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Quilted Heart Nail Art Tutorial

2012-02-20T22:57:00.004-06:00

Color used, L to R: Icing Written in the Stars, SinfulColors Tutu, Sinful Colors nail art polish in black, Milani HD

Sorry about the long wait! Here's the tutorial for my vday mani. :)

China Glaze Capitol Colours Preview & Bottle Pics

2012-02-18T01:37:00.005-06:00

Here's a little collage I made with the bottle pics. :)

From top left corner, clockwise in format -> District number, official name ( district specialty)
1 Luxe and Lush (luxury); 2 Stone Cold (masonry); 3 Riveting (technology); 4 Hook and Line (fishing); 5 Electrify (power); 6 Fast Track (transportation; 7 Mahogany Magic (lumber); 8 Dress Me Up (textiles); 9 Harvest Moon (grain); 10 Foie Gras (livestock); 11 Agro (agriculture; 12 Smoke and Ashes (mining)

I'm a fan of the Hunger Games series, so I'm pretty excited for both this collection and the movie. The first book was my favorite, so I can't wait. So far I have my eyes on Luxe and Lush, Riveting, Electrify, and Harvest Moon. My only disappointment with this collection is that not all the names really match up with the color. Take Hook and Line (fishing), you would think it would be some sort of blue? Well the reason for this is that the original names and colors were prematurely leaked. Those names actually make sense to those who read the book. :( I think I'll re label my bottles when I get mine. :P In case you're wondering, here's the leaked version.

From styleite.com

If you still haven't seen the official promo with the color descriptions, release date, etc. Click read more to see it. :)
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Vday Nail Art: SinfulColors Tutu & Quilted Hearts

2012-02-15T16:11:00.004-06:00

Happy belated Valentine's Day! I hope everyone had a good one. I was going to post this mani yesterday, but unfortunately I got sick after class and had to spend the rest of it in bed. The nice thing was when I woke up, there were Valentine's gifts on my bed. :)

Oh and thank you to everyone who left some feedback on my last post! I guess I can't please every monitor, but I'll try to strike a happy medium. At least I'm going easy on the saturation button now. Hopefully this way, my pictures will be accurate on more computers. ^^

Now on to the pictures!

Help!

2012-02-14T01:36:00.003-06:00

I need your opinion! I usually edit my pictures on my laptop, but it literally wheezes and is about to die. So these past two days, I've been using the school computer to edit my pictures. When I went to my blog to look over old pictures, I pretty much did some major face palming. My pictures looked a little over saturated, making my hands look really red or yellow. :( I was pretty horrified and was wondering if this is what my readers have been seeing all this time. The thing is, when I checked my blog from my boyfriend's computer, my pictures looked alright. So I'm really curious to know what my readers are seeing. When I edited the pictures from the school computer, they looked a bit blue-toned on my computer, so basically I'm wondering if I should go back and re edit them.

So here's my recent swatch of Bare edited from the school computer. This picture looks a bit too cool-toned to me.

Here's the same picture re-edited from my computer. It now looks more accurate to me, but does it look too saturated to you? I don't know what is up with these wonky monitor settings. Please let me know which one looks better/ more natural to you.

Thank you!

Liz

SinfulColors Bare

2012-02-13T14:25:00.001-06:00

SinfulColors Bare, 2 coats, Heartbreaker collection. Bare is a lovely rose nude. Depending on the lighting it can lean more tan-pink or brown. It has very fine white shimmer that gives the color a soft glow in the sunlight. It doesn't scream shimmer, but really just softens the color. I love how this looks on me and can see this color working well with any skin tone.

This last one was taken in the shade, while the previous two were taken in direct sunlight. You can see how the shine isn't too prevalent, giving the color a soft shine.

What do you think? :)

Liz

Zoya Neeka

2012-02-13T00:14:00.003-06:00

You know you want to read more about this lovely. *click*

Dandy-Nails.com's CG Prismatic Giveaway!

2012-01-30T03:33:00.002-06:00

Lately, I don't really enter or post giveaways on here, but this one was too good to pass up! You also get to see bottle shots of 3 of the China Glaze Prismatic shades and OMG they look amazing. I was really only thinking of grabbing the three shown in the picture, but now I'm thinking of getting them all. Wow! o_o I hope these are as duochrome as they seem!

image from Dandy-nails.com

Dandy-Nails.com is giving away the three beauties shown above, so be sure to enter her giveaway! I know I'm definitely getting these whether I win the giveaway or not. I'll probably get back up bottles for these three!

Are you as excited about these as I am?!

Liz

Zoya Yara

2012-01-29T07:19:00.001-06:00

I love the contrast between Yara and the red bricks. This is 2 coats of delicious smoky olive green and gold shimmer flecks. Yum! Enough said. Click 'read more' to see more pics. :)
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Sinful Colors Cinderella Update

2012-01-27T14:54:00.005-06:00

Hey guys!

There has been so much interest in the Cinderella shade, so I thought I'd post an update. I've been getting some comments from readers saying that they were unable to find Cinderella in the Heartbreaker display. So I am assuming that Cinderella is not part of the Heartbreaker collection. The reason I thought it was, was because I found mine in that display. However, there was only one. I did search the whole make up section to see if there was another display, but couldn't find one. It wasn't in the main display either. So I do not know where this polish came from. o_o

Currently the Sinful Colors website is down, and when I tried emailing them via the email on their site I got a return email saying the address was invalid. So...then I contacted one of the PRs who sent me the Sinful Colors Holiday collection, but I just got a simple response back saying that they are probably at Walgreens. In the end, I really didn't get any information I didn't already know. :( So sorry, guys! I tried my best, but I don't know how else I can get in touch with SC. :/ Do you guys know if SC's FB page is maintained by SC? I wasn't sure if it was maintained by a fan or a PR.

As of right now, the best thing we can do is sit tight and hope we'll either get more news on this color soon or see it join the main display.

I found mine at Walgreens, but for those of you who did find Cinderella, could you please leave a comment noting which store you bought it from and maybe the general location/display you found it in. Hopefully this will help those of you trying to hunt it down. :)

Liz

Sinful Colors Heartbreaker Collection & Cinderella Swatches

2012-01-25T21:57:00.010-06:00

Hey guys! Have you seen the new Sinful Colors Heartbreaker collection around? I've been googling the collection as well as the shades I picked up, but none could be found. :( There are repromotes in this collection, but I think the ones I picked up are new. I'm not sure, so if you know, tell me! :)

Here are the ones I got from the Heartbreaker display.

***edit update: Cinderella can now be found in the main display with its own slot. You can find my review for SC Bare here and SC Tutu here.

**edit: Cinderella is not part of the Heartbreaker collection, although mine was found in that display. I only found one though and couldn't find any more in either the main display or in a separate display.

From left to right: Bare, Tutu, Cinderella.

No nail polish for a month?

2012-01-22T16:13:00.006-06:00

So I just saw the 'This or That' question for today on Temptalia. The question was: would you rather buy no make up for a month or wear no make up for a month? This was a no brainer for me. I would buy no make up for a month, since I don't buy much to begin with. But this made me think of something I do buy often.

So my question is...

would you rather buy no nail polish for a month or wear no nail polish for a month?

I would rather...

Orly Androgynie

2012-01-16T16:46:00.000-06:00

Orly Androgynie, 1 coat layered over a black base. Androgynie is a black jelly with glitters that shift cyan-blue and blue-green-orange. There are also fine holographic glitter and gold flecks of shimmer.

I can't believe I was going to pass on this polish. A lot of bloggers have mentioned that Androgynie isn't as promising on the nail as the bottle suggests. While this is true, it is possible to make this polish work with a few simple steps. Read on to see more!
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SinfulColors Wish Collection

2012-01-14T22:03:00.003-06:00

Here's the SinfulColors Holiday 2011 Wish collection! I'm not sure if all of these are new colors, since I know for sure that Last Chance and Daddy's Girl aren't new. There are also two nail art lacquers in this collection, which I'll show you another time.
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Orly Au Champagne

2012-01-07T19:34:00.003-06:00

3 coats, satin matte. I think Polishaholic said this too, but this color reminds me of the Misa Wishes Spring 2011 collection. It's dries semi matte, so I'm wearing top coat in all of these to make it shiny. This is a really nice pearly white and a palette cleanser for me. Click 'read more' to see more pics!
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Everything about this mani feels so right

2012-01-06T17:30:00.004-06:00

Am I the only one that feels this way? I can't get enough of how this looks. It seems so perfect for now.

Mmm...I love this stuff!

2012-01-05T23:16:00.009-06:00

Let me introduce you to Lemony Flutter, cuticle butter. Doesn't it just sound great? My sis got this for me over the holidays and I love it to pieces.

Lemony Flutter can be found in that great smelling store, Lush. It's $14.95 for a 1.5oz tub, which is expensive! But, it's not as small as I thought it would be. As you can see it's roughly the size of my palm. Please note, however, that my hand is on the small side. But I still think it's a decent amount, especially since I'll be using it solely on my cuticles.

I've also noticed that you only need a small amount for all 10 cuticles as it is very creamy. I've used it a couple times now, and it still looks like it did when it was brand new. So I'm guessing this will last me at least a year. It's also does a good job of keeping my cuticles moisturized. I haven't had dry cuticles since I've used this and I don't use it on a daily basis either. I use it more like once a week, or after removing glitter, since I use the foil method.

As you've probably guessed, it does have a lemony scent. I don't think it's particularly strong, but it does linger for a bit. I don't mind though, since I like the smell. Lush also uses a lot of natural ingredients like avocados, beeswax, and you guessed it, lemons. You can read more about this product here.

If you haven't tried it before, I suggest checking it out in stores. There should be a sample tub in store you can try. I believe you can also ask for a sample size to try back at home.

Let me know in the comments if you've used this before, and what you thought of it! If you haven't, is this a product you would buy?

Liz

OPI Nicki Minaj Collection Swatches Part 2

2012-01-04T16:24:00.001-06:00

"Boy you got my heartbeat runnin' away~"

OPI Nicki Minaj Collection Swatches Part 1

2012-01-03T20:28:00.000-06:00

I recently got some polishes from OPI's Nicki Minaj collection and I'm super excited to show you them all. I basically got everything but the bubblegum pink and the chartreuse/lime since I don't really care for those. Today I have for you Fly and Save Me. :)
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Happy New Year!

2012-01-01T18:17:00.004-06:00

I just wanted to drop in and wish everyone a happy new year! :) It's been great meeting everyone through this blog. I hope you all have a wonderful day and cheers to another great year! :)

A couple memorable manis from the past year. :)

Clockwise, starting from the upper left picture.

NOTD: Like Unicorn Pee
Deborah Lippmann: Get This Party Started Swatches
More pictures of the look pictured above

Mosaic Tutorial: Mosaic Nail Art Tutorial & 4 Different Looks
Two toned floral tutorial: Floral Tutorial

Technicolor Nails & Tutorial

Liz

Holiday Nail Looks!

2011-12-24T00:39:00.001-06:00

Happy Holidays everyone! Here are two holiday looks I came up with. I just realized I used gold in both manis. I realize most people don't really like gold nail polish, but something about gold screams holiday to me. The second mani can easily be adapted to match your color preferences, however. Hope you like these! :)

Poinsettia nails! I obviously didn't research how they look before doing this mani. I kinda of did it off the top of my head and realized later that the leaves don't look like that. -_- I think I was thinking of mistletoe leaves. I used Sinful Colors Last Chance for the green nails and Dr.'s Remedy Glee Gold for the other nails. For the poinsettia, I used China Glaze City Siren and lined it with a gold glitter nail art polish. For the middle of the flower, I used Milani Fx in gold. I think that's my favorite part. :P

Present nails! For this one I used Sinful Colors Midnight Blue and Wet n Wild 24 Carats. I originally drew the bow in black, but decided to color it in with the blue polish. In person you couldn't tell I colored it in, but...yeah you can totally tell in these pics. -_-

Well, that's it for today! Hope everyone's enjoying the holidays! :)

Liz

*Products in this post were sent to me for review. I'll be reviewing them as whole very soon!

Winter Mani: Tweed & Roses

2011-12-23T13:00:00.000-06:00

Hey all,

I probably should get my holiday manis posted, but I wanted to share this winter mani I did with you first. I think I'm going to compile my holiday looks into one post and post it tonight. So be on the lookout for that one! Here's the winter look I did with tweed and roses. :)

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Dr.'s REMEDY Jolly & Joy Holiday Collection Swatches

2011-12-23T00:58:00.002-06:00

I'm a bit late in posting this, but I hope you enjoy the swatches!

REVIVE Ruby Red, 3 coats. This is a shimmery ruby red. The formula was great and it's your typical holiday red. I actually didn't own a shimmery red (all my reds seem to be cremes or glitters), so I was happy to get it nonetheless.
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Julep Maven Mystery Box

2011-12-21T22:52:00.002-06:00

Hey all!

Wow I really have not posted for over a month. Shame on Liz! Now that finals are over and I'm on break, I will definitely post more. I have files and files of backlogged nail pics, so there is definitely enough content to post twice a day for a month there. Anyway, I wanted to share with you the Julep Mystery Box I ordered. It came today!

The Julep Box of Mystery retails for $60 and is full of mystery Julep products worth anywhere from $60 to $200! If you use code DAY5 you can get the box for $19.99. I also had a $15 voucher, so I got mine for a whopping $4.99, and of course shipping is free. Let's take a look at what I got. :)

Left to right: Pout Popper in Arousal (lip gloss), Age Defying Hand Brightener (mini), Glycolic Hand Scrub (mini), 3 Nail polishes: Christina, Carrie, Jodie, and a glass file.

All in all, while I didn't score $200 worth of products, I'd say I got around $80 worth! Not bad at all. I think you're guaranteed at least two nail colors, so I'd say it's worth checking out. What do you think? Let me know if you ordered this box too and what you got! I'd love to know! :D

Liz

Julep Maven Referral Penny Deal

2011-12-17T13:13:00.001-06:00

Hey guys! I know it's been over a month. >.< I just finished finals and am going home in a few hours. (I'm actually in the middle of packing.) I saw a crazy deal so I wanted to share it with you before I packed my computer.

Julep Maven is actually doing this crazy deal where 1,000 referred Mavens get their first box for only a penny! And shipping is free so it's really practically free.

If you would like to take advantage of this deal, please click my link HERE and use this code SHAREON. :)

Pink Wednesday: Ahoy, Glitter!

2011-11-16T08:00:00.007-06:00

It's been way too long since my last Pink Wednesday post. Today I have for you a pretty layered combo. :)