Guten Tag!
Another Milani review! This time I’m talkin’ about their new Liquif-Eye Metallic Eye Liner pencils.
These were really creamy and lovely. Super opaque and soft. They claim to have have the feel and look of a liquid liner, but I didn’t really experience that personally. But they still rock!
In all their glory
As I mentioned above, these are soft, very easy to work with and great for smudging or blending out.
Hi!
SpaRitual is launching a very cool video sweepstakes campaign that is running from March 24 through April 21.
This sweepstakes is to celebrate their new Believe collection for spring 2010. They want to know, what do you believe?
To enter, all you need to do is record and upload a video response on the SpaRitual Believe YouTube sweepstakes page letting them know what you believe in. What inspires you?
Winners will be selected by a panel of judges, featuring:
• Stephanie Yaggy, Executive Editor, Nailpro
• Hannah Lee, Executive Editor, Nails
• Shel Pink, Founder and VP, SpaRitual
Many Ways to Win:
• The first six people to enter the sweepstakes by uploading their video or recording their video response will each win one of the six nail lacquers in the SpaRitual Believe Spring 2010 Collection and Multi-Tasker Base & Topcoat in One.
• A weekly winner will be selected from entries submitted from Wednesday through Tuesday at 11:59pm PDT and will receive the SpaRitual Believe Collection and Multi-Tasker Base & Topcoat in One.
• One final grand prize winner will be selected on April 21. The grand prize winner will receive $500 worth of SpaRitual Products including the new Believe Spring 2010 collection.
How to Enter
Visit the SpaRitual Believe Video Sweepstakes YouTube page at www.youtube.com/SpaRitualBelieve to upload a video or record a video response.
Join the Conversation
The SpaRitual team hopes you’ll inspired to enter the sweepstakes, watch the videos, and find inspiration from the SpaRitual community. They will also be discussing the sweepstakes on Facebook and Twitter, so join the conversation by visiting the SpaRitual Facebook fan page and becoming a fan, and follow SpaRitual on Twitter at @SpaRitual. We hope you’ll join us in spreading the word on Twitter and across the social Web. For our Twitter followers, the hashtag being used for this contest is #SpaRitualBelieve.
There is another great part! I will be giving away one complete Believe set as well as their Multi-Tasker Base & Topcoat in One to one person!
All you need to to to enter is to comment on this post and let me know: Which of the colors in this collection is your favorite, and why?
My giveaway of the Believe collection will end on April 1st, 2010 at 11:59 pm, Pacific.
The winner will be notified via email and given 72 hours to respond with their address, or I will have to chose another winner.
This is open to International folks as well.
View my swatches of the Believe collection here.
Good luck!
-VV
TGIAF! (Thank god it’s almost Friday!)
I’m sure you have already seen it so this will be brief.
I’ve got MAC Blue India today, which is part of the Give Me Liberty of London collection. They also had one called Vestral White, but I saw plenty of crappy swatches of that one, so didn’t buy it. Too streaky for me!
The formula on this was very nice. It was super opaque in almost one coat but I used two for good measure.
Blue India
And here she is. She’s a dark blue teal creme. Very unlike all the recent teals we have seen, which of course is always good. I like it a lot but for some reason I don’t love it. I dunno, maybe because there has been so much hype about it. I almost like the logo more than the polish itself. I have to throw this in for the record that I got a bunch of the eye shadows and lipsticks from this collection and I like those WAY more than this. The lipsticks Petals & Peacocks and Blooming Lovely are simply amazing!
Overall I give this a B grade, but for me it just wasn’t quite as great as I thought it would be.
You can find this at MAC online (it’s sold out at the moment though) and in stores now and it’s $12.00.
-VV
One of my very favorite nail polish companies has come out with another incredible collection for spring. BB Couture keeps the hits coming with the Butterfly collection. Not only is it incredible, it’s NOT pastel or neon, hallelujah!
Can I just tell you that nail fanatics who have access to BB Couture and haven’t yet tried them are insane?? Seriously you MUST get some of their polish.
The formula on these was pretty darn good with a couple (small) issues.
Peep ‘em and weep people! (I wanted to say weeple haha!)
Emperor
Emperor is a peach with gold shimmer. This is SUPER cheery and spring-ish. I SO heart this color I can’t even explain. I am really into the peaches this year! What I love about this color is the shimmer in it. We have seen a few really nice peaches, but they have been cremes. This was a little sheer going on so I used three coats.
1. How has your week been so far? It’s been ok, kinda long. Looking forward to a three day weekend though!
2. If you had to only wear one brand of nail polish for the rest of your life, which brand would it be and why? China Glaze simply because they have such a wide variety of colors and finishes, and many of my favorite colors are from them.
3. What are you wearing on your nails? BB Couture Caterpillar.
4. What is your favorite flower? Peonies, with tulips coming in a very close second.
5. Do you have any tattoos? No because I am a very cautious person when it comes to permanent things. However I am seriously contemplating getting a design I have in mind!
6. If you had a chance to go to the moon for free, would you? No way. Something about people in space just seems totally wrong to me. I don’t like when I can’t breathe naturally on my own in any situation, which is why I also wouldn’t go diving.
7. What decade is your favorite in terms of fashion and the way people/objects looked? I have to go with the 50′s, though I love the 60′s also (thanks to Mad Men). I have always thought the Hollywood stars of the 50′s were just so beautiful. I love their makeup and hair, and the 50′s dresses, shoes and sweaters are just so cute!
8. What word do you loathe? Guesstimate.
9. When is the last time you got a manicure in a shop? It was before I started this blog, so over a year and a half! I prefer doing them myself because I am super anal about the polish looking exactly right, and frequently manicurists just don’t measure up!
10. If you could only use 5 makeup products (not including skin care products) the rest of your life, what would they be? MAC Omega E/S for my invisible eyebrows, Dior DiorShow mascara in black, MAC Well Dressed blush, MAC Crystal Rose Lipglass and MAC Blacktrack Fluidline liner. Yikes that’s hard because I have no concealer!
1. How has your week been so far?
2. If you had to only wear one brand of nail polish for the rest of your life, which brand would it be and why?
3. What are you wearing on your nails?
4. What is your favorite flower?
5. Do you have any tattoos?
6. If you had a chance to go to the moon for free, would you?
7. What decade is your favorite in terms of fashion and the way people/objects looked?
8. What word do you loathe?
9. When is the last time you got a manicure in a shop?
10. If you could only use 5 beauty products the rest of your life, what would they be?
-VV
Welcome! My name is Kelly and Vampy Varnish is a cruelty-free beauty blog.
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