Archives: April 2009

Sephora has recently come out with a line of mini nail polishes and included in their new collection are some metallics. The formula on these was kind of hit or miss. Some were great but some seemed thick and almost stringy. However all the colors I tried turned out to be pretty great colors! I must say I loathe mini bottles, I find them useless to be honest. They are hard to hold, the wands are so short that it makes the application that much more difficult. Plus two of these I loved so much I want FULL bottles! Are you listening Sephora? Pics taken in sun with no top coat.

Fusion is a really cool gold metallic that looks like my nails were dipped in gold leaf or something. This one was thick and stringy but the color was great nonetheless. This was only two coats as it’s pretty opaque.

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Morning! As you may have heard, OPI came out with a special limited edition polish called Breathe Life to promote awareness of lung cancer in women and to help the Lung Cancer Foundation of America. Here is some information:

The facts
can leave you breathless: Lung cancer is the #1 killer of women, making
it more deadly than the six next largest cancer killers combined. And
60% of new lung cancer victims will be non-smokers.

For these reasons, OPI is proud to join with the Lung Cancer Foundation of America (LCFA). LCFA’s primary goal is not just to prevent lung cancer, but to cure it. To help “breathe life” into raising funds for early detection, diagnosis, and a cure, OPI has created an exclusive new Nail Lacquer called Breathe Life – a fresh-air, silvery-blue.

“The statistics are shocking. Lung cancer has stopped our breathing long enough, and we need to stop it now,” says Suzi Weiss-Fischmann, OPI Executive VP & Artistic Director.

In addition to this new Nail Lacquer, OPI has also made a donation to LCFA. “Because LCFA
is a new organization, working on the frontlines at the grassroots
level, every dollar contributed makes a tremendous impact,” Weiss-Fischmann says.

This is a cause I strongly believe in since my day to day job is at a Biotechnology company that makes drugs for cancer patients. Check out the pics taken in sun with no top coat.

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Holy brightness Batman! Color Club’s new collection for summer 2009 is a very vivid one called Electro Candy. These colors are definitely in the “neon” category (with shimmer!) though my pictures don’t necessarily show that. Neon’s are really hard to photograph, at least for me, so trust me when I say these are even brighter in person. Pics taken in sun with their color enhancing top coat.

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BB Couture has some really great new colors out and I think everyone can find at least one or two that they will like! I’m still DYING to see the new greens which should be coming out soon also and will keep you posted on those. For these pics I went in order of my least favorite to most favorite. Pics taken in sun with no top coat.

Catalina Cutie was my least favorite of the bunch because coral just doesn’t look good on me (clothing, lipstick, nails, etc.). However the color itself is really pretty in general. Like I said the base is coral and the jelly finish is infused with tiny green and gold glitter particles. It’s a wee bit sheer, this is three coats and you can still see my nails underneath.

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Nars is a brand that for some reason got away from me until recently when I discovered these beauties. The application on all of these is superb, as you would expect from Nars. I believe these may be limited edition so they don’t have tons of them. Get ‘em now if you want ‘em! Pics taken in sun with no top coat. 

Ziggy was extremely hard to photograph for some reason so this pic isn’t completely accurate. The color is a light gold/yellow shimmer, but it looks a lot more sheer in this pic than it really is. This is a gorgeous gold that works really well with my skin since it’s on the cooler side. This one is fairly sheer going on and this is three coats.

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