Vintage Stash Spam Week - Maybelline and Random Drugstore Brands

Hi all! I'm running late today so I have a super quick post for you all today! Maybelline is one of my favorite vintage collections because....well, just because. The short and stout bottles are so adorable and the colors are fantastic. I threw in a few other brands too because they were in the same helmer drawer as the Maybellines! Enjoy =)

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 Maybelline Express Finish Glitters, L-R:

Red Comet, Pink Twinkle, Mandarin Mars, Bolt of Blue, Planet Purple

 Maybelline Wet Shine, L-R:

Juicy Tomato, Juicy Melon, H2O Pink, Peach Gleam, Banana Puddin', Spiced Cider

 Maybelline Wet Shine Diamonds, L-R:

Cherry Carats, Candy Hearts, Beaming Ruby, Sparkling Opal, Brilliant Amethyst

 Maybelline Express Finish Matte, L-R:

Matte Ruby, Matte Gold, Matte Khaki, Matte Sapphire, Matte Grape, Matte Grey

 Maybelline Express Finish, L-R

Blackened Maroon, Pink Sorbet, Purple Punk, Silver Lilac, Plum Aluminum,

Purple Aluminum, Purple Comet

 Maybelline Express Finish, L-R:

Electric Apple, Lime Aluminum, Khaki Fringe, Blackened Teal, Jungle Green, Jaded Blues

 Maybelline Express Finish, L-R:

Button Fly, Stone Washed, Boot Leg, Blue Riders, Diva Blues, Indigo Chic, Zip Fly

Maybelline Express Finish, L-R:

Tassled Taupe, Bronze Beam, Shooting Stars, Planet Pluto, Silver Spells

 Cover Girl Nail Slicks, L-R:

Mod Swing, Sunshine, Galactic Green, Blue Parfait, Sheer Orchid

 Cover Girl Nail Slicks, L-R:

Midnight Rose, Mystic Peacock, Deep Blue Sea, Denim, Chocolate Mint, Smoky Topaz

 Cover Girl Slicks, L-R:

Arctic Violet, Silver Violet, Crystal, Anti-Freeze, Gold Front

 Naturistics, L-R:

Pink gloss, Silver gloss, Pink Flirt Pearl, Fool's Gold Pearl, Periwinkle Pearl, Glacier,

Green gloss, Blue gloss

Randoms, L-R:

Jordache Green, Blue, Jane Up All Night, Pure Ice Wild Thing, Celestial, Grape Ice, 

Smackers Blue Glitter

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Do you have any vintage Maybellines? Any other vintage drugstore polishes?

Thanks for stopping by everyone! I know this stash spam is probably getting a little boring but we're more than halfway there now! Only 3 more days left!

Pure Ice Heartbreaker over Nicole by OPI The Grape Debate

Happy Sunday everyone! Hope you are all having a nice, relaxing day and not being forced to watch football like I am (unless, of course, you enjoy that sort of thing). Anyways, today I have for you a manicure that I have done many times because it is so awesome.

Pure Ice Heartbreaker may be one of my top 25 polishes of all time. It is a green microshimmer in a sheer blue base. Slap Heartbreaker over pretty much any polish, you've got something amazing. The idea for this particular manicure came to me because I wanted to combine my two favorite colors in a manicure - green and purple. I thought that the green shimmer in Heartbreaker would make an interesting contrast with the dark grape color of The Grape Debate, and man did it ever!

I'm not too crazy on the formula of NOPI The Grape Debate, but it's the only color I have like this so I just kept on trucking. As always, Pure Ice Heartbreaker was a dream to apply and I had no problems with it whatsoever. I put a coat of Seche Vite over everything and I was good to go!

These first few pictures are outdoors, then the rest are all indoors with flash to show the awesome sparkle that Heartbreaker gives to this manicure. Enjoy!

Thanks for stopping by!

Ecto Cooler Nails featuring Pure Ice Crackle in Shattered

Hello there! I have a bit of a weird manicure for you today. Every kid who grew up in the 80's and 90's loved Ghostbusters. It's just a fact of life. Ghostbusters and Halloween always seem to go together in my head, so I wanted to do a Ghostbusters inspired mani for you all this month. Since I'm crap at freehand nail art, I tried to think of something Ghostbusters related, and then I remembered Hi-C's Ecto Cooler!

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Ecto Cooler was a staple in my lunchbox during my elementary school years. It was based on Slimer, the gluttonous green ghost sidekick of the Ghostbusters. The drink had a sweet citrus flavor but instead of the typical orange color, it was lime green. And it was damn good. It was discontinued in the late 90's, but us 80's and 90's kids remember this drink fondly.

Ecto Cooler Commercial

So, I'm not much of a crackle fan and I think it has been way over done since it's release early this year. However, if you can't do crackle in October for Halloween, when else can you do it? For this manicure, I did a base of China Glaze Papaya Punch, a bright (almost neon) yellow-orange creme. Then, I slapped on Pure Ice's Shattered, a lime green crackle. Definitely not my favorite manicure, but it's super fun for Halloween and definitely reminiscent of Hi-C Ecto Cooler. 

Have a great Sunday everyone!

-Jacqui