Welcome Gigi! (puppy spam-a-lam)

hi.

If you all are on facebook, you have had an overload of this cuteness...but I wanted to add my Gigi puppy to the blog world. So ~ here she is! "Brigitte Remington's Oui Bit of Rye".... er, Gigi.

She was born on August 2nd, 2010 and came to live with us on October 22nd. Having a French Bulldog has always been a little dream of mine, and it finally happened! Hope you enjoy watching her grow along with me. I'll post more later. *woof*

brand new.....

Just a few days old....

The prettiest Laker girl.

MY Chewy Vuitton purse!

Chewing and chewing and chewing....little angel.

So, this is just the beginning....She has changed so much, but is the sweetest little pup.

staying warm in my hoodie!

~Be "Pawlished"!

Tiffani & Gigi

Tuesday's Mani

yes, from Tuesday. I love feathers. I love Peacocks. I love purple. I love my blog. (although lately, I am sure it feels neglected ~ as do you, my lovely readers).

Here we go:

L to R. China Glaze "2030", essence "my little orchid", Kleancolor "Jazz Olive", China Glaze "Emotion" and the Rite-Aid Snowman in blue glitter.

Thumb detail of the peacock.

Little jewels.

So that is the Purple Peacock..........hope you enjoyed.

~Be Polished!

Tiffani

Fall comes before winter.

Or at least it used to....we have gone from 70 degree days to snow...not that I mind.

I decided to use the one day of beautiful fall here in WV for what else???? ~ Do a mani!

Inside, with flash.

Outside, no flash, shade.

Outside, evening sun.

Color Club "Nothing But Truffle", stamped with China Glaze 2030 using BM plate...and randomly placed orange, clear, green and gold rhinestones.....of course, there was Seche on top.

I wore this for about 3 days. Then it was sunny again. Now it is snowing..

Be Polished!

~Tiffani

Scary, ain't it!!!

The fact that I am actually posting! My Hallowe'en nails were super fun!

My thumb was painted with Essence "Sun Downer" from "Return to Paradise"...officially my favorite non-neon orange - THANK YOU LYRA!!!

Stamped with Special Polish Black using the Coraline plate bat and kitty.

Black fingers are painted with wet n wild Crystalic in "Heavy Metal" (I really wish they wouldn't have discontinued this line of polish! I have them all....they are great.)

I sponged my pinky with China Glaze snow and made a "moon" with a large dotting tool and Color Club "Worth the Risque".

Here is the picture of everything I used for this kondicure:

Be Polished!

~Tiffani

I STILL CAN'T POST A PIC!!!!!

So sorry I have tons of things to post and review (not sent to me reviews, just bought by me reviews LOL) BUT, Blogger is just plain WONK! I haven't been able to upload a pic since my last post. Yeah, check the date.

******SCREAMING MAD********

I don't know what to do. The Commish got me a new computer for my b-day - he's still going about loading all the new software so I can maybe get some work done.

Just thought I'd let you know what's up.

Be Polished!

~Tiffani

Color Club #1

Color Club "Pretty in Platinum" from the newest collection ~ "Untamed Luxury"

I love this color...not white, not silver, not grey, not metallic, not shimmer....just perfectly "Pretty in Platinum"!

There is NOTING in my stash like this (At least I think so ..LOL)

I'm gonna 'nad it later...planning to wear my newest Chucks today and this is a good base.

I only used one coat here.

Outside on a dreary day, no flash.

Inside with flash, shows the little flicker of shimmer-y, metal-y ness....

I have this whole collection, and will be showing more of them coming soon....hope you likey!

Be Polished!

~Tiffani

The First Sponge.

Is old news, but I have to tell you, this is one of my most favorite NsOTD ever.... I didn't want to ever take it off....

(blogger - wth...why is this photo rotated???)

1. 2 Coats SH Insta-Dri in "Petal Pusher"

2. Sponged at the tips with Orly "Lemonade", "Snowcone" and "Pixy Stix"

3. Top coat with CG "Fairy Dusst"

4. Little pink metallic heart - from who knows where.... LOL

5. Seche

So, there's another oldie, but goodie....I am going to sport this look again when and if my nails ever grow out again.

Be Polished!

~Tiffani

NsOTD

(THIS is why I love living in the country - my daily route home)

From days gone by ~ a spam extravaganza. I am not going to apologize any more for being a suck blogger. Life is what it is right now (not all bad, don't worry), but here are a few colored palettes for your viewing pleasure:a rainy day marble - my first, and rather successful attempt at water marbling.

Pool party nails - a "Welcome Home" from Iraq shindig. Metallic silver with BM swirls in black - one little aqua rhinestone on each nail (reminded me of water ripples in the pool at night)

I really didn't love this, although separately, I love the polish, the striper, and the fimo.

Purple and gold - worn for a Lakers BBall game during the playoffs - sun for LA and a gold rhinestone.

Tone on tone with holo.

Pale "baby pink" with some dots and one foil nail. This foil was surprisingly easy to apply.
Softball nails. Our summer league team the "Bossy Babes" were turquoise and white - and of course, there had to be glitter. It was a twin. :)

One more pic of the water marble thing just because I really liked it.

So, for now, dear readers.

Be Polished!

~Tiffani

Swap No. 2!!!!!!

This is the 2nd swap in "the series"....and it was from the lovely Lily! Her blog is My little world of polish by Lily Nail.

My first H&M and Peggy Sage polishes! A Hello Kitty hairbrush (which has now become the "travel brush!!!!) and a great Watermelon Mint lip gloss, also H&M. I am so miffed that H&M in the States doesn't carry cosmetics... *sad face*.

Peggy Sage is a French brand I had never heard of, but the quality is primo - and the colors are very nice. The nail stickers are almost "rubbery" and they were perfect on my toenails...so much so that I had a tough time removing them - but for my tootsies, it was great!

This was just the 1st of many swaps I have now done with Lily! Her blog is great and I love to watch for her new reviews.

I usually post all the colors under these pictures and now you are probably wondering my I'm a "slacker" for this post. Well let me explain. I had been keeping a (HUGE) list of these polishes on a legal pad of paper, which recently, has become MIA. Yea, I could go through my stash (also HUGE) and pick out the bottles, but they are in a bit of a storage crunch right now.....We had some water damage to our master bath and are in the midst of re-doing the floor with awesome tile ~ that's on backorder from the manufacturer in ITALY! ARGH! We are living on sub-floor and concrete board; dust and filth. My nail table is sitting against my sliding glass door in the master bedroom and all my polishes are stacked in the guest bedroom....I know, enough for the excuses. IF I can find the tablet, I'll edit this post - and if I mess up a swap, please let me apologize in advance. I think I am going to have to start a spreadsheet.....

But all that being said, I love swapping, and anyone interested in a future one, please contact me!

Be Polished!

~Tiffani

FINALLY! My first Swap

This is the beginning of my many posts about "the swap"....I have so many to compliment and thank - and some from many months ago! Here is my very first, real live swappy thingy...and it was with Rebecca from Nails Etc. Her blog is so fresh and honest - I love the style of her writing....As I read her posts, I close my eyes and go to London with her... (not in a creepy, American sort of way, LOL)...London is one of my most favorite cities.

I really didn't know how much fun or how addictive this whole swap lifestyle would be, but man, am I having a blast!

So here are the photos of what she kindly sent "across the pond":

(this is the mass)

L to R: Boots ~ (Natural Collection) "Black Cherry", Bourjois ~ "So Lacque - Bleu Violet",

Miss Sporty ~"Clubbing Colors" (I think) and Sleek ~ (Nailed Polish) "Poison Ivy".

Beauty UK ~ "Electric Purple" and "Lilac Girl"

Barry M ~ (my firsts!!!) NP 210, Racing Green, Raspberry and NPP 1.

Boots 17 ~ "Orange Soda", "Pink Grapefruit" and "Peacock"

Collection 2000 ~ "Spangles", "Intense" and "Button Moon"

MUA ~ Green Metallic (no label) and "Shade 8"

I really didn't know what to expect - but I sent the lovely Rebecca an email asking about the Beauty UK polishes she had reviewed on her blog - I offered to swap with her, and this is what I was surprised with! My swaps are many and my treasures great, but I have had the most fun getting "to know" the bloggers from these exchanges....you are all so kind and generous. From one little American gal, thanks.

~Be Polished!

Tiffani

It's Always the 4th!

HAPPY FOURTH!

The celebration for the 4th of July (Independence Day) lasted from Saturday until Wednesday!!

Here's what I used:

1. Diamond Cosmetics Super Base

2. Finger Paints -Easel come, Easel Go on thumb and pointer.

3. Essie - Well Red ans China Glaze - Nova on middle.

4. China Glaze - Snow on ring.

5. Orly - Royal Navy (LOVE THIS!) and Art Deco Silver Glitter on pinky.

I used BM plates for the firework and Konad plates with Special polish in Red and Blue Metallic - the silver is China Glaze Millennium!

Be Polished!

~Tiffani

Yours Truly

A month or so ago, I was tolling about the blog-o-sphere looking for (gasp) non polish sites...I have this new found fascination for handmade goods, especially jewellery. I found this little "gem" of a blog, and instantly fell in love with the look of this stuff!

I contacted the lovely Alice of Yours Truly Range, and we began emailing back and forth, creating the most amazing pieces together. I say together, because it was probably 2 or 3 weeks of back and forth decisions and suggestions before she actually made the jewellery. You heard me right ~ MADE....custom, beautiful, and more spectacular than I could have ever imagined. Here is what she designed for me:

This first set is made with black leather, one Pegasus pendant (LOVE) a large blue heart and one small black one....The earrings are blue as well ...I think they are Heliotrope. (yikes)

This next creation is very special to me. When Roo was a baby, his nursery was decorated in suns, moons and stars - the crystals on this necklace reflect most of the colors in his crib comforter. When I told Alice about this , she knew exactly what I was looking for. I absolutely adore this necklace....

Her color charts of available crystals can be found here and she only uses the best materials; Swarovski crystals, sterling silver and leather. Here is a little snippet from her blog:

"The Yours Truly Range is strictly my own design of jewelry. Anything you see here is created from my own mind and designs are made up myself. I would never copy a piece of any kind deliberately, as i get enjoyment out of styling and designing pieces of jewelry from my own imagination. I like to experiment and be artistic about my work.

The main materials i use are Swarovski crystals. These are a well known, high quality crystals in which arebeautifully sparkly and elegant, unfortunately the camera doesnt do any justice for them! They look better in life than in pictures i can assure you!

I like to think im doing the best i can for customers and i will provide a service that will not let you down! All products are made with the finest materials and i can ensure my items are of high quality!"

I couldn't agree more - if only you could see this jewellery in person, it is stunning!

I am going to be ordering more from Alice - those heart and key earrings are to die for!!!

I am so glad I bumped in to this blog, and if you are in the market for some amazing, personalized, beautiful, unique (I could go on for days) pieces, PLEASE, send Alice an email; she will personally create a piece for you.

Prices range from about $10-$30 ..and shipping took about 1 week from the UK to WV.

THANK YOU ALICE!!!!!! You will be hearing from me again very soon!

Be Polished!

~Tiffani

*a little disclaimer here ~ I purchased these items with my very own $$$$ :) I can't wait to order more! *wink*