Polish of the Week: China Glaze Coconut Kiss

Hello, lovelies! I love, love, love this polish! It's bright and fun, which makes my blah winter mood so much better! The pictures below show 2 coats with no top coat! Isn't it gorgeous?!?!

You can get this polish at Sally's Beauty Supply store, which is where I bought mine. Or, check out these online places:

8ty8beauty: $2.68 - Can you believe that price?!?!

China Glaze Diva: $5.40

Until next time, XOXO!!

Update and Polish of the Week!

Hi, everyone! I know, 2 months to the date, right? I'm so sorry! I started my new job and I have been so focused on the orientation process that I'm completely exhausted by the time I come home! But now that I'm getting into the swing of things fairly well, I hope to get back to regular postings!!

Ok, so I don't know about the rest of you, but I am a Christmas freak! I started gearing up for Christmas the day after Halloween! I freakin' love Christmas! So, this week's polish of the week comes from O.P.I.'s new Holiday Wishes collection. Say hello to Shim-Merry Chic!

I wasn't quite sure what to think of this color when I first got it. I like the overall color, but what I really liked were the flakes of different color in it. It's not like any other color I have, so buying it was a must!

You can find this color at:

Amazon.com : $5.35

8ty8 Beauty : $4.48

ULTA stores : $8.50

Let me know what you think!

Until next time, XOXO!

Polish of the Week: OPI Black Cherry Chutney

Hi, there! Hope you all had a great weekend! Sorry for the lack of updates last week - I just started a new job and last week was full of orientation and such! And this week's polish is not going to be the prettiest sample! I actually JUST put it on so that I would have an update for you. I am currently wearing it on my toes, but I have such a foot anti-fetish that I will never take pictures of my feet to show them to you! So I threw it on my fingernails for you!

This week's color is OPI's Black Cherry Chutney. Seriously, this color is to die for! It's a deep raspberry plum (like a reddish-black) color that is just gorgeous and perfect for the fall! It's from the India collection (which included some absolutely amazing colors!) and I consider it a must-have for this coming fall/winter season!

You can find this at:

SV Beauty Supply: $4.25 - yes, $4.25!!!
American Discount Beauty Supply: $5.95

88 Beauty Supply : $4.48 - I know, crazy right?!

Until next time, XOXO!!

I'm Back & Polish of the Week: OPI You Don't Know Jacques

Hi, everyone! I know, it's been forever! But I just got my computer back! I've been without it for about three weeks and I felt like I was going to die - I'm a little too attached to this thing! :)

This week's nail polish color is one you might remember from my haul post I wasn't initially thrilled with the color, but guess what? - I love it!!! It might be one of my new favorite fall polishes. It's a creamy grayish-taupe color, and has great coverage. Just your two coats and you're ready to go! This isn't the matte color that OPI recently came out with, though. It's from their fall collection last year - La Collection de France, I believe. I'm dying to try out their matte colors, but I'm having a hard time trying to find them locally! I'm cheap and don't like to pay for shipping when I can drive to find what I'm looking for! What do you guys think?





You can find this polish at:
ULTA stores: (click here for store locator)

Nail Polish Diva: $7.32

Amazon: $6.99

Unitl next time, XOXO!!

Polish of the Week: Spontaneous by China Glaze

Hey, beauties! Hope you all had a wonderful weekend! My computer is still being worked on, but fortunately, I was able to scrounge up a polish of the week for you! Hopefully I will get my computer back sometime this week, if not by the weekend. I feel naked without it! LOL!

Anyway, this week's color is Spontaneous by China Glaze. It's a beautiful creamy lilac color. I always think of Easter when I wear this polish - hmmm, maybe because of the pastel color perhaps? Unlike last week's color, Turned Up Turquoise, this is a richer color with great coverage! Two coats and you're done with no sheerness to it at all!

You can find this color at:
Sally's Beauty Supply: $4.99

China Glaze Diva: $5.40

Until next time, XOXO!!

It's Getting Closer...!

Just over a month left before the release of MAC's new Style Black line! I am just so excited about this line! I'm not quite sure what to do with black lipsticks and mattenes, but I am looking forward to playing around with them to see what can be created!
Here is a sneak peek for you guys, compliments of temptalia.com....



Are y'all getting excited yet?

Until next time, XOXO!!

Polish Of The Week: Turned Up Turquoise by China Glaze

Happy Monday everyone! Hope you all had a great weekend! I'm experiencing some computer issues at the moment (aka crashing!) so I'm doing updates from work - Shhhhh! I don't know if I will be able to get an update scheduled for every day this week (I should be getting my computer back sometime this weekend), but I'll do what I can!

Ok, so my polish of the week is one of my faves - especially for the summer! It's called "Turned Up Turquoise" by China Glaze. This color is gorgeous, the pictures can't do it justice. I would say it's more on the green side so I wouldn't exactly call this color turquoise but almost like a mermaid green color. Does that make any sense? :) This color dries super fast, probably because it's a more sheer color, which leads me to my only issue with this particular color - you need a really good base coat and at least two layers of this polish. You can probably see the white from my french manicure trying to shine through the color! I put on two coats - shoulda gone with three! But it is such a gorgeous color! Definitely check it out!

Unitl next time, XOXO!!

Nail Polish Haul for Y'all!

Hi, Beauties! As much as I hate it, the glorious days of summer are coming to an end. Soon, we will be saying good-bye to the hot pinks, bright corals, and fantastics teals & turquoise-colored nails that we have been able to flaunt over the past few months, and hello to the rich golds, browns, and burgundies that define fall. So, I kept that in mind as I was browsing my local Sally's & ULTA stores, searching for new polish. Like I really need any more, right? But they had such gorgeous colors to bring in the fall season that I couldn't resist!

The first color is called Unplugged. It's a very rich brown-bronze sparkly color. Very pretty! Definitely looking forward to wearing this one!

Next up is In Awe of Amber. It looks orange in the picture, but it is actually a golden/bronze color. It kind of reminds me of the Scatterays solar bits from MAC's Style Warriors collection. This color can easily be transitioned from summer to fall. Beautiful!!

This one is one of my favorites! It's called Avalanche, and it is awesome! It's a purple enhanced platinum with a lot of shine!

This one is OPI's You Don't Know Jacques. It's a matte taupe. I'm not quite sure if I'm really feeling this one. I liked it in the store, but now that I look at it at home, I just don't know!

This one is called Black Diamond. It's very similar to OPI's "Baby It's Coal Outside!" The only difference is that this one is not quite as sparkly! I love black/dark polish. Some people think it's a little gothic, but I think is glamorous!

I know this next one isn't a fall type color, but I've been eyeing it for a while. It's Melon of Troy. It's a beautiful shimmery apricot color. Very feminine and pretty!

How in the world I have bypassed this color for so long, I do not know! I mean, look at it! It's called Coconut Kiss. A vibrant shimmery grape color. Another really great transition color!

The whole she-bang! I'm so excited!

You can be sure that these will be coming up soon in my Polish of the Week posts!

On another note, I will be on vacation next week! I'm so excited! I will be heading to the North Carolina eastern coast for a week! So looking forward to sun and relaxation! I will try to have some posts scheduled, but I can't promise. But I will back and posting regularly the following week!

Until next time, XOXO!!

Polish of the week: OPI Yoga-Ta Get This Blue

Hi, beauties! This week's nail color is Yoga-Ta Get This Blue - a slammin' deep, rich dark blue. I love this color! It's from the India Collection (Spring/Summer 2008). I love to wear it when I have a tan! My tan skin and this blue just seem to compliment each other - therefore, I don't use this color in the winter AT ALL! It just makes my skin look that much whiter - not pretty!!



This color can be found at the following websites:

http://www.nailpolishdiva.com/NLI47-opi-yoga-ta-get-this-blue.htm ($7.32)

http://www.ballbeauty.com/opi_india_collection.htm ($6.25)

http://www.hello-gorgeous.net/ ($6.79)


**Sorry for the poor quality - I don't know why it didn't come out very well!

What do you think? Isn't it gorgeous?!?

Until next time - XOXO!!

What I am sooooo excited about!!!

Ta Da!

That's right - MAC has gone black! I am so excited about this new release coming out in September! I just love that deep, smokey, Kim Kardashian, "morning after" look. It just oozes with sexiness!

Here is some prelim information about the new Style Black collection, thanks to Specktra.net:

Lipstick ($14.00 U.S.)
*Black Knight- Creamy true black (Cremesheen) (Limited Edition)

Mattene ($14.50 U.S.)
*Midnight Media- Dense matte black (Limited Edition)
*Night Violet- Deep purple grape (Repromote) (Limited Edition)

Glimmerglass ($18.00 U.S.)
*Bling Black- Sheer black with gold pearl (Limited Edition)
*Blackfire- Sheer black with pink purple pearl (Limited Edition)
*Blackware- Creamy true black (Limited Edition)

Mineralize Eye Shadows ($19.00 U.S.)
*Cinderfella- Black with silver pearl (Limited Edition)
*Young Punk- Black with pink purple pearl (Limited Edition)
*Gilt by Association- Black with gold bronze pearl (Limited Edition)
*Blue Flame- Black with blue pearl (Limited Edition)


Grease Paintstick ($17.50 U.S.)
*Black- Intense black (Limited Edition)

Penultimate Liner ($16.50 U.S.)
*Rapidblack- True black (Permanent)

Eye Kohl ($14.50 U.S.)
*Smolder- Intense Black (Permanent)

Cream Colour Base ($16.50 U.S.)
*Black- Creamy True black (Limited Edition)
*Bat Black- Burgundy black with pink pearl (Permanent at PRO)

Nail Lacquer ($12.00 U.S.)
*Nocturnelle- True black (Cream) (Permanent)
*Seriously Hip- Black with gold particle pearl (Frost) (Limited Edition)
*Baby Goth Girl- Black with pink and purple pearl (Frost) (Limited Edition)

Brushes
*#214 Short Shader Brush- Short, rounded, double-chiselled brush with soft, natural bristles. Can be used with shadow to line and smudge around the lash line and very effective for densely shading lids. (Permanent) ($23.00 U.S.)

Face Products
*Volcanic Ash Exfoliator ($19.50 U.S.)
For all skin types. Volcanic ash (in the form of mineral-rich clay), sugar crystals and natural enzymes combine to exfoliate and remove excess oils from the skin. 3.4oz (Limited Edition)
*Volcanic Ash Thermal Mask ($19.50 U.S.)
VATM contains natural volcanic ash to cleanse and treat the skin. The mineral-rich ash works with oat kernel flour to help absorb excess oil from the skin’s surface. A combo of natural oils (lavendar, sunflower, safflower seed and evening primrose) help lubricate the skin, leaving it feeling soft and moisturized. It helps to even out the skin’s texture and leaves the skin feeling smooth and perfected for makeup application. The unique formula glides effortlessly onto the skin, allowing ample playtime. The mask heats up on the skin when used with water and removes impurities from the surface, leaving skin looking radiant and fresh. Use 1-3 times a week. Derm-tested, non-acnegenic and for all skins. 3.4oz (Limited Edition)

I will post more information and pics as I get them!


This will (unfortunately) be one of those lines that I will have to buy every single product! The only things I may pass on will be the nail lacquers. As wonderful as MAC is, I have yet to fall in love with their polishes. I still have a strong addiction for my China Glaze and O.P.I. polishes!

Better start saving now!!