~~~SubliminallySmitten~~~ : August 2013

Saturday, August 31, 2013

Monthly Mani Collage

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It's that time of the month ago. Here is my August Monthly Mani Collage.

Happy Smitten With My Mani Wednesday! Today I have a really fun mani. I was thrilled when I discovered that the price had considerably declined on a huge Lemming of mine, OPI Spotted. Us US gals couldn't get our hands on it fast enough as it wasn't released here in the States. It was being sold on eBay for outrageous prices such as $50-$100 for one bottle of polish wowzers; I had to pass! Well within the last few months I noticed other bloggers mentioning that the price had come down and they were able to purchase it for a good price. I checked eBay and hot damn (hehe my Momma used to say that) I was able to get it for $10. So I present to you my OPI Spotted creation.

It's My Birthday!!!!

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It's my Birthday!!! Today is a milestone age for me. So many people complain and whine about getting older but every year is a blessing! I lost someone very close to me and they were fairly young. From that experience I learned that the present is a gift, therefore I'm thankful for each new day. Oh and if you are wondering how old I am, lets just say I need to update my profile because the first sentence is no longer true.

For today's mani I did something fun. I did a black gradient so to speak. I made my tips matte with a matte topcoat. Then I used KB Shimmer Clown Puke, an awesome glitter bomb, on the accent nails.

1 Year Blogoversary and Then and Now

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My apologies, I have been absent for most of the summer. I have made ever effort to post regularly but some weeks I failed terribly :( . Even the weeks, I've been able to post I've fallen behind on responding to comments and reading the blogs that I follow and commenting on them. Responding to your comments and commenting on other blogs is how I communicate with you, my Blog Buddies :) .

Work has done a good job of keeping me occupied. I have also been traveling and enjoying my time off from school. All of the things that have been preoccupying me are beginning to wind down and it's right on time too because it's almost my 1 year blogoversary!

I am going to have a giveaway. I have been collecting polishes all summer plus I'm destashing (a word I'm sure we made up in the nail community). I have some polishes that I have never used or used once and will never use again so I'm going to break down and give them away. I say break down because I am a neat hoarder; I do not like to part with things. I say neat because when you walk into my home it is very neat. It doesn't look like those people's homes on those reality tv hoarding shows but if you start looking inside and under things you'll find a bunch of crap (don't judge me). I have been throwing polishes in a drawer all summer (see my hoarding ways coming through) I have to go through them all but I think I have enough to have 3 giveaway's. I will have 2 on my blog and one on Instagram.

Things won't kick off until September so stay tuned!

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I am not sure if I mentioned it before but I am doing this Then and Now Series in preparation of my 1 year Blogoversary to highlight my growth in blogging.

Then

Polish Addict Nail Color Hope

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Cheers To The Freakin Weekend!

There is Hope! In addition to that, this polish is Polish Addict Nail Color Hope :) . I love gray polishes and this one does not disappoint. It is gorgeous!

Saran Mani with Zoya and A England

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Happy Smitten With My Mani Wednesday!

Today I have a saran mani to share with you. I used the gorgeous Zoya Wednesday and A England Princess Sabra.

Salon Perfect Jolt

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Happy Mani Monday!

Today I have a polish from Salon Perfect's take on the texture trend, Jolt. Aside from my standard basecoats of Duri Rejuvacote and OPI Nail Envy I did not put on any undies under this polish. I believe most people do and I understand why because I had several bald spots. I used 3 coats of the polish and while it gave a good textured effect, I wasn't feeling it. Perhaps it was the color that didn't grab me. I have 2 other shades from the collection that I have yet to try. Hopefully, I have better luck with those polishes.