Beauty Debutante Blog

As I had mentioned previously, I am now apart of the beauty blog Beauty Debutante [official website].  I've been ridiculously excited about writing for them, and my first post came out yesterday on the brand (seed).  It might also be written SEED... it was both ways on their website and the paperwork I received ^_^


So please, do check it out ... Extra brownie points if you hit the "Like" button and/or leave a comment (I feel so loved!)


http://www.beautydebutante.com/2010/07/skincare-review-seed-body-lotion-soap-products/


I have at least 2 more coming up soon... one on a tanning lotion and then today I hit the motherload of skin care products that have me all kinds of excited.

Del Sol Sale

I have yet to try this brand as well but who doesn't love color changing polish?!  This changes with the sun and they have several different colors available.  Bottles do run $10 a piece so it's a little pricey but since you technically get 2 colors in one bottle, it's more like $5 a bottle.  At least, that's what I tell myself ;]


Del Sol is available on their website here.

Nails Magazine - Reader's Choice Awards

Nails Magazine (which I do not subscribe to at the moment) is having their Reader's Choice Awards where you get to pick your favorites.  The link to vote is here.  Please do not click on that link until you're ready to vote because it will log that you have started the survey and not let you go back and vote again.


Some of my absolute favorites are nominated from CND to China Glaze, OPI to Zoya, Seche and even Nubar (which I'm still dying to try).  Also nominated is Dermelect, which I am still using their base coat Launchpad on my nails.  They are hosting a Facebook contest for the chance to win a $350 gift package of Dermelect products if you do indeed vote for Dermelect.  You can read more about that here.


So get to voting!  You may vote for whoever you like - it is a Reader's Choice!

Sally Hansen Platinum Chrome

While in the midst of this house remodel, my Mom came across a box of nail polish that HAD to have been mine but I don't remember ever buying any of it.  Some of them didn't have labels anymore, and all but two were still in pretty decent shape.  At least one bottle was my Mom's, I'm sure of it.  The rest... well whatever.  I know that these colors are all at LEAST 8 years old if not longer.


Sally Hansen Platinum Chrome is a pretty plain and simple - silver chrome.  As with chromes, it's pretty brush strokey but who cares when your nails are so slick?  It did STINK, a lot.  I'm not sure if this is big 3 free but I'm guessing no.


I used a base coat of Dermelect Launchpad, 2 coats of Platinum Chrome and I left my nails without a top coat this time.  I was shocked at how fast it dried (under 5 minutes), but it may have toluene in it - who knows.

Oh chrome <3


My camera didn't like this color in the shade as you can see below.

I really don't know anything else about this particular line of Chromes - I'm just glad I have my China Glaze Khromes now!

Almost Back!

Sadly, this is me last Thursday, after an exhausting day that included my (hopefully last?) IV injection. My nurse blew out not one but two veins before sticking my other hand (and that vein worked).  Yes, I was sitting at Bingo.  Yes it looks like I'm the hunchback of Notre Dame.  No real excuses - just bad posture and a very long torso that makes all tables too short for my body.


So I'm almost back - my poor hands look miserable.  I have rough, peeling cuticles, I still have paint on my knuckles and elbows (and in some of my nail beds), my nails are uneven and one was splitting this morning, and I think the arthritis is spreading to my hands or I'm just really working my hands (it's both).  I'm waiting until this house appraisal to be over with and then I'm going to be going wild with polish.  I got a phone call Saturday that my polish racks should be here this week, and I received a neat press sample from a new company and the TO DIE FOR China Glaze Halloween and Fight Like A Woman sets.  Plus I have Zoya Wicked/Wonderful that I've been dying to get to.  That, and a really Naughty company, as well as some drugstore buys.


I really do want to thank you for reading my blog.  I never thought I'd have so much online support as I do.  Last I looked, I'm just 45 readers away from 500, which I already have a special company sponsored giveaway planned - I'm excited about it at least!  Also coming up this week will be a link to the new beauty blog I now guest write for.  When the post comes out, I'll be linking everyone to it as well as explaining a little more about them.  I really do love makeup and beauty products, but my first love is still nail polish.  This way I get the best of both worlds!


Now I'm going to munch some frozen pizza... Okay, so seriously this is the BEST frozen pizza I've ever found in my life.  It's a brand called Freschetta and it was like $6 for a large pepperoni pizza.  I do add extra pepperoni on my own but the crust is SO amazingly soft and pillowly.  Oh geez.  I also love food.  Seriously.