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Color Club Winter Affair Holiday 2012 Collection Swatches & Review (part 1)
I'm back! I apologize for the lack of posts during my absence. I planned to schedule some posts, but time got away from me. Anyway, I have some gorgeous polishes to show you.3 coatswith flash Color...
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A-England Tristam
I've heard a lot of great things about A-England, and I finally got around to ordering a few. I was most excited to try Tristam.2 coatswith flash A-England Tristam is a royal blue with a weak,...
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Color Club Winter Affair Holiday 2012 Collection Swatches & Review (part 2)
Here's part one, in case you missed it.2 coats Color Club Ho-Ho-Holly is an evergreen foil packed with gold shimmer. I like that the base color is not overwhelmed by the gold. It's the perfect balance....
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Deborah Lippmann Fall 2012 Swatches & Review
2 coats Deborah Lippmann Modern Love is as dusty, pinky mauve creme. I was expecting to hate this because I generally dislike mauve polish, but there's something sophisticated and elegant about this...
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Givenchy Vernis Please Acoustic Purple Swatch & Review
2 coats Givenchy Acoustic Purple is a navy shimmer base with bright, slightly duo fuchsia flecks. The purple flecks are what gives the blue polish its overall purple hue. In normal lighting, it looks...
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China Glaze Nails Apps in Cherry Blossom Review
China Glaze has recently released nail appliques (along the same vein of Sally Hansen's) in several different styles. I had the opportunity to try some, and I chose Cherry Blossom. If you've had any...
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Comparison: Butter London Sprog vs. Essie Lapis of Luxury
I included Essie Bikini So Teeny in the comp as a reference point for the other two.Essie Bikini So Teeny, Butter London Sprog, Essie Lapis of Luxury While the shades are similar, Sprog is more...
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Stash Chronicles: Illamasqua and NARS
I've decided to take a new approach to my stash chronicles. To better benefit you (and me), I've decided to take better, closeup bottle pictures of my entire stash. Of course, this is a project that...
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Beauty Envy Bag Giveaway
Beauty Envy Bag Are you a beauty sample subscriber? Never heard of the Beauty Envy Bag? That is because it is something new the four of us beauty bloggers decided to put together. The Fall Edition is...
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Dior Vernis Nude Collection Swatches & Review (part 1)
This season, Dior has released a collection of nudes that will suit almost any skin tone. There are four colors total - 115 Charnelle, 223 Trench, 413 Grège, and 715 Dune.2 coatsDior 413 Grège is a...
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Deborah Lippmann Rock This Town Trio Holiday 2012 Swatches & Review
I love holiday collections because it usually means lots of sparkly polishes. Deborah Lippmann's Rock This Town trio is no exception. These complex flecked shimmers are perfect for the upcoming holiday...
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Deborah Lippmann Cleopatra In New York Holiday 2012 Swatch & Review
Is it just me, or has Deb released a boatload of new polishes for Holiday 2012? I've counted five trios and two singles. Yay for lots of choices, but my wallet kind of hates her. Moving on.2 coats,...
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Deborah Lippmann Sugar Plum Fantasy Trio Holiday 2012 Swatches & Review
Sugar Plum Fantasy is trio of full size polishes available exclusively at Bloomingdales. All three shades are packed with flecked shimmer. There seems to be a lot of that this season with Deb.4 coats,...
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Deborah Lippmann She's Always A Woman Mini Set Swatches & Review
Yes, another set. This one is a mini set of three polishes. I just love Lippmann's mini bottles - so cute.3 coats Deborah Lippmann Putty In Your Hands is a taupe grey creme. Putty is definitely an...
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OPI The Man With The Golden Gun Swatch & Review
2 coats over China Glaze Refresh Mint OPI The Man With The Golden Gun is an 18k gold topcoat. The flakes are larger than Sephora by OPI It's Real but smaller than Zoya Gilty. I'll have a comp up soon....
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L'Occitane Hand Indulgence Hand Cream Set Review
I am officially obsessed. L'Occitane en Provence hand creams are by far the best I've encountered. Ever since getting my first tube a few months ago, they have been a staple for me. I love the small 1...
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Layla Ceramic Effect 52 & 53 Bottle Comparisons
In case you were also curious about how these compare, here's a quick bottle comp between my new Laylas and other colored based flakies I own.Barielle Elle's Spell, Layla CE 53, Lippmann Sweet Dreams,...
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OPI Mariah Carey: A Butterfly Moment and Pink Yet Lavender
Considering I'm still on the fence about the liquid sands, I would say these two are my favorites from the collection.2 coats OPI A Butterfly Moment, 1 coat OPI Pink Yet Lavender OPI A Butterfly Moment...
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Purge Wars: Battle of the Flakies
I thought I'd start off the year with a Purge Wars post, since my one and only New Year's resolution is to take purging my stash more seriously. Hopefully it sticks because I'm running out of storage...
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Purge Wars: Battle of the Flakies 2
Into the arena for this battle:Barielle Elle's Spell, Layla Ceramic Effect 53, Deborah Lippmann Raspberry Beret4 coats Elle's Spelle, 3 coats 53, 2 coats Raspberry Beret While none of these are dupes,...
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