Lacquered Me

Lilic's Nail Plates GROUP BUY

2012-02-23T00:27:00.000-08:00

Pin It Recently I found out about some cute plates from Lilic's Blog. But the price of $28 for a set of 2 plates and $20 for just one held me back from buying it. < The plates are in Brazil>
Then I thought that I wouldn't be the only one interested in buying them. I am here organizing a group buy for those plates in order to try to low the cost of those pretties.
Down below you will see some images of the plates that Aline sent to me. If you are truly interested fill out the form I have put together HERE.
If we get at least 10 plates to be ordered then each plate will come down to $8 each + $7 dollars shipping from Brazil ( that amount will be split among us) + shipping from me to you that should be $1.56 to $2.00 depending on how many plates you are gonna order. Anyways, as soon as I have a good amount of people signed up for the fun I will be emailing you guys with the exact total.
Thank you!
PS: Sorry, but this group buy is only for the girls in the States.

Again, if you are interested on the group buy fill out this form HERE. Thank you!

Pink Wednesday - Milani Juno + Milani Gems

2012-02-22T12:11:00.000-08:00

Pin It Trying to get back on track but oh life busy life!
I would like to thank all of those who sent me fb messages and email wishing me a speedy recovery. My surgery went well besides the "groggyness" (is that a word?) by all the heavy meds I was on. I'm happy am doing better and I'm back on driving and doing the little things we don't appreciate till we face situations like that. I hate rely on people for little stuff. However it was a bittersweet moment cause I could also feel how loved I am and that people do care about me.
Anyways, getting back on track means posting a pink on wednesdays too, right? Today I have Milani Juno again. I have posted some colors of Milani's new shades HERE few days ago- a new shade for their 2012 Springs colors. I'm really pleased with the color and formula of the color. It applied greatly. And today I'll show it topped with fun colored glitter Milani Jewel FX Gems. Love it the easy combo!

Do you like it?

China Glaze Purple Panic (neon) + some lovely skulls by DRK-A nail plate

2012-02-20T22:30:00.000-08:00

Pin It Yay! I'm finally posting this.
A couple of weeks ago I got the DRK-A nail art plate from my brazilian friends Katia and Adri .
Such a fun plate with more than 40 different cool designs: lots of hearts, swirls, polka dots, doggy paws, cats chasing butterflies, animal prints, flowers, spider net, bee comb and more. I will be posting details on the plate later. But for now I can tell you that the images are way bigger (wider and taller) than Bundle Monster and Konad plates. If you have long nails you are gonna love the DRK-A plate. I so wish I would have bigger nail beds and could grow my nails long.
For now just scroll down to see my first try on my new brazilian nail plate. Great quality product! All thumbs up for those brazilian chicks. They did an awesome job and I'm so proud of them.
Stay tuned for further information on pictures, size, images and details on how to purchase your own and ... a giveaway :)

BC: OPI
Base Color: China Glaze Purple Panic (neon)
Design: DRK-A plate
Stamping: Wet n' Wild Black
TC: SV

Essence Chirp, Chirp!

2012-02-20T06:54:00.001-08:00

Pin It I have tons of untrieds I should start put to use. I've got a swap box last year from Europe and haven't tried my beauties yet. Then I found these pictures I hadn't posted yet. Not any color special but a pretty subtle shimmery nude from Essence NATventurista Chirp, Chirp! I am always excited to wear Essence polish cause I love their brush and formula too. I wish we had more options of Essence here in the States besides the Colour&Go (those little ones at ULTA). So here is my cute nude. Whenever I want a quick mani I always go to a nude over just having naked nails.

Then I got my stamping stuff and went for something more. I pulled my best gold polish for stamping: Sally Hansen Chrome Pen Gold and stamp stamp chop chop with Konad M65.

GREAT DEAL : get a $40 Bloom voucher for only $5 + Free Shipping

2012-02-16T13:07:00.000-08:00

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I've been MIA here on my blog due to health issues. I'm getting better and soon will be bringing some colorful and fun stuff to you guys :)
For now I have been on the look out for good deals and today I have a very very good one that you can take advantage. Even if you are on a no buy like I am LoL. We can't let this one go. Ok, finishing talking and going straight to what the deal is.
You guys have probably heard about the awesome promotions Bloom.com have thrown lately. They have another one going on right now. They have partnered with Gilt City to provide this awesome voucher:

Get a $40 Bloom.com voucher for only $5 + Free Shipping

The blue prints for the deal:

- First, Bloom.com is working with GiltCity (it's kinda like Groupon) giving $40 worth of voucher for $20. To end up spending only $5you need to follow these steps:

Become a Member of Gilt City by clicking on this GILT CITY LINK (if you don't see your city there, select any it doesn't really matter for this promotion where you live at). If you are a new member you will receive a $15 Gilt City Credit when you join. (You will see your credit in the "Special offers" section under "My Account". It will also be automatically used for your first Gilt City Purchase). This $15 credit is what will eventually make your Bloom Voucher worth $5.
Buy the Bloom.com Voucher on Gilt City ( Hurry offer Ends on: Thursday, February 23).
Click Here to register on Bloom.com. By the way, on the plus side: Bloom is offering $10 to spend on your first purchase. Enter code NEWBLOOM10 (only for new costumers, min of $30 purchase).
Now start thinking on what you will spend with your $40. You will find lots of different beauty brand on Bloom.com including OPI, Zoya, Stilla and more.

Are you excited about that deal? Hope you enjoy!! Share this post with your friends!!
Come back here and leave me a comment if you snagged that awesome promotion :)

New MILANI Color With Impact 2012 Nail Lacquer Shades

2012-02-08T10:15:00.000-08:00

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Wow! I am super excited to share some pretty cool swatches from MILANI with you.

MILANI uncorks its 2012 Spring new products celebrating 10 years of "Color with impact"and the #1 multicultural color cosmetic brand. Congratulations MILANI!!

MILANI Nail Lacquer is bringing to us 22 new shades this Spring. Today I will be showing you 11 of them. They are beautiful! They claim to be professional, long wearing, chip resistant formula, super glossy finish, trendsetting and fashionable runway shades. They will retail for $3.99 a bottle. Important to remember that MILANI nail polishes are 3 free (DBP, Toluene & Formaldehyde Free). Bottle size: 0.45FL OZ/ 13.2ml.

I am very pleased with most of the formula of the polishes I will show you here. Love the variety of colors cause in my opnion can make everyone and every taste happy with it. I guess some shades presented here won't be a big surprise for you cause you might have seen it or have in your collection. But I higly recommend this cause they formula are just really good to work with.

See for yourself the new colors below and you decide for yourself which ones will catch your attention. Hope you guys enjoy all the swatches!

SILVER STTILETOS - is a silver metalic that I was affraid would be draggy but not at all. The application was effortless with 2 coats. For anyone who does nail stamping this might be a great option for a silver.

KEY WEST - a metalic aqua teal green with blue super fine and sublte shimmer to it. I really like this color. 2 coats.

DEEP THOUGHTS - the name suits the color really well. That is a great beautiful deep violet purple that i could almost use just one coat but I have 2 coats though. Only issue I had with that color is that my bottle was a little too thick and I had to drip some thinner in there. Other than that. Look at how shinny that polish is. I have no top coat there.

DARK COFFEE - a true cream dark chocolate brown. Thumbs up for that one. It's so so pigmented I could almost just have one coats but I have 2 instead. This is another one you should have if you enjoy nail stamping. I'm so happy I finally have a brown, a really good quality one, well pigmented for stamping. Besides comtemplating that polish for stamping purposes I like that brown and I think it looks good on my skin color. I find myself having a hard time wearing brown.

TEDDY BROWN - another brown but here we have a cream late taupe color. In real life looks way darker on the nails then what it shows on the bottle. I like it though. 2 coats.

SIGNATURE GOLD - a metalic copper gold that I applied 2 coats.

JUNO - it's a bubble gum color with a very subtle pink shimmer to it. That color is great great. I was yet to find a good pink (in that shade) that would be easy to apply. i am in total love with that color. I know, it looks simple, you have seen it numerous times before in the market. but the formula of that one stands out for sure. I'm hugging that bottle. Love you Miss Pink Juno. I have 2 coats.

SAIL AWAY - ok I am beyond happy with those new shades MILANI is launching. This one here is one of my favorite. I applied that one on a blink of an eye. Can you believe that what I have there is just ONE COAT? Yes, it is. Formula is perfect, application just easy as a cucumber. Sail Away is a gorgeous navy blue that gets well blended with fine metalic silver shimmer to it. Thumbs up!!

BEACH FRONT - another one coater right there. yes, it is just one coat. Love it!! It's a bright baby blue (not in your face kinda of color, just lovely) with some fine metalic silver shimmer to it.

ORCHIDIA - a lilac purple with fine silver shimmer. I loved it on the bottle but on the nail became my least favorite of all. The formula was too runny for me that made application not as easy as I desired that to be. I applied 2 coats but I think I should have done 3.

MINT CANDY - 2 coats of a neat muted mint green that has some interesting metalic green shimmer to it. It almost looks teal to me but I will say that's more to a mint.

What are your favorites ones?

Now, go ahead and visit MILANI and say "Hello" to them:

http://www.milanicosmetics.com/

http://www.youtube.com/milani

http://www.twitter.com/milanicosmetics
http://www.facebook.com/milani

* Product(s) was (were) sent to me for unbiased review purposes*

Nailtiques Moscow

2012-02-07T22:11:00.000-08:00

Pin It If you have noticed I loved red nail polish. And today I have another one for you. And a brand I have never used before. I will be showing you Nailtiques Moscow.
And here is what the company has to say about them:

" Nailtiques is an innovator in the worldwide nail care industry. Our company is dedicated to the development and maintenance of healthy, natural nails. Our complete line of prescribed, salon-tested products provides the best nail care system available today.

Our company’s success is based upon its unique products that promote natural nail growth, strength and moisture retention. Since 1990, Nailtiques has been providing therapeutic nail treatments that surpass all others. Nailtiques nail care system treats multiple nail problems with six specially formulated protein strengths. They not only supply nourishment to strengthen nails, they also eliminate peeling.

Nailtiques crèmes are a vital source for healthy skin and nails. The unique formulations provide complete nourishment that promotes and maintains a healthy foundation for long strong nails and beautiful skin.

Nailtiques is based in Florida and is the sole manufacturer and distributor of its products. Because we will not sacrifice quality, our products are made of the finest ingredients."

They sent me this beautiful cream tomato red that really surprised me. Moscow is a one coater. Yes, I said that all we need is a one single coat to reach full opacity. This is all I have on the pictures above : one single coat. It's a very pigmented red polish that is now one of my favorite polishes. All thumbs up for that red by Nailtiques. Application was flawless and effortless. For now I just have that color for you.

Their nail polish retail for $10 for a bottle of 1/3oz (pretty good size bottle).
They claim their color lacquer is infused with protein. They also have several products in their line that will treat, improve and provide better look and health to your nails. If you go to their website you will see tons of stuff they have: base coats for maintenance for healthy nail, treatment for soft, peeling, bitten, weak or thin nails and care for natural nail. You will find 16 different shades of nail lacquer with protein as well as cuticle and skin gel, nail moisturizer, hand conditioner, foot creme, cuticle oil, nail polish remover and even nail biting inhibitor and fungus treatment. Lots and lots of good stuff.

Visit their website CLICK HERE.

You can order Nailtiques products from:
their website --> http://www.nailtiques.com/
on the phone --> 800.622.7222 / 772.228.9738
by mail --> Nailtiques 10315 102nd Terrace Sebastina, FL 32958
or find a dealer in your area HERE --> you will be able to find it at ULTA, Walgreens, CVS, etc.

Do you wanna see more color swatches? Visit Nailtiques website and leave a comment telling me what color you want to see swatched :)

* Product was sent to me for unbiased review purposes*

OPI Lunch at the Dehli

2012-02-03T18:21:00.000-08:00

Hello you guys!!

I wish I could be more consistent posting on my blog. Thank goodness I have a facebook page so I can say "Hi" more often. It's really hard to keep up with both blog/fb but I do what my time allows me to :) So, I just appreciate your visit here.

Today I feature another OPI I got from my friend Mycah. She has been my enabler on my polish fun.

I have a pile of untried and this one was in there. I know it's been cold. The weather calls for dark bold colors but I really wanted something vibrant and colorful to cheer me up. This is OPI Lunch at the Dehli. It's a cream peach coral type of color. It's a bit different in real life. Yet beautiful!

I washing my hands a lot, doing stuff around the house and got some tip chips from that. I loved that color so much i refused to wipe it off. Then I though of layering with some NOPI Black Texture. I am not a big fan of crackles but the would save my mani for a couple more days. It kinda gave me the bold super bold look. I somewhat like it though :) Just HATE the NOPI bottle shape. Can you tell how awkward is for me to hold that for a picture? Ridiculous. NOPI if you are readign this please CHANGE THE SHAPE OF YOUR SAGGIE BOOBS NAIL POLISH BOTTLE. Do you agree with me?

And hey the Be My Valentine Nail Art Contest needs your vote. Have you seen the cute entries yet? vote to your favorite one HERE.

Thanks for watching!!

NYC Color Battery Park Purple

2012-02-02T18:10:00.000-08:00

Here we have another NYC polish. As I always say: I love this brand. Awesome polish!! Needless to say how grea they are. This is NYC Color Battery Park Purple a beautiful cream eggplant color. Effortless application done with 2 coats. Just great!!!

Welcome February ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥

2012-02-01T04:43:00.000-08:00

It is really F-E-B-R-U-A-R-Y?? Really?
Where did January go?
I do not know but February is here and I love this month. Here I have some manicure to received this month with lots of love ♥. One of my favorite colors is red and so here you have it. I pulled out some OPI Mat-adore. I don't even know how to describe this color rather than perfection. It was just a little hard for me to apply it cause it's an oldie and its brush is not a flat one :( overall I managed to make it work and I love it.

Then I went to my plates to play around with heart shape designs and all Valentine like. I used all of the designs from one plate. That plate is really special for me. I'd like to share with you all a little cute story. You know how I have my wish list here on my blog? So during Xmas time I saw my husband looking at my blog from his computer. I was like "Uhm ok. I was a bit embaressed that he was reading what I write there" but he jumped out of his chair like he got caught. On Xmas morning he had bought me some nail plates that were on my wish list. I thought that was such a thoughtful gift. He is the best! So, yeah, that is a very special plate for me indeed.
So, back to my mani here ... I messed up on the middle finger and I tried to make it up free hand fixing oen of the hearts. Oh bummer! I was just too tired to do it all over again. But if you look pretty fast you won't even notice LOL I promise.

BC: OPI
Base Color: OPI Mat-adore
Stamping: Sally Hansen White On
Designs: M59/ BM 11
TC: SC

China Glaze First Class Ticket + Essie Shine of The Times

2012-01-27T11:20:00.000-08:00

Friday yayyyy!

I am so looking foward to this weekend. I had quite a busy week. I'm not complaining. It was actually very productive though and I feel happy about that. Sorry I don't have enought time to be blogging but I am always on my facebook page as soon as I can. Also check my LM email often and am busy answering you guys' emails. I had tons feedback from my last post about Jordana's new collection. I do like that glitter collection too: price, quality and variety. Answering again what everybody asks "Where can I find them?" You will be able to find Jordana polishes at Kmart and/or on their website (all of them).

For today I have a combo that I can't stop staring at. Flakies have been quite popular and lots of companies have been releasing them here and there. For the Holidays last year Essie came up with a fun collection including Essie Shine of the Times. When I saw press releases of it and a picture from the beauty event in Las Vegas last summer I knew I had to have that one. And here it is. It's a beautiful flake. Looks like Nubar 2010 but it's a bit chunkier and fuller. A bit thicker if that means more flakies, I am on board. If you have a nail polish collection you have to have at least one bottle of flakie. That gives a whole different look to any boring polish you might have.

Essie Shine of the Times

A macro shot. That way you can see what I am talking about.

And this is China Glaze First Class Ticket. That is what I have under Essie. That is a pretty violet ink purple full of super fine shimmer. You kinda have to move your fingernails to be able to see that. Pretty cool!

Remember that you still can submit your Valentine Manicure Photo to the Nail Art Contest until this Sunday. You're not gonna miss out on that, are you? To see details on how to submit your entry please CLICK HERE.

Jordana Glitter Specialty 2012 Collection Swatches and Review - !! BE AWARE, Super Long Post!! Lots of pics :)

2012-01-22T05:27:00.000-08:00

Hello you all!!

Today I have a very very very long post ... full of great swatches just for you. I have 18 out of the 24 glitters from the Jordana Glitter Specialty Collection 2012.

NET WT 0.20 FL oz / 6 mL and DBP, Toluene & Formaldehyde Free. The other 6 colors are still coming soon. I have been so so super excited to swatch these pretties. They are super blingly pretty and much more in real life.

These polishes are already available at Jordana's website and will be available at Kmart begin of February. however, I've heard some people have found some of them already. Retail price: $2.99. For that little price it's hard to believe you can get such a variety of great polishes in that collection for every taste. I have to take my hat to Jordana. Great job!! You will find diversity in colors and glitter size, fine, chuncky, graceful, bold, funcky, elegant. It's a collection to be put in your wishlist.

Be prepared to scroll down as you will find lotsss of pictures. You are about to have 18 swatches before your eyes right now! In my opnion, I believe this will be fun to look at them though. Some polishes I used by themselves and some of them I layered over other cream/jelly color to better show its effect. These are just my choices but you can feel free to layer those glitters over any color that would better suit your taste. Another note: the pictures are not posted in any specific order. Now, let's get to the swatches and details on the colors of this collection. Hope you all have fun :)

FAIRY DUST ****- a fine and super fine holografic silver glitter imersed in a graceful fairy pink jelly (but thick) base. I used 2 coats of that over 1 coat of Milani Fashionable to make that glitter pop and sow its beauty. Fairy Dust was a little too thick and I used a couple drops of nail polish thinner to make it manageable. It worked great. It's a really pretty polish. I kinda felt like a princess wearing it.

CELEBRATION****- a very infused fine lilac glitter that I managed to make full coverage by itself. What you see above is a result of 2 coats. Very good application, except it was a bit thick and I also had to add a couple of drops of nail polish thinner on this bottle too. But other than that the polish is just fine.

MAGENTA MAGIC**** - hexa and fine fuschia glitter in a clear base. Not thick. Just perfect formula. Again I used 1 coat of Magenta Magic over 2 coats of Milani Fashionable. I love the way it looks!

PIXIE PINK**** - hexa and fine copper pink in a clear base. I used 1 coat of that one over Jordana White. I wish I could have apply two coats of the glitter instead. I wish I could be able to have full coverage with that glitter but I don't think I can. However, it's a very pretty polish in real life and probably will remind you of some polish that just came out during the past holidays. Jordana Pixie Pink is a great choice for its quality and price.

RHINESTONES***** - Very fine and hexagones silver glitter + a super fine gold glitter (that one you won't be able to see on the picture or not even in real life unless you really look up close - it's super subtle, yet pretty). I know this one looks ordinary but it is one of my favorite one. The formula is so dense with the fine glitter that I could have full coverage with just 2 coats of it. It's super classy in my opnion. I love that one!

GREEN GLITZ***** - Another favorite of mine. Beautiful emerald fine glitter in a clear base. I used 2 coats of Green Glitz over 2 coats of Milani Antique. The name of that glitter makes me giggle as I write this. When i was a kid I used to call glitter -> "glitz". Oh, how I love childhood sweet memories. Thanks Jordana Cosmetics for that :)

GOLD GLAM ** - I can not tell you how anxious I was to try this one. I had high expections for Gold Glam. That is a fine gold glitter in a clear base with some specs of holografic losange/diamond pieces in it. Those beautiful little diamonds are really hard to apply on the nails. I had to pick one by one to apply them. I was dissapointed on this polish. It seems like those funky shapes are too heavy for the formula and most of them are just sitting on the bottom of the bottle. I tried to shake as much as I could until I gave up. I like the concept though.

COPPER BLAZE ***** - Wowww so chic and elegant. I feel like a diva wearing that. Who in the world will tell me that I am wearing a $2.99 polish? Tell me? Who? Jordana did such a great job on this collection I have no words to say. Copper Blaze is a fine and hexagone coppery orange glitter in a clear base. It's beautiful! I used 1 coat of that over 2 coats of Milani Antique.

BRONZE FEAST *** - When I grabbed that bottle I was like "uhmm it kinda looks like Copper Blaze doesn't it?" But looking at them side by side you will see that bronze Feast is fuller in its formula that Copper Blaze. Bronze Feast has more of a spicy pumpkin fine and hexa glitter with some fine and hexa gold glitter in a clear base. It looks very sofisticated!

COSMIC ***** - Stop the traffic lights! Do you see what I see? Is that really $2.99 polish? Yes, it is. Thanks to Jordana we have access to feel like a million dollars. Cosmic was on my list to "being anxious to see it". That one made me a happy girl! It's a fine blue glitter with hexa blue, silver and green glitter in a clear base. I know what yu are all thinking right now and yes, it looks like a high end kinda polish DL Across the Universe. To achieve the color above I used 2 coats of Cosmic over one coat of a non labeled sheer navy polish I have. Any sheer or cream navy polish you have will do the work for you. Just lay it with Cosmic and there you have it. "That is gorgeous! " our waitress said to me while taking our orders. She couldn't stop staring at my nails and writing our orders on her notepad and all of a sudden she stopped and asked: "Is that a polish? That is gorgeous!!" I love when I get compliments on my nails. That means it is beautiful indeed. Cosmic, I love you!!

LUNAR LIGHTS***** - ohhh pretty you are. When I got these polishes that bottle was one of them that I was looking at it and turning the bottle up and down and examining and all. It's a gorgeous holografic hexagon and super fine glitter suspended in this kinda milky but super magic formula I can't even explain. Immmediately I thought laying that over black. And yes, it looks fantastic!

SEQUINS ***** - I know some people wearing asking me on my fb page about that one. So here you have it. I was also excited for that one and I do like it. It's super fun! Sequins is a gold, blue and fuschia hexagone glitter infused with lots of fine red glitter in a clear base. Very cute! I wasn't over it just looking at the bottle but I loved when I layered 2 coats of that over black.

BLUE BASH **** - ocean blue fine and heaxagone glitter in a clear base. To better incorporate the color I used a coat of Wet n' Wild Bleu Bijou and used 2 coats of Blue Bash. Such a pretty vibrant blue but it's not in your face type of color either.

LA CITY NIGHTS **** - A fine blue and purple glitter in a clear base. I used 2 coats of LA City Nights over 2 coats of black Milani Antique.

CELESTIAL**** - it's an aqua green fine and hexa glitter in a almost jelly aqua green colored base. I wanted to use some base color and ended up using Petites 473- Tahitian Green to achieve the look of the picture above. I'm also pretty sure Celestial would look great over black, white, silver and gold. Very pretty glitter :)

GEMSTONES***** - A multicolored hexa glitter. I bet you have seen that before somewhere but yet it's not a "I will pass type of polish". It's a must have it!! Gemstones over black or white would be very pretty too :) As I swatched that collection I was thinking how happy I am for Jordana's work coming up with all of those pretty sparklies.

MY SUPERSTAR ***** - Oh that one brings a smile to my face. Another one I was so excited for it and I'm happy to have it. My Superstar is a fine gold glitter with gold, blue and red hexa glitters in a clear base. I layered 2 coats of that over Milani Antique. Love it a lot!!

FUNKY GOLD TOWN **** - and last but not least a gold hexa glitter to add chuncks of bling to your nails. everybody should have something like that in their nail polish collection. That one screams to me "Let's parteeeee!!!" I heart that one.

If you wanna see a video of those bottles here it is:

Phewwwwww! Are you tired yet? Or you look now at your white door/wall and see everything sparkling? LOL. Hope you guys enjoyed watching those swatches and reading my review. What are your favorite ones? Which ones are you gonna pick?

PS:The stars by the polish names are my grade to them from 1 to 5 stars showing my preference as far as application, color and my own taste/preference.

To buy the featured polishes on this post go to Jordana's Website. Also visit them at their facebook page and give them your LIKE at http://www.facebook.com/jordanacosmetics.

Do you have pinterest? Liked the swatches and want to pin them to your board? Click on the PIN IT button that you see right there -->

" The products in this post were sent to me for unbiased review purpose."

Sally Hansen Lapis Amethyst over Love & Beauty by Forever 21

2012-01-21T05:13:00.000-08:00

Oh how I love lavender, blue tones. It kinda brings me a peacefull feeling to my soul. I had two polishes I wanted to use so I decided to play with both of them together and see what I would get. Just apologize for my cuticles. I have been really really busy and I have been slacking on taking take of my cuticles. But oh well, I can also blame the dry and cold weather. Let me stop babbling and get to the pictures.

On the picture above I have Beauty & Love by Forever 21 Dusty Blue. The I grabbed my bottle of an old one from Sally Hansen, Lapiz Amethyst. I am not a big fan of frosty, pearls finish but this one is an exception for sure.

What do you think? Like that somple combination?

And remember, I'm hosting again another nail art contest. If you want to participate you've got this week to get your mani done or one that you have done already in the past time and submit it. It just needs to follow the Valentine theme. CLICK HERE for details!!

Now you can Pin from here Yayy!!

2012-01-19T23:45:00.000-08:00

I'm playing around right now to see how you can can easily pin my pictures to your pinterest account.
I really hope this work!
I'll be back with more pictures soon :)
For now click on the Pin It button and see if you can pin anything from this blog ok? I'd really appreciate your help. That way i can see if that is really working.
See ya soon :)

Talk Tuesdays - " Nail color is an affordable indulgence. It's an easy way to be on-trend and to make a statement "

2012-01-17T06:52:00.000-08:00

Did you guys miss my Talk Tuesdays? Or not at all?
Well, today I have a very interesting thing to share with you guys. I don't remember how I got on reading this article. You know when you are online browsing here and there and from here you go there and there and there and so on. Internet can really catch you LOL
The article is super short and you can read it pretty fast. If you like polish and everything related you are gonna want to read this.

In tough economic times, women buy nail polish

By Andrea Burzynski, Reuters
Posted at 12/20/2011 11:16 AM

For the first ten months of 2011, sales of nail polish and products were up 59% from the same period in 2010, according to market research firm NPD Group, which also showed sales have grown since the onset of the economic downturn.
"Nail color is an affordable indulgence," said Karen Grant, vice president and global beauty industry analyst at NPD. "It's an easy way to be on-trend and to make a statement."
Although NPD's research focused on department stores, Grant said the trend extends to the mass market as well.
Demitrius Simpkins, manager of New York salon Lali Lali in New York, agreed.
"Beauty is one thing women never forget about," he said. "Manicures are a way to lift spirits."
NPD's research showed that both colored nail polish and base coats were selling well, which suggests that more women may be skipping the salon manicures and doing their own nails.
"With so many looks that you can play with for relatively little expense or commitment, it lends itself to being a DIY treatment," Grant explained.
Simpkins said that although the salon's nail services are popular, he has noticed some customers are looking for ways to save money and opting for long-lasting gel manicures to reduce salon visits.
"Some women who used to come every Monday now come maybe every other Monday," he said.
Grant and Simpkins also think women are aiming for value.
"A bottle of nail polish can last a month or two at least," said Grant. "If you go out to dinner, you only get one night."
Grant also noted the capacity for growth in the nail cosmetics market, which she said is larger than for other color cosmetics.
In 2001, when lipstick sales shot up former Estee Lauder chairman Leonard Lauder coined the term "lipstick index" to describe the increase in demand for lipstick after the late 1990s tech bubble burst.
"The size of the market is burgeoning, and there's a huge opportunity for doubling or even tripling growth," Grant said of nail cosmetics. "It's like lipstick ten years ago."

I enjoyed a lot reading that. If you want to read the original artical from its original source here it is the link CLICK HERE.

Be My Valentine Nail Art Contest

2012-01-16T13:41:00.000-08:00

I absolutely love nail art contests. Do you?
I thought of opening another one to celebrate Valentine's Day. I love the month of February because of that. The love is literally in the air. Again I'll be missing a lot to live in Arizona where my MIL lives. She always decorates her house for Valentine's Day, bake and decorate heart shaped cookies with the grandkids, send us Be My Valentine cards ... All of those sweet little things that make you believe love exists. "All you need is LOVE ..."

So, here is my way to celebrate with you the month of February. Another nail art contest where you can show all your lovely pinks, passion reds and all heart shaped stuff on your nails. Keep scrolling down to find more details on this contest.

Want to be part of it this time? Keep reading:

---> If you want to submmit your Valentine's Day manicure photo just send me an email to contact.lacqueredme@gmail.com with your:
* Name
* Location where you're at ( just state/country)
* Follower name and FB fan name
* Your blog/fb link
* Your picture attached (ONLY ONE please). Don't give me the hard task to choose among 3 or 5.
ONLY ONE picture - you need to watermark your photo (optional) with your name or blog name/address. I won't be watermarking pictures this time . In case you send more than one I'll be posting on the contest board the first picture attached to your email.

---> It's FREE to enter this contest. You just need to submit your picture via email.

---> It's open internationally.

---> I'll be responding back to your email so you know that I received it. In case you don't get an email back in 24hrs please, re-send your picture. That means I didn't get your email.

---> You can just do a simple mani or nail art, stamping, nail stickers or any other technique you would like to do. Be creative!

---> Only Valentine's Day themed manicures will be accepted to this contest.

---> Only photos with focus will be published this time.

---> Send your own picture. Please DO NOT send me a manicure picture if it's not yours. I do not take any responsability for stolen pictures entering this contest. If someone sent me your picture and I have posted into the contest album on fb, please address to the person who claims to be the owner of the picture, not me. I only take responsability for those pictures that I watermark with the name of Lacquered Me on it which are mine indeed.

---> Can I submit a picture if I have participated/won the previous contests? YES, you can.

---> To participate you have to be a Lacquered Me follower here on this blog and a fan on Facebook. You also need to be over 18. If you are under age please consult your parents or tutor responsable for you.

---> You can start sending your picture NOW . Last day to submit your picture is January 29th, 2012 (Sunday). After that date, submissions will be closed and you won't be able to participate because it will be time to vote from January 30th through February 14th, 2012. Results will be disclosed as soon as possible.

* There will be just ONE winner.

* Result - The result will be the sum of LIKES on your manicure picture on Lacquered Me Facebook page(from friends and fans that liked your picture) + votes from 4 judges ( a 10 year old - my niece who loves nail polish, a 3D art designer guy from Learn2Make app company, a nail polish blogger and me). Each vote from each judge will add 25 points to the number of LIKEs you already have under you picture on fb. The max points you can get from the judges all together is 100 ( 25 points from each one of the 4 judges). Those points will be added at the end of the day of February 14th, 2011. The picture that will have more points will be the winner.

If you guys have any questions just leave me a comment or email me at contact.lacqueredme@gmail.com

Hope to see you there!! Can't wait to get to share great manis done by you all.
PS: I'll let you guys know the prize later down the road like I did for the other contests. It's always something simple but a sweet surprise.This way everybody gets to participate more for fun than for the reward. Do you agree with me? This is just a great way to connect with other people and make my blog and fb page followers be aware of your own page :) Thanks for participating!!!

Sinful Colors Savage

2012-01-14T22:21:00.000-08:00

Back on posting ...

I actually did this manis everal weeks ago. I was organizing my files and realized I hadn't posted this one.

For this mani I revisited my Sinful Colors Savage. At my first try I didn't like it at all cause it dries matte. I have a hard time applying matte polishes but this time I guess I got the hang of it. I absolutely love the color.

Then I applied top coat cause I really like the glossy finish rather than matte. I think it's pretty interesting the difference between the two finishes. It kinda looks like they are different colors. Don't you think?

Once I was playing around I went flipping over my nail plates pages and got BM 224 to stamp over Sinful Colors. I thought that turquoise teal could go well with some brown and golod together.

What do you think? I remember I had that mani for a week cause I liked it so much.

BC: OPI

Base Color: Sinful Colors Savage

Design: BM224

Stamping: Risqué Chocolate Quente

Dots: ULTA Lotsa Luxe

TC: SV

Finally ... BLOG SALE

2012-01-12T10:48:00.000-08:00

My stash was overflowing and I had to clean it up. I'm sorry to see some of them of for sale but oh well, I need space and also I need the money. So my lost your gain.
If you are interested on taking a peak on what's for sale please feel free to browse around. You will probably finds omething interesting that might catch your eyes.
Thank you in advance for your time. I will appreciate your purchase ;)
To check the blog sale CLICK HERE.

PS: I know it's been a while I have posted here on my blog. The holidays kept me busy. But I'll be back with post soon. For now I wish you all a great 2012 :) Happy New Year!!

Jordana Glitters Specialty 2012

2012-01-11T14:10:00.002-08:00

Do you like all the glitter sparkly things?

So, I believe you are gonna love to hear this. Jordana just released a new collection of 24 glitter polishes. These are now available through their website, and 12 shades will launch at Kmart this February. Take a pick on the picture below.

Jordana Glitters Specialty Nail Polish

(retail: $2.99 each)

This new 2012 launch is now available on the Jordana website, however the colors above with a dot next to them are "coming soon". If you're interested in knowing more about these shades, I encourage you to click here and then let your cursor hover over each swatch because a description will pop up that will let you know which ones have holo glitter, etc. I LOVE that most of these polishes contain both FINE and CHUNKY glitter.

TWELVE OF THE 24 SHADES IN THIS COLLECTION WILL LAUNCH AT KMART THIS FEBRUARY. The 12 shades that will be available at Kmart are: 01 Magenta Magic, 02 Celebration, 06 Fairy Dust, 08 Sequins, 10 Gemstones, 11 Cosmic, 12 Celestial, 14 LA City Nights, 15 Blue Bash, 17 Copper Blaze, 21 Funky Gold Town, and 23 Rhinestones.

Looking at the descriptions on the Jordana website (again, hover over each swatch for a better description), there seem to be some unique color combinations here with a nice mix of fine and chunky glitter. Exciting!

Glitter gals: are you excited to see some of these polishes in person when they hit Kmart next month? Thoughts? I'm super excited to try Gemstones. Outer Space, Bronze Beast and My Superstar look fun as well.

Xmas Manicure - Color Club Red Velvet

2011-12-23T05:02:00.000-08:00

Here I am again!

And with some Color Club! I reached this beautiful shimmery red to work on something. This is called Color Club Red Velvet. A bit hard to photograph but here you have it.

Then I grabbed some nail art strips I got from Ebay a while ago and decided to play with it. Plus I hand painted a xmas tree :) Yay for that. I really need to pratice more with dotting tools. I used a 3 different colors for the tree: some Color Club and ULTA. For the strips I will tell you this. That didn't stay long at all. I applied top coat over it but after a day that thing came all off peeling really bad. But oh well.

What do you guys think? And hey, what are you guys plans for tomorrow? Anything fun? Lots of yummy food? See ya soon :)

OPI Swimsuit...Nailed It

2011-12-22T10:25:00.000-08:00

Sorry I've slow here on my blog. The main reason is my lovely computer that freezes now more often than ever. That drives me crazy. A simple thing that would take me few minutes to do now takes for ever.

I'm taking some time now to post this before Xmas comes and the Holiday Season is over.

What I have here is OPI Swimsuit... Nailed It! I put that polish on my desk to be used but I really didn't know I could pull off something "Xmasshy" with it later.

I would describe this color, which its name seems very appropriate to it, like a blue swimsuit from the 80's. Such an electric and vibrant blue. That color made me miss my childhood. So many memories. Isn't this pretty? I love it!

Then it passed a couple of days and I though of adding something more wintery holiday like and I came up with snow and a snowflake BM14 on my middle finger. I topped everything off with Southern Lights and oh woww it feels cold just to look at it!

BC: OPI
Base Color: OPI Swimsuit...Nailed It!
Dripping/ Stamping: Wet n' Wild White Creme
Design: BM 14
Top Coat : SV / Southern Lights

Essie Cocktail Bling Collection - Winter 2011

2011-12-16T05:46:00.000-08:00

Oh it took me awhile to get those pictures together cause I actually wore those colors for at least a week. I absolutely love all the colors in this collection Essie threw us for winter this year.
This is Essie Cocktail Bling Winter 2011 Collection made out of 6 beautiful cream colors all together: Cocktail Bling, Brooch The Subject, Bangle Jangle, School of Hard Rocks, Size Matters, Bobbing for Baubles.

Image Source: Essie

I have here swatches of all the colors in that collection for you guys. For all of them I used 2 coats to achieve full coverage. Actually there are some of them that are so pigmented that you might just need one coat though. I had no problems as far as application. The formula on this collection is superb. Once I wore all of them I can tell the wear of those polishes is long last. I really really like them all and have nothing to say about this collection but good things. Now scrool down for swatch pictures.

COCKTAIL BLING - let's start with the polish the collection was named after. Cocktail Bling is a pale gray with blue undertones. I love baby blues and love grays so the combination of the two made me just happy to have that little bottle I will tell you that.

SIZE MATTERS - it's a blazing hot ruby red. It's a very interesting color cause sometimes it also look a very deep burgundy red like shown on the picture. I don't know if you guys already know that but I love red and love red polishes. That one could be different. It's so creamy that you could almost just wear one coat of it but I went with two. I can't wait to be able to have a pedi so I can put that on. It's a 5 star kinda polish!

BOBBING FOR BAUBLES - is a deep dark sapphire. It's something very very unique in my collection. That polish was actually the one I was lusting so bad. when I saw a press about that collection I didn't care less about the other colors. That one just popped to me and I said out loud "I want you". That color is just fantastic.

BANGLE JANGLE - Ops, have we seen this before? I know right. Bangle Jangle looks like Cocktail Bling a lot. Just slightly different. However this polish has more a lavender tone to it than blue per say. Still very very pretty.

SCHOOL OF HARD ROCKS - such a pretty muted green toned teal. One of my favorites from the collection. Don't know how to define that color but all I have to say is ... I heart that one a lot!

BROOCH THE SUBJECT - last but not the least we have that nude among bold and pastel colors. I thought it was wonderful of Essie to throw that color in the collection. I like collections that have diversity and gives you options. I'm not top keen on nudes unless I need to get out of the door real quick then Í'll put it on just not to have my nails naked. But I really like this one cause is really pigmented and makes my job easy on application. Love all the colors in this collection. Essie really rocked on this one!!!

Which ones are your favorites?

Have you tried any of those colors? Shar eyour pictures on Lacquered Me facebook page HERE.

Hope you guys liked the swatches :) Have a wonderful day!

Contest Voting Time

2011-12-14T19:42:00.000-08:00

Voting time is on!

First I apologize for not being able to make the pictures available for voting on Dec 12th (Monday). I was out of town for the weekend and on my way back home I was caught by bad weather on the road and had to figure something out. Due to that I am now extending the voting time till Dec 31st and result will be released sometime in January 2012. Hope that makes it up for those who where sending me emails asking for the contest pictures to be shown.

If you wanna read more about the contest please CLICK HERE just knowing that the voting period has been extended. Now just head to my facebook page and enjoy all the entries and cast your vote by LIKE(ing) whatever pictures you think deserve you vote. Any questions please shoot me an email to contact.lacqueredme@gmail.com

Thanks to everyone who are participating. For those who missed out on this feel free to share your pictures on my facebook page (knowing that submissions for the contest are over).

My Sinful Colors Xmas Collection

2011-12-14T09:16:00.000-08:00

I love to see what some companies come up with as their whatever something Xmas Collection. I was staring at these colors and thought of creating my own Sinful Colors Xmas nail polish collection. lolololo

Stay tuned for my own xmas collection direct from my nail polish stash :)

LAST CHANCE - it's a deep cream pine tree green. And OMG super glossy. On the pictures above yeah, NO TOP COAT added. If you follow my blog your know I always say Sinful Colors polishes are a hit or miss. That one is a total hit. It's a must have it. I used 2 coats for that mani.

ALL ABOUT YOU - a really cool gold glitter with some orange/redish understones to it. It looks so festive to me and also very very similar to what we have seen being released lately for the Holidays by NOPI and China Glaze. There you have an affordable dupe for those I'm talking about.

SAN FRANCISCO - is a green elf shimmer color. I used 2 coats and I'm pretty positive I could have used another coat for full coverage. It's pretty and xmas like. Oh I love Xmas :)

RUBY RUBY - is a Santa Claus hat jelly red. Yeah you heard right. I mean you read it right. This red has a jelly finish. Just 2 coats and there you have a super pretty mani.

PS PS PS PS PS : Just reminding you guys that this collection was pulled off by me and is not something Sinful Colors released as a Xmas Collection ok? I just did that for fun. Sometimes we feel tempted to buy a whole collection of polishes just cause the So So Company released that "cool" collection and we do enjoy to see all of those colors together being called as THE collection. However, sometimes we do not realize we already have something really cool and/or similar to what just came out. And I believe we can pull out some colors and make our very own collection whith what we already got. Don't you think? Hope you guys enjoyed this post! Now go to your nail polish stash and try pulling out your Xmas collection.

Sinful Colors Daddy's Girl

2011-12-11T05:02:00.000-08:00

Looking for a jelly finish polish? There you have it. Sinful Colors Dady's Girl is a sheer violet purple with blue undertones (it's looks more blue on the picture than it really is). That polish is packed with fine puple glitter and very subtle fine gold shimmer. That another good polish from SC among the bad ones. If you like purple you will like this one.

Enjoy your Sunday!!

REMINDER: Today is the last day for you to submit your Xmas /Holiday manicure picture to the contest. You have until midnight to send it in to contact.lacqueredme@gmail.com For more details CLICK HERE