Matte is the New Black!

A week and a half ago, Brookline Public Relations invited me to Swimco's Pack for Paradise event in downtown Vancouver.

It was an event hosted to introduce media and bloggers to swimsuit styles for Spring/ Summer 2013. 

Tropical drinks and snacks were provided. There was also beach hair and make up tables and mini manicure tables.

So...on to the pictures

 While we were being pampered a fashion show was put on for us.

First we have the tankini.   What is nice about this tankini is that it really doesn't look like swimsuit so you can wear it all around town during your vacation.

Second we have the vintage inspired one piece: 

Third we have the tank top/ pants cover up combo with hat.  The hat can be crushed to fit in your bag but you do not have to worry about the shape of the hat because there is wire along the edge to help you shape it when you take it out of your bag.

 

 I think the hit of the fashion show was the Swimco 8 way dress. Here are a few different ways that you can wear it:

Next we have a bikini with a fantastic summer print:

Fringe is in this season!!!!! This bikini caused a lot of ooohhs and ahhhs.

 

Lastly, we have a cover up to protect you from the sun:

This was a very fun event. Thank you to Swimco and Brookline Public Relations for organizing the event and inviting me to it.

Today I have 3 polishes from the Nicole by O.P.I. Modern Family collection to share with you guys.

The first polish is Basking in Gloria

This is a maroon red polish that is slightly frosty, slightly shimmery.  This polish required 2 coats.


The next polish is  A like-Haley Story...
I quite like this polish.  It is a coral/ fuchsia pink that has pink shimmer in it.  This polish is a creme/ jelly. I used two coats for my pictures. 




The last polish I have is She's Lily something
I'm going to call this polish a top coat because I don't think it was created to be worn my itself.  This is a pink shimmer polish with pink holographic stars in it. I used 1 coat in my pictures and applied it to NOPI Still into Pink

 

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I have 4 Spring Nicole by O.P.I. polishes to review for you guys today.

The first color is Still into Pink

From the bottle it looks like a shimmer creme neon pink....when you apply it to your nails it becomes a matte shimmer. I love the matte shimmer finish.  I used 2 coats but I think you could get away with one coat.

 The next polish I have is Please Red-cycle

This is a creme red polish with a hint of orange in it. It dries with a squishy jelly appearance. I like, but red isn't my favorite color so it doesn't really impress me too much. I used two coats

The next two polishes are my least favorite.  They are just too dark to be part of the Spring collection but I guess NOPI wanted to introduce variety into the spring collection so there would be at least one polish everyone would like

This polish is Plum to your senses!

This is a dark blue/ purple shimmer purple. In some shades this polish looks almost black.  I used 2 coats in my pictures

This polish is Totally in the Dark

This is a very interesting black polish.  It is a jelly creme shimmer polish.   This black polish has black shimmer in it.  I find this polish quite unique and I don't have anything close to it.  I used 2 coats. 

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Today I have 3 polishes from the Nicole by O.P.I. Selena Gomez collection to share with you guys.

The first polish is Hit the Lights.

This is a bright yellow creme polish that required 3 coats for opacity.  Some people say that they see shimmer in this polish, my bottle does not have any shimmer in it.  

The next polish is my favorite from the 3 that I have. It is Love Song.

It is a dark lilac creme polish that required 2 coats. Love Song has a hint of shimmer in it that isn't very noticeable on the nail.

 

The next polish I have is a top coat called Kissed at Midnight.

It is a clear polish filled with 3 different sizes of gold glitter.  I used one coat on my nails in the picture, I applied it on top of Love song.  

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Are you ready to Take A Trek out of this world with China Glaze®? Below is the official press release for the hot, new holographic collection Hologlam.

So Strap On Your Moonboots and join us as we blast off into the galaxy with China Glaze® Hologlam, available in April 2013.

China Glaze® Introduces 12 Illuminating Holographic Lacquers with Hologlam 

Los Angeles– (March 2013): 3…2…1…Blast off! Take your summer manicure out of this world with China Glaze® Hologlam, an all new12-piece collection of shimmering holographic nail lacquers.

China Glaze® established itself as the leader in holographic nail lacquer with the 2007 OMG! collection, one of the most popular collections in the brands’ history.  Fueled by that success and back by popular demand, China Glaze® Hologlam uses reflective, holographic particles to capture light and transform nails into amazing, ever-changing visual effects.  With a strong linear finish whether indoor or shining bright in the sun, China Glaze® Hologlam bends and changes, creating an illuminated three-dimensional, traveling color effect across the nail.

The China Glaze® Hologlam collection features 12 futuristic shades, including:

 

Get Outta My Space: powdered violet

Astro-Hot: soft, baby pink

Infra-Red: warm, magenta pink

When Stars Collide: warm maroon

Not In This Galaxy: bright, warm coral

OMG A UFO: warm, moss green

Don’t Be A Luna-Tic: turquoise aqua

Sci-Fly By: light, silver blue

Take A Trek: cool, denim blue

Strap On Your Moonboots: midnight sky blue

Galactic Gray: warm, gunmetal

Cosmic Dust: silver metal

The China Glaze® Hologlam collection will be available in April 2013 at fine salons and beauty supply stores.

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