Mooooooonpoooooool!!!

There is a story to be told here. I have a fave Ebay shop for nail polish, All Polished Up Nails. Lindsay who runs it is always really, really good; top notch stuff and swift delivery. And great prices and selection, not to mention those :) It's UK based, so postage is better than ordering from USA. Anyway, a while before Christmas I ranted to her in an Ebay communication that I would probably pay A LOT if she could get me China Glaze's Moonpool. As always she said she'd keep her eyes open... I had little hope, knowing that this is one of the items that sell for a fortune on Ebay and is what us nail fanatics is VHTF = Very Hard To Find.

Then out of the blue she emailed me and told me about an auction for Moonpool on Ebay US. She sent me the Ebay number and I went on to have a look. I go on Ebay a lot, but have given up searching for Moonpool (at reasonable prices), so I wasn't aware that there was an auction on for Moonpool. She told me the seller had previously listed Moonpool and it'd sold for about $10. Sweet! I swiftly went bidding.

The auction ended at 02.11am, UK time. I set an alarm to wake up for the end of the auction, and laid in my bed with my laptop and eagerly refreshed the selling page. And I won!! Paid a little bit more than $10 but hey, it still was worth it. Now I am sitting here gazing at the bottle in my office. I can't believe it. My biggest lemming ever has been satisfied. I will never need another nail polish. Until China Glaze Summer Days comes to All Polished Up Nails, of course :P

Isn't she a beauty?.. Who doesn't love Moonpool from China Glaze? OMG! It's a tie with Rimmel Play Fast "Camouflage" for Best Ever Nail Polish... This photo isn't very accurate, it it more vibrant grass green and sparkly in real life.

Thanks a million to Lindsay at All Polished Up Nails for once again providing service above and beyond expectations!!

NOTD: Urban Decay "ID" over Rimmel 60sec "Silver Bullet"

I once tried "Silver Bullet" on it's own and I hated it. It's really stark white metallic, and it just didn't go with my skintone. So last night after discovering that my precious "Jo" was peeling off the nail that peels (grrrrr.....) I decided I was going to put on one of my all-time favourite polishes, Urban Decay "ID". And once again I will lament the passing of this nail polish line. Why??..

Anyway, I digress. I slapped on Nailtek Foundation II, 2 coats of "Silver Bullet" then followed by 3 coats of "ID". The end result was so beautiful it almost made me cry :) The bright white metallic base seems to bring out a sparkle that you won't get with "ID" alone, the gold shimmers like a thousand little pieces of gold. It's simply awesome, and I think that this combo will probably make it's way to my toes tonight :)

Nail Polish Layering

I am still loving Zoya "Jo" but that hasn't stopped me playing about with nail polish. On the left is 2 coats of Zoya "Colbie" and then 1 coat of China Glaze "Ruby Pumps". On the right is 2 coats of Revlon "Steel her heart" topped with 1 coat of China Glaze "Tinsel". Sparkle-tastic! :)

NOTD: Zoya "Jo"

"Jo" is part of Zoya's Spring collection Twist. It's blue lies somewhere between cornflower and periwinkle with a muted tone. There are no dupes to this colour in my nail polish stash, none come even close to the dainty blue of "Jo". It is lusciously shimmery in the sunlight and more subtle glowing in artificial light. It is hard to photograph this colour, my camera doesn't seem to handle the colour of this polish very well. This is the best photo of many.

Unfortunately this polish suffers from 3-free syndrome in being gloopy and thick but runny at the same time. This is 3 coats and Poshe top coat. It requires patience to apply but the end result is totally worth it!

EOTD: Fyrinnae pastels

I am currently loving the Fyrinnae eyeshadows! Here is "Happy Fun Pink", which was actually a free sample with my order, and "Wizards Apprentice". Love it! :) It will also go well with todays' NOTD, Zoya "Jo", but more on that later!

NOTD: Valentine's Manicure

I have been planning to do a proper Valentine's Day mani's all week but I remembered I had client meetings today so I decided something more traditional was needed (if you can call "Stop traffic" traditional...). I don't do Valentine's Day, so here is the idea I got for my own Valentine's manicure; it's Valentine's Day with an edge :) However, this mani will probably make way for Moonpool at the weekend, if it ever arrives!

Base coat is NailTek Foundation II. The red is my fave red ever, Nails Inc "Aspen", and the black is Rimmel 60 sec "Blackout", on the black is a single red heart-shaped rhinestone. Slapped on a lot of Seche Vite on the rhinestones, it needs it to seal them in if they are >3mm in size.

Please excuse the dry scaly cuticles :( We've had really cold snowy weather lately and my skin has dried up like a desert. and my cuticles are cracking...

NOTD: ♥ ♥ Rimmel 60sec "810 Stop Traffic" ♥ ♥

This colour is blazing hot and truly deserves it's name! It is bright neon pink which has a depth and shimmer you don't often see in cheap nail polish, almost slightly duochromey with lilac-blue. I has China Glaze "Adore" in mind for today, but I chose this colour because reading Scrangie's post rekindled my love for Rimmel polishes. I have so many, but this is one of my all time favourite ones. "Stop traffic" has to be at least 7 yrs old or so, and it's getting really stringy and goopy. It smells strongly of chemicals; this is so not 3-free! :) This time, I needed to thin it with Seche Restore before I used it, and after that it was as perfect as ever. It is a true pick-me-up colour! :)