Zoya Lovely Collection for Spring 2013 Press Release… and some Swatches!

Zoya Lovely Collection for Spring 2013 Press Release… and some Swatches!

Zoya Lovely
Beauty is a lovely state of mind

Lovely, just LOVELY!

Spring is awash in six soft and lovely new Zoya shades including three dewy metallics and three fresh blooms of cream. Poetic in nature, this collection is sure to capture the beauty of the season like no other….

ZOYA LOVELY – SPRING 2013 (I already own 5 of the 6 of these for their original release… so I decided to throw the swatches in along with the PR photos provided!)

Piaf:

Piaf (ZP652) – Fresh Forsythia Yellow Metallic – Full Coverage (Originally designed for Fashion Designer Zang Toi)

GeiGei:

GeiGei (ZP651) – Blushing Cherry Blossom Pink Metallic – Full Coverage (Originally designed for Zang Toi/SS13).

Julie:

Julie (ZP650) – Soft Wisteria Purple Metallic – Full Coverage (Originally designed for Zang Toi/SS13).

Sorry – no swatch for Blu yet!

Blu (ZP653) – Lucky Hyacinth Blue Cream – Full Coverage

Neely:

Neely (ZP655) – Earliest Spring Green Cream – Full Coverage (Originally designed for Peter Som/SS13).

Jacqueline:

Jacqueline (ZP654) – Perfect Magnolia Nude Cream – Full Coverage (Originally designed for Peter Som/SS13)

Shipping January 01, 2013

Ultra long-wearing, nail lacquers by Zoya are BIG5FREE – all formulas are completely free of harmful industrial chemicals such as toluene, camphor, formaldehyde, formaldehyde resin and dibutyl phthalate (DBP) that are known to cause cancer and birth defects.

Zoya Lovely $8 (US)

Follow the Zoya Nail Polish and Treatments Blog and stay tuned on Twitter (@Zoyanailpolish) and Facebook for release date updates.

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Ruby White Tips Nail Polish Swatches and Review – Part 2!

Ruby White Tips Nail Polish Swatches and Review – Part 2!

I have some more lovelies from Ruby White Tips to show you today!

I absolutely love her polishes and chatting with her is just amazing!  You really should head to her Facebook page and chat, she is so incredibly enthusiastic about her brand that you can’t help but smile when reading what she has to say!

Alright – onto the swatches!

Sugarbush:

Sugarbush is a red toned violet polish with a gorgeous shimmer and some extremely small bar glitters throughout.  And by ‘extremely small’ I mean just that.  You can detect some of them in my photo (mainly pinky and ring finger) but they blend in and are completely smooth.  I used 2 coats for this mani!

Prosper Mountain:

Prosper Mountain is one of the few glittery top coat type polishes you will see in the Ruby White Tips line!  This is a lovely mix of silver and gold hex glitters in a shimmery opal base.  This is 1 coat of Prosper Mountain over Sugarbush!

Lonesome Pine Trail:

Lonesome Pine Trail is pretty much the green version of Sugarbush!  This is a gorgeous green with gold shimmer throughout and itty bitty gold bar glitters.  Only 2 coats were needed!  Flawless application <3

Suicide Six:

Suicide Six is another glittery top coat!  Ruby White Tips will make a few now and again, but she wants her main focus to be creams with shimmer and dazzle than glitter top coats.  Suicide Six is a multicolor glitter bomb!  The base is clear and has small gold glitter particles throughout with multicolor hex glitters mixed in as well.  I only needed 1 coat for this mani, which I layered over Lonesome Pine Trail.

You can find Ruby White Tips on Etsy

Also check out her Facebook page!

Each bottle retails for $7.50

All polishes made by Ruby White Tips are 3 Free!

If you have any questions and would like to contact Laura, please do so through her Etsy Page!  As I said earlier, she is very enthusiastic about her creations and I am sure she would love to answer any questions for you!

If you missed my first Ruby White Tips review – take a look HERE!

***Products in this post were provided for review.  All opinions are my own***

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Sally Hansen Lustre Shine Swatches and Review

Sally Hansen Lustre Shine Swatches and Review

Sally Hansen released their Lustre Shine Collection a couple of months ago.  The collection consists of 8 beautiful polishes with eye catching color shifts in the bottle.

An intense and radiant nail lacquer infused with real silver. Inspired by the lustrous color flip of molten, liquid metal and the iridescence of a peacock feather. Creates an iridescent effect on the nail.

I have 6 of the 8 Lustre Shine polishes to show you today!  While I find all of the colors beautiful, not all of them translated from the bottle to the nail as well as I had hoped they would.

Azure:

Azure is a beautiful blurple color.  There is a very slight blue to purple shift in the polish.  This is my favorite of the 6 I tried.  I used 2 coats for full opacity.

Copperhead:

Copperhead is a pretty copper with a metallic like finish (not full metallic though).  The bottle shows a green swirl throughout, but my nails don’t reflect that swirl.  A very pretty fall color nonetheless.  I used 2 coats for this photo.

Plume:

Plume has a gold to olive green shift.  One of the more noticeable “shifts” of the polishes.  Brush strokes were slightly visible with this polish.  I only used 2 coats for this photo.

Lava:

Lava is another favorite of the group!  Lava is a rose to orange shift and the polish formula is different that the rest.  While the rest resemble a chrome/metallic like finish, this one seemed to be in a rose colored sheer base with thousands of tiny glitter particles.  You can see the shimmer in the photos.  Love it!  I needed 3 coats for this photo.

Moonstone:

Moonstone is an opal white with the slightest pale pink shift to it.  This can be worn alone (like I did) or layered over other colors to alter them.  A more versatile polish.  I used 3 coats for this photo and as you can see, there is still VNL.

Firefly:

Firefly was another favorite!  Firefly shifts from a bronze to a golden green color.  Very close to what you see in the bottle!  I used 2 coats for this photo.

Overall, I like the Lustre Shine collection, but I do wish there was more of a color shift like you see in the bottle.  I did like the overall color though and plan on hunting down Gilt and Scarab to complete the Lustre Shine Collection!  Application on all of these was fairly decent.  Plume had some mildly visible brush strokes and Moonstone was the sheerest formula, but all of the colors were rich and well pigmented and overall applied well.

Sally Hansen Lustre Shine nail polish can be found anywhere Sally Hansen is sold (CVS, Walgreens, Rite Aid, etc) and retail for $7.99

Make sure you visit Sally Hansen on Facebook as well as on their website!

***The products in this post were sent for review.  I was not paid for this review and all opinions are my own***

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Kelara Lacquers Colors For A Cause – Teacher’s Little Helper – Swatch and Review

Kelara Lacquers Colors For A Cause – Teacher’s Little Helper – Swatch and Review

I have ANOTHER Colors For A Cause nail polish from Kelara Lacquers to show you today!  This one is called Teacher’s Little Helper and it’s a beautiful glitter bomb!

Here is Teacher’s Little Helper layered over Zoya Gaia!  Teacher’s Little Helper is a mixed of medium sized red, black and silver hex glitters with small white hex glitters all in a clear base.  Pictured is just 1 coat of Teacher’s Little Helper!

$2.00 from each sale on a bottle of Teacher’s Little Helper will benefit a learning project on DonorsChoose.org.

About the Charity:

Founded in 2000, DonorsChoose allows citizen philanthropists to fund specific project requests from teachers in U.S. public schools. We make it personal: donors choose a project that moves them, and then they hear back from the classroom with photos and updates. DonorsChoose validates the project request and purchases the resources for the teacher. To date, we have funded over 90,000 classroom projects to bring learning alive for students, providing more than two million children with books, technology, supplies, funding for field trips or class visitors, and other resources. Our vision is of a nation where students in every community have the resources they need to learn.

Full Size Kelara Lacquers retail for $9.00

$2.00 from each sale of Teacher’s Little Helper is donated to  DonorsChoose.org.

You can check out Kelara Lacquers in their Etsy Shop HERE

Make sure you also check Kelara Lacquers out on Facebook for future updates and more swatches

***Products in this post were provided for review.  All opinions are my own***

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Naild’it Unique Nail Polish – Rudolf Knows and Blue Man Goop Swatches and Review

Naild’it Unique Nail Polish – Rudolf Knows and Blue Man Goop Swatches and Review

Good morning!  I have 2 lovely swatches to show you today from Naild’it Unique Nail Polish!

This is my first experience with Naild’it Unique Nail Polish and so far so good!

Lets take a look!

Rudolf Knows:

I’m going to start this off with my favorite of the 2 polishes – Rudolf Knows!  Rudolf Knows is a vibrant red jelly base with red and holographic hex glitters of different sizes mixed in.  I only used 3 coats of Rudolf Knows and a glossy top coat for this photo!  Stunning polish!  Very festive for the holidays.  Application was easy with this one and all of the glitters spread out nicely!

Blue Man Goop:

Blue Man Goop is another gorgeous color!  The base is a blue crelly like finish with an iridescent shimmer to it that makes it GLOW!  Mixed within the blue base are different sized purple and blue hex glitters.  I used 3 coats for this photo and as you can see, there is still some VNL.

Both of these polishes were done really well!  Great application with no real issues!

You can find Naild’it Unique Nail Polish in a variety of shops!

Llarowe - Price – $10.00

Mei Mei Signatures – Price –  s$16.00 (prices are in Singapore dollar, which converts to about $13.12 US Dollar.  This is a good option for international buyers!)

Overall Beauty – Price – $11.00

You can also check on the Naild’it Etsy store!

Be sure to “Like” Naild’It Unique Nail Polish on Facebook as well for updates and new release info!

I will need to snag some more of these creations!  So thrilled with these that I need more <3

***Products in this post were provided for review.  All opinions are my own***

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China Glaze® Introduces 6 Revolutionary Glitter Polishes with Glitz—Bitz ’N Pieces

China Glaze® Introduces 6 Revolutionary Glitter Polishes with Glitz—Bitz ’N Pieces

ADD A LITTLE “GLITZ” TO YOUR GLAM

China Glaze® Introduces 6 Revolutionary Glitter Polishes with Glitz—Bitz ’N Pieces

Los Angeles, CA – (November 2012): Razzle Me, Dazzle Me with China Glaze®’s newest generation of chunky glitters, Glitz—Bitz ’N Pieces.  Gorgeous 3D glitters, combined with black Bitz ’N Pieces create a Mosaic Masterpiece on nails.  Get the perfect Scattered & Tattered look for any occasion, and show that edgy side.  Heads will surely turn as Glitz ’N Pieces entice bystanders.  So, Bling it On this winter, and add a little Graffiti Glitter to those nails. 

 The China Glaze® Glitz—Bitz ’N Pieces collection features 6 edgy, 3D glitters including:

Mosaic Madness—Deep blue glitter with black Bitz ’N Pieces

Glitz ’N Pieces—Chunky silver glitter with black Bitz ’N Pieces

Bling it On—Royal Purple glitter with black Bitz ’N Pieces

Scattered & Tattered—Luscious Red glitter with black Bitz ’N Pieces

Graffiti Glitter— Bold emerald green glitter with black Bitz ’N Pieces

Razzle Me, Dazzle Me—Pink glitter with black Bitz ’N Pieces

The China Glaze® Glitz—Bitz ’N Pieces collection will be available in February 2013 at fine salons and beauty supply stores nationwide.

China Glaze is free of DBP, toluene, and added formaldehyde.

China Glaze nail lacquers are available through salons and professional beauty supply stores nationwide. For more information, please visit www.chinaglaze.com or follow China Glaze on Facebook (@ChinaGlaze), Twitter (@ChinaGlazeOfficial) and Pinterest (pinterest.com/chinaglaze).

China Glaze® is a division of American International Industries.

About American International Industries

For 42 years, AII has been the leading manufacturer and worldwide distributor of innovative, quality beauty and skin care products for men and women.  Our product lines include Andrea, Ardell, Body Drench, Bye Bye Blemish, Checi, China Glaze, Clean + Easy, Clubman/Pinaud, Duo, European Secrets, EzFlow, Fright Night, Gena, GiGi, Gypsy Lash, IBD, It’s So Easy, Jeris-Lustray, LASH BeLONG, Nail Tek, No Tweeze/Micro Tweeze, ‘N Rage, Poshe, Prolinc, RAW, Seche, SuperNail, Surgi-Care, Waterworks, Winning Nails, Woltra, Woody’s, and Youthair. For more information, visit our website: www.aiibeauty.com.

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