Monday

There is a puppy running around in the apartment upstairs, and it makes me want my puppy so bad. It's ridiculous how much I miss her when I'm not with her.
When I'm home we don't leave each others sides. /lame.


Well the tree made it through the night. No bulbs knocked off, and the tree wasn't knocked over. So that's a bonus.
I love this time of year. It feels so cozy with the lights on the tree and in the windows. I wish they could be left up all year, but then it wouldn't feel so different when Christmastime came around.
Blah blah blah I just keep going on and on about Christmas.


So I've been looking all over for the Holidaze Sally Hansen Salon Effects, to no avail. I've heard of a few places that have carried them since late November, but every time I've gone to check, they've been sold out.I managed to find one package of them about a week ago but it was the least Christmassy set and I really wasn't a fan of the design.
Also, as a side note, trying to navigate the Sally Hansen website is horrendous. It's really poorly done considering they're such a large company.
That being said I still love Sally Hansen, and it is the nail polish I use the most. Its very reasonably priced and I've found that it actually lasts significantly longer than other brands I've tried.
X-Treme wear seems to be my go-to at least 75% of the time. Nice variety of colours, too.

Essie is another brand I've become interested in recently. It's a little more expensive but their colours are GORGEOUS. Currently dying to buy Leading Lady (a deep sparkly red shade) and Golden Nuggets (a sheer varnish with gold bits).
I've been thinking it would be nice to layer Gold Nuggets over Leading Lady for a really sweet holiday nail. Something simple but cute.

I'm looking for a really nice deep/dark green shade, too. Maybe like a hunter green. I was expecting one to be released for the Winter Collection, but they've only released blues, reds (Leading Lady being one of them), and a silver. Still nice, but not green. Sadface.
I think the closest I'll be coming to the colour I've got in my head is Crocadilly, from the Repstyle collection.
I guess it would be a bit too obvious a choice to throw in a green shade with reds and silvers for a winter collection.


Aaaaanyway, I've rambled about nail polishes for a long while now.
Hopefully by the end of the week I'll have had a chance to get out to some stores and find some shades I can write a little about. I have a work Christmas party this weekend coming, so I'd like to find a nice colour (or a few to choose from) to wear for that. 

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