided on if it will be Limited edition or something more but here she is...

More Synth glitter lipstick!

It was really fun to create and the Twitter mob demanding I put it up for sale on the website last night says it must be a good thing! XD

I will get back to regular posts Monday (I have 2 sick kids right now)

Miss you all!

Mermaid Toes!

I was feeling a little Mermaidy..with a Little help from

China Glaze Techno Teal & Funky Fingers Bella's Boy

Don't you just love mermaid, holo and glitter all in one pedicure

Plus you get to see my little toezies! *giggle*

Super Macro shot of the sparklies

I used 2 coats of Techno Teal, 1 coat of Bella's Boy and topped it with Orly Polisheild.

I love the sparkle and the flash of holo in certain light and it fancies up my cute little Flinstone toes perfectly

Strawberries & Cream with Sprinkles on top!

Sounds yummy doesn't it!

Well it's my manicure and it's actually Strawberry(A franken from Kae), ManGlaze Mayo,

and Angel Flakies in Christine. (from Sarah)

What I used

This is with Orly Polisheild on top

The flakies have a pinkish base so it gave a slight pink hint to Mayo

Love it!

Without Top coat (Angel Flakies dry matte)

I could stare at this all day

I just love how the flakies are warmer, more orange, on Strawberry and cooler, more pink/blue, over Mayo

This was such a gorgeous mani to look at I kept it on for 3 days and hated to take it off!

Color Club Wicked Sweet - Temptress

I did a bright fun manicure with Raspberry Rush (Wicked Sweet collection)

and Ultra - Astral (Temptress collection)

This is 3 coats of Raspberry Rush and 2 coats of Ultra- Astral on my ring finger with one coat of Starry Temptress.

Raspberry Rush is a gorgeous almost jelly neon fuchsia

Ultra Astral is Neon fuchsia with holo glitter that unfortunately disappears into the polish on the nail, which is why I used Starry Temptress top coat which is a great clear holo top coat.

I love how this turned out

I am hoping the rest of the Temptress work better.

Raspberry Rush smell yummy but not overpowering.

*products in this post were sent by the company/pr for my honest review

Orly Pinup collection - Coquette Cutie & Here Comes Trouble

I love both colors!

Coquette Cutie is a warm pink creme

Here Comes Trouble is a green glitter both micro and small hex glitter in a clear base

Here comes trouble applies like any glitter, you just need to be careful as glitter clean up is impossible!

This is 4 coats of HCT, over a green base you'd do fine with 1-2 coats.

Coquette cutie was awful, thick and goopy but yet after a few seconds on the nail it then ran down & pooled at and under my cuticles. I'm guessing I got a bad bottle because I've never had an Orly polish behave so badly! This is 3 coats. 2 would be good if it weren't so goopy and uneven.