I was tagged for the Stylish Blogger Award by Cathryn and Lucy. Thanks!



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• I'm a musical theatre junkie! I love going to shows, collecting playbills, and I love performing. My favorite show that I've performed in is either Once On This Island or Aida. I had an awesome time working on both of them.


• I love to read. Put a book in front of me, and I'll read it. I love all kinds of books, as long as I don't have to read it for school. There's something about mandatory reading that makes even the best books seem dull.


• I love sushi.


• I play WoW (World of Warcraft). Nope, I'm not ashamed. :]


• I have a habit of starting craft projects and never finishing them. I have a ton of half-finished hats, sweaters, sketches, etc. They're going to be awesome....eventually!


• I really, really, really dislike misinformation and usually have a compulsion to correct it. No, I'm not at all pedantic. I mostly dislike misinformation on a large scale that has the potential to confuse/misdirect several people.

When AA promos came out, I thought I wanted two, maybe three. They're so much prettier in person, though! I'm happy I didn't ignore these. All of these swatches are 2 coats with no topcoat.

Sorry I've been away for a few days. I have strep throat, and if you've ever had it, you know the first few days can be torture! I did spend some time working on the giveaway entries, though. Over 300 people entered, and after adding the bonus entries, there were over 700! I've past a couple milestones while this giveaway was active, so I picked a grand prize winner and two others as well.



The winner of my NYE giveaway is:





Lina. Congrats, I hope you achieve your goal this year!



The other two winners are: Kathleen and Silverstragirl. They will each receive a NARS blush and an OPI polish.



Please contact me asap so that I can ship your prizes.



Congratulations, winners! Thanks so much to everyone that entered, I wish I had a prize for every one of my followers! I am only a few followers away from 400, so I sense a giveaway coming up very soon. :]

I did a little hauling at American Apparel. I loved the polishes I got so much, I had to have more. All of the shades I have tried so far have a great formula and apply like a dream.

Mannequin, Echo Park, Mouse, Office, Trenchcoat

MacArthur Park, Army Jacket, Cameo Blue, Hunter, Raccoon (needs to be shaken)

Rouge, Downtown LA, Port

Sally Hansen has created a variety nail strips, similar to Minx, that allow users to easily create salon-quality nail designs at home. The appliques are made of real polish and removed with polish remover. I picked up two sets:

Frock Star, Kitty Kitty

Each set comes with 16 nail strips, a nail file, a wooden cuticle stick, and detail instructions:



Price: $10 at Walgreens. Pretty pricey, considering how many manicures you can get with a bottle of polish. It's cheaper than a professional mani, but don't people pay for the service (shaping, cuticle care, etc) and not the polish? Most people bring their own polish, anyway. I don't think I like this price point.





Application: I had no problem applying these. They are very flexible, so they melded to the curvature of my nails very well and I had no issues with wrinkles or air bubbles. The problem I had was the fit of these. My cuticles are just not round enough for these. Cutting 10 nail strips to fit isn't my idea of fun.  Plus, any hope I had of getting two manis out of one package was dashed once I realized how much adjusting I had to do.



Wear: I only wore this for two days, so I can't be the best judge of wear, but I didn't experience any chipping, tip wear, or peeling. I didn't use a top coat. I can't imagine these lasting a full 10 days with out at least some top coat, though. Maybe a week at the most.



TL;DR: Try these if you wear manis for a week+, suck at all things nail art, or need a quick mani for something special. Ignore these if you change your polish as often as I do.



Here are some pics of Frock Star, which looks practically identical to Deborah Lippmann Happy Birthday: