NOTD: Orly Shine w/ Lippmann Happy Birthday

Back last year before Deborah Lippmann released Happy Birthday, I fell in love with a swatch of it on Vampy Varnish.  Of course, right before it released, her little blog tirade regarding Funky Chunky made the rounds and I kind of didn't want to give her my money right.  :O  So, once it released, I waited.  Once I was ready to buy it, it was kind of in short supply, then I forgot about it (plus, Tim was laid off in the fall/winter and $18 on one polish just wasn't in the cards).  Until, I'd see a swatch of it, that is.  Then I'd fall in love with it again and decide to splurge.  Of course, my brain is a sieve, so I'd immediate forget about it, and never got it. 

Then all this hubbub regarding Bad Romance and Across the Universe happened, and Lippmann glitters found their way back to the forefront of my brain again.  As BR and AtU are only at Nordies (or were, I think they may have since sold out or been put on B/O) and I refuse to pay Nordies high shipping (seriously... free shipping on $200 :|  Dang, Nordstrom), I figured I'd satisfy myself with Happy Birthday until I could pick up AtU and BR.  I used my new job as jusitfication, but really... I just wanted Happy Birthday.  LOL

I got her today, so I just had to show her off.  :P

This is 3 coats of Orly Shine (from the Foil FX collection) with one coat of Lippmann Happy Birthday, one coat of SH Insta-Dri, and one coat of Orly Matte Top (which gives it a satin finish).  I heart this.  <3  I can't wait to dry this glitter TC on just about every color I can think of.  It really does look like a birthday party just exploded on my fingers.  It's that awesome!

Orly Shine and Matte Top are available at e-tailers and Sally's (though MT may no longer be available there) and Lippmann Happy Birthday is available at Deborah Lippmann's own website and various online beauty beautiques.

Friday Blogger Round-Up #1

Welcome to the first edition of The "A Polish Problem"'s Friday Blogger Round-Up!

Each week, I plan on showcasing new and new-to-me blogs in this post.  If you have a new blog or if you are existing blogger and not in my blog roll, feel free to email me or leave a comment in the current "Round-Up" post, and I will put you in the next week's round up. 

If, by chance, I miss you in this week's round up.  Please let me know and I will edit the post to add you and add you to next week's round up.

HANGi OJE YAKISMAZ Ki BANA

Chromatic Misadventures

Painted Tips

Susie's Home and Hobbies

Productrater!

Aurora's Nail

OMG Look at these Nails

Never Unpolished

Original Wacky

diamants ebenes nails

Polish Packrat

My Nailz

Portrait of Mai

Mythology20

Posh Pigments

Addicted to OPI-yum

Nail Junkie

All Things Nails

Green-wich Village

Whew!  20 new blogs this week.  I encourage you to check them ALL out!  There are some great new nail blogs out there (as well as some great existing blogs that I just wasn't aware of).  I think it's awesome that more and more people are blogging about polish.  Makes me feel not so crazy.  LOL.

*this post was created and scheduled at 12:30p Thursday afternoon.  If you posted in the previous post prior that time, I will add you to next week's round up.

New Blogs

I recently received an email from a new blogger asking me to add her blog to my blog roll, which I plan on doing after I type this post.  However, it got me to thinking about the various bloggers in the past that have written me asking me to add them to my blog roll.  I always try to add new bloggers to my blog roll, but I have never actually promoted a new blog on A Polish Problem.  Hence, this post...

I would like to start promoting new (and new to me) blogs on my blog.  I remember when I first started blogging it felt like I was putting my heart and soul into the blog and yet I was getting no readers.  And while this blog was not started to get readers, it's also nice to know that someone is interested in what you are writing.  Thus, I want to do all I can to help out new bloggers. 

Please feel free to always put your blog URL with your comments.  In the future, I may get a new comments section that will allow you to attach your blog URL to your name, but for now, you can always type it out.  Also, please do not hesitate to ask me to add you to my blog roll.  I know I am horrible at this.  I'm always afraid I'm going to upset someone, but you will never upset me.  I will be more than happy to add anyone with a new blog or anyone with an existing blog that I've failed to add.  Please feel free to pass on the URLs of your favorite blogs, as well.  Just in case I don't have them listed.

To have me mention your blog and add you to my blog roll, please either reply to this post or email me.  I am notoriously bad at checking comments,  so emails are preferred, though either is okay.  Each Friday, I plan on posting a blog round-up. Though, I will skip today and post any I receive today on next Friday's round-up.  It doesn't matter if I get 1 or 100, I plan on rounding-up all new (and new to me) blogs on Fridays, so don't worry if you are the only one to email me.