Saturday 11 September 2010

Never Forget.


I don't often go all serious here on my blog, but there are occasions where even the silliest of bloggers and people need to take a moment from the laughter, and observe a moment of silence. There are times in our lives where we know exactly where we were, and exactly what we were doing at a single moment. Sometimes these moments are happy moments, others leave you sad. September 11, 2001 was one of those latter moments, and will be a scar on the memories and hearts of the citizens of our country for as long as we live. I personally didn't know anyone that died on that fateful day, but it still stays with me year after year. It's hard to believe it's been 9 years. I was a junior in college, sitting in my video editing class when we got the news. We were stunned, thought that it was a joke, that nothing could possibly happen to the superpower that is the USA. Sadly, it was true, and the world lost 2,977 innocent people that day during the attack on the World Trade Center, the Pentagon, on United Flight 93, and their aftermath. We lost friends, sisters, brothers, sons, daughters, mothers, fathers, loved ones, and, to an extent, a sense of security. I know that this is just a 'nail blog', but today's design is dedicated to those lost and injured, the firemen, policemen, and everyone else who helped on this sad day in our nation's history...you are NOT forgotten.


I used Essie Bone Chilling White as a base, with Nubar Sexy Red for the red stripes, ALDO Sea You in Ibiza for the blue, and Sally Hansen Professional Lavender Cloud for the stars. For the 9/ and the twin towers, I used American Apparel Hassid. I topped everything off with 2 coats of Seche Vite top coat.

My Funky French using Hocus Pocus from Color Club

Hocus Pocus is from Color Club's new mini 2010 Bewitching Halloween collection. It is full of amazing sparkles.
This was 2 coats


Then I decided to do a black french tip, and I LOVE it!!! I just used Sinful's Black on Black for the tips.


OPI La-Paz-Itively Hot Matte w/ Rococo Gold Leaf Mani

Today was our annual neighborhood garage sale, and I wanted to wear a lucky mani. So this is what I settled on....Oh and btw....after about 5 hours, we only made $60, lol, but we still had fun. Oh and I'm begging you to please ignore the chip on my middle finger, in the gold leaf pics. I damaged her during the sale!!!

I started with OPI's La-Paz-itively Hot Matte.





Then I added my lucky charm, the real gold Rococo Gold Leaf polish! I LOVE this stuff!



Purple Funky French Mani :)

This is a mani from.....this week too, I know, I know, I'm kind of behind, but I'm playing catch-up now. I was feeling pretty creative, and if you know my style...it's funky french's. They will always have my heart. I wanted something purple to match my work outfit, and this is how the story goes.......

I started off with Forever 21's Love & Beauty polish in Lavender (really creative names F21)
Then of course, that was too boring for me, So I used OPI's Lincoln Park After Dark Matte for some fun tips.
But...that just wanted enough. So I added ChG (China Glaze) C-C-Courage to it....and this is my result. I LOVE it!

Cosmic Encounter

Orly Cosmic FX

Orly Cosmic FX

It's No Rocket Science a girl like me loves sparkly, shimmery stuff. Trust me, a true Galaxy Girl would kill a Wookiee for this collection, it's really Out Of This World. Looking at my nails I am truly mesmerized, losing focus for everything, except my nails. I'll sit gazing at them, like a true Space Cadet. If you haven't got these yet, I'd be quick because some shades sell out faster than Halley's Comet travels.

Okay, so yeah, this collection arrived at my doorstep a few days ago, and I friggin love it, till infinity and beyond. I'll post swatches soon, but blogging and swatching seem to become a chore lately, so for now, I just messed around with my camera. Pretty cool shots right?

Orly Cosmic FX

Live long and prosper,
- Michèle