Forgetful Friday: Revlon "Haunted", Hit Polish "Portals", China Glaze "For Audrey", & OPI "Alpine Snow"

First EVER "Forgetful Friday!"

For the first time, I am introducing "Forgetful Friday." 

This is a new segment of the blog, that will post past manicures of which I have forgotten 

that I had created and photographed. I am very forgetful at times, and this just seems like a fun thing to do, especially since I have so many manicures, shoe, & purse pictures that I have regrettably forgotten about. OOPSIE!

I figured for this first segment, I will also choose a manicure that I haven't ever done before (and most likely since! LOL). Tonight, I have for you my very first gradient manicure! My nails had broken and filed down to little nubs at this point, as it usually happens every other month since I continue to tear boxes open with my nails and do heavy cleaning without gloves. Oh well...that's just how I roll! lol

Introducing...

OPI "Alpine Snow" & China Glaze "For Audrey"as my interchanging Base Coats.

Revlon "Haunted" as my Contrast Gradient Color.

Hit Polish "Portals" as my Glitter Topper.

     Hit Polish "Portals"              OPI "Alpine Snow"

 

Revlon "Haunted"

                                           

Beginning with my base coats, I put on 2 coats each of 

OPI "Alpine Snow" & China Glaze "For Audrey."

Sorry for the ashy-ass skin. The acetone is a killer, as ya'll already know!

I was so excited to finally do a gradient polish that I went WAAAY overboard. Can you tell?! LOL

Now, I've realized that I could've done a better gradient, 

had I used BOTH Haunted & Alpine Snow TOGETHER on the sponge at the same time, instead of as an after-thought. 

DERRR...! Oh well...better luck next time for me!

Originally, I wanted to use Hit Polish "Portals" as a glitter topper for only two of my digits, 

and then do a gradient with Revlon "Haunted" on the other 3 fingers. However, this manicure didn't seem sufficiently complete, so I added "Portals" to the rest of the nails. 

 SO GORGEOUS,

NO FLASH NECESSARY!!!

OMG...LOVE THE CLOSE-UPS!!!

FLASH!

   

 Well...that should wrap it up! 

You girls know I LOVE pictures and hate to self-edit on this blog! 

I just want to see MOOORE! 

Gimme Gimme More, Gimme More, Gimme Gimme More!

Til Next Time...

Love Always,

Jess

Missing My Cousin. With Rebecca Minkoff Cheetah MAC & Henri Bendel Feather Headband

And Celebrating Her Life 

with Family, Friends...and...

Rebecca Minkoff 

 Cheetah Mini MAC 

Freshening Up in the Restroom

 Cheetah Mini MAC 

with

OPI My Paprika is Hotter Than Yours

Thanks for visiting...Laterzzz!

MUAH!!!

Making Smiles Whenever I Can. With Rebecca Minkoff Purple Haze MAM & Cheeky Pouches

With Phi Phi

My Bag of the Day

Rebecca Minkoff

Purple Haze Morning After Mini (MAM)

Purple Haze Zip MAM on my way to Brooklyn on Saturday. 

It just so happens that when I was gifted this beautiful bag for my birthday by my boyfriend, I immediately named my bag, "Phi Phi", after my cousin Pheiona because when I saw it, my cousing popped into my head. This color reminded me of her so much:

Resilient, Understated, Beautiful & Wild...

So, I wore this bag to celebrate Phi Phi's life this past weekend.

My Boyfriend treated me to a manicure while hanging out in Williamsburg.

Cocoro, a super cute hair salon with an adorable nail salon/mini-spa up stairs. 

Cocoro is located at 126 North 6th Street off Bedford Avenue in Brooklyn.

This nail salon is clean & fresh, and the employees are adorable sweet. I was greeted by everyone with such genuine cheerfulness, and they were so open to me as I asked various questions about the type of polishes they used, their cleaning methods, etc. I was very pleased with this nail salon. 

When I decided to stay, I was offered a beverage, 

and was served green tea and a hershey chocolate. Yum! Two of my most favorite things!

My manicure's base is a shade from the OPI Euro Central Collection, Spring 2013.

The base is: My Paprika is Hotter Than Yours. This is the color I looked forward to THE MOST from this collection, because orange-reds go so lovely with my skin-tone. However, this polish fell short of my expectations. I thought it was going to be bright, vibrant...but it was slightly dull, and unimpressive. I still enjoyed it though. 

Over the base, Stella, the fabulous technician and the salon's nail-art pro, drew a flower on my ring fingers as an accent. Then brushed the accent nails with a polish that looked a lot like China Glaze Fairy Dust, but not as fine in size. It was an Essie brand polish, with larger glitter particles than CG Fairy Dust. (When I got home, I layered the accent fingers with one coat of Fairy Dust, since the glitter the manicurist put on was sparse, just to give it some more "Oomph!".) To my amazement, Stella used the actual brush that comes in the polish to make them! She didn't use a nail-art brush, or use a plate and air-brush. All of her nail art, she does by hand!!! Extremely impressive. This woman has major skills. I looked at a lot of the nail art she has on display, as well as those she was currently working on as I walked into the salon. 

I will be back...again and again!

FLASH!

FLASH!

Eating off 28th Street and 6th, 

at a cute little brick-oven, artisan flat bread pizza joint...

Later...Getting some juice at a Bagel Shop

Waiting for the L Train...

Late Night Impromptu Photo-Shoot!!!

What's in My Bag?

"Fashion Slave" Cory Pouch (mini-perfume bottle, eye-drops, purse-hanger, cuticle creme)

"Dress Up Fund" Cory Pouch (lipstick, lipgloss, mini-eyeliner, mini-mascara)

Junior Drake Zip Wallet (money/card/junk receipts)

Umbrella

Cheers, Lovies!!!

MUAH!!!

She's a Fly Girl. OPI "Fly", Lynnderella "50 Shades of May-be," Rebecca Minkoff Black Patent Quilted (BQP) MAC.

Tonight I Have For You 

OPI Fly

&

Lynnderella 50 Shades of May-be

Let's Sing this Post like a Cheerleading Chant.

Anyone around know "Dynamite"?

...There are SO many variations.

This one is a Polish Dynamite! 

LOL So, Here We Go...

DYNAMITE...

My Nails Are Dynamite...

Hold Up...Wait A Minute!

Put a Little BOOM in It!

BOOM DYNAMITE!!!

BOOM... 

BOOM .....

BOOM .......

DYNAMITE!!!

...tick

...tick

 

...tick

 

...tick 

...tick 

...tick

...tick

...tick

...tick

BOOM DYNAMITE

I Got That Ish That Make You Go

Boom Dynamite!!!

BOOM 

BOOM 

BOOM 

DYNAMITE!

Let's Welcome Our Stars of the Evening, 

OPI Fly

&

Lynnderella 50 Shades of May-be

OPI Fly

is a gorgeous blue-green teal cream polish.

Shown are two coats of OPI Fly.

Lynnderella's 

50 Shades of May-be

is a super magnificent glitterpolish,

filled with metallic glitters in various shapes

of hexagons, squares & bar glitters,

in black, white, gunmetal, and silver.

NYC Subway...waiting for the F train!

!!!!!BOOM!!!!!

OPI Fly

All the pictures above are taken with a flash.

This is OPI Fly without a flash, 

in a room with one light source across the room.

Days later...with some tip-wear...

OPI Fly & Rebecca Minkoff  BQP MAC 

I Hope Y'all Enjoyed This!

Take Great Care!

mmmuuaaahhh!!!!