Monday, September 30, 2013

The Polish Bar Fall 2013 - Preview - Swatches and Review



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Tonight I have 5 of the 9 new Fall 2013 polishes launching October 4, 2013 at 10 Pacific/noon Central time from The Polish Bar.




I have 2 of the 4 new glitter crellies: Sugar Kisses and Best Wishes and 3 of the new holos: Cosmic Glow, Summer Sea and Jamberry.

                                          



Swatches and review after the jump...


Pahlish - Yu Lan Festival Swatches and Review

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Pahlish
Yu Lan Festival




Yu Lan Festival is from the Voyage to the East Collection and it's an olive green creme with pink micro-flakes and purple shimmer.

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Comparison: Chanel Blue Rebel vs Revlon Midnight

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Quick drop and run comparison: Chanel Blue Rebel vs Revlon Midnight





As you can see, they're not "dupes" but they're very similar. The Revlon has a bit more green in the base and is a tad lighter. They both have a good formula and I found wear time to be the same as well.

Is it close enough for you? Or do you want both?




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Nail of the Day: Chanel Blue Rebel

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Happy Monday!!!

Today I'm still in stalker-mode - hoping that the new FNO Chanel polishes will show up on chanel.com or nordstrom.com or SOMEWHERE. Nothing yet.


Photo credit: Chanel


So I pulled out Chanel Blue Rebel for my Nail of the Day - from the FNO Les Jeans Collection 2011.




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Sunday, September 29, 2013

Multi-Blogger Giveaway with Kristine at Pink & Polished for her Birthday!

Giveaway



Kristine over at Pink & Polished is having a MULTI-BLOGGER GIVEAWAY to celebrate her birthday!

I've donated a $25 Gift Certificate to Ninja Polish but there are LOTS more prizes!

Check it out! (Rafflecopter Widget at the end!)

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From Kristine at Pink & Polished

Eeeeeeeep! It's here, it's here, it's FINALLY here! 

I am SO happy to finally get this posted it's been a long process but I bring to all of you lovely followers, new and old, my 1 year Birthday Bash Celebration, a Multi-Blogger giveaway!!!!

There are 15 lovely ladies participating as well as myself and we're bringing you a bunch of awesome prizes! So let's get the low down shall we?

Yes I HAD to use this amazing picture of my pups on Leana's 3'rd birthday ;) 

Alright here we go!

Pink & Polished
-6-piece China Glaze Glitz Bitz 'n Pieces collection
-OPI Euro Central 4-piece mini set
-2 Layla holographic polishes in Ocean Rush and Coral Glam
-4 'caviar bead' set (red, blue, lavender, gold)
-2 tubes of small hex glitter (pink, teal)
-4 mini flocking powder pots (blue, lavender, white, pink)
-6 pots of medium hex glitter (orange, purple, pink, silver holo, blue, yellow)
-penguin files
-2 piece striping tape



-KleanColor Holo Chrome (scatter holo)
-Wet N' Wild On A Trip (creme)
-Sinful Colors Queen of Deco (glitter)
-Booty Babe Skinny Dip (topper)
-KleanColor Madly Matte (matte top coat)
-Essence It's Purplicious (glitter)
-KleanColoe Pastel Pink (creme)
Ruby Kisses Purple Fever (shimmer)
-Essence Nail Art Designer Set (striper brush & 3 gradient sponges)
-Shany mini glass file
-Cassie Cosmetics bag



-12 nail foils (in makeup bag)
-Julep Freedom Top Coat
-2 Salon Effects
-1 Kiss Nail Dress
-5 Misc Polishes



-4 Wet n Wild Megalast Polishes in fall colors (purple, nude, red, darker red)



-Winner's Choice: Two Full Sized Bottles from new All Holo's Eve collection



-3 New Fall Polishes (handmade) in Golden Fall, Hocus Pocus, Frankie



-Herome Amsterdam
-Hema Teal Shimmer Polish
Darling Diva in Shameena and Ermehgerd
-2 Applepiepieces accessories
-Handmade Ring and Pendant



-$25 Gift Certificate to Ninja Polish



Babz Nails
-5 Spoiled Polishes 
-Wet n' Wild in Bijou Blue
-SinfulShine in Slick
-OPI Liquid Sand in Tiffany Case



-Two Blue-Eyed Girl Lacquers in Deepest Inquisitions and Watch the Walls
-Candy and fun extras!



And some wonderful ladies have come together to offer a "mystery amount" E-Gift Card to your retailer of choice! Here are the lovely ladies!

-Shelly's Sassy Nails
-Polish Obsession
-Plump & Polished
-Midnight Manicures
-Ashley is PolishAddicted
-Lydias Nails



And the best part? Thanks to the wonderful ladies that contributed to the gift card, this giveaway is open internationally!!!! The e-gift card and the $25 gift card to Ninja Polish are both international options! Thanks so much ladies! 

Now to the most important part! There are 17 mandatory entries to unlock all of the rest of the entries so make sure you do them for a better chance! Tweeting, Posting on Facebook, and posting on Instagram can be done daily. Giveaway will run until OCtober 27th!

 So what are you waiting for? Enter!! :) 







a Rafflecopter giveaway



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Saturday, September 28, 2013

Girly Bits Fall 2013 - Gravedigger

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Girly Bits
Gravedigger
Fall 2013




Gravedigger is one of Girly Bits newest Fall 2013 Collection, inspired by her favorite TV shows.





This one was, of course, inspired by Bones. This is a squishy purple leaning black jelly with lots of bright Hallowe'en inspired coloured glitter in orange, fuchsia, purple, green hexes and squares, fuchsia dots, and purple iridescents. Perfect description. The formula and application were great. No issues to report at all. The glitters suspended nicely and came out of the bottle easily and spread evenly on the nail. I used 2 coats and one coat of Poshe top coat for the photos. I couldn't believe that 2 coats alone was enough!
If you  missed my previous posts on polishes from this collection, please click the links. 

Giggity Giggity Goo and Bird is the Word
King of the Lab
What the Deuce?
Dancing Phalanges

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Girly Bits Fall 2013 - Dancing Phalanges

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Girly Bits
Dancing Phalanges
Fall 2013


Artificial lighting, Indirect natural lighting and Full shade



Dancing Phalanges is one of Girly Bits newest Fall 2013 Collection, inspired by her favorite TV shows.





This one was, of course, inspired by Bones. This is a raspberry pink glass fleck shimmer polish. Formula and application were great. No issues to report at all. I used 2 coats and no top coat for the photos.

If you  missed my previous posts on polishes from this collection, please click the links. 

Giggity Giggity Goo and Bird is the Word
King of the Lab
What the Deuce?

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Weekend Bits and Bobs - September 28, 2013

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Not a lot going on this week in my world - it's Autumn, or so I hear, so I did an Autumn mani I really liked.





Went boating...




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Friday, September 27, 2013

Autumn Leaves Nail Art

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 ♥

I see by watching national weather that Autumn has arrived for some of you lucky people! Unfortunately, my idea of Autumn is never realized here. We have our benefits, but I sure miss Autumn...so I've made Autumn on my nails!




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Maya Cosmetics Fall Collection - Hematite

Press Sample 
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Today I have Maya Cosmetics Hematite to show you - this is part of the new Fall Collection and it's a One Batch Wonder. A One Batch Wonder is just that - one batch, so I guess you could say Limited Edition.




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Above the Curve Falling for Autumn Collection - Anona and Aphaea

Press Sample 
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Above the Curve 
Falling for Autumn Collection



Today I have the last two in the Falling for Autumn Collection 2013 from Above the Curve: Anona and Aphaea. If you missed Scarlet, click here or Akiko, click here.

Swatches and review after the jump...


Thursday, September 26, 2013

Chanel Rouge Moiré #595 - Swatches and Review

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Chanel Rouge Moiré #595
Chanel Rouge Allure Moiré Collection





Swatches and Review after the jump...


Nail of the Day: Above the Curve Friday the 13th

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I'll just apologize in advance for showing this one since it was a One Day Only polish from Above the Curve - on Friday the 13th. And it's aptly named Friday the 13th!




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Thrifty Thursday! Starring Sinful Colors Energetic Red

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Today's Thrifty Thursday offering is Sinful Colors Energetic Red




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Girly Bits Fall 2013 - What the Deuce?

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Girly Bits
What the Deuce?
Fall 2013





What the Deuce is one of Girly Bits newest Fall 2013 Collection, inspired by her favorite TV shows.





This one was, of course, inspired by Family Guy. This is a kelly green holographic shimmer polish. Formula and application were great. No issues to report at all. I used 2 coats and no top coat for the photos.

I reviewed Giggity Giggity Goo and Bird is the Word here and King of the Lab here. Check them out if you missed them!

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Wednesday, September 25, 2013

It's my 1500th Post! Let's Have a Giveaway! CONTEST ENDED




CONTEST ENDED!
CONGRATS TO THE WINNERS
WINNERS DISPLAYED IN THE WIDGET BELOW


It's my 1500th Post!!!



So I wanted to do something special for my milestone 1500th post and what better "something special" than a GIVEAWAY?

I just want to thank each and every one of you guys for hanging in there with me and reading. I know I've improved vastly since I started out and I still have a looooooooooong way to go. I hope to never stop trying to make things better. I'm sure there will be more glitches along the road, but hopefully they will just make me a better person and my blog a better blog.

So...THANK YOU!!! ♥

Enter after the jump!


Above the Curve Falling for Autumn Collection - Akiko

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Above the Curve
Falling for Autumn Collection
AKIKO




I've shown you Scarlet from this collection - if you missed that one see my post here. This is the 2nd one - Akiko. Akiko is the Japanese Bright Autumn Child and it's a copper linear holo. (And I have 2 more coming up, so stay tuned!)

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Enchanted Polish - Mr. Burgundy

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Enchanted Polish
Mr. Burgundy





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Nail of the Day: Chanel Blue Satin #461

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I just have a quick Nail of the Day post for you right now - working on some gorgeous new polishes to show you later today.

I've had Blue Satin for a while and I'm just now wearing it? Sometimes I wonder about me. I used to HATE dark polishes on short nails, but I'm loving it now - and it matched my blouse, so...





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Tuesday, September 24, 2013

Comparison: Maya Stargazing vs Essie Starry Starry Night

Press Sample: Maya
Purchased Myself: Essie SSN


Comparison: Essie Starry Starry Night vs Maya Stargazing


I couldn't help but immediately think of Essie Starry Starry Night when I first saw Maya Stargazing so before everyone started asking, I thought I'd just a jump on comparing them.

If you missed my post on Maya Stargazing, click here.

So let's have a look! Two coats of both with no top coat...

Artificial lighting

As you can see, they're not dupes. But they're pretty close! They are both blue jelly polishes with silver micro-glitter.

Photos below are all indirect natural lighting.







Maya Stargazing's blue base is a little deeper/darker. Stargazing is definitely a two-coater while I have a tendency to apply three coats with the Essie. It's ok with two but in certain lighting you can see patches, making you wish you'd used three. I didn't have that with Stargazing - because of the darker blue base. I don't have Chanel Ceil de Nuit to compare, but I have a feeling it's probably a real contender for dupe status with that one.

For details on purchasing Maya Stargazing, see my review post here. (Note, there will be a coupon code - she's having a SALE from September 27 - 30, 2013.)

To purchase Essie Starry Starry Night, I wish you luck and/or a winning lotto ticket. They're super rare and very spendy when/if you do find them.




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Maya Cosmetics Stargazing - Swatches and Review

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Maya Cosmetics
Stargazing

Launches September 27, 2013




Stargazing is a deep blue jelly with silver micro glitter and it definitely reminds me of the night sky.

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Maya Cosmetics Gypsy and the new Maya Top Coat

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Maya Cosmetics Gypsy and 
the new Maya Top Coat

Launches September 27, 2013





Gypsy is one of those super gorgeous olive-toned greens I love so much...and loaded with gold shimmer and blue, pink, violet and gold micro-flakes!

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