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Essie Resort 2014 Nail Polish Swatches and Review
Essie Resort 2014
“A beach escape is just the thing to recharge, renew and break free of winter’s icy reach,” says brand founder and Global Creative Director Essie Weingarten.
I couldn’t agree more. My week in the Caribbean was just what the doctor ordered for the winter blues and these new shades in the Essie Resort 2014 collection conjure up thoughts of sea, sand, fruity drinks and moonlit walks.
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Guest Post – Purple Picture Polish Gradient Nail Art by Phyrra
Today I have a special treat for you. My pal Courtney, you may know her as Phyrra, is sharing a beautiful purple gradient nail art look with us. You know how much I love purple so I flipped when I laid eyes on her design.
I had the pleasure of meeting Courtney at BlogHer last summer and she’s every bit as cool and sweet as you would expect from reading her blog. She is also a wizard with social media and blogging and is always at the ready to offer advice for the technologically stupid, like me. Keep reading to check out her creation.
Zoya Naturel Nail Polish Collection – Swatches & Review
Zoya Naturel
Neutral, natural, nude, whatever you call it, the Spring 2014 runways made “50 Shades of Beige” one of the dominating trends of the season. The Zoya Naturel collection is hoping to capitalize on that trend by offering six new nail polish shades to flatter a wide range of skin tones. The idea is to compliment, not match, your coloring. Warm/cool, pale/tan, Zoya Naturel has a lacquer for you.
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China Glaze Crinkled Chrome Texture Nail Polish Swatches & Review
China Glaze Crinkled Chrome
The China Glaze Crinkled Chrome collection makes me think of those 80′s Reese’s Peanut Butter Cup commercials. “You got your texture in my chrome! You got your chrome in my texture!”
Essentially, China Glaze has engaged their feather, texture and chrome finish nail polishes in a ménage à trois to create Crinkled Chrome. It’s a bit funky, a bit futuristic and unlike anything any other brand is doing in the texture game.
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Sally Hansen Triple Shine Nail Polish – Just How Shiny Is It?
Sally Hansen Triple Shine Nail Polish
In the race to compete with the gloss and wear of gel polish, it seems that every brand and their mother is coming out with a product or line that includes the word “gel” or “shine.”
Deborah Lippmann Gel Lab, SinfulColors SinfulShine, etc. Even CND is trying to glom onto Shellac’s success with VINYLUX. At the end of the day, no traditional polish or top coat will deliver exactly what gel can. Stop trying to make fetch happen, people!
So who can blame me for being skeptical when Sally Hansen introduced Triple Shine nail polish? Granted, they aren’t making hefty claims of gel polish-like results but, I mean, just how shiny are we talking here? Let’s find out.
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