Diamond Cosmetics: Concrete Jungle

Love this polish! It makes me glad I didn't grab China Glaze Pelican Grey. Although I'd kind of like to compare the two.... But I don't neeeeeed to. I'm perfectly happy with this polish. It has a great creamy formula. I love the color - a nice light, neutral grey. And as always, I love the price of Diamond Cosmetics polishes.

Diamond Cosmetics: Drift Away

Have I mentioned how much I love Diamond Cosmetics?? So cheap! Such great color options! And they are located in Florida - which really doesn't matter because you have to buy their polishes online anyway... but it is still nice to know. 

Well today I have for you Drift Away, which is a nice dusty grape color. The finish seems to have hint of jelly in it, which I love. Super shiny, as you can see. And this was without a top coat.

Sorry that most of these pictures were taken while clouds were blocking the sun - but it is a good representation of what the polish looks like in real life. 

Diamond Cosmetics: Pink Star Burst

Diamond Cosmetics Pink Star Burst is a very pretty, very feminine light pink with silver shimmer. I actually prefer it with only one coat - it is very sheer. But I think it is a great french manicure base. This is with three coats.

Diamond Cosmetics: Wild Thing

Surprise! Hot pink! What a change from the usual fall/winter colors. I don't think my camera took very good photos of this polish. But whatever. You get the point. It is a reallllly bright neon salmon polish. It dries matte, as you can tell. Good coverage. I have yet to really find a Diamond Cosmetics polish that I am truly disappointed with. 

Diamond Cosmetics: Matte Mulberry

Sorry that I haven't been posting that much lately. Regular old end of the semester bullshit got in the way. But now I'm pretty much done with all the major assignments for my actual classes this semester, and all I really have to focus on now are my thesis proposal, and the applications I have to complete for PhD programs and for Law School. Although every day I'm thinking that going on for more school seems like a huge mistake. I've been told by countless people that even after I get a PhD I might be stuck working at a community college as an adjunct for 10 years! I'm qualified to be an adjunct professor right now - so why on earth should I waste the next 5 years of my life and hundred of thousands of dollars on getting a PhD?? Aside from my own pride, and the desire to force my brother to call me Dr. ______, it just seems to be an impractical decision. I'm already in enough debt. I don't want to be dirt poor for the next 5 years pouring over research being forced to read old documents in Spanish and Dutch. I don't even speak Spanish or Dutch. 

So.. I figure I'll apply to some schools anyway, but I would really rather just get a Museum Studies Certificate while I'm doing my Masters right now, and then get the hell out of here. I'm so ready to be done with school and get on with my life and maybe make some money for a change instead of living off of student loans. 

Sigh... such big decisions. 

Anyhoo, I ordered some more polishes from Diamond Cosmetics and this beauty was part of the haul. I absolutely adore it! Matte Mulberry. I don't even like matte polishes, but I love this one. And it actually doesn't seem to be that matte. It is more like the finish on those Orly Plastix collection - which was a combo between shiny and matte. Reminiscent of vinyl seats or something like that. 

I love the color - a purple/punk fusion that definitely leans more on the cool purple side. I just think it works well with my skin tone and it looks sharp because the finish is so different from what I normally wear. If you're buying from DC I recommend adding this to your cart. It is only 2 bucks. How could you go wrong? 

Diamond Cosmetics: Hue Are You?

Here are some pics of another fabulous Diamond Cosmetics polish, Hue Are You. It is a fantastic berry/wine colored red with a shit load of golden glitter/shimmer. Fantabulous, if you ask me. 

Diamond Cosmetics: Chainmail Charm

Holy crap!!! 100 posts!!! Wow. I seriously need to get a life. Because it seems like no one reads these. Maybe I am wrong though and people do appreciate all these pictures. Well, I figured I'd bring you one of my absolute favorites, Diamond Cosmetics Chainmail Charm. This is a fantastic charcoal color with tons of little holo particles. A true rainbow on the nails. So this is a picture heavy post. Sorry in advance if you're not a fan of the pics.  

A blurry one that doesn't really show off the true rainbowness. Oh well, I tried. 

See the rainbow!! Beautiful!

This one is my fav. It really represents how this polish looks in the sun. It is really hard not to stare at your hands when wearing this. 

On a side note... This is the sad state of my iphone. Tear. It has been like this for a while.. but now my phone won't stay on silent. Only 6 more months till I can get an upgrade. :( 6 longggg months. 

Yay! More rainbows!!

And Nikki. She was snoozing, but then she mysteriously opened one eye and was staring at me. hehe. 

And this is what it looks like in the shade. No rainbow. But I still really love the base color. 

And Nikki's bandana. It has little bones on it. 

Diamond Cosmetics: Blue Diamonds

Here is Diamond Cosmetics Blue Diamonds. I really love this polish. Just a warning it has a pretty gritty texture, but it is gorgeous! Look at that sparkle! This is a very very fine glitter, which makes it all the more lovely in my opinion. Of course not as fine as say a OPI Designer series holo, but definitely a small glitter, probably smaller than China Glaze Fairy Dust.  Anyway, on to the pictures...

Trust me, it is so much more sparkly than this in real life. 

And it looks really muted here. Maybe the sun was just too bright or something. Actually now that I think about it the holo effect is much much more evident under artificial lighting. I should have taken a picture of it. Oh well, maybe next time.