Vampy Varnish Poll
I haven’t done one of these in awhile so I thought it would be fun to get back in the swing of things and do more polls!
- What’s your mood today?
Too early to tell! - What color polish do you have on?
China Glaze Shower Together - Pepsi, Coke or Dr. Pepper?
Dr. Pepper all the way! I am a huge Dr. Pepper fan and especially now that the new cherry one is out! Though I must say, I am also a huge Cherry Coke fan and choose Coke over Pepsi FO SHO! - What has been your favorite Spring/Summer polish collection so far?
There have been a lot of really great ones so this is tough. I think my favorite collection as a whole is Barielle’s Sugar Rush and a VERY close second is Precision’s Color FX. My favorite individual color this season (right now, my mind changes every 20 seconds or so) is China Glaze Custom Kicks. - What do you do for a living?
ExecutiveSlaveAssistant - What is your fantasy job?
I have so many, I am not kidding. Here goes. Working with animals, novelist, editor at fashion magazine, owner/baker of cupcake shop, makeup artist, web designer, movie script writer and movie set designer, to name a few. Of course I am doing nothing really related to any of those! - What’s your least favorite nail polish brand and why?
I have not had great experiences with Sinful Colors. Last time I tried San Francisco with the CND Stickey base coat and Poshe top coat, it never dried! It was a sticky mess! - How many nail polishes do you own?
I am now at over 600! - iPhone or Blackberry?
iPhone any day of the week. I am a huge Apple fan and also LOVE my iMac and Powerbook Pro! - Do you have a favorite author?
I am an avid reader and have been since age four. I don’t know that I can pick one particular author. I love everything from Stephen King to Jodi Picoult, James Frey to Philippa Gregory and J.K. Rowling to James Patterson! I can tell you that three of my favorite books are To Kill a Mockingbird, Lord of the Flies and The Outsiders.
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Welcome! My name is Kelly and Vampy Varnish is a animal friendly beauty blog.
# What’s your mood today?
Ugh…
# What color polish do you have on?
Zoya Evangeline – Shimmery Pink
# Pepsi, Coke or Dr. Pepper?
Cherry Coke Zero
# What has been your favorite Spring/Summer polish collection so far?
This year? China Glaze Summer Days
# What do you do for a living?
Human Factors Engineer/Usability/Interaction Designer for online products
# What is your fantasy job?
Supermodel (so I’d have my fantasy body and face as well)
# What’s your least favorite nail polish brand and why?
Essie – boring. Haven’t like anything I’ve tried
# How many nail polishes do you own?
A LOT
# iPhone or Blackberry?
Don’t own either
# Do you have a favorite author?
Several. Jim Butcher, Kim Harrison, Jacqueline Carrey, Robert Jordan…
1. What’s your mood today?
Cranky, I hate knowing that I woke up at 9:37 in the morning (it’s 10:37 as I’m writing this line). I’m also cranky because I’ve got the PMS migraine. I’ve slowly over the years become a late afternoon/evening person over being awake at the crack of dawn. I used to live at military bases as a child, so the morning jubilee always woke me up (I’m a very light sleeper unless I’m REM-ing). Funny what almost a decade of civilian life will do to you.
2. What color polish do you have on?
On my fingernails, I have on Essie’s “Watermelon;” on my toenails, I still have Sally Hansen’s “Back to Fuchsia.” I’m too lazy to switch it over to the Essie color.
3. Pepsi, Coke or Dr. Pepper?
Coca-Cola all the way. Pepsi is far too sweet. I do drink Dr. Pepper once in a blue moon.
4. What has been your favorite Spring/Summer polish collection so far? The Nubar Cleopatra or whatever collection. Purples! If only I could convince my dad to buy them for me.
5. What do you do for a living?
Student.
6. What is your fantasy job?
Interior designer. But, nobody can buy the $20,000 a year ticket to get me to art school so I’m getting a bachelor’s in art right now.
7. What’s your least favorite nail polish brand and why?
Wet N’ Wild. It becomes sticky too quickly. Sinful colors isn’t bad. If only my OPI and Essie addiction were cheaper!
8. How many nail polishes do you own?
20, I think. I’m not sure. Haven’t counted in a while. I do know I need a bigger drawer thinger.
9. iPhone or Blackberry?
I don’t know! I own a PC as I’m a PC person but I’m addicted to my iPod (musicophile). My 8gb is getting cleaned of the songs I don’t like as it’s getting full.
10. Do you have a favorite author?
Uh, no. I’m a bibliophile to say the least. Two of your favorite books are on my favorites list too! I like James Patterson’s Maximum Ride series, JK Rowling’s HP series, DJ MacHale’s Pendragon series, Christopher Paolini’s Eragon Saga and I love Philippa Gregory’s Tudor books. I love “Breakfast at Tiffany’s,” “The Lovely Bones” by Alice Sebold (can’t wait for the movie to come out!!! Stanley Tucci from DWP and Saoirse Ronan, end of story), “Atonement” and the Boxcar Children series (obsessed at 20 still. >.< ). Books and music are my brands of heroin and alcohol, okay? I don't like Stephan King though. I'm too easily scared and disturbed. I'm a sensitive soul. I bawled numerous times during the last third of "The Outsider's" (book and movie) and it's still one of my favorite books and movies. She killed off my favorite character!!! It doesn't help that he's a lot like me in real life. I'm incredibly shy and withdrawn in real life outside of school. It's due to my Autism, Cerebral Palsy, Epilepsy and a rather large part is due to bullying. And now I've spilled my guts out on a poll. This means I need sleep. I'm off to take a siesta with Zena, my faithful dog (i.e. nap).
How’s your day going so far?
Hi styrch,
Yes Cherry Coke Zero is what I like! Wow your job title sounds quite impressive!
Hi Kate,
I too am a super light sleeper. The slightest thing wakes me up and I have a dog and 3 cats so needless to say, I am constantly being woken up by them!
The Lovely Bones is SO great I am really hopeful about the movie also. It’s so hard when they turn excellent books like this into movies, some are great, some just don’t so it justice!
What’s your mood today? Tired…
What color polish do you have on? Black!
Pepsi, Coke or Dr. Pepper? Coke.
What has been your favorite Spring/Summer polish collection so far? China Glaze Kicks!
What do you do for a living? I am teacher
What is your fantasy job? Hmmm, actually I like my job.
What’s your least favorite nail polish brand and why? I don’t know. Most polishbrands differ between collections so it is hard to say.
How many nail polishes do you own? about 400
iPhone or Blackberry? -
Do you have a favorite author? Many! I love to read and always have a book in my handbag, at the bedside, well, everywhere. One favourite author is hard.
What’s your mood today?
very very BLAH!
What color polish do you have on?
BB couture – zuma wave rider
Pepsi, Coke or Dr. Pepper?
PEPSI girl all the way!
What has been your favorite Spring/Summer polish collection so far?
ZOYA- LA di DA
What do you do for a living?
cosmetologist/freelance makeup artist
What is your fantasy job?
high profile event planner!
What’s your least favorite nail polish brand and why?
revlon goes on really shear takes to many coats!
How many nail polishes do you own?
around 100
iPhone or Blackberry?
BLACKBERRY!
Do you have a favorite author?
i love to read but i dont really have a favorite author i have to say i am a big fan of the twilight books though, and jk rowling, and sarah dessen
1.What’s your mood today?
A little tired and stressed, it’s finals time for me, so I’m just trying to keep a handle on everything.
2.What color polish do you have on?
OPI Over The Taupe
3.Pepsi, Coke or Dr. Pepper?
Coke, I love Diet Coke and I drink way too much of it.
4.What has been your favorite Spring/Summer polish collection so far?
Wow, this is a hard one Vampy! Probably SH Tracy Reece, can you believe I actually found them, I got all the colors except the pink and gold, and love them to death. Forsythia, the yellow, is probably my favorite!
5.What do you do for a living?
I’m in law school right now, this summer I’ll be working at a domestic violence clinic, really looking forward to doing something productive instead of just studying all the time.
6.What is your fantasy job?
I’m hopping on becoming a public defender when I graduate, that would definitely be my first choice.
7.What’s your least favorite nail polish brand and why?
You know I don’t think I have a whole brand that I don’t like, maybe Bobby Brown, because they are overpriced and the colors are never anything special. Does she even make them anymore, I have no idea, I just know I bought one a million years ago and it was a tiny bottle and cost too much, so I wasn’t impressed.
8.How many nail polishes do you own?
Haven’t counted in a while, probably around 130-150
9.iPhone or Blackberry?
Neither, I have a regular phone with no internet, I hate having to check and answer my email all the time, I just want to be left alone, unless I choose to sign on to my computer.
10. Do you have a favorite author?
Wow, another near impossible one! I don’t know, some favorites like Jane Austin, Isabel Allende, and Virginia Woolf spring to mind, but I really can’t choose just one, that’s madness!
Hi Sminkan,
You are so lucky that you are actually doing what you love for a living! I only know a couple people who can say that!
Hi kelsey,
Actually I would love to be a high profile event planner in some ways also! I used to fantasize about being a wedding planner to the stars haha!
Hi Marianna,
Ugh finals, oh how I remember those days. Luckily for me I was an English major, so we just had to write papers and turn them in on finals day so there was none of that “test” pressure!
I am so glad you found the Sally Hansen’s!! I just saw them for the first time in a store the other day (Walgreen’s) and was shocked!
1. What’s your mood today? Exhausted.
2. What color polish do you have on? Moon over Mumbai
3. Pepsi, Coke or Dr. Pepper? Vanilla Coke – I know it wasn’t an option, but it’s my favorite.
4. What has been your favorite Spring/Summer polish collection so far? China Glaze Custom Kicks
5. What do you do for a living? Event Planning at a college
6. What is your fantasy job? Host of a travel/food show
7. What’s your least favorite nail polish brand and why? Covergirl – I’ve never had great luck with it.
8. How many nail polishes do you own? 80ish? I haven’t counted lately
9. iPhone or Blackberry? iPhone, I live in an Apple friendly home
10. Do you have a favorite author? Right now, it’s Chuck Klosterman
Hi Casey,
How could I forget Vanilla Coke, it’s one of my favs! Wow I haven’t had one in a long time and now I am jonesing for a really cold one
What’s your mood today? A little stressed, May is my busiest month this year. Mothers day, my bday party, 2 weddings, bachelorette party = $$$$$$
What color polish do you have on? Tips-Rose among thorns Toes-Strawberry fields
Pepsi, Coke or Dr. Pepper? D.P. (thats what we call it at my house )
What has been your favorite Spring/Summer polish collection so far? thats hard I still havent ordered “Kicks” yet…..I know, I know
What do you do for a living? Im a bookeeper, / slave as well !!!!!
What is your fantasy job? Stylist (ambitious, I know)
What’s your least favorite nail polish brand and why? prob Avon but their new formula is suppose to be better havent tried it yet. oh yah, I sell it (not by choice, but its not too bad)
How many nail polishes do you own? 70 and growing
iPhone or Blackberry? Blackberry
Do you have a favorite author? I love to read everything but I tend to mostly read feel-good girly books and proud of it!!!
Love your blog…….
How do you sleep with three cats and a dog? I could never do that. My Decker Terrier is enough for me to handle!
Tell me about it. I literally was so scared to see The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe because that is my favorite book in the Chronicles that I waited for it to come out on DVD. I ended up renting it from the library and loved it so I’ve bought both that one and Prince Caspian. PC was actually better than the book as they put in the castle raid scene which isn’t in the books.
I had to read The Lovely Bones for Women in Lit. class. I had my doubts that I wouldn’t be able to read it as I’m very easily disturbed, but I fell in love with it. Have you seen the stills of the movie? Stanley Tucci looks plain scary!
What’s your mood today? on the verge of being productive
What color polish do you have on? I have on dove grey with a shimmer white over top. My toes are hot pink.
Pepsi, Coke or Dr. Pepper? I’m not a soda person. It’s either coffee, tea, or water.
What has been your favorite Spring/Summer polish collection so far? I’m really loving China Glaze Kicks, but I am desperately awaiting the green collection from Nubar.
What do you do for a living? I’m a Tarot reader and empathic intuitive.
What is your fantasy job? I would love to do what I am doing now but in a different era where I could live in a temple and consult with kings. There wouldn’t have been nail polish though, so I do see the favorable side of our time.
What’s your least favorite nail polish brand and why? I’ll have to say Sally Hansen Salon and only because I can’t seem to find them locally. Boo!
How many nail polishes do you own? It’s really hard to say. I never counted!
iPhone or Blackberry? I am underrepresented in technology. I seriously don’t have a cell phone.
Any big weekend plans? I am visiting a friend in Hershey, PA. It will be a meet up of girlfriends. It should be fun.
1. What’s your mood today?
Happy. Yesterday was a frustrating day at work so anything would have been an improvement on that. Plus my favourite TV show (The Apprentice – UK version) is on tonight.
2. What color polish do you have on?
China Glaze Outta Bounds. To be replaced any second by China Glaze Beatnik.
3. Pepsi, Coke or Dr. Pepper?
Maybe Diet Coke at a push, but I’m more of a lime & soda girl really.
4. What has been your favorite Spring/Summer polish collection so far?
OPI South Beach
5. What do you do for a living?
Recruitment Consultant
6. What is your fantasy job?
Girlfriend of Nikki Sixx (sorry Kat)
7. What’s your least favorite nail polish brand and why?
Chanel (ducks to avoid tomatoes). Chipping issues.
8. How many nail polishes do you own? 400ish. I need to do an inventory.
9. iPhone or Blackberry?
Neither! Samsung Tocco and LG Netbook.
10. Do you have a favorite author?
I have a degree in English Literature and read anything and everything. Right now it’s Scarlett Thomas but I love all books. Except Sci-Fi/Fantasy.
Hi Sarah,
Are you from the Midwest or South? I ask because most people I come across that like Dr. Pepper are from there with the exception of myself!
Hi Kate,
Well my dog is pretty mellow (he’s 15) so he sleeps through the night (NOT on my bed!). The cats come and go from the bed. One is almost always on it and the other two sometimes come around in the winter.
The Lion The Witch and The Wardrobe is one of my very favs too! I think they did a good job and Aslan took my breath away! I was dreading the part when he dies, though I knew he came back. That part always KILLS me!
I haven’t seen The Lovely Bones stills yet but am going to Google it right now.
Hi tarotbydiana,
I love that you want to work in a different era with Kings! I always kind of wish I lived in Tudor England, though I wouldn’t want my head chopped off!
Hi Helen,
OMG that’s SO funny about being Nikki’s Sixx’s girlfriend! Ok I have to say, I have been a Motley fan since age 12 (that was 24 years ago) and Nikki is THE BOMB! Have you read The Heroin Diaries? I just read it and loved it!
OR, I could just give you the links to the images.
http://www.slashfilm.com/2009/04/19/photo-surfaces-of-saoirse-ronan-as-susie-in-peter-jacksons-the-lovely-bones/
http://www.slashfilm.com/2009/04/25/more-photos-from-the-lovely-bones/
I loved Liam Neeson as Aslan! He made a good Jedi Master as well.
Zena is 5 and a half but she’s like a heart monitor. If you go with the heart monitor analogy, she’s pretty much flatlined for most of the day and they she has random bursts of energy then goes back down to flatlining (aka napping). She does, however, excel in kicking people off the bed. I find myself waking up because I can’t roll over without falling off the bed and being stopped by my 33.5 pound dog!
Hi Kate,
Very cool, thanks!
My two male cats tend to trap me in bed. Sammy (my huge 18 pound Maine Coon) lays on one side and Chewy (smaller but still 12 pounds) on the other side where I get out of bed, so I am like a mummy sometimes LOL!
Ohhhh yes I’ve read The Heroin Diaries, and The Dirt is one of my all-time favourites. Have you got the Heroin Diaries soundtrack? It’s my favourite album of the last two years. I have a healthy obsession with all things Nikki!
1.What’s your mood today?
Energized
2.What color polish do you have on?
Tracy Reese for Sally Hansen: Forsythia on tips, Nasturtium on toes
3.Pepsi, Coke or Dr. Pepper?
Coke, all the way.
4.What has been your favorite Spring/Summer polish collection so far?
Too hard to decide on just one! But RBL Glitters, ChG Summer Days, Barielle Sugar Rush are definitely up there.
5.What do you do for a living?
Student
6.What is your fantasy job?
Being a supermodel would be pretty cool; I watch ANTM and I love that they get to travel, do amazing shoots, wear amazing clothes, have someone do their hair and makeup (and they get to try concept nail polish before it’s available to the public!)
Another great job would be acting. I’m a movie/TV freak and I love seeing actors completely immerse themselves in their roles and get to be completely different people.
7.What’s your least favorite nail polish brand and why?
I hate to say it because they have such pretty colors, but butter LONDON. I had three of them (Thames, Come to Bed Red, Jaffa); I think the bottle design didn’t let me close it tightly enough and Jaffa & CTBR thickened up on me. When I was closing my bottle of Thames it snapped at the neck so I had to transfer to another bottle. I was also pretty disappointed by the application of CTBR and pigmentation of Thames. Sigh.
8.How many nail polishes do you own?
Right now 150, but that will change very soon. I have some major TD and 8ty8 hauls mapped out and every week i buy at least a couple in person, from drugstores, Sephora, dept. stores.
9.iPhone or Blackberry?
Blackberry (Blackberry Storm!). I’ve heard way too many problems about iPhones
10.Do you have a favorite author?
Bret Easton Ellis
Hi Helen,
I have heard it online but didn’t buy it. I am SO with you girl!
Vince Neil lives about 45 minutes from my house now, too bad it’s not Nikki!
Hi Vesper,
I have to agree with you about butter LONDON’s bottle style it’s the worst out there! Their polishes chip like crazy one me also.
I love Bret Easton Ellis!
What’s your mood today? Satisfied
What color polish do you have on? nails: OPI How To Jamaica Million toes: Essie Strawberry Shortcake
Pepsi, Coke or Dr. Pepper? no soda!
What has been your favorite Spring/Summer polish collection so far? don’t buy collections – case by case basis – too picky
What do you do for a living? reporter
What is your fantasy job? reporter
What’s your least favorite nail polish brand and why? none!
How many nail polishes do you own? 60-70
iPhone or Blackberry? LG Dare
Do you have a favorite author? again, case by case basis
What’s your mood today? Melancholic.
What color polish do you have on? OPI DS Extravagance
Pepsi, Coke or Dr. Pepper? None. I don’t drink pop much – more an iced-tea lover.
What has been your favorite Spring/Summer polish collection so far? The China Glaze Custom Kicks collection was gorgeous!
What do you do for a living? Web copywriter and researcher
What is your fantasy job? Novelist
What’s your least favorite nail polish brand and why? Revlon – Haven’t bought it in years, but when I did, it took forever to dry and then peeled off in one layer!
How many nail polishes do you own? Close to 300.
iPhone or Blackberry? Hmm…dunno. Phones don’t excite me.
Do you have a favorite author? Mary Shelley and Susan Jane Gilman!
What’s your mood today?
Cheerful.
What color polish do you have on?
NYX Carnation (which is a butter yellow, not really what I think of when I think carnations).
Pepsi, Coke or Dr. Pepper?
None of the above. I don’t drink pop any more. Lost my taste for it years ago.
What has been your favorite Spring/Summer polish collection so far?
Zoya La-di-da
What do you do for a living?
Psychology professor
What is your fantasy job?
I enjoy my job, but maybe a travel writer or film critic.
What’s your least favorite nail polish brand and why?
Cover Girl – bad quality.
How many nail polishes do you own?
Just counted yesterday – 150!
iPhone or Blackberry?
iPhone
Do you have a favorite author?
I like several. I have to say I enjoy Neal Stephenson, Ariana Franklin, and Jim Butcher (the Dresden Files). For classics, I love Jane Austen, Victor Hugo, and anything Russian when I am feeling bleak (doesn’t happen often though).
What’s your mood today?
Great.
What color polish do you have on?
OPI’s Sahara Sapphire.
Pepsi, Coke or Dr. Pepper?
Use to be Coke, but rarely drink soda now.
What has been your favorite Spring/Summer polish collection so far?
Finger Paints new Summer Collection.
What do you do for a living?
Data Entry and Retail Sales (work part time at Sally’s Beauty Supply).
What is your fantasy job?
Owning my own nail color company.
What’s your least favorite nail polish brand and why?
Never found one brand that I haven’t liked.
How many nail polishes do you own?
Close to 600 and counting.
iPhone or Blackberry?
Neither.
Do you have a favorite author?
Anne Rice, Andrew Greeley, Patricia Cornwell, Diane Chamberlain, Kathleen Reichs, John Girsham, and so many others. Loved the Outsiders, my favorite S. E. Hinton book.
# What’s your mood today?
Feeling rushed but good
# What color polish do you have on?
Pink and badly chipped :0
# Pepsi, Coke or Dr. Pepper?
Coke but I am more of a collector than a drinker. I am a water gal all the way.
# What has been your favorite Spring/Summer polish collection so far?
OH gosh, honestly nothing has totally wowed me.
# What do you do for a living?
SAHMW
# What is your fantasy job?
I want to design handbags. I also want to own my own salon/spa.
# What’s your least favorite nail polish brand and why?
Butter London, the polish application is not all that great and the caps make it even worse.
# How many nail polishes do you own?
Around 100
# iPhone or Blackberry?
iphone
# Do you have a favorite author?
J K Rowlings