Rimmel Lasting finish Gold Silk, Rags to Riches and Hard Metal

Hi girls,

Long time no see :) I've missed you. I am trying to get back to blogging after a long break for my Masters defense. I have a bunch of new franken colors to share with you as well as a new accessories series :)

Today, I want to show you three beautiful colors from Rimmel Lasting Finish. The colors are 260 Gold Silk, 286 Rags to Riches and 282 Hard Metal. I love these colors especially Gold Silk and Hard Metal. These are part of the permanent colors and I've been eyeing them for a while until I finally got them :) The formula is so nice and the color is shimmery and so pretty. Tell me: which of these colors do you like?

Gold Silk

Rags to Riches

Hard Metal

Love you girls :)

Franken #16: Secret Wonderland

Hi Girls,

I finally did my thesis defense :D and I must say I missed you soooo much :) I will try to blog more often now that I'm done studying. Today's franken is a gorgeous glittery purple jelly. The glitters are medium multi-colored particles and it looks amazing on. The swatches are two coats and a top coat. I've been into glittery jellies lately, can't get enough :) What do you think of this color?

Franken #14: Skinny Jeans

Hi girls,

I know I haven't been posting as often because of my thesis. Thank you for sticking around. My defense is mid April and I haven't finished my final draft or prepared the presentation yet. Wish me luck :)

Today's franken is one of the first I've created. It looks like the color of a washed jeans with some green undertones and flex of silver sparkle. What do you think about this new color?

Kleancolor Group #2

Hi girls,

This is the second group of Kleancolor polishes that I have. If you like chunky glitter, you may like these but as I said before they take forever to dry and the smell is not nice. On the plus side, the colors are so beautiful :)

(L-R): Chunky Copper - Blue Eyed Girl - Aurora

(L-R): Chunky Copper - Blue Eyed Girl - Aurora

Aurora - see the swatch by lakieroholiczka on  a purple color here: http://lakieroholiczka.blogspot.com/2011/10/kleancolor-29-aurora.html

Blue Eyed Girl - check the swatch from nihrida over black here: http://www.nihrida.com/2011/07/kleancolor-blue-eyed-girl.html

chunky copper

Maybelline Cool Couture and Purple Trend

Hi girls,

I wanted to share with you these two colors that I got a while back discounted from the drugstore. You may still be able to find them in the clearance part. I am sure you have seen these on blogs before but I liked the colors and thought I would share them.

(L-R): Purple Trend, Cool Couture

Maybelline Purple Trend...See the blue shimmers in the creamy maroon color? It's gorgeous.

Maybelline Cool Couture...Also has beautiful blue shimmers in the dark blue grey base.

Franken #14: Gold and Coal

Hi girls,

I am excited to show you this new franken. It's a blackened cool gold shimmery jelly, if that is even possible :) I used a pigment from TKB trading called Starlight gold and mixed it with a sheer and a cream black and bits of other shimmer orange and olive colors. Let me know what you think about it :)

Jewelry of the day #1: Beaded Crystal, Metal Bracelet

New type of posts :) Snapshot of a piece of jewelry and brief info. Hope you enjoy these...

This is a beaded bracelet that I assembled. I got the bracelet separate from the beads. All from a hidden crafty section that I found in Walmart a few months ago. It has a combination of crystal and metal beads and I especially love the black ones with embedded pink flowers... I know that a lot of different beads and bracelets are also sold on eBay for very cheap. What do you think about it?

Franken #13 and nail of the day :)

Hi there my lovely readers,

Today's franken is such a beautiful color. It is so me. It is a grayish muted medium purple with subtle shimmers and the base is a happy mixture of cream and jelly. I liked it so much on my nails too. Let me know what you think :)

Annabelle Mono Blushes

A while back, I was hunting down some pretty rosy blushes and I found these by Annabelle. I don't think Annabelle products are found in the US but they are easily found in most drugstores in Canada and the line includes some really nice high quality products.  

The packaging of these blushes is plain but chic. The colors I am showing here are 27 (Don't know the name), 51 (Golden Bronze), 48 (Chestnut). I hate that they don't have names on the packaging itself only in the store. 

27: Matte muted rosy tan color - I can't find this color online, maybe it is discontinued?

51 (Golden Bronze): Bronzy rosy shimmery color

48 (Chestnut): Satin medium rosy color

Although I am pale and these colors look a bit on the dark side, I enjoy them a lot. Here are the swatches:

The next swatch is in the sun.

My Nails Today: OPI Holy Pink Pagoda!

Hi my lovely readers,

I've been feeling a bit down lately. Maybe it is related to the never ending winter or maybe it is due to the fact that I have to finish writing my thesis in a month or so :( I wanted to put on a color that will cheer me up so I chose this OPI color. I think it is discontinued or so. I found it a year ago in the clearance section in London Drugs. It's called "Holy Pink Pagoda!". What name is that?

The color is a beautiful warm shimmery pink which I am not used to but I really like it. It is uplifting and it makes me feel warm even though it is freezing outside. See the snow outside my window...

I have my nails shorter than usual these days and this is not my usual swatch hand which is why the pictures are not that pretty...

What do you think about this color? Do you like to wear summery colors in the winter?