O.P.I. Just Spotted the Lizard!

Isn't this a gorgeous color? This is "Just Spotted The Lizard" from O.P.I.'s new Amazing Spiderman Collection. Please excuse the paint on my cuticles, as this is before I did my clean up. But really, this applied so nicely that there wasn't a whole lot of clean up to do. It was mainly just that middle nail. Just look at that duochrome, color-shifting yumminess!

As many of you probably know, Just Spotted the Lizard is a dupe for Chanel's "Peridot." I've wanted that color for months, but I can't justify spending Chanel prices, so O.P.I has made me very happy. I've read that there is also a dupe from Jessica Cosmetics, but those aren't sold in my area.

Well, I tried to take my manicure a step further and added some Kiss Nail Art stickers, but I really think I should have left well enough alone. The color was so nice by itself. What do you think?

The top photo was taken in the evening light, and the bottom photo was taken in the morning light, so that's why the coloring appears different in the two photos. This color does different things in different lighting!

Ready for Spring?

I admit it. I'm not a fan of winter weather. Fortunately Spring is only a few weeks away, so I jumped the gun a little bit and put flower stickers on my manicure this week.

Zoya "Phoebe" Matte Velvet Polish with Kiss brand flower stickers.

This is my first time using a matte nail polish, and to be honest, I'm not sure what to think. I really like this color, and I like the finished texture, too, but the polish is not without it's cons. I don't know about all matte polish, but this Zoya brand dries fast! Almost too fast for me to finish painting my nail. I had heard that matte polish tends to chip faster than other polish, and it was true for me. I painted these on Friday night, and Sunday morning I noticed a chip on my right index finger. I'm also not sure about the stickers... I think I went overboard with them. I should have stuck with just one flower sticker per nail, or just done one nail with stickers as a focal nail.

I've had a few people ask me how many colors of nail polish I own, and until the other day, I didn't know. It turns out that the answer is 49 (for now). A lot of them (16) are Sinful Colors brand, because well, they're cheap. Also, I have quite a few bottles of glitter polish. As my cousin told me a few weeks ago, glitter has powers. Here's a photo of my collection: