It’s so sparkly I’m gonna die!

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It’s so sparkly I’m gonna die!

Sometime in March, Jason revealed that he’d purchased my birthday present “months ago”, in an obvious attempt to torture me with anticipation. Trust me, this sort of thing works on me in spades. And lo, I writhed. But instead of just agonizing, I spent a solid month making guesses. Not necessarily serious guesses because I have a feeling he would not lie to me and say I’d gotten it wrong if I’d guessed it right and I’d feel badly to spoil his surprise, but guesses nonetheless. We were checking out at Fry’s electronics when I said “I know–you got me a unicorn, right?” and his answer changed from “Nope!” to “I…uh, will neither confirm nor deny” and I knew I was onto something. I needled him relentlessly. “You got me a unicorn stand mixer? Where it dips its magic horn into the dough and twirls it into bread?” “…Do those exist?” “God, I hope so.”

So, I wasn’t right about the unicorn stand mixer, but I was right about the unicorn. He got me Clarins 230 for my birthday, a long-discontinued nail polish also known as Unicorn Pee for both its rarity and overall magic sparkly qualities. Supposedly the multichrome pigment used to make it doesn’t exist anymore and can’t be recreated, which makes it highly sought-after and not something I figured I would ever own, because hell, even when I was gainfully employed I was not about to drop that kind of change on a nail polish.

I was so excited when I saw the bottle that I did a little dance and maybe had a little tinkle in my pants. I had offhandedly mentioned the existence of Unicorn Pee forever ago and he searched the internet until he found me a bottle. I wore it this entire week, and every time I looked at my nails, I was reminded of how much I am loved.

In sunlight, the glitter looks like dancing burning embers on the nails. In artificial light, the green flash becomes more apparent. This is over two coats of BUTTER London HRH, a red-toned medium purple with blue and red shimmer.

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42 Comments It’s so sparkly I’m gonna die!

  1. kitlizzy April 29, 2011 at 8:33 pm

    That is the cutest damn thing ever. 😀

    1. admin April 29, 2011 at 8:46 pm

      I was seriously blown away that he remembered!

  2. lipstickgirl_2 April 29, 2011 at 8:38 pm

    Thats so sweet…………..Keeper!!

    1. admin April 29, 2011 at 8:46 pm

      Totally. 🙂

  3. bork April 29, 2011 at 8:47 pm

    wow – I want!

  4. pikefish April 29, 2011 at 9:16 pm

    awwww! so sweet! I would love to see the unicorn mixer though…

    1. admin April 29, 2011 at 9:19 pm

      Once we have a quality stand mixer I have a feeling I will turn my El Crap-o stand mixer into a unicorn stand mixer.

      1. pikefish April 30, 2011 at 1:29 am

        yes, YES! looking forward to that!

  5. jennzahling April 29, 2011 at 9:25 pm

    can we see a photo of it on your nails??? pwease?? 🙂 <3

    also, have you heard of http://eyeslipsface.com?? AMAZING STUFF FOR SO CHEAP.

    1. admin April 29, 2011 at 9:32 pm

      I can eventually, my manicure is chipped to shit from all the painting and cleaning I did this week so it’s not nearly as pretty now as it was when I put it on last week Saturday. XD

      I’ve heard good things about ELF but haven’t tried them. I’m pretty sure my next makeup purchase is going to be from Inglot as the swatches I’ve seen have been droolworthy.

      1. jennzahling April 29, 2011 at 9:41 pm

        i love ELF’s luscious liquid lipstick. fantastic stuff.

        and yes, i would love to see it on your nails!

        I MISS YOUR FACE <3

        1. admin April 29, 2011 at 10:24 pm

          I miss YOU! One of these days, I’ll make it to the UK. <3

          1. jennzahling April 29, 2011 at 10:30 pm

            shh, you better make it before April next year, or else you’ll be visiting us in WISCONSIN. *youtotallydidnthearthatfromme* 🙂

          2. admin April 29, 2011 at 10:31 pm

            WHATWHATWHAT!? I thought you were totally done with Wisconsin and were ready to live in the UK forever!?

          3. jennzahling April 29, 2011 at 10:58 pm

            fortune is fortelling that Anthony will leave the Navy and we will move to the United States. which, i have to say, we both want. 🙂 so yay!!!

            the UK is not a great place to live. especially when you’ve lived in America. 🙂

  6. pete23 April 29, 2011 at 9:37 pm

    I have just given out a very sickly squee. 🙂

  7. helloautumn April 29, 2011 at 9:49 pm

    PRETTY!!!!!!!!!!!

    i love the color. i’d wear that on my hands and with my wedding ring, i could cause auto accidents.

  8. ghost_light April 29, 2011 at 10:33 pm

    That is nifty!

  9. g33kgrrl April 29, 2011 at 11:18 pm

    That is awesome!

    Also I can’t believe nail polish stays good that long? Wow.

    1. admin April 29, 2011 at 11:24 pm

      Nail polish never spoils. If it gets goopy, that’s because some of the thinning chemical in it has evaporated out, but you can add some thinner to it and it will be good as new again. 🙂

  10. frogger414 April 30, 2011 at 12:30 am

    A man that listens and remembers deserves a lot of well uh you know!

    1. admin April 30, 2011 at 4:45 am

      😉 that might be why he listens and remembers so well.

      1. frogger414 April 30, 2011 at 5:53 pm

        NICE!!!! 🙂

  11. splatterhouse April 30, 2011 at 1:54 am

    More pictures!!! I almost caved and bought a bottle when I’d had a few beers so I could paint a pair of plugs, but I just couldn’t do it.

    1. admin April 30, 2011 at 4:48 am

      Will do! I will wear it again when it is more consistently sunny outside and post some NOTD pictures. It is wasted on dreary days.

  12. electriclime April 30, 2011 at 3:30 am

    That is GORGEOUS

    Weird piece of information: I can comment on anybody’s journal (while at work) but yours. Only yours. I am blocked from commenting.

    Odd, eh?

    1. admin April 30, 2011 at 4:43 am

      That is so strange! Does it give a reason? I swear a lot but I wouldn’t think so much more than everyone else that I deserve some special block.

      1. electriclime April 30, 2011 at 2:42 pm

        No reason given. LJ is filtered, but if I log in with my district name and password, it lets me in. But when I try to leave a comment on your LJ, it takes me to the log in page again and simply won’t let me enter. Im’ guessing it’s because you have ‘dirty’ in your LJ name and Arlington are prudes.

        I just have to remember “when you get home, leave melzah a comment”. sometimes that works..sometimes it doesn’t

  13. thecostumegal April 29, 2011 at 11:32 pm

    oooooooooooooh it’s even more pretty than ORLY cosmic colors! (I have Haley’s Comet on right now…)

    1. admin April 29, 2011 at 11:38 pm

      I love all those Orly Cosmics! My favorite is Lunar Eclipse, it’s such a gorgeous sparkly blue and with that flash of pink? Fuhgeddaboutit.

      1. thecostumegal April 29, 2011 at 11:39 pm

        I………bid on some Unicorn Piss on ebay. D:

        1. admin April 29, 2011 at 11:43 pm

          Nice! If you win it, make sure to layer it over another color when you use it–on its own, it’s so sheer that it would take five or six coats to get to bottle color and not only would that use up the bottle a hell of a lot faster but it’s also more likely to cause shrinkage on the nail with that many coats which makes you look like you need a manicure after JUST finishing one.

          1. thecostumegal April 29, 2011 at 11:45 pm

            okie dokie!

        2. admin April 29, 2011 at 11:45 pm

          I don’t know whether to thank the nail board at makeupalley for giving me helpful tips like that or curse them for introducing me to things like 230 in the first place.

          1. thecostumegal April 29, 2011 at 11:46 pm

            I am totally blaming you for this if I win.

          2. earthdotprime April 30, 2011 at 9:39 am

            both. I have such a love/hate relationship with MUA.

  14. earthdotprime April 30, 2011 at 9:39 am

    !!!!!!!!!!!

    that is all.

  15. cuntress April 30, 2011 at 3:24 pm

    Unicorn Pee!? LOL! It’s beautiful and hilarious, just like you!

  16. hildeaux May 1, 2011 at 12:20 am

    omg pics of the nails plz!

  17. 1_rhiannon_1 May 1, 2011 at 1:00 am

    Does he even know how many awesome points he racked up with that? Cause damn, I am IMPRESSED! So Sparkly!! *-*

  18. storm_dancer May 1, 2011 at 2:09 am

    That is my new favorite sweet boyfriend story. I’m so happy for you.

  19. mschilepepper May 1, 2011 at 6:01 am

    Aw, such a good boy! I do think I’ve just gotten a cavity, though. 😉

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