Throwback - Nails Of The Day (NOTD) - Sally Hansen - Color Fast Lavender and Inertia Frost

This is an oldie but a goodie! Unforunately, my tweens removed the label, so I can't tell you what color this is, but I love it. As the nature of the quick dry formula is also quite old, I had a difficult time doing this mani without getting streaks.














Apologies for the bubbles. :O)

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Nails Of The Day (NOTD) - NK Luscious Purple, Sally Hansen Royal Purple and Wet N Wild Kaleidoscope

(Part 1) NK HD Eyeshadow Collection with Swatches and REVIEW

I have had my eye on these eyeshadows since November 2009.
I kept talking myself out of buying them. How many eyeshadows does a woman need? After all, I only have two eyes. I broke down and bought a couple, and I have been hooked ever since. I have been trying to collect these eyeshadows for a couple of weeks now.

These beauties range in price from $1 US to $2 US depending on where you purchase them. I was able to find them at my local ethnic beauty supply store.

So far, I only have 15. I do believe there are about 32 colors in total.
Some of the colors have been discontinued. Of course, this limited edition situation is what prompted me to buy them while I still can.

I have no doubts that some of these can be used as blush!

NK did not assign names to the colors, only numbers.

The texture of the shadows is very buttery. The intensity of the pigmentation is AMAZING! I suppose the secret to their soft texture is the addition of KAOLIN in the ingredient list. I would give these 4 out of 5 stars. Some colors are harder to work with than others. The matte shades are not as easily blended as the shimmers.
Overall, they are beautiful alone, but more stunning with the appropriate base.

Left to Right (Diffused Sunlight)
3008 (Matte/Satin)Beige
3017 Cream
3028 Gold
3027 Light Copper
3009 Bronze



No Base (Diffused Sunlight)



With Like Colored Base (With Flash)



Left to Right (Diffused Sunlight)
3004 Orange
3026 Yellow
3010 Mint Green
3006 Teal



No Base (Diffused Sunlight)



With Like Colored Base (With Flash)



Left to Right (Diffused Sunlight)
3019 Baby Blue
3020 Electric/Navy Blue
3012 Lavender
3031 Purple



No Base (Diffused Sunlight)



With Like Colored Base (With Flash)




Left to Right (Diffused Sunlight)
3039 Hot Pink (Matte/Satin)
3025 Magenta (Matte/Satin)



No Base (Diffused Sunlight)



With Like Colored Base (With Flash)



These are the Like Colored Bases I used.
Left To Right

MAC Paint Pot SOFT OCHRE (matte)
Wet N Wild Idol Eyes Cream Shadow Crayon 130 (pearl/cream)PIXIE
NK Lip Crayon AC39 GOLD
L'Oreal HiP Cream Color Crayon 812 ATTENTIVE
Wild Beauty 3 in 1 Makeup Pencil BRONZE
Wild Beauty 3 in 1 Makeup Pencil HOT PINK (but it's really like a CAUTION ORANGE)
NYX Eyeshadow Pencil YELLOW
Wet N Wild Idol Eyes Cream Shadow Crayon 132 (green)ENVY
Wet N Wild Idol Eyes Cream Shadow Crayon 131 (aqua)ELECTRO
Wild Beauty 3 in 1 Makeup Pencil BABY BLUE (matte)
Wet N Wild Idol Eyes Cream Shadow Crayon 134 (navy) DISTRESS
Beauty Treats 3 in 1 Makeup Pencil (no color listed, silverish lavender)
Wild Beauty 3 in 1 Makeup Pencil VIOLET
Wet N Wild Idol Eyes Cream Shadow Crayon 133 (purple)TECHNO
Wild Beauty 3 in 1 Makeup Pencil ROSEBUD

Just Bases (Diffused Sunlight)



With NK HD Eyeshadow (With Flash)



Have you seen these in your area?

Nails Of The Day (NOTD) - NK Papaya and Vibrant Orange

Nails Of The Day - Color Club Bizerk Turq and NK Green Apple

The NK Green Apple has a fish scale quality that really intrigued me.
I was disappointed to find out it was uber sheer. I laid down a creamy opaque turquoise base and hoped for the best. The kicker is, I was so sleepy, I ended up with bedsheet nails. LOL I'll definately re-do this when I am not sleepy. It was so pretty! I need to pick up a can of that DeMert Instant dry stuff. I haven't used it in decades, but it really made quick work of polish. I used to also use the Sally Hansen Insta-dry. I could have sworn by that stuff. I have fallen off of my quick dry game.

Nails Of The Day (NOTD) Sinful Colors Dream On - NK Infinity REQUESTED

Diffused Sunlight








Base Coat NK Sheer Peach actually Mattified my polish *sad face*
Sinful Colors 3 Coats
NK Infinity 1 Coat

This is about a week old with one touch up.

Direct Sunlight, Blurred to show the glitter/shimmer

Shrek Inspired - Nails Of The Day - Sinful Colors Show Me The Way and Milani Green Glow

I rocked a green peasant jersey knit top today with my peacock feather earrings & of course, peacock colors on my lids & nude lips. Although green is my all time favorite color, I was a little hesitant about wearing these colors. I draw the line at green polish on the toes though. Right away I think "FUNGUS".

I used my standard procedure...
Base Coat
3 coats of color
Top Coat

I found the Sinful Colors Show Me The Way to be a bit flakey, especially if I did not wait long enough between coats. This is tricky because I am sometimes impatient.

The Milani Green Glow was more sheer than I anticipated. Even with 3 coats, I could still see the VNL (visible nail line). GRRRRR


This photo was taken in Direct Sunlight with my Treo. Can you see the glitter better because of the blur?



Unless otherwise noted, the pictures were taken in diffused natural sunlight.















Do you ever wear green nail polish?