I'm back!

Hello lovelies. I'm sorry I've been MIA for so long. My new job has turned out to be much more work and less time to play than anticipated and I've essentially been sick with something or another since February. I currently have an ulcer on my eye so I can't see anything and I'm living in the dark. Needless to say makeup and nail polish have been a thing of the past recently.

I did notice I was growing sad and bored and I realized while I wear hardly any makeup most days I found it fun to play with and nail polish was my one source of color and fun. My nails, as you will see soon, are short nubbins that I've grown to love. No more trying to have long beautiful nails.  I've come to accept my nails for what they are - and polish lasts days and days longer now! 

See y'all soon! =*

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Wet N Wild Megalast Lipsticks - Swatches & Review

First, to preface, I'm sorry this has taken so long to come out. I've been working on it for WEEKS (months actually) but I'm just now posting it because I kept having to retake pictures and I lost my peach one. =/ So no pics for that one.

I wanted to hurry and get this out because these are great little numbers for only $1.99 so they'd make great stocking stuffers!!

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If you had asked me a year ago, I would have said I don't like lipstick. I own about three, and that's because I've purged the rest (to my mother - she loves lipstick and she's always happy to get free lipsticks, Hi Mom!!). Anyway recently I've made a love connection with lipstick. And Wet N Wild makeup.

Wet N Wild Megalast Lipsticks are a deal at $1.99 each! They have a great color selection, and at that price, I just kept picking up more as I kept seeing blog posts and makeup looks using these great little lippies!

Wet N Wild Megalast Lipstick in Think Pink

Wet N Wild Megalast Think Pink is a beautiful light pink. Very pastel, very pale. I need a minimalist amount of eye and cheeks to pull off this color as it's too pink to be a nude on me. This was likely the most dry out of all of them, but some chapstick on top and I was good to go!

Wet N Wild Megalast Lipstick in Bare It All

Wet N Wild Megalast Bare It All is a medium nude. Beautiful coverage, creamier than most of the lipsticks. Leans slightly peach so will be warm on some lips. If you lean pink, this may not work on your skintone.

Wet N Wild Megalast Just Peachy is MIA. So sorry! I'll update if I find it. Wah.

Wet N Wild Megalast Lipstick in Wine Room

Wet N Wild Megalast Wine Room is a medium matte rose brown. This formula was a little dry but was easy enough to apply. Awesome pigmentation. I only needed one good swipe to cover my lips (and a little more to get sharp lines at the edges) and it lasted forever! I didn't need balm over this as it was surprisingly comfortable on its own. 

Wet N Wild Megalast Lipstick in Mauve Outta Here

Wet N Wild Megalast Mauve Outta Here is a medium neutral pink. On my lips it looks lighter and brighter, but it's really a nice natural matte mauve. This one is drier than the others which made it feel a little grittier on my lips but great color. I wear it a lot to work.

Wet N Wild Megalast Lipstick in Stoplight Red

Wet N Wild Megalast Stoplight Red is a beautiful, bright, medium red. Think 50's glamour. Totally show stopping. Priceless. Good moisture level on this one. It wore easily. 

Wet N Wild Megalast Lipstick in Mocha-licious

Wet N Wild Megalast Mocha-licious is a medium-deep brown with hints of red. A flattering brown, nice and neutral. Not too dry.

Wet N Wild Megalast Lipstick in Cherry Bomb

Wet N Wild Megalast Cherry Bomb is a dark brown leaning red that is dark and vampy. Needs a lipliner but a great color. Not too dry but lasted for hours.

Wet N Wild Megalast Lipstick in Vamp it Up

Wet N Wild Megalast Vamp It Up is a gorgeous dark lipstick. I have no idea what color it truly is. When on my lips, it seems like a sheer black or reddened black, but on my hand it appears more red/black/brown. It's gorgeous either way. I wore this with a sheer purple gloss and the purple stood out and made it magical. LOVE it.

Wet N Wild Megalast Lipstick in Cherry Picking

Wet N Wild Megalast Cherry Picking is a bright pink that really calls attention to your pucker! Very flattering, leans orange/melon. Better on the moisturization scale than most.

Wet N Wild Megalast Lipstick in Don't Blink Pink

Wet N Wild Megalast Don't Blink Pink is a fantastic bright pink. I mean BRIGHT. Neon even. It looks flat here in the picture and trust me, it's not. It's 60s retro bright pink. I haven't brought myself to wear this one yet but I'm working on it!

Wet N Wild Megalast Lipstick in Purty Persimmon

Wet N Wild Megalast Purty Persimmon is a medium coral/orange that is very flattering. This orange color is popping up everywhere and it's totally in fashion right now. Pair this with some neutral eyes and a bold blue outfit and you've got yourself a winner!


I hope these were helpful to some of you. They're a great buy and even if some of them are a little dry, they're very wearable and you can always add some balm on the top if needed. 

For me personally, Cherry Picking, Purty Persimmon, Stoplight Red and Mauve Outta Here are my top picks because they're so wearable. 

Shimmer Karen

Happy 12-12-12. The last repeating numbers day EVER. Does that make you a little sad? Even though this repeating number really means nothing, it's fun and I always look forward to it once I know it's coming up!

Anyway, on to the polish!

Shimmer Karen is a gorgeous mix of pinks, purples, and blue with hints of gold and green. This polish truly has everything and it meshes beautifully.

Shimmer Karen (1 coat) over Orly You're Blushing

Shimmer Karen (1 coat) over Orly You're Blushing

Formula, as always, is fabulous, without being too thick to work with. Above is only one coat but two to three coats for full opacity is stunning with these polishes!

Have you purchased any Shimmer polishes lately?

Info & Stats

• Etsy page (click here for inventory and purchasing!)
• Facebook
• Website
• $12.00 for .5oz
• She makes CUSTOM colors, $14 for custom colors!
• International sales & shipping

Shimmer polish provided for review.

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Update

Hello lovelies.

I'm so sorry I've been MIA. Things have been really busy at work and we're trying to get our old home ready to sell and buy a new one (in different states) and it's been a little overwhelming.

Since I've moved to a colder climate, the dry air is wreaking havoc on my hands and for those of you who know a little more about me, I'm in the medical field so I'm washing my hands or using alcohol based foam every 15-20 minutes so my hands and nails are a HOT MESS. I've had nekkid nails for weeks. Eek!

These are all poor excuses for being a bad blogger, and I wanted to let ya'll know I'm still here and I <3 ll.="ll." p="p" ya="ya">
I've also developed some apprehension toward my blog due to some unkind comments on here and it started making me feel bad about myself. I know I don't have amazing nails like the big known bloggers, and lately I've been getting down on myself and my blog so I haven't been going near my computer lately.

In the meantime I'm going to work on editing some photos/posts I have squirreled away for such times and hopefully get back to business!

Hope all is well with each and every one of you!

Giveaway winner!

Happy belated Turkey day! I was on the road all of yesterday and am wide awake now at 2:30. There is something wrong with me.

Anyway.

Congratulations to Melissa E. or winning the giveaway! I've emailed and she has 48 hours to respond.

I've got some other goodies heading out ya'lls way so stay tuned!

L'Oreal Limited Edition Project Runway 2012 Electric Fantasie Polishes Swatches and Review (pic heavy)

Whew that was a serious title. And these are some serious polishes. In total, there are 8 adorning the limited edition Project Runway displays around local drugstores (someone else's local, I have no drugstores in town, boo!), two in each subtype. I've got all 8 to show you (I know, I have a sickness when it comes to buying nail polish). I tried to do some simple nail art with each combo.

This is a pic heavy post, so just be warned!

L'Oreal Project Runway Electric Fantasie 2012 Nail Polish

The Queen

L'Oreal The Queen's Ambition, L'Oreal The Queen's Might

L'Oreal The Queen's Might is a sheer red, almost  hot pink polish. In the bottle it looks more bold and commanding, but on the nail it's very ... blah. It's a nice color, but it's a little sheer for my taste and the color isn't very impressive.

L'Oreal The Queen's Might (three coats with top coat)

The Queen's Ambition is an opaque black polish with silver glitter. Think Owl's Night but in black. It's not that interesting (I'm not loving this Queen combo, am I?) but it's nice and opaque and I really appreciate the formula.

L'Oreal The Queen's Ambition (two coats with topcoat)

The Temptress

L'Oreal The Temptress' Touch, L'Oreal The Tempress' Power

L'Oreal The Temptress' Power is a yellow green with yellow shimmer. Interesting color, makes me think of those fugly colors that were so popular awhile ago. This particular color seems futuristic almost, but I can't pinpoint why. This one gave my problems with application. Thick, goopy, and took forever to dry. Definitely not my favorite, but it IS an interesting color.

L'Oreal The Temptress' Power (three coats with top coat)

L'Oreal The Temptress' Touch is a sheer nude-tan duochrome with light green shimmer. This one is really neat and my first grab when I saw the display. It's almost a sheer, lighter version of Maybelline Downtown Brown that was released recently. I think this would look great layered over a darker brown or nude, but on its own, it's way too sheer. This was six coats and there is still a visible nail line. Visually interesting though. One of my top picks.

L'oreal The Temptress' Touch (six coats with top coat)

L'oreal The Temptress' Touch (six coats with top coat)

The Muse

L'Oreal The Muse's Attitude, L'Oreal The Muse's Inspiration

L'Oreal The Muse's Attitude is a dark green blue polish with shimmer. On the nail it dries a bit flat but a shiny top coat perks it right up. This one did pull more than the others given I used the same top coat for all (Seche Vite). Not much to say about this one.

L'Oreal The Muse's Attitude (two coats with top coat)

L'Oreal The Muse's Inspiration is a gorgeous medium orange with shimmer. Lots of depth and it is a chameleon! Bright orange, medium, darker with bright shimmer. I was really impressed with this one!

L'Oreal The Muse's Inspiration (two coats with top coat)

L'Oreal The Muse's Inspiration (two coats with top coat)

The Mystic

L'Oreal The Mystic's Future, L'Oreal The Mystic's Fortune

L'Oreal The Mystic's Fortune is a magenta leaning purple with shimmer. Nice color, I feel like I've seen this color a lot, but it's definitely eye catching and I can't say I have anything like it in my stash. Formula was a little watery so it liked to pool at the cuticles.

L'Oreal The Mystic's Fortune (two coats with top coat)

L'Oreal The Mystic's Future is a gorgeous dark purple with shimmer. My pictures make it look super blue, which it's not. Let's all say it together ... Purples are so hard to photograph! The above pictures are closer to reality but this formula applied like a dream! 

Whew! Are you still with me? =) All done! Hope that was helpful in case you were thinking about picking up one, or two, or eight.

I know this is pretty late and this collection has been out awhile, and may be even hard to find at this point, but I lost two of the polishes for awhile and just now found them, so I'm posting this a quickly as possible!

I promise to work on my nail art to showcase colors! =P Some weren't that inventive and my fav, the tape mani, didn't show up well because of the colors. Live and learn!