Archive for March, 2010
The ALU Archives – Essie Dominica Green
The ALU Archives focuses on older, beloved shades from the All Lacquered Up stash.
As much as I try to focus on readily available colors for the Archives I couldn’t help myself this week. I finally got my hands on one of my dream dc’d shades and just had to share it with you. I mean if anyone will understand the excitement over finding a bottle of Essie Dominica Green on your doorstep, it’s all of you. Back in the early days of the MUA Nail Board, when I still had time to frequent it, there were only a few of us “green queens” hunting down old HTF shades and they seemed easier to find. Now it’s like the whole polish loving world has joined in, making these rare polishes even harder to find. I had pretty much given up hope of ever finding Dominica Green on my own (I REFUSE to pay big money on eBay) when an extremely generous gift made its way to me. See this treasure after the jump! |
SpaRitual Believe Sweepstakes – What Do You Believe?
Fun news Fanatics! To celebrate the launch of their Spring Believe collection, SpaRitual is holding a sweepstakes to find out what you believe. It’s an interactive contest where fellow nail polish fanatics create videos to answer the question, “What Do You Believe?”
The full details and rules regarding entry are posted at SpaRitual.com/WhatDoYouBelieve but the jist is:
*Create a video that expresses what you believe
*Join/Login to YouTube
*Post your video as a response at http://www.youtube.com/user/SpaRitualBelieve
*Email TheSpaRitual@gmail.com to notify the sponsor that you have entered the sweepstakes. Include your real name, age and birthday, mailing address, email address, and name of YouTube account holder.
What can you win?? Well there are multiple prizes. Including…
*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.
And that’s not all….
ALU SpaRitual Believe Collection Giveaway
That’s right Fanatics, ALU is holding a giveaway as well. SpaRitual has graciously offered to send a set of the Believe Collection and Multi-Tasker & Topcoat in One to one of you!! How cool is that?? So those of you who are video shy still have a chance to win right here. What do you need to do?
It’s simple. Leave a comment on this post answering…
“What nail polish color best expresses who you are? Why?”
You MUST include your email address on the comment form in order to win! Emails will not be published.
You have from now until Wednesday March 31st at 11:59PM EDT to answer. Good luck!!
Zoya Flash Collection Swatches & Review
Who can take a rainbow, wrap it in a sighSoak it in the sun and make a groovy lemon pie The Candy Man, the Candy Man can The Candy Man can ’cause he mixes it with love and makes the world taste good ~Candy Man by Sammy Davis Jr. Flash, the second summer collection from Zoya is a set of six glossy cremes that feel very candy-ish. Like a companion set to one of my fave Zoya collections, Candy, from a few summers ago. Couldn’t you just see all those shades as big glossy jawbreakers in a candy machine? Friendly jawbreakers though, not the kind Rose McGowan shoves down your throat as a deadly joke. Or how about giant lollipops along the wall of Dylan’s Candy Bar? Come check out the sugar coated goodness of Dana, Jancyn, Jolene, Maura, Perrie and Robyn after the jump! |
Zoya Sparkle Collection Swatches & Review
The Zoya Sparkle collection has completely wowed me. I predicted when I saw the promo images that I would find some must-haves in the bunch but seriously they’re all winners. Even the reds and pinks which is so unlike me.
With this first of two Summer 2010 collections, Zoya has combined the twinkling beauty of the China Glaze glass flecked formula with the foil-like metallic glitter as seen in the Orly Foil FX collection. Together they make for one killer combo of bling and glitz that will razzle dazzle you a la Chicago. I want to break out the jazz hands and fan kicks just thinking about it. Check out the girls, Ivanka, Charla, Mimi, Alegra, Nidhi and Gilda, after the jump! |
ALU at NYFW – Tracy Reese FW 2010
I told you all about my experience watching the Tracy Reese Fall 2010 collection walk the runways from the front of the house and now I’m taking you backstage to talk beauty.
Dana Caruso for Sally Hansen, Charlotte Willer for Maybelline and Jeanie Syfu for Tresemme were responsible for bringing together the hair, makeup and nails to create a “country meets city chic” look for the models. The hair was full of texture, the eye sparkled and the nails were all out cool as the lace nail made an appearance at NYFW. Read on for the full details and a look at the Fall Tracy Reese for Sally Hansen collection. |
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