Archive for June, 2008
Free Polish from Zoya
In case you aren’t on their list, here are the deets:
Now thru 7/7/2008, Get a full size Candy sampler pack (all six juicy shades) FREE with the purchase of a Smitten sampler (six perfect summer shades).
One per order, not valid in conjunction with other offers or promotions. Simply add the Smitten Sampler to your shopping cart and enter the word BACK in the code/coupon field and press update. A Candy Sampler will be automatically added at no charge.
If you missed out on these collections the first time around, here’s your chance. And if you only picked up one, get them both and gift the extra set to a friend.
Check out my swatches and reviews to see what you’re missing – Zoya Candy & Smitten
China Glaze Fall 2008 Preview
Talk about your polar opposites. For Fall 2008 China Glaze is going geek chic and country wild with two new polish collections that will appeal to your inner cowgirl or fangirl. In total 18 new shades are coming our way in a range so varied, there’s a little something for everyone.
Saddle up your horses with China Glaze® Rodeo Diva, a new collection of western-inspired polishes that gives nails a reason to ride. Rodeo Diva features twelve Old West hues to hit the trail or the treadmill. Do it Western style.
Can I get a Yee Haw?? A little, “I got spurs that jingle jangle jingle?” OK maybe not but you don’t have to be able to wield a lasso or ride a bucking bronco to enjoy these colors. And can you guess which ones I’m most excited about? Hello! Just check out the descriptions; plum, forest green, purple, blue/green. I’m in!
The Rodeo Diva Collection comes in two palettes, Hay Ride & Flannel Fixation
Hay Ride includes:
Wagon Trail – Dark Brown/Gold Shimmer
Side Saddle – Deep Plum/Gold Shimmer
Lasso My Heart – Rose/Gold Shimmer
Yee-Ha! – Peach/Gold Shimmer
Prize Winning Mare – Neutral Brown/Gold Shimmer
Golden Spurs – Light Brown/Gold Shimmer
Flannel Fixation includes:
Branding Iron – Deep Maroon Shimmer
Cowgirl Up – Burgundy Shimmer
Red Stallion – Tomato Red Shimmer
Midnight Ride – Dark Purple Shimmer
Gussied Up Green – Deep Forest Green Shimmer
Rodeo Fanatic – Blue/Green Shimmer
The Story of the Quest for Color
Violet Glaze is the color-championing heroine of Operation Colour, a new collection from China Glaze. Entering the world from her Pink Underground, Violet (code name Agent Lavender) plans to launch a Revolution, one bottle of polish at a time against hue-hating villains, The Removers. They want to draw the shades on …shades, while Violet struggles to set things bright. She sees a Golden Opportunity when a Secret Peri-Winkle is passed to her: The Removers are on the move and Violet is right behind them, leaving color in her wake. Code Orange! Color is coming!
Doesn’t that make you want to slip on a catsuit and kick ass? I want to join the revolution against The Removers. Ha! I’m not bona-fide comic book fan or anything but I had Wonder Woman Underroos as a girl and consider that horrifying monstrosity, Supergirl, with Helen Slater a guilty pleasure. Crazy-eyed Faye Dunaway, come on you have to secretly love it! So I’m totally down with the graphic art vibe of the Operation Colour Palette.
Operation Colour includes:
Revolution – Red Crème
Code Orange – Orange Shimmer
Golden Opportunity – Gold Shimmer
Pink Underground – Pink Shimmer
Secret Peri-Winkle – Purple/Blue Crème
Agent Lavender – Lavender Crème
Rodeo Diva will hit the retail trail in late August with Operation Colour flying on shelves in October.
Giveaway on The Beauty of Life
My buddy Jamie is giving away over $100 worth of Lisa Hoffman skincare products on her site, The Beauty of Life. You should all hop on over and check it out. Entries will be accepted from now until Sunday, July 6 at 11:55pm EST.
I was introduced to the Lisa Hoffman brand when Jamie and I attended the Total Beauty Summit in LA last month along with bunches of our beauty blogging pals. The Spa Facial Packette (pictured above) contains everything you need to give yourself a spa quality facial in the comfort of your own home.
What are you waiting for? Go enter! And come back to tell me if you won.
New York Magazine’s The Cut
It seems that every magazine and their mother has a fashion or beauty blog now. And as much as I’d love to have time to read them all, along with all the other beauty blogs out there (and the number is climbing ridiculously high), I just don’t. Of the select number of sites in my feed reader New York Magazine’s The Cut has made the list. The commentary is witty and playfully snarky, definitely a must read for me.
The daily “Beauty Marks” post usually highlights the best links from blogs and magazines alike. They’ve even shown some love to me in the past. However yesterday, Jada Yuan and Sharon Clott did a great piece on Olivia Thirlby (of Juno fame) and her desire for a manicure in what they’re dubbing “tacky-cool” colors. You know, my everyday wear; greens, yellows, blues, grays.
For a list of their “tacky-cool” polish picks and the NYC salons where you can find them, check out… Olivia Thirlby’s Quest for the Ugly-Cool Manicure.
What are your favorite shades in this genre? Do you love to wear funky colors?
Hey NYC Girls!!
I swear, I need to live on a “coast”. That’s where everything fun happens. This time it’s the NYC gals turn. Dashing Diva, the most pink-tastic nail salon I’ve ever seen, is hosting a party that I can only describe, in Elle Woods speak, as “super fun.” The Legally Pink Pedicure Party including a Bend & Snap competition. Here are the deets:
Who: Dashing Diva and the female cast of Legally Blonde the Musical, including lead actress Laura Bell Bundy
When: Thursday June 26th 4-6pm
Where: Dashing Diva nail spa, 149 3rd Avenue, between 14th & 15th Street
Bend & Snap Competition
The female cast members from Legally Blonde will be judging the best Bend & Snap move with prizes going to the first THREE winners: 1st prize wins a pair of 2 tickets to the hit Broadway musical, Gift Certificate for one Elle of a Pedicure, and a gift bag with Dashing Diva and Legally Blonde musical goodies; 2nd prize wins a pedicure and goodie bag; and 3rd prize wins a stuffed goodie bag.
And in case you’re unfamiliar with the Bend & Snap, here’s a little tutorial.
If you go… take pics and report back! Share your pics with the group by emailing them to me at alllacqueredup@yahoo.com. We all want to hear about it!
Lisa N.
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