Quakebuttock Meaning

Quakebuttock Meaning: According to Bill O'Reilly!

According to the Urban Dctionary a Quakebuttock is a sissy, a coward or a wussy!

You got that, you quakebuttock?!

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Dude, wtf?!

EDIT: It looks like they've made it invite only... But I was able to take screen shots and get a .pdf of it before they made it private! :) Thanks for your support and kind words everyone! I really appreciate it. You guys are the best!!

This jerk stole a bunch of my pictures and then cropped out my watermark!!

Look how pathetic it is!

Not only did they take them and alter them without my permission, it clearly violates my creative commons license terms.

This makes me absolutely sick.

There sure are a lot of assholes in the world.

Ugh.

Most Pierced Female [Photos & Video]

Elaine Davidson of Edinburgh, Scotland holds the Guinness Book of World Record for the woman with the most piercings in the world with an astounding 6,005 of them.

After winning the title back in 2000 with 462 piercings, she wanted to ensure another win and has continued to get additional piercings.

Davidson, who is Brazilian born, said, "To break the record you have to get to a high level. I wanted to break the record. My family [doesn't] even like tattoos or piercings. But I am happy. I decided to change myself and be me."



[FOX]


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The Glam Is A Lie

EDIT: Forgot to add that I did send Sally Hansen a letter on December 18th and as of today have not received a response. I will give them a couple more weeks to address the issue and then I'm taking this crap back to the store. :)

I was out shopping one day and something caught my eye as I was walking past the cosmetics department: bright, colorful boxes full of Sally Hansen nail products. I immediately went over to inspect. "Hmm, six great nail colors, two treatments and some tools, eh? Looks awesome! I have to have this!"

Since the set was $9.99, I decided I could wait to get it- it didn't seem to be in danger of selling out- the shelves were packed with these Sally Hansen Nail Glam party things.

I came home and asked the ladies on Makeup Alley's Nail Board if they had seen these, and they warned me that there was nothing good inside. I had a hard time believing that there was nothing good inside this bright, colorful, fun-looking box of polish, but now I know that I was wrong. Very wrong.

I couldn't get this kit out of my head, and I ended up buying four of them- two of the large, and two of the small.

Just look at this box! How could I pass this up?! I needed this! The box says:

Sally Hansen Nail Glam Party Pack
13 Amazing Nail Essentials
Get Great Stuff!
Your Party Pack Includes:
6 Great Nail Colors
2 Nail Treatments
5 Manicure Tools
____________________
13 Amazing Nail Essentials

Glam party! Amazing nail essentials! GET GREAT STUFF! Six great nail colors!! How could this be anything but awesome?

I mean, look up close at what the lady on the package is wearing:
Blue, hot pink, red, purple and silver 'skittles'! Wow, this is just the coolest nail gift set ever!!!

But I must have been a naughty girl this year, because all I got in my stocking was a big fat lump of FAIL:


WTF?!!!!! What the hell is this?!?! Where are the bright cheerful colors advertised on the front of the box? WHY WOULD YOU PLAY THIS CRUEL JOKE ON ME, SALLY HANSEN?! WHAT HAVE I DONE TO DESERVE THIS?!?!?!

Look at this! Out of the six "GREAT NAIL COLORS" I was supposed to get (oops, left one out of this picture! It was a duplicate and it's pictured below), this one was completely clear:
No, you're not imagining this. That bottle of clear nail polish clearly says Sally Hansen Nail Color on the front. Yes, Nail Color. What color is this, exactly?

But, hey, it's not all bad! Look! I got one of those amazing Sally Hansen Fire Opal Nail Glazes!



...NOT!

Seriously, what kind of a sick, demented joke is this? Putting clear nail polish inside a Fire Opal polish bottle. Some sadistic bastard must have created these nail sets. "They think they're getting a Fire Opal Nail Glaze but it's really just clear polish in a clever disguise! Muahahahahaaa!!! "

This just pisses me off. I try not to get too worked up over nail polish, but come ON! WTF IS THIS SHIT?!?! ARE THEY SERIOUS?!?!?! Does the package not clearly say, "Get Great Stuff!"? Does it not say, "Nail Glam Party Pack"? I don't know what kind of party they had in mind... a wake? Whatever party they're having, I'm glad I wasn't invited.

How about we take a little peek at what the other sets had inside.

Like I said, I got two of each kit. This is the second large kit. Let's see here, we have pale pink (duplicate from the first set), clear inside a Fire Opal bottle, yet another clear, ugly mauve, ugly coral, boring ugly mauve red in a square bottle (also a duplicate from the first set).

Here's one of the smaller kits:

Oh, this one is a Nail Glam Salon. How special.

I think this salon probably won't be in business very long. Two sheer pinks and a red. Tres chic, no?

What's even worse is that none of the bottles even have labels:



They're all completely blank. No shade names. Nothing. You aren't even allowed to know the name of the ugly colors you got in your kit.

It's like they just took whatever leftover bottles they had sitting around and filled them with the lamest polishes they could think of. Instead of just throwing out what they couldn't sell, they packaged it up in a deceptive little package and sold it for $10! Genius! Make them think they're getting what's advertised and then watch the disappointment on their gullible faces as they open the box only to find clear, pink and mauve!

I have always thought favorably of Sally Hansen. They consistently make some of the most beautiful and creative polishes of all. I have so many awesome Sally Hansen polishes. Nail Prisms, Fire Opal and Star Opal Nail Glaze, Magical Nail Makeup, Salon, Lacquer Shine, Xtreme Wear Hard As Nails, Chromes, I could go on and on. How could a company that has made such incredible and unique products sell such a horrible and deceptive box of garbage? It's not like they have a shortage of good polish to put in those boxes! At least give me one out of six! If I got one good polish out of one of those boxes, maybe just one Magical, a Prism, or even just a color that's not pink, mauve or red, I would be a happy girl. But no. Nothing. At all.

I wouldn't have a problem with these Nail Glam sets if they weren't so deceptive. The box is bright and colorful, decorated with blocks of vibrant colors. The model is clearly seen wearing several different shades of polish. The box even says,"Nail Glam" and "Get Great Stuff!". It is false advertising, plain and simple. If the box had said, "Boring Pink and Mauve Nail Salon" or "Grandma Gertrude's Ladylike and Uninteresting Nail Party Kit" or "Polishes We Put In The Wrong Bottle And Can't Sell Because They're Defective Super Awesome Happy Fun Time Value Kit" I wouldn't be complaining. But I am complaining because that's not what it says on the box. The box is bright pink and blue and says Nail Glam Party Kit. It's a lie.


I have no tolerance for false advertisement. The consumer gets screwed enough as it is even without false advertising. This really gets my panties in a bunch. Bright packaging. Model with cool polish. Claims of "glam" and "great" product. Clear nail polish being sold as a color. Fire Opal bottle filled with clear polish. Am I over-reacting? Should I not be upset about this? This is deceptive and dishonest! Of course I should be upset about this!

So, I suppose this is my warning to you, my fellow nail junkie. Beware of false advertising or anything that seems to good to be true.

Tee hee.... Had to do it.

Scam Alert: Fragrancenet.com

This isn't exactly polish related, but it is beauty related.

I used to shop online at Fragrancenet.com quite often. They didn't have the best prices, but they had the most perfumes in stock, including a huge selection of old, nostalgic discontinued perfumes.

I no longer shop there. I much prefer Scentiments.com for my discount fragrance purchases.

One thing that FragranceNet does is send you ungodly amounts of spam. Every day I'm deleting anywhere from five to fifteen spam emails from them. They always tell me "insert name of fragrance I've purchased before ON SALE TODAY ONLY!" and crap like that. Really gets on my nerves.

When you order from them, they also fill your box with spam. Probably ten different fliers advertising totally irrelevant things- ceramic angels, fake gold jewelery, checks with animals on them, snowglobes, that type of thing.

While that is extremely annoying, it's not *quite* a scam, but this next item is.

I got a check in the mail from FragranceNet. I believe it's an actual, legitimate $5 check, made out to your name and everything. However, if you look closely, it says on the front, in small print:
By cashing or depositing this check you are purchasing a membership in Just For Me.

A lot of people might not even read that text and go to the bank to cash this check. And what happens when you cash the check?

Well, this happens! (Taken from fine print on back of check)
...I understand that my membership will be automatically extended for an additional eleven months and the $129.99 annual membership fee will be automatically billed to my credit card on file with FragranceNet.com...

Yes, you can cancel after the first month, but most people will forget. And if you forget to cancel?

...At the end of my first year, my membership will be automatically renewed at the $139.99 annual fee for the next twelve months and I will also be billed every year thereafter...

The very worst part? The last line of the fine print:
By cashing this check I authorize Fragrancenet.com to securely transfer my credit card information to Just For Me for enrollment, billing and benefit processing.


I don't even know what to say about this. To disguise a $130 charge as a $5 check is bad enough, but to transfer sensitive personal financial information to a third party is just despicable.

So, if something looks too good to be true, like, say, a $5 check that randomly shows up in the mail, it probably is. Please always be sure to read the fine print on everything you agree to sign.

I will never make another purchase from FragranceNet.com.

OMG...

I'm sorry, I just have to ask....

Who just hit my blog by googling "exploding hookers"??

Do I want to know? Maybe I don't want to know...

Exploding hookers. Awesome.

Interesting nail-related articles!

While I'm on vacation, how about I link you to some nail posts written by someone else? I just read these articles by Darren Garnick and I found them to be very interesting!

While I don't do politics here, this article that features the fantastic Stephanie of Polish Addict is quite interesting! Did Pro-Obama Manicures Sway the 2008 Election?

Another nail-related article is: Are Fish Pedicures Cruel To The Fish?
I've always been on the "it's not cruel, fish like eating that stuff " side, but lately it seems I'm in the minority. And for the record, I would totally get a fish pedicure. It sounds too wacky not to try. Snake massage as well.

And here's a cute blurb on OPI's Russian Collection.

I love seeing nail-related content on decidedly not beauty-related blogs!

Review: Demeter Fragrance Library Reese's Peanut Butter Cups

I'm a huge fan of foody fragrances- vanilla, marshmallow, almond, honey, all that good stuff. Every time I see a new fragrance with some sort of foody or gourmand note listed, I have to try it. So, when I saw Demeter's new Reese's Peanut Butter Cups fragrance, I immediately bought it without a second thought. It's supposed to smell like Reese's, how could that go wrong??

Well, unfortunately, what I thought was going to be an awesome scent turned out to be one of the worst fragrances I have ever smelled.


I did have my qualms about smelling like peanut butter- chocolate I have no problems with, but smelling like peanut butter is a little weird, unless you're Iggy Pop or something. But, I like the smell of Reese's, so it was worth a try.

The minute I sprayed this fragrance, my nostrils were filled with this horrible stench of burning plastic and breakfast sausage coated in Ovaltine. Yum.

Once the alcohol had evaporated, I was left with this frightening fake plastic pseudo-foody bitter rancid smell.

I didn't immediately wash it off- I understand that fragrances need time to develop, but this one didn't change. Unlike other Demeter fragrances which last no longer than five minutes, this one lasted for hours. Yippee.

Not only does it not smell like Reese's, it doesn't smell like chocolate, and hell, it doesn't even smell good! It's sharp and bitter, and while the 'idea' of chocolate is hiding in the background of the fragrance, there's no comparison to the real thing. No peanut butter, no chocolate, just weird melted plastic stink. The closest scent I can compare it to would be those Creme Brulee type fragrance oils, where it has this bad burned plastic smell, like when you accidentally melt Tupperware.

Demeter is usually excellent at duplicating lifelike scents in perfume- I have tons of Demeters that are lovely- Tomato, Riding Crop, Mesquite, Ginger Ale, Flower Shop. All of those are really realistic and quite pleasant. Why they released this tragedy of a fragrance, I'll never know.

This is a truly horrible fragrance and you can bet I'll be returning this to Sephora. I rarely return things, but this is just bad news.

Update on eBay Scumbag! I need your help!

EDIT: As of right now, my images have been removed! Thanks guys!! I'm still keeping my eye on this seller, though... I have a feeling our images will be stolen by them again :( Again, I apologize for being such a spaz about this! It just really, really upsets me to have my property stolen like that :(




Okay guys, I really hate to do this, but I need your help.


They have not only NOT removed the images that they stole from me, but have listed MORE items using my images!

So, if you read my blog and enjoy my pictures, please help me out by taking a few moments to report this filthy thief and their auctions to eBay.

The auctions are here.

You can use your regular eBay account to report the items. Select either "copied listing" or "stolen property", either one will do I think.

Please, don't just do it for me, but for the other lovely bloggers they have stolen images from as well.

I have done pretty much everything I can do to get them to remove my images, but obviously nothing has been done.

Thank you all so much for your love and support, you guys are the greatest!

eBay Scum part two

Just so you can all see why I'm so upset, look at what this dirty thief did to my pictures!

Here's my original picture:


And here's what they did to it!! :



CAN YOU BELIEVE THAT?!?!

The not only stole and altered eight of my images, but several images from The Polish Addict and All Lacquered Up as well. How can they live with themselves?

I have emailed them asking them to remove my images, but they have not responded and have not removed my images.

I don't want to have to keep posting about this, but I am livid and sad at the same time. I just can't get over this. It's un-effing-believable. What kind of lowlife scum just steals pictures and then tries to pass them off as their own? I mean, if they're selling the polish, why not just take their own damn pictures?

I've been stewing over this all day. Unbelievable. Sorry for bitching about it, but I really need to vent. You guys are all awesome, and I really appreciate your kind words and support.

eBay Scumbags

Wow, some scumbag has stolen my images, cropped them down to remove my watermark, put their OWN watermark on MY picture and is using them for auctions on eBay!

That makes me FURIOUS!!!

I do not make money from my website, and someone stealing MY hard work in order to make money for themselves?? Disgusting. It makes my blood boil.

I know it goes without saying, but DO NOT USE MY IMAGES ON EBAY WITHOUT MY PERMISSION!!!


You all know I'm a nice person and if you ask my permission to use my images, I'll most likely say yes! You don't even have to ask me first as long as you credit me for it. To see my pictures altered and used like this just... ugh. It makes me feel awful.

If anyone wants to see this scumbag's auction, I'll post it, but I didn't want to give them any advertising. They don't deserve one red cent for stealing my pictures.

Sephora reviews- WTF?

Okay, so, I just went to use Sephora.com's bogus new rating system and apparently the name SCRANGIE was taken! WTF?!

Impostor!!!


I wonder if there's someone on Sephora.com pretending to be me.... Hmph. Jerks.

Chanel Robertson Limited Edition Collection Swatches

I was so excited about these polishes- Yellow! Orange! Purple! Hot pink, even! The price tag didn't deter me from picking these up- the promise of a perfect yellow polish lured me, and the others came along for the ride. Perhaps this was a bit of bad judgment on my part...

I'll post the pictures first and my opinion second, so that if you like these colors you don't have to read my insane ranting.


L.A. Sunrise


L.A. Sunset


Melrose


Rodeo Drive.

Now, for the rant.

First of all, I can't believe how incredibly awful Chanel's customer service is!

I ordered these over the phone, which was a mistake on my part. I will never order anything over the phone again. The people who take the orders over the phone apparently can't comprehend how to enter the correct information or tell the difference between "shipping" and "billing".

On top of that, if you call them to verify that the information is correct, they will flat out lie to you. I was on the phone with Chanel no fewer than five times, and each time my information was incorrect, yet the customer service representatives assured me that they were going to fix it, or that it had already been fixed. After I got a confirmation email with the wrong information (that they had assured me was fixed) I called them only to have them tell me they fixed my information, which they clearly hadn't. Infuriating.

Even more (oh yes, there's more...) infuriating is the fact that they give you an email address for customer service and a promise that they will respond in 24-48 hours and they NEVER DO. Calling wasn't enough to get my information fixed, so I figured email would get the job done. Well, I was wrong. Three emails and four days later, still no response. I have my order and they still haven't responded to my request to fix my information before my order ships!!! Can you believe it?!?!

As you can see, I got my order, my order that was shipped to the WRONG ADDRESS. Luckily I was able to pick up my package from that address, but still! Customer Service told me it was fixed at least five times, but it was NEVER fixed.

And I haven't even gotten to my polish review yet!

I'll be frank with you: these polishes suck. There, I said it. They suck. The formula is a nightmare- a streaky, goopy, thick, stringy, bubbly bottle of mess. The colors are pretty, but definitely not unique. I do not mind paying $25 for a bottle of nail polish IF the nail polish is worth $25. I would spend that on a Rescue Beauty Lounge polish (luckily they don't cost that much!!) because they're worth it. These, on the other hand, are just... crap. It's not the kind of quality you'd expect from a luxury brand like Chanel. And, you know, these aren't even the same quality as my other Chanel polishes!

I guess I like the colors well enough. L.A. Sunrise is really a nice pale yellow, a refreshing change from all of the neon yellow I've been wearing, my favorite of the bunch. L.A. Sunset is kind of a bland pale orange creme, nice but not WOW. Melrose is a pretty pink jelly. Rodeo Drive is a nice pastel purple shimmer. I would pay $8 for these. For $25, I want FIREWORKS! I want to say WOW, I've never seen such an awesome color! Or, even, wow, what an amazing formula, I'd buy any color in this!

Have I been too harsh? I'm really disappointed in these. I do not feel that they are at all worth a $25 price tag. Maybe my review will keep someone else from making the same mistake?

These may be my last Chanel purchases for a looooooong time. Ouch, Chanel. Ouch.

Fancy by Jessica Simpson

Totally not nail polish related, I know, but this is a beauty blog so it's technically on topic, right?

I just stumbled across this new fragrance by Jessica Simpson, due to be released sometime in August. I was one of the (apparently few) people who loved the Dessert line (but not really the Dessert Treats garbage) so this has me a little interested. I am really not a fan of celebrity fragrances. I do own a few, but that's based on how they smell (and in one instance a short-lived obsession with all things Paris Hilton). However, if the celebrity fragrance promises to make me smell like cupcakes, I'm sold.

I like the way the bottle looks, and the notes sound half good and half awful. I'd be curious to give this a sniff to see if it's awesome or awesomely bad. Cause toasted almonds!! I can't resist something promising to make me smell like toasted almonds.

If you can't tell from that picture, the notes are: Pear, Apricot Nectar, Red Fruits (?), Gardenia, Night Blooming Jasmine, Toasted Almonds (!!!), Caramel, Creamy Crystals (wtf?!?!) and Vanilla Cream.

Seriously.... what the hell is a "creamy crystal"??

All of that aside, when I look at this fragrance, I can't help but think...

Here's your one chance, Fancy don't let me down....

China Glaze Sexy Sport Collection Swatches

So, really, this isn't much of a "collection" as it is one new polish lumped in with a couple old ones displayed alongside a really terrible and bizarre advertisement. I'm not about to post that ridiculous Sexy Sport promo image with the sweaty silicone-laden football player again.

Anyway, the new color, "Sexy Lady" is a medium bright pink creme, not ugly by any means but definitely nothing special.


Sexy Lady.

And the old ones:


Sex on the Beach. Very pretty sheer peachy duochrome with fine shimmer. Reminds me of OPI Peach A Boo!


Sexy In The City. Bright blue with deep frost and shimmer. This one reminds me of MAC Plasma Blu, so if you're unable to find that one, this would be the next best thing.


Sexy. That's exactly right. This is a bright orangey-red "jelly" with that glass fleck shimmer that I love so much. It's bright, vibrant, shiny and sparkly.

Rescue Beauty Lounge Swatches: Sheers, Neutrals and a Red!

I'm sure you all know how much I love Rescue Beauty Lounge. I tried it on a whim and now I'm hooked. The colors, the formula, the bottles, the brushes, all perfect. Well, perfect except for one color, but I'll save that for last.

Since I seem to gravitate toward dark colors 99% of the time, I thought I'd try Rescue Beauty Lounge's sheers and light colors. I mean, if I'm gonna do it, it might as well be with Rescue, right? (<---- justification!)

This is Ani. I really like this color- pale, beigey shimmer. I had a lot of trouble with this one- there seemed to be unmixed chunks or blobs of pigment or dried polish in this. I had to re-do this twice to be able to take pictures. It came out really chunky. I think I got a bad bottle.


Clear Pink. I think this is probably meant to be a one-coat polish, but I hate seeing my nails through my polish. This is three coats of a lovely light natural pink.


Medium White. This is more of a creamy butter color. Not quite yellow, but not quite white. It applies very smoothly and stays semi-sheer until three coats (pictured). I think this would make great natural looking tips for a french manicure.


Om. I love this one. There's just something about it that makes me feel calm. It looks boring, and I'm pretty sure it is boring, but for some reason I'm drawn to it. What is it about this color? I don't know. I just like it. Is it like Apple Jacks?


Opaque Nude. This is really cool. It reminds me of coffee with way too much cream. It's opaque and smooth and really unique looking.


Opaque Pink. I think that's the name. It's a different shade of pink than Clear Pink and it's more opaque. It's almost skin-colored. Very pretty and natural.


Underwear. The most perfect one-coat holy-crap-that's-white bright white polish ever.


Purple Haze. This picture makes it look slightly more blue, but I assure you it's purple. It's a nice deep lilac shade that's darker than OPI Do You Lilac It. I don't own another polish like this.


Chinoise. How do you pronounce this? I have no idea. This red is bright, flashy and smooth as glass. This applies like a dream- I almost couldn't believe how perfect it was.

And, not for the faint of heart, here's what could possibly be the most unflattering shade of nail polish ever created:


Sheer Natural.

I'm not sure what's natural about this. The yellow tint in a creamy base makes it look like I have some sort of nail disease or fungus. Gross. I remember when we went to study the cadavers for biology, and their nails looked like this.

Okay, maybe I'm being a little harsh on poor Sheer Natural. I'm sure this is meant for someone with a different skintone (not sure what skintone that would be, though). I just don't see how a yellow-tinted polish could be flattering. If I'm wearing yellow, I want it to be YELLOW. Oh well. It was worth a try.

China Glaze Sexy Sport...?

I see this promotional image of China Glaze's Sexy Sport collection floating around the internet, and I don't really know what's in this collection, but I can say one thing:

WTF?

I mean, it wouldn't be a bad advertisement for, say, Victoria's Secret, but for nail polish? A sweaty, half-naked, silicone-enhanced, uh, football player(?) isn't really the kind of image that makes me want to buy nail polish.

Has China Glaze started marketing to men now? Nail lacquer colors to match their favorite sports team? All the girl in the image needs is a cold six pack of beer (and possibly a steak) and I could see men lining up to buy nail polish.

Personally, I think someone in China Glaze's marketing department watches entirely too much porn.

What do you think? Am I just looking at this the wrong way, or is it really that ridiculous (and over-the-top cheesy)?

Cover Girl Lash Blast Review

I have been looking for a new mascara ever since they changed the formula of my beloved L'Oreal Volume Shocking. I have since tried a dozen different kinds of drugstore and high end mascaras, and none of them lived up to the glory that Volume Shocking provided to my lashes.

I love Volume Shocking. It's everything I ever wanted in a mascara. You get killer length, insane volume, super black color, everything. It's that fake eyelash look, and I loved it.

After extensive testing and inevitable disappointment, I think I may have found a suitable replacement.

Cover Girl Lash Blast.

When I saw the gigantic orange tube on the shelf at Target, I knew I had to try it. I mean, this thing is huge, it has to make your lashes huge, right? Marketing at its very finest.

My thoughts on Lash Blast:
It gives decent volume and length without clumping, the color is nice and black, the formula is smooth and not too dry, and it doesn't seem to flake after an hour.

I really like this mascara. Sure, it's not the same as the magnificent, glorious Volume Shocking, but it will do. There are, however, a few things I don't like about it.

The brush is gigantic, which makes applying the product difficult. The bristles are also pretty scratchy, it irritates my eyes a little and when you accidentally scratch your eye with it it HURTS! It takes a while to build volume, which is understandable but time-consuming. And the tube is HUGE. I mean, ridiculously huge. If someone saw it in your purse I'm sure it would be mistaken for an, uh, adult toy. In fact, I think it could double as an adult toy. How about that? Multi-tasking mascara! Hear me, Cover Girl? I have your next absurd marketing tactic!!!

Anyway, I think I would buy this again. It's not perfect, but it's definitely the best of all the drugstore mascaras I tried. If only they would bring back the old Volume Shocking. *sigh*

The color of money.

Wow, I apologize for the lack of interesting posts. To be completely honest, I've been busy playing FFVII: Crisis Core. And, after this post, I intend to play it some more. But don't worry, I'll return to blog again! (Not that anyone was worried. )

I'm getting ready to do a massive amount of pictures (any requests?), but in the meantime, I thought I'd give my opinion.

Personally, I am not jumping on the "Green" wagon. I'm not "going green" with my beauty products, nail polish especially.

I mean, sometimes (most of the time) it seems like one big scare tactic or advertisement- Buy THIS nail polish or you'll get CANCER!!! Your other nail polish is TOXIC and you'll DIE and the earth will IMPLODE and millions of people will DIE!!!! Our nail polish will keep you from dying and save the universe (see the green font and the bunny picture? We mean business!)

I really miss my nail polish with "deadly toxic chemicals." It was so much better with them - smoother, thinner, easier to apply, lasted longer, dried faster, et cetera. I hoard my old OPI polishes and I'm always looking for more.

Sure, I'll still use the new "big 3 free" polishes, but that doesn't mean I'm happy about it- it means I don't have a choice! You may even catch me adding toulene-rich thinner to them. But, big 3 or not, I'll always love nail polish. I just hope this whole guilt-trip/scare-tactic advertising trend dies down.

If you need me, I'll be cutting down trees and burning a pile of tires in my backyard while applying aerosol hairspray and breathing deadly, earth-destroying carbon dioxide fumes into the ozone.


Just kidding - except the carbon dioxide part. A girl's gotta breathe. :)

(I'll really be playing FFVII Crisis Core.)

OPI Mod About Brights 2008 Swatches, and also Allure magazine hates fat chicks.

I'm so excited! Allure magazine sent me two awesome gifts- a Pureology shampoo and a Paula Dorf Heartbreaker eyeshadow palette!!

As much as I rag on Allure for their ridiculous advice, they always treat me well. One time they sent me a Redken styling balm and Herbal Essences conditioner! Yay, presents!

This issue of Allure really had me furious, though. It's the yearly "naked" issue which features celebrities posing nude. They make a big deal about having a size 16 girl in the spread, but then when you get to the picture... THEY HID HER BEHIND FLOWERS! You can't see her body at all, just her head. Everyone else is stark naked and on display.

What kind of message does that send? It doesn't say "all sizes are beautiful", that's for sure. I think the message they're trying to get across is, "If you're bigger than a size 2, you need to be hidden until you conform" or "being bigger than a size two is something to be ashamed of, so we need to hide you behind flowers. Fatass." Maybe even "only tiny women are worth looking at."

I oughtta give them a piece of my mind... That's insane, insulting and infuriating and it's not constructive and it doesn't promote a positive viewpoint on body image!

Anyway, enough being pissed off for today... How about some pictures?

Here is the OPI Mod About Brights collection that I meant to post:



That's Hot! Pink, Mod-ern Girl, Brights Power, The "It" Color, Green-wich Village, Dating a Royal.


Dating a Royal, Green-Wich Village, The "It" Color, Brights Power, Mod-ern Girl


That's Hot! Pink.

So, on a non-polish related topic...

I'm not all that impressed with MAC Naughty Nauticals. I picked up the three new pigments and the blue nail polish. I'll see if seeing it in person can persuade me, otherwise I don't need more blue eyeshadow that I look weird in anyway. Blue eyeshadow makes my skin look weird. Bleh.

Does anyone besides me care about Dazzleglass? I love Dazzleglass. I think I need all of them now.. I hope they stick around for a while! It's glittery without being glittery. Mmm, glitter.