tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33470754315057898932024-03-21T14:00:32.772-07:00Polishing SpitfireA little polish, a little hair, a lot of sillinessSarahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06872824636531092021noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3347075431505789893.post-10742680274693152112011-11-12T13:15:00.001-08:002011-11-12T13:15:49.955-08:00Lovely giveaway from the Ice Queen!Okay - so one ofmy very favorite nail blogs is hosting a lovely giveaway that ends TODAY! So get on over, follow her and enter!<br />
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It's <a href="http://icynails.blogspot.com/2011/10/falling-into-little-giveaway.html">Ice Queen's Nail Parlour</a> and while you're there check out all of her lovely posts! :)<br />
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SSarahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06872824636531092021noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3347075431505789893.post-2422204253634081032011-10-02T04:28:00.001-07:002011-10-02T04:28:11.954-07:00Quick one <p class='bloggerplus_text_section' align='left'>Just a quickie post. Overall these pics aren't great fir the color, but I love how you can see the holo!! This is a Sally Girl mini. <br><br>Have a great rest of the weekend!!</p><p class='bloggerplus_image_section'><div class='bloggerplus_image_section' align='center' ><img src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjk2_U7F_1EwCQbT8lFw3Cj4bBPrPRUlTBROw19w1xs69OxA2sfCGf44O1smZdCN8BhCN7Yw7hpWNBG2CGU0PaOCFapz2jwEPPqYwSApCE-JWUNatHsEiPg0SvIO8DGeIhXxD-QbSaxExaP/' ></img></div></p><p class='bloggerplus_image_section'><div class='bloggerplus_image_section' align='center' ><img src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFEAJO5D-mnjoR41lGYFZb_-rdZ6PwtPTtpIS_HDCT9gcCQyVh94mA78rhk0owFIoPddIJztF5UMcV3dcthAUA3fEAGwW3uF9rs9b7_Y-JqRiEyybtrLUVJmXI9N5MNfmaJ2jd1paBSecT/' ></img></div></p>Sarahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06872824636531092021noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3347075431505789893.post-19844076381453331752011-09-21T13:54:00.001-07:002011-09-21T13:54:53.016-07:00Rainy Wednesday <p class='bloggerplus_text_section' align='left'>So it's a rainy Wednesday here in SC. Ive been putzing around online and have been totally inspired today by Elsiecake and the <a href='http://abeautifulmess.typepad.com/my_weblog/' target='_blank'>A Beautiful Mess</a> blog. I have donned a scarf in the hair and have been having fun playing around all day. <br><br>On to the mani. Earlier this week I had a job interview so I had a lovely (yet boring) nude color on. It stared to seriously chip today and left me itching for something a little more fun!<br><br>Like this...</p><p class='bloggerplus_image_section'><div class='bloggerplus_image_section' align='center' ><img src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnq2_HskidAibf6sfbNTJ5r6t8LEGuw9XcMfLbZqNWgotMJsOlD9NLHVBrm9WGV_8oDGHNtGu95vqRQa31z-z4Y6ho3Ud8T9A_1zXR-iKtFSp_gHBxHi2hnGN74wYpDazawFrY76mzx4m2/' ></img></div></p><p class='bloggerplus_text_section' align='left'>It's Fingerpaints "artist's sapphire" with a Pure Ice glitter. Here's what the Fingerpaints looks like on its own. I'll be wearing it this way soon I guarantee. </p><p class='bloggerplus_image_section'><div class='bloggerplus_image_section' align='center' ><img src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjX-J2NmuCWeANHQ2-VphhaBH8q2jJyR3OrQnT0XrTPmTNkJFP91WqeMJQ7FEJqUKlye2kzftul2gOwVyojLbHoYWPO1qMd3uisfH8fkktMAq4Kwu86rbbvi-lr3bBZp9YDdK1zCEj_Fv-T/' ></img></div></p><p class='bloggerplus_text_section' align='left'>Yeah I know. I hadn't cleaned it up yet. I still have trouble with cleaning up dark colors, but I did my best!<br><br>Here's what it looks like outside but still no direct sun. (after the Pure Ice glitter)</p><p class='bloggerplus_image_section'><div class='bloggerplus_image_section' align='center' ><img src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIvLUyk87l4qCSOQM_kKodTtd_PQkmNArrIamURr-KuosU7m1zaDUHtrBSrZwMg2f_FPnMYP08qSPoJC1R3O6fJDtIGK3sHJm9W-OHbRdNtaq38T9Jki1eXAuh7LJ7dE6sgXVC0vIQq3D9/' ></img></div></p><p class='bloggerplus_image_section'><div class='bloggerplus_image_section' align='center' ><img src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMfsZAAo5yj5ZgfREjj4opeCSdDeVT_QGItiT5uMjpS-hIhjp7UY7jcG2KQ6U7mVwR6g_jsFj7d3FIRHgxl5uW1z2weijwsKnWSM2hpi4uVDvcAiPQCqYEoRm2BGhs3zWB75sqaFMp4_xJ/' ></img></div></p><p class='bloggerplus_text_section' align='left'>So there you have it!! Pretty blue and fun to counteract the lovely but boring nude. :-)<br><br>Here's a quick pic of the hair just for fun!!</p><p class='bloggerplus_image_section'><div class='bloggerplus_image_section' align='center' ><img src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4S1MaKEOxATqROleQvBXt8hyphenhyphenehON6qvLenRJkMr137Cy4WCl0qaJENkOpGJ5tPIZfYXMhKtBg3I_7S4MWXpNr2V0VDopvC_H4Pv8uey8amDkEH9tCcF0d9j13rAJ_HfuDzHqtEK8sR8Qv/' ></img></div></p>Sarahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06872824636531092021noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3347075431505789893.post-20731162063753243372011-09-07T06:01:00.001-07:002011-09-07T06:01:03.589-07:00Pink Wednesday <p class='bloggerplus_text_section' align='left'>I'm unsure I people are still doing this, but it worked out that way for me this week. There you have it!<br><br>Here's another reason why. My yogurt this morning had the pink lid for Susan G. Komen. Being that we lost my mom due to breast cancer, I'm all for it!<br><br>So here we have my current favorite flavor (cherry orchard) with an oldie. Covergirl Nailslicks 'Winelighting'. It's. Just. So. Shiny!</p><p class='bloggerplus_image_section'><div class='bloggerplus_image_section' align='center' ><img src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiiTEwtFjrM0CePSnO_wztOiqBQPQHe2SpUCH17tQIYwnhIsZ71VVdbd-dXxJMf8FkFc_37Rv-sOmFyc0ATXjqC48QxmdSrHaQVOYOxhPn6vnFYEuJSHirTue3vDXbEj_gOZlmuxhfXuOd/' ></img></div></p><p class='bloggerplus_image_section'><div class='bloggerplus_image_section' align='center' ><img src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhk8nn-u4KmKF07C4sUF4cjTXLWGsUXTVNDg4xIrMkYPlfZUHorT_NXSPl0btLzAIiADjYRV9n5veTp4tylnBfQPAZdEySWIWzm4zRawosTdfkmdSqiArEa-wTXDUHPoeV19N6vEyfANspJ/' ></img></div></p><p class='bloggerplus_text_section' align='left'>This one is a bit blurry but shows the shiny so well!</p><p class='bloggerplus_image_section'><div class='bloggerplus_image_section' align='center' ><img src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmHOe3L2o52i3EmsSotEvE0Ks5pNfQFkUKJPAu9OSYlC057pqer4H8x9y7r3tyRFUwHifC_NaoExwHblgu5OaYA1fCNL94Wkt-TCYK31x9Y_fZuP6ex_7UKZs9cKWRoGueJjTVuOLIIZMg/' ></img></div></p><p class='bloggerplus_text_section' align='left'>And this one hits the color pretty well. Pretty pink and shiny. I'm not the biggest pink fan - purple is sort of my color, but this one just makes me smile. Happy Wednesday to all!!</p>Sarahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06872824636531092021noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3347075431505789893.post-46501460645250931522011-09-05T12:17:00.000-07:002011-09-05T12:17:59.105-07:00Older Mani pics...I'm actually still sporting the taupe as it hasn't chipped off yet - wheee! <br />
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Yep - I know. The cuticles are dreadful. And, yes, I'd already chopped them off trying to get rid of the peeling (if that tells you anything about how long they've been peeling - seriously months).<br />
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So - this started with China Glaze 'Temptation Carnation'. The next bit was China Glaze 'Summer Rain' with Sally Hansen Hard as Nails 'Rock 'n' Roll'. Then I did one coat of a Sally's pink holo mini bottle. Covered the whole thing in Seche Vite and voila!<br />
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It's not as bright as Torrin's, but I love it anyway!<br />
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Hoping everyone has a lovely Labor Day - and maybe one that's not quite as rainy as mine. :)Sarahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06872824636531092021noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3347075431505789893.post-42318668412734212792011-09-03T10:46:00.001-07:002011-09-03T10:56:51.910-07:00Quick NYC color<div align="left" class="bloggerplus_text_section">So in picking up one bad NYC color yesterday I also picked up a good one. :) It's 'Park Avenue'. <br />
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I was looking for a good taupe. This is close. It's a little more grey than I'd prefer. Not bad at all for a $1.54 purchase!<br />
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Here's what we started with. I think the final product is very close to bottle color. </div><div class="bloggerplus_image_section"></div><div align="center" class="bloggerplus_image_section"><img height="298" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCD9RkfmfaIVg1Mb1L8BQa8_wsnEPWl-Tag8-bpqY2beuLRkpMF0SL6Nal5jE8LYE9LjmthlxBYmMbZ3jy9BUI0olqrIcWPruPMIh1Ld_T5E_aQUHrd6IVX0VW9dpudkv72t7svuqL0R8w/" width="400" /><br />
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Yeah, I know. I got a bubble. It's actually in the Instant Artificials coat. That's really the one drawback I've found to it. If I'm not careful it can be bubble city. <br />
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You can also see here how short I had to take my nails to eliminate the peelies. :-(<br />
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Hopefully we'll see some progress in the coming weeks. I've already moisturized 4 times today!!</div>Sarahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06872824636531092021noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3347075431505789893.post-47067232164352122022011-09-03T06:05:00.000-07:002011-09-03T06:06:47.759-07:00Just some pics...Since my nails are in recovery mode my current mani is blah. So instead - a few other pics!<br />
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As promised yesterday, here's the 'stash'.<br />
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My apologies that it's on the dining room table with my kid-friendly-I-don't-care-if-you-spill-spaghetti-sauce-on-it tablecloth. :)<br />
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What you're looking at here is some really old stuff and some really new stuff and oddly not a lot in between. One of my favorite colors of all time - Oil of Olay 'Spicy Red'. Yeah if that gives you any idea.<br />
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On the table you see 80 items - 7 basecoats, hardeners or top coats. 73 colors. Then I realized that I'd missed 2 hardeners and one color. So up my total to 83.<br />
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And I really didn't think I had much!<br />
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Here's my TERRIBLE storage method. Do not try this at home. It's something I need to work out soon. However, I have two rooms that have to be rearranged first.<br />
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I had one heart-breaker yesterday - went to Target for a little cheapie polish pick-me-up. And I grabbed what I thought was going to be a very nice NYC color. Unfortunately I didn't really pay attention to what was IN the bottle :( This is what it looked like when I got home. I will certainly be checking more than the color from now on!<br />
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Sarahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06872824636531092021noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3347075431505789893.post-60862953348783029852011-09-02T14:14:00.000-07:002011-09-02T14:14:01.951-07:00Peeling, buffing, Instant Artificials and wetness!Well hi there. <div><br />
</div><div>So - I've not updated in over a month (and a half?). I have a good excuse though, if anyone is actually reading this (hello... ello... ello... judging by the echo in here maybe not!)</div><div><br />
</div><div>Anywho - I've had the worst case of peeling nails - <b><i>EVER</i></b>. It has been flat-out awful. </div><div><br />
</div><div>So after battling it for many moons with no success, I started googling on it again today and I found a new nail blog to drool over! <a href="http://loodieloodieloodie.blogspot.com/">http://loodieloodieloodie.blogspot.com/</a> </div><div><br />
</div><div>The best part is that she's got TONS of great nail care info here - and she gives you the why, not just the how. (I'm guessing being a scientist - which is mega cool - figures in there somehow.) </div><div><br />
</div><div>Sooooo.</div><div><br />
</div><div>I took off polish today. I moisturized. Then I <a href="http://loodieloodieloodie.blogspot.com/2011/06/buff-this-mother-out.html">buffed out these peelies.</a> Then I moisturized again. Then I swabbed the nails with acetone so I could polish again. Then I used some of this stuff. </div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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</div><div>Which is totally awesome by the way. I've had success with it both with thick coats and thin. </div><div><br />
</div><div>So - hopefully with more regular moisturizing and slightly more care I can be back on my way to long and healthy nails. I can't believe that it's been so long since I've dealt with peeling that I'd forgotten how!</div><div><br />
</div><div>Which brings me to another point. Does anyone actually realize how many times their hands are wet in a day? I started paying attention today (after I'd moisturized of course). </div><div><ul><li>I change diapers - a lot. Wipes are wet. (The KIDS people, I'm not in diapers yet!)</li>
<li>I wash my hands after changing diapers, that's wet. </li>
<li>Dishes must be slightly rinsed before the decrepit dishwasher steps in, that's water, which is wet.</li>
<li> I have to rinse the kiddos cups out several times a day - more water!</li>
<li> I wash my hands rather frequently while cooking, that's more wetness. </li>
<li>Then there's the shower. That's really wet. </li>
</ul>All in all, that's a lot of wetness! It's funny how careful how become when you make yourself aware of how often you're getting those hands wet!</div><div><br />
</div><div>Anyhoo - that's about it for today. I have some stash pictures to post as well as some other manis. Wheeee! Til then - happy polishing!</div><div><br />
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</div>Sarahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06872824636531092021noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3347075431505789893.post-36423782420286347302011-07-08T08:09:00.001-07:002011-09-03T06:25:17.115-07:00Mani 2 - pink shimmer sheerOkeedokee - it's a crazy day here, but a day that calls for a relatively tame mani. Did my daughter's too :-). That's always a fun time for us. <br />
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So here is Sally Hansen Hard As Nails in Rock n Roll. It's decidedly pink. I added a couple of Kiss nail art stickers to the pinkies for a little fun. <br />
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This is three coats since I was looking for a little more coverage and this is VERY sheer. Seche Vite on top as always!<br />
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- now off to watch the shuttle launch wearing my space camp t-shirt. That's right. I'm just another person who had dreams of being an astronaut as a kid. Hats off to NASA and the astronauts going up today. <br />
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Posted using BlogPress from my iPhoneSarahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06872824636531092021noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3347075431505789893.post-48701659613256670912011-07-07T11:30:00.001-07:002011-09-03T06:25:42.247-07:00And some hairI chopped from almost BSL (bra strap length for the non- LHCers) to chinish in December. Here's the before and after.<br />
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After: and yes one side was noticeably longer than the other. <br />
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I need a new length shot for now. I'm just past shoulder or SL. <br />
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Lately I've been experimenting with rooibos tea sprayed directly on my roots for speeding growth. I'll try to post my results here as well as LHC!<br />
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- Posted using BlogPress from my iPhoneSarahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06872824636531092021noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3347075431505789893.post-29470102909702534622011-07-07T10:09:00.000-07:002011-07-07T10:26:58.082-07:00Starting afresh... Mani 1<div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">So - I used to blog (sometimes) about my knitting and sewing. Which I do. Occasionally. The kiddos make it difficult.</div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">However, I've been pretty diligent about my nails, and (thanks to the lovely gals at LHC) am becoming more and more polish obsessed.</div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Hence the birth of the polish blog. We'll see how this goes. :)</div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">I'll start with today's mani. </div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">I've just started using Salon Sciences Instant Artificials. So far, this stuff is amazing. I sometimes have super-peely nails. The most recent batch of it started about 2 months ago, and I've been unsuccessful so far in getting it to stop!</div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Enter Instant Artificials. I got at least 2 days off my last mani - that hasn't happened since the peeling started. Everything gets so weak at the peeling point that it bends/cracks/peels within hours. :(</div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">I have a noticeable build of the Instant Artificials product on my nails, which is just what they need right now. I'm a happy girl!</div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">The color is a cheapie 'Petites' from the big box store. The color is Tahitian Green. I'm pretty happy with it. 2 coats instant artificials, 2 coats color and 1 coat Seche Vite (how did I ever live without this stuff?)</div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br />
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</div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">I like the color. I did later find a couple of places where it's a bit streaky. I could have likely used three coats, but overall it's a fun summer green that goes on easily. No complaints here!</div>Sarahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06872824636531092021noreply@blogger.com0