Glitters

I was FINALLY able to upload the pictures of my new (old) stuff!



Anyway, I'm watching Sonny with a Chance right now and I don't know why I am finding it so funny. The girl is trying to undress the "doll" she got as her Christmas present (Joe Jonas). Hehe...I love it when Disney shows have those little moments where what they say goes right over kids' heads but the older people watching get it...

Omigod. Now they're spoofing Jersey Shore/Jerseylicious/Real Housewives of New Jersey. This is too funny. You don't even understand.

Ok, so, back to today's topic: Nail polish! I have recently acquired some new polishes, and, since it's the holidays (Hanukkah starts tomorrow! Woohoo!) I wanted to talk about the glitter polish trend! Although sometimes associated with little kids, glitter nail polish is a fun way to add a party to your nails! Wow, that sentence was cheesy. Maybe I should turn off the TV before it rubs off on me too much...OPI released a collection this winter (it's the Burlesque! collection) that is half glitters, plus brands like China Glaze have been getting on the glitter bandwagon. I ordered Chanel Illusion D'or on ebay the other week and it arrived right before Thanksgiving...oh it looks so cool. Like gold glitter flakes, but there is a smattering of iridescent blue flakes that give it a mermaid-y feel. Another option you have when wearing glitter is to layer or not to layer. Sometimes you don't need to layer, like with the Burlesque glitters, but without layering most glitters are usually sheer. I recommend putting it over black (pick a good one like Sally Hansen Midnight in NY because it has a little bit of underlying shimmer to make it interesting and not just another "flat black") or over another complementing color. Right now I am wearing Lippmann Some Enchanted Evening (pink hexagonal sequins and pink holo glitter) over a nude mixture of OPI Barefoot in Barcelona and an Essie sheer. Either way, glitters are a great choice for the holiday season, New Year's, or even just because! Trust me - you won't be able to stop staring!

Tip: glitters are a pain in the ass to take off, but I have a foolproof system: take a nail polish remover pad and wet it with remover, wrap it around your nail, then wrap a piece of tin foil around it. Leave it on for a while to let the remover sit, and when you take the foil off, voila! No polish! Try it out for yourself!