Essie Over The Edge

2 coats,lightbox

I bought this during my 'grey' phase a few months back. Steel-grey has always been one of my favourite nail polish colours, so Over The Edge was an obvious choice.

A metallic, steel-grey that applies perfectly? Yes Please!

I don't own a lot of Essie nail polish, but I do think it's one of the better salon-turned-drugstore brands out there. It's also more affordable than the others, (Essie costs $10 CDN and OPI costs $12--pretty good)
What do you think?

Ginger-Yesterday I was marveling at how lovely this winter has been. Tomorrow we're getting a snowstorm. (I think I jinxed it by speaking too soon : /)

List Of The Week: Songs That Make Me Smile

No matter how I'm feeling at the time, hearing these songs always makes me smile. Always.

1. Boogie Woogie Number 5-Puffy Ami Yumi

2. Here It Goes Again-OK Go

3. Supermodel-Jill Sobule

4. I'll Be Here Awhile-311

5. Time Bomb-Rancid

6. Come On Eileen-Save Ferris

7. Tubthumping-Chumbawamba (Don't hate, you know you love it)

8. Walkin' On The Sun-Smash Mouth

9. Apache-Sugarhill Gang (I smile because of this)

10. Move On Up-Curtis Mayfield


Happy Saturday all!

Ginger-I am not going to buy any more nail polish until I've worn all the ones I presently own. I'm serious this time.

Pink Wednesday:Essie Splash of Grenadine

Greetings from the summer of 2010! This beauty is part of Essie's Resort Collection. I passed on the most popular shades, Lapis of Luxury and Turquoise and Caicos, but purchased this and Playa Del Platinum almost immediately. 

Splash of Grenadine is what I like to call an "in-between" colour. It's both purple...and pink. Essie's website calls it magenta, so I guess I agree. It's beautiful, whatever it is, and the formula is perfect too. 

This Wednesday's offering is a winner :)

3 coats, lightbox

I hope you're all having a wonderful day!

Ginger-In just two weeks I've gotten 9 paper cuts! Winter needs to be over now.

Nicole by OPI Kourt Is Red-y For A Pedi

As a rule, I try to avoid all things Kardashian. My bestie was obsessed with Keeping Up With The Kardashians, and I really tried to enjoy the show, but after watching a few episodes with her I decided that this was one family I did not want to 'keep up' with. They all seem like nice people, but I just can't watch it.

When I found out Nicole by OPI was releasing a Kardashian-themed line my first thought was, "Not them again!" then again, I do remember admiring the beautifully manicured nails of all the girls, so this was a better fit for the brand than Justin Bieber. 

I can't even hate.

The colour that jumped out at me immediately was Kourt Is Red-y For a Pedi, a screamingly bright vermillion red creme. I adore this colour! It is one of my favourite go-to reds. I don't know much about the namesake, other than she's the oldest and appears to be kind of aloof and unemotional.

 I like her.

3 coats natural light (closest to real-life)

in lightbox (too orange here)

I've been trying to hold off on posting my manis. Winter has not been kind to my hands, and I hate showing them when they're this dry and yucky-looking. Oh well, I'll put my dry cuticles on blast before anyone else will : P

Happy Monday!
Ginger-I will, however, watch any show featuring wives, toddlers in tiaras, and brides. I'm different.

List Of The Week: Whitney Houston

Yet another legend, gone before her time. This list is devoted to my all-time favourite female vocalist. Rest in Peace, Whitney

1. You Give Good Love
2. I Will Always Love You
3. Heartbreak Hotel (feat Faith Evans and Kelly Price)
4. I Wanna Dance With Somebody(Who Loves Me)
5. All The Man That I Need
6. So Emotional
7. I'm Your Baby Tonight
8. It's Not Right But It's OK (Thunderpuss Remix)
9. When You Believe (Featuring Mariah Carey)
10. The Greatest Love of All
11. Home
12. Salute

Have a great Saturday,

Ginger-who spend the entire afternoon watching Whitney's funeral. What a touching tribute to her life.

OPI Stranger Tides

Oooh! I love me some Pirates of the Caribbean! Mostly because I love me some Johnny Depp. I haven't seen the film this polish is named for, but the series is one of my most beloved guilty pleasures.  In the interest of full-disclosure, I have to admit that I wasn't 'wowed' by this collection.  They were all pastels and I wasn't in the mood for pastels. The colours are lovely, I just think more could have been done with such a great theme.

3 coats indoors under lamp

  Anywhoo, Stranger Tides was one of my favourite shades. It's a dusty celadon green creme, definitely not a typical pastel which is what attracted me to it.

I have a love/like relationship with OPI. Sometimes I love every single colour in a collection, and other times...meh. Stranger Tides is one of the few from this collection that I actually bought.
Oh well, you can't win 'em all.

Happy Thursday!
Ginger-who spent Valentine's Day with her niece. She is fabulous.