Lime Crime Les Desserts d'Antoinette Nail Polish Collection

Wednesday, November 7, 2012 1

Today I have the entire Lime Crime Les Desserts d'Antoinette Nail Polish Collection to show you guys. It took forever to edit the photos..which is pretty much cropping and watermarking the images.

If you are interested in purchasing these polishes you can take a look at them here

**Please note I have no top coat on any of these polishes, what you see is exactly it.

First polish up is PASTELCHIO a pastel lime green chartreuse. I used two coats. The first coat applied streaky but the second coat evened it out.

The next color is PARFAIT DAY a pastel pink nail polis.h I used three coats for this polish. It applied streaky for coats 1 and 2 but the 3rd coat evened it out.

Third we have PEACHES ♥ CREAM a pastel orange nail polish. Do you see the heart in the name of the polish? I think that is the cutest thing ever! I used three coats for this polish. It was a bit streaky again but the third coat evened it out. Do you seen a trend with these polishes? streaky at first but even out nicely.

The next color we have is LAVENDAIRY a pastel purple lilac nail polish. I used three coats but for this one you can get away with two. I love love love purple and so before trying on this polish I had already fallen in love with it.

Next we have MILKY WAYS a cream off-white french tip nail polish. I really had streaking problems with this polish. I only used two coats. You can see on my index finger that I didn't get 100% coverage on this polish. This is probably my least favorite polish out of the collection.

Next is ONCE IN A BLUE MOUSSE a pastel tiffany nail polish. I would describe this as a robin egg blue polish. I used three coats for this. I felt this polish to be a bit more chalky than the other ones...it was hard to apply to the nails.

Lastly we have CREMA DE LIMON a pastel yellow nail polish. I used three coats for this polish. For a pastel yellow I think this applied beautifully, it wasn't streaky or chalky. This is probably my favorite out of the entire collection.

*The products in this post were sent to me for the purpose of a 100% honest unbiased review.*

Lime Crime

Tuesday, November 6, 2012 1

I have finally finished editing all my pictures for these Lime Crime polishes. I think I'm at about 20 pictures? I will post up the swatches tomorrow...for now you get pictures of the polishes with clothes on...and then clothes off :) click on the pictures to zoom in

Clothes on:

Clothes off ;)

NEW! Dermelect ‘ME’ Resort 2013 Collection

A follow up to Dermelect’s successful debut ME collection featuring six anti-aging nail lacquers (June 2012), the ME Resort 2013 Collection offers the brand’s signature peptide technology targeting fragile, weak nails in three new stunning shades. Inspired by colors seen at Resort 2013 designer runway, the ME Resort 2013 Collection was further influenced by the calming reflections of a tropical getaway. “Everyone can wear these on-trend hues, whether it’s from day to night or from work into the weekend,” says NYC-based celeb manicurist Elle. “I can see these colors, especially Moon Kissed, gracing the covers and red carpet because of how versatile and complementary the colors are to one another as well as to the season’s trend forecast.”

This trio of vibrant, 2-in-1 shades is formulated with a remarkable manicure extending recipe that will nourish and strengthen brittle nails, a common consequence of winter’s harsh weather. Infused with ProSina, a pure protein peptide extracted from New Zealand sheep’s wool, the lacquers deliver a fast drying, high gloss shine while providing an unequaled level of strength for stubborn nails to grow longer and more resistant to chipping, peeling and splitting.

Available on www.dermelect.com

HOW IT WORKS

The first coat instantly bonds to the nail, while the second fuses with the base coat to create a flexible web of color that resists chipping and improves brittleness (patent-pending technology). The ME Resort 2013 Collection’s 2-in-1 formula combines fast drying, high shine, and a healthy ‘green’ dose of vitamins, peptides, and moisture to offer a colorful and stylish solution to the contemporary woman’s beauty concern—aging hands and nails. For best results, two coats are recommended.

BENEFITS

· Strengthens weak, brittle nails

· Restores nail flexibility

· Helps nails resist chipping and splitting

· Provides long-lasting, high shine and bold color

· Water and detergent resistant

· Protects against UV rays

· DBP, Toulene, Formaldehyde, and cruelty FREE!

KEY INGREDIENT ProSina Protein Peptide

COLOR NAMES

All The Envy,abright, metallic chartreuse

Lust Struck, a bold coral cream opaque

Moon Kissed, a shimmy off-white with silver accents

LAUNCH DATE November/December 2012

PRICING & AVAILABILITY SRP:US $14.00 (0.4 fl. oz. bottle)

Pure Ice Brand New Shades, Inspired By A Movie

In 10 days - the final showdown begins!
Be inspired by the movie saga that has everyone obsessed!
Pure Ice has 5 brand new formulated shades for your review.

The end of the story begins with the bright pale skin (Nude Beach) with blazing red eyes (Glass of Bordeaux). A love story that asks a young girl to risk it all. The diamond ring (Silver Lining) and the garden wedding that changed everything. You can't take your eyes off that unforgettable BLUE dress (Getting Gorgeous) and the warmth and complexity of the wolf's imprint (Alter Ego).

Want an out of body experience for your nails? Yes!

Pure Ice 672CP Getting Gorgeous - Blue with purple and blue Iridescent microglitter
Pure Ice 680CP Alter Ego - Rich coffee brown with copper microglitter and silver small shard flakes
Pure Ice 656CP - Nude Beach - Perfect nude with pearl shine and creme finish
Pure Ice 657CP - Glass of Bordeaux - Sheer black with blood red microglitter
Pure Ice 669CP - Silver Lining - Clear polish with silver glitter and silver diamond large shard flakes

Pure Ice Nail Polish does not contain formaldehyde, toluene and DBP

Pure Ice Nail Polish is sold at Wal-Mart stores nationwide.

Twitter @OfficialPureIce
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Pure Ice is not affiliated with Twilight Saga Breaking Dawn Pt 2.

Gel nails?

Sunday, October 28, 2012 0

I'm thinking of learning to do my own gel nails at home...what do you guys think?

Any recommendations?

I've heard great things about Nailene's SensatioNail gel kit, there's also the Salon Gel Polish Starter Kit by Sally Hansen...or I could get one off from ebay from a random brand..hmm.... decisions decisions.

Gel versus acrylic nails:

http://skincare.lovetoknow.com/Gel_Nails_Acrylic_Nails

CND halloween nail designs

Tuesday, October 23, 2012 0

It’s the day after Halloween and you’re looking at your orange and black finger nails. It was a great idea for your costume the night before, but now you don’t want the reminder of Halloween at your fingertips!

Here’s an option: fashion-forward nail art inspired by CND founder Jan Arnold – sans the spider webs and pumpkins. With the looks below, you’ll want to rock your nail look well into November.

For the Pirate

For the Witch

For the Cat

For the Vampire

For the Ghost

For the Princess

Here is a list of CND certified salons in Vancouver, B.C.. If you aren't in the area, other CND salons can be located here: http://www.cnd.com/find-salon

A TOUCH ABOVE ESTHETICS

3284 HEATHER STREET
VANCOUVER, BC V5Z 3K5
(604) 875-9228
WWW.ATOUCHABOVE.CA

POSY NAIL SPA

1228 HOMER ST.

VANCOUVER, BC V6B2Y5
(604) 568-8870
WWW.POSYNAILSPA.COM

FRILLY LILLY YALETOWN

1076 HAMILTON STREET
VANCOUVER, BC V6B 2R9
(604) 623-3330
WWW.FRILLYLILLY.CA

BEAUTE LEGERE

4262 MAIN ST.
VANCOUVER, BC V5V 3P9
(604) 568-0880

GLOSS SALON &NAIL BAR

3149 GRANVILLE STREET
VANCOUVER, BC V6H3K1
(604) 732-8282
WWW.GLOSSHAIR.BIZ

IMPULSE HAIR AND NAILS

WEST BROADWAY
VANCOUVER, BC V5Y1P3
(604) 876-0041

VICKI'S NAIL STUDIO

2723 ARBUTUS STREET
VANCOUVER, BC V6J3Y5
(604) 738-2268
WWW.VICKISNAILSTUDIO.COM

FROSTED NAIL STUDIO

2686 W. BROADWAY
VANCOUVER, BC V6K 2G3
(604) 738-8118

NUESTRO DAY SPA

GRANVILLE STREET
VANCOUVER, BC V6P4Z5
(604) 568-0997
WWW.NUESTRODAYSPA.CA

LEXUS SALON

2216 E 41ST AVE
VANCOUVER, BC V5P1L6
(778) 847-5527

ARMANI SALON AND SPA

FRASER STREET
VANCOUVER, BC V5X3T5
(778) 883-2019
WWW.ARMANISALON.COM

TRINITY SALON &SPA

4138 DAWSON ST.
BURNABY, BC V5C 0A4
(604) 298-8135
WWW.TRINITYSALONANDSPA.CA

MARQUIS

125 EAST 15 TH ST
NORTH VANCOUVER, BC V7L 2P7
(604) 986-5552

Barielle Contest!

Thursday, October 11, 2012 0

Barielle is hosting a Facebook Sweepstakes contest!
You can follow Barielle and enter the contest on Facebook here.

Prize Eligibility: Only persons residing in United States who are at least 13 years of age can enter.
Sweepstakes Starts: October 10, 2012 @ 03:00 pm (EDT)
Sweepstakes Ends: October 31, 2012 @ 07:00 am (EDT)

Ten random winners will be selected for a prize package worth over $100.00.

The prize package includes:

Any two of our 5 pack Nail Polish collections

One piece of Barielle’s Nail Strengthener Cream (full size)

One piece of Nail Rebuilding Protein Base Coat

One piece of Ultra Speed Dry Manicure Extender Top Coat

Cheeky Beauty nail image plate review~

I have a massive blog post for you guys today. I am doing a review on the Summer 2012 Cheeky Beauty image plates, then I'll have a few pictures of some designs I did, and finally I have a tutorial on how to use the image plates.

So first up is the packaging. You get a cardboard box that is about 1.5 inches thick and it holds your image plates.

I think that Cheeky Beauty did a very good job with the packaging. A lot of times I get image plates but I don't know how or where to store them. With this set, I can keep the in the box and always know where the plates are.

There are also instructions on the back of the box

When you open up the box it looks like this:

Image plates on one side, a story on the other side

The box also comes with a "Nail artist license" Id card. What I like about this card is that it says that you can also use this card as a scraper for your images plates :) ***Note I will go into what a scraper is later in this post.

This is what a plates looks like up close:

The plate has a nice plastic pink/white backing so it prevents you from getting cut from the sharp image plate edge

Another thing that is fantastic about the image plates is that they have full size nail designs that are much larger similiar image plates by other companies. Before I could barely get a full image on my nail because the full images were too small, but with the cheeky plates I can cover my entire nail with the nail image.

All in all, this is what the set looks like:

Now here are some designs that I did using the stamping plates:

The first one I did these for a fall wedding I attended. I wanted some subtle stamping.

Next I saw a really fun nautical nail design online (I have forgotten who did them, if it is your design please let me know) that I recreated:

Lastly I did some fun swirls with different colors:

Tutorial Time:

How does one stamp their nails?

well, first things first. You need to peel off the blue film on the image plate.

Now collect your tools:
1. Image plate
2. Scraper
3. Stamper
4. Nail polish that is going to be used for stamping

1. The first thing you do is apply the polish on the image you want. I just blob it on. You don't need to cover the entire image with nail polish, covering about half the image is good.

2. Using your scraper (here I am using the provided Nail artist license Id card) scrap the nail polish off the plate. Remember that only half of the image is covered in nail polish, you want to cover the entire image with nail polish so you scrape it in the direction of the image that has no nail polish. So in this example, I only put nail polish on the left side of the image so I would scrape from left to right to make sure the right side of the image gets polish. Hold the card firmly and pull across the image plate.

3. You take your rubber stamper and roll it over the image that has been scraped. Because the image plate is engraved you will never be able to scrape off all the nail polish. I have taken some pictures of the rolling in action.

4. When you pick up the stamp it looks like this:

5. All you have to do next is roll the image on to you nail. You roll the same way as you did when you picked up the image with the stamp. And then voila! you get image.

Nicole by OPI Kardashian Kolor Holiday 2012 Press Release & Promo Pictures

Wednesday, October 10, 2012 1

Nicole by OPI has introduced Six NEW Kardashian Kolor Holiday Lacquers!

These latest additions are infused with glitter and shimmer and are THE essential accessory, or gift, for this coming holiday season.

Nicole by OPI Kardashian Kolor Holiday 2012 Collection.

Deck the Halls…Kardashian Style

Nicole by OPI Introduces Six NEW Kardashian
Kolor Holiday Glitter and Shimmer Lacquers

Nicole by OPI announces new, limited edition Kardashian Kolor Holiday lacquers for the holiday season! Featuring six shades infused with dazzling glitters and rich shimmer, these lacquers are the essential accessory for festive fingers and toes.

From rich red, deep purple and brilliant teal to shimmery gold, sparkly sliver, and multitoned blue glitter, these spectacular shades make the perfect gift or stocking stuffer.

“Whether celebrating the holidays traditionally at home with the entire family or jet-setting the season away, the Kardashians spread cheer with glitz and glamour, starting with their nails!” declares Suzi Weiss-Fischmann, Nicole by OPI Executive VP & Artistic Director. “The six captivating Kardashian Kolor Holiday shades offer the perfect way to add lots of color to this joyous time of year. Wear vibrant red, purple and teal for a jewel-toned look, or glittery gold, silver, and blue glitter for a classic holiday sparkle – both important trends for the season.”

The new Kardashian Kolor Holiday nail lacquers from Nicole by OPI include:

Nicole by OPI Kardashing Through the Snow Nicole by OPI Kardashian Kolor Holiday 2012

Nicole by OPI Kardashing Through the Snow Nicole by OPI Kardashian Kolor Holiday 2012

Kardashing Through the Snow
Jingle all the way in this multi-hued glitter.

Nicole by OPI Here We Kome A-Karoling Nicole by OPI Kardashian Kolor Holiday 2012

Here We Kome A-Karoling
This deep, grape purple will make your heart sing.

Nicole by OPI All is Glam, All is Bright Nicole by OPI Kardashian Kolor Holiday 2012

All is Glam, All is Bright
This rosy silver sparkle goes with everything.

Nicole by OPI Keeping Up with Santa Nicole by OPI Kardashian Kolor Holiday 2012

Keeping Up with Santa
Deep. Rich. Red. Must be Santa.

Nicole by OPI A Gold Winter's Night Nicole by OPI Kardashian Kolor Holiday 2012

A Gold Winter’s Night
Baby, it’s warm inside….especially in this blue-flecked gold shimmer.

Nicole by OPI Deck the Dolls Nicole by OPI Kardashian Kolor Holiday 2012

Deck the Dolls
Accessorize teal you drop!

Limited edition Kardashian Kolor Holiday shades will be available November
2012 for $10.99 each in Shoppers Drug Mart, Loblaw, and Jean Coutu stores.
For more information, visit nicolebyopi.com. Follow Nicole by OPI on Twitter
@NicoleByOPI and become a Facebook fan!

Cheeky Beauty sale!

Monday, October 8, 2012 0

Cheeky Beauty is having a massive sale now for their “Mega” and “Jumbo” plates lines.

Prices went down 30-50 percent to a price that is amazing value for these quality products.

Quantity is limited so those who want to get their hands on this bargain need to be quick!

run don't walk over right now!!! click here to go to the website

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