Winner Announced for Zoya Designer Collection Giveaway!

Congratulations to Lesley for being the winner of the Zoya Designer Collection! I have emailed Lesley and will send off the prizes soon. :-)

Thank you so much to everyone for participating, and for your lovely support of me and my blog. I'm currently planning the next giveaway and it should start in the next few days, so keep your eyes out. In the meantime, keep doing what you love and keep polishing! ♥

Zoya Designer Collection Giveaway - One Day Left to Enter!

Just a reminder that my Zoya Designer Collection Giveaway is ending soon. You can still enter for a chance to win the entire Zoya Designer Collection, which includes 6 brand new bottles in the colors: Monica, Natty, Noot, Rekha, Toni, and Evvie. The giveaway is open until tomorrow night, so if you haven't entered yet, you have one more day to do so! :-)

To enter, just click HERE. Good luck! :D

OPI Sprung

Hi, you guys! Today, I have the last of the four 'studio' shades from the Mariah Carey by OPI Collection to share with you. Sprung has a reddish/brownish copper base filled with tons of sparkling multi-colored shimmers.

The shimmers sparkle wildly in a bunch of colors when the light hits it; I see predominantly gold, bronze, and pink. As is typical for this type of micro-glitter finish, the first coat tends to be a little sheer with some bald patches, but not to worry. The second coat really helps to fill in and even everything out, achieving a good opacity. This is definitely one of my favorites from the collection, and I foresee myself wearing it a lot during the summer and fall (and maybe even spring if I can't wait that long :P).

You can find Sprung at your local nail salons and beauty stores for $9 for 0.5 fl oz.

** This post contains a product that was provided to me for honest consideration. How I obtain the products does not influence my opinion. For more info, please view my Disclosure Policy.

OPI Anti-Bleak

Hi you guys! Happy hump-of-the-week! :-)

Today, continuing with the 'studio' shades of the Mariah Carey by OPI Collection, I have the only creme in the collection to share with you. Anti-Bleak is a dark, vampy plum purple with red and burgundy tones in a creme finish.

The formula is fantastic. It's smooth and buttery, gliding onto the nails in thin, even coats. It's also quite pigmented, and you can almost get away with just one coat, though I did two for the swatches to get the depth of the color to match what you see in the bottle. I had a little bit of trouble getting my camera to capture the exact shade of this purple. In real life, the color is about two shades more purple than what you see in the swatches.

You can find Anti-Bleak at your local nail salons and beauty stores for $9 for 0.5 fl oz.

** This post contains a product that was provided to me for honest consideration. How I obtain the products does not influence my opinion. For more info, please view my Disclosure Policy.

OPI Pink Yet Lavender

Hi you guys! I've got another 'studio' shade from the Mariah Carey by OPI Collection to share with you today. Pink Yet Lavender is a glitter polish consisting of small silver holographic and medium pink hexagon glitter pieces in a sheer base.

In the swatches, I layered Pink Yet Lavender over A Butterfly Moment, and I really enjoy the combination. The sparkles add that extra zing while the nude base keeps it classy and understated.

The formula is quite dense with glitters and just a little thick, which keeps the glitters nicely suspended in the base. The small silver glitter pieces spread out evenly without any issues. The medium hex pieces are a little trickier (as is usual for bigger glitter pieces) and do best when the polish is dolloped on a bit and then smoothed out gently so as not to pull the pieces off the nails. What you see is one coat with a few strokes over each other to get even glitter coverage.

You can find Pink Yet Lavender at your local nail salons and beauty stores for $9 for 0.5 fl oz.

** This post contains a product that was provided to me for honest consideration. How I obtain the products does not influence my opinion. For more info, please view my Disclosure Policy.

OPI A Butterfly Moment

Happy Monday, you guys! :-)

I'm super excited to have the Mariah Carey by OPI Collection to share with you. It is an eight-color collection comprised of four 'studio' shades and four 'stage' shades. Starting off the collection, I have the first of the studio shades to show you today. A Butterfly Moment is a nude with hints of peach and pink and a good amount gold shimmers in a metallic finish.

The combination of the peach base color and the gold shimmers makes it look like liquid rose gold on the nails. The formula is thin and smooth, providing even and opaque coverage in just two coats. It starts out a little streaky, but it's not too noticeable once the polish is fully dry.

For me personally, this is a weird color against my skintone. It's almost like the two are really close, but not the same, so they look odd next to each other. Otherwise, I think this is a lovely, classic color, perfect if you're looking for a nude with a little something extra.

You can find A Butterfly Moment at your local nail salons and beauty stores for $9 for 0.5 fl oz.

** This post contains a product that was provided to me for honest consideration. How I obtain the products does not influence my opinion. For more info, please view my Disclosure Policy.

China Glaze Avant Garden Collection Preview

I've received the official info for China Glaze's spring 2013 Avant Garden Collection, and I wanted to pass it along. It's a collection of six soft pastel shades and six bright bold shades, all in the theme of blossoming flowering. Please take a look and enjoy. :-)

I'll link to swatches and reviews once I have those. (All info and images are courtesy of China Glaze.)

BLOSSOM INTO SPRING WITH CHINA GLAZE®

China Glaze® Nail Lacquer Invites You to Visit the Avant Garden

Los Angeles (January 2012) – Spring is here and China Glaze® is blossoming with vibrant color with its new collection, Avant Garden. The delectable palette flows between soft hues and vibrant pops of color, offering an unconventional bouquet of cheerful and vivid shades. Take a stroll down the China Glaze® path, passing a bubbling brook of light and bright blues. Take in the view of the mossy green meadow and stop to enjoy the fragrant flowers of soft pink and white.  Let Avant Garden take you away to a playful, romantic field of color and innovation this Spring. 

The Avant Garden shades include: 

·         Budding Romance: moss green

·         Sunday Funday: bright blue

·         Fancy Pants: indigo with pink and purple shimmer

·         Snap My Dragon: bright red with pink shimmer

·         Passion for Petals: bright salmon-pink

·         Mimosas Before Manis: coral with a light wash of shimmer

·         Life is Rosy: blushed mauve

·         Pink-ie Promise: iridescent baby pink

·         Tart-y for the Party: light lavender creme

·         Fade Into Hue: periwinkle creme

·         Keep Calm, Paint On: sea foam green

·         Dandy Lyin’ Around: shimmery vanilla icing

China Glaze® Avant Garden is also available in:

6 Piece Collection of “Blooming Brights”

6 Piece Collection of “Pastel Petals”

12 Piece 3D Counter Display

36 Piece Rack

China Glaze® Avant Garden will be available March 2013. Individual shades retail for $7; 6-piece collections retail for $42.