Pink Wednesday...Another Awesome Combo!

I'm on a roll with the awesome combinations at the moment.
First it was Zoya Janna and OPI Movin' Out. Today it's Revlon Grapefruit Fizz and OPI Pink Shatter.

I painted my nails with Revlon Grapefruit Fizz last night. Boy was I disappointed. It was sheer and seemed to be taking forever to dry. I slapped on some SV and waited till it was touch dry and threw on OPI Pink Shatter. I went to bed 2 hours later and it was still impressionable. I expected to have a mess to clean up in the morning. I was dreading it. The shatter hadn't even improved my feelings towards the mani.

What a difference day light makes compared to yellow bulb light.

Revlon Grapefruit Fizz and OPI Pink Shatter

And it's rock solid this morning, with no dents and sheet marks. High fives all round!

Sure it's still got some visible nail line but wow is it ever girly and pretty and pink.
Grapefruit fizz is just right to compliment the pink shatter.

Pink Wednesday...

Yup, it's Thursday here...but I'm posting my Pink Wednesday nails...

I had good intentions to post last night.I won't make up excuses but my cheeks turned into bright red triangles and I started running a temp....so I went to bed and slept instead. I still feel so run down from this winter. Good thing it's Spring now! Stay tuned for my Spring mani tomorrow :)

Smokey was hilarious when I went to bed. She wont come near me during sunlight hours, but as soon as the sun sets she wants attention. So she climbed on to my pillow and would not budge. It's just getting dark now so she's just started meowing for attention and crept out of her room. I guess it's good she's warming up to us, it is only day 3...but could she warm up to us during the day not when I'm trying to sleep!

Smokey in a playful mood

Anyway on to the nails! My pink Wednesday nails were Zoya Neeka topped with China Glaze Crackle Glaze Haute Metal. A really nice combo, though not my greatest pictures, ignore the tip wear I was trying to make the mani last.

Zoya Neeka and China Glaze Haute Metal

A great combination to wear. The kids loved that I had pink crackley nail polish (their words) although they thought Neeka looked black not purple.

A Super Pink Wednesday

Happy Pink Wednesday! I've decided to use one of the brightest happiest pinks that was in my unswatched pile. Essie Super Bossa Nova is a nice happy bright pink with a subtle shimmer. Not the most unique, but it was a nice bright cheerful colour which is what I needed today.

Super Bossa Nova

Yes Brazilliant would have been brighter...but its not orange Wednesday! 

I needed cheering up with a nice bright colour because I'm back to feeling bad again. Yesterday I went to work. I was cranky and irritable with the kids, they're all sick to and I went from feeling alright to feeling awful again pretty fast. I took today off to visit the doctor. Who asked me why I'd gone into work and told me to take the week off. She was on mums side...more concerned about the wedding than my work. 

It's the last week of term. There's only 2 days left and they would have been easy days. I want to see my class before the holidays and I want to see all the staff. I wish the doctor had just written me a medical certificate for Wednesday and Thursday but she made it through till Monday! Now I'm worried everyone's going to hate me for taking three days off. Especially my last day at school before my wedding...which they can't come to because it's in Rarotonga. I'm going in Friday for morning tea, but I feel so bad that the principal felt like he had to tell me that the staff wanted to do something for me. Like I was forgetting about them or something...

It doesn't help I kept having patches where I feel fine...and then the head starts hurting and my stomach feels queasy and I start coughing again and I remember that actually I am still sick and need to be 100% for the wedding. But I still feel bad and selfish. 

Wow I'm crazy and such a people pleaser. One day I'll turn around and just say 'screw you I'm doing what I want'... but it wont be anytime soon. In the mean time I'll worry about upsetting people and continue to feel guilty. 

Quick Pink Wednesday

I had plans to wear Cult Nails Devious Nature today...

But that didn't work out for me. So I'm still rocking China Glaze Calcium Gel Fortifier, trying to get my nails looking tip top for my wedding in 3 and a half weeks.

But I couldn't go with out showing a pink mani!

Here's one from the archives...the unseen archives.

China Glaze How About a Tumble

Yes, I have pictures of my Kaleidoscopes I still haven't got around to posting. Shame on me! They're such beautiful polishes. I was lucky enough to score How About a Tumble on ebay, for not such a hefty price.
How About a Tumble is stunning. I was worried the pink would be too pale and cool for me...it does have a smidge of purple tone to it. It is stunning though, so pretty and girly...these pictures are making me want to wear it now! But I don't have time to apply polish this morning.
I'm on crossing duty so have to leave for school earlier.

A Crackled Pink Wednesday

A few weeks ago I had a little fun on ebay. A few weeks is what I say when I can't remember exactly when I purchased things... but they came in the mail yesterday.

I needed For Audrey for my wedding toes, and I'd misplaced my bottle. Rather than just buying one polish I stocked up on a few. I decided to try out these cheap crackles Mia Secret Crackle. I bought an orange, yellow and deep pink.

Today I have Mia Secret Crackle Rose over Sparrow Me the Drama.

The reason it looks like I dipped my fingers in egg yolk and didn't clean them is I played with the yellow crackle first...It did not want to come off!

Anyway happy Pink Wednesday. I hope everyone has a fabulous day. I have an observation teaching reading today...So I'm slightly freaking.

Another Pink Wednesday

I'm feeling rather tired and ratty tonight.
I took pictures of my pink Wednesday nails when I painted them last night and meant to post them this morning. I had issues with getting out of bed though...

Today I decided on OPI DS Passion. Passion is such a pretty pink with scattered holo. A darkened pink version of Diamond...or at least that's what I was thinking when I reached for it to wear. I have posted Passion before, but sometimes a polish is just so pretty it needs to be seen again.

OPI DS Passion

And now for why I'm feeling tired and ratty. I had an optometrist appointment today. I wanted to get contacts for our wedding coming up n July. I wanted to see, but there was no way I was wearing glasses! I have only worn glasses for four years and I always take them off for important events...like Christmas or birthdays or going out...or any good reason really.

Anyway, I've discovered I'm pro at putting contacts in...but really really, super bad at taking them out. So my eyes are red and irritated from me prodding and poking them whilst trying to get the damn things out.

Unfortunately at the optometrists I also ended up having to trim my nails. It was rather weird sitting their trimming my nails so I could get the contacts in with out scratching my eyes... I tried to avoid cutting my nails...but I poked myself with my nail a few times and boy did it hurt. At least the lady who was helping me put the contacts in and take them out felt sorry for me and commented on how nice my nails were and that the polish (Passion) was so pretty... That made me feel a little better.

So this is what my nails look like now...

I have no idea why that's rotated funny...but look at my little stubby index...I'll trim my ring and pinky later. I guess I need to anyway. At least Passion hides my break pretty well!

Another Pink Wednesday

Todays pink is a special pink...it was sent my way all the way from Liz at Liquid Jelly.

When she asked me what polishes I would like in a swap I said How I Met Your Magenta please!

I watch How I Met Your Mother religiously. So I needed to have this pretty neon pink with shimmer.
As with neons it's a little sheer, but I have white white nails anyway. I love this polish, so bright and pretty. The shimmer really does make it.

How I Met Your Magenta

Belated Pink Wednesday

I didn't forget pink Wednesday, honest I didn't! I just got side tracked and didn't post my pink nails...

So here goes.

OPI Flower to Flower.

Flower to Flower

 One of my favourite pinks and I love pink. Total girly girl. As a four year old I would only wear trousers if they were pink. It was all skirts and dresses for me. Now I live in my jeans, which are regular blue, not pink. I'm still a girly girl though and love me some pink polish! OPI Flower to Flower is delicious warm pink with stunning silver shimmer. Very awesome.

I should post something more substantial tomorrow, but I think I'll sleep now. I went back to school today... wow were my kids pleased to see me and was I not so pleased to hear about some of them. They were shocking for the poor relievers they had. Anyway...talking all day hurt my voice and their talking hurt my head!

Subtle Pink Wednesday

A perfectly subtle pink for this Wednesday. OPI Your Royal Shyness topped with two layers of Deborah Lippmann Some Enchanted Evening. Appropriate for a princesses wedding maybe? Subtle and sparkley pink...

A very short post today, because I'm in a zombiefied state...sleeeeeep more sleeeeeep!

Pink Wednesday

Today, well ok I took the picture yesterday....but I'm still wearing it today...I'm wearing one of my not so new, just unworn, Nyx Girls polishes. This is one of those polishes I ordered for the name.

I was tossing up whether to buy Roxy or Kinky Pink. Kinky Pink won. I'm glad I decided on Kinky Pink. It'sa gorgeous almost neon pink with shimmer and tiny glitter particles. My pictures can't capture how awesome Kinky Pink is. Rain and no sun is not the best for capturing almost neon pinks. I may have to try my hand at building a light box over winter if I want to get decent photos.

Anyway here is Kinky Pink...ignore the stubby nail!

Nyx Girls Kinky Pink

I used two coats, because I'm lazy, but there was still visible nail line. So three coats would have been better. It looks almost glass flecked in these pictures.

Pink Wednesday!

It's Wens'day, Wens'day...gotta wear pink on Wens'day....

I'm rocking my 2nd China Glaze Tronica polish....Hyper Haute.
And let me tell you, this is one hot polish alright!

Hyper Haute

This was two coats of Hyper Haute. It's a really nice bright dark pink. Again it's not a linear holo, it's not even a real crazy scattered holo. I've dubbed these impressionist holo's. Tiny dots of holo awesomeness that play with the light. I swear at times these polishes appear to have a shimmery dotted rainbow floating over the colour. argh! I can't explain the awesomeness.

Now I'm off to pick up my gorgeous nephew and we're going on an adventure. A 45min drive over a hill to pick up two cute little baby girl mice. He's been looking forward to our drive since his birthday on Wednesday, a week ago!

Pink Wednesday

Ok...I'm kinda cheating today. I'm actually wearing I Vant To Be A-Lone Star topped off with Today Was a Fairytale... But I haven't taken a picture of it and therefor there is no evidence I was too lazy to take it off and apply pink!

Luckily I have two awesome pinks to show.

OPI DS Passion...

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OPI DS Passion

 and OPI DS Signature...

OPI DS Signature

So hopefully I can be forgiven!