Good morning :) I was down for the count at exactly 7:30 Friday night and haven't really done much but sleep, drink water, and play Monopoly on the playstation with C in a cold-induced fog. Monopoly generally makes me really mad, but somehow I can play it as a video game to better results. C is really good at it and I'm not, but we have a common ground fighting against the ai players. I even won a game (which C may or may not have helped with that... cold-induced fog... not really sure).
I've tried to get caught up on my commenting during the last three days, which may or may not have been a good idea. If I left a vague, typo-filled, semi-nonsensical comment on your blog, I should probably apologize....
The good news is that today I feel well enough to paint my nails again (even if it's just my left hand). And, I got some exciting nail mail over the weekend. So please pardon the half-baked cuticle care of the past three days and try to enjoy the show. ;)
This is Polished Components Azalea, a gorgeous, delicate pinky mauve that could almost be considered a scattered holo, were the holo bits a little denser. As it is, they're beautifully sparse and perfect for what I think this polish is trying to convey. Azalea is semi-sheer. I used three coats and it nearly got rid of visible nail line but I don't generally have a problem with that, especially when the color is this pretty and looks like a spring petal glistening with dew. I love this color.
Azalea was part of Polished Components' Spring 2012 collection and the indie maker's since found her niche, which includes some slightly risque-named polishes. Azalea isn't currently available but you do have the option to request a custom item from Polished Components' etsy shop. Check it out here.
I ordered a few more SH Nail Prisms off amazon sometime last week and those showed up on Friday.
Ruby Diamond, Pink Pearl, and Coral Amber. Welcome to the family, loves, lolol.
And, my promo Zoyas came in on Saturday!!
Crystal, Jem, and Suvi. The Zoya faeries called in extra staff to help out in their warehouse and appease those of us who didn't read the part about promo orders taking up to four weeks to ship in their terms & conditions. Zoya really is an awesome company with great service and they spoil us nailistas tremendously. If you think about it, take a second to thank them for their hard work on their facebook page.
And with that I'm seriously about tapped out. Time for a nap, lol. See you on the flipside, and thanks for reading. ♥
Hey, that's a pretty cool looking polish you have there:) And awesome nail mail! I sure hope you are feeling better!
ReplyDeleteThanks, sweets :) Nail mail helps take the edge off, lol.
DeleteHi Liesl, oh my, I hope you finally feel better. We have a saying here that goes " a cold takes three days to arrive, stays for three days and takes three days to depart". Hope you can skip a day or two ;-)!!! I am sure glad that you received some nailmail over the weekend since my package seems to travel at snail speed :-(!!! I love Azalea on you!!! I don't mind VNL on others but with my badly ridged nails it does not only leave VNL but also VRL - LOL!!!! Oh and eeeek ;-)! The Zoyas are awesome, I have them as well except Suvi!!!! And your Monopoly story is so funny - I always get mad when I lose, though frankly with nearly any game :-S!! Now get well soon and I feel tempted to take a leap and give that mail of mine a nudge or two :-P
ReplyDeleteWell, if I count last Thursday, which is when I first felt it coming on, I should be all clear by this weekend, lol. Please don't fret over your package, dear :) If I don't receive anything this week I'll start to wonder if something got held up somewhere.
DeleteI cannot wait to try my Zoyas, especially Crystal! Apparently it's a dupe for a Europe-only released OPI.
Oh you love the prisms!! Love this mani and your new polishes
ReplyDeleteI do! So excited to play with them :)
DeleteAh sorry to hear you're sick, Liesl. Hang in there and hope you feel better real soon! <3
ReplyDeleteWhat a pretty polish! I just love colors like that - sweet and lovely.
And yay for your Zoya polishes! Those are some nice picks! :-)
~ Yun
Thanks, Yun :) I just got a few chores done so that's a step in the right direction, lol.
DeleteWhat a gorgeous polish! I hope you feel better soon.
ReplyDeleteThanks, sweets :)
DeleteI got Suvi, too. :). Turns out it's rather similar in final color to Illamasqua Viridian. It's been too long since I made the Viridian swatch to compare formulas properly, but Suvi seemed rather thin.
ReplyDeleteLeisel!! :) Nice to see ya! It's funny you mention Viridian because I've heard L'Oreal The Muse's Attitude is a dupe for that one, but I think it's greener and more shimmery than Suvi... I'll have to compare the two, as well.
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