. They are divinely talented, intelligent, and their chemistry is so real it makes you feel like you are somehow the third member of their experience. Key & Peele masterfully blends art and humor, creating cinematic moments that would transcend genre were it not so unerringly funny.
The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel is so much fun. Midge Maisel’s wisecracking and quick wit are the spice of life. Her interactions with the world around her are humorous and inspiring. However, the writing for all the characters makes the show endlessly rewatchable in order to catch all the jokes and nuance on the screen.
Random Acts of Flyness is a mosaic of greatness. To really understand all of Terrence Nash’s brilliance (which I don’t claim to), you have to at some point stop and look at all the editing that goes into each episode. That’s a very specific observation, I know. But only through that lens can you really step back from the fluid beauty he’s created to appreciate the amount of time, consideration, and inspiration go into every moment. It is television equivalent of Handel’s Messiah in that it is a rare example of pure artistic genius.
Mystery Science Theater 3000 isn’t just a show about the joys of laughing about bad movies. It’s a masterpiece of giving old material new life and the potential to revitalize anything from the right perspective. Beyond that, the robots curiosity about what it means to be human approaches moral, mortality, and culture from a more agnostic perspective that allows you think of things differently.
Reservation Dogs features stories many people try to look away from, about the proverty many people would look away from. By favoring no one character over another, the show creates a multi-facted experience that helps you to understand other people’s perspectives, learn to forgive, and accept the hardships we inherit as a culture. The stories explore death and dispair in a manner that is uplifting and celebrates the characters’ unbreakable spirits.
There’s a cold open from the first episode of American Horror Story: Apocalypse that very heavily inspired the first eight chapters of Agony. The show’s dark imagination can be challenging or even ridiculous, but its ability to evoke helpless anticipation remind the viewer the fear is rooted not in what threatens us but our perceived ability to handle it. The story is rooted less in predatory chaos but psychological torment and resilience.
Broad City is relentlessly fun. The friendship between Abbi and Ilana pulls thge viewer in. The show is unapologetically genuine and easy to relate to. It’s fresh view of modern life complete with racial diversity and sexual openess set it apart from so many other light-hearted offerings and draw attention to how restricted and puritanical we remain as a society.
Los Espookys‘ combination of surrealism and light-hearted horror allow for the reader to open their mind to whatever happens next. The characters each value and celebrate what makes them unique, and their embrace of “monsters” as their humanization of their own idividuality adds a life-affirming quality to the show.
Every season of Channel Zero delivered new horror and fear. That each season was self-contained created a deeper investment in the safety of the characer and adhered the viewer more to the drama of the story. As opposed to American Horror Story, which can be cartoonishly over-the-top (no judgement), Channel Zero remained realistic enough that the character’s jeopardy never remained in doubt and lingered with the viewer from episode to episode.Misa Poisoned Passion collection... What can I say? They're perfect in every way. Seriously, the colors, the formula, the shimmer, the promotional images, everything! These polishes have my name written all over them. I mean, look! Blue! Green! Purple! Charcoal! These are the types of colors that I wear 90% of the time, so this collection has me ecstatic.
Enough babble, on to the good stuff.
A Sin Worth Committing. Hello! Take a look at this beauty. It's a deep, clean blue with shimmer that just explodes with brightness when the sun hits it. It's one of those lit-from-within colors. And as a sidenote, this didn't stain my fingers blue after I removed it.
Dying Love. A smoky, shimmery charcoal color. The promo pics made it seem lighter, but I like the real version better! It's sooty, almost like graphite or granite (it matches my kitchen counter, lol)
Fatal Affair. This one reminds me of Blueberry Glaze! It's a deep, dark purple base with an overlay of blue shimmer, and then you look at it in direct sunlight it also has red microshimmer! Very complex.
Forbidden Lust. Oh my. Shimmery purple!! Glowy, sparkly, vampy purple goodness.
Love Bite. The only cream of the collection. Deep yet translucent vampy burgundy. It's almost a bright magenta sort of color with one coat, and with two coats it transforms into this!
The gem of the collection.... Toxic Seduction.
I'm not sure what to say about this color. I think the picture speaks for itself. I feel happy looking at this color. I'm speechless.
The application on these was excellent. No goo, no drips, no streaks, nothing!
Usually there are one or two things I don't like about a collection, but I have no complaints here. None. This is perfect. I like every single color.
These will be available for purchase in August!
Special thanks to Misa for these polishes!
Awesome swathes!
I wish I could pull Dying Love off (let alone - photograph it like this, LOL).
GORGEOUS! I think some are dupes but still gorgeous
Must. Have. Forbidden Lust. and. Toxic Seduction.
OMG! Toxic Seduction, I covet you :) Can't get Misa in UK, so will have to make do with Essie "Aruba Blue" and OPI "Purple with a purpose" for now.. :(
And OMG how great is your blog?? You got me thru my recent illness in (nail) style. Keep up the fab work! :)
Scrangie, thanks for the swatches, your pics are the best! I think I'm gonna get most (if not all) of them!
Off topic, but may I know what is your fave base and top coat?
-TK
Scrangie you are KILLING me!!!
i love these! but im worried i might have similar colors in my collex...can u see if they are dupey to other colors? thx!! :D
Fatal Affair is awesome! I'm still totally loving blue nails.
Your nails always look flawless.
Where can you get these?
Oh my word. I need those, especially A Sin Worth Committing and Toxic Seduction.
These pictures almost makes me want to cry because I'm so jealous that you already have them. How come you already have them?! I NEED THEM! Gorgeous, all of them.
OMFG!!! One of the best colletions ever! awesome swatches!
Just...wow!
Oh yes! I can hardly wait for these! I have been exited about them ever since I saw the first pictures! Your swatches made me extatic! Wonderful, wonderful colors!
Wow -- those are STUNNING. I'm new to this whole nailpolish thing (seriously, I haven't worn any in about 20 years, and all of a sudden dove in with both feet) -- is it possible they'll release a set with minis of all of them, or are they only available full size?
I just love Forbidden Lust and Toxic Seduction. Can't wait.
Toxic Seduction and Dying Love are just *beautiful*. Bugger - I feel another transatlantic purchase coming on.
Liz x (Squeezeweasel on MUA)
omg.... Forbidden Lust is to die for!!!
wow i love the green! do you know if misa is big 3 free?
Masa_inn- it looked great on you in your pictures! :D
Diann_co, I think there are definitely dupes, except Toxic Seduction! ;-)
Grace, bwahahaha! Aren't they gorgeous?
Lina-Elvira, sorry to hear you were ill! I hope you're feeling better! :) I think head2toe beauty will ship to the UK.... I'm not 100% sure but they might!
Hey TK! Thanks :) My favorite base coats are OPI Nail Envy and Qtica Natural Nail Growth Stimulator, and my favorite top coat of all time is Seche Vite! :D
Ponchy, hehehe sorry dear! ;-)
Ocelot1, definitely! I'll post some dupes for you :)
Naomi, thank you so much :)
Dirrtyxx, I get mine from head2toebeauty.com, but you can sometimes find them in nail supply stores and salons! :D
Sybelle, Toxic Seduction is incredible, I'm wearing it right now and I'm in loooove!
Chaosophia, sorry! :) Misa sent them to me as a preview! I'm