Going Bovine 5/5 Stars

"Going Bovine"

By Libba Bray

All 16-year-old Cameron wants is to get through high school—and life in general—with a minimum of effort. It’s not a lot to ask. But that’s before he’s given some bad news: he’s sick and he’s going to die. Which totally sucks. Hope arrives in the winged form of Dulcie, a loopy punk angel/possible hallucination with a bad sugar habit. She tells Cam there is a cure—if he’s willing to go in search of it. With the help of a death-obsessed, video-gaming dwarf and a yard gnome, Cam sets off on the mother of all road trips through a twisted America into the heart of what matters most (Synopsis from Good Reads)

China Glaze Capitol Colors: Harvest Moon [Updated, Originally Published 4-18-12]

I don't plan on making a habit of blogging about nail polish and cosmetics, but since this was sort of book related I thought it would be okay. :)

I was at Maui Hair and Body getting my eyebrows waxed when I saw a display for China Glaze Capitol Colors. I loved all of the colors - especially Luxe and Lush (which was sold out. Extreme sad face.) I ended up leaving with Harvest Moon and Electrify at $6.00/ea.

My picture isn't the greatest (I used my myTouch 4g's camera) and neither is the lighting, but you get some idea of what it looks like, right? (Please disregard the fact that I am hopeless at painting my nails and the paint ends up on my nails and everywhere else.)

Things you should know about this polish:

• What you see is what you get - the color in the bottle is the color you get on your nails after ONE COAT!!!!! 
• It was fast drying (it took about a minute before I could go about my business again, but if you're wary you can wait longer.) 
• It's easy to remove (from skin, anyway.) I accidentally painted my finger and cleaned it immediately. Most nailpolishes leave ugly streak marks on my skin, but this came off clean.

Because I just applied it today, I'm not sure what it's longevity is while it's on the nail. I don't use a base or top coat so when a polish lasts more than five days you can color me impressed. :)

Eventually, I'll post a picture of what Electrify looks like. If any of you have the other colors, I'd love to see how it looks on your nails or what kind of nail art you've done with the polish. ^_^

Love,

BeKa


EDIT

This is what my nails looks like ten days later:

It wasn't until the last few days that it really started chipping off. Considering that I didn't use a top or bottom coat, I'm very pleased with the quality of this nail polish.

Once Upon a Marigold - 3/5 Stars

Once Upon a Marigold

By Jean Ferris

Christian is gaga for Princess Marigold. But he's just a commoner, and no match for royalty. Heck, he lives in a cave with a troll! And now he's discovered another reason to put his love-soggy heart on ice: Queen Olympia is scheming to take over the kingdom—and she'll bump off her own daughter to do it. Can Christian foil her diabolical plans?

A young man with a mysterious past and a penchant for inventing things leaves the troll who raised him, meets an unhappy princess he has loved from afar, and discovers a plot against her and her father.