Sorry, guys.
Listen, I really want to get this blog off the ground but a few aspects of life got in the way.
Namely, family and health. I have an autoimmune thyroid disease and it mucks about with my energy levels. Some days I can go, go, go but most of the time, it's all I can do to go to work, go to the gym, come home, and paint my nails.
With family-my older sister is getting married in May and my younger sister and I are co-maids of honor. And we are organizing a bridal shower with the two other bridesmaids. The shower is four days before Christmas. We are insane, basically. Also, my older brother was up for his last visit to Buffalo. Why his last visit? Because my parents, who have lived in Buffalo a very long time, are moving to Charlotte after my dad retires in January.
Yup. It's no wonder I want to spend the majority of my time in bed or hanging with a cat or two.
I'm trying.
Today, though, I have four polishes for you. Four awesome polishes. They're not indies or laced with diamonds. But they are
ADVENTURE TIME.
Yassssss....ADVENTURE TIME (caps lock necessary)
I was so excited to find these on clearance at Hot Topic. I was even more excited when I found out that all clearance was BOGO and I was able to get all four polishes offered for about $6.
Ready? Let's go!
Bubblegum Princess is up first.
BP is everything a princess should be--kind, smart, and pretty.
Bubblegum Princess is a blue-toned pink crelly (creme-jelly hybrid). This is three coats and no top coat, plus a huge ding in my ring finger. Oops.
I love pretty pink this is...that's the best word I can think to describe it. Just...pretty. Much like the princess, herself.
Oh, my glob, you guys. Next is:
Lumpy Space Princess. I can sum her up in one word-sassy. She's a princess and she knows it.
This shows how pink-toned the polish is.
I love this. Again-three coats, no top coat. Crelly finish. Shiny. Almost a neon lavender. Smooth application, no streaks or bald spots. And I didn't ding my fingers on this one, either!
Then, we have the boys.
First
Jake, the dog. He has the tendency to creep my sister out because his limbs are so...flexible.
He's a smooth talker, but faithful to his viola-playing lady, Lady Rainicorn.
Again, three coats, no top coat. Crelly finish.
Jake is a mustard yellow. Putting this one on, I was definitely making some sort of face. I'm not a yellow girl at all and I thought my nails looked like I dipped them in mustard. I'll definitely keep this in mind for some nail artz in the future.
And, last, but certainly not least, we have Jake's partner in crime...
Finn is the one responsible for all of this nonsense. The land is in his imagination. And damn, is it awesome. He harbors a crush on Bubblegum Princess. Along with that, he's adventurous (duh, name of the show) and daring.
Three coats, no top coat
This one was suuuuuuuper hard to capture true to color. It's a bright blue crelly. It's not as saturated as Nails Inc. Baker Street or Sinful Colors Endless Blue but it's bright. Clearly, my iPhone 4S camera could not handle this jelly (hah!)
On the whole, this little collection was a nice little find. I'd love to see more Adventure Time polishes released for other characters like Bmo, Marceline, Ice King, and Tree Trunks. They could have a lot of fun with different finishes for those four.
I'm trying to get on a semi-regular schedule for posting to turn this into something that people can say, "oh, Tuesday/Thursday/Saturday/what-have-you. Dancing Phalanges post!"
I have some other swatches and NOTDs that just need some minor editing and they'll be ready to go--little posts, but at least it's something, right?
So, what would your dream Adventure Time collex look like? What characters would it include?
okay, guys. That will do it for me.
Thanks for reading!
xo, ali.
