Friday, June 8, 2012

OPI Ogre The Top Blue

It's time for another edition of  "I didn't want this polish when it came out, but 2 years later I desperately needed it". I am so thankful  for Amazon and eBay. I know when it comes to VHTF polishes it's a nightmare,  but for those limited edition ones that are not laced with nail polish magic it's pretty good. I'm still going through my bright blue phase, so naturally I wanted to try this one out from the OPI Shrek Forever After collection. Bright blue is definitely my color right now, hence my blog background. I can't get enough blue!

Ogre the Top Blue



Ogre the Top Blue is a medium vibrant cyan blue creme.

This is another blue win in my book. The formula on this was great too. I can't believe I didn't want this one when it came out? Oh well, my tastes have changed. I just worry what polishes am I passing up on now that I'll be oogling over next year.

Any other bright blues you think I should try?


Happy Friday!

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Thursday, June 7, 2012

L.A. Girl Glitter Addict Celebrate

I love L.A. Girl polishes.  I've steadily started to obtain more of these, and I'm starting to have a little collection going. I absolutely love their collections, namely their Disco Brites one. Their polishes are really affordable and come in such a range of finishes and colors. I just wish they sold these at CVS and Walgreens. I'd really stock up! L.A. Girl cosmetics was also a sponsor for our Central Florida Beauty Bloggers meet up. I reached out to them, and they kindly sent us some pretty polishes for us to try! This is an awesome glitter I got.

Celebrate over L.A. Girl Disco Brites Hustle


Celebrate is a mixture of red, pink, orange, light blue, dark blue, and silver tiny hexagonal and large hexagonal glitters in a clear base. 

This is not a dupe to all of those other multi-colored glitters out there. This is glitter is definitely unique. It's also builds up easily. You're not going to have opaque glitter here, but with one to two coats you'll get nice coverage with it layered. I hate fishing out glitters, but this isn't the case with this one! 

*This product was provided to me by L.A. Girl Cosmetics.

Happy Thursday!

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Wednesday, June 6, 2012

Neiman Marcus Beauty Blogger Event

This past Saturday, the Beauty Bloggers of Central Florida met up for a great event at Neiman Marcus. I made a contact through Neiman Marcus last summer, and I reached out to them about our new local Beauty Blogger group. Neiman Marcus graciously offered to host us one morning and introduce us to all of their wonderful brands in their cosmetics department.

This was a wonderful opportunity and experience. It has only become clear to me recently the importance of bloggers in the beauty industry. I never realized just how much influence bloggers really have on consumers. I must say for Neiman Marcus to recognize the value of bloggers in the beauty world was very special.

The event was very informative. We all were separated into four groups, and we rotated around to four stations where 3-4 beauty specialists from each brand gave us the background about their brands and introduced us to some of their top products. I learned so much about each individual brand and their mission, passion, and love for making women feel beautiful and confident. This information really brought this all home for me. As beauty bloggers or people in the beauty industry we love beauty products because they make us feel good, they boost our confidence, and they allow us to be playful and creative. It was nice to see that people in the beauty industry and these brands share the same sentiment about beauty that bloggers do. It's not just sales for them, and it's not just page follows or Facebook likes for us. This is a passion for all of us alike and we like to share that message and purpose with either their customers or our readers!

I want to briefly go through the different brands that presented to us with some facts and products from each of them. I also will link each brand to their page on the Neiman Marcus site as well as links to the particular products.

**All photos were taken either by Phyrra or niftyBA. Thank you for letting me use your fabulous pictures! 

Chantecaille





Tom Ford



Yes, I had to go back and purchase that bright blue polish. It's called Blue Majorelle





I wanted to announce that between now and June 10th Neiman Marcus is having their Camp Gorgeous event. You will receive a complimentary bag with a variety of beauty samples with any $85 beauty or fragrance purchase. 

I am so grateful to Neiman Marcus Orlando and all of their staff who helped to organize this event. A special thanks to all the beauty specialists that took the time to explain their lines and provided our group with samples. It was an amazing event and wonderful learning opportunity that we all gained so much from.

**Photo credits: Phyrra & niftyBa

Happy Wednesday!  

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Tuesday, June 5, 2012

Chick Nail Polish Hen House

I am so sorry for being MIA physically from this blog and mentally lately. My insanely busy streak has come to an end, so I now have more time to dedicate to blogging!

We were very lucky at our last Beauty Bloggers of Central Florida meetup to have many amazing sponsors. One of our sponsors was Chick Nail Polish. I had heard about this brand before, but never tried them. My first experience with them was a good one!

Hen House




Hen House is a deep vampy plum creme.

This a great vampy shade. It's about this time of year, that I've already filled my summer polish quota (yes, I realize it's only the beginning of June), and I'm craving deeper shades. I always get tired of a season's color before it even starts! The formula on this was like butter. It was smooth and easy to apply. Also, while looking at the Chick Nail Polish website I noticed that all of their polishes have cute bird themed names. I can't resist a cute theme!

* I received this polish for review by Chick Nail Polish

Happy Tuesday!

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Sunday, June 3, 2012

Share With You Sunday: 5/27/12-6/3/12

Posts I'm Loving:
Chalkboard Nails shares with us a comparison of black and white glitter polishes.
The Nailasaurus shows us her Diamond Jubilee nail art.
Polish Love shares with us her Pac Man nails.
Sparkly Vernis swatches Sally Hansen Multi-Faceted.
steffles swatches Dollish Polish The Legend of Zelda Duo.

Posts You're Loving:
Make-up/Music/Money/Me shows us some of her popular manis.
Polish Obsession compares Essie Pearl Purefection and a-england Morgan Le Fay.

You can submit your links for posts on Sundays here. 

Reader Manis of the Week:


Name: Lou x
Location: London; UK
Manicure Description: I chose this design as music is a major role in my life. I used Zoya - Whitney as the base colour & then I used black acrylic paint for the design. Using foil & foil glue I created the music notes etc :) ((There is a tutorial on this featured on http://xoxoalexisleigh.blogspot.com/))
Favorite Polishes: Its so tough to pick my ultimate favourite(s).. But right now I'm loving China Glaze - Full Spectrum & Illamasqua - Jo'mina :)
Blog: http://tipsandtopcoat.blogspot.com/


Name: Mandy
Location: Ohio
Manicure Description: This is two coats of Essie Peach Daiquiri. My accent nail has OPI Did You 'Ear About Van Gogh?. On top I used Essie Plumberry, Sally Hansen Mellow Yellow, and Essie Peach Daiquiri with a stamp from my Mash plate. The new zinnia I planted was my inspiration.
Favorite Polishes: essie sew psyched, OPI Big Hair Big Nails, OPI Dutch 'Ya Just Love OPI?, Girly Bits Shift Happens
Blog: http://ChameleonStampede.blogspot.com
http://chameleonstampede.blogspot.com/2012/05/zinnia-mani.html

You can find information on how to submit your manicures for Sunday posts here. I'm currently in need for manis for next week and the rest of June!

Happy Sunday!

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