Chanel La Collection Paris-Moscou aka The Russies

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I'm BACK! As promised with swatches of my lovely birthday present from my even more lovely friends.

La Collection Paris-Moscou - From Russia (via Paris) with love. Three limited-edition, jewel-toned nail shades that evoke the riches of the Russian Empire - the inspiration behind the Chanel Paris-Moscou Fashion Show (FNO 2008) designed by Karl Lagerfeld. 


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Forty-Seven and Celebrating with Chanel

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Nothing really special about the number 47. And it IS just a number, or so I've been told. But I'm here to tell you that it's just as painful when said rapidly as it is when said slowly.

I'm 47 today. When my mother was 47, she had an 11 year old handful (me) and I can barely handle two dogs. She was some woman and I miss her, especially on birthdays. I mean after all, 47 years ago today I was causing her some pain I would imagine.

The Mystery of 47

I've always hated birthdays because they're depressing and usually a huge let-down. But for the past few years, having my guy in my life has changed that I think. And my friends. I have a LOT of acquaintances but not what I would call a lot of friends. But the ones I DO have, well, they're the BEST. Every now and then a snake slips in, but overall, I'm a pretty good judge of character and I must say, I do have the BEST taste in friends.

If you've read my post, Thank Goodness for Quilted Toilet Paper, you know how I feel about "stuff" and life's not really about "the stuff." You know the old adage, the best stuff in life isn't stuff.

But I'm going to show you some "stuff" anyhow because, well, I can't take photos of "unstuff."

My friends got together and surprised me with the best gift a nail polish lover could ask for...

La Collection Paris-Moscou - From Russia (via Paris) with love. Three limited-edition, jewel-toned nail shades that evoke the riches of the Russian Empire - the inspiration behind the Chanel Paris-Moscou Fashion Show (FNO 2008) designed by Karl Lagerfeld. 

Affectionately called The Russies by nail polish aficionados the world over.

The Russies!!!! I nearly fainted. Then I may have cried a little. Something I've wanted for a long time and something I'd never have bought for myself. My. Friends. ROCK.

I got a few other goodies too - from my friend Ashley...

...for the Doctor Who and Harry Potter fan in all of us.  The key ring says Accio Coffee! A Time Turner. A Doctor Who Toile make-up bag. She knows me so well!

So...wanna see swatches of the Chanels? Tune in later today for my blogpost with full swatches!

If I survive 47.

And if THEY can survive 47, so can I. They being this lot of "famous" people who are also 47...

R. Kelly, Samantha Fox, Chris Rock, Janet Jackson, Shania Twain, Cindy Crawford, Charlie Sheen, Helen Bonham Carter, Cynthia Nixon, Marlee Matlin, Robin Wright, Jami Gertz, Nancy McKeon, Ben Stiller, Heidi Fleiss, Julianna Margulies.

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Sheila's Birthday Bash Giveaway *GIVEAWAY ENDED*

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GIVEAWAY ENDED!
CONGRATS TO THE WINNERS!

Yep, my birthday is later this month. NO, I'm not telling you which birthday! Well, okay, I guess I don't really care. It's "just a number" after all, right? I'l be 47. Dang that hurt. (But not 'til the 24th!)

So to celebrate, I have some really fantastic prizes for you! There will be 18 winners! Yes, it's open internationally. It would be great, if you win, if you could provide a US address even if you're "international" but it's not required.

So let's have a look at the prizes!!!

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Birthday Mani and Other Stuff

Yesterday was my birthday. Not a fan of birthdays.

HOWEVER, this one was pretty good!


Very thoughtful friends sent me all sorts of goodies, not the least among them - TELL CITY PRETZELS. Tell City, Indiana is my home town and I grew up on the best pretzels in the world. I'm pretty much homesick every day I'm in Texas that it's over 80 degrees, or when I see grass or real trees. Or Tell City Pretzels.  Ashley searched them out and had them send me a goodie box 'o goodness. X-tra Salt, of course! Thanks Ashley!

Unfortunately I didn't get a photo of my "birthday pie" or the balloons my sweetie arranged for me, but I did get a pic of the lovely roses...

And the vehicle I *might* get for my birthday. I test drove it, but I'm still not 100% sold. We will see...

Out the window of the restaurant where he took me for a lovely dinner...

And birthday cocktails, of course...

After all of that, I was too tired to change my mani so I just embellished it.

I was already wearing Sinful Colors Neon Fusion, which I put on BEFORE all the hullabaloo. Of course the hullabaloo to which I refer is the uproar over Sinful Colors (now owned by Revlon) stealing blogger photos for their little brochure being distributed in their new displays. Not only did they STEAL the photos, they cropped out watermarks in one case and PHOTOSHOPPED OUT watermarks in another. To top it off, they used a stamped manicure to show consumers how easy a "swirl manicure" is with a toothpick. Um, 'scuse me, but you cant achieve the look they showed with a toothpick. AND no Sinful Colors polishes were used to create the mislabeled STOLEN manicure anyway. Yes, the blogger community is in quite an uproar over it all.

ANYWAY, I layered Milani Hipster Plum over the ring finger and did some fun dots.

And that's not even mentioning the TARDIS teapot I blogged about before or the AWESOME bottle of Dior Liquorice from my friend Kim. And I haven't even blogged about the awesome Dollish Polishes I received from my friend Jen at Jen's Polish Wonderland.

And the lovely polishes and goodies from my friend Jin all the way from ISRAEL!

And Jen sent me China Glaze Jungle Queen...

Another friend, Gina, sent me a lovely RAOK (Random Act of Kindness) with not one but TWO versions of Puccilicious!

I did a comparison post here.

Yeah, this one didn't suck. At. All.

But I'm glad it's over for another year!



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1500 Follower/Birthday Giveaway!

CONTEST IS NOW CLOSED!

Winners have been emailed.

CONGRATS to Lisa M., Ashley H. 

and Kerry S!

Thanks to everyone for entering!

Tomorrow is my birthday AND thanks to my FABULOUS friends pimping my blog, I've just hit 1500 Followers, so I've decided to have a little giveaway to celebrate and say thank you to my readers! But this is a short one - only ONE WEEK to enter, so HURRY - and don't forget to spread the word!!!

The Prizes:




First Prize
Chanel April

Chanel April

Second Prize

Zoya Fleck Effects Trio!

Zoya Fleck Effects Trio: Maisie, Opal and Chloe (Full Sized Bottles)

Third Prize
Zoya Pinterest Trio Mini Set

Zoya Pinterest Trio Mini Set: Myrta, Kimber and Zuza

Quick and easy entry AND only ONE WEEK to enter!

GO!


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All prizes purchased BY ME for this giveaway.

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NerdLacquer All of Time and Space and an Early Birthday Surprise!

I'm cheating tonight and showing you what I did to extend my mani the other day when I wore Illamasqua Raindrops over Zoya Dove.

I added one more layer - NerdLacquer All of Time and Space!

All of Time and Space is a Dr. Who reference, of course. So I had to have it back when Amanda introduced it. (I really miss Amanda and wish the best for her wherever she is!)  "MY" Doctor is the Tenth Doctor (David Tennant) and always will be but I love them all. This is from a quote by the eleventh Doctor, Matt Smith: 

All of time and space, everything that ever happened or that ever will ,where do you wanna start?

Well let's start right here... with the TARDIS! (Time And Relative Dimension In Space) An early birthday present from my friend Ashley at Ashley is Polish Addicted!

A TARDIS Teapot!!!

TARDIS

TARDIS

And now for the swatches...NerdLacquer applied perfectly in one coat over my existing mani and I used one coat of Poshe to finish it up.

NerdLacquer All of Time and Space

NerdLacquer All of Time and Space

NerdLacquer All of Time and Space

NerdLacquer All of Time and Space

NerdLacquer All of Time and Space

NerdLacquer All of Time and Space

What do you think? Don't you LOVE my teapot??? And I love the polish too. What are your favorite NerdLacquers? And who is YOUR Doctor? *grin*


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Love ya, Terry!

Closing out today remembering my brother.  Today would have been his 57th birthday and I miss him. Sure doesn't seem like nearly 15 years.

He hated having his picture taken, so I'm sure he wouldn't have wanted it on the internet, but if all my photos weren't in storage, I'm pretty sure I'd have posted one anyway. That's the kind of sister I was.

He was the funniest person I knew.

I love you Terry!