Archive for the ‘Random’ Category

Originally I started my sale to get rid of polishes since I thought my obsession was up, but apparently it’s not LOL!  So, I’m getting rid of colors I know I’ll either never wear, or I just don’t particular feel love for anymore.  If you want pictures of anything, just let me know and I’ll take them.

I prefer a minimum order of $10.00, and please feel free to make reasonable offers. I may also list other colors, and possibly even some miscellaneous cosmetics. Pictures can be taken of all items by request.

Shipping is $2.50 for the first bottle and $0.50 for each additional polish, up to a maximum of $5 unless you buy more than I can fit into a flat-rate box (which can fit anywhere from 6-8 polishes). Currently, I am only shipping within the USA.

I accept PayPal only, and payment needs to be made within 48 hours of being invoiced. Items will only be held for 24 hours before I move on to the next request. For a quicker response, please message me using the contact form here.

Polishes are alphabetically listed by brand. Unless noted, all polishes are BN, have only been swatched, or have been used no more than 2x.

$1.00 EACH
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Confetti Moonstruck
French Colors Acid
LA Colors Color Craze – BCC
LA Girls Dance Studio
Love My Nails All That
Love My Nails Dazzling
NYC Starry Silver Glitter
Petites Periwinkle (purple)
SH Marble Crème (New Lengths – x2)
SH Craze Frost (Hard as Nails)
SH Tailored Crème (Hard as Nails)
SH Blue Chip Frost (New Lengths)
SH Opulent Frost (Hard as Nails)
SH Lucky Crème (Hard as Nails)
SH Black Out
SH Lime Lights
SH Wild Life
Goldie Gold 17
Goldie Hot Pink 1
Goldie Pink 16
Goldie Pink 5
Goldie Purple 17
Goldie Rose 7
Goldie Rose 9
Goldie Taupe 21

$2.00 EACH
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ChG Sweet Cream Pink (75%)
ChG Your Touch (75%)
Color Paw Starry Night
Max Factor Momentum Moss
Maybelline Bronze Aluminum
Maybelline Clearly In Love
Maybelline Diva Gold
Maybelline Goody Plum Drop
Maybelline Pie In The Sky
Maybelline Pop Star Pink
Maybelline Rhinestone Pink
Maybelline Silver Spells
Maybelline Sweetie Pie
NYX Shell
Revlon Grey Suede
Revlon Lilac Pastelle
Revlon Minted
Revlon Moody (SW)
Revlon Peach Petal
SH Black Diamond
SH Diamonds

$3.00 EACH
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Chi In Between The Sheets
Essie Barbados Blue
Essie Potato Fields
OPI Malaysian Mist (75%)
OPI Sweet Heart (75%)
Orly Gold Rush
Orly Quite Contrary Berry (75%)

$4.00 EACH
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OPI All Lacquered Up
OPI Apple Of My Eye
OPI Boot Hill-a Vanilla
OPI Charged Up Cherry (OF)
OPI Cheery Cherry
OPI Cozu-melted In The Sun (OF)
OPI Crepes Suzi-ette
OPI Espresso Your Style!
OPI Fair Dinkum Pinkum
OPI Holy Pink Pagoda!
OPI How To Jamaica Million (OF)
OPI I’m Not Really A Waitress
OPI Jewel Of India
OPI Koala Bear-y
OPI Log On To Love
OPI Mauving To Manitoba
OPI Melon of Troy
OPI Merry Holly-Days!
OPI Mod-ern Girl
OPI Nice Color, Eh?
OPI Pink-ing Of You
OPI Royal Flush Blush
OPI SoHo Nice To Meet You (OF)
OPI Stars In My Eyes
OPI The More The Berrier (OF)
OPI Tijuana Dance?
SpaRitual She’s A River
Zoya Charlize
Zoya Harmonie
Zoya Tangy

TREATMENTS
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SH No Chip Acrylic Top Coat $1
Avon Pearl Shine $2
ChG Flat Top Matte Finish $2
SH Insta-Dri Speed Dry Drops $3

I used to love the squoval look, but as of late, I’ve preferred an almost rounded shape.  Sadly, I don’t think my nails want to take on that shape.  I also don’t think my nails know what shape they want, and my right hand’s middle finger is a serious irritant!  So, I tried to get the info I wanted from “rescue your nails,” by Rescue Beauty Lounge creator Ji Baek.  No luck, so I then went on to the internet, and I found the interesting article below that was adapted from Love in the Palm of Your Hand, by Ghanshyam Singh Birla (Inner Traditions, 1998).

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The ancient system of palm-reading is based on Vedic wisdom from India. According to this system, the lines in our palms, as well as the shape of our hands, fingers, and fingernails reveals something about our personalities and can also tell us about our relationships with others.

Fingernails are an especially significant feature of the hand, as they are nature’s way of protecting the nerve endings. Nails reflect your stamina and ability to cope with stress, so the condition of your nails may indicate the degree to which the state of your nervous system affects your relationships.

Find out what the shape of your fingernails may tell about who you are and how you relate:

Broad Nails
You are open-minded, tolerant, and relaxed. You have an easygoing nature capable of absorbing stress. Broad nails denote a healthy nervous system and physical vitality. You have good circulation; you are resourceful and optimistic in your approach to life. You believe in extending yourself to others unconditionally. Just be careful not to exhaust yourself. You have a tendency to go to extremes; you accept all that life has to offer with enthusiasm, and also good-naturedly take on all that others ask of you.

Long, Narrow Nails
These speak of grace, refinement, and a strong aesthetic sense. You may be idealistic in your desire for the perfect relationship. You need to develop more tolerance and patience regarding your expectations of others.

Generally, this nail will be seen in conjunction with fine texture on the hand. Often you will gravitate toward professions that do not require strenuous physical exertion, and that give your aesthetic sense full expression.

Flared Nails
You have an extremely analytical nature. You often have the same desire to share and accomplish as does the broad-nail type. However, the short length of the nail and its narrow base suggest that you lack the nervous resistance to carry out your actions in a calm, relaxed manner. You may become nervous over slight disagreements. You can be easily upset, defensive, and prone to nervous strain. Your high-strung nature makes you vulnerable to all sorts of anxieties and impatient outbursts, which exhaust you.

Your energy can best be exercised in research activities or other detailed work. Avoid being overcritical. You need to curb the tendency to find faults in your partner, which can place a strain on your relationship.

Short Nails
You may have an extremely nervous disposition that is prone to temperamental and unpredictable behavior. You are analytical, with a tendency toward perfectionism. You can easily become intolerant of those who fail to measure up to your critical standards.

Guard against losing your cool during disagreements and learn to see things from a larger perspective. If you are too fastidious, you may annoy your partner.

Bitten Nails
These indicate that you have a nervous temperament. Biting your nails destroys the very armor that protects your nervous system. Learn to recognize what triggers this habit and find a harmless alternative for relieving tension: for example, counting to ten, deep breathing, or drinking a tall glass of water. Such a diversion may give you the time to calm down and perceive your situation more clearly.

via Annie B. Bond of Care2

LONG time no post! I know, and I apologize! Life was hectic for a while there, but things are starting to calm down. I must’ve suffered from a bout of depression too because I wasn’t doing my nails at all! I wasn’t blogging, tweeting, posting on forums… I’m still not, but it’s something I do hope to change soon.

I’m currently deciding on what direction I want my blog to take. There’s a bazillion nail blogs out there now, and while it’s not a competition, I’m not sure that I want to continue with mainly nails. I guess I’m dry on thoughts, which might be another reason I’ve kept in hiding. I’m sure I’ll figure it out soon, and get back to posting.

I just wanted to peek in and say “Hi!” to whoever is still out there checking back on my blog, and let you know I’m not dead LOL! Thanks to those who still check in from time to time! I’ll be back soon… I promise!

I saw the following article this morning on Yahoo, so any hubbub before it I totally missed… All I can say is “Ew!” Makes me not feel as bad for returning an item to MAC that’s going to be ruined (at least the packaging will be recycled)!

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Have you ever purchased cosmetics from QVC? If so, was there anything suspicious about your products when they arrived? One QVC customer created a big stir on the site’s online forum when she complained about receiving used makeup in the mail.

After writing about how she returned a used Dr. Perricone kit, many other customers chimed in, saying that similar incidents had occurred when they ordered from QVC. “I just had this happen to me,” one buyer wrote. “Mine was a LG blush I received that was not in the original packaging and upon checking the compact it looked as though someone had brushed across the top.” Another shopper said, “There have been many, many reports of people receiving used items here on the boards for years so I definitely believe it.” One convinced buyer said, “I check my cosmetics over very carefully to make sure it doesn’t look like someone else’s return.”

Some users on the community message boards are very upset by this news, and some claim that they won’t purchase makeup or personal items from QVC. One user said they witnessed similar incidents in the past. “About a year and a half ago, this was happening very frequently on here,” the user wrote. “Some people were getting face creams with finger marks in them and hairs in the cream and there were tons of posts on the boards about it. So a lot of us on the boards decided to start emptying the containers and marking a big black ‘X’ on the jars when they were sent back so that people processing the returns wouldn’t re-send them to others. Yuck.”

On the other hand, many devoted customers feel the brand is known for their “quality, value and convenience,” and refuse to believe that QVC would intentionally re-sell used products. These consumers believe that if any such incident occurred, it must have been human error. One doubtful shopper thought the story must be completely made up. “My guess is that a ‘complainer’ uses the product and wants to return it and get their shipping and handling refunded — claiming they received a ‘used’ product,” the QVC fan wrote.

The idea of a company deliberately selling used goods is horrifying and disgusting. (Remember when Macy’s, Gap, Victoria’s Secret, Bloomingdales, and Nordstrom were caught re-selling used underwear?) Though we may never know for sure if QVC has been selling used makeup, there is one thing we have learned recently: Used makeup can give you herpes, pink eye, E. coli, and other gross problems you probably don’t want. So if you do receive a used makeup item from any company, return it immediately.

Via Yahoo! Shine’s Joanna Douglas

So, yesterday morning I went on Twitter and happened to catch a tweet from Michelle of The Lacquer Files.  She was posting about a new forum for nail polish lovers, Polished Up! Definitely join and get in on the action!  Lots of your fave bloggers are over there, and you might even learn about some new bloggers!  Yours truly is on as AquilahR, which is also my Twitter username FYI

WHAT YOU NEED:
Cardboard box (preferably 12x12x12)
Tissue paper
Matte poster board
Ruler
Tape
Scissors
Box cutter (or X-acto knife)

DIRECTIONS:
Step One
Take a box measuring approximately 12x2x12.  On both sides and the top, mark lines measuring 1-inch all the way around.

Step Two
Take a box cutter (or X-acto knife) and carefully cut along the lines you drew.  Tape the back of the box together, and cut off the side top and bottom box flaps.

Step Three
Take tissue paper, and using one piece at a time, take the tissue paper to the exposed openings.  Once you’ve finished the box and taken test shots, you can add more tissue paper as needed.

Step Four
Cut a piece of matte poster board big enough to fit into bottom of the lightbox and the back “wall.”  Leave a curve as this allows a edgeless look.  Tape the poster board into the box.

Step Five
Take some test shots, and see if you need more tissue paper.

***SIDE NOTE***
The original tutorial I got this from tells you to use poster board over the tissue paper on the top and sides so as to block light from other directions.  I’m only using my lightbox for NOTDs and the miscellaneous pic, so I wasn’t too worried about this.  I was able to get the look I needed using one piece of tissue paper and my camera on the macro setting.  I’m still playing with it though, so I’m going to try using my gooseneck light with it to see if the pics get any better or worse.

If you want to build a sturdier lightbox, here is a link to one using PVC piping and other materials, and it’s still relatively inexpensive.  I only spent $2 for the tissue paper and poster board since I already had the tape and boxes in the house.

A big thanks to my friend over at Short And Sweet Nails for the award!  Thanks chica!  I appreciate it!

Here are the Rules:

- Post the award on your blog
- Link the person who has given you the award
- Pass the award to other 10 blogs you’ve discovered:

keerthemina pretty ballerina

Tartofraises

tobywoo

Nihrida’s Blog

Prim and Polished

Naive Nails

Lacquermanic

Lacquered Lizard

Lacquer Laine

Dr. Frankenpolish

Okay, I’m still going to do a giveaway because I only feel as though it’s fair for everyone who entered.  Random.org has declared the winner to be Deb, from the blog Just Short of Crazy!  Congrats to Deb, the proud new owner of Seche Vite Dry Fast Top Coat, Barielle Ultra Soft Hand Creme and Haken Kiwi Strawberry Cuticle Oil!

Long time no random post!  I thought I’d give you a tad update since I haven’t posted in a bit.

As you can see, we didn’t hit 35 subscribers… I kinda feel like laughing at that, but I’m not.  It’s kinda my own fault since I didn’t spam Twitter about my giveaway, but I was too busy watching Mad Men… I suck, huh?  I’ll declare a winner today though, and post tomorrow.  I do apologize for being late on this!

Also, and this is bad… I spilled coffee all over my laptop!  The horror!  So, my laptop is in the shop getting fixed.  Luckily I didn’t ruin the motherboard, just the keyboard.  What really bugs me on this is that apparently when I got it, Dell didn’t offer me Accidental Damage, so they wouldn’t cover it.  I’ve made two payments… TWO PAYMENTS!  Ugh!  I took it somewhere locally, and not only is it $50 less than Dell wants, I’ll have it a week sooner… Thank goodness!

So, that’s it for me.  Just a random update to let you know where I’ve been.  I still need to do a NOTD post, which is coming in just a few!

I owe a huge thanks to Bria, owner of Confessions of a Polisholic, for bestowing me with the Sunshine Award!  Isn’t the logo pretty?!  Thanks so much Bria!

Rules: