Archives: June 2009

June 17, 2009

Illamasqua Baptiste Winner

I’m having a hard time getting ahold of peeps for the Illamasqua Baptiste giveaway! The first person didn’t respond for 48 hours so I passed onto the next person. If you are tropicalchrome, email me back so I can get your contact info and send you the goods! Please respond by 6/18 at 8:00am, Pacific to claim your prize or I have to move on to another winner.

Thx!

Categorized: Contest, Illamasqua, Varnish
June 17, 2009

Sally Hansen HD Hi-Definition Nail Polish – Part II

As promised here is Part II of the new Sally Hansen HD Hi-definition colors for summer. These are my favorite four of the eight, what do you think?

Sally Hansen Pixell Sally Hansen HD Hi Definition Nail Polish   Part II
Pixell Pretty

Pixell Pretty is a gorgeous shimmery shade of ocean blue. It reminds me of mermaid scales, if they existed. This one was more creamy than some of the others, it didn’t seem as thin and I only needed two coats.

Sally Hansen Hi Def Sally Hansen HD Hi Definition Nail Polish   Part II

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June 16, 2009

Sally Hansen HD Hi-Definition Nail Polish – Part I

Morning! Today I have Part I of Sally Hansen’s new HD Hi-Definition colors for summer. They claim they are “HD” because they use a patented formula using Real Liquid Crystals for multi-dimensional colors and iridescent shine. They definitely are bright, vivid and shimmery and very spot on for summer

The formula on these is almost jelly-ish, they claim it’s a frost but it comes out like shimmer. Hard to explain. You definitely have to wait a minute or two in-between coats because if not, the polish tends to “gather” in one spot and create weird pools or lines. Check ‘em out!

Sally Hansen Lite Sally Hansen HD Hi Definition Nail Polish   Part I
Lite

Lite is a very bright almost chartreuse like yellow. This is exactly the type of yellow I can’t wear because my skin already has too much yellow in it and it just clashes. I DO love this color though and think it would rock on darker skin! This was three coats and unlike most yellows not streaky because of the shimmer (I presume).

Sally Hansen Three D Sally Hansen HD Hi Definition Nail Polish   Part I

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June 13, 2009

Illamasqua Nail Polish AND giveaway!!

My love affair with Illamasqua continues…

Illamasqua Wayward Illamasqua Nail Polish AND giveaway!!
Wayward

Isn’t this yellow most decadent? It’s bright, sunny, warm and cheery! This definitely leans towards orange, but not too much. And amazingly it was not that much of a bitch to apply! This was three succulent coats.

Illamasqua Strike Illamasqua Nail Polish AND giveaway!!

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Categorized: Illamasqua, Varnish
June 12, 2009

Orly Matte Couture for Fall 2009

Orly is  following the latest trend and coming out with three new Matte colors for fall. These ones are meant to be worn over a base coat, which I like because they are dark and most likely would stain nails if worn without. The deets are:

  • Put on your Blue Suede shoes (and nails!) in blue crème
  • Play your favorite (Matte) Vinyl record in black crème
  • That crushed Purple Velvet suit gets an updated look in purple crème

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