NEW Limited Edition Sally Hansen Complete Salon Manicure Polishes

So I went to Rite Aid on my lunch, and what do I see.....the NEW Sally polishes!! I love my Rite Aid, they are always up to date on the new collectionc. I only grabbed 3, for the rest looked very common, imo.

This is Problem Child. Which reminds me very much of OPI's Merry Midnight. I think of Problem Child, as Merry M. little sister. PC, doesn't seem to have as big of, or as much flakies compared to her big sis. Still this color is beautiful!

This is Golden Ticket. Since it's sheer, I layered it over Problem Child, and really like it!

This is my FAVORITE of the 3 that I got, It's Sequin Scandal. A very dark olive/army green, with gold & green tiny glitter and what may be teeny tiny iridescent flakies, but not many, so don't get too excited.



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Zoya Color Spoons provide a new way to shop for nail color - online and in the salon!

 

 When our customers told us the couldn't find the perfect nail polish color online, Zoya came to there rescue with Zoya Color Spoons! Nail Pro Magazine took notice of this revolution in online buying!! Zoya Color Spoons are finally getting their due! Zoya Nail Polish is so pleased to have the eye of salon and spa professionals in the October edition of Nail Pro Magazine!! Within the pages of this industry leader there were two great mentions of Zoya Color Spoons!

Here is a piece of what they said:

"Have you ever applied nail polish and it turned out not to be the color you thought it was? The Zoya Color Spoon makes that scenario obsolete." -Nail Pro Magazine 


 There is even a blurb from our VP of Marketing Leo Reyzis talking about Zoya Color spoons. He says
"It's amazing that we will be able to do this for our customers. There really is nothing else like it in the nail polish market today." 

 To find your perfect color today go to Zoya.com! 

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Zoya Spoons. Find Your Perfect Red Giveaway! Ends 10/15. (Closed)

Zoya sent me 6 of their new Spoons and the corresponding polishes. Andi, Ruby, Nidhi, Carmen, LC & Jade. This is a lovely promo set they put together to spread the word about the Spoons, all about finding your perfect red.
Most of you have heard about these by now but just in case you missed it somehow, here's their video explaining all about them.



I love this idea and I'm already a huge fan of Zoya polishes. If I could only wear one polish for the rest of time, it would be Zoya Gaia! Zoya Edyta from their fall line is a new top five favorite too!

The Spoons are a fantastic idea! I still need the perfect gold for example. It's not a color family that often goes with my skin tone. These would be a great way to try them out with no loss of my precious and tiny income. The Spoons combined with Zoya's under-appreciated Intensity Scale, make Zoya a true leader in the world of online polish buying! The Intensity Scale rates the polishes from 1-5 in sheerness. 1=sheer & 5=opaque. I've found it to be very accurate. No more surprises when you try that gorgeous in the bottle polish only to find out that it's super sheer!

I'm not a big red polish fan. I'm also not a collector like many of you. I keep my polish collection fairly small and free of dupes. I used these spoons to see if I needed or wanted any of the six colors that Zoya sent and it turns out that I don't. The shade I found most appealing (Nidhi) ended up not working with my skintone. Lucky for you ladies, this means that I'm passing on the lovely set to one of my lovely readers!

One reader from anywhere in the world will receive a spoon and bottle of unused polish in each of these colors.

• Andi--Bold medium blue-toned red with a touch of barely-perceptible silver shimmer. Intensity 5.
• Ruby--Bright cool-toned true ruby red with frosty, silvery shimmer. Intensity 4.
• Nidhi--Rich red sparkling metallic. Intensity 5.
• Carmen--Bright, clean medium true red in a glossy creme finish. Intensity 4.
• LC--Bright, creamy saturated coral-red with a shiny creme finish. Intensity 5.
• Jade--Bright red glitter in a translucent crimson red base. Intensity 3.

RULES:
PLEASE READ ALL OF THE RULES BEFORE ENTERING.

• This giveaway is open to followers worldwide!
• This giveaway starts today, September 30th, and will end Friday, October 15th, 2010 at 11:59PM Central Standard Time.
• We'll select the winner with random.org's random number generator and notify the winner by email on Saturday, October 16th.
• The winner will have 24 hours to respond. If the winner doesn't reply within 24 hours, that winner will forfeit the prize and an alternate winner will be selected via random.org.

HOW TO ENTER:
Everyone has the opportunity to earn up to two entries per person. You only need to fill out the form once. This works MUCH better than comments, so I've turned them off for this post to avoid confusion.

• Mandatory Entry. Leave your name and email in the form below. That's all that is required for this one!
• Become a follower or tell me if you are already following. (optional)

Zoya sent me these products to review. This in no way influences my opinion. For more information, please see my Disclosure Policy.

Thanks for reading!
April

EDIT There were 266 entries and Random.org chose #56 Gina from Prim and Polished!

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HALLOWEEN NAILS & MORE!

Bewitching Halloween nails. This is a mix of stuff from just about everywhere lol.

New gel polish colors from OPI. I'm loving the new glitter colors.

More OPI gel polish.

The glitter is from sparklesnailproducts.com. The little clay leaves are from kennickkreations.com

I just love purple and green for Halloween. This client asked for tiger stripes a long time ago and she finally got them!

This is a glitter from sparkles nail products. So easy and so cute!

This is a glitter in #110 Caribbean Blue from sparklesnailproducts.com. I faded a little turquoise acrylic into it.

Surprise, surprise another glitter from sparkles nail art that I faded into a glitter from artglitter.com

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SpaRitual Nail Lacquers

I've heard about SpaRitual nail polishes awhile back, but I've never tried them myself. This is my first time and I'm definitely loving the quality of it. Although it's a little pricey on my side ($12 a bottle) I guess it's worth it, since we have Chanel polishes for $23 and the formula ain't even all that.

So anyways, I bought five colors which is most from their Spring and Summer 2010 lines. It was the only colors that interested me. But I am eying their Fall 2010 line because there are a bunch of gorgeous colors! Since I've spent so much money on the MAC Venomous Villains collection, I need to watch my spending for a bit for the upcoming months.

So here are the swatches:


Delight is a pale minty green creme with slight jelly finish. It's good to see a pale mint green as I've been seeing a lot of bright mint greens. I kind of like how soft this looks.


Full of Life is a pale baby blue creme. Again this is more soft than other baby blues I've tried.


Optical Illusion is a green shimmer full of silver and green glitter flecks. I love how this one looks. It's gorgeous. I just wish I captured a better picture of it.


Shoot For the Stars is a purple creme. Like a true purple. Purples polishes are my second favorites aside from green polishes. I've been looking for a true purple polish. This one appears darker in person than my picture reveals. I'm still looking for the perfect purple creme, and RBL's Mismas is my closest choice but still doesn't seal the deal for me.


Yes I Can! is a forest green creme. LOVE! After tons of mint greens this summer, I'm loving this dark creme. It is beautiful.

The formulas for these were all great. I didn't have any application issues whatsoever. My favorite has to be Yes I Can! Not because it's green...OK who am I lying, yes it's because it's green, but also because it's beautiful!

And that is all I have for today! Don't forget to enter my ManGlaze 600th followers giveaway, you have a bout 21 days left to enter! You can get to the entry from my sidebar!

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Scotch Tape Striped Mani - Is my love for Turquoise Opal obvious?

I actually did this mani yesterday, but didn't get a chance to post it. I was trying to find other designs I could do, using scotch tape. Stripes came to mind. So I grabbed my trusty black, and Sally Hansens Nail Prisms Turquoise Opal, and started working on it. It was actually easier than I though, and I love this effect

This is with the flash on, see how much the turq. shows!!!

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My Vegas Showgirl Mani

This is the mani design I chose today. As much as I like it, it feels very Vegas to me, lol. The gold is Color Club's Enchanted Holiday, from this years mini set. The black is my HG, Sinful's Black on Black. I used scotch tape for the diagonal design. If you're interested in doing this, I posted about it a little while ago, and gave step by step instructions.

 

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Zoya Nail Polish- Ode to Spoons!

 Kracey Beauty Blogger Adina wrote this (in addition to a wonderful poem :) ) about Zoya Color Spoons!

" Truly, finding the perfect red nail polish is no longer a challenge. It really can be as easy as fitting a few spoons on your digits. Zoya has gone and done did it again, revolutionizing the way that you and I buy polish online. Stop struggling, and start spooning with Zoya Nail Polish today!"

A huge Zoya Polish Fairy thank you to you! You can read the whole article here!

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Quirius Starry Night & Some Rhinestones

I have no idea why this is called Starry Night, as it's a dark purple creme! My camera hates purples & this polish is much less blue than the photos. It dries darker than the bottle color and has the same finish as Quirius Caribbean Turquoise without a topcoat. It's shown here with topcoat.

I've never used any sort of 3d nail art before and I obviously had no plan with this manicure! I just randomly threw these on. Not something I would do again but I learned how to place them properly the next time I want to use them.

Thanks for reading!
April

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Purple Bows

Keeping up with the light-colors theme for my super-short nails...I like how this simple design turned out. And I love how easy it is to make precise designs with these stencils! I bought them from Nail Delights and plan on ordering more soon.

I started with two coats of Avon's "Luxe Lavender" polish over a layer of China Glaze base coat. I like this purple...the perfect pastel, I think.

I put one layer of China Glaze quick-dry top coat over to seal and dry everything quickly, and then started at my thumbnail. Remember when using these stencils to take most of the glue *off* by sticking them to the pads of your fingers a few times...it doesn't take much glue to keep them on the nail.

Then just stick some polish on the stencil - I used Sinful Colors "Daddy's Girl" for the bows...

And pull the stencil off before the polish sets. Voila! Sparkly purple bow.

I finished the rest one at a time - it goes really fast with virtually no work.

And then I finished it off with a little purple rhinestone in the center of each bow, and two coats top coat to seal.

You might notice my nails are cleaned up in this last photo - I've finally discovered a polish remover pen that works extremely well for me. Avon's Nail Corrector Pen is quick and easy with less wear & tear on my cuticles than my old shower method, and I'm ordering two more tonight. Something you may want to try if you're looking for a fast & easy way to clean up after a manicure. And no, I don't sell Avon (used to, but haven't for several years) or get anything from the company for this recommendation, I just really like the product. I'm seriously considering trying their cuticle oil pen too...

If you know me at all, you know I *love* Halloween. I even have a Halloween scrapbook blog. In any case, I'm declaring October "Halloween Month" here at Nail Art Tuesday...check back for the first Halloween manicure for this year next week.

Until then, happy polishing!

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Coverage for Zoya Reverie Collection!

Australian Blog The Nail File posted a wonderful review of the Zoya Reverie Collection!!!

"Zoya have taken the pastels we all love for spring and given them an extra dimension with a shot of liquid metal. There are six hot duo-chromatic shades in the Reverie collection...Zoya polishes have incredible staying power and are toluene, formaldehyde, camphor and DBP free – safe as houses." - The Nail File

Be sure to check out all of the wonderful colors in the Reverie Collection. Zoya Laney, Zoya Adina, Zoya Happi, Zoya Lana, Zoya Reece, Zoya Gwin

Read the rest of the article here!

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Zoya Nail Polish- Lael, Dea, Pinta and Casey Top Picks for Fall

Asami from Nailsbyasami.com listed Zoya Lael, Zoya Dea, Zoya Pinta and Zoya Casey as some of her top picks for fall! Thank Asami!! Watch the full video below.

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AVON Going Green for Summer Collection

Just a few more posts on Summer collections and I promised you I'm done! (Aside from a bunch of Illamasqua and Nfu-Oh polishes) I've been working on my Fall collection swatches lately :)

Anyways, before I head off to work, I just want to do a quick post on Avon's Going Green for Summer collection featuring two colors: Jade and Olive Green. Check out the swatches below!


Jade - a green based mint green. A true mean green! I love how this color just "glows" It's awesome! I had slight problem with application for this one. Some reason it was a little hard to control and a bit streaky. But after a third thick coat it seem fine.


Olive Green - dusty green creme. 2 coats. This one reminds me of RBL's Orbis Non Sufficit. This color was heavily pigmented. It's a close dupe, I believe Orbis Non Sufficit is darker. One coat did the job, but out of habit I did two.

These are available to purchase on www.avon.com. Sometimes they have deals like buy 3 for $7. Right now it's on sale for $3.99. Retail price is $5.00.

This is my first time trying Avon nail polishes. I can't guarantee I'm going to buy more. Although I am deeply in love with their base coat. It's by far the best base coat I've tried. I loved it so much that I bought 6 more bottles (when it was on sale of course). What I loved about their base coat is that it's not.. "sticky". You know how some base coats get a little sticky towards the end? I'm halfway done with one bottle and no problems at all. Still goes on smooth and does the job as a base coat.

Ok well that is all I have for today. Off to work I go :(

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Weekly Giveaway Roundup

I love giveaways. Each week I'll post giveaways that I think are awesome! I'm trying to catch any giveaway that has nail polish & I always post them on the Monday before they close. I figure some publicity towards the end of the entry period is a good idea, so don't worry that I've forgotten yours if I don't post it immediately! On the other hand, I know that I will occasionally miss a giveaway or two. If I miss yours, please know that it was accidental and nothing personal!

NAIL POLISH & MORE

• Beck's Make Up Corner is giving away an Essence polish & lots of makeup! Ends 9/30.
• Confessions of a Polishaholic is giving away 8 polishes! Ends 9/30.
• Lacquer Ware for Tips and Toes is giving away 22 polishes and more! Ends 9/30. 
• You've Got Nail is giving away tons & tons of polishes!! 2 winners! Ends 9/30.
• Polish & Konad is giving away Incoco sets! Ends 9/30.
• Polish of the day. ish. is giving  away 5 polishes and 2 sets of smART Nails sticker stencils!! I love smART Nails! Ends 9/30.
• Faces by Farah is giving away lots of Mary Kay products including the polish of your choice! Ends 9/30.
• Polishology is giving away 5 Sally Hansen polishes! Ends 9/30.
• All Things Nails is giving away loads of  nail art goodies and polishes!! 2 winners! Ends 9/30.
• Linnie's Favorites is giving away 4 polishes including 2 crackle polishes!!! Ends 9/30.
• Hershley's Sweet Kiss Message is giving away 8 polishes & tons more! I love the adorable prize pictures! Ends 10/1.
• Also Known As is giving away tons of tons & tons of polishes!!! 3 winners! Ends 10/1. 
• The Polish-Aholic is giving away lots & lots of polishes!! 2 winners! Ends 10/1.
• Ivana is giving away 4 polishes! Ends 10/1.
• Glamorous MakeUp is giving away 2 polishes and lots of makeup! Ends 10/1.
• Bethaniee's Nails is giving away 6 polishes! Ends 10/1.
• Prim & Polished is giving away Bad Romance & Waking Up in Vegas Lippmann polishes!! Ends 10/1.
• Libby's Pink Vanity is giving away the Color Club Rebel Debutante Collection! Ends 10/2.
• Polishing the Nails is giving away 6 polishes! Ends 10/3.

 MAKEUP & SKINCARE

• Shop with Me Mama is giving away Prevage Moisturizer! Ends 9/30.
• Lorraine Nails is giving away lots of makeup and some jewelry! Ends 9/30. 
• Portrait of Mai is giving away EyePrep FX Anti-Age Smoothing Primer! Ends 9/30.
• Bec's Beauty Buzz is giving away lots of MAC makeup! Ends 10/1. 
• Black Nail Polish & Lip Gloss is giving away You Know It contact lenses! 3 winners! Ends 10/1.

CLOTHES & ACCESSORIES

• Trudie Davies Designs is giving away a lovely set of stack rings! Ends 9/30.

THINGS FOR YOUR HOME

• The Not So Blog's Experimental Mommy is giving away a PureZone Personal Air Filtration System! Ends 9/29.

MISCELLANEOUS

• Invest It Wisely is giving away lots of Amazon GCs & books! 3 winners! Ends 9/28. 
• Living Like the Kings is giving away 250 die cut business cards from UPrinting! Ends 9/28.
• Simply Sweet Home is giving away 250 die cut business cards from UPrinting! Ends 9/29.
• The Shopping Mom is giving away a $100 Amazon GC! Ends 9/30.
• A Happy Hippy Mom is giving away 250 die cut business cards from UPrinting! Ends 9/30.
• Hand Stamped Jewelry is giving away a stamped necklace and a Target or Walmart GC! Ends 10/5.

Please feel free to post your giveaways in the comments of the Weekly Giveaway Roundup posts! Let's keep them all on these posts and not on regular posts.
Thanks for reading!
April 

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Hey, Mister!

honestly, thats such a lame title! -ahaha.

hello, hello! i apologize for my week disappearance! schools been kicking my ass and i cant seem to catch up o__O all the studying i do isnt really paying off. including today, back to last week, i've been packed with school work. i had two exams, three quizzes, an essay, and trying to memorize everything - - but it didnt really work out =( i didnt have time for my nails all week last week nor did i have inspiration. but today is a different story; i treated myself to a little polishing & i, literally, just finished this mani =P


this kinda explains my lame post title; each time i look at my nails, i think "HEY, MISTER!" ...for some odd reason =P i used Sally Hansen White On & Black Out. the half-moons took FOREVER & even with the help of paper reinforcements, i didnt like how they turned out..so i basically free-handed them. i also free-handed the little tuxedo which didnt take as long as i expected.

im freakin exhausted so im going to end it here.

be back soon,
<3KATRINA

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Zoya Remove + wins an Allure Best of Beauty Award!

The Best Nail Polish Remover is Zoya Remove +  - The experts at Allure know what they are talking about and have named Zoya Remove + as a Best of Beauty winner in the Oct 2010 issue. Our incredible Zoya Remove + Nail Polish Remover was recognized as the Best Nail Polish Remover. First they picked us as a monthly editors pick and now this - WOW!!! They like us - they really like us!!! Thanks Allure!




See Remove + featured both online and in the October 2010 issue of Allure Magazine.

Learn more about the Allure Best of Beauty awards...

Best of Beauty: allure.com

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Zoya Nail Polish in Girlfriend Magazine

More coverage in Australia!  Zoya Nail Polish was in Girlfriend Magazine! The article featured Zoya Adina, Zoya Laney, Zoya Happi and Zoya Harley!

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