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OPI – The One That Got Away

Thursday, 3 February, 2011

I know, I know. I said I was all shattered out. I mean it, too. Unfortunately when I did this swatch last week (or was it 2 weeks ago?), I threw on Shatter on top because … I could. I swear, hand on heart, that this is the last shatter pic I will post for a long, long time.

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Zoya – Astra

Wednesday, 2 February, 2011

I do love this…and yes, broken record incoming: I HATE GLITTER.

But this is so gorgeous. Like glittery, goodness, GORGEOUS.

Come on in and take a look at it.

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MAC Earthly Harmony

Tuesday, 1 February, 2011

This color was part of MAC’s F/W 2010 Nail Trend collection. I wasn’t too enamored with the color in the bottle…Then I put it on me. It was, in short, GORGEOUS! I loved the faint copper/bronze shimmer/glitter in it. It saved this shade from being a typical creme greige of the season.

However, I ruined the mani.

See how I did it!

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Rescue Beauty Lounge – Dear Ji

Monday, 31 January, 2011

Dear Ji,

You must have a sixth sense when it comes to payday for me…You timed this email perfectly so it landed in my inbox on a Monday and payday was this past Friday. It’s happened with several pre-orders, come to think of it…

Cheeky, crafty girl. I ordered mine.

Hope the rest of you girlies do, too!

Love,

Carinae L’étoile

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WWCD?

Monday, 31 January, 2011

What would Carinae do?

I’ve been getting emails from my friends who have jumped on my little nail polish bandwagon. They want to know what I use for my base coat and top coat and why have I chosen those particular ones…

So, here we go! 🙂

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Zoya – Nova

Monday, 31 January, 2011

This is such a gorgeous glitter…and I hate glitter. I know I say it in practically every glitter post. I sound like my mother.

I love shiny things. I really do. I don’t know why I don’t like glitter polish. I think it’s the removal. I think I dislike it so much is the messiness of it all. However, I’ve found some cremes to be a total pain in the butt, though. I love red nail polish, but the staining on my skin, even when I use cuticle oil. Ugh. The staining!

Anyway, here is my humble pretty Monday offering…

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Butter London – Marrow

Thursday, 27 January, 2011

Despite the creepy name, this color is gorgeous. This is the color of marrow when viewed under a microscope, but when extracted, it’s all red. I’m always amazed at what a small amount of bone marrow can do. If I remember correctly, when a friend’s mother got a bone marrow transplant, it took a mere 50 CCs to save her life – roughly a little under 3.5 Tablespoons. Amazing. But to get that it’s incredibly painful, so to the donor who saved my friend’s mother’s life all those years ago – thank you!

Anyway…

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