Blog Awards!

I was awarded the One Lovely Blog Award by PassionForPolish and I couldn't be more thrilled to hear it! And then, to top that off, I receive an award from datyorkLOVES who nominated me for the Versatile Blogger Award! Being pretty new to the nail art blogging world, it means a lot to me. Thank you so much!

One Lovely Blog Award Rules!

• List 7 things about yourself.
• Award 15 other bloggers.

7 Things:

1. I love chick rock - Veruca Salt, Joan Jett, Metric, etc
2. My favorite color is green - any shade - I can't get enough of it!
3. I can't stand clothing, purses, and other items that are covered in logos (my coach purse is plain leather with only 1 small logo)
4. I always crave chocolate and cheese - at the same time
5. I am married to my best friend in the whole wide world
6. I bought my first house when I was 20, and still live in it
7. I have been in college for over 8 years, and it looks like I will finish at around the 10-11 year mark, so I'm actually getting kind of excited about it now.

Awards: (in alphabetical order)

1. Aly Loves Lacquer
2. Cave Bitch
3. datyorkLOVES 
4. Gettin Girlie/Canadutch
5. Hooked!
6. Iloveamexican
7. Lace and Lacquers 
8. lacquer pamper
9. Monkey A, Monkey B, and Me
10. Precious Polish
11. rebecca likes nails
12. SakuraBlossom
13. super purdy!
14. The Scarlet Nail Diaries
15. Seriously - you're luck I thought of 14!

Make sure to check out these blogs. I know they are not all nail-related, but some of these people are just plain great writers, and I love to read what they have to say!

Versatile Blogger Award Rules:

• Nominate 12 fellow bloggers that are relatively new to blogging.
• Let them know you have nominated them.
• Share 7 random facts about yourself.
• Thank the blogger[s] who nominated you by linking their blog.
• Add the Versatile Blogger Award picture to your post.

12 Nominated Blogs:

1. Cave Bitch
   
2. Gettin Girlie/Canadutch
3. Little Nails
4. Iloveamexican
5. Monkey A, Monkey B, and Me
6. Nails_r_us
7. PassionForPolish
8. Precious Polish
9. rebecca likes nails
10. So Nailed
11. super purdy!
12. The Scarlet Nail Diaries 

7 (More) Facts About Me:

1. I have a sister who constantly gets mistaken for my twin even though we are 5 years apart.
2. I am a snowboarder and usually get out to ride between 30-50 times each winter.
3. I have friends and family all over the country, but hardly ever travel (maybe some day).
4. I am still a total daddy's girl - I adore my dad!
5. My mom is one of my best friends, and I don't feel right if I don't talk to her at least once a week.
6. I love Walmart & Target so much, sometimes I go in there just to window shop.
7. I am celebrating my 10 year wedding anniversary this summer!

Thanks again for nominating me for these awards! It is such a nice feeling to know that there are a few people out there who see what I am doing and like it! :)

Maybelline Color Show Crushed Candy

I randomly saw this display for these new polishes called Color Show from Maybelline at Walmart while I was buying some stuff for the house, and of course I had to stop and take a look. And that's when I found this little gem. I grabbed it because it looks so much like my favorite OPI shade that was discontinued years ago, Victoria Velvet. I absolutely love love love that polish. Not only is it very pretty, but I get very nostalgic about it because when I was a little girl, my mom would take me to the salon with her and I would get my nails painted in this color EVERY TIME. Because I have VERY little left in the bottle, I couldn't bear to paint all my nails just for the purpose of swatching it, but here it is on only my ring finger with my new Maybelline polish on the rest of the nails. Not as close as I thought - haha. Oh well. It's the memories that are important to me - Victoria Velvet can never be replaced. (But, if OPI re-made it I would buy ten bottles in a heartbeat and give a couple to my mom.) :P

Pardon my oddly-shaped nail on my index finger - I chipped it doing chores over the weekend.

Once I had these colors on, I decided it was time to try my hand at stamping...it didn't start out well, and I'm willing to show the picture only so that others who decide to try it aren't discouraged. Here it is.

See, I told you! I persevered though and ended up with this after giving up on that design (it really didn't fit well on my nail). Here is the other design on my left hand!

Maybelline Color Show Crushed Candy and OPI Victoria Velvet

Now here it is with the flash!

I am not at all disappointed with this purchase. The color is very pretty, and it went on in two nice and smooth coats. I would definitely buy more of these polishes if I could (but I'm broke!), so maybe by the time I can buy more, they will be on clearance. ;) Now here's a quick story about my crazy nailpolish-obsessed rambling at Walmart that day.

When I found it at Walmart, there was no price, and I had no idea what to expect, so I took it up to the register with my groceries, and asked the girl to scan it. She said "Two Ninety-Seven", and I said "Yep! That will be mine." I'm pretty sure the girl thought I was nuts as I went on to explain that it looks very similar to my favorite OPI polish, but she seemed to share my happiness in terms of the great price. She said, "And it's a lot cheaper than OPI!" Yes it is, random cashier at Walmart, yes it is. :) I was nearly giddy as I walked out to my car, no joke. So even though it is not really close at all (bahaha), you should definitely try it out - it will not disappoint!

Also, I have entered a nail art contest on facebook, and would love it if you would consider voting for my entry.
Summer Lovin Nail Art Contest by My Lacquer Family

Thank for looking/voting!