Dose of Lola

I'm really loving my *close my eyes and grab* method of choosing a polish to wear. Today I grabbed Dulce de Leche from my OPI drawer.

2 coats

Dulce de Leche is a gorgeous pinky nude creme. This looks like the perfect base for a lace mani. *plots* The formula's great! It was completely opaque in two coats and applied perfectly.

Dulce de Leche is readily available wherever OPI is sold.

18 April 19 comments

I've been on shimmer/duochrome/holo overload for the last few weeks, so I just wanted something simple for today's mani. I closed my eyes and reached into my OPI drawer, and this is what I grabbed:

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Lucky Lucky Lavender is red-toned lavender creme. Mmm it's divine! Definitely a wonderful palette cleanser after all those crazy (crazy awesome) polishes I've been wearing. Lucky Lucky Lavender applied beautifully with no cleanup necessary. I also really love the finish.

Lucky Lucky Lavender was released with OPI's Spring 2010 Hong Kong collection, but I think it may be permanent? I'm basing this solely on the fact that there's a slot for it at Ulta, so I may be wrong. In any case, it's a great polish to own!

17 April 14 comments

The sun is not my friend today. I seriously waited until the last possible minute to leave for class, hoping the sun would show up. Of course 10 minutes into my drive, out comes the sun! So, today I have some phone pictures to share with you.

How gorgeous is this! This is one coat of Man of La Manch layered over Illamasqua Baptiste. It's very thin, so I'm not sure how many coats it would take for full opacity on its own.

Man of La Mancha is from the Holiday on Broadway 2003 collection. Despite its über discontinued status, it's still pretty affordable on eBay.

14 April 9 comments

Misa Paradise Shore is the epitome of a Summer collection. Brightly colored and packed with shimmer. Sign me up!

2 coats

Endless Keys is a bright orange (tangerine?) with gold, flecked shimmer. Congrats, Misa. You made an orange I actually want to wear.

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What's that? Yeah, I'll wait a moment while you grab your sunglasses.

Krystal Water is a blinding teal shimmer. It glows like NO OTHER! Well, actually it glows like another polish in this collection.

3 coats

Accurately named, Mega Margarita is a cheery green with gold, flecked shimmer. This is what I was hoping BL Dosh would look like. So cute!

2 coats

Mermaid Dreams is an ocean blue shimmer. Like Krystal Water, it glows like crazy.

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Summer Love is a hot pink with fuchsia, flecked shimmer.

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Under My Sunbrella is a Sunny D yellow with gold, flecked shimmer.

The formula on these was generally great. The only one I had a problem with was Mermaid Dreams. It was thick and a little stringy. I will definitely have to add a few drops of thinner in this one. I also experienced a bit of bubbling on the flecked shimmers.

I love this collection! It makes me happy. The only shade I'm not happy with is Under My Sunbrella because it looks...gross. I have no idea who can wear it, but I definitely can't. Other than that, though, this is a collection I'm happy to have in my stash.

Stay tuned for comparisons!

12 April 24 comments

I love my texting thumb. My texting thumb keeps me connected to the world. She is always there for me when I need her. She always matches my phone because, well, they're a team:

Here, TT is sporting OPI Alpine Snow as a base with Essie Turquoise & Caicos, Lapis of Luxury, French Affair, and China Glaze Lemon Fizz sponged on top. Stamped on top is an image from Konad m57.

So yeah, I'm ~~kind of~~ definitely a dork.

12 April 19 comments

So, I found this at a dusty just a few days after I purchased one on eBay. Typical, eh? Although I don't mind too much because...