OPI Sit Under the Apple Tree

Ah, the stresses of schooling. Some days I just can't help but go insane. It's my first free weekend since forever, and I'm so happy that my dad let me stay home from the family fishing trip. Sure I have a broken foot and I'm a bit sick--and a very important screw for my braces fell out again, but c'mon, that's the best thing ever!

So after giving the spaniel a bath, and playing off a few tests for band, I did my nails. This is a polish I've been very eager to try, just because of the namesake. I love apples, but really only the green ones, of any cultivar, I just happen to frankly dislike red and yellow ones. I'll eat them sure, but I find the green ones to be best. I also hate eating them whole. I can't stand biting into it, and pulling out, I never end up eating but a few outside bites. I love what I call octoplifiers, cutters that slice an apple into eight beautiful slices you can put in a fruit salad ^^

Sit Under the Apple Tree is from last summer's Retro Fun in the Sun collection. I think this nail polish looks exactly to be the same colour as an apple. It's quite sheer, and as this is four coats the nail line is still barely visible. It doesn't remind me of candy, or anything, just the fruit, and has a real fine little sparkle in it that's a bit of yellow-green. Application was perfect.

Love,

D.B.

Out of this World and Frostbite with Konad m27

To start, this is one of my favourite nail polishes of all time. It's called Out of this World, which was released a long long time ago and I'm sure is discontinued. It smells of bad chemicals. Application is perfect texture and thickness, it just slides right on and is easy to control. I love the colour one, because it's orange and two, because it is so dull and creamish. It is absolutely beautiful and very hard to find, as far as I know of.

As you've heard, I've received my Konading things. I've only done a few so far, and I've tried to be subtle. I've done a few full-nail konad designs, though none of them have been good enough to photograph. Although, these ended up on the camera and I thought I might post.

This, as you can see, is a dolphin. I really do love sealife..and frostbite reminded me of water, so I added it. It's a bit hard to tell because there is a glare, but it turned out nicely.

That's all I have today.

Love,

D.B.

*click to enlarge pictures

China Glaze Frostbite

I just got back from a camping trip. I've had several different nail polish changes, and received my Konad things, though I'm saving them all until I'm desparate, or get a decent picture.

This is China Glaze Frostbite, released I think in the surf collection a few years ago, maybe even last summer (I have no idea). On the hand it appears more shiny than shimmery that reminds me of metal. In the picture it is the darker hue visible. Really gorgeous. Reminds me of blue Christmas ornaments.

Love,

D.B.

Horse Ranch

These pictures became incredible out of order. BAH!

Oh well.

I'm not going to talk too much, I hope. My mom's friends have a horse ranch in Mississippi, where we spent two nights over our spring break. My mom took over a thousand pictures, though I just wanted to share a few.
This babe was born the day before we arrived.

This one is a week and a half old.

Whoa, momma!

This is my mom's friend's son Cody, who's VERY experienced and was halter breaking this one.

Love this shot!

My mom wanted to take a picture of my dad and I riding side-by-side. Sorry I look awful (and fat), I wasn't wearing any makeup!! You can actually see the glow of my nail polish and its brightness.

Her lab, Heidi, tagged along a bunch. (I still look awful =[) The horse is very pretty!

Hair much?

They're so gorgeous!! They have about thirty-two horses and a hundred and twenty acres of land!

My daddy got comfortable REAL fast.

Overall, it was a very exciting trip. Now that I've discovered I LOVE horses, I want to get more involved. That place is amazing, and has tons of dogs, chickens, cows, cats, you name it! Even a few donkeys. I had the time of my life, and realised I need to lose a TON of weight. ><

Love,

D.B.

--That flaming-green nailpolish, btw, is China Glaze's In the Lime-Light! (My mom and I stopped by a Sally's on the way and I picked up a ton of stuff. <3 My mom so much, I wasn't expecting that)

Oh, and you can probably click and zoom in. ^^

Snake Attack

Well, I don't have any nails today, but Tangles was out and about. My corn snakes think they have rattles, so they rattle their tails.

Very weird.

It makes the neatest sound though! Meanwhile, Evin, my ragdoll kitten (I don't remember how old he is ^^) discovered him upon my dresser, and is seeking to attack the snake.

Poor snake?

Love,

D.B.

Baby Blue & Heimilch

I had a really, really, really bad day. I took a few shots tonight and decided to wear a polish from the Nubar Pastel Fever Collection.

Shortly after a meal, Heimlich is out and about! Zoom in on this one, he's so gorgeous!

This colour -- Baby Blue -- is absolutely GORGEOUS. My attempts to grow out my nails keep dying. Something always happens to one of them, but I'm trying. ^^ The application was wonderful, although it was a bit streaky on the first few coats. The saturation was hard to capture on camera. The first picture is as taken by a camera, the second is adjusted, though I feel the colour of the polish itself is somewhere in between.

Hope this satisfies.

Love,

D.B.

Nubar Green Tea

Nubar Green Tea is part of the Pastel Fever Collection I recently acquired.

I've seen this colour a whole bunch, everywhere. It's really a gorgeous colour in the bottle, I really really wanted to love you...

and I did!

The application was spectacular. I feel I too am getting better. ^^ The polish was opaque and streak-free in only two thin coats. The colour is gorgeous--but what else could be expected from Nubar than perfection?

Love. It.

Feels very St. Patrick's Day like, no?

Love,
D.B.