Finger Paints Wild About Spring collection with RINGS and an Update

Between grad school semester end, moving back to Texas, living in a relative's spare bedroom while we wait for our house to be vacated by the current renters near the end of May, and spending a lot of time in my car driving to my current job from said relative's home, blogging about all my awesome polish buys and nail art is certainly harder to accomplish.  My nails have been (GASP) naked for more than a week each time and pictures in my relative's home aren't as good because there is a distinct lack of light.

I want you to know that I am absolutely still here, still buying nail polishes, still spending my free time living it up in the polish world (don't tell anyone I seriously said that), and still maintaining my blog and tweaking things.

Meanwhile, I do occasionally get an ok photo of what I've aquired.

The following polish pic shows this year's Finger Paints Wild About Spring collection which came with these very collectible and hard-to-find animal rings.  I had to have them all and so now, I do but the owl was especially elusive.  Thankfully, my librarianish/detective-like skills hunted it down to complete my collection.

Aren't they cute?  From left to right we have I Spy-der, Fishin' for Fun, Owlin at the Moon, Hoppy Go Lucky, Itsy Bitsy Spider, and Are you Hoppy?

You might find it difficult to get all six but last week there were some still left at some of my local Sally Beauty Supply stores.  

So, what ring and (or) polish is your favorite?  I have to say that my top rings are the frog and the owl rings and I love, Love, LOVE the purple shimmer and shatter glitter polishes.  You could've predicted that, though!  I will update this post with swatches as I get them done.  

Thank you so much for looking and good luck finding these fun polishes and rings!

Latest Polishes, Solvent Resistant Glitter, and a Swatch!

Between a late night shopping spree at Sally's and some nail mail, this past week has been good for the polish business and  not too terrible on my wallet!

Sally's had their China Glaze Crackles on sale for $1.50 so I grabbed one of each color I could find!  Crackle polishes were never a bandwagon I jumped on (much like kaviar nails and magnetic polishes) but I did have a recent Year of Polish Challenge week that I thought I had to skip because I didn't own any crackles.   Went back and did that week and it was passable ;0)

e.l.f.  had a sale on select polishes so I grabbed these three from their website:)

Sally's also had Finger Paints Fall 2012 Collection out so I grabbed the plum and the bar glitter ones... I am a sucker for purple and blue polishes so I had to try on Plum Startled right away!

Androgynie and Fowl Play were finally restocked again at Sally's so I snapped them up too!

Ruby Kisses HD Glitters are very pretty.   I am relatively sure that they aren't 3 free but they are a good start for those of you with small budgets:)  If you know me, you know that I enjoy discount polishes just as much as my indies and my boutique polishes:)

AbsolutLacquer had a mystery, custom polish offer on Etsy so I told her my likes and she sent me this beauty and its named after me!  Teal with holographic hearts!  I can't wait to wear it!

I ordered a solvent glitter sampler from the Glitter Source on Etsy.  These were about $12.  Now I have to order suspension base AND bottles.  lol...I suppose I should take a break from buying polishes and focus on polish making supplies but I am thinking I can do both ;0)

I scored Daul for $0.01 on Copious.  I know, I am a lucky lucky girl...its soooo eye catching!

Anyway, even as I write this I have another blog post full of more polishes to show you.   I am glad I don't make myself swatch each one or I'd have to quit my day job to do so!