Shining Water

Cult Nails Living Water 3 coats + Essie Shine of the Times

• Excellent Cult quality as always (got this for $5 in a Cult sale and even with P&P you have to say it was a bargain) - blackened tealish with green and blue fine sparkles
• The Essie flakies come up as burnished coppery-green over the Cult
• The effect is somewhat otherworldly as it flashes when you move your fingers and changes dramatically in the sunshine
• Or just a little like verdigris which is an effect I adore

 

Jenni

Guess the polishes (2) - the Philippine crocodile mani

2 coats

• Easy to guess the black
• But the other one? It's readily available on the High Street so you'll have seen it in the UK unless your town is tiny - and maybe even then.....

This is what you get if you google 'golden crocodile'

So what are the 2 polishes?

Congrats to those who got OPI Rally Pretty Pink with Red Shatter....

Jenni

Guess the polishes (1) (no prize - sorry)

2 thickish coats

• 2 polishes used
• What are they?
• There is a clue in small print below but I think it is fairly obvious
• No prize but there may be a giveaway or competition in the near future

Jenni
SW19

What to wear to daughter 2's wedding? The drama unfolds...

M&S rope wedges

• £25 which I don't think is bad - not made in China
• So I have the shoes now
• But as to the rest of it? *head in hands*
• I am a shorts and vest woman
• I don't even WANT to look smart/sophisticated/stylish etc etc - that's just not me
• Daughter actively wants me to wear shorts so I think I will but I hate shopping - even for funky shorts
• Hate looking at myself in the mirror
• I think most women love the opportunity to dress up but I'm not one of them

BUT AM I WRONG? WHO FEELS LIKE ME?
"LEAVE ME ALONE AND DON'T TELL ME WHAT TO WEAR!"
That's my motto!

Jenni

If you should see a crocodile...

....run. Or maybe stand still? No, run. I think that's probably correct.

Barry M Croc Effect + Cult Nails In A Trance

• Don't know why this BM doesn't get more love - it's so easy and so glossy
• LCN do croc polishes in brown and red btw but they are much more expensive
• Shatters? Nah. But this I really LOVE.
• The Cult polish is impeccably behaved as Cults almost always are - 2 or 3 coats - I've seen swatches where this reveals lots of varied, colourful shimmer but perhaps we need Californian sunshine for that - it's a long way from home, after all....

Jenni

People are odd.

• As a joke I cut up some tights and made these things because I nearly always wear fingerless gloves at work and especially since the weather has been so cold and mis.
• Colleagues thought they were great and that I am talented. Are they mad?
• Remove scissors from drawer. Make 4 cuts. Done.
• I am the laziest, least crafty person EVAH!
• Actually I did add a stitch to make the 'thumb-hole'.
• So that's a total of 5 minutes. Hard work!
• I feel like Miss Havisham.
• OH says I look like Queen Victoria. OH does not like this.
• I do.
• I am getting into steampunk and I think these are 'steampunky'.
• I may/should add embellishments such as silver thread or beads.
• Will also repeat with different colour tights.

Jenni

Step out of the shower!

Accessorize 3D Dream

• It was all a dream! - If you are old enough you'll know of the infamous 'Dallas' series 9 which turned out to have all been a dream! A plot device to allow 'Bobby' to return from the dead. Pam had just dreamed the whole of Season 9 and she awakes to see her husband emerge from the shower. So everything's OK. Hmph. Indeed. I think I'd stopped watching it by then.
• 3 coats of nail polish above - name of polish 'Dream'
• Total topcoat thirst-monster unless you positively relish having nails covered with something the texture of sandpaper
• Wouldn't change a thing though because it's a great colour!
• It's easily available and it's not expensive - give it a whirl
• But do be prepared for monstrous trouble removing it - set aside a couple of hours

Jenni

On trend? Moi?

No. Obviously.  I know nothing about trends except the droopy maxi dress is now back and I don't like it. I did maxis in 1973 and I've got over them.....Dresses, skirts, coats. Been there.

I would do more photos of my stunning wardrobe (ha!) but don't think OH will cooperate by acting as photographer as she thinks this blogging lark is a waste of time. Plus I have no full-length mirror so I can't easily photograph myself. Despite my advanced age I'm sure I'd be a fashion inspiration to many (ha again) - or give you all a cheap laugh. Whatever. 

My ebay upcycled shorts!

• I'm vertically challenged so trousers are ALWAYS wrong on me, skirts OFTEN wrong length-wise.
• Shorts can ALWAYS be made to work however.
• Consequently I have dozens of pairs of shorts.
• My latest pair. Upcycled with vintage lacy trim and pink braid!
• I rarely wear denim but this fabric is soft and 'worn-in' and patterned I love it.
• Excuse knobbly knees/cellulite etc.

Jenni

J'aime Bourjois...

Bourjois Lavande Esquisse - 1 seconde GEL

• Heaven, I'm in heaven....*sing along now!*
• 2 coats of pure, purple perfection (lilac, lavender)
• And the brush - the brush is formidable! magnifique! super! (best French accent)
• And glossy. SOOOOO glossy!
• That's it. I'm getting back-up.
• This kind of shade is one of my all-time favourites
• My previous go-to was OPI A Grape Fit but this performs way better than the OPI
• Note to self: Buy more of these GEL-texture polishes

Jenni

I feel so old. Do you? (Glitter Gal news...)

New packaging for GG

Just so we're clear - I LOVE GG nail polish. Got that? OK.

• They leaked the new packaging on facebook.
• There were many appreciative - nay, glowing - comments.
• I fear I may have spoiled the party atmosphere however.
• They asked for opinions so I gave mine.
• Which was that I think it rather 70s, tacky (didn't use that precise word) and somewhat downmarket for what is (at least in the UK) not a cheap brand and also perhaps unappealing to consumers beyond their teens and twenties.
• I didn't go back to see if I'd raised a firestorm because I'd said my bit and I was being honest rather than aiming to stimulate controversy (aka troll). Honestly, it looks really dated and trashy to me. I love their polish and wouldn't cease to buy it on account of the box but.....

BUT what are your thoughts on the packaging? AND could it be that this image appeals more to younger than more mature women? Have GG got their marketing right?

In short - do you like it and how old are you? I will attempt to devise a sociological hypothesis based on any comments I get - even if there are NO comments, ha!

In less than short - how would you describe the box and what demographic do you think it is aimed at?

Jenni