I feel so crappy and I'm really tired...

I feel so crappy and I'm really tired, but I can't imagine that I'm going to be able to sleep with all of the nose-blowing I'm having to do.  I took some Mucinex, which made me feel all weird.  That didn't really help anything.  🙁  Looking forward tomorrow - want to get my check and see if there are any polishes out that I've been waiting for.

Saturday might be good, too.  Gonna help photograph the shelter dogs (if I'm not sicker... I'm just gonna plan on not being sicker) and I get to pick up Lowrider's paperwork, which means that she's officially official.  😃  Then I can order her new tag and take her shopping for a collar and leash of her own - no more foster-dog hand-me-downs!  At least I have things to look forward to.

Oh how I wish the photo did these justice.

Oh how I wish the photo did these justice. They are wayyy too shiny / sparkly to photograph properly. I do not have those kinds of photography skills. 😂 I 💜💜💜 how the glitter just peaks through the pattern. I bet they will look AWESOME in the sunlight. I'm gonna have a lot of fun looking at these. 😃 I have never been a big fan of silver polish, but the last few times I've used it I've really loved how it turned out. Guess I'm changing my mind on that one!

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I like this pattern.

I like this pattern.  It's not one of my favorites, but I do like it and will totally wear it again.  I also like the color I stamped with.  It's a purple that looks gold in the light.  You can kind of see the change on my pinkie.  I really like the base color, also, but it was a BITCH to apply.  It wouldn't go on evenly or smoothly so I had to do 3 coats and by the time I go over the same nail that many times it's just a mess no matter what I do.  I just did these yesterday, but I already feel like taking them off and moving on.  😐

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I must have a thing for green and black lately.

I must have a thing for green and black lately.  Got this green courtesy of Janet - are you sure you don't want him back?  He's preeety!  🙂  I actually really like these much to my own surprise.  This flavor of green isn't the usual for me, but I wanted to wear him since I have him.  I guess I'm expanding my horizons!

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Messy, messy, messy.

Messy, messy, messy.  I actually think these looked better before clean-up; I either used too much acetone or my polish was really runny.  The pattern is the ball lines... I felt like they needed a point of origin so I taped off the side and painted it black.  Might try that again with different polish one day.  I think it's an interesting look.

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Teensy houndstooth.

Teensy houndstooth.  The other one (I didn't even realize that I had two) is a bit larger.  This one probably shows up better because of the contrasting colors I used.  I've been dying to try a half-moon mani, but I told myself I was going to use all of my patterns first.  Then I decided I could have the best of both worlds and I really like how it turned out.  Might look better if the base polish wasn't so nude - I guess from afar it just looks like I missed that spot on all of my nails.  I'm not very into French tips, though (I think they are nice, but everyone has done them TO DEATH), so I wanted something different, of course.  I kind of think they are quite sexy.  😃

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Dots and squares.

Dots and squares.  I like this pattern pretty well and the colors.  I only wish that I wasn't already wearing it out - my tips have worn almost completely off.  🙁  Anyway, the beautiful dark blue polish is one of my newbies from Friday.  Only $2!  And it stamped over the light blue without a problem so that's double awesome.  😃  Woohoo!

Alright, a few of my friends have bought stamping kits now and I'm ready to see what they're coming up with!  Post me some photos!  Nancy, Deanna, and Brittni - don't hold back!  ❤

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HOLY SHIT.

HOLY SHIT. I am ashamed to admit how much money I've spent on nail polish today. To most people it's probably nothing, but that is not my usual. HOWEVER, Sally's is clearancing an ass-ton of pretty polish, so what is a girl to do? And they weren't all for me so I feel a little better about that. 😀 Oh Janet - send me your mailing address, homie! I can't wait for you to have these! 💜💜💜

SO not one of my favorites.

SO not one of my favorites. I'm not a very flowery girl to begin with (which is why I wanted the image plate I got - most of the Konad's have a lot of floral designs, but this one has a variety of patterns). Then I thought I should use yellow because flowers are sometimes yellow. But I'm not a big fan of yellow, either. So THEN I put brown over it because I like brown and I had to stamp them all because otherwise it was just too much yellow. I think they turned out pretty cute for what they are, but again - just not my thing. Anyone like this pattern? Maybe I can use it on you one day. I can't imagine that I'll use it on myself again. 🙁

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Neat-looking pattern, I think.

Neat-looking pattern, I think. It reminds me A WHOLE LOT of something familiar that I cannot put my finger on. 😐 I like that the colors are subtle and looking straight on you can't really see it well. But then at an angle, BOOSH! In yo' face! LOL I'm trying to decide if I have to take it off tonight - I'm really too tired to deal with it, but it's already wearing off the tips and chipping a little. I guess the question is:  How much is that gonna bother me? I guess I'll find out in a bit!

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