Nail School - Day 38

Tomorrow is my last day. At 1pm tomorrow I will be done with nail school forever. But that won't be the end of my adventure. As soon as I'm done with my school day, I will begin the quest to pass my state licensure exams. This adventure will begin at the doctor's office. By 2pm tomorrow I plan to be at the doctor's to get a form signed that certifies that I'm infectious-disease-free. Luckily, I'm pretty confident that I am, so getting this paper signed won't be a big deal. After the paper is signed, I have 30 days to get my temporary license. The difference between a temporary license and a regular one is that "temporary" signifies that I haven't passed my state exams yet. However as soon as the temporary license is in my hand, I can start working. To get my temporary license I have two options. I could either do it by mail (which could take weeks) or I can drive to Syracuse (approximately 1.5 hours away) and get it in person. The office in Syracuse is only open on Monday's, so bright and early Monday morning I'll be making that journey. I have high hopes to start working on Tuesday, but again, we'll get to that when we get to it =)

I am so happy that everyone has followed me along for this journey and I'd just like to say that without the support of this blog, and without having my own little corner of the internet to vent to, I'm not sure if I could have done it!

Since I started school I haven't just been changing my nail art, I've been changing my nails constantly too! So here's what's on my nails today! I did a fill on the gel nail extensions I had on and added some 3D roses. What do you think?

More about → Nail School - Day 38

OPI Holland Collection Swatches & Review

Today I have OPI's Holland Collection swatches and review. I was really excited for this collection when I saw the promo. I saw a few colors that are appropriate for Spring colors and some out of the ordinary colors, but that's totally fine with me, I love a twist! Bottle pictures First!

Gouda Gouda Two Shoes is a rosey peach with subtle hints of gold shimmer in it. 2 coats.


I Don't Give A Rotterdam! is a slate blue with gold and silver shimmers. 2 coats. I don't know if my eyes were playing games with me, but I also see a few black or dark blue speckles in it as well.


I Have A Herring Problem is a darker version of I Don't Give a Rotterdam! I wouldn't say darker, it's more dustier, but it also carries the same gold and silver shimmers. 2 coats.


A Roll in the Hague is a super bright orange creme. This was done in 2 coats. It's close enough to call it a neon orange, but it's not exactly neon. It's just super bright, and you need to see it in person to like this orange.


Do You 'Ear About Van Gogh? is a sandy beige creme. 2 coats


Dutch'ya Just Love OPI? is a purple base with pink and golden orange shimmers. 2 coats. Gorgeous color.


Thanks a Windmillion is a pale sea foam green creme. 2 coats.


Vampsterdam is a frosty purple with a hint of brown to it. 2 coats. This was a very interesting color to add to the collection!


Wooden Shoe Like to Know? is a brown base with golden pink/copper shimmers. 2 coats


Kiss Me On My Tulips is a bright hot pink creme. 2 coats. Now I know it doesn't look hot pink in my picture, but it's more hot pink in person. This one was very hard to capture on camera. I always have problems with neon like polishes.


Pedal Faster Suzi! is a pale pink with silver and white shimmers. 2 coats. Ignore the little balding spot on my ring finger! I should've done 3 coats for this one.


Red Lights Ahead...Where? is a bright red-orange creme. 2 coats. Super blinding.

The formula for these were pretty good. I didn't have any problems applying any of these. Majority of them were opaque under two coats, with a few exceptions that needed three. It wasn't thick or thin, just perfect.

As for the colors and favorites, I'd have to say I love Thanks a Windmillion, Dutch'ya Just Love OPI? and Wooden Shoe Like to Know. The rest are great colors for the Spring and I would definitely wear again. I like that they included some dark shades for this collection. Vampsterdam was a surprise to the collection. Awesome collection in my opinion.

What do you guys think of this collection?

(These were sent to me for review.)

More about → OPI Holland Collection Swatches & Review

Etude House Dear Darling Bling Bling (Glitters!)

Hi everyone! Holidays are over, and it's back to reality! I may sound chipper about it but I'm really not :P Today I have another brand from Korea to share with you guys. It's called Etude House and it's supposedly a very well known brand in Korea and so I decided to try it for myself. I ordered it along with my Tony Moly's.


WH020 aka Extreme Jewel is a mix of purple silver glitters, packed with multi-colored, and holo glitters in a clear base. This was 3 coats.


BL019 aka Extreme Blue is a blue glitter mixed with gold, silver, and holo glitters in a sheer blue jelly like base. 2 coats


PK021 aka Extreme Rose is a pink glitter mixed with aqua, gold, and holo glitters with a sheer pink jelly like base. 2 coats.

Now what's amazing about these polishes are the different shapes of the glitters. It's a mix of round glitters, and hex glitters, a few micro-glitters as well.

I ordered these on eBay, if you want to know the seller information you may contact me through e-mail or twitter. I tend to not post seller information in case one of my readers get a bad experience and blame it on me (believe me, it happened to me before). So please buy at your own risk!

I took a macro shot of the bottles and added extra brightness to it just to show the glitters.


Extreme Jewel *drools*


Extreme Blue


Extreme Rose

Another plus about these polishes is that the bottles are pretty cute!


I also took pictures of the bottle to test out my DIY lightbox, and I'm satisfied with the results!

The formula for these were pretty good. It leans more toward the thick side, but nothing too hard to work with. I only had a hard time with Extreme Jewel because it was in a clear base. The solution was to wait a few minutes before applying next coat, just like most glitter polishes. One great thing about Korea brand polishes is that they don't have that typical polish smell. It didn't smell bad, but it didn't smell like roses either. Dry time was pretty fast as well. One coat of top coat smoothed out any gritty glitter feelings.

I would definitely buy Etude polishes again if more colors catches my attention!

What do you guys think about these?

More about → Etude House Dear Darling Bling Bling (Glitters!)

Zoya Feel Collection Swatches & Review

Hey all! I'm off from work for a week so I'll have time to catch up! Today I have Zoya's Feel collection to share with you guys. The Feel collection consists of 6 soft shades, quite perfect for the Winter feel and look.


Kristen is a soft light blue mixed with gray creme. 2 coats


Carey is a grey creme that has slight lavender hint to it. 2 coats.


Megan is a pastel lavender creme. 2 coats.


Kendal is a dusty purple pink grey mixed creme. 2 coats.


Kennedy is a light rosey creme. 2 coats.


Avery is a beige creme. 2 coats.

The formula for these were excellent. They were very creamy and applies so smooth. They are also opaque with just two coats. The colors are pretty and not your average dark winter colors which I like!

I'm a big fan of cremes so I loved this whole collection. My favorite is Kristen!

What do you guys think of this collection?

(These were sent to me for review)

More about → Zoya Feel Collection Swatches & Review

Sephora by OPI Make The First Mauve

Today I have Sephora by OPI's Make the First Mauve to share with you guys. I found this on their website and I thought it'd be interesting so I decided to order it.


Make the First Mauve is a rosey mauve with light silver shimmer. 3 coats.

It kind of reminds me of their other popular color Call Your Mother, with shimmer.

The formula for this was a bit runny. It was a little hard to work with but I didn't have too much trouble. I do like the color though because it's pretty classy.

That is all I have for today, what do you think of this polish?

More about → Sephora by OPI Make The First Mauve