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The 2010 Zoya Nail Polish Exchange

By on April 26, 2010
in Eco-conscious, Zoya with 28 Comments

To celebrate Earth Day, Zoya has brought back their Nail Polish Exchange program. It’s a way for you to properly dispose of your old nail polish in exchange for some new Zoya 3-Free shades.  So if you have bottles of old crusty polish laying around that you just can’t salvage, even with a bottle of thinner, or if you’re looking to update your nail wardrobe, send your polishes to Zoya and let them handle the disposal.

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Do you have old bottles of nail polish , used or unused, laying around, collecting dust and tying up your valuable money? If you do, and we know you do, then this is the perfect program for you.

For a limited time, kicking off in April, in time for Earth Day 2010, Zoya will replace your old nail polish (any brand other than Zoya, Qtica or Nocti) with any brand new Zoya Nail Polish shade and properly dispose of your old polish according EPA guidelines. Choose from over 300 ready-to-wear, formaldehyde, toluene, camphor and dibutyl phthalate free, award winning colors (Zoya Nail Polish was awarded the longest wearing nail polish in Women’s Helath magazine)! Yep, an offer that’s as good for the planet as it is for your beauty budget – Wow!

There is a minimum of 6 bottles and no maximum (exchange as many bottles as you want as often as you would like)

All you have to do is complete the form on the Zoya website, choose your colors, ship them your old polish and pay a $3.50/bottle fee for shipping and processing. So you’re paying half price for brand new Zoyas and clearing out your stash in an eco-friendly way.  What a deal!

You have from now until June 30, 2010 to take advantage of this offer.  What colors are you planning to get?

Chanel Noir Et Or Paris-Shanghai Collection Update

By on April 26, 2010
in Chanel, News with 4 Comments

chanel-orient-extreme-noir-et-or-paris-shanghai Great new Fanatics! Those of you who were disappointed to miss out on the Chanel Noir Et Or nail colors have another chance to scoop them up.  The polishes are restocked on Chanel.com and they’re offering free shipping on all orders to the Continental US.

If you missed my initial review of the collection CLICK HERE.  Happy Shopping!

ALU Link Love – 4-25-10

By on April 25, 2010
in ALU Link Love with 9 Comments

After a fantastically relaxing vacay I’m back and catching up on my favorite blogs. Check out the posts from this past week that caught my eye.

Teri from Beautiful Makeup Search loved the new John Frieda Root Awakening hair styling products so much that she is giving away five sets of them.

If you’re looking for new skin care, Nancy from Beauty411 shares her thoughts on the new Neutrogena Clinical™ line.

Christine from 15 Minute Beauty Fanatic finds out whether L’Oreal’s True Match Roller Foundation lives up to the hype.

As part of We Heart NARS Week on Product Girl, Carla shares her love for the brand’s new Pure Sheer SPF Lip Treatments.

Hannah from Nails Magazine has the scoop on L’Oreal purchasing Essie and what role Essie will have in upcoming color collections.

Amber from Beauty Blogging Junkie discovered her 90s Caboodle with a hidden stash of old school polishes inside.  See what she unearthed.

Beth from Glamour’s Girls In The Beauty Department spotted what looks like a glitter tipped gradation on Jennifer Lopez.

BellaSugar offers six ideas of what you can do with old nail polish.

ALU Update from the Finger Lakes

By on April 23, 2010
in Uncategorized with 10 Comments

Hi Fanatics! I’ve been in the Finger Lakes region of New York since Tuesday celebrating my 11th anniversary with the boyfriend. I realized early Wednesday morning that Sprint service is sketchy at best so I wasn’t able to get the rest of my posts scheduled for the week. In the meantime here are some photos from our wine tasting extravaganza that I took on my phone since that seems to be the only bit of technology I can get to connect to the janky cell service. I’ll be home in the a.m. so expect some weekend updates.
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Go Green Week – Sinful Mint Apple

By on April 21, 2010
in Green, Sinful Colors with 32 Comments
sinful mint apple nail polish bottle It’s Go Green Week on ALU! In celebration of Earth Day on Thursday, April 22nd I’m reviewing some of the great green polishes from this season that I haven’t yet shared. Included with the reviews are tips on how you can “green” your manicure routine.

I never seem to have luck when it comes to finding the LE colors from Sinful.  I don’t know if it’s because my local drugstores don’t typically order them or whether they sell out in a flash.  Either way, when my friend who lives WAY out east from me said that she spotted a whole mess of new Sinful greens for spring I pretty much figured I’d never see them.

So you can imagine my excitement a couple months ago when the clerk at my Walgreens told me they had some green Sinfuls behind the counter that they hadn’t put out yet.  Mint Apple was among those gorgeous green gems and in the sea of mint green polishes we’ve been seeing, this cheese stands alone.  Check it out!

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