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Hey there!

I’ve decided to do a new post maybe once a month called Take a Break with VV. This gives me a chance to catch you guys up on anything fun and/or interesting I have been up to. It also gives my new readers (of which I seem to have many, thanks!) a chance to get to know me.

I really try to make this site more of a personal experience for my readers, rather than just straight nail polish blogging. The main reason being that the websites I love most, offer that same sense of “friendship”. I love posting about nail polish (obviously), but I really have fun when I am posting pics of my animals, or vacations or other things going on.

Another reason I wanted to do this type of post was because I wanted to open up the floor to you guys so you can ask me questions. I am a huge fan of forms, questionnaires and the like, so I thought maybe some of you enjoyed that as well. I get a lot of questions via Twitter or email, and think this would be a good place for some answers so that everyone can read them, if they choose. So feel free to ask me anything (within reason of course: I don’t know if 2012 will be the end of the earth, lol)!

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Hey there people of the world!

Today I’ve got yet another new collection from Sally Hansen, but this time it’s from their Insta-Dri line. I only got 4 of the colors, since the others I saw didn’t appeal to me that much. Not sure how many new ones there are but I’m guessing between 6-8 total.

As you may know these are polishes made to be pretty opaque and dry super quick, and they don’t disappoint in those areas. These were all 2 coats and dried very quickly. My only complaint is that the brushes on these are very thick and flat and can be hard to get used to for some people.

Sorry for the sad state of affairs my cuticles are in here, but I had been swatching for hours at this point, and they were feelin’ the pain!

Lickety-Split Lime

Lickety-Split Lime is a bright lime green creme. This isn’t neon, but it’s extremely bright. I think it actually looked good with my skin tone even with all the yellow in it.

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To be swatched soon!

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Good afternoon!

I have a sneak peek of the new nail lacquer colors from MAC’s Spring Colour Forecast collection, which launches Feb 11th. These swatches are from a friend of mine who shall remain nameless.

These are all limited edition colors and will retail for $12.00. Read the bottom of this post for info on another upcoming MAC nail lacquer collection!

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