OPI Just Spotted the Lizard *Picture Heavy*

While my husband finished school, we lived with his parents because my teaching salary didn't allow us a lot of (ok any) wiggle room. The week he got his job, I bought a bottle of Chanel Peridot to celebrate. I know, I should have payed a bill instead. =) A week later I was put on medical leave and later disability but for a week, I could afford Chanel nail polish and it was awesome. Little did I know, there would be so many dupes of my beloved Peridot. I hadn't been obsessed with polish very long at that point so I didn't realize I could just wait and get a cheaper version. That's ok, I love my fancy nail polish and it makes me feel special. 

I now have two bottles of this magical duochrome, one being OPI's Just Spotted the Lizard from The Amazing Spiderman Collection of course! They are dead on, I can't tell the difference at all even with the formula which is lovely, by the way. 

I think this polish is so unique. I love the golden green shift. I tried to capture the light blue shift, but it didn't happen. You can see the blue in the edges of the bottle. It does translate on the nail, I promise.

 I took a lot of pictures of this stunner, I couldn't get enough!

I don't know why anyone would want to cover this up with a shatter but here it is with Shatter the Scales. Not my cup of tea. 

Here is my fancy polish, Chanel Peridot! *swoon*

What do you think? Are you as smitten as I am or can you leave this on the shelf? 

Thanks for reading!

-Mira

OPI My Boyfriend Scales Walls

This is the second polish from The Amazing Spiderman Collection that I'm going to show to you. I wasn't sure about this one at first. It looked white in the promos (to me at least) and I didn't feel like I needed another white. Then the fabulous swatches started popping up and I realized this was no ordinary white. This is actually grey. The lightest shade possible before being white that is. It gives an appearance of a dirty white with a touch of grey and maybe a little bit of blue? I thought my eye detected that but it has been wrong before. 

The great thing is, it's not a pain in the butt to apply like most whites. It didn't streak, self leveled well, and was perfect in three coats. Being a light color, I like to give an extra coat to make sure VNL doesn't sneak through. With the lovely formula and the fact that I don't have anything like this, a love connection was made. Awwww. That was cheesy. Let's move on to the pictures shall we?

Here is is with Shatter the Scales (one coat) which is apart of The Amazing Spiderman Collection. It is a glittery forest green shatter that I think is pretty on some of the polishes in the collection. On others, looks funky. I don't know why I bought this. I'm over shatters but the "this one has glitter" thinking suckered me in. I'm so weak!! I finished it off with a coat of Seche Vite and viola! 

Let me know what you think!! I love reading your comments.

Thanks for reading!

-Mira

99 Things - Non Polish Related

Hi everyone! I have something different for you this morning while I work on my next real post. I saw this on a few nail polish blogs but no longer remember where, I've had this document saved for too long! Since I can't remember where it came from, I can't remember the exact wording for the rules so here is it in a nut shell. If you know where they came from, please let me know in the comment section so I can give proper credit. 

Here is a list of 99 life experiences. Copy and paste my list and bold anything you have done. You may even write a little explanation if you feel so inclined. Then, count how many things you've done, give yourself a cookie and paint your nails. =)

Here is my list:

1. Started your own blog 

2. Slept under the stars
3. Played in a band
4. Visited Hawaii
5. Watched a meteor shower
6. Given more than you can afford to charity
7. Been to Disneyland
8. Climbed a mountain
9. Held a praying mantis
10. Sang a solo
11. Bungee jumped
12. Visited Paris
13. Watched a lightening storm
14. Taught yourself an art from scratch
15. Adopted a child - I hope to do this someday!!
16. Had food poisoning
17. Walked to the top of the Statue of Liberty
18. Grown your own vegetables
19. Seen the Mona Lisa in France
20. Slept on an overnight train
21. Had a pillow fight
22. Hitch hiked
23. Taken a sick day when you’re not ill
24. Built a snow fort
25. Held a lamb
26. Gone skinny dipping (never been brave enough)
27. Run a Marathon
28. Ridden in a gondola in Venice
29. Seen a total eclipse
30. Watched a sunrise or sunset
31. Hit a home run
32. Been on a cruise
33. Seen Niagara Falls in person
34. Visited the birthplace of your ancestors
35. Seen an Amish community
36. Taught yourself a new language
37. Had enough money to be truly satisfied
38. Seen the Leaning Tower of Pisa in person
39. Gone rock climbing
40. Seen Michelangelo’s David
41. Sung karaoke
42. Seen Old Faithful geyser erupt
43. Bought a stranger a meal at a restaurant
44. Visited Africa
45. Walked on a beach by moonlight
46. Been transported in an ambulance
47. Had your portrait painted
48. Gone deep sea fishing
49. Seen the Sistine Chapel in person
50. Been to the top of the Eiffel Tower in Paris
51. Gone scuba diving or snorkeling
52. Kissed in the rain 
53. Played in the mud
54. Gone to a drive-in theater
55. Been in a movie
56. Visited the Great Wall of China
57. Started a business
58. Taken a martial arts class
59. Visited Russia
60. Served at a soup kitchen
61. Sold Girl Scout Cookies
62. Gone whale watching
63. Got flowers for no reason
64. Donated blood, platelets or plasma
65. Gone sky diving
66. Visited a Nazi Concentration Camp
67. Bounced a check
68. Flown in a helicopter
69. Saved a favorite childhood toy 
70. Visited the Lincoln Memorial
71. Eaten Caviar
72. Pieced a quilt
73. Stood in Times Square
74. Toured the Everglades
75. Been fired from a job
76. Seen the Changing of the Guards in London
77. Broken a bone
78. Been a passenger on a motorcycle
79. Seen the Grand Canyon in person
80. Published a book
81. Visited the Vatican
82. Bought a brand new car
83. Walked in Jerusalem
84. Had your picture in the newspaper
85. Kissed a stranger at midnight on New Year’s Eve
86. Visited the White House
87. Killed and prepared an animal for eating
88. Had chickenpox
89. Saved someone’s life
90. Sat on a jury
91. Met someone famous
92. Joined a book club
93. Got a tattoo
94. Had a baby
95. Seen the Alamo in person
96. Swam in the Great Salt Lake
97. Been involved in a law suit
98. Owned a cell phone
99. Been stung by a bee

Pretty amazing how many things from this list I haven't done. I will have to fix that someday. =)

Thanks for reading!

-Mira

OPI Call me Gwen-Ever

Ok, so I have The Amazing Spiderman collection from OPI. I have swatched about three out of the six so I'm going to show them one at a time. I like a few of them but there are some major duds and where is the red? Seriously OPI? Do you not know what Spiderman's suit looks like? Let me remind you even though I know you won't see this. 

Major, major, DUH in my opinion. For the love... 

With that said, this is my favorite orange so far. It's not bright like all the others we've seen in this year's summer collections. It's a darker deeper orange creme mixed with a bit of red. Formula was fab, went on creamy smooth and only needed two coats. I actually kept this polish on for more than one day. I think it stayed on for four days. Big freaking deal in my world. I know, I'm a nut. 

After a day or so, I decided to goof around and turned this into a half moon mani with black (Orly Liquid Vinyl). I didn't like it so I added some dots with Call me Gwen-Ever. Much better. Weird I know, but I like it. 

After I was done with my right hand (I'm a lefty) I wanted to see how Lynnderella Connect the Dots would look. Love. It.

I sported to these two very different looks for another day or two. 

That's how I roll.

I like Connect the Dots better than my half moon mani but I do like both. What do you think? 

Thanks for reading!

-Mira

Lush Lacquer Sea Breeze *Picture Heavy*

You may want to grab a bib and your wallet for this one. The first time I saw a swatch of Sea Breeze, I had to get one for myself right away. It is stunning. Seriously. I could yammer on and on about how gorgeous this polish is but I'll let the pictures do the talking. 

I used two coats of Zoya Zuza and two coats of Lush Lacquer Sea Breeze for the pictures below. I also used two coats of Seche Vite to smooth everything out. Ugh. Gorgeous! 

Are you ready for this? 

Sea Breeze sparkles like c-r-a-z-y, you will die when you see it in person. It has a sheer teal base, tons of micro, holo, and bar glitter. You can change the look by changing the base color. It's a beast to get off so use the cotton ball/foil method and it will come off without any problem. 

You want this don't you? I know, I'm bad. Click here to get your own. 

Thanks for reading!

-Mira

OPI Outrageous Neons

I just saw this on Let Them Have Polish's blog. I was wondering when OPI was going to jump on the neon bandwagon this summer. So far it looks like it's just a set of minis, I haven't seen anything indicating that they will be available in separate regular sized bottles. I'll let you know when I find out. I also don't have a release date (sometime in July) but will add that when I find out! 

From left to right, the names are: Ridiculously Yellow, Formidably Orange, Riotously Pink, and Seriously Purple. It also comes with white and top coat. 

Neons aren't my favorite but I do enjoy them from time to time so minis are best for me. I'm the most curious about the yellow. It doesn't look like the highlighter yellow we've been seeing lately so I might like it! 

What do you think? Are you over neons yet or are you looking forward to this collection?

Thanks for reading!

-Mira

Lynnderella Boy-Girl Party and Color Club Wing Fling

Here is my other glitter gradient mani I did using Lynnderellas and a Color Club from the Take Wing Collection. I used the pink, Wing Fling from Color Club as my base color. I believe I used around three coats to achieve opacity. With Boy-Girl Party I created a glitter gradient using a small piece of a makeup sponge. I like how this turned out much better than my last mani. I lightened the amount of glitter on my tips so it wouldn't look too chunky. 

I almost didn't order Boy-Girl Party but I am soooo glad I did. I love multi colored glitters, this is packed with so much it's hard to see it all. I'll give it a try, forgive me if I forget something or get it wrong. I see dark blue, turquoise, red, pink, silver, and magenta glitters. There are also different shapes of glitter (hex, diamond, square, and a  little bit of bar) in different sizes. There is so much going on that you'll find yourself in a glitter trance, just try not to look at them while driving. ;)

Isn't Boy Girl Party amazing? *drool* Like the other Lynnderellas I own, I ordered through Llarowe . I never have to worry when I order from her. She's fabulous to work with! 

What do you think about this look? 

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Thanks for reading!

-Mira