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New for spring 2012 is SpaRitual’s Water collection.

This collection is a little special because SpaRitual is supporting an organization called Surge, which is a non-profit company that improves access to clean, safe water for communities around the world. 20% of the proceeds from this collection will be donated to Surge.

“The Water Collection represents the importance it has for our physical wellbeing (up to 70% of the human body is composed of water) and our emotional health (it’s a proven fact that water provides soothing benefits). Sadly, communities around the world lack access to clean drinking water,” says SpaRitual founder, Shel Pink. “We’re pleased to be involved with Surge, and to support the foundation’s efforts to help provide clean, safe drinking water worldwide.”

Aside from the fact that this is a really great cause, the collection has some amazing colors!

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Haaaaayyyyy people!

So it’s Tuesday and the beginning of the work week for me. Yay for four day work weeks; why aren’t they ALL this way?

Eyeko Makeup has a new collection of nail colors for summer and I’ve got them for you today.

I have reviewed some of their polish in the past here and here and had issues with the thickness and streakiness of the formula. I am pleased to say that this collection was MUCH better. The newer bottle shape is loads better (though the original shape was cute) and the light colors here are better than the previous pastel colors.

Peep ‘em out below.

Petite Polish

Petite Polish is a super pale, almost nude ballerina pink. It’s extremely sheer even after three coats, so it’s not my favorite. But it would work well in a very conservative setting or if you just wanted a clean shiny look to your nails.

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What’s shakin’ party people?

Today I have a special treat for you, it’s Jessica Cosmetics new line for spring 2010 called Daydream. It’s made up of six very spring-like colors in various finishes.

The formula on these is pretty spectacular. In fact, almost every Jessica polish I have ever used has been a joy to apply (that sounds really lame, but I speak the truth!)  They are very buttery and smooth, and I never have issues with drag or bald spots. Some of these were on the sheer side, but that’s the way they were meant to be so no complaints here.

Peep ‘em!

Flight Of Fancy

Flight Of Fancy is a pale cotton candy pink shimmer. I thought this was going to just be a pale pink sheer, so when I applied it the shimmer was a nice surprise. It’s nothing ground-breaking, but a nice color and would work well in a conservative setting. This was three coats.

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Good morning!

China Glaze has a great new collection for summer 2010 called Poolside. It’s made up of six new neon colors.

As you probably know, neons are very hard to capture correctly on camera and so these are actually a lot brighter than they appear here!

The formula on these was decent, not great. They were all three coats and I could have used four on one or two to get them slightly more even. Also you will notice that they have a matte finish, which is typical of neons before you add a top coat.

Let me know what you think!

Yellow Polka Dot Bikini

Yellow Polka Dot Bikini is a bright highlighter yellow. This is SO much brighter than this picture depicts, it’s really blinding in the sun! This is one that I could have used another coat on, but I already did three. You can still faintly see the VNL here.

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Hey there world!

Off to a late start this morning, but all is well because I have Essie’s new collection for you called The Art of Spring.

So when I first saw promo pics of this I was rather unimpressed. The only one that caught my eye was Lilacism, I thought the rest looked like very boring colors. I am happy to say I actually really liked a few of them more than I thought I would.

The formula on these was all over the place. They went from sheer to thick and streaky to perfect like butter. More details below.

Pop Art Pink

Pop Art Pink is a very pale milky white pink. This was extremely sheer and I needed three coats. Also it’s a bit runny, so wait 3 minutes at least in between coats or it will get weird on you. I like this one actually, but feel I’ve seen it before from Essie.

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