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Orly Bloom Spring 2010 Collection Preview

By on December 8, 2009
in Green, Orly, Spring 2010 with 42 Comments
orly-bloom-spring-2010-nail-polish-collection Walk Through the Wildflowers with this Blossoming Collection

Introducing Bloom, the feminine Spring 2010 Collection from ORLY that captures the colors of nature, straight from the garden. Bold colors epitomize this year’s spring trends with deep pinks, burnt oranges, rich wines and purple blues.

Do you remember when I was at Cosmprof last summer raving about the new greens for Spring coming from SpaRitual and Orly?  Well they’re finally starting to peek their heads out.  I showed you one of the new greens from SpaRitual last week and today I have Wandering Vine from Orly’s Bloom collection along with a preview of the rest of the collection.  Check them out after the jump!

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Zoya Reverie Spring 2010 Preview

By on December 8, 2009
in Spring 2010, Zoya with 38 Comments
zoya-reverie-promo-image-spring-2010 Spring 2010 nail color
Live the Dream… Reverie

Zoya Nail Polish presents six dreamy new metallic spring 2010 shades.

If metallics are your thing then check out Zoya Reverie when it launches next month.  The six color collection includes a duochrome that looks like a lighter, more purple version of Ki, one of my all time fave Zoyas.

Check out bottle and puddle preview pics of this fun new collection after the jump!

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“What’s On Your Nails?” with SeoulDiva Heather Park

By on December 7, 2009
in Nail Art, What's On Your Nails? with 4 Comments
whats on your nails What’s On Your Nails? is a series focusing on my fellow beauty bloggers and industry insiders, their favorite nail polish and other hot nail topics.Fanatics, I’m so excited to have multi-talented Heather Park as this week’s WOYN subject.  She’s seriously one of the coolest ladies I’ve ever met.  Without gushing too much, she’s beautiful, has an amazing singing voice, a fun, edgy sense of style and is probably one of the biggest Twitter fanatics I know.  She is responsible for saving me from being a wandering fool backstage at my first fashion show, introducing me to the world of CalGel and connecting me with some of my favorite nail world people like Jin Soon.On top of all that, she’s a total nail fanatic posting her latest CalGel designs on Twitter and her blog SeoulDiva.  Being the proponent of natural nails that I am, it was Heather’s constant raves and CalGel posts that got me to dive head first into the world of Soak-off Gel nails.Check out some of Heather’s favorite designs and learn about the inspiration behind them, after the jump!

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Beauty Undercover Interviews ALU

By on December 5, 2009
in News, Press with 9 Comments

beauty-undercover “Michelle Mismas in the Imelda Marcos of nail polish.”

I’ve honestly never thought of myself that way but it’s the funny and flattering description Susan Campos of Beauty Undercover chose for her article… The Varnished Truth.  It’s a quick and entertaining read and I hope you’ll check it out.

Thanks Susan for wanting to feature me!

Orly Metal Chic Metallic Matte Swatches & Review

By on December 4, 2009
in Black, Bronze, Gold, Matte, Metallic, Orly with 44 Comments
orly metal chic matte metallic nail polish A perfect addition to your special occassion Orly’s newest set of matte colors, Metal Chic, includes three metallic shades that will add a fun twist to your party look.  Iron Butterfly, Glam Rock and Solid Gold are in the same vein as the OPI Suede and Zoya MatteVelvet polishes in that they contain metallic shimmer to add a bit of bling to what could be a very flat, wall paint-ish polish.

Even though I’ve been a proponent of using a matte top coat versus a matte nail polish, there is one HUGE advantage in the matte polish corner… dry time!!  Even though I love painting my nails, I don’t always have time to execute the perfect manicure.  Case in point, last night.  I was heading downtown for a charity event but was running late, per usual.  It was bad enough that my tips were naked during my charity beauty sale but two nights in a row was unacceptable.  So I threw on a quick coat of Iron Butterfly and not only did it give great coverage, it was dry before I got out the door.  Talk about convenient.  Check out these last minute manicure wonders along with some comparisons, after the jump!

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