First day of October manicure

I treated myself today by giving myself a manicure.

The polish I used was Essie Romper Room. The color is pink, I wanted a calming color, and we were getting ready to visit the neighbors and give the little girl there a t-shirt we bought her from the beach, so I thought the name was fitting. I like the nest hanging on our garage that's why I included it in the background.

I hope you all have a warm, peaceful or exciting (depending on what you want/need) for the month of October.

Dupes for Julie G's Nail Polish Summer 2014!

I keep hearing how good Julie G's nail polish is. I was watching a video that was talking about the spring collection, and I wanted all the polishes! I went to the Jessie's Girl website, and it showed a picture of the new summer collection. I found myself wanting to run out to go get that too! They look like the perfect nail polishes for the summer, and it is only about $3! But I already have so many nail polishes. I thought I could look through my collection and see if I could dupe them. These polishes I think are more expensive, but most of them are not limited editions or you might already own them. This is just my opinion that they are dupes based on a picture I saw online. They may not be exact, but regardless they are good summertime nail polishes.

1. Essie's Splash of Grenadine
2. Essie's Cute as a Button
3. Essie's Tart Deco
4. Revlon's 089 Sunshine Sparkle
5. Essie's Bikini So Teeny
6. Essie's First Timer

Nail Polish Dupes

I have been using google images for nail polish ideas, and I've found there are a lot of dupes out there. I thought it was interesting, so I've been keeping track of them. Here is what I've found from looking at other blogs.

Deborah Lippmann
Glitter in the Air: Revlon Whimsical

Stairway to Heaven: Revlon Heavenly
Toppin Lane: Revlon Girly
Wicked Game: Wet 'n Wild Gray's Anatomy
Mermaid Dream: Sally Girl Nail Color in Brainy

Mac
Soiree: ORLY Rage

MAC Bad Fairy: Sally Hansen Lustre Shine in Lava over a black nail polish

OPI
Teenage Dream: Sally Hansen Strobe Light

Toe Nails of the Day: Fairy Dust

I painted my toe nails this morning before going to work. It's supposed to be hot for 10 days in a row! I thought I'd pamper my toes since they would be in public these next few days. I chose to wear Jordana Glitters Nail Polish in Fairy Dust. I haven't worn it before. It is so pretty! I only used one coat. I thought I'd share it with you guys. I found this at K-Mart and it is inexpensive. I love it.

I like wearing sparkly nail polish when it is sunny especially because then it catches the sunlight and glitters. What nail polish are you wearing these days?

Essie Nail Polish in Mamba

I recently went on a Walgreens hunt and found some nail polishes. One of them has really stood out to me. I'm wearing it now and I was admiring my nails thinking I should do a blog post about this! The photographs aren't that great. I tried to do them so there would be a white background. I hope you can see how pretty this nail color is. It really looks pretty with my skin color. I wouldn't say it was a pink or a peach, it's more of a nude color.

Essie Wrapped in Rubies: Autumn Leaves Nails

On one of the blogs I love to go to, nouveaucheap.blogspot, I read about a limited edition nail polish shade by Maybelline. The shade was called, "Autumn Leaves." I decided to hunt for it, but was disappointed to not find it anywhere. Well, I guess a lot of other people had done the same thing and wanted to know a "dupe" or a copy of that nail polish color. The writer of the blog found a dupe! Go to her blog to see what she had to say, http://nouveaucheap.blogspot.com/2011/09/possible-dupe-for-maybelline-autumn.html

The dupe is Essie Wrapped in Rubies. It's a beautiful red color.

I love the autumn colors I'm starting to see all around me. I want the makeup I wear to copy it, and I have been inspired. I love the cool breeze and sunshine. It definitely feels like fall is here.

Jesse's Girl Julie G Collection: Mermaid's Lagoon

This is my new nail polish of the moment. I heard about this collection from this blog: http://fairytale-charm.blogspot.com/2011/09/swatchreview-jesses-girl-julie-g.html. What really got me hooked was the Mermaid's Lagoon description about it being teal with gold glimmer. My favorite color is teal, and the idea of it having gold glimmer sounded so pretty. I found this collection at my local Rite-Aid. My pictures make the polish look lighter than it is. It is much more of a blue-green color. Also, the gold shimmer is barely noticeable which was kind of a disappointment to me. It is a very shiny beautiful color though. It doesn't look glittery. Julie G is another Youtuber that I'm obsessed with. In her video about her nail polish line she said she named this shade after one of her tutorials: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ekbGgKoqJo8&feature=channel_video_title. In my pictures you can kind of see the gold shimmer.

Added Note 9/24: So I've been wearing this nail polish and I feel very weird with it on. It isn't a color I normally would wear. I guess it was a little out of my comfort zone. Now tonight I'm trying to take it off, and it has stained my fingers blue! I honestly don't think I will be wearing this color again. I still have another polish in the Julie G Collection that I will try. I just think this polish wasn't suited for me.

Revlon Edgy Elegance: Fierce Nails

Last night I painted my nails. This time I used Revlon's Fierce Nail Polish from their new collection Edgy Elegance. It's the one with Halle Berry as the model on display. I went to two stores to find this color. It is a beautiful purple. I only needed one coat for it to show it's brilliance. I don't have any purple nail polish. I thought this would look pretty with all my green tops. I have a lot of green shirts for some reason. Also, it always seems purple is a popular color for the fall. I wonder why that is. Is it because grapes are becoming ripe? If someone reading this knows the answer or has an answer please leave me a comment.

This is a picture with one of the flowers in our garden. It is still morning so the dew drops are on the flower. You can see how pretty the nail polish gleams.