China Glaze Crackles

I want these....  I need these....  sigh.

LET’S GET CRACKING

China Glaze Introduces Six New Crackle Colors

Los Angeles, CA – December 2010: Roughed up grunge meets gorgeous glam! China Glaze brings a whole new level to the game with “Crackle” polish! Create endless edgy looks and make a statement with fun, fearless, color. Everyone has asked for it, and now China Glaze is giving it to them! The six different Crackle colors include:

• Lightning Bolt – White Crackle
• Black Mesh – Black Crackle
• Broken Hearted – Pink Crackle
• Cracked Concrete – Grey Crackle
• Fault Line – Purple Crackle
• Crushed Candy – Teal Crackle

An innovative technology allows you to play with a wide array of color combinations and achieve an edgy, new wave look. This unique formula was developed to give your nails a “crackled” design over traditional nail color. Contrasting colors are used one over another to achieve a deconstructed shatter look that takes place right before your eyes. Instant art for your nails!

How do you do it? It’s easy! Apply your favorite China Glaze glitter, shimmer or crème. Depending on the color you are using, apply either one or two coats for full coverage. When the colored enamel is dry, brush on a thin layer of the Crackle color. Allow the Crackle to work its magic during dry time. After approximately 5 minutes when the crackled design has completely formed, apply a top coat to seal the design for prolonged wear.

China Glaze Crackle will be available starting February 2011 at Sally’s Beauty Supply and BSG in 12 piece displays and 3 pack color kits which will include a base color, a crackle glaze (Black Mesh, Broken Hearted or Crushed Candy) and a China Glaze Top Coat.

China Glaze is free of DBP, toluene, and added formaldehyde.

China Glaze nail lacquers are available through salons and professional beauty supply storesnationwide. For more information, visit: www.chinaglaze.com or follow China Glaze on Twitter:http://twitter.com/ChinaGlaze

My early Valentine's Day gift

Okay, first off, I am the worst blogger in the world!!  I know it has been a few weeks since I posted...  I finally got a new computer (yay- a Mac!) so I have been transferring all my stuff over from Mr. Ski's Gateway.  Then I had to ransack the house looking for the camera cord, since the Mac has no card reader...   I have finally found the cord, so I can post again!

Mr. Ski is sneaky.  He ordered one of my major lemmings on Ebay for a Valentine's Day gift.  He also ordered a bunch of computer parts at the same time, so when a small box came yesterday I assumed that it was the parts.  When I spoke to him on the phone, I mentioned that he got a package.  Now, I was extremely pissed at him yesterday (long story) and he knew it, so he told me to open the box and let him know what part it was.  I open the box and found this:

AAAAAHHHHHHH!!!!!! Unicorn Pee, AKA Clarins 230!!!  I think I stuttered for a bit and told him that it wasn't fair, because I was mad at him and now I couldn't be.  Sometimes he can be a sweetheart!

I can't stop waving my hands in front of my face- this is gorgeous!  Here are some bad pictures of it:

Love, love, love!!  This is 2 coats over 2 coats of SH Spark.   I am gonna wear this as long as I can this week.  I have no plans to change it until Sunday for Superbowl!!

Until Later,
Amberski

It's not easy being green...

Sorry for the Kermit reference, and I hope that I didn't give you an earworm!  The Princess is on a Muppets kick lately, we have the first season on DVD and I have seen it 90 bajillion times.

The last two polishes I have worn have been green.  I was over the dark, vampy winter colors, so I picked OPI Who the Shrek are You?  I am a huge fan of this color!  It is bizarre, yet pretty.

I wore it for a day or so, and then I started craving the Tronica polishes...  Since I can't go to CosmoProf to get them, I decided to make my own holo.  I put a coat of OPI DS Original over WTSAY and got this:

Not perfect, but it satisfied me for a day, LOL! 

I finally broke down and bought my 2nd Essie polish ever.  I am lazy though, so I ordered from Walmart online..even though there is a Walmart across the street from my neighborhood...  I got Sew Psyched finally!  I am an idiot or waiting so long, this color is gorgeous!  I love the dusty look of it.

I love it, and since I heard it is a dupe for RBL Diddy Mow (which I never got because I am a cheapskate) it makes me even happier that I bought it.  This is definitely one I will be wearing often.

Until Later,
Amberski

Happy (Belated) New Year

I hope every one is having a good year so far.  Sorry that I have been missing, but the holidays were crazy and then I got sick!  I spent New Year's eve and New Years Day clutching tissues and whining about being sick.  Now that I am feeling better, I have a few things to show you!

First, these are a couple of polishes I won from Jackie S. at Candy Coated Tips.  (her Valentine Kisses giveaway).

First, Sally Hansen Pat on the Black.  This is a deep maroon-ish color that wanted to photograph black!  You can tell it is not black thanks to my horrid application, though!

Next, is Wet n Wild Rock Solid Nail Polish in Quartz of Course.  This is a rosy color, that gave me Nana hands, LOL!!  It is very pretty, but a bit to tame for me, I think. 

Last, but definitely not least, we have Hard Candy Beetle.  I had Mr. Ski brave Walmart for me to get this, it was cute!  I have been making him do all the scouting for me lately, he has looked for Revlon Perplex and Milani Gems (unsuccessfully, boo) for me as well.  Sweet, right?

Anyway, Beetle is one of the most gorgeous polishes I have worn in a while, and I actually managed to get semi decent pictures of it!

I love this one, I will probably wear it to death!!

That's all I have for the moment, I need to start swatching a few more things I have gotten recently.  I also need to get my grubby little paws on the ChG Tronica and some of the Anchors Away polishes....

Until Later,
Amberski

Happy Birthday

Yeaterday was Ski Jr.'s 13th birthday.  It seems like just yesterday I was a scared 22 year old bringing home this tiny human!  I had no idea what I was doing, and I couldn't believe they trusted me with him...  Now he is 13 and in middle school.  Soon he will be interested in girls, learning to drive, and graduating from high school!  Time goes by so fast.


There is another birthday to celebrate- my blog is 1 year old!!  When I started it last year, it was mainly a place to talk, but it morphed into nail polish...  I know I am not the best writer, and I suck at taking pictures and posting regularly, but I appreciate you guys reading.  Thanks for putting up with my babbles for a whole year!!

I hope that everyone has a wonderful holiday, and I promise I will post again soon!

Until later,
Amberski

Franken- from poop to pretty!

This is one of my first successful frankens!  I re-discovered OPI Shim-mery Chic in my stash last night and decided that it looked like sparkley poop.  I was complaining on Twitter, and Scandalous suggested that I add red and clear to it...   Since she is the franken Queen, of course I took her advice!!

This is how it turned out:

Please excuse my crap polish job, I had the Princess up my butt while I was trying to paint, LOL.  I have no idea what to call this color, any suggestions?

Until Later,
Amberski

Man Glaze and other random stuff

So, I had a post all planned out to do on the day before Thanksgivivng, but Mr. Ski needed his computer.  No problem, (I thought) I will do it when he gets home....  guess who left his computer at work?  Normally, this would be no big deal, but the next day was Thanksgiving, and Friday we were flying out to Key West.  That's life, I guess!! 

I went to an out door concert a while back, and since it was a punk band, I decided to go with Man Glaze Fuggin Ugly.  I loved this polish, but it was pretty chippy- I had a chip before I even got to the concert.  I think net time I wear it, I will use a top coat.

I went to get my hair done recently, and the girl had OPI polish for sale.  Since I had given her a crapton of stuff before we moved, the cut and color was free, and she threw in a polish.  I picked OPI DS Reflection.  Oddly, the cap is black, but the polish looks like the swatches I have seen:

Sorry for the tipwear, I think this was after a few days. 

We went to Key West on Friday, and I scoured the Dollar Tree looking for those Sally Hansen Prisms that everyone is finding...  no luck.  Mr. Ski picked up a pack of NYC and Pro 10 (I believe) for me- the NYC was Molten Metal and #229, Pro 10 had Morph and an orange that I can't remember the name of.... 

I am going to leave you with a shot or 2 from Key West-

This is the Artist House- I believe it is supposed to be haunted, like most of Key West.  It was the original home of Robert the Doll.

This one is pretty self explainitory...  please excuse my dopey looks, I had a stye on my eye that pretty much swelled it shut- I almost wore a pirate patch on the trip!

This next one is from the Ghost tour- we stopped at the Auduban Haouse, and I caught this on film.  Apparently, the orb is next to the room where the children had died of yellow fever.

Anyway, I have tons more pics, but I need to resize and do a few things.  Maybe I will share more soon!!

Until Later,
Amberski