Tuesday, May 31, 2011

New Cleansing and Polishing Tool from Sigma!!!!

Sigma Beauty has released its new Cleansing and Polishing Tool which is designed to get rid of dull and uneven skin. It is meant to be used before and after your makeup application. The tool includes three brush heads (soft, medium and firm) to cleanse, polish, and exfoliate your skin.

*click the image below to view the product on the Sigma site*

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Friday, May 20, 2011

Zoya Nail Polish Swatches

Here are my Zoya Polish Swatches!

I purchased the clear nail wheels from BF-Beauty: 

http://www.bf-beauty.com/en/product/item/347/product_detail.html

A package of 10 wheels was only $4.99. I bought the clear wheels so that I could see the true opacity of each polish.

On the wheels below, I applied 3 coats of each polish. I did not apply a base coat or top coat to any of the nails.

*click photos to enlarge*

1. Stephanie 2. Melanie 3. Ava 4. Willow 5. Clara 6. Lianne 7. Rica 8. Soho Punch 9. Eva 10. Maya 11. Cassi 12. Marilyn 13. Bela 14. Felicity 15. Piper 16. Mia 17. Addison 18. Penelope 19. Kate 20. Paige 21. Harlow 22. Demi 23. Areej 24. Bianca 25. Cheri 26. Zanna 27. Nikki 28. Heather 29. Marley 30. Miley 31. Malia 32. Areetha 33. Juno 34. Pinta 35. Jo 36. Caitlin 37. Kelly 38. Dove 39. Harley 40. Laney 41. Jules 42. Richelle

Thursday, May 19, 2011

OPI Nail Polish Swatches

Two weeks ago I began swatching my Essie polishes and recently I have completed my collection of OPIs.                                             

I purchased the clear nail wheels from BF-Beauty: 

http://www.bf-beauty.com/en/product/item/347/product_detail.html

A package of 10 wheels was only $4.99. I bought the clear wheels so that I could see the true opacity of each polish.

On the wheels below, I applied 3 coats of each polish. I did not apply a base coat or top coat to any of the nails.

*click photos to enlarge*

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1. This colour is unknown (it is a mini polish that did not come with a label)  2. Glim-merry Gold  3. Mad as a Hatter  4. DS Shimmer  5. Suzi Skis in the Pyrenees Suede  6. Suzi Skis in the Pyrenees  7. Absolutely Alice  8. Sahara Sapphire  9. Loyalty Islands Lilac  10. Venus Di Violet  11. Shanghai Shimmer (this one has changed colour since I got it. It used to be a pretty light pink with a green duochrome, now it is a brownish purple with a green duochrome)  12. Significant Other Colour  13. DS Diamond  14. Parlez-Vous OPI?  15. Done Out in Deco  16. A Grape Fit  17. Catherine the Grape  18. Lincoln Park After Dark Suede  19. Concord Grape  20. Yes…I Can Can  21. OPI Ink  22. Purple with a Purpose  23. Plugged-In Plum  24. Glove You So Much  25. Dear Santa  26. Meet & Jingle  27. Thanks So Muchness!  28. Smitten with Mittens  29. Off with her Red!  30. Ecuadorable Coral  31. Brainiac (Sephora by OPI)  32. Baguette Me Not  33. You’re Such a Kabuki Queen  34. No Spain No Gain  35. La Paz-itively Hot  36. The Lifeguard Makes Me Blush  37. Shorts Story  38. Mall Queen Mauve (Nicole by OPI)  39. Japanese Rose Garden  40. Not So Bora-Boring Pink  41. Don’t Melbourne the Toast  42. Got a Date To-Knight  43. Rosy Future  44. Italian Love Affair  45. Pink of Hearts  46. Hawaiian Orchid  47. Kiss on the Chic  48. Pearl of Wisdom

After swatching all of these colours, I discovered that I have very few light pastel spring colours in my OPI collection. Which ones do you recommend?

China Glaze Nail Polish Swatches

Here are my China Glaze Polish Swatches!

I purchased the clear nail wheels from BF-Beauty: 

http://www.bf-beauty.com/en/product/item/347/product_detail.html

A package of 10 wheels was only $4.99. I bought the clear wheels so that I could see the true opacity of each polish.

On the wheels below, I applied 3 coats of each polish. I did not apply a base coat or top coat to any of the nails.

*click photos to enlarge*

1. Lemon Fizz 2. Temptation Carnation 3. Peachy Keen 4. V 5. TTYL 6. Bad Landing 7. Strawberry Fields 8. Fifth Avenue 9. Pink Underground 1o. Free Fall 11. Something Sweet 12. Light As Air 13. IDK 14. Spontaneous 15. Flying Dragon (Neon) 16. Grape Juice 17. C-C-Courage 18. Avalanche 19. LOL 20. VIII 21. 2NITE 22. Secret Peri-Winkle 23. For Audrey 24. OMG

Essie Nail Polish Swatches

Lately I have been working on swatching all of my polishes so that I will know exactly which colours I have. Also, I find nail wheels very useful when deciding which polish to use because they can be held up to your hands to see if a certain polish complements your skin tone or up to an outfit that you are painting your nails to match with.

I began with my Essie polishes because I only have 20 of them and there are exactly 20 nails on the wheels that I purchased from Beauties Factory: http://www.bf-beauty.com/en/product/item/347/product_detail.html

A package of 10 wheels was only $4.99. I bought the clear wheels so that I could see the true opacity of each polish while swatching.

On the wheel below, I applied 3 coats of each polish. I did not apply a base coat or top coat to any of the nails.

*click photos to enlarge*

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1. Mint Candy Apple 2. Chinchilly 3. Island Hopping 4. Huckle Buckle 5. Splash of Grenadine 6. Curve Ball 7. Neo Whimsical 8. Castaway 9. Lovie Dovie 10. Funny Face 11. Fearless 12. Califiornia Coral 13. Van D’Go 14. Shop Till I Drop 15. Pink Glove Service 16. East Hampton Cottage (new) 17. East Hampton Cottage (old) 18. Virgin Orchid 19. Jackie Oh My 20. Rock Candy 21. Topless & Barefoot 22. Sand Tropez

Let me know which Essie colours are your favourite! I would love to try new colours.

Tuesday, May 10, 2011

Dry and Shape Your Makeup Brushes in ONLY 4-6 Hours!!!!

Sigma has a new product that allows you to dry and shape your makeup brushes in 4-6 hours so that your brushes will look and feel brand new every time you wash them.

*click the image below to check out the product on the Sigma site and watch the video on how it works*

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Saturday, May 7, 2011

Nail Polish Haul!

Over the last six months I have purchased a few nail polishes that I wanted to show all of you. All polishes are from either Orly, Essie, China Glaze, or Zoya, and many were purchased at discounted, sale, or promotional prices.
Hope you enjoy!
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Orly

Orly Cotton Candy (Sweet Collection, Spring 2010)
*swatches of Cotton Candy can be found here: http://putbeautytowords.blogspot.com/2011/04/i-got-manicure-orlys-cotton-candy.html
Essie

Essie Jackie Oh My and Shop Till I Drop

Essie Topless and Barefoot (Spring 2011) and Sand Tropez (Spring 2011)
China Glaze

Peachy Keen (Up & Away, Spring 2010), Lemon Fizz (Up & Away, Spring 2010), Light as Air (Up & Away, Spring 2010), and Something Sweet (Up & Away, Spring 2010)
Zoya

Zoya Areej (Summertime Collection, Summer 2011) and Rica (Sunshine Collection, Summer 2011)
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Zoya Dove (Intimate Collection, Spring 2011), Jules (Intimate Collection, Spring 2011), Marley (Intimate Collection, Spring 2011), and Caitlin (Intimate Collection, Spring 2011)
*swatches of these four polishes can be found here: http://putbeautytowords.blogspot.com/2011/02/zoya-polish.html
*a nail art look using Jules can be found here: http://putbeautytowords.blogspot.com/2011/03/easy-dot-nail-look.html

Zoya Harley (Twist Collection, Spring 2009), Kelly (Wonderful Collection, Fall 2010), and Laney (Reverie Collection, Spring 2010)

Zoya Marilyn (Serendipity Collection, Spring 2007), Heather (Bouquet Collection), and Stephanie (Spa Essentials Collection)
*More information about Marilyn can be found here: http://putbeautytowords.blogspot.com/2011/03/light-pink-polish-for-spring-zoya.html

Zoya Felicity (Blissful Collection, Spring 2008) and Zanna (Blissful Collection, Spring 2008)
Let me know which ones are your favourites!