Nothing To Disclose Ah, yes. The Internets have done it again. There's a new meme trend. You guessed it, it's the Area 51 & I have the nails to match.


While the theme was inspired by Facebook & Twitter memes alike, the colorway was inspired by my fav Fenty x Puma Creepers. You know the ones. The dark blue and neon green joints. I've got a story about those for another day. But I digress.


This mani was relatively easy. Some simple shapes using two of my beloved Color Club matte neons, some reverse stamping, and some Sha Nail Pro decals a friend got for me while she was in Japan.


Those aliens seen above are from a Sha Nail Pro decal sheet. Sha Nail Pro decals range anywhere from $7.50-$19.99 each depending on the retailer. But I found some knock-offs on AliExpress for .89¢-$1.69 each. More on those knock-offs at a later date post.


For my alien thumb, I did a reverse stamping technique with Maniology BM-XL409.


A portrait of my zaddy after we met at Area 51 😍👽




This was my first time doing a reverse stamp. I've gotta admit it was pretty easy. 10/10 will do it again.

What are your first plans for your alien from Area 51? Tell me in the comments.
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Nothing To Disclose Hey. What's up? Hello. If that opening sounds familiar, you've either read my most recent post or you've listened to my radio show on 91.3 WBNY. Yes, ya girl is also a radio personality. Adding more notches to my resume one gig at a time.

Anyway, remember when I went to  (read: stalked) six or seven Walmarts to find Color Club over the summer? Well, it was a success. Remember when I took a reasonable guess that Color Club would continue to be a staple at Walmart? I was right about that too! Need a refresher? Click HERE.


Unlike the Color Clubs I bought back in August, this collection was found at two Walmart locations near me. It could possibly be in more, but I'm not about to go to six or seven stores to find something that I already found at the two Wally Worlds I frequent the most.



The Meet Your Match Collection consists of 16 nude shades. There is pretty much a nude lacquer for everyone. But I'm the most hype for of the nudes for brown girls like me. Shout out to COlor Club for finally getting a nude nail polish collection right. So many other brands that do nudes don't have the shade range.

With the exception of D.I.D. Nail Paint, there hasn't been a nude collection I was crazy about in, well, ever.


I've been waiting for this collection since I saw it on Instagram during Cosmoprof North America and when I saw this endcap my little heart jumped for joy. While I didn't pick up all 16 shades, I did however, end up coming home with nine of them.



I haven't gotten the chance to use these yet but they will be making an appearance on IG and in the Store Finds highlight.

For individual pics of each bottle, make your way over to @DropOutNails on Instagram.


Nothing To Disclose Are you as excited about this collection as I am? Let's exchange views on nudes in the comments.
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Remember that trek to every Walmart in Western NY to find the all-elusive Color Club display? Well, of course, I had to play with some of my new babies. And you know it had to be the neon ones that got some use first.


I know, I know. Those CC neons from Walmart are matte yet this mani is obviously glossy. I was gonna apply a layer of matte top coat on top of this but I got tired and decided it was time for bed.


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Yup. You read that right. Walmart (read: select Walmart locations) have Color Club.


Albeit an endcap display and not a section on the shelves next to all the other nail polish brands they carry. Tis access to Color Club nonetheless.


I've known heard whispers & seen pictures from other nail fanatics for a few months now. However, I hadn't seen it for myself until about two weeks ago after work.
By the way, the Walmart location I finally found this Color Club display was the sixth or seventh location I tried this summer.


The display hosts three different types of polish: mood changing, matte neon, and holographic. Each of the types is selections that fit the aforementioned description from a mixture of Color Club collections.
Selections of the matte neons are from Pop Chalk, Pop Play, and possibly other collections. I believe all of the mood changing polishes are from the only Mood collection. (If there has been more than one collection of Mood from Color Club, let me know in the comments.) And the holographic shades are from an assortment of shades from different Halo Hues collections.


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So here we are. Once again, back with the Color Club round-up.  In all honesty, I have no idea why Color Club never has any press releases. Which probably explains why I never know when they actually have anything new. Anyway, I found myself looking at Color Club's website the other day and thought I'd do another round-up like last year.

In The Mood is a 12-piece set with color changing lacquers that--you guessed--shift according to your body heat.

"Whether you are all fired up, or feeling calm and cool, each Mood Nail Lacquer from the Color Club In The Mood Pastels Collection transforms with hot and cold temperatures for a stunning gradient effect."



Pop Play is a 12-piece collection in which every lacquer has a matte finish
"Celebration of fun, cheeky color in a unique matte finish. Bright and bubbly, each expertly designed color is a playful way to brighten your day."






So Lit
"Celebrate the finer things in life, like rest, relaxation, and of course a little reggae. Mellow out and unwind as the lush, vibrant colors transport you to a Caribbean paradise where the breeze is warm and the water is crystal blue."




Nailmoji
Yup, another addition to the Nailmoji theme. This time around instead of just a 7-piece set like the neon and holographic Nailmoji collections, this is a 12-piece.




Coated
"Color Club Coated One Coat nail lacquer features superior results with a high performance ergonomically designed brush specifically contoured to the shape of the nail bed."

Way back in the beginning of this blog I bought and used a lot of Color Club. Over time the Beauty Plus Salon I frequented didn't carry the new collections as much, and the new collections they did carry were pretty boring.

Color Club themselves doesn't do tons of press releases--at least, to my knowledge--the way Zoya, China Glaze, Deborah Lippmann, etc. does; so the brand became pretty much out of sight out of mind.

In turn, I spent a serious amount of time behind on what the brand was producing. In retrospect, I could've checked their website, but why? Shouldn't their marketing department do a better job of trying to get me to buy the product? Joking, but serious here.

So imagine my surprise when I walk in my closest Beauty Plus Salon and see the Poptastic Pop Wash Collection on display.

This got me thinking, "what other collections have they done that I was oblivious to?" Turns out Color Club released so many hits all summer '16.







While I didn't get the Pop Wash collection, I did buy the Nailmoji collection (the neon set of course). Y'all know how much I love neons.

Do you keep up with what Color Club produces?
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