O.B.A.G. ULTA " Alter Ego"

Yep, it's time for another "Oldie But A Goodie"!

I recently cut my nails down, so I decided to break out an older color that I love, in order to cheer them up, LOL!



I was first introduced to this color by a fellow blogger, who told me it was the perfect base color for OPI "Absolutely Alice".  Since AA is such a HTF color, I knew I wanted to conserve my coats when applying, so a base color was needed ASAP. Plus when you use a smooth base color under a glitter, the manicure is easier to remove. :)

Once I found the color, I thought, hey this is gorgeous enough to stand on it's own!

ULTA "Alter Ego".
2 coats, no top coat

ULTA "Alter Ego" is a frosted blue with added golden shimmer. It's gorgeous, and I'm not sure whether you can still find it , since I believe it was part of their core line. The bottles have changed since I bought mine, but I'm sure if you find it, it will be the same color *polished fingers crossed* :)

It applied well in 2 coats, no issues and dried in a decent amount of time....relatively streak free! Streaks in frosty shades bother me, which is why I do not own too many, so when one comes across my desk that has no obnoxious streaks, oh yeah...it's a keeper!

Keep It Sweet!

It's finally starting to feel like fall!

Finally the morning are starting to get colder and the air is feeling a bit more crisp, yep fall is finally happening in So Cal. After weekends in the 100's we are finally cooling off....Thank You Lord!

Today I have a fun dark green manicure with a little sprinkling of glitter reminiscent of fall leaves piled up on the front lawn.

I used 3 coats of ULTA "Green With Envy" and then topped the ring finger and thumb with 1 coat of Finger Paints new glitter for 2012 "Fall of Surprises!"....yeah, 1 coat. I love glitter that gives almost full coverage in 1 coat. This one is PACKED FULL too! :)

"Green With Envy", is a blackened green shimmer, that can leave behind some bald spots in 2 coats, so 3 coats was necessary to get full  and perfect coverage. That shimmer is gorgeous!

"Fall of Surprises" is new to Finger Paints for the Fall 2012 release. It is an amazing copper glitter that is almost opaque in 1 coat, and is loaded with multi-sized glitters. It tried fast and smoothly in a matter of minutes. You can get this color at Sally's and in fact I believe it is already being put on clearance and cleared off of the shelves.

Around this time of year fall polish collections come and go quickly, in a rush for the holiday polishes to arrive and be sold. Slow down people, enjoy fall and all of the lovely colors it brings...in nature and in nail polish , LOL :)

Enjoy the crisp air outside and keep it sweet!

My Altar Ego...

Altar Ego by ULTA

I first saw this color in another post layered under OPI "Absolutely Alice", which was a great idea! 

But on its own...it's better!!

Its a great dusty teal that almost has foil like metallic quality.  In the bottle there are flashes of green, but with my pictures I wasn't able to catch it on the nail!

Great shimmer, I'm really impressed with this one.  2 coats, no complaints!

There was a time when I bought Ulta polishes often, It was while I was in college, and I could not always afford OPI, Orly, Essie etc.  Ulta was close to my apartment and I went there every weekend, especially if they ahad a sale. 

Whenever I went, I would always grab 2 bottles (usually on sale "2 for $5" or something like that) and would always be very happy with whatever I grabbed! 

Back then the bottles were different  (smaller) and new colors were not released as often, but now they have really stepped up their game....and their prices :) Amidst all the change that Ulta has gone thru, one thing has not changed...the quality is still very good!