China Glaze Ruby Pumps & Lubu Heels

Hi everyone! Today, I am wearing China Glaze Ruby Pumps on all my fingers, except China Glaze Lubu Heels on my ring fingers. I am going to be a devil for Halloween (only one of the best holidays ever!!!) so I thought the manicure would be quite appropriate!

I originally did a fun version for the devil manicure (as pictured below), but then I decided to switch it up to something more plain, but prettier.

My fun devil manicure! Like the moustache?

Ruby Pumps and Lubu Heels - blurred to show the gorgeous glitter!

Hands down my FAVORITE red!

What is your favorite red polish? What are you doing for Halloween? Have a fun and safe weekend ladies!

China Glaze Ruby Pumps

I had a tiny haul on Thursday with two of my best friends. We went to the Sally's that is close to our college, and then to the Asian grocery store next door! I bought China Glaze VII (on sale for $1.99!), China Glaze Fairy Dust, China Glaze Ruby Pumps, and Finger Paints Tough Art to Follow. I am absolutely in love with all of them! I have only tried Ruby Pumps so far, but I've wanted Fairy Dust for a while now. VII and Tough Art to Follow were more of an impulse buy, but Tough Art to Follow is my style of green! My friend S let me use her camera because Ruby Pumps was so difficult to capture on mine. I still didn't quite capture exactly what it is; Ruby Pumps is a gorgeous glitter in a red jelly (not chunky glitter though), with black/darker undertones in some light. I think the best description of these are really Dorothy's red slippers from the Wizard of Oz. As you might know, I am not a fan of wearing red polishes; I've just always felt like the color was old on me. However, Ruby Pumps totally changed that. I can't stop staring at my hands!

As you can see, the color looks different in every picture, it was so hard to capture. I highly recommend this gorgeous red!

Our other little haul on snacks! I grew up on Pocky so I absolutely love that stuff!

Don't forget to check out my back-to-school mini giveaway here: http://aliceinpolishland.blogspot.com/2010/08/back-to-school-mini-giveaway.html. You have until September 15 to enter!

Nail Palettes - Pinks and Reds

As you all know, my nails are still extremely short from me cutting them off; I figured they deserve a rest! I think I will also try out my China Glaze Calcium Fortifier during this break time and I'll let you all know how it goes. For now, I will be posting for this week, my nail palettes. I bought these plastic nail palettes from Transdesign for around $1 each because I really wanted a way to see the nail polish out of the bottle without having to look online at other people's posts or my own pictures. My camera didn't do the most awesome job at capturing each polish, so I will also give a description of each one (outdoor and indoor lighting).

(From left to right: China Glaze White Out, Sally Hansen Pink Promise, Revlon Rose Zing, China Glaze Sugar High, Love My Nails Seductive Red, and China Glaze Riveter Rouge)

China Glaze White Out: This is your standard white - perfect for French manicure tips. The formula is pretty good, although if you want to use this as a base color, it may take several coats for it to be opaque.

Sally Hansen Pink Promise: I don't really like sheer colors; I like my base polishes to be opaque. This color is a very light pink, and I personally use it for the base of shimmery French manicures.

Revlon Rose Zing: I bought this nail polish from Safeway grocery store the summer before last, in my obsession with gold-flecked polishes. The polish is a dimmer coral color with gold shimmer in it. I am not a huge fan of this polish because I'd prefer something brighter, but the gold shimmer makes a huge difference.

China Glaze Sugar High: As I mentioned in my previous post, it's a very pretty pink and very girly. I'm actually wearing this one on my toes right now, and it really stands out again my tan skin tone. I am absolutely in love with this pink!

Love My Nails Seductive Red: I bought this red from Wal-Mart during my fall semester with my roommate. I wanted a red because I never owned one before and I wanted a cheap red for nail art. I still have only worn this as a base color once because I'm not a huge fan of bright reds; it just doesn't feel quite right for my age yet.

China Glaze Riveter Rouge: I just purchased this one from Head 2 Toe Beauty Supply.  It is part of the new China Glaze Vintage Vixens Fall 2010 collection. As I said, I am not a huge fan of reds, but this red is really gorgeous. It's very shimmery and glittery (without a top coat, it feels a bit rough). The sparkles look gold to me, although I am in indoor lighting right now, without a top coat. I'll let you all know what it looks like when I wear it myself!