In other funnies that only lacquerheads will appreciate, my Dad came home this morning with 2 of his toe nails painted. He goes with my Mom every couple weeks and gets a pedicure...usually he just gets clear polish but today he came home his big toes painted gold with BLACK CRACK POLISH over it hahahaha. I don't think I have laughed so hard in a long time...I'm not kidding when I say I have turned my Dad into a bit of a PolishAholic! It was so cute when he got home, he was so excited to show me. I wish all my mornings started off with cute funny things like today! I was going to post the picture of his toes, but I know some people have feet issues so if you want to see below is a link to the picture. I would have loved to see how the conversation at the nail place went down when he asked them to do this....he said all the girls there thought it was funny!
http://tinypic.com/r/ip5pg1/7
Alright onto quite possibly my favorite mani I have ever worn. I've had this one for 3 days now and I'm pretty sad to take it off so I can swatch stuff today. On Wednesday night I finally picked up Revlon Royal....I've picked up and put down that polish countless time but finally bought it off the recommendation of Kari from Once Bitten! Royal is amazing, eventually I will swatch it on it's own. It's a gorgeous dark blue jelly. I put it on and was about to put on my top coat and be done when I saw my bottle of Clarins 230 sitting on my desk...so naturally I had to see what it would look like over Royal. Let me tell you, it's amazing. If I could only have 1 mani for the rest of my life I think I would pick this.
This is 2 coats of Revlon Royal topped with 2 coats of Clarins 230. Most of these pictures were taken under the craptastic lighting at work...any mani that looks this good under that kind of lighting is a total win in my book!
I think this one was taken in my car lol
Outside, overcast kind of sunny lighting:
Outside, overcast kind of sunny lighting:
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Ooooo! Super envious of your unicorn pee!!
ReplyDeletethat is so gorgoues! it's seriously the prettiest polish i've ever seen!
ReplyDeleteLove this look! I'm gonna have to get Nubar 2010 to put over my royal to make a manicure anything close to this one!
ReplyDelete*Dies* I knew I would die when you posted this. So so gorgeous, giiiiiiirl!
ReplyDeleteHaha! I wish my dad would do that sometimes. ;) My I did get to do my bf's finger nails in pink one time when we where on the country side. Haha!
ReplyDeleteThis is WOWSA. I LUR my Revlon Royal. Got two bottles of it and I might grab a 3rd. I haven't got a polish like your Clarins but when I do...
ReplyDeleteThanks for the pics!
You're killing me here girl! :(
ReplyDeleteSo beautiful!
@Melissa Birch
ReplyDeleteIsn't it pretty?!? I had a bit of buyers remorse after getting it but I'm happy to have it now!
I love it!!! The manicure with the clarins and the story about your Dad!!! This is what makes your blog so worth reading! Thanks for the pretty and the funny!
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ReplyDeleteThank you :)
@Elizabeth
ReplyDeleteohh I bet that would be a gorgeous combo!
@Kirsten Glitta Gloves
ReplyDeleteLOL see I told you that picture on twitter wasn't the best one!
@PerdyClaws
ReplyDeleteLOL I love that your bf let you paint his nails!
@JQ
ReplyDeleteI can't believe how incredible Royal is, it doesn't look like it's going to be so amazing in the bottle but WOW when you put it on! I don't blame you for having a couple bottles, it's definitely back up worthy!
@kittypolishnbags
ReplyDeletelol i'm sowie! but I'm glad you like it!
@Jeanie
ReplyDeleteThanks Jeanie, your comment just made me feel all warm and fuzzy inside. I'm glad you you like the story about my Dad, I'll have to tell him that other people think he's funny too. He'll like that!
Amazing combo ! I wasn't really into 230 but your swatches made me change my mind ;)
ReplyDeleteWow. I honestly can't get over how awesome and gorgeous this looks! I can only imagine it in real life!
ReplyDelete- Liz
Beautiful mani!
ReplyDeleteAnd your dad is so cute LOL!! I love that he was excited to show it to you. Ahaha real men wear crackle. :D
I wish i could get my hands on a clarins 230 bottle that wasnt 55 bucks!
ReplyDeleteOh man, this is awesome! Love it!!
ReplyDeleteThat is one gorgeous mani!
ReplyDeleteYou are going to use up your entire botle of clairns 230 before the end of the month! This mani looks great!
ReplyDeleteBreathtaking combo!
ReplyDeleteI just received my bottle of "Royal" (as I'm a true blue - especially jelly! - lover) and I understand your excitement.
That Clarins though is waaayyy beyond my possibilities, lucky you :>
I cant get over how mindblowing this polish is. There is an infinite amount of color in this!
ReplyDeleteFAB-U-LOUS!!!!!!! I finally caved & got Clarins #230 on eBay!! Can't wait for it to get here!!! I'm gonna have to buy some Revlon Royal now. LOL
ReplyDeleteWow, great combo! Love the way it looks :)
ReplyDeleteridiculously pretty. seriously.
ReplyDeleteUm, OMG, wow! I have 230, so now I must go grab Royal....that's just stunning!
ReplyDeletethis looks soooo good!!!! I love it!
ReplyDeleteI love the bit about your Dad!
ReplyDeleteGorgeous pictures too!
your dad is hilarious, LOVE the polished toes :D hahahaha, i'd die laughing if my dad showed up with that done.
ReplyDeleteyour manicure is amaze-balls, just perfect!
I went from laughing like a lunatic over your dad's toes to ooooo'ing and ah'ing and thoughts of lust for your mani. OMG that is gorgeous!! Want! Must have!!!
ReplyDeleteWow, so jealous!! Wish I could get my hands on both of these polishes, I'd totally copy you lol, it looks amazing!! xx
ReplyDeleteAwesome that your dad gets pedi's AND got polished!
ReplyDeleteAnd the manicure.. too pretty. It's just TOO PRETTY!
Sooo pretty! And funny story about your dad, LOL!
ReplyDeleteThis is an amazingly cool mani !
ReplyDeleteWoah, the colors are just so inviting lol
Gorgeous combo! I've got to pick up Royal.
ReplyDeleteWhen I first saw the manicure I thought of yeah Unicorn Pee! Then I read Revlon Royal and my heart jumped. I thought, OMG it looks like the Clarins! I should know better. I thought somehow Revlon went insane and made a dupe. Excuse me while I sit in the corner and sob. Okay, I'm done and your Father's toes are a riot! He has to try BB Couture's mens collections.
ReplyDeleteThis is gorgeous! Can't stop looking at it!
ReplyDeleteHOLY COW! GORGEOUS.
ReplyDeleteYour dad is so cute!!!
omg, that looks sooo fantastic *O*
ReplyDeleteThat picture of the toes made me laugh out loud! And I want Clarins soooo badly!
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