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I know I missed posting my polish review this week. I’m not sure exactly when I will be posting another.

Remember when I posted my Lo review & mentioned that Brandi was sick? Unfortunately, she got even worse and sadly passed away Monday. I took her to the vet Monday the 13th & her x-rays were clear so they told me she had a food allergy. By Friday, her lungs had fluid and they thought it was pneumonia. They had me take her to a critical care clinic where they said she also had masses in her abdomen that could possibly be tumors, but they weren’t sure. They were afraid if it was cancer, it had spread to her lungs, but they couldn’t understand why it had happened so fast. She slowly got worse until Sunday, her lungs were completely filled and she required oxygen. Monday morning, we got the test results and it was lymphoma.

Brandi was not just a dog. She was my child and my very best friend in the world. I wanted more than anything to make her better. Unfortunately, I was advised if we tried chemotherapy, the best I could hope was to prolong her life by a few months in which she’d be subjected to treatments either weekly or bi-weekly. And during that time, she would always be sick and have difficulties breathing.

I never ever ever wanted to have to make that decision. The one thing I am grateful for is that it was pretty cut and dried. All along, I wanted to take her illness on myself and make her healthy. I couldn’t do that. But I could end her suffering, even if it meant I would be absolutely devastated. It was the last act of love I could do for her.

Brandi passed away Monday, February 20th. She was in my arms and fell asleep. She had no pain and hopefully felt safe and loved.

It’s been an extremely hard week. I’ve always said I lived alone, but never felt as alone as I do now. I spent over 9 years with her, so there is a huge void in my life. Every time I walk in the house, for half a second I forget that she won’t be here waiting for me. I’m struggling with deciding when I should put her things away. The constant reminder hurts, but I fear the empty spots where they were might be worse.

I’ve already decided I will have another dog, I just don’t know when. When she was with me, Brandi hated seeing me sad. I imagine her looking down on me and, since she can’t be here to give me kisses and snuggles, wanting to comfort me any way she can. I’m sure some will call me cheesy or just plain nuts, but I believe Brandi is going to send the right dog my way. I’ll probably try checking the rescue groups at Petsmart on the weekends and maybe hit up some shelters. When it’s right, I’ll know.

Anyway, I just wanted anyone who on the off-chance checks this blog, to know I’m not slacking. Just too emo to bother with any makeup at all right now. Hopefully soon.

That would be me.

I’m.. an adult. And old enough to A) not say my age, and B) know my eye color. And I do. As of like last week.

First, here’s my eyeball:

(Am I the only one who thinks eyeball pics are creepy?)

Anyway, I’m not sure that the pic above is clear enough, but I have green eyes. All my life, I thought I had hazel eyes because my mom said I did.

(Actually, she said I was born with blue eyes, like many babies are, and they changed color. Typically, this happens within the first year or so. In my case, she believes I was 16. Clearly, she’s nuts.)

Anyway, I started looking into it and my eyes are clearly not hazel. They tend to be more amber colored. But my eyes aren’t blue either. And they aren’t green-green. So I was very confused.

Finally, I started taking pics, which got me to pay closer attention. I asked people what color my eyes were - which was ironic, because I got all sorts of responses, but it forced them to really look and then change their answer. And it was unaninmous.

I have green eyes. With a bit of gray, which makes them sometimes look blueish. But they’re green.

Only 2% of the world has green eyes. So I’m special! But this makes it unlikely my child will get my eyes.

And I need to change the info on my driver’s license next time.

I’m a little late with this. Sorry, but my beloved pit Brandi (who might as well be my child) has been ill and I’ve been stressing and taking care of her. Anyway, she’s hopefully on the mend and if you could please loan us your positive thoughts, I’d appreciate it!

Anyway, I was inspired by Valentine’s Day and tried out Lo this week!

“Bright, warm, medium pink creme with strong coral undertones. A unique summer pink that really flatters a tan.”

I’m gonna agree with Zoya’s description on this one. It’s perhaps a bit too bright for those who like to stick with “season appropriate” shades. Personally, I do not… but this one is actually a bit outside the box for me. It’s a bit brighter than anything I normally wear, but if I can get over how different it is from my norm, I think I’ll like it and wear it again.

Zoya is probably right about it flattering a tan, but I don’t think it looks bad with my pasty-pale skin that is physically impossible to tan. If nothing else, this will definitely be a good shade for my toes!

Oh, and an update on the Orly Top2Bottom. I need to test it out with some Orly polish, but with Zoya I do not recommend. It possibly lasted even less than the cheap stuff, most likely because I had to pile on the polish so thick.

I received my Zoya Armor and Anchor top and base coats from Amazon (in record time… that’s the sucky thing about ordering straight from Zoya - it takes forever) and I’m trying that out. So far, so good.

Happy Valentine’s Day!

I’ll be honest. This is not my favorite shade. I don’t dislike it by any means - I actually got quite a few compliments - I just veer towards shades that are sparkly/shimmery/etc and this is more subdued. And subdued is not a bad thing. There are certain situations where you may want more neutral nails, but not necessarily something so neutral that it would be job interview appropriate.

(Although, depending on what the job is, this might work.)

Anyway, I’m from Vegas, my taste may be a little skewed.

“Zoya Nail Polish in Kristen can be best described as a gull gray nail polish with a mild bluish hue. An ideal cool neutral color that covers fully opaque in 2 coats.”

So far, this has been probably the closest to how you would guess it would look. It’s like a blend of cement with periwinkle with just a hint of purple. I really did like it, I’ll just probably put a coat of silver or white glitter over it.

This time I used Orly Top 2 Bottom as a base and topcoat. I’d really like to try the Zoya Anchor and Armor, I just grabbed Orly for the time being because they carry it at Sally Beauty Supply. That’s my biggest frustration with Zoya - it’s hard to buy anything except online. I’ve found a small selection of it at Ulta, but nowhere else. Now, depending on where you are located, that might not be as much of an issue. But Las Vegas isn’t exactly a small town and we have loads of salons, so the “blessed ones” may have to live in California and New York.

Anyway, I don’t know if Orly just doesn’t work well with Zoya or it was this polish, but I ended up having to put it on fairly thick to get it even. And I wasn’t thrilled with the results. I’ll use Orly again with my next shade and if I have the same problem, then I will know whether it’s Kristen or not.

And if you have any requests from the list, let me know!

I don’t foresee myself being so anal about this that I need to post an update to every review, but this time I felt I had to. Charla is like a chameleon color. After wearing it for a longer amount of time in different lights, I discovered why you get all sorts of different results. This color goes from emerald green to deep sea blue to a gorgeous teal and everywhere in between, depending on the light. It’s crazy. However, in my humble opinion, every different shade was shimmery and gorgeous. I’m a sucker for sparkles.

I did try to take pics of my nails in different lights, but I couldn’t get it to show up on “film” looking substantially - if at all - different. If you’re interested, here are some pics from Google & here is my original review.

Anyway, gotta go paint my nails. I’ll be posting another review this weekend!

First, thanks to everyone for indulging my request for suggestions on which color to review next. Somewhat surprisingly, of all the responses, three kept coming up. So the first I opted to review was Charla.

“Zoya Nail Polish in Charla can be best described as: tropical blue sparkling metallic. An expensive-looking metallic shade for summer.”

Gotta be honest, this is not a shade I’d ever describe as blue. It certainly looks blue on the official site (not to mention it is called a blue numerous times) and even in the bottle in person, but once I got it on my nails, it most certainly did not look blue.

(Admittedly, it took several tries to get a good photo because the flash kept making it look blue.)

It’s green. In certain lights, if you squint, it can look a little tealish. But this picture is a pretty accurate representation of my nails right now. Reminds me of the Emerald City in the Wizard of Oz.

Green is admittedly one of my least favorite colors, so since I was expecting blue this could have been disappointing, but it’s actually very pretty. And now I can be all sparkly and glam for Saint Patrick’s Day.

I used the Sally Hansen topcoat again, but I’m actually planning to buy a better product shortly. Just looking into cruelty free products that work well and I can preferably buy in a store. Patience is not one of my virtues and Art of Beauty has been taking a ridiculous amount of time to process orders. Suggestions are extremely welcome! Anyway, my last manicure started chipping after two days, so I really need a better topcoat.

And yeah, I’m still working on my polishing skills.

sarahvermeland asked: I would love to see a review of "Kristen", I have very pale skin and it would be great to know what it looks like.

I have it next on my list. :) I’m very pale too, so this should be interesting. Thanks for taking the time to respond!

Anonymous asked: Charla

Thank you for your input. Since this was the first response I received, it’s the color I went with. I’ll post the review shortly!

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