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February 2012

Mattése Elite Mon Amour Collection

Tuesday, February 21, 2012 1

Mattése Elite has a new romantic collection out! It is inspired by the romance of Paris. Please take a look at the Press release. Interestingly I am looking forward to Je T'adore...the pink nude :)

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OPI and NYC Fashion Week‏

The fall 2012 NYC fashion shows are now wrapped up with OPI completing the look for various runways at the New York City Fashion week.

The color Passion was worn by Models at the BCBG Max Azria at Lincoln Center for a nude look that complimented the neutral color blocking with pops of color in the clothes.

BCBG Max Azria: OPI Passion

The model at the Herve Leger by Max Azria fall/winter show at Lincoln Center also wore Passion for a clean, barely-there nude look that complimented the show’s black and neutral-colored dresses with leather strap detailing. Celeb attendees included: actress Kristin Chenoweth, actress Poppy Montgomery, model Camila Alves, model Beverly Johnson, actress Kate Mara (Rooney Mara’s sister) and DJ/socialite Harley Viera-Newton.

Herve Leger by BCBG Max Azria: OPI Passion

OPI was also seen on models for the Jason Wu and Rebecca Taylor fall/winter shows at St. John’s Center Studios and Lincoln Center! For Jason Wu, model’s nails were painted with taupe hue San Tan-tonio. The noticeable neutral complimented clothes in taupe, black and gold with pops of fuchsia and red.

Jason Wu: OPI San Tan-tonio

Meanwhile, Road House Blues, a purple-y navy, was painted on model’s nails for Rebecca Taylor to compliment the collection’s dark colors and floral prints. Celeb attendees of Jason Wu included Shailene Woodley (actress, The Descendants), while Rebecca Taylor’s front row seated Olivia Palermo and Zoe Kravitz.

Rebecca Taylor: OPI Roadhouse Blues

Lauren Moffatt: OPI A Good Man-darin is Hard To Find

*All photos provided by OPI

Pretty & Polished

Thursday, February 9, 2012 1

Another Independent polish brand I am featuring today is Pretty and Polish!

Pretty and Polish is created Chelsea. I have had the opportunity to interact with Chelsea several times and she is awesome! Super sweet and very accommodating.

You can find her polishes at http://www.etsy.com/shop/PrettyandPolished

Her polishes come in 2 sizes, 7 ml and 15 ml

Today I have 3 polishes to share with you: Galactus, Fun Haus, Martian Salad

The first polish I swatched was Galactus. I am going to describe this polish as a holographic greyed purple? I used 3 coats in the pictures. The polish dried extremely fast! yay!
Please note: The formula for Galactus recently received an update. It has much more scattered holographic properties to it and has been given a more purple base.

The next polish is Fun Haus. This is a super cute bubblegum pink polish with slight holographic properties in it. I used 2 coats in the pictures. Once again the polish dried extremely fast!

Lastly, I have Martian Salad. I wanted this polish because it is like the sister to Nubar Reclaim. Not as dark as Reclaim but I would say just as holographic. I used 2 coats in the pictures. Once again the polish dried extremely fast!

My favorite polish would have to be Galactus....I have a thing for purple :)

This item was sent to me for review. For more information, please see my disclosure policy above.

Glitrix

I think it's going to be Indie polish week!! I have a ton of independent polish brands that I am going to feature on my blog. They are all unique and made by people like you and me.

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The first brand is called Glitrix

Glitrix is created by Lynn who lives in Singapore. Her polishes all come in 5 mL star shaped bottles.

They are $6 usd each and she ships for free internationally.

You can take a look at here store by following this link: http://www.etsy.com/shop/Glitrix

The two polishes I have today are called Lady in Red and Sweet Pea

If you want to win your own bottle of Sweet Pea scroll down!

Left to right: Lady in Red, Sweet Pea

First up is Lady in Red

This polish is a red jelly polish filled with red glitter and silver holographic octagons

I used 2 coats.

The next polish is Sweet Pea

This is a jelly polish that is faintly green. It contains dark green, light green, and yellow glitter. I used 2 coats.

I also layered it over black here:

These items were sent to me for review. For more information, please see my disclosure policy above.

If you want to win a bottle of sweet pea all you have to do is fill out this google document with your email and follow my blog using google friend connect. Giveaway ends Feb 22 2012!

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MATTESE ELITE CARNAVAL collection!!!

bornprettystore Valentine day offer!

Wednesday, February 8, 2012 0

BornPrettyStore.com will offer 50pcs FREE gift for the coming Valentine's Day. All of our customer who place orders before 14th February will have the opportunity to win this free gift.We also offer a 12% off discount code, the code is VALENTINE, valid before 15th February.

On 14th February, we will announce a coupon for the free gift. ONLY the person who have placed her/his order (free sample orders are not included) before 14th February can use the coupon code.

Here are the free gift you will win:

You can also find many new arrivals and popular items in our Special price, if you like, order it when the special offer is valid!

if you live in new york...

OPI Holland Collection 2nd color!

Saturday, February 4, 2012 5

Today I have a color number 2 from the OPI Holland collection. I have the color Pedal Faster Suzi!

This is a bubblegum pink color with tiny flecks of silver in it.

This took me 3 coats.

I stamped with konad m56 for some girly fun....the camera had difficultly focusing on the rhinestone :(

Holland Collection by OPI will be available February 8, 2012.

This item was sent to me for review. For more information, please see my disclosure policy above.

DR.'S REMEDY VALENTINE DELIGHT

Romance rising: that's what February 14th is all about, indeed. This Valentine's Day, we dare you to take the shade of love to a whole new level, compliments of Dr.'s REMEDY Enriched Nail Polish. How to choose the hue de you? The sky's the limit (in terms of red); just reach for one of these red-hot tints to entice and ignite your inner flame. Your tips and toes will thank you, no doubt.

This Valentine's Day Delight collection of Dr.'s REMEDY Enriched Nail Polish red shades includes:

REVIVE Ruby Red: A shimmer-infused, Wizard of Oz-inspired shade of crimson

RESOLUTION Red Glitter: A red-meets-copper spin that's sequin-look-alike laden with high-shine and sparkle

RESCUE Red: A classic fire engine red

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