Essie Mint Candy Apple

*Essie Mint Candy Apple*
(2 coats)

Pretty Mint Green. Kind of gave me lobster fingers, but then again so does pretty much every color except for pink. You can probably tell from the pic that Mint Candy Apple was tricky to apply, I got streaking & dragging on the first coat but managed to get everything evened out by the 2nd.

I had a pretty traumatizing dentist appointment (long story...I need a minor gum surgery) but to cheer me up my dad bought me Guy Meets Gal-veston! So that definitely made me feel better :) I'm excited to try it because I havent worn a jelly in forever...I miss the squishy haha

Have a great night everyone...have you picked up any of the Texas Collection?

Zoya Charla + BurbBeauty Giveaway

*Zoya Charla*
(2 coats)

LOVE LOVE LOVE. And mermaids. I think thats all?

Haha this bottle was to replace Catch me In your net by OPI which broke. I know that they are dupes, and maybe my memory is just faulty but I SWEAR that Charla dries way glossier/not as gritty as CMIYN did. Also this polish is a big compliment getter...so many people mentioned it while I had it on. Yep. Beautiful!

I ordered the Intimate collection and its on backorder :( BUMMER. But I was cheered up because I got a package today from Lola of Burb Beauty!(www.burbbeauty.com) In it contained OPI From A to Zurich and Nars Torrid blush which I won in a giveaway she had. Which brings me to her current giveaway, the OPI KP collection! Run & check it out...her blog is awesome!

Unfortunately I had literally just painted my nails Zoya Gilda when I got the package so I couldnt put From A to Zurich on, I can't wait to try it with Barielle Elle's Spell. Also I was pleasantly surprised by Torrid...when I looked at pictures on Nars Site it looked like it was hot HOT pink (maybe I was looking at the wrong picture haha) but its actually a really nice coral-y gold pink!

In other news I'm slowly becoming a MUA Nail Boarder haha! My name is kookiekathleen (don't ask) so yeah, thats me! Maybe I'll post a NOTD soon haha...I don't know, I'm kind of scared people will be like "OMG your nails are freaking hideous!!!"

(Okay this post is going all over the place but whatever) Annnnnd, OPI Texas is releasing tomorrow. From what I've gathered the Texas Collection release will be more...prepared? then the KP collection. Like remember the KP release date was actually pushed back because so many places didnt have them on time and what not. Yep. Originally I was super excited for this collection but with my budget it came between getting some Texas colors or the Zoya Intimate and the Zoya won easily. I may still pick up one of the "sorbet" colors. Psh. Sorbet? ITS JELLY. haha, yeah the sorbet thing bothers me only because I don't think sorbet is a good word to describe jelly polishes....jelly is a good word to describe jelly polishes lol!


Well I'm off to create a look for school tomorrow using torrid :D I'm thinking using my Benefit Her Name was Glowla kit for eyes.


EDIT: ^^Her name was GLOWLA. and LOLA sent me the blush. *twilight zone music*

OPI Funky Dunkey

*OPI Funky Dunkey*
(2 coats)

Though I'm sure it doesnt need to be said, let me just give the general disclaimer that all purples of this type need: ITS NOT THIS BLUE IN PERSON. :D haha, seriously though, these types of purple are impossible for me to capture. Pretty much Funky Dunkey is a mid tone purple creme. plain & simple. I know ChG Grape Pop is a dupe and I'm sure there are tons of others. I really like it though, and I'm really surprised I didnt have a purple like this in my collection already. Though the formula was a teeny bit on the thin side compared to usual OPI creme formula, but it didnt give me any issues. Also, does anyone know if the shrek collection is permanent? Because my Ulta still has TONS of all the colors.

I definitely had an awesome birthday because I got to go to PF Changs, which I love! The lettuce wraps are amazing! And I had my favorite, honey chicken. So I'm a happy camper :)

Also I found the Anchors Away Collection at Ulta (while searching for Black Shatter, they didnt have it)! Except it was only a very little display that holds 1 of each color, luckily no one had touched it before me. So I got Ahoy! and Sea Spray...and I'm very happy with the purchase! Normally I never buy ChG at Ulta because they're like 6.49? somewhere in the 6$ range which is a lot compared to what you would pay at like Sally's or something. But I had a 20% off coupon so I just got them because I wasnt sure if I would get the opportunity again.

Whew, wordy post. I kind of just felt like jabbering today haha :) Thanks for looking guys!

Zoya Ali

*Zoya Ali*
(2 coats)

I love this shade! This was the neon I elected to wear for midterms (I always wear neons during standardized testing...I'll have to pick a super bright one for the SAT's haha) so I was wearing it for awhile. Ali is pretty tame is regards to neons in general...so I think it would be a good shade for someone who isnt as adventurous but still wants to try neon looks. Another cool thing about Ali is that it doesnt dry matte or even satin like most neons do. This is probably because it isnt totally eye searing, but it doesnt dry totally glossy, you'll still need topcoat to get it that way. Overall I'm really glad I picked Ali up and got a lot of compliments.

Today is my birthday and listen to the SWEETEST thing ever! My friends all chipped in and are getting me two RBL's! They ordered me Plie (LONG time lemming) and Dead Calm! So sweet! I luff them :D

Hope you all have a good saturday!

OPI HooDoo VooDoo & Smokin' In Havana on TD!

Hey everyone! I was roaming around TransDesign when I saw they had OPI Hoodoo Voodoo and Smokin' In Havana for sale! If you remember or did not know, these shades where included in a 100,000 fan giveaway OPI had on their facebook where they gave away 12 (I think....actually maybe just 8 or 5) retired shades. And these two were part of it!


(Smok'n in Havana)



Now, these 2 don't excite me really BUT I can only pray this means they will be bringing back the other shades (aka I NEED Parlez Vous OPI?) Hope you guys are having a really awesome day! I had a snow day due the freaking 18 inches we got and I have a 2 hour delay tomorrow, WOOT! :D

Any of you guys excited for these 2?

*got the image from TD

Zoya Gwin (Hello Again!)

Oh geez it feels like I've been gone for a long time! Of course it wasn't really that long at all haha

(Zoya Gwin)
*2 coats*

Pretty darkened orange coral. With strong gold shimmer. I've already shown you guys Zoya Ginger and looking back I probably don't need both. I think I prefer Ginger to Gwin. But for sure Zoya makes the best orange polishes I think! I'm so backlogged with my photos this is from maybe 2 weeks ago so I can't really remember exactly how I feel about it haha!

Because I'm crazy I'm already thinking about a 100 follower giveaway (God willing I EVER get there lol, because you never know)! I was thinking maybe giveaway half of the anchors away collection (like those sets) or let you pick 1 polish from RBL spring collection. Or let you pick any one of The Zoya Sampler Packs. OR giveaway some cult nails or a-england stuff. Sooooo, any thoughts on what would be cool? I'm not sure yet. I just get over excited too soon about this stuff!

Zoya Harlow

*Zoya Harlow*
(2 coats-Pre CleanUp)

Harlow is the purple-y pink matte velvet shade from Zoya! Depending on how you look at it, I could see it being purple OR pink. As with all of the matte velvet shades that I have, its really amazing! Application was great and dry time was uber quick! I know some people say that it dries so fast you won't even be finished painting the nail...but that only makes me wonder how slow they are painting their nails haha :) or maybe how fast I am. Either way Harlow is simply gorgeous and if you are into mattes you should definitely get it! Though I would suggest Savita or Verushcka before Harlow...but they are all amazing!

I've set a budget for spring nail polish (hoping to limit what I get) and it's hard narrowing it down, so many awesome collections! I'm SO enthralled with the new a england brand, with all the mythicals. Because like a lot of people it seems, I'm really into that time period. But converted to USD, they are like 15-16$ dollars each...ouch :/
Also, speaking of expensive polish, have you guys seen the new RBL polishes yet? What do you guys think? I really love the purple gray one but the others not so much. Which is good for my wallet I guess.