White/Glitter/Boo

Happy Hump Day! Hoorah!!!!

Last week I wore this cute Caroline Morgan dress with the necklace that I bought in New York but can not for the life of me find the designers name in my old posts, so just make something up.

The skirt is very flippy. I should twirl in it. 

I've also been rocking China Glaze Material Girl which looks fantastic on, but is too textured and rough. It also chips easily. 

Meanwhile, I still love Boo. 

I'm still loving going to Boxing 3 times per week, even if I did pass out during last weeks class due to low blood sugar! Embarrassing. 

Thai & Sparkles

Last night my gorgeous friend Sara took me out to dinner, for a belated birthday dinner. We went to my favorite little Thai place, Gin Khao on Swanston Street but had I have known she was intending on springing for it, I would have taken her some where far more expensive (kidding Sara!!). 

I wore what I had worn to work, my Caroline Morgan skirt with the red belt, a H&M shirt, Basque work heels and my clic clac.

You cant really tell, but I have been embracing my curly hair ever since I washed my hair on Monday and then sat on the bed for a second, next thing I know, The Husband is moving me to my side of the bed and putting the towel under my head so that I didn’t have to sleep on a wet pillow, because low and behold, I had fallen asleep soaking wet on the bed. I told him I wasn’t feeling very well but I don’t think he believed me. Anyway, my hair was curly when I woke up (no surprise there) so I decided to embrace it. 

These cups are ridiculous. They roll all over the shop. What were they thinking?

I had my standard green curry with seafood and a side of Roti bread. I love Roti bread. 

You know what else I am obsessed with? The meat Samosas from Curry Bowl. I walk past a Curry Bowl every day, and The Husband has only just discovered that I tend to sneak in a couple most days of the week. I think he can smell them on me. He is not impressed, I think he is scared I will turn into a Samosa over night, but they are just so good.

These rat-bag birds were giving me flash backs of Year 11 Media, watching Alfred Hitchcocks ‘The Birds’. Argh.

I got really frustrated at dinner because there was a woman behind us with her child in a stroller, probably 2 or 3 years old and the way she was treating him was just disgusting. He was crying and she was saying “I don’t want to look at your stupid face” and pushed the stroller so that it was facing away from her, and he was just staring into a corner. A while later he dropped his bottle and it rolled away, so she had to go and get it. When she came back she smacked him across the back of the head and said again how stupid he was and how she hates looking at him.  She was about 45 or 50, and was with a woman who looked like it could be her mum, so I don’t know if it was her child or she was babysitting, but it was just disgusting. Had she have treated him any worse I would have said something. I know it is none of my business how a stranger parents their child and that it would not have made a difference in the scheme of things, but I don’t stand for that.

He was just a child, and was not even being naughty. Ergh. Some people. Maybe you had to be there, but I am getting angry just thinking about it.

I am currently wearing China Glaze ‘Senorita Bonita’ with China Glaze ‘Marry a Millionaire’ layered over the top. It’s not my cleanest nail job as I was busy watching TV and eating whilst applying it, but I love it. It changes from light to light.

I have bought a couple of glitters online and they have all been so amazing, I cant wait to wear them all! I think my glitter fix is nearly complete… or maybe not.

The Husband said to me “Does this mean I don’t have to bring you back any from America now?” Uh.. No. You still have to bring me back lots.

Sorry if there are typos in this, I am writing on my iPhone on my lunch break. I have boxing again tonight, I am loving it. 3 times a week – I am going to be a machine. Stay tuned for the muscle mania show. 

OPI Russian Navy & Rainbow Connection

The Rainbow Connection made a come back last week, but this time it was over OPI Russian Navy.

On it's own, I just cannot bring myself to love Russian Navy. I just can't deal with it. 

Hello gross cuticle. Sorry for the close up. 

Rainbow Connection is far easier to remove when over another polish, thank the Lord for that. 

Please feel free to picture a large Gospel singer who is energetically singing 'Thank the Lord' whenever you read me saying that. 

OPI Russian Navy on it's own, it is definitely glossy but I think I am just not made for the dark polishes. 

The Husband said to me "I feel like you are painting your nails every night." In reality, I do it maybe twice per week, but perhaps this is a sign that life with me goes very very slowly. Ha. 

The Nail Polish that Glinda wears.

It has only taken my my entire life, but I have finally discovered the nail polish that Glinda the Good Witch would wear if she could.

It is:

2 layers of OPI Bubble Bath

1 layer of OPI Princesses Rule

and 2 layers of OPI Teenage Dream 

That's right Glinda, I have the magic formula right here, waiting for you in all of your puffy dress glory. 

I already had Bubble Bath but bought Princesses Rule & Teenage Dream on Friday at David Jones, along with Meep-Meep-Meep and Designer... De Better! 

Glinda looking on in awe at the realization that she has bare nails, and I have the solution. 

I take a risk every time I take a polish photo on the balcony, I know I am just asking for trouble and that one day soon a gust of wind is going to come and adios amigo, away they will go. 

Photo with flash at night.

During the day, 4 days after application.

Now, if you have been living under a house for the past million years are not quite up to scratch in the Glinda the Good Witch knowledge, you can click here and find out all of the need to know information. 

This is how I am storing my polishes at the moment after my big cull. I cannot believe how many crusty and dried up polishes I had. Blegh. 

So what says you, is this perfect for Glinda or what?!

OPI Rainbow Connection

I normally stick to pretty safe nail polish colours, like soft pinks. I’ve been living life completely crazy lately though and mixing up the colours. I have even sported a blue polish recently, after receiving an order from The Glossery which contained colors’ that I would not normally wear.

Whilst in David Jones yesterday I picked up OPI Rainbow Connection (I think it was $20) and also some of the Rapi Dry Top Coat.

This was my first time using a thick glitter polish, as I have only used China Glaze Fairy Dust in the past which is super fine, just like its name. I didn’t really know how to apply it and tried to apply like you would any other polish. I soon realized that you actually have to dab the glitter on, rather than brush it on otherwise you get bald patches.

One Coat

At this point I was thinking ‘What the hell? How many coats am I going to need?’ but soon woke up to myself.

Two Coats

Three Coats

I decided to stop at 3 coats which because of my method meant that I still had bald patches, but next time I will know how to do it properly.

The Husband looked at it and said “Well…. That is just too bizarre!” but I quite like my Robot Fingers.

The removal is hard. Really hard. I ended up having to use the shellac removal system and soak a cotton bud in remover with acetone, and then wrap it and foil around my finger nail, wait for 10 minutes. Ergh.
I always thought that chunky glitter polishes would feel extremely textured, but they really don’t. I guess putting a top coat over it helps though as I have it on my toes over China Glaze Something Sweet but without a top coat and it is much rougher. Is rougher even a word?

That reminds me, one glitter square was hanging over the edge of my nail and I didn’t realize. When my nails were dry, that little bastard cut me when I was itching my neck. Who woulda thunk it? So the moral of this story is to make sure you don’t have any hanging over the edge.

Also, today is the Orthodox Christmas! Merry Christmas!! We went to church last night, and will be celebrating with a nice lunch today.