Golden Oldie Thursday: Ruffles

Unfortunately, time got away from me this week, due in part to the fact that my husband and I have been binge watching Breaking Bad Season 5, so I won't have a Ruffle Mani for this week's GOT Challenge.

But that doesn't mean you can't check out what the other girls did! Check out their ruffle-y manis below!

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Golden Oldie Thursday: Purple

Today's theme in the Golden Oldie Challenge is PURPLE!

I used to wear more purple than I do now, so I had a couple of polishes to choose from. Ultimately I sort of ran out of time so this look isn't exactly what I had imagined.

Polishes Used:
-Sally Hansen - Lacey Lilac
-China Glaze - Gothic Lolita
-Bonita - Purple
-China Glaze - Snow Globe

I never wear Snow Globe; in fact, this is probably the first time, and as you can see, my camera freaked out. LOL. I was really hoping that the purples would be more dramatic, but it looks like I only used two because the China Glaze and Bonita were too close in shades.

Anyway, I am sure the other ladies did some awesome looks, so check them out below.

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Golden Oldie Thursday: Skittles

Today I am back with another Golden Oldie Thursday post, and this week's theme is "Skittles"! I love the look of skittle manis, although I myself don't do them too often.

And here is my look!

Polishes Used:
-NYC - Fuchsia Shock Creme
-China Glaze - I'm Not Lion
-Maybelline - Bold Gold

Fuchsia Shock Creme was my favorite pink shade of all time before I got my hands on OPI Kiss Me On My Tulips. It is a similar shade. I decided to go with a gold glittery nail and then a pink and gold stamping nail. The funny thing about the stamping nail is that it is the bicycle image from Cheeky Jumbo plate 3 - European Romance, although my nail was sort of small, so it looks just like wheels. Hahah.

Overall I like this look and the color combination. Don't forget to check out what the other ladies did with their GOT Skittles!

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Golden Oldie Thursday: Orange

Today's theme in Golden Oldie Thursday is ORANGE! I was never a huge fan of orange, although my high school colors were black and orange and my company's previous color was orange, I never really loved the color; it always just seemed so Halloween-y.

Anyway, that being said, I do have a Go-To Orange, Sinful Colors, Hazard, which I used in this look.

Polishes Used:
-Sinful Colors - Hazard
-Born Pretty - Holo Polish 1
-Glequins

I love the look of holographic polish but there are never holographic creams (at least that I know of?) so I love being able to make any shade holographic with my Born Pretty Holo Polish. Color 1 is basically clear so I can top any base color with it. I actually love what this did to Hazard. And speaking of Hazard, the reason that I love it is that it's a bit on the coral side and not so Halloween-y :) Finally, I added the glequins for a littler extra bring.

Make sure to check out what all the other ladies did with their oldie oranges!

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Golden Oldie Thursday: Chevron

Today I'm back with my middle nub and a Chevron mani for the Golden Oldie Thursday Challenge!

And here is my look!

Polishes Used:
-Sinful Colors - Slate
-Sinful Colors - Cream Pink

I've had these polishes for a while and hadn't used any Sinful in a couple of weeks so this was the perfect opportunity. I also used Nail Vinyls and the vinyls are the same color pink as this pink polish. Pink and gray used to be one of my favorite color combinations. I used to wear it a lot more so this was fun play around with. Unfortunately, this look also brings out how short my nubbin is :-( Can't wait for that to start growing and stop ripping!

Make sure to check out all the other ladies Chevron looks!

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Golden Oldie Thursday: Green

I don't own too many older green polishes because I don't really wear green alone that much; so I picked up 3 old greens and used them all in one mani!

Polished Used:
-Fresh Paint - Pistachio
-Sally Hansen - Parrot
-Essence - Walk on the Wild Side

Let me start off by saying that this look reminds me a swamp with algae.

I started off with a base of Pistachio (the lightest green) and then randomly sponged on the other two shades. Once it was done I topped it with Out The Door to blend all the colors together. I decided to add a giant rhinestone to my accent nail, and the bling sort of reminds me of a beetle in a swamp. lol.

What do you think? Sort of reminds you of algae too?

Golden Oldie Thursday: Dots

Another Golden Oldie Thursday! I am liking this challenge because it's forcing me to go through my stash and find new polishes that either need more love or need a new home. Today's oldie, Petites - Aubergine, just needs some more love.

Today's theme is DOTS; and I have to admit that I have been loving polka dotted mani's lately so this was perfect.

Polishes Used:
-Petites - Aubergine
-OPI - My Vampire is Buff
-Out The Door

I may have cheated a bit with this look since my bottle of My Vampire is Buff isn't a year old, but I think it's OK because I have made up for it with the pretty base of Aubergine. I have owned Aubergine since I was in college, so definitely fits all the rules. This mani has a different source of look because I am mixing finishes, I think generally speaking, I prefer and enjoy to create mani's in colors of the same finishes. This also sort of reminds me of Minny Mouse's dress!

Don't forget to see how the other ladies incorporated their oldie polishes into pretty dotted manis!

Golden Oldie Thursday: Stripes

Happy Thursday! Today's theme in the Golden Oldie Challenge is Stripes; I love how simple or complex you can go with stripes, so today I stuck with simple!

And here are my polishes and look:

I received these RGB polishes as part of a larger polish lot I grabbed on ebay maybe 18 months ago. Unfortunately, they don't have any names on them :-/ I have actually never heard of this brand before, so I don't know anything about the polishes or the brand (do you?). This is super simple as I mentioned before but sometimes you just need a neutral palette cleanser right? I don't know that I LOVE the color combination, but maybe that's why these polishes are golden OLDIES. ;-)

Any thoughts on this look? Love it? Hate it?

Golden Oldie Thursday - Pink

I have decided to join another challenge, this is going to be it for me for the first quarter because I don't want to sign up for too many. The Golden Oldie Challenge was created by Debbie over at The Crumpet (you can see her post on it here) but it gives us a chance to use some of the older polishes in our stashes.

Today's theme is pink, which is SUPER perfect for me, probably most girls started off with pink polishes when they were younger, I know I did, so I had a handful of older polishes. Here are the shades that I used.

As you can see from the bottles, they are all pretty worn and you can see definite fill lines on all the bottles, look at that Revlon!

Polishes Used:
-OPI - Nail Envy
-Sally Hansen - Flashy Fuchsia
-Nina Ulta Pro - Fuchsia Rage
-Revlon - Twinkled Pink
-Mary Kay - Natural Pink
-Out The Door

With the exception of possibly the Sally Hansen, I have definitely had these polishes since I was in college, if not earlier, so most of them are at least 6 years old. LOL. This is a fun and simple ombre look.

Are you participating in the GOT Challenge? Was your first nail polish a pink one?