Golden Oldie Thursday: Yellow/Peach

Today is the last day of the Q1 Golden Oldie Challenge! There will be a Q2 Challenge starting next month :) Today's them is YELLOW/PEACH; being from Pittsburgh I own my fair share of yellow polishes, and I chose my favorite to feature in this mani. (Zoya Pippa)

Polishes Used:
-Zoya - Pippa
-China Glaze - I'm Not Lion
-OPI - Alpine Snow

This look didn't turn out exactly how I had hoped, but it's not too bad. The more and more I look at it, it sort of reminds me of cheese slices; haha!!

FYI - Pittsburgh Pirate Baseball season will be starting March 31st, so I'm sure you will be seeing more and more yellow in my looks :)

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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: Valentines

Today's theme for the Golden Oldie Challenge is Valentine's!

You know I love Valentine's Nails but unfortunately I got a little behind schedule and won't be able to post a look today :(  However, I highly recommend that you check out the link-up to see what all the other ladies created for their GOT Valentine's Look!

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: Blue

This week's theme in the GOT Challenge is Blue! I had at least two blue polishes when I was in middle school. One was from Petites and the other, well I don't remember the brand, but it was a blue glitter topper, with red glitters mixed in that smelled like Blueberry once dried. (Does anyone remember anything like that from the 90's?)

Anyway, I don't own either of those polishes anymore, but I do have an oldie, but goodie, blue that I use all the time. Sally Hansen - Pacific Blue.

Polishes Used:
-Sally Hansen - Pacific Blue
-Konad - White
-Out The Door
-MASH Plate - 41

I really do often use this blue shade, mainly in nail art or as accent nails (all blue wouldn't go over so well at work these days) but this is a nice shade that I will continue to keep in my collection. I didn't want to leave my nails plain blue, so I added the zebra stripes with MASH-41 plate and my trusty Konad White. I have used Konad White as my Go-To Stamping white for at least 2 years ago (and even though this is a new bottle, it's still the same color so that sort of counts too right? lol)

What do you think? Loving this blue zebra look?

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?