Thursday, January 26, 2012

NOTD: OPI DS Tapestry

So I was looking at my polish spreadsheet and noticed I had one lone DS shade that I hadn't swatched. I had to fix that omission! So I got out my bottle of OPI DS Tapestry and soon remembered out why I had not ever swatched it. I couldn't open it!

So I let Mr. Sasha work on it for a bit, and FINALLY, he had success!


OPI DS Tapestry

dazzling deep rose



Somewhere I found this listed as a foil... but I don't see that. I do see a weak holo in certain lights.




But when I got off work, the weather was wonky and I finally dashed outside when I saw the sun break through and snapped some pics. So obv, not great light, but guess what? I AM DONE SWATCHING MY DS SHADES! Until I get some more I guess...... :-)

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Tuesday, January 24, 2012

$40 plus free shipping to bloom.com for $20

Living Social has $40 plus free shipping to bloom.com for just $20 today. I plan on ordering some OPIs and Essies... yay for cheap nail polish!

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Monday, January 23, 2012

NOTD: Essie Fair Game

Essie Fair Game

from the 2011 Resort Collection

(mini bottle pic alert! Or I have giant hands... you decide!)


What looks to be a dark frosty gunmetal grey..... holds a hidden shimmer in the sun! Look at this gorgeous macro shot! I see gold, green, pink, and blue shimmers in there. Very pretty!

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Wednesday, January 18, 2012

NOTD: OPI The One That Got Away

OPI The One That Got Away




(you know I love those mini bottle swatch shots! GIANT HANDS!!!!)




The above swatch is two coats, and I LOVE it! I have had several meetings at my office to attend this week, and I needed to wear a more traditional color (no blues, blacks, or greens). I remembered this being an un-tried and I am so glad I pulled it out.

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Tuesday, January 17, 2012

Swatches: SinfulColors Holiday 2011 - Wish

SinfulColors Daddy's Girl

a deep purple with a drizzle of shimmer and glitter
A few days ago I showed you this swatch, which is three coats. Today I have a few more shades from this collection.


SinfulColors Sugar Sugar
a candy cane, red-hot tint

Love, love, love this red. Just 2 coats. However, the name Sugar Sugar seems like it would be better suited to a different shade in the collection- this next shade, the silver.


SinfulColors Out of This World

a perfect silver with swirls of glimmer
I thought this silver was so pretty!


SinfulColors Midnight Blue

a bold, bright twist on navy
This swatch is 2 coats as well- it covered beautifully.



There is one more shade is this collection, Last Chance, an emerald with depth and allure. However, I lost the battle with the setting sun and will have to swatch that one another day!

These shades came from their holiday collection called Wish. Here's some info from the press release:


SINFUL COLORS HOLIDAY 2011 - WISH

Bells are jingling, snow is glistening and merry tunes abound: It's the season of shimmer (aka: the holidays) and glamour, of course. And your nails deserve a little gift and loving too. Welcome the SinfulColors holiday 2011 collection, Wish, which delights and excites. The collection takes classic colors - like red, green, silver and blue - and kicks them up a notch to be fashion-forward and festive to ring in 2012.

The complete SinfulColors Wish collection for holiday 2011 includes:

Five gem-inspired shades of polish:
SUGAR SUGAR: a candy cane, red-hot tint
MIDNIGHT BLUE: a bold, bright twist on navy
LAST CHANCE: an emerald with depth and allure
DADDY'S GIRL: a deep purple with a drizzle of shimmer and glitter
OUT OF THIS WORLD: a perfect silver with swirls of glimmer

Two metallic shades of nail art:
FLOWER GIRL: a bronzy gold with tons of sparkle
FASHIONISTA: a glitter-laden pewter



SinfulColors surpasses the masses with more than 150 amazing shades of nail polish, including the above-mentioned shades. All hues are available for $1.99 at major drug and mass-market stores nationwide, by calling 1-800-448-0763 or online at http://www.walgreens.com/.



Disclosure: This collection was provided to me for review purposes.

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Monday, January 16, 2012

NOTD: Revlon Glitz & Glam

Revlon Glitz & Glam


This is a dark pink jelly base jam packed with tons of pink glitter. The above swatch is two coats, topped with Seche Vite. The SV smoothed it out pretty well.


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Friday, January 13, 2012

NOTD: SinfulColors: Daddy's Girl

SinfulColors: Daddy's Girl


The above swatch is three coats. It really is a pretty jelly with shimmer, but I found I needed three coats to get full coverage. The slight tip wear you see is from a day of moving boxes and papers at my office.

This shade came from their holiday collection called Wish. Here's some info from the press release:


SINFUL COLORS HOLIDAY 2011 - WISH

Bells are jingling, snow is glistening and merry tunes abound: It's the season of shimmer (aka: the holidays) and glamour, of course. And your nails deserve a little gift and loving too. Welcome the SinfulColors holiday 2011 collection, Wish, which delights and excites. The collection takes classic colors - like red, green, silver and blue - and kicks them up a notch to be fashion-forward and festive to ring in 2012.

The complete SinfulColors Wish collection for holiday 2011 includes:

Five gem-inspired shades of polish:
SUGAR SUGAR: a candy cane, red-hot tint
MIDNIGHT BLUE: a bold, bright twist on navy
LAST CHANCE: an emerald with depth and allure
DADDY'S GIRL: a deep purple with a drizzle of shimmer and glitter
OUT OF THIS WORLD: a perfect silver with swirls of glimmer

Two metallic shades of nail art:
FLOWER GIRL: a bronzy gold with tons of sparkle
FASHIONISTA: a glitter-laden pewter

SinfulColors surpasses the masses with more than 150 amazing shades of nail polish, including the above-mentioned shades. All hues are available for $1.99 at major drug and mass-market stores nationwide, by calling 1-800-448-0763 or online at www.walgreens.com.


Disclosure: This polish was provided to me for review purposes.

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Monday, January 9, 2012

New Sephora by OPI Collection?

At the end of December, I was browsing around in Sephora and came across four new Sephora by OPI nail polish shades. Of course I couldn't leave without making a purchase (plus I wanted to get my Sephora birthday gift while I was there) so I grabbed That's My Fuschia Husband!.

Would it kill them to market the new shades? :-) As usual, no mention of these four shades on the Collections page.



Sephora by OPI That's My Fuschia Husband!


Absolutely GREAT coverage in two coats and wore extremely well for almost 4 days without a chip. A great color and I'm thinking of picking up Casanova is So Into Me as well.

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