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Express Nail Lacquer Swatches- Spring 2012

Jan 302012

I hope these swatches look good since I am using a new camera! My husband bought me a new camera and I might be in love! Don’t’ quote me on that. Now back to these swatches.

Express’s nail lacquers from the 2012 spring collection is a mix a soft and bold in three shades that will go perfectly with this year’s Spring fashion forecast. Soft pink, mint green, and bold blue! Let’s check out the swatches shall we?

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NARS Gaiety Blush Swatches- Spring 2012

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Jan 252012

I have tried the pink blush thing before and it’s not for me. I was talking with my readers like I normally do and we came to the conclusion that warm toned gals just cant pull off cool toned blushes. So warm toned gals look away, this blush aint for you. Yes it appears to be a hot pink, but it’s not!

Cool toned gals welcome to the party! NARS Gaiety is the blush for you! Gaiety is a cool toned, blue based soft pink. In order to achieve the bright vivid pink, you are going to need layer after layer after layer. It is buildable, so that is a good thing.

Gaiety is all matte no shimmer, no sparkle.

NARS Gaiety is available for $28.00 on http://www.narscosmetics.com/

MAC Redhead Mineralized Satin Finish Swatch/Review- MAC Naturally Collection

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Jan 232012

MAC Redhead Mineralized Satin Finish was originally released with the Brunette, Blonde, Redhead collection back in 2008. It has made a reappearance in the Naturally Collection, probably because of it’s beautiful and natural finish to the skin. It was also the warmest of the collection.

MAC Redhead MSF visually is a quad-stripped skin finisher. Starting at the left with a pale champagne and progressing to the right with a bronze and ending to the far right with a frosty coral.

I wish I had the one from the original release to compare, but I don’t. The shimmer is light and natural, it does not photograph on the skin frosty or too chunked with glitter (Like, Glissade? Glitterbomb!)

I recommend apply with the MAC 187 for a flawless finish. I promise once you apply with that brush you will have glowing second skin!

This was swatched with my fingers, imagine using a brush!

Urban Decay 24/7 Glide On Pencil Stash

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Jan 232012

Urban Decay’s 24/7 Glide-on Shadow Pencil stash is a set of 5 highly pigmented shadow pencils with multi purpose uses. It is honestly everything that we always wanted from the 24/7 liners that we couldn’t get because there just was not enough product (and duh they were intended to be just liners).

Revlon Whimsical Swatches- Glitter In The Air Dupe?

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Jan 232012

So word on the beauty street is that this is the dupe to Deborah Lippmann’s Glitter In The Air, which I don’t own so I cant really compare. You can check out swatches to just Glitter In The Air from my lovely Polish Insomniac

I’ve seen swatches around and yeah it’s quite accurate.

Revlon Whimsical is a pale blue. almost on the borderline of creamy white with just a few subtle hints of blue. There are pink and blue larger hexagon glitter particles and smaller iridescent glitter particles. It’s what makes this polish so great!

This is a color you can wear alone or on top of a light blue or light pink shade. Here are my swatches:

This was after 3 coats, no base coat and no top coat.

Macro shot in the bottle

Check for this polish in your drugstores, and Ulta had it for sure the last time I checked! Tell me what you think! You have this polish? How does it compare to GITA?

OPI Nicki Minaj Lacquer-Swatches + Review

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Jan 192012

I wanna first say sorry for the delay. There has been so much going on and I ended up ordering this collection late because the site I wanted to buy from was sold out.

OPI announced back in October that they would be producing a line of nail lacquers inspired by the artist Nicki Minaj. The collection was inspired by her unique style, her love of bright colors and her album, ‘Pink Friday’.

MAC Metal X Swatches and Review

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Jan 172012

Brand- MAC

Product- Metal X Cream Eyeshadow

Price- $20; 0.08oz

Availability- all M·A·C locations
1.800.588.0070 and www.maccosmetics.com

If you are a MAC fanatic, then you already know that these have been released before. Twice technically, if you count the Brushed Metal X shadows that came in the Metal Urge Collection….. from my past experience, I love the metal cream eyeshadows, but I am familiar with the creasing, heartache and pain. Did this change?

MAC features these shadows as a product with maximum versatility- you can use on the eyes, the cheeks, the brow bone, anywhere! (really anywhere?).

They also take pride in their one stroke application. Let’s see how these hold up!

NARS Douce France Eyeshadow Swatches And Review

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Jan 142012

Brand- NARS

Product- Douce France Eyeshadow Trio, NARS Spring 2012 Collection

Price- $45 for 0.16oz

Availability- narscosmetics.com

My thoughts- This eyeshadow trio features three different tones of pink, according to the NARS website, an icy pink, rose petal pink, and a deep rose.

China Glaze Goes Girly, Edgy and Fun With Electropop Spring 2012

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Jan 142012

Where heavy metal meets rocker chic, China Glaze® introduces the Spring 2012 collection, ElectroPop. Inspired by all things girly, edgy and fun, the 12 shades of ElectroPop bring out the inner rock star in all. For flash and glam this spring, China Glaze® hits the stage in style!

Kinetic Candy – Touch the sky in light blue crème

Electric Beat – Periwinkle nails for a wink worthy performance

Aquadelic – Pool blue for nighttime gigs and daytime fun in the sun

Gaga For Green – Green lacquer for the girl craving the limelight

Sunshine Pop – Shine in the spotlight in bold yellow

Make Some Noise – Rock the mic in tangerine

Wicked Style – Party cocktail tropical punch

Fuchsia Fanatic – Fuchsia pink for the rocker diva in us all

Gothic Lolita – Steal the show on girls night out in seductive purple

Dance Baby – Hit center stage in cotton candy pink

Sweet Hook – Blow a kiss in dreamy lilac

Techno – Glitter confetti polish for a dazzling topcoat finish or all over finger tip bling

ElectroPop is also available in:

· 6 Piece Collection of “Brights”: Techno, Aquadelic, Sunshine Pop, Gaga for Green, Make Some Noise and Wicked Style

· 6 Piece Collection of “Lights”: Fuchsia Fanatic, Dance Baby, Electric Beat, Kinetic Candy, Sweet Hook and Gothic Lolita

· 12 Piece 3D Counter Display

· 36 Piece Rack

ElectroPop will be available February 2012. Individual shades retail for $7; 6 piece collections retail for $42.

China Glaze is free of DBP, toluene, and added formaldehyde. China Glaze nail lacquers are available through salons and professional beauty supply stores nationwide. For more information, visit: www.chinaglaze.com or follow China Glaze on Facebook and Twitter: http://twitter.com/ChinaGlaze

China Glaze is a division of American International Industries.

Laura Geller Inkwell Waterproof Gel Liner Duo Review/Swatches

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Jan 062012

From her world-famous Spackle^® to her lush, Italian-made baked products that run the gamut from Blush-n-Brightens to Body Frostings, Laura has become a regular presence on QVC. Clients and customers have come to love and always look forward to her ingenious (and cutely captioned!) kits including “Kiss and Bake Up”.

For 2012, Laura Geller is introducing us to a new product- Inwell Waterproof Gel Liner Duo. Check out Laura’s introduction to this new product

The aptly-named Inkwell Waterproof Gel Liner Duo has a creamy, soft gel-like texture and is eyeliner like you’ve never seen and used before…and it does resemble an inkwell! (It’s a unique, topnotch treat for any beauty gal!) You’ll love its rich, completely waterproof formula that comes in two amazing colors: Black and Purple. You get both at an unbeatable price of $33.

Now that you have seen an introduction, check out my thoughts and swatches!