first Fall look of the season!! :)

Hey guys!

Happy two-more-days-'til-Friday day!

Pathetic, right? 

But, it's how I get through my weeks so whatev.

Anyway,

excited for today's post!!

This is the first Fall look i've done for the season and it's getting me so ready for the colors to start changing.

Here you go!

So these pictures don't do it justice because I really need a better camera- but it looks much brighter in person.

Swatches!

'Oak' & 'Big Island' are Beauty From the Earth.

The last three browns are all unnamed browns from my ULTA metallic palette.

'Vanilla' is Urban Decay, 

'Siren' is Lime Crime

metallic orange is also from my ULTA metallic palette.

I love it.

I've never used all the colors together before and I think they look gorgeous together.

What do you guys think?!

'Your Web or Mine?'

Hey guys.

It seems that I have contracted the cold my poor daughter has.

I cannot breathe to save my life and have sneezed about 15 times in the past 30 minutes. sigh.

However, at least my nails look decent today!

I finally got around to using another polish from the Spiderman minis that OPI released some time ago.

Here's 'Your Web or Mine?'

*Here's 2 coats

'Your Web or Mine' is a metallic-ish medium pink from the Amazing Spiderman collection released back in July. Initially I wasn't that excited about this polish, but once I got it on my nails, it reallllllly grew on me! The finish is a little unforgiving, but it's just such a silky pink that I couldn't resist. I really liked how it looked with my skin tone and will definitely be wearing this again soon. I forsee it as a great 'go-to' polish :)

Side note: I know my nails are horrid right not. I almost didn't want to post these pictures, but hopefully by next post on nails they'll be longer and more moisturized! :p

Do any of you have this polish?

What are your thoughts?

Thanks for reading! :)

9 Days of my Head in the Gutter- Day 9

Alas!

We have reached the last day in my adult series! :/

The final polish in the Dolly DOES Polish collection is 'Walk of Shame'.

This is a royal purple with violet/pink glass fleck shimmer.

Here you can juuuuuuust see the hints of violet and pink. I wasn't able to get any pictures of this in the sunlight (wahh!) but you can REALLY see the pink then. 

Here i've used 2 coats, and easily reached opacity.

I'm not usually that much of a fan of deep purples on me because i think it clashes with my skin tone, BUT, i was surprised how much I totally loved this polish!

It really became a favorite.

SO, what do you guys think?

I'm going to do a review/follow up post of this whole collection here soon

ALSO,

make sure you check out my first look for the Penguin Makeup Challenge!

Let me know what you think!

:)

9 Days of my Head in the Gutter- Day 8

Good morning, everyone!

Hope you're having a fabulous day so far.

Today is the second to last post in my little adult series.

Unfortunately, it's not one i'm that thrilled about :/

Here's 'Check Out Those Sweaterpuffs'.

*shade

*sunlight

'Check Out Those Sweaterpuffs' is a pumpkin-orange with copper glass fleck shimmer.

When I saw this online, I thought it would be much more of a brighter, happier orange than it is. Seeing it on my nails now, i'm just not a big fan. The color itself just looks funky with my skin tone, i think.

I DO think this would be a great Fall polish,

and I may use it again with a glitter topcoat or some nail art, and like it better then.

As with all Dollish Polishes, the formula is great and it went on super smooth.

Here i've used 2 coats, but I could probably have used 3 to reach opacity.

Also, this polish had much less shimmer than most of the others in the collection,

and is much more on the metallic side.

STAY TUNED,

for my 1st installment in the Penguin Makeup Challenge!!

I've got a super exciting idea for a look,

and can't wait to show you guys!

Due to this challenge, the last day of my series won't be posted until thursday.

That's it for me!

Thanks for reading :)

9 Days of my Head in the Gutter- Day 6

Hey guys!

Sorry for missing yesterday,

I had a BIT of a crazy night last night (which is when I usually write my posts for the next day) due to a party I had,

and never quite got the chance to blog :/

Speaking of that party (which was a sex toy/lingerie buying- type party),

today's polish was chosen because of it's relation to the aforementioned.

I bring you, 'Dining at the Pink Taco'.

Here's 2 coats of Dollish Polish's 'Dining at the Pink Taco'.

It's a medium hot pink with with hot pink glass shimmer.

I feel like this polish looks the most metallic-y so far.

This polish also is the most opaque of those of the collection i've shows you thus far.

It was basically opaque in 1 coat, but I added a second for good measure.

This title is quite entertaining,

so cheers to all you ladies out there who's significant other is, er, dining, there soon!

;)

9 Days of my Head in the Gutter- Day 3

Hey guys!

The week is half over,

and i couldn't be more ready for the weekend.

This morning is day 3 of my little series,

and it's quite a beauty!

Here's Dollish Polish's 'Skeet Skeet Skeet'.

'Skeet Skeet Skeet' (aside from having a hilarious title) is described as: "this bold lemon yellow with gold glass flecks will have you singing, 'From the windows... to the wall!' "

tehehe :)

When I first put on this polish, I was like wTF- this looks like urine on my nails.

I was not a huge fan at all.

THEN I got out in the morning light...

Does this not just look like molten gold!?!

I actually took these last 2 pics with my iphone, and didn't edit them a single bit.

It's mesmerizing, and so pretty.

So NOW, of course, i'm a huge fan of this polish :)

What do you guys think?

I was definitely surprised.

Thanks for reading!

'Crazy Easter' eye tutorial! (pic heavy)

Happy Saturday!

So some of the feedback from my giveaway that I got was that severallll of you asked for makeup tutorials.

I asked you guys to vote on which look you wanted me do to,

and the 'Crazy Easter' look won.

So here we go!

Step 1. 

Apply an eyeshadow primer. I don't always use then when I use prestige cosmetics (like Urban Decay) b/c their staying power is already AWESOME, but it's a good safe measure.

I chose to use Two Faced's Shadow Insurance.

Step 2.

With a fat, round brush that came with the palette,

I applied 'metallic' yellow from ULTA's metallic palette. I swipe from the corner outward, usually 2 or 3 'coats' for opacity.

Step 3.

I applied the next shade in my rainbow of colors- UD's 'Graffiti'. I chose to do it with my finger because there's not as much fallout and I also find it easier to manipulate applying it on a small area as opposed to a makeup brush. Weird?

Step 4.

I continue my layers of colors using UD's 'Peace'. Again, I applied with my finer (though a different finger this time). I overlap each layer just SLIGHTLY with the color in front of it, blending a bit as I go- but not too much. I save really blending well until the end, for some reason...

Step 5.

I apply my final color, UD's 'Junkshow' on the outer corner of my eye. No matter what color I use, I almost always apply in this area with my pinky. The rounded top is just the perfect size to apply the color. I have my finger positioned like so, and sweep outward.

Step 6.

(sorry for the crappy pic)

Here I used my UD Crease brush to apply UD's 'Ransom' on my brow bone.

Step 7.

Here I've applied the same colors on my lower lash line with a Shadow brush,

and applied eyeliner along my waterline.

Step 8.

Lastly, I apply my liquid eyeliner along the top of my upper lashes and winged it out slightly.

I also finally applied my mascara. 

I really feel like these last two steps REALLLY help open up my eyes :)

Final Product:

:)

I hope you guys found this helpful and liked it!

Please give me any feedback you think of so I know what I need to continue/improve upon!

Have a great night!

Day 10: child's favorite animal

Happy Thursday!

My classes are only M-R so this is like Friday for me :)

Today's theme is your child's favorite animal!

Being that she's barely old enough to remember all the animals she's seen (unless they're ones she's seen on a regular basis), my daughter's favorite animal seems to simply be- a dog!

Or puppy, rather. She can almost say it :)

So here's what I came up with:

So this is by no means original, but it's super simple 'nail art' which appeals to my minimalistic nature :) This kind of stuff is right up my alley.

* fluorescent light

Here I used 1 coats of NOPI's 'Hard Kourt Fashionista' as my base... LOVE the instant opacity and fluid-ness of this polish, by the way. The brush is perfect for me, too- fat and short. Just like my little nails! :p

I used ORLY's 'Rage' and Zoya's 'Jinx' for the puppy paw prints.

This ORLY is one of m top 10 favorite nail polishes ever. It's super smooth and really compliments my skin tone. Not to mention that i'm a sucker for foils :x

This is the first time i've used 'Jinx', which I got back around in March. I was saving it for the fall season but decided to try it out now anyway. Closer to fall, i'll definitely have a good swatch of it!

All in all, I realllllly like this color combo!

I know the nail art is very basic and simple, but again,

that works for me!

Day 5: color of your child's eyes

Goooood morning :)

So thankful the week is already halfway over,

since we're going back to knoxville this weekend to visit! :D :D :D

So today's theme was your child's eyes.

My daughter's eyes (despite mine being brown and her daddy's being green),

are this fantastic, medium, stormy ocean blue.

I don't have a polish that matches her eye color EXACTLY,

but I did find one that came pretty freaking close:

This is Essie's 'Blue Rhapsody' from the new Mirror Metallics collection.

In this particular picture, because of the lighting, it looks a tad darker than it really is...

Here's a picture in the best light I could get today, since it's cloudy & rainy :/

It really reminds me of the color of an ocean during a storm, for some reason.

:)

So I know i've already used another polish from this same collection in the challenge,

but I honestly didn't have another polish that came even close to her eye color!

Sigh.

I hadn't work this one yet, though,

and was surprised (for some reason) at how much I liked it.

Consistency was a little crappy as it sometimes is with Essie,

and of course the polish is extrememeeeeeely unforgiving since it's a metallic,

and it shows every mistake :x 

BUT THAT ASIDE,

I liked it :)

Thanks for reading,

and have a great day!

Day 2: Favorite children's book nail art

Happy Sunday funday!

Today is Day 2 of the children themed nail art challenge i'm doing.

Today's theme is for my child's favorite children's book!

She has many favorites, but one of them is The Rainbow Fish. I'm sure all of you are familiar with this book. I think my daughter likes it best because if the colors, seeing as how she doesn't really understand anything else about it yet, haha.

SO, I went out on a limb and attempted to fish scale nail art using my dotting tool.

(this is prior to clean up, because i wanted a good picture before they got messed up)

As you can see... it didn't work out all that well :( For some reason i have the hardest time with the dotting tool. I think if I made each dot bigger, it would have helped. But oh well.

This was taken outside not long after...and YEP, it already got messed up. My dots were somewhat gloopy, and my topcoat did nothing to help the matter. It got mushed and smushed minutes after I took that first photo. humph.

Here's what I decided to do with my right hand, after the dotting tool art fail.

Easy peasy.

Despite how it turned out,

I really like all the colors I chose.

I'm thinking about doing some nail art or creating an eye look with them in the future...

Here's what all I used!

SO, nail art fail for this day :( But lesson learned, I think. It will be interesting to try again after i've had more practice!

new nail art challenge!

Hey guys!

I'm really excited to FINALLY be starting this nail art challenge!

I've had it saved on my computer for the longest time and have just now gotten around to it.

I love that this all revolves around your child/children (or niece/nephew if you don't have any!).

I've had ideas for this challenge forever,

and can't wait to start it!

It IS a little old,

so I don't know anyone who's currently doing it.

If you plan on doing this also, or know anyone else that is-

please let me know!

Okay, so Day 1 is a color that reminds me of my child.

*forgive my horrible cuticles!

So this is 2 coats of Essie's 'Nothing Else Metals' from their new metallic collection!

Besides the name being a play on 'nothing else matters' (which obviously describes how I feel about my daughter), I really felt like this shade was an accurate depiction of little Layla. It's a medium pink that has a bit of sass to it with the metallic- and my daughter (despite being 9 months) is already sassy... i'm in so much trouble :x

Anyway, this is a polish I haven't had a chance to use yet,

and I felt it suited the objective for Day 1 very nicely.

That's it for me!

Thanks for reading!

:)

mini haul & updates!

IT'S FRIDAYYYYY!

Sorry for my lack of blogging this week,

this month has been THE most grueling segment of college yet- either at UT or here.

The courseload is ridiculous,

and much of the coursework is super difficult.

However, i'm doing well & just ONE more week of classes!

yusssss.

Real quickly,

I wanted to show you guys my little mini drugstore haul:

Many of the colors from Color Club's Poptastic collection

2 shades from Essie's new metallic collection!

I wanted all of them,

but could only afford to buy the two at the moment :/

Yay!

Can't wait to swatch these bad boys for you guys.

That being said,

I'm probably going to be MIA for the next week...

just until I can get these classes over with.

Then i'll be back with a vengeance!

I've got SEVERAL polishes to show you,

end of June favorites,

4th of July nail art AND makeup looks,

and HOPEFULLY will be featuring some of Lime Crime's new nail polish and liquid liners!!

Ahhh!

So much! Can't wait.

Thanks for reading everyone,

& have a great weekend!!

Just Spotted the Lizard!

WHEW!

What an exhausting Monday.

Huge biochem/thermodynamics test AND a presentation...

but it's all over with now :)

Today i've got the first of the OPI minis from the Spiderman collection I bought the other day- 'Just Spotted the Lizard!'

(daylight, shade)

This polish is a rich, silky, metallic duochrome of olive green and gold.

Here's 2 coats.

(sunlight)

Here you can see just how awesomely sparkly it is. 

It's mostly gold in direct sunlight like this.

You may also notice (aside from my horrid cuticles) that my ring finger is chipped :(

I hadn't had this polish on 6 hours (& I went to sleep as soon as it dried) before it chipped.

However, most of my other fingers didn't do that... so all in all, it's probably not a huge problem with this polish.

That being said, I was reallllly surprised at how much I liked this!

I thought it looked interesting in the bottle, but certainly not something that I'd like.

In the end, though, the luscious quality of the polish totally won me over... not to mention how it sparkles in the sunlight! Totally blinding!

Another perk is that this stuff dried super quickly; I never even added any SV.

I like that I don't have another polish in my collection remotely like this, as well.

Do any of you have 'Just Spotted the Lizard!' ?

What are your thoughts?

ALSO,

yesterday was one of the rare days where I went a little matchy-matchy with my makeup and outfit :x So I figured I'd show you!

I know they say NOT to match eyeshadow to outfits,

but I don't care. I love the colors in my top,

and this 'fiery' eye is a favorite of mine to do :)

So yes, I wore this out in public!

I always get compliments on it, too :D