Spring 2014
#ManiMonday – Sally Hansen Pique Side Swatch & Review
While I’m lucky to have an EXTREMELY patient and laid-back boyfriend, I’m sure he secretly hates that I can’t enter a drugstore without stalking the seasonal beauty section. And that I compulsively reorganize the area if colors are in the wrong spot. You’re welcome, Walgreens employees!
Over the years, I’ve narrowed down my fave locations of each drugstore chain based on which ones get the most seasonal nail polish displays. I’m not alone in this right? RIGHT?
For instance, I have a favorite Rite-Aid, which is where I picked up today’s Mani Monday shade, Sally Hansen Piqué Side. The new Sally Hansen Complete Salon Manicure Color Vibrations “Pastels on Point” collection includes some fun, shimmery pastels and this minty green is a standout.
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3 Ways To Wear Cult Nails Casual Elegance Collection
Purple has got to be one of my favorite shades to wear, period. In clothes, makeup, nails, etc. As much as I love green, and you KNOW I do, purple tends to be more flattering on me. So when I heard that Cult Nails newest collection was all about purple, I knew I’d love it.
Releasing in a very limited run (only 500 for pre-sale), I think of Cult Nails Casual Elegance as a capsule collection; three essential purples for spring in a range of finishes. And because the collection is sold with a set of Nail Vinyls nail art stencils, I’m showing you three different nail art looks you can create with the polishes.
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OPI Sheer Tints Top Coat Swatches and Review
New for Spring 2014, the OPI Sheer Tints Top Coats marry Lucite-esque jelly nail polish with a high gloss top coat to create a transformative new option for those of you who love to layer. These four new shades are designed to be used solo as a sheer wash of color, as a shade altering top coat or for watercolor nail art designs.
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Top 10 Radiant Orchid Beauty Products for Spring 2014
Every year when Pantone announces the Color of the Year, I get excited to see all the new beauty products and accessories start rolling out. Obviously, this green lover hit the mother lode when Emerald was selected last year.
For 2014, the color is Radiant Orchid, a warm, pink-y purple. Even though we’re barely into 2014, there are a number of great makeup options to help you adopt the trend. Now, warm purples aren’t usually my jam so I loved the challenge of finding ten wearable items, in the it color of 2014, for the latest edition of Top Ten Tuesday.
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