What Nail Polish Would Michelle Obama Wear?..

There is a question that has been on my mind for a while. What nail polish would Michelle Obama wear if she could choose?.. The new American First Lady likes a bit of bold colour judging from the dresses she wear and how she dresses the little girls, so I think she would like something other than the French manis she has in all the photos of her. As I said I have been pondering this question for a while, and I have come up with some choices she might like to consider...

China Glaze "Turned-Up Turquoise"
Would suit her colours so well, plus it's stand-out and extraordinary just like Michelle herself.

OPI "A-rose Before Dawn, Broke By Noon"
The metallic rose pink goodness of this would be right at home at a sophisticated soiree for some charity or other.

Urban Decay "ID"
Cute but fiery pink and gold would keep her glamourous but sophisticated for all those Presidential visits with all that hand-waving.

China Glaze "Coconut Kiss"
Exotic purple for the late night cocktail parties Michelle will be attending.

Zoya "Richelle"
A First Lady should always have something gold in her arsenal, so why not this awesome sparkler from the Flourish collection?

Those are my top picks for the new First Lady. What colours would you like to see Michelle Obama wearing and why?

NOTD: Rimmel Play Fast "Camouflage"

There is a story attached to this polish...

Once, long ago, I had a greeny goldy nail polish called "Camouflage". I loved it so. It was the pride of my collection. I was packing to leave my student home for the summer to go home when I caught the familiar whiff of nail polish from my bag.. I opened my wash bag to discover in my horror that my bottle of "Camouflage" had broken and spilled everywhere, the broken bottle empty.. My friend Weebie had to clean it all up while I was crying in despair. Ever since I have looked to get hold of another bottle of this Holy Grail of polish. Many greens came and went, none good enough for me. They just weren't "Camouflage"... Ebay was no help. Then Sanna at Makeupmylack asked; "Anyone wanting a bottle of Camouflage?.." I think she probably never realised just how long I'd been waiting to hear those words... :) And they all lived happily ever after!!

That's why I took so long to make a whole mani of "Camouflage", it was just so holy. I was waiting for a special moment. And today was it. And OMG. It's STILL awesome. And probably my favourite ever nail polish, a close tie with L'Oreal Shock Resist 330...

Also, EVERYONE should read this post by Scrangie! :)

NOTD: Sally Girl "Rave"

I finished the mammoth task of sorting my stash today, and everything is now catalogued in an Excel file :) In doing so, I came across this little nail polish and immidiately knew I HAD to put it on. My "Supernova Blue" frankenpolish was chipped from all my cleaning today anyway, so I had to change my mani for work tomorrow anyway.




Sally Girl I came across at the counter in Sally's. They come in tiny little bottles that cost me £1.50 each. Bargain! I got 4, this neon pink called "Rave", a darker neon pink called "Back Off", a navy called "Mean Streak" and a Zoya "Shivon" look-alike called "Glam". I loved this pink the best, I haven't tried the others yet. They all look good on the nail wheels though.


"Rave" is a vivid neon pink that dries matte. You can wear it matte, which is kind of cool, or you can slap on some Seche Vite/Poshe top coat and watch the pinkness burn your retinas out 8-)


It's streaky to apply if you don't do it right, as it dries so fast. Go from one side of the nail to the next in even strokes for best result. I had to put on 3 coats for the even colour I wanted, and the bottle is so tiny that I probably would only get 3-4 applications from this at the most. All my Sally Girl polishes are heavily separated in the bottle after standing around, but this can be cured with a good shake! Fun if you like the colours in the range, but I wonder how economic it is to buy this when I can get a full size 12ml bottle of Rimmel polish for £2.99?..

My makeup box

While I am waiting for my floors to dry after a good scrubbing, I thought I would show you the content of my everyday makeup box. This is where I keep the makeup I wear all the time - the rest are tucked away in a drawer.

The cute lunch box style box is from a xmas present I got last year :)

In my box you will find: Bourjois Brush Foundation, Benefit Creaseless Creme Shadow/Liner "RSVP", NARS Lip Lacquer "Hot Wired", Chanel Inimitable mascara, Clinique Quickliner for eyes "Dark Chocolate", Isadora Perfect Shade Liner "Charcoal", Rimmel Exaggerate Eye Definer "Emerald Sparkle", Rimmel ColourMousse "Splash", Mr Mascara eyelash curler, Bourjois Lip-stain pen "Framboise bonheur", MAC Lipglass "Russian Red", Bobbi Brown Creamy Concealer Duo, Bobbi Brown Corrector "Bisque", MAC Blushcreme Pearl "Sweet William" and Maybelline SuperStay Powergloss "Radiant Ruby".

Franken Polish: Supernova Blue

I finally found somewhere that sells empty nail polish bottles :) So now I can go nuts and make proper frankenpolishes :) *laughs evilly* I already made some crazed experiments which turned hideously wrong trying to make a dark green creme polish (I got carried away and it turned out grey), but I had to use an old bottle of clear polish for that, whereas I just want to be able to mix and blend... So. Here is my very first proper frankenpolish. I name thee...

Supernova Blue

I had an itch to create a franken of China Glaze's "Dorothy Who?" as I will never probably get a bottle of that for myself. I'm not sure if it actually looks like "Dorothy Who?" at all; all I have to go on are multiple swatches from other nail fanatics out there. If any of you lucky ladies who owns "Dorothy who?" want to compare it to the real thing for me I can send you a fake nail with the colour on it :) I just wanted to capture the feeling of this polish.

It is gritty and needs two coats of Seche Vite to sparkle at it's best. It has cobalt blue base colour with bright blue glitter with the flashes of "Carnivals" holographic glitter.

My recipe: I used equal parts Barry M #297 "Blue Glitter" and #291 "Cobalt Blue", added a smidgen of some Essie "Carnival". I mixed it up with love, and this is the result :) Hope you like it as much as I do!

Friday Whine :)

I have not had time to put nail polish on in the last couple of days, so my nails have got a mini-holiday! They are still a minging yellowish tone, despite me dabbling with whitening treatments. The peel on my middle finger on my right hand is still there, so I had to put some Sally Hansen Miracle Cure on it in a hurry this morning to stop it actually peeling off in one big flake :(

Speaking of which... Sally Hansen Miracle Cure doesn't work. I've used it for about 2 months now as a base coat but the two peeling fingers are still flaming peeling. I'm painfully aware how much I paid for this bottle in my desperation and I am now asking:

DOES ANYONE KNOW OF ANY GOOD PRODUCTS THAT WORK FOR PEELING NAILS?

Its not all bad today tho - yesterday I won a bottle of Misa "Toxic Seduction" on eBay. It arrived this morning. Sweet service, no?? It looks awesome, I can't wait to try it :) Looking at it however I am thinking it looks a lot like China Glaze "Gussied up green". But when I compare them I am sure they will be so different I can justify having both! :)

NOTD - China Glaze "Cherish"

I currently have an obsession with Agatha Christie's Poirot :) They are re-running the whole god-knows how many series on TV every night. Awesome!

Anyway onto my NOTD, "Cherish". I like this minty green metallic, but I think it might have needed a bit more depth to it. I am in two minds whether to change it today to it's sister polish "Adore", but there is no tip wear from my day at work so probably shouldn't... I might...

It is ok to apply, perhaps a bit too streaky if you are not careful in applying it. I had huge problems in photographing it however! It somehow refracts the light so I can get it sharp but whitish or blurry and true colour :( This is the best colour representation I got.