Nail Polish, Ahoy!

I love nail polish. I'm slightly addicted to nail polish. Okay, I have my moments were I'm just OBSESSED with nail polish. When I do find the time to do my nails, I love picking different combinations and trying different designs. I could literally spend half a day just doing my nails.  It's relaxing and makes me feel pretty. 

I didn't get into nail polish till after I graduated college. Being an art student and working with your hands didn't leave a lot of time for pretty nails, especially when you will chip them in a matter of seconds when you start working on something.

One of my lovely best friends got me really into it. She has so many bottles of nail polish that she had to get a spinning organizer to put them in and she still has more that won't fit into it. (This organizer holds 144 bottles, so you can imagine how many more she possibly has.) She has given me a few from her collection when she gets tired of the color and has bought me a few as gifts. Now that I follow her blog and her friend's blog (Thoughts at 1AM  & Eat. Play. Write.), I can't help but feel compelled to buy more nail polish. I have gotten rid of some older ones and some that are not 3-Free, so my collection is feeling a bit light.

What is "3-Free"?
3-Free stands for nail polish that has no Dibutyl Phthalate, Toulene, and Formaldehyde. Basically, these ingrediants are suppose to make your nail polish stronger, chip resistant, and easy to put on. But these chemicals can lead to some health issues with high exposure over a long period of time. Though it is not completely proven yet, I don't think you should have formaldehyde anywhere near you unless you are dead. 

Point is...
They are really exposing me to cool, glittery colors of some indie brands; some that are 3-Free. These colors make me daydream about where I'd be if I was wearing this color or what occasion I could wear that one for. It really makes me want to spend my money even though I'm trying to save up for my vacation in August with my boyfriend.  It's a balancing act and a lot of will power to hold off for now and save up more money first. And possibly ask for some for my birthday... ;)

www.ilnp.com • www.rainbowhoney.com • www.deborahlippmann.com

UPDATE

I recently bought OPI Warm & Fozzie from the Muppet Collection at CVS on a whim. I love the color of it. And I bought two Essies (I forgot the names right now) for $5.50 at Tri-County Flea Market. I think I got my fill of buying nail polish for now. :3

Point Taken

I've decided that I need an outlet for my creative side.  I have a lot of hobbies and passions but I've been letting them fall to the wayside.  I use to blog on my tumblr but it just got to the point that the only people really following me were the people who wanted to repost what I reposted. It became a game of pretty pictures and quotes. Don't get me wrong, I still love tumblr. It's great for finding cool images, ideas, and is another form of expressing yourself, but I wanted to personalize my thoughts and my projects more.

And since I haven't done any of the things I've set out to do, I figured here is a place were I can show off my designs from work to whatever I feel like designing. And my love of baking, needle felting, painting, nail polish, books I've read, movies I love, food I want to make, etc. 

And instead of letting my website just sit there, hopefully another way to use my domain for a purpose and get my thoughts and ideas out there.

Thankfully, since projects take time and work/family/love/friends take my time away, I'll hopefully be able to incorporate them into my blog just to show myself that I do a lot and I do accomplish a lot every day.

Here's to making it last.