Polish of the day 2

Polish of the day video for June 15th is now up on youtube!

Rating system...

I think we need to come up with a way to rate the polish... Cotton balls maybe? 5 Cotton Balls being the best and 0 Cotton Balls being the worst? I like it!

I got the blues... but not really! Hey, let's Shower Together!

On day 2 of my summer vacation I decided to wear China Glaze's Shower Together. Something inspired this choice, but I cannot for the life of me remember what it was. Anyway, this color really brightened my mood today, even though they say blue is a sad color. Shower Together was released with China Glaze's Ecollection which promoted eco-friendly living. Other colors from this collection include Recycle and Solar Power. Perhaps some of the others from the collection will come out and play with us this summer.

Shower Together is a very easy blue to wear. Many people are afraid of blue and believe it to be a childish or "tween" color. I do not agree. I think women of all ages should rock blue nails no matter what their occupation or coloring. There is a blue out there for everyone. I cannot wear blue for more than a couple of days though... but that may just be my nail polish ADD.

Much like many of the others from the same collection, Shower Together is a cream based polish. You will learn quickly that I am not a huge fan of cream polishes because they have a tendency to be streaky and not lay well on my nails. This polish is the exception for sure. It only took me two coats to get this one completely opaque and there was little to no streaking. The shine is amazing, and it almost looks like patent leather. I do not anticipate this one being difficult to remove either. I will edit this post with info on removal, as blues tend to stain like crazy.


This picture was taken inside with a flash. My camera just cannot capture this polish correctly. I really like the grungy, dirty quality of this blue, but that does not seem to be coming through in the photograph. There is nothing neon about this one. The grunge is very understated though. It's actually a perfect polish!

Natural light didn't make a bit of difference really. I wish I could describe this polish better for you. It is not shocking... think China Glaze Towel Boy Toy, but it isn't dull either. What more can I say... this may be my new favorite blue!

Shower Together gets 4 Cotton Balls... she looses one because there were some thick places during application. Nothing that affected the overall look, just annoying.

See ya tomorrow!

Edit @ 5:40 6/16/10 - Shower together was very easy to remove! No issues!

Ahhh Summer... and Polish!

As I sit here on my back porch, drinking a Margarita, it almost feels as if the past 10 months of my life never happened. It is 3:30 in the afternoon, I am in a mousy house dress and no shoes (or bra hahaha) the dogs are here with me and I love it. I plan to do as little as possible over the next two months and I refuse to feel guilty about it. I plan to indulge in many fruity drinks, late wakings, and lots of crazy eyeshadow and nail polish. That being said, my summer challenge will be to wear as many different nail polishes as possible and make videos, blogs and tweets about them all. My first ever UK swap is already underway and I am looking forward to a magical, polish filled summer.

So let's get started. The first polish of the summer is Rescue Beauty Lounge "Scrangie". I love this color, and I made a friend on ebay when I purchased it. That is a long story, but lets just say the seller I got this polish from is a fellow lacquer head! Here is "Scrangie" in all her glory...

This photo was taken in artificial light, with a flash. Isn't it marvelous?

This one was taken outside in natural light... amazing color!

I found "Scrangie" to be very easy to apply. Two coats and it was perfect. I do not own any other colors from Rescue Beauty Lounge, but their founder, Ji Baek, is a nail care goddess. I adore her book "Rescue your Nails" and consider it the nail maintenance Bible.

Before I go, I have something amazing to show you. If you cannot get your hands on "Scrangie" and do not feel like coughing up the $18 dollars it will probably set you back... try Sally Hansen's Insta-Dri in "Grape Going". Sally's polish is almost a perfect dupe! Take a look...

I took this picture a while back and I am sorry it is a little blurry, but believe me, "Grape Going" is a "Scrangie" twin! So, if this color tickles your fancy, pick up the Sally Hansen version at Target. It is part of the permanent line and should not be hard to find.

Alright friends, I am going to return to my drink and talk to you later!

EDIT: Scrangie was very easy to remove. 1 cotton pad... no staining! Scrangie gets 5 Cotton Balls!

March Favorites!

Here is the March Favorites video. I will add more to this description tomorrow when my hubby isn't asleep next to me! :)

First Post! New Vids!

Well, here we are Pink Nouveau followers! I am trying this blog thing, so we will see how it goes. This is where I can post in-depth reviews on products I try... and I try a lot of products.

Thanks for coming! Talk to you soon!