Charged and Busted!!!

W/ & W/O Pure Ice Busted

IRL that would not be a good combination but on the nails, it's like magic.  Orly Charged Up layered with Pure Ice Busted is a marriage made in nail polish heaven.  I am not very familiar with all the Zoya polishes but it reminds me of one of the many swatches I have seen, maybe Faye.  Combined, this is a medium purple with a purple-pink shimmer overlay.  Alone Orly Charged Up is a medium purple in the same family as OPI Funky Dunkey and China Glaze Grape Pop.  For most purple people, alone, this is a great grape shade and could easily stand on its own.  I had a mishap at the end of my mani so I had to redo my left middle finger.  Looking on the brightside, I am better able to show you a before and after comparison.  To get the level of opacity and depth of color, as shown in the photo, it took 3 coats. However it is opaque with just 2 coats.  Next, I layered Pure Ice Busted.  Which, on its own, is a very sheer purple with pink shimmers.  Again, in this photo, I am wearing 2 coats of Busted. I missed out on Pure Ice Purple Reign but Busted is also a great layering polish to have in your colllection.

Orly Charged Up layered w/ Pure Ice Busted

Review Summary: 

Orly Charged Up: Opaque with 2 coats, bottle color with 3 coats.  Application is normal for Orly cremes-smooth.

Pure Ice Busted: SHEER!!!; wouldn't begin to guess the number of coats required to achieve any level of opaqueness. 

Pure Ice has several great layering polishes.  In addition to Purple Reign and Busted, there is Heartbreaker, Lilac Ice, Strapless, and Watermelon Ice.  What other polishes have you found to have good layering shades?

BTW: My new camera is scheduled to be delivered Tuesday. Yipeeee!!!

Grace and Peace.

My Response to Kiss My Acetone’s Friday Poll:

1. What’s on your nails?

China Glaze Fly from Pink Wednesday. Will be changing it today. I think a light to medium purple.

2. How has your week been so far?

 

Kodak Easy Share C195-PURPLE!!!



It has been a normal week.  No earth shattering moments. Thank God! Really excited about the new digital camera I ordered.  Can't wait. No more Blackberry pictures!!!

3. Biggest collection lemming of the moment?

OPI DS earlier polishes; DS Limited, Tapestry, Chiffon, Exclusive, Glamour, Original, Royal, Ruby, Signature, and Couture to name just a few.

4. What’s your favorite brand of lip balm?

Burt’s Bees. Love it!  Have tubes everywhere; car, nightstand, office, purse.  Don’t leave home without it.

5. Are you a dog person or a cat person?

Although I love dogs, my lifestyle is more conducive to cats.  I have two cats-Gizzy and Taz.  Now if you could train a dog to use a litter box, maybe than would could work something out.

6. Snowy mountains or sandy beaches? 

Considering I live in the Sunshine State of Florida, one would think Sandy Beaches.  However, I am born and raised New York.  My philosophy is if you get cold, you can always put on more clothes, but when you are "butt naked" and still hot, it's a lost cause.  So I am a Snowy Mountains person.

7. You wake up in the middle of the night for a midnight snack, what do you eat?

Popcorn.

8. Favorite top coat?

Seche Vite’

9. What color is your backpack (or was your backpack if you no longer use one)?

It’s been a while but I do still have it.  Adidas Navy Blue

10. What do you use to keep track of your list of to do’s? A planner, your phone, post it notes everywhere, or your head?

Yes, all of the above. Short term lists, a small note book that I carry with me; longer term lists, my phone.

Grace and Peace.

Pink Wednesday: China Glaze Fly!!!

This is going to be quick as I am about to leave for midweek Church Service.  But I couldn't let Wednesday pass without posting my entry for Pink Wednesday.  Here it is, China Glaze Fly.  It is part of the 2009 Kicks Collection.  I like this pink.  It's bright but not neon.  I was looking to start wearing more "Springy" colors and this was my first go at it.  Mind you, this does not mean that I have benched my first loves-dark blues and purples.  I am just going to also include more light, bright, pinks, and corals for the Spring and Summer. 

China Glaze - Fly

Review:  The application was a bit runny but nothing unbearable.  In this photo, I am wearing 2 coats of NP.  With just one coat, it was almost opaque, but a second coat was needed to be truly opaque.  I must admit that it is different from what I am use to wearing but it is really pretty.  One of those shades that make you constantly look down at your hands to admire the color.

BTW:  I had a run-in with the locking mechanism of a sliding glass door last week and chipped my right thumb nail so I had to trimmed back my nails.  It's funny.  I love my long nails, but I have such a sense of freedom, when they are shorter. 

Grace and Peace.

National Autism Awareness Month - ChG Bermuda Breakaway & Dorothy Who?

In order to highlight the growing need for concern and awareness about autism, the Autism Society has been celebrating National Autism Awareness Month since the 1970s. The United States recognizes April as a special opportunity for everyone to educate the public about autism and issues within the autism community.  http://www.autism-society.org/

Did you know: It is estimated that 1 in every 110 births will be diagnosed with Autism.

To show my support, I am wearing Blue. 
NOTD:  ChG Bermuda Breakaway layered with ChG Dorothy Who? 
It kind of reminds me of what a blue Ruby Pumps would look like.

I am doing this in support of the nephew of a dear friend.



...Layered with ChG Dorothy Who?

 

One last thing, I have opened a Twitter account to link with For Me, It Works.  One more way to stay in touch.  Please, feel free to follow me on twitter. The follow me button is on the left of the page.  Grace and Peace.

ChG Bermuda Breakaway (pre clean up)



Not an April Fool's Joke: Sally B2G1 Nail Polish--Stock Up!!!

I have mentioned this a few times on Make Up Alley-cautiously.  But it is true.  For the month of April for both U.S. and Canadian shoppers.  Buy any 2 polishes and get a third (of equal or lesser value) for free.  Time to get your list together and stock up!