Archives: August 2009

Let’s all celebrate the last day of the week, shall we? WHOO HOO!

Ok now that that’s been done, I can show you Misa’s new fall collection called I’m Only Human. This collection consists of six creme polishes.

I happen to love Misa nail polish. The formula is SO nice, always creamy and opaque and just wonderful to apply. The Poisoned Passion collection was spectacular and Toxic Seduction is one of my favorite colors ever. There’s just nothing else like it. Now having said that, these are not on the same playing field as some of their past collections. And that’s the LAST sports analogy I will EVER use again, I promise.

The formula was still just as nice as previous ones, if not a little thick and they were all just two coats, which is great. I feel that this was a very safe collection though. I had kind of expected some serious vampy colors or crazy shimmers or something, but we didn’t get that this time around. Let me know what you think.

Today Is My Birthday!

Today Is My Birthday is a warm pink/red berry color. Very nice on fair skin.

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SEE I told you I would have a post up today! Better late than never I suppose.

Barry M Cosmetics is a company from “across the pond” meaning England of course. In fact they claim to be the UK’s #1 cosmetics company! They were also voted Best Inexpensive Nail Polish in In Style magazine for 2009. They have over 400 colors in their cosmetics line and a very wide range of products, which greatly contributes to their popularity.

A word about formula. Great! These were really smooth, even and thin going on. I liked the brushes, they weren’t too wide or narrow and the wand was the perfect length for me.

I was lucky enough to have the opportunity to review some of their nail polishes and really liked what I saw. I have heard on Twitter recently some people having problems getting their orders or getting ahold of the company. I have had these for awhile and I didn’t have any issues. Hopefully things have worked out for you guys! Peep ‘em out!

Neon Pink

Neon Pink is an extremely bright pink, but not what I would classify as “neon”. It has a nice shimmery finish that flashes blue. This was three coats.

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Hi all! This is a boring and quick post sorry! I promise to have a new nail post up today though.

I have removed the subdomain “vampyblog” from my name, so now my website is “www.vampyvarnish.com”. For those who have bookmarked me as “vampyblog.vampyvarnish.com” can you please change it since that site name is no longer active?

Thanks!

Morning ya’ll. Today I’ve got some of Duri’s new fall/winter 2009 colors from their Rags to Riches collection. This is a 12 piece collection that ranges from light pink to dark vampy red.

I don’t have that many Duri polishes, but the ones I do have I totally love. They do a MEAN “lit from within” and have some of my favorite ones. If you haven’t seen them, check out my post here about them.

The formula on Duri polish is really great. They are thin and easy to apply and I rarely have any issues. I do usually need three coats for the lighter ones, but that’s fine by me as I prefer as much opacity as possible. Check them out!

Penny Saved Penny Earned

Penny Saved Penny Earned is a very pretty dusty pink creme with a hint of lavender. I wasn’t too sure I would like this when I saw the bottle but on, it’s actually very flattering. It’s so close to my skin tone that it almost looks like a “nude” on me. It’s definitely got that professional and clean look about it. This was three coats.

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Here we go with Part II of Barielle’s All Lacquered Up collection for fall 2009. There are quite a few that I really love in this set and not a single one that I didn’t like or that didn’t flatter me. Totally spot on! Peep ‘em out!

Putt-E-On Me

Putt-E-On Me is a fabulous mushroom taupe creme. If you have been reading my blog for awhile, you know that mushroom colored polishes are some of my very fav and now this one joined the rest of them. There is something that’s so “out of the norm” with colors like this and that’s why I like them. I like wearing colors that you won’t see people like Dina Lohan or Paris Hilton’s mother wearing (yuck). This was creamy and opaque in just two coats.

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