Salvation Army Haul

Hellooo!! Sorry it's been for frickin' ever since I've posted anything. I  don't know why I haven't - just lazy I guess. I know this blog is primarily about nail polish, but today I have decided to divert from that. It is called Nails N'at - so this falls under the N'at category.

I went to my local Salvation Army "SUPER STORE" yes - super store - today. Wednesdays they have half price on all of their clothing, so I decided to go and see if I could find any summery things and I was successful. As with all thrift store shopping, it can be hit or miss, but this time it was definitely a hit. I was in the store for a while..cough...cough..over an hour maybe.

I ended up getting 3 pairs of capri pants, two dresses and two shirts. All of this was less than $22. I love a deal! One of the dresses was brand new with the tags. Holla! I think I'm set for the summer!

Here's what I scored:

Left: Xhiliration brand dress (Target brand) $2.50; Right: Brand new i.e. dress $7.50 (regular retail $58)

Close-up of the price tag! Love the deal!

Capri pants, Left, Worthington Brand $2.50;  Right, New York and Company $3.00

Left, capri pants, Van Heusen Brand, $2.50, top brand unknown $2.00, Right, top brand unknown $2.00

Close-up of the top. I love the detail on it! So pretty. 

Happy Memorial Day!

Today I have Color Club - a blue from the Take Wing collection. Sorry I don't have the name. It's not on my bottle. I used NOPI Kendall on the Catwalk on my accent nail. I would have gone with a red, white and blue mani but I have to work tomorrow and I thought it may look silly with my work clothes!

Thanks to all of the veterans who lost their lives in service. If you know me, you know I'm a liberal at heart and totally against war of any kind. I think it's senseless. But, that said,I respect those who choose to serve in the military. 

Pre-Memorial Day mani

I did some stamping last night and here's how it turned out:

This is Sally Hansen CSM Crinoline stamped with CSM Navy Baby using a Salon Expressions plate. I hope this lasts till Memorial Day. 

Sorry I've been MIA for a while, but things have been tough for me recently in my personal life. My kitty Tunch passed away unexpectedly on Monday and it has been very hard for my hubby and I to deal with it, so needless to say I haven't really felt like doing my nails, or anything else for that matter. But, as my mom says "This too shall pass."

 

The Leibster Award

Thanks to Emily for nominating me for a Lebister award!
Here are the questions she tagged me with:

1. Who is your celebrity role model? Giuliana Rancic. She has overcome so much in her life especially in the past few years. Plus, she's amazeballs!

2. Following from that, who or what is your biggest style inspiration? I have to say I like Giuliana's style. I don't really have a certain celebrity whose fashion I look up to, though.

3. What is the most played song at the moment? I don't really listen to new music - I'm a bit of a '90s music nut

4. Do you think you're a good secret keeper? Sure, but I have a hard time not telling someone what I bought them for Christmas or their birthday!

5. If you could put yourself into any movie, which would you choose? Clueless

6. Is there anything that you have become a die-hard fan of? Nail polish and glitter

7. Your worst fashion related disaster? Growing up in the late 1980s and 1990s, I had my fair share of pouffy bangs and crimped hair!

8. What's your most worn perfume? Philosophy's Pure Grace

9. If you don't have it already, what is your dream job? I like the job that I have currently (in journalism), I just wish I made more money at it!

10. Do you play any instruments? Unfortunately not

11. What motivates you to keep blogging? I'm not sure. I really can't believe I've kept it up this long lol!

Feeling green!

With Earth Day being this week and spring finally beginning to well, spring I figured I'd do something cheery. This is NOPI Daffy Dill with China Glaze crackle glitter in Gleam me Up. I used a topcoat because I didn't like the matte effect from the glitter crackle. I'm actually pleased with how this turned out. Yay!

More glitter!

I really think I need a 12-step program for glitter addiction. When did I become so girly? Today I have Revlon's Provence with Sinful's Star Dust layered over it. I wasn't really feeling it at first, but I like it OK now. I think this would actually look better on my toes. I thought that Star Dust would be more opaque and tried to wear it by itself but it just didn't look right to me, so I used the lightest purple I have to layer with it and here's the result:

Belated blog-iversary

Hola, so yesterday was my 1 year blog-iversary and I didn't even blog! I know, I suck. I can't believe I've actually kept this up for a year!

Today I have something kind of different. I know that glitter is not anything new for me but this time I used loose glitter over Sinful's orange cream. I used 2 coats of Seche vite but it's still rather bumpy so I think it may chip sooner than later but oh well!