NOTD - Princess Nails :)

Well it's Saturday and I am supposed to have a untried Saturday up and I don't akkkk. I'm going to post it tomorrow instead, so make sure you check back:) 

The reason I am late is we have Kelly's Grandkids here - 3 off them and 2 extra adults so my house is WILD!!!!, but I love it. It is so nice to have them all here. I love a loud house filled with kids laughing and having fun. 

The youngest, Hayden, wanted her nails done so badly. She received a princess press on nail set for Christmas and wanted them on when she got here hehehe. 

Now I'm not good at doing anyone's nails , but my own - so I went for it lol. 

Too cute :) Now keep in mind these were really cheapy kinds that you buy in a toy store type, so they were real bad hahaha. We had a blast putting them on. I made the mistake of sticking them on before filing and it was so hard getting a little one to stay still for filing lol - but so much fun too!  They lasted about 1/2 hour :) she ripped them off  hehehe.

She was so excited that I took pictures too lol.

I had to practically cut the nails in half length wise. I was kinda shocked how long they were especially since they are made for kids - who's making these crazy daggers for little kids lol - and of course I couldn't cut them too short and cut into the pictures like she made sure to remind me of over and over "don't cut into the pictures please" hehehe.

 I showed her how to hold her hand and this was her version. I squealed from the cuteness of this hand pose.

 

TOOOOO CUTE!!!

Thanks for visiting guys. Tomorrow I will have my Saturday untried up one day late :) 

New Revlon Display at Kmart with Revlon Whimsical

I finally tracked down a bottle of Revlon Whimsical (dupe of Deborah Lippmann's Glitter in The Air) at Kmart. I know some of you have found it, and others are still looking for it.  If you happen to still be looking, here is what the display looks like.  It was large and on the end cap. Sometimes I find it easier to find something if I know what I'm looking for.  So I hope this helps those who are still on the hunt for this polish.

(Sorry for the poor quality of this photo - taken with an ancient I-phone 3S)

Here are the polishes I purchased from that display. There was no resiting these sparkly beauties.

Left to Right: Popular, Scandalous, Stunning, Radiant and Whimsical.

 

Now, on to some random thoughts I have about Whimsical. Please keep in mind for now I have not used this polish yet. I don't particularly like this color at all. It's too light for me, and I avoided purchasing it for that. I do not buy polishes just because of the 'hype'.

I did have a change of heart recently. I saw a lovely swatch of it over a dark pink polish, and thought it was beautiful. I decided after that I needed it in my collection.

 Hope if you are still looking for Whimsical that you do find it soon. 

NOTD - Savvy Femme Couture - Orange Overload

Today's NOTD is Orange Overload by Savvy Femme Couture. I purchased this polish at Sally's Beauty Supply on clearance for just under a few dollars. I have never purchased this brand before, so I decide the price was right to try it out. This orange really caught my eye.

I needed a palette cleanser from all the dark colors I was wearing, but I'm just not ready to jump into the pale shades yet. I like that type polish colors better for Spring. I'm just not ready for the nudes and the pale shades just yet. I'm also very very pale and lighter colors get lost on me. Orange usually is not a popular color, but I just adore it and it's my palette cleanser for today.

I have to say the formula on this was super impressive. I really love thin formula polishes, and this is one of them. I could apply this with my eyes closed :) I applied it in between laundry loads. It dried that fast! The only odd thing was this polish did dry Matte, and I don't believe it's a Matte polish. This was easily fixed with a shiny top coat.


There is visible nail line, but my nails are so short it's hard to tell. I actually like VNL on this color.

I love the name as well - Orange Overload. It sure is orange overload and it's a real beauty.

I would love your thoughts on this one. A lot of times we wear colors that appeal to our own eye, but others see them as not so pretty. You won't hurt my feelings - fire away!

Untried No.2 - BB Couture Joker NOTD - Untried Saturday

Today is Untried Saturday here at ThePolishHoochie.  Today's Untried is BB Couture's Joker! The formula on this brand is A++. Very smooth and not clumpy and thick at all. This formula compares to some of my higher end polishes for sure.

Now since this is a purple it is one of the hardest polishes to photograph. To get the true purple color it is very tough, even with white balance adjustments.

These pictures are a the closest to the true purple as possible. 

It's a gorgeous purple with a very delicate shimmer. These pictures show the shimmer as well, that is also extremely difficult to capture and only seen in very bright light at certain angles.  Most lights it looks like a creme purple.

I added Konad stamping and a Matte Top Coat onto my ring finger as an accent. 

My thumb on that same hand was also Matted, along with a very cute pink heart decal.  


Maybe a prelude to upcoming Valentine's Day :) 

Check Out the shimmer in this polish - GORGEOUS-NESS!!!

 

Thanks for visiting me on Untried Saturdays. 2 Down and 51 more to go (lol). For the remainder of 2012 a new Untried from my stash will be showcased here on Untried Saturdays.

I will also continue to do my new purchased polishes on other days when I can.

*A new category was added to the left sidebar labels listing called Untried Saturday. This way if you miss any - you can check them out all in one easy to access place.*

Do you guys have BB Couture? If so, do you like them? My formula seemed just superb!

Sally's Beauty Supply HandsDown Ultra Polish Pad Remover Review

I was at Sally's Beauty Supply, (as usual lol), and I saw these nail polish remover pads that really caught my interest. They are called HandsDown Ultra Nail & Cosmetic Pads. Below is a picture of the bag that caught my attention while I was shopping around the store...

Below is a close up of the pad, and the proper way to hold it...

Below is a close up of the flat portion of the pad and it's made out of felt.

As soon as I got home, I gave these a hot and I LOVED them. I can't rave about these enough. There are so many benefits to these nail polish remover pads.

* The pads protect the skin on your index finger and thumb when removing nail polish on your other fingers. The tab protects your skin from soaking up remover. My fingers have been known to turn ashy and white from over use of acetone nail polish remover when removing my polish.

* The pads protect your existing manicure when you are removing old polish from your toes OR if you are doing a manicure for a friend and you do not want to ruin your own polish. 

* When you are doing your own manicure, sometimes you mess up a nail and have to start over on just that one nail.  This will protect your polish on your other fingers when you need to do individual spot nail polish removal.

* The surface is felt and almost 100% lint free.  In the Nail Polish word, felt is used to remove difficult polishes such as glitter polishes. The quality of this felt is WAY better than any felt pieces I have purchased at craft stores.

* The pad felt is very thick and very absorbent. You can clean all ten nails with just one pad and package contains 60 pads.

* You can use these for facial products, without getting hand germs on your skin etc. I get a lot of eye infections and I am very cautious how often my fingers actually touch my face and eye area. I much rather use these to apply facial products then risking another eye infection. 

I am sure there are many many more benefits that I have not listed here. Add to comments if I missed any :) 

Thanks for visiting!