Archives: October 2009

Just a cute pic of the local pumpkin patch (minus the porta-potties in the background of course

Morning ya’ll!

Today I’ve got another YouTube video. This one is a brief tutorial on how to remove glitter nail polish.

I figured the timing seemed totally appropriate right now because so many holiday glitter collections are coming out! I hope you find it helpful, please let me know via comments if you do. I plan on doing a whole nail “How To”series.

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K6uL_NuPsPI[/youtube]

-VV

• Check out Steph’s swatches of the Limited Edition Black Glitter collection from The Icing – Steph’s Closet
• Karen’s got some amazing tips from Blog World 2009 that she’s shared with everyone!  – Makeup and Beauty Blog
• I heart Coco and Chuck, I feel like they are my own dogs – Dooce
• I just discovered pixiwoo’s channel on YouTube and am OBSESSED with these two sisters now! Check out this Illamasqua Dystopia look – pixiwoo
• Love this blog called Working Girl, so cute, honest and humorous – Working Girl
• I want everything on Anne Taintor’s website I LOVE IT ALL! – Anne Taintor

-VV

Helloooooo and happy Friday!

Dior has a new color out called Silver Purple, which is part of their Holiday 2009 collection.

This one is a stunner ladies & gents, so be prepared to be bowled over!

The formula is simply, fantastic. Totally creamy, and easy to apply. And to top it off it was opaque in just two coats. Read on!

Silver Purple

Silver Purple is a gorgeous muted purple/silver shimmer. What I love about this color is that it’s kind of hard to identify exactly what it is. In some lighting it looks more purple, and in others it looks like a muted grey/purple. The shimmer is pink, green, and blue, and it’s very unique. This was two coats

This color is currently on Sephora’s website (and don’t forget about the Friends & Family 20% off discount they are having now through Nov 2nd, code FF2009) and it retails for $20.00. Yes I know, it’s expensive, and it’s a small bottle, but it is Dior, and that’s never going to be “cheap”!

-VV

Hey there Internet, how are you today?

Remember waaaaaaay back last week when I posted the first part of OPI’s Holiday Wishes collection? Well I finally have the second half to show you. The sad part is, the sun decided to hate me this day, so the pics aren’t as nice as they should have been, sigh. Oh well, I guess I can’t control Mother Nature.

The formula on these is really good and thick. Almost all of them were two coaters.

For me, this is the better half of the collection (read: no red’s). Let me know what you think!

Shim-Merry Chic

Shim-Merry Chic is a caramel colored polish with gold flake glitter, and green  and gold micro-glitter. I love this one because it’s unique, and really pretty. This was three coats for full opacity,

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