Zoya Magical Pixie - Summer '14 — by Unknown on

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 press samples  Zoya released their first set of Magical Pixie textures in the spring and they're back for summer with three more . ...

Slightly Less-Tacky Neons — by Nichole C. on

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Loud colors are awesome, and nothing is louder (and therefore more awesome) than neon. They are so hard to do well, but when they are good....

How I Un-paint My Nails — by Unknown on

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You've seen how I put polish on , but that's only half of the process.  Like anything else, everyone's got a different opinion a...

Swatch and Review: Sephora Favorites Summerstash — by Nichole C. on

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My birthday is this month and I since I like makeup and polish, I figured this would be a great gift for myself...and I wanted the Make Up ...

Sally Hansen Seasational and Archipela-Glow — by Unknown on

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There have been, what...eighteen new collections from Sally Hansen already this year?  It seems like almost every line has had new core or L...

DIY: Slightly Different Lightbox — by Nichole C. on

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Amanda has been posting a lot of behind-the-scenes stuff lately. Personally, I find stuff like that terribly interesting. I have an obsessi...

Dance Legend Different View — by Unknown on

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When Dance Legend teased their Holodays  collection on Instagram  last month, one jumped right out at me.  That photo only gives the slighte...

Ipsy Bag May 2014 — by Nichole C. on

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It's Ipsy time again. One of my favorite times of the month, because I love mail. This month was very polarizing. Some folks were stoke...

Suit up! — by Unknown on

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When I reviewed Zoya's Tickled collection (which was sent for review), I said they made me feel unusually summery.  I took that feeling...

Obsessive Compulsive Cosmetics: Man by Man and Chlorophyll — by Nichole C. on

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Most people who know me realize by now that I have a tiny  obsession with OCC. I love lip tars, and the polish I tried was amazing. I need...

Nail Pattern Boldness Boop-Oop-A-Dupe — by Unknown on

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If you've spent any amount of time in the online nail polish communities, you've probably heard of the fabled "unicorn pee"...

When One Isn't Enough — by Nichole C. on

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One accent nails have been done. To death...well, not really. But everyone has done it. A friend recently showed up with a gel manicure fea...

Zoya Bubbly — by Unknown on

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 press samples  When the press release for Zoya's summer collections hit the blog's email and I saw the Bubbly shades, I literall...

Bringing Up Old Sh*t: My First China Glaze Polishes — by Nichole C. on

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I've always been into nail polish, but for a very long time I only bought polish at drugstores. I didn't really think about beauty ...

Bundle Monster Creative Art Polish - Part 1 — by Unknown on

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Bundle Monster's already known for some of the best bargain stamping plates.  Now they've branched out into stamping polish too!  Th...

Swatched: Beautifully Addictive Brights Sampler — by Nichole C. on

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With my new found love of indie polish, I'm trying to explore indie makeup companies as well. It's a daunting task, because there ar...

Sally Hansen & Rodarte Spring '14 - Clay and Cinnamon — by Unknown on

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Considering my track record with past Sally Hansen Designer Collections , I feel like I've barely gotten anything from the new spring ba...

Dance Legend Grey Britain — by Unknown on

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I've only known about them for a year, but Dance Legend has quickly become one of my favorite brands.  They do blazing holos , surreal ...

Blogger Wants Me to be Pretty? — by Nichole C. on

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I've noticed semi recently, that my pictures on the blog look way more...smooth than they do in Photoshop of Picasa. I did some googling...

Zoya Tickled — by Unknown on

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 press samples  The tagline for Zoya's new Tickled and Bubbly summer collections is "Feel good color" and the bright, sum...

Pin Busting: H&M Landinski is a Dupe for MAC Heroine — by Nichole C. on

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Hello again! It's time for another installment of Pin Busting ! I really do love doing these, and it's been far too long. I was crui...

Wet n Wild Deception — by Unknown on

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Today I've got kinda a "post and run".  I've been working on something bigger for tomorrow and all of a sudden it was noon...

Octopus Party Nail Lacquer: Summer 2014 — by Nichole C. on

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It's summertime (somewhere) and it is finally time for a new collection from Octopus Party Nail Lacquer . The new stuff is kinda amazin...

Taming Seche Vite — by Unknown on

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Seche Vite has the most confusing reputation possible.  It seems to get almost as much scorn as it gets love from the online polish communit...

Mini Review and Swatches: My Pretty Zombie "Drugs Like Me" Blush Collection — by Nichole C. on

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Indie makeup is a whole new world for me. Finishes, colors, and brands that I've never heard of. It's like the first time that I we...

Review: H&M Coconut Water Moisture Mask — by Nichole C. on

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As a person with combo/mostly dry skin, store bought masks are generally painful and terrifying. I keep looking at them, however, because I...

I Think I'll Call It "Champeal" — by Unknown on

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...or maybe not.  The new NYX Macaron Lippies were so much fun that I decided I wasn't ready to stop with Chambord that night.  I order...

Claire's Midnight Express...or How to Un-F*ck a Terrible Polish — by Nichole C. on

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Bottles can be so misleading. I saw this on the shelf, and thought "Wow, its like a tiny little slice of night sky. I need that."...

For My Boys — by Unknown on

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[Harassing comments will be deleted. My family is non-traditional and bigotry isn't cool.] This is gonna be another of those rare pers...

Claire's When In Chrome — by Nichole C. on

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It is no secret that we love all things shifty around here. Duochrome polishes are about the coolest thing ever. I was in Claire's the...

Lights, Camera, Swatches: Lighting — by Unknown on

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A little while back I asked what tutorials you'd like to see me do.  I covered my painting process first, since it seemed like a good p...

Ipsy Bag April 2014 — by Nichole C. on

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I know, I'm super tardy this time around. My youngest child turned four in April (holy shit) so it was pretty much a non-stop month for...

My Go-To Polish Is... — by Unknown on

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If you have to wear SFW polish, it's good to have at least one shade you know you can rely on.  For me, that's Orly Nite Owl.  When ...

DIY: Lipstick Remix — by Nichole C. on

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When you are a bit of a makeup hoarder, like me, you end up with a lot of things that end up being...not so great. One option is to trade t...

Urban Outfitters Luster — by Unknown on

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I'm weird.  A polish doesn't lose my interest because it looks like something I own.  Instead I must have it and I must compare it...

Radiant Orchid for Summer — by Nichole C. on

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Like I said before, Radiant Orchid is growing on me. It doesn't hurt that the interpretations of the color are so loosey-goosey. Most o...

My Picks from Sinful Colors Chill Out — by Unknown on

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...at least I think that's what this collection is called.  It might be Sultry Seas.   The display has both names, but I'm gonna go...

Why I Choose a Beauty Blender over a Knock-Off — by Nichole C. on

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A few months ago, I got a Beauty Blender from Ipsy as my "people used your link" gift. (thanks, btw!) I had been using a knock off...

Boom! Pow! — by Unknown on

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Last night the guys and I finally went to see Captain America: The Winter Soldier, which was really good!  Tomorrow is Free Comic Book Day  ...

Gradients + Tape: A Wonderful Pair — by Nichole C. on

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I feel sometimes that if a week goes by without doing some sort of gradient manicure, my brain might explode. It is my go-to nail look, lik...

My Picks from NYX Macaron Lippies — by Unknown on

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Believe it or not, I used to be so into makeup that I wanted to be a makeup artist.  I wore it every day, had a job selling it (at The Body ...

Photo Editing: How Much is Too Much? — by Nichole C. on

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Editing pictures is a hot topic these days. Whether its companies like Target editing models to look thinner  or Old Navy giving their plus...