Essie Loves Diamonds by Judith Ripka

Good morning, Dear Reader!

It's barely morning, but I'm struck with insomnia, so I thought I'd show you some swatches I did the other day. At the end, there's a glitter tie-in, so I'm still sticking with the theme for the week!

The Essie Judith Ripka colors are a pricey limited edition set I swore I wouldn't but, but I found them for a good price, am a sucker for novelty, and got them. The twist to these is that they're "infused with diamond dust," but since they're all cremes, it's some tiny dust! There are also gemstones in a few of the bottles (Judith Ripka's a jewelry designer). Think I'll every get mine used up enough to find out if I won? Me neither.

These were all three coaters for me, but went on surprisingly well, and despite the fact that they're not ground-breaking colors, they're good colors. I'll show them to you lightest to darkest. Some of the names made me laugh.

First is Put A Ripka Ring on It, which we all know is the last damn thing I need to do, what with me having enough engagement rings to make a tiara. This one's a pinkish nude, but is opaque and even in three coats. After coats one and two I was afraid it would be a streaky mess, but the third evened it out nicely.

Next is Queen of Hearts, a really good red creme. This one is very wearable for me.

Last is Heart My JR Jewels, which makes me giggle like a school girl. This one's a deep chocolate creme.

To Heart My JR Jewels (tee hee), I added the Splat pattern from a Hot Topic fauxnad plate. It looks like what I thought it would look like. To make it glitterific, I topped it woth Konad Gold Top Coat, then Diamont. Silly manicure? Yes. Do I enjoy silly manicures? Indeed I do!

This color was dignified when I started, now, not so much! I think "dignified" is the word I'd use for the collection as a whole. The nude is a classy pinky opaque nude, the red an absolute classic shade, and the chocolate a great stylish brown. But then you let you and my Konad at it and the dignity get shot all to hell...

That's the update for now, Dear Reader. Until next time, love and nail polish to you!

Entity Nail Polish for Fall 2009

Good morning, Dear Reader!

I'm making a minor break from the theme of glitter for the week, but some of these colors are glittery, so I say they count!

I have Entity's Fall 2009 Collection. You'll see that just as much thought went into the color names as the collection name... Good news id they're all two coaters, and pretty! All are shimmers, some have some glitter, so I like them. They're "safe" colors, but what the heck, we all need a few of those!

Blue is a sparkly blue.

Brown Plum is a really pretty one.

Burgundy is a good safe color.

Dark Cinnamon screams, "Fall!!!" in a really good way.

Mauve is also a good Fall shade, and the sparkles make it a little out of the ordinary.

Red is sparkly, it was just hard to catch.

Scarlet is a really classic Fall shimmer.

Overall good polish, cheapo packaging. Some of the brushes were wonky and some had dried polish in the lids, but they're pretty, two coaters, and cheap, so there's not much to complain about.

That's what Entity has for us this season. Until next time, Dear Reader, love and nail polish to you!

Nubar Blue Silver Glitter

Good morning, Dear Reader!

I have another Nubar glitter for you today, Blue Silver Glitter. Unfortunately, I have no sun to show you the sparkle, so you'll have to use your imagination with the artificial light pictures. This is two coats with a top coat.

It's really sparkly and smooth. I like it!

That's all for now, Dear Reader. Until next time, love and nail polish to you!