China Glaze Monsters Ball Giveaway!

Hi there, wonderful readers! :-)

I've got a really fantastic prize for you with this next giveaway. I have the entire brand new six-polish China Glaze Monsters Ball Collection up for grabs, just in time for Halloween. :-) The collection consists of Howl You Doin’, Bat My Eyes, Boo-Gie Down, Fang-Tastic, Bump In The Night, and Ghoulish Glow (glow-in-the-dark top coat).

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This giveaway is open to US and international residents, so everyone can participate! :D The only requirement is that you are a follower of this blog. There will be one winner who will receive the entire collection. The prize has been generously provided by China Glaze. I am super-duper excited to be able to bring you this giveaway, and I hope you enjoy it! <3

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Zoya Belinda

Hi, you guys! Happy hump day, favorite day for camels! :-)

Today, I've got another pretty color from the Zoya Zenith Collection to share with you. Belinda is a dark cool-toned royal purple with lots of shimmers in a metallic finish.

Belinda was originally released under the name Imperial Russia as part of the limited edition Zang Toi NYFW Fall 2013 trio earlier this year. It's such a gorgeously intense and rich shade of purple, and I'm really happy to see Zoya bring this color back and add it to their permanent collection. Application is quite nice, as is typical for most Zoya metallics. Each coat applies smoothly without streaks and dries quickly to a glossy shine. And you need just two coats for totally even coverage.

You can find Belinda on Zoya.com for $8 for 0.5 fl oz. If you are new to Zoya, you can get your first two bottles of Zoya for $8 - $9 total and free shipping! More info HERE.

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Zoya Cassedy

Hi, you guys! Hope your week is off to a great start! :-)

Today I've got another festive shade from the Zoya Zenith Collection to share with you. Cassedy is a green-tinged dark steel silver with a shimmery foil finish.

The green tint in here is so interesting; it makes the silver look unique and edgy. And you guys know I'm a big fan of Zoya's foil finishes. I loved that finish in the summer colors, and I'm really loving it in this winter color too. Cassedy has a great formula that makes for an effortless application. Each coat goes on smoothly and easily, and two quick coats is all you need for opacity.

You can find Cassedy on Zoya.com for $8 for 0.5 fl oz. If you are new to Zoya, you can get your first two bottles of Zoya for $8 - $9 total and free shipping! More info HERE.

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Zoya Seraphina

Happy Saturday, gentle readers! Hope your weekend is off to a great start. I'm pretty happy that the sun is actually out this weekend, so I hope to have time to head out and enjoy it. :-)

Today I wanted to kick off the new Zoya Zenith Collection for Holiday 2013. First up is Seraphina, a light silver with a shimmery foil finish.

This is such a soft and delicate silver, not at all harsh. I really love it! It reminds me of snow on a cold winter's night with the moonlight shining on it. It's probably one of my favs from this collection. It goes on smoothly and evenly without any application issues. The first coat is a little sheer, but it builds up nicely to total coverage in three coats.

You can find Seraphina on Zoya.com for $8 for 0.5 fl oz. If you are new to Zoya, you can get your first two bottles of Zoya for $8 - $9 total and free shipping! More info HERE.

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OPI Pink of Hearts 2013 Swatches and Review

Hi, you guys! Can't believe it's Thursday already! This week is just flying by. :)

Today, I have OPI's Pink of Hearts 2013 duo to share with you. This limited edition set is released by OPI to raise awareness and funds during Breast Cancer Awareness Month in October. More info about this set and the cause it supports can be found here. This duo contains the classic Pink-ing of You and the brand new More Than a Glimmer, along with a bonus set of crystal decals and pink ribbons stickers.

Pink-ing of You is the quintessential barbie-girl pink creme. It doesn't lean too cool or too warm, and so it should look nice on most folks. Application is smooth and easy, with the creme formula leveling out nicely with each coat. I did three coats for the swatches for opaque and even coverage.

More Than a Glimmer is mult-colored glitter with silver, yellow, pink, green, and blue round and hexagon glitter pieces in small to medium sizes all in a milky pink base. It dries a little matte, so it reminds me of a colorful speckled pink egg. This has a great glitter density, so application is easy and you don't have to fish around for anything. What you see in the swatches is just one easy coat over Pink-ing of You.

You can find the Pink of Hearts 2013 set for a limited time at your local nail salons and beauty stores such as Ulta and Dillard's for $15.95.

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NARS Guy Bourdin Holiday 2013 Collection Nail Polishes Preview

Good evening! I received info earlier today that NARS has unveiled their holiday 2013 collection and wanted to pass the info along. It's inspired by Guy Bourdin and is a nod to the photographer's bold style. It's a large collection and I'm sharing the nail polish portion with you below. Please enjoy. :-)

(All info and images are courtesy of NARS.)

NARS GUY BOURDIN HOLIDAY COLOR AND GIFTING COLLECTION 
Uninhibited glamour. Cinematic intrigue. Evocative innuendo.

As a child, NARS Founder and Creative Director François Nars discovered Guy Bourdin’s work in the pages of French Vogue. It was then that Nars was first inspired to become a makeup artist. Today François Nars honors Bourdin’s legacy with an entire limited edition collection for Holiday 2013, created in the spirit of Guy Bourdin: bold, uncompromising color and high-impact finishes in shades that launch us into his intriguing, high-fashion world.

COLOR COLLECTION

Nail Polish $19
Shades include: Tomorrow’s Red (Scarlet flame) | Follow Me (Deep Fuchsia) | No Limits (Bright pink violet) | Union Libre (Blossom pink)
Available beginning October 15th at NARS boutiques and narscosmetics.com.

GIFTING COLLECTION

Beautiful Stranger $35

Shades include: Lost Red Nail Polish (Bright Red), Shameless Red Nail Polish (Bright Pink), Dance Dance Dance Nail Polish (Bright Purple), Manosque Nail Polish (Deep Smoky Lavender)

Available: November 1 at Department/Specialty stores, NARS boutiques and narscosmetics.com

Salon Perfect Nautical Nights

Hi, you guys! Happy October! :)

Today, I wanted to share with you the last of my picks from the Salon Perfect First Look Fall Collection. Nautical Nights is a dark cool-toned teal-ish blue with lots of shimmers in a metallic finish.

With Salon Perfect Matte Fx Top Coat

This is probably the color I was most looking forward to in the collection, and it does not disappoint. It's so mysterious and vampy in how rich and dark it is. It's exactly the sort of color I would wear if I were feeling bleak and wanted to embrace that. :) It has a great formula with no application issues. It goes on as smoothly and evenly as it looks in the swatches. You can get away with just one coat of this, though I did two for the swatches mostly out of habit.

I added a matte top coat at the end, and I love it even more. The matte-ness really brings out the shimmers and adds a little sophistication to this color. After trying out so many colors as mattes from this collection, I have to say I've totally gone matte-crazy lol. It instantly takes any shimmer and makes it so refined and elegant. I'm definitely going to be matte-fying a whole bunch of my fall colors over the next few months. :-)

You can find Nautical Nights exclusively at Walmart stores for a retail price of $3.98 for 0.5 fl oz.

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