Oh Sugar...uh, uh, uh, uh, uh, uh.

Oh honey honey... You're totally going to be singing this for the rest of the day!! Mwah-ha-ha-ha-ha!
Back to sugar, Spun Sugar that is by Nina Ultra Pro (NUP). A lovely little flesh toned number that I'm pretty darn fond of. It's just so sweet!
Just so you know, these pics make it a bit more apricot than it is in real life where it's pretty darn neutral. If it weren't for the shimmer you could almost say it gives the mannequin look. Is it just me or is mannequin one of those words that just looks wrong?
Spun sugar isn't what I'd call sheer, but it probably takes four coats to get a perfectly opaque look. I say probably because this is three coats and looking closely I can see some visible nail line (VLN).
As far as light neutrals go, I'm going to have to put this in my top 5. It's got enough shimmer to keep it from being drab, it works well with my skin tone so no ruddiness or sallowness. It's easy to apply and dried fairly quickly and it has a nice shine without a top coat.
All these things make it very professional and for me a perfect military polish. I recommend it if you're looking for something a bit more toned down.

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Cause it's a Bittersweet Symphony That's Life...

As per request by a lovely follower Beauty, I'm going to be showing you the Nina Ultra Pro (NUP) Polishes that I got for my birthday as my first swatches. Stop by her blog, she's just getting started but I love her posts, they're very well thought out and informative. Now, on with the show!
One of my favorite songs is The Verve's Bittersweet Symphony. I saw the name on this polish and had to get it based on that along. Silly yes, but luckily it's a pretty polish so it came out well in the end. NUP's Bittersweet is a lovely rosy pink that leans to the dusty side.
It's a straight cream, not a hint of shimmer to be seen but really pretty. I think it would actually be on the granny side if there was shimmer to it. I notice that it brings out a bit more red in my skin tone than I would like but it's not terrible.
It kinda looks like my nails have water spots and that's cause I used Orly Spritz Dry drying spray...I don't think it did much as far as drying and I certainly don't like what it did to my nail surface. It washed off, but I only wash my hands when I was good and sure my nails are dry and I usually take pictures right after I paint so I don't have to worry about dings.
This was three coats polish, and they applied very smooth and nice. I really like my NUP polishes, they're almost always a joy to work with and are very reasonable as far as cost. Win win!

Thanks so much for reading. Any comments are welcome. Until next time ya'll take care now hear!

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Nina Ultra Pro Salsa & A Layered Look

Nina Ultra Pro Salsa doesn't get nearly enough attention! It's a gorgeous green creme that glides on in two easily applied coats. I had no issues with the formula and it's readily available for those in the U.S. at Sally Beauty Supply at about $4.


I layered one coat of Zoya Bailey over my manicure the next day and I love the results. It reminds me a bit of Zoya Edyta with a pinkish glow as opposed to Edyta's golden one.


Thanks for reading!
April

Current Giveaways

• $65 CSN Stores Giveaway! Ends 11/4.
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Nina Ultra Pro Leaf Me Alone & A Giveaway Roundup

I picked this up at Sally's. This took three coats, no application issues. It's a lovely medium green creme.


Giveaway Roundup

• Win a $50 N-Fini gift certificate from TicTacDough. Ends 1/19.
• Win a $40 gift certificate to Chocomize from One 2 Try. Ends 1/19.
• Win a Soda Stream Soda Kit from Mommy2TwoGirls. (I want this so much!) Ends 1/19.
• Win a Soda Stream Soda Kit from The Mommy Files. (I will win one of these darn things some day!) Ends 1/19.
• Win a free dress rental from Rent the Runway & Twirlit. (If you haven't heard about Rent the Runway yet, go check this out!) Ends 1/20.
• Win a case of Oogave Soda from SilverSavings. Ends 1/20.
• Win a Rembrandt Whitening package from What's Cooking at DD. Ends 1/20.
• Win a Burt's Bees gift basket ($165 worth!) from To the Max. Ends 1/20.

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Nina Ultra Pro - In A Tiff

WOOO! We love contests! We entered Polish Mayhem's cool contest today & we won! She put up a lovely picture of four polishes and you guess what they are to win. We even guessed them in the right order. It was hard but a lot of fun. We'll be getting a nice new bottle of China Glaze For Audrey. (Can I have it Ashley since you already have a bottle?) Here is a picture of me wearing Nina Ultra Pro In A Tiff, which was one of the other mystery polishes.
-April
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