I'm Swatchin' You - Revlon Popular

Good morning!  Don't forget about the giveaway!

In my attempt to stretch myself, this next color is one of the few pinks I bought for myself instead of my daughter.  It's Revlon's Popular.  You may have noticed by now that I am also not much of a glitter person.  I like the smaller glitters, just not a fan of the chunky, big glitters, which is why I don't own any Lynderellas.  I know, I know...going against the trend.  But I was against the crackle trend, too, and that's just my taste.  Now, I do not own one crackle, but with this, I was really trying to stretch myself.  That's a lot of stretching...pink and big glitter!

Now the glitter in this one is not even all that big compared to what's out there right now.  However, I still have to say I'm still not a fan of the big glitters.  I think I would have liked this color a lot better if it was just the small sparklies, but the larger round glitters are a bit too much for my taste.  But it is a fun polish!  I know my daughter will like it and I'm sure I'll pull it out for a fun girl's night out or something.  What?  It could happen.

I actually swatched this one before the lightbox.  The formula was alright.  It was pretty sheer and took a good 3 coats to get decent coverage.  And I did have to play with the bigger glitter to get it placed.  As for the color, it's a milky pink with silver glitter.  I don't know....just not in love with it.  And thanks to another overcast day, no sunny pics.  Sorry!

SH Double Duty and SH Insta-Dri for base and top.

I'm Swatchin' You - Revlon Not So Blueberry

I AM IN LOVE!  That's right, today's little beauty is going in my "I can't wear this enough" pile!  This is Revlon's Not So Blueberry scented nail polish.  I have seen this in stores for weeks.  It kept catching my eye, but I decided I needed to resist and cut back on buying, so I walked on by.  On a trip to Walmart to pick up a couple of things, it caught my eye again, and I caved!  I am sooooo happy I did!  I can't believe I have not heard people raving about this one!

This is a sparkly blurple that gives off the faint scent of blueberries...these are a few of my favorite things!  I'm talking about sparkly blurple blueberries people!  It was almost opaque in one coat and of course, I slapped on a second coat anyway.  And all day, I've been surrounded by the faint scent of blueberries.  I don't ever buy "back-up" bottles of polish, no matter how much I love them.  I may be making an exception with this one!  Love, love, love!

SH Double Duty and SH Insta-Dri as base and top.

Tips, Tricks, and Tutorials Tuesday - Camille Beckman

Welcome to another 3T Tuesday, and don't forget about my giveaway!

Today's tip is on Camille Beckman's Glycerine Hand Therapy hand cream.  I have actually been using this cream for almost 9 years now.  I got my first little jar at my baby shower.  They come in different shapes, sizes, and scents.  I usually get the 4 oz jar (shown).  The jars have a little silk rose attached to the lid.  The scent I am currently using is called Camille, which smells like powdery flowers to me.  I got this scent because it reminded me of a powder my grandmother used to use.  Awww!

I use this on my hands and elbows every night before bed.  It is a cream that goes on pretty thick, and I usually use a good amount.  I spend a good five minutes massaging it into my hands and elbows, because I just love the way it feels - very thick and silky.  As you probably already know from previous posts, I will put Lansinoh or Lemony Flutter on my cuticles about 20 minutes before bed.  Then, I put this on when I get into bed.  I do not usually wear gloves or anything like that.  But when I wake up, my hands are super soft and supple.  I really need that good dose on my hands because my hands have always looked old! (Thanks, Mom!) :oD

Even though I am fairly generous with this, it still lasts quite a while.  I've had this particular jar since December, and I have used about 3/4 of the jar.  I find these products at most gift stores, or you can order them online here.  The 4 oz jar shown retails for $10.50.

Review - SoFlaJo Wilde Irish Rose

Happy Monday!  Don't forget about my giveaway!

Today, I get to do my very first "official" review!  The polish is called Wilde Irish Rose by SoFlaJo.  It is from her new limited edition Spring Flowers Collection, and is only available during the spring.

The base is tinged pink, and almost looks iridescent.  There is pink and gold micro glitter, and you can also pick out flashes of green and gold through iridescent bar glitter.  The formula on this was great.  It went on smoothly and evenly with each coat.  As a glitter, you can either layer it or build it up on its own.  With that being said, I'm showing this to you both ways!

From left to right, you are looking at one coat, two coats, two coats over white (OPI Alpine Snow), and two coats over black (ChG Liquid Leather).  I did not use a top coat, because this polish does dry to an almost satin finish, which I wanted you to be able to see.  If you want that high shine, you will need a top coat.  Also, the natural finish is not very gritty at all, so it should not eat your top coat.

L to R: One coat, two coats, two coats over white, two coats over black

Then, to show how it builds, what you see below is three coats on the left and four coats on the right.

L to R: Three coats, four coats

Layering Wilde Irish Rose over black really brings out the base.  However, layering over white highlights the glitter.  I thought I would love this polish over black, but I think it looks best in all it's natural glory!

You can purchase this from SoFlaJo's shop page here.  It can also be purchased through her Etsy shop here.  While you are there, be sure to check out her other collections.  Her Year of the Dragon line looks incredible!

This product was provided for review.

Feature Friday - Queensday

Happy Friday!  If you haven't already entered my giveaway, you can do so here.

Today's mani is a stamping for the group I belong to on Facebook, Adventures in Stamping.  The theme is Queensday, celebrating the Queen's birthday.  I did not know much about the holiday, so I had to look it up.  I also used the info provided by one of the group members.

I started with SH Double Duty, and added two coats of Revlon Royal.  Using tape, I added two squares using SH XW Cherry Red.  The stamp I used is the crown from BM 08, shown here:

I stamped the crown using Sinful Colors' (SC) Snow Me White, and topped it all off with SV.  I'm less disappointed that my pointer and pinky stamps are a little crooked, because I'm way too excited that my other two fingers were almost straight!  Have a great weekend, everyone!

I'm Swatchin' You - Icing Witch's Brew

Wow!  So, yeah...looks like I'll be posting my 100 follower giveaway immediately after this one ends!  LOL  Not to mention needing to gear up a Facebook giveaway, too!  Prepare for lots of opportunities to walk away with free stuff!

Today, I'm showing you a swatch I did a little while back and apparently forgot about!  I decided to brave another Icing polish.  This one is called Witch's Brew.  I simply could not resist that name!  LOVE IT!  And the color is great, too.  It's a black jelly base with green sparkle...what's not to love?  It does dry to an almost satin finish, so a top coat is a must to get that shine!  Thankfully, the brush on this one was acceptable, but the formula was once again goopy.  I tried to get some good sun pics to show the sparkle.  Hopefully you can see it.  Enjoy and don't forget about my giveaway!

SH Double Duty and SH Insta-Dri for base and top.

50 Follower Giveaway!

And away we go!  I cannot tell you how very much I appreciate everyone for being here!  I am very happy to be able to give away some goodies to celebrate my first blogging milestone.  I wish I could do more, and hope to do so in the future.

This giveaway is open only to US residents.  I am so sorry to have to do that, but I am a very poor graduate student right now.  :o)  I PROMISE that I will have future giveaways that are open internationally.  Please bear with me on that!

Up for grabs are the following prizes!

Please note that you MUST be a public follower of my blog.  You will be asked to provide your GFC follower name (if you follow through GFC).  If you follow through another means, you will need to e-mail a screen shot of my blog in your reader to gmtheater (at) gmail (dot) com to verify your entry.

All entrants must also provide an e-mail address.  I absolutely will NOT share your e-mail address.  This is just so that I may contact you if you win, and/or verify your entry if you do not follow through GFC.  Also be sure that if you choose to gain extra entries through sharing the giveaway on Facebook, the share must be public so that I can see it.

The giveaway closes on 16 May, and I will announce the winner on my blog and contact them via e-mail.  The winner will have 48 hours to reply or another winner will be selected.  All prizes are brand new and were purchased by me.  Good luck!!!