ZOYA BOGO SALE ENDS 10/5/11

ZOYA would like to show their appreciation to all their fans with this great BOGO sale. Hurry...the sale ends tomorrow!

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Payless is Not Just For Shoes...Checkout Brash!

Trying all polishes is what I strive to do and it's really nice when you stumble upon something new and really take a liking to it. I have tried the other polishes from Payless and this line is their latest edition. Meet Brash, the edgy trendy brand line offered by Payless Shoes. I think the brand is supposed to have a chic rock appeal.

So I had a coupon of course.. that's how the Budget Nailnista does it, and bought the Brash nail polish in Toxic Purple. I love it! The color was rich and the polish LASTS. Only $2.99. I'm not one who is light on my hands so that's saying a lot.

There are 13 shades in the collection, 2 nail art shades and two glitter top coat colors. Brash also has fragrances and face makeup. Check it out here See Brash Here

So here it is.

Chocolate Mint Nails

I wanted to try the paper reinforcement method on my nails creating the half moon effect. I think it turned out quite good. After adding the first coat of Avon's Jade polish I let it completely dry. If you don't let the first coat dry completely, the adhesive from the reinforcements will lift the polish right off.

I cut the reinforcements in half and placed one half on each nail and filled in one side of my nail with the second color, which was Orly Prince Charming. If I hadn't been on vacation I would of had more pictures. :(

I topped it off with my Orly top coat and my staple Seche Vite dry fast.

LA Splash Flamingo Style

Forgive me as I digress. Staring down at my very pink nails all I can think of are pink flamingos. And then the random useless knowledge kicked in. I remembered the original creators of those plastic pink lawn ornaments stopped production a few years back. Yeah so on to nail talk....

Well at least my nails turned out to be more esthetically pleasing than the flamingos (well at least to me).

I used the LA Splash polish in Sparkling Jellyfish and designed some nail art streaks with LA Colors Art Deco in Baby Pink and Jordana Pop Art in a neon pink #521. The exact color is not on the bottle.

American Apparel - Mount Royal (Ouu La La)

A few weeks back I went to get a complimentary cut thanks to the great people over at Ouidad. Well the location of this event just happened to be above a Sephora and Essentials plus and across from American Apparel. Had I died and gone to HBA heaven???

Well needless to say after my cut I hit all stores. Since I had been wanting to try American Apparel polishes I bought 3. They were like 3 for $15 if memory serves me right. I'm wearing #36505 in Mount Royal. What an awesome blue! I used 2 coats and it kept very well for the week without any touch ups. WOW. I may be back for more.

Pixel and SH Hidden Treasure

Pixel is a new polish I found at my Ulta store. It was only a buck 99 and the quality was pretty good. It lasted a good 5 days with the average wear and no chipping. I probably could have worn it longer with my 3rd day re-application but I top coated with Sally Hansen's Hidden Treasure (flakey goodness!).

My only gripe is that I chose a color which does nothing for my hand. This is Sizzel In #213. It just seems to blend into my skin tone. BOOOO...oh well its still a nice polish.

The pic with thew Sally Hansen are no so good I apologize. It was kind of hard to capture the true reflective affect this polish gives.

China Glaze Purple Crackle Over Lime Green

I've been slacking on the Crackin' (eh hem Crackle). With so many more varieties out there I just have not been keeping up. Here I have on Essence Colour & Go in Lime Up. I polished China Glaze Fault Line Crackle over it and whoop there it is! I wished I had sported the lime alone for a day or two I was really feeling this color.