The Puppy is Coming + A Giveaway

I am happy to announce that after nearly a year of waiting, my first Seeing Eye puppy is on her way! For those of you who don't know me, I am a raiser for the Seeing Eye Inc. of Morristown, NJ, the oldest guide dog school in the United States. This year, TSE is celebrating their 70th year of puppy raising.

Puppies are assigned to families and individuals, whom they live with for anywhere from a year to 16 months. As a raiser, I will be training the puppy in obedience, house manners, and general desensitization to various locations and circumstances.

On Valentines Day, I know that I will be receiving a female Black Lab, who will be joining my five-year-old Chocolate Lab, Dakota, however, I do not know her name. The Seeing Eye names all of their puppies by assigning a letter to each litter in order of birth from A-Z. This makes it easy to recognize siblings and in fact, my puppy's sibling will belong to another member of my school club. What I do know is that she is from the "P" litter, meaning her name will start with a P.

And this is where you all come in! From now until 12:01 EST on February 14th, take a guess through the entry in the Rafflecopter widget below as to what "P" name you think she'll have!

There are three grand prizes up for grabs. The people who guess correctly will be entered to receive either the OPI Holland Mini Collection, the OPI Nicki Minaj Mini Collection, or a Valentines Day prize pack, which includes one full sized bottle of China Glaze Ring in the Red, and some other awesome surprises

However, I will pick seven random names, regardless of your guess, from the widget and each person will receive a mini CG Ruby Pumps and a mini Out the Door Top Coat. So even if you aren't correct, you still have a chance to win!

Good luck and get to guessing!

Princess Polish, Princess Puppy, and Little Miss "P"

OPI Midnight in Moscow

Today, I'm rocking a little bit shorter of nails and also a color far different from my Superbowl manicure.



This has always been a go-to color for me, with a vampyness to it that I can't help but love. Though, I must apologize for the state of my nails at the time of this picture. I'm in the process of puppy-proofing my home.

Through the Seeing Eye Inc. of Morristown, NJ, my family and I are raising a Seeing Eye Puppy-in-training, who will be arriving on Valentine's Day. We will have her for a little over a year, training her in basic obedience, behavior, and house manners, as well as exposing her to all different circumstances she may encounter down the road as a guide dog for a blind person.

The funny part of this whole story is that The Seeing Eye names all of the puppies in a litter with the same letter. While I don't know her name, and won't until next Tuesday, she is a black labrador retriever from the "p" litter.

So what have I been referring to her as? Princess P.

I promise, lots of photos of her to come! :-D

Until tomorrow!

Princess P(olish)

Nubar Night Sparkle - A Tribute to Big Blue

It's no secret that I hail from New Jersey, but it's also pretty clear I have a love of all things New York Sports. Well, I am Brooklyn-born, after all. So it should come as no shock that come Superbowl Sunday, I had to show my love for the Giants.

And so I chose the newest polish in my stash... Nubar Night Sparkle!
Holy Victor Cruz Salsa! This one is a stunner and the Eli Manning jersey nail art only makes it better.

A gorgeous midnight blue with royal sparkle, Night Sparkle is my first Nubar. But certainly won't be the last. The only downside to this polish is that you're looking at three coats of Seche Vite to smooth out this monster top coat eater. But it's so worth it. And hey, maybe it'll last me until next year's Superbowl.

So what do you think ladies? Are you Team Manning or Team Brady? Or are you more interested in the commercials?

Go Big Blue!
Princess Polish

Day 20: Zoya Savita

I have to come clean. I am not a fan of mattes at all. I'm a fan of eye-catching manicures and for me, the mattes don't do it for me.

HOWEVER, it seems that a lot of the mattes are highly pigmented with shimmer to give them a more interesting glow. It is for that reason I have come to embrace them as a polish trend with a flaw that I can fix easily. Whether it's in the form of a french using a glossy topcoat over the tips or if I slap Seche Vite over the whole nail, it doesn't particularly matter to me. As long as I can morph it into my little fantasy shade, then so be it. The fact that it naturally dries quicker doesn't hurt either.

My first foray into the mattes/suedes was with an OPI Ink Suede pedicure and while it turned our pretty, it chipped in two days. So that may be the only bone I have to pick with the trend that can easily be molded to my own expectations. For a busy person, durability is key.

That being said, I have found my two Zoya mattes to be long-lasting.

And here is the first…Zoya Savita is a blue-toned purple, though I wouldn't quite call her a purple. She does have quite the lovely glow about her and I do love that. But God knows, all I wanted to do was throw on a topcoat. So I did. *Exhales deeply* Ahh, much better. You can see the index and middle finger have a coat of Seche Vite over them and I really love the end result. It's like my middle ground between Mimi and Julieanne. And it's perfect.

And remember to check out Rock it for Relay, where you can bid on various nail polishes and nail polish jewelry, including a soon-to-be posted ring of Savita, for the American Cancer Society! And trust me, she's gorgeous!

So what do you think, ladies? Are you on the matte train? Or are you letting the train pass through the station?

In honor of the Superbowl, with my Giants taking on the Patriots, are you going to pick Tart for Big Blue (Giants) or Anja for the Patriots for Day 21?

Princess P