Update: Snow Storm!

Hello everyone. Sorry I have been MIA but it SNOWED here in Connecticut on Saturday October 30 and I haven't had power at my home SINCE. They are projecting that we will have power by Sunday, November 6. Meanwhile my home is FREEZING cold.  

Luckily I have warmth at work so I wanted to send you this quick apology for not posting in a while. I won't be able to regularly post until this power situation is fixed. Sorry!!!

For now enjoy some photos from the strom:

 About 30 minutes into the storm: no joke:

Still snowing:

This is my husband and nephew going out to play, they lasted about 3 minutes:

My brother in law won't let snow stop him from grilling up some tasty steaks:

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OPI: My Private Jet

Good morning! I hope you're all having a great week! Today I wanted to share one of OPI's most notorious nail polishes; My Private Jet. There are several versions of this beauty floating around, including a fantastic holo one. Unfortunately I have the "boring" version of this but I happen to think it's gorgeous in its own right so it's a-ok with me.

My version of My Private Jet is a deep espresso color with white/gray speckles throughout. It's not a glitter at all, just specks. It reminds me of the cappuccino Jelly Belly Jelly Bean:
 

Similar right? I don't think my photos do this justice because it really is pretty on the nails. It has a great shiny finish and looks so chic!

I found the formula to be easy to work with and used two coats for the opacity shown. I had no streaking issues and I think the consistency of the lacquer was just right; not too thick and not too thin.

So what do you think of this one? Sure, it's not the holo version but I think it's still pretty and I love having it in my collection.  

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OPI: Bubble Bath

Good morning everyone! Today I have a classic OPI color that every lady needs in her collection for the perfect effort free manicure.  This is Bubble Bath and it's a semi sheer pink glaze of a color that takes no skills to apply and looks clean and polished.  I did this manicure one day before work when I didn't have time to be as precise as I normally am and you know what, I think it looks great. (If I do say so myself!)

I think if you're looking for something easy and classic you cannot go wrong with Bubble Bath.  I believe this is another version of this color floating around out there, it's not pink but sheer ivory. I think that one is lovely too. I think it is the pre-3-free formula though.  Not entirely sure.

I used three coats for the opacity shown. As you can see there is some VNL but nothing offensive in my book. This would make a nice semi opaque french base I think, maybe I will try that some day! 

Do you own this classic pink polish? Is it something you'd rock, at least to work?

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