China Glaze Sea Goddess Collection

  The new Spring 14 polish collections keep popping up.  Just yesterday I got three press releases in my inbox.  Please enjoy the first of these, the China Glaze Sea Goddess collection.

HEAR THE SIREN’S SONG WITH CHINA GLAZE® SEA GODDESS

 Swim into Spring with Six Sparkling Shades

Discover the hidden treasures of the ocean this spring with China Glaze® Sea Goddess. Six vibrant
matte and glistening glitters take you from the sandy, sunny shore to the depths of the sea where
the mermaids play.

The shades in the collection include:

Shell We Dance – Flip those fins across the sea floor in this bright rose pink with silver and pink glitter

Sand Dolla Make You Holla – The tide meets the sand in this white polish filled with fine multi-colored glitter

Wish On a Starfish – Make dreams come true with a light pink and gold shimmer polish

Tail Me Something – Listen carefully to the whisper of the secretive sea in this glistening light lavender

Seahorsin’ Around – Splash around in this mermaid-tail turquoise with soft gold shimmer

Teal the Tide Turns – Swim through a seaweed maze of light teal with green glitter

China Glaze® Sea Goddess will be available in February 2014 at fine salons and beauty supply stores.

China Glaze® is free of DBP, toluene, and added formaldehyde.

China Glaze® nail lacquers are available through salons and professional beauty supply stores nationwide. For more information, please visit www.chinaglaze.com or follow China Glaze on Facebook (@ChinaGlaze), Twitter (@ChinaGlaze), Pinterest (pinterest.com/chinaglaze) and Instagram (@ChinaGlazeOfficial).

China Glaze® is a division of American International Industries.

Zoya Reissues MatteVelvet Collection

   Great news everyone.  Zoya is bringing back some of their super popular MatteVelvet colors for a limited time.  Please enjoy the following press release with more information.

Zoya Nail Polish Reissues MATTEVELVET Colors!

 

11.08.2013 - Big Nail Polish Beauty News: Zoya Reissues its best-selling, cult classic MatteVelvet Nail Polish colors in Limited Edition for the Holidays in Special Gift Packaging.

 

 

MATTEVELVET* LE
All of the color, none of the shine - for a limited time!
 

Zoya is happy to announce the reissue of four of our most popular matte nail polish colors in Limited Edition (LE) for Holiday 2013. Perfectly packaged for the Holidays in our deluxe Zoya MATTEVELVET* LE gift boxes. 

Get all of the color, none of shine with MATTEVELVET*, Zoya’s exclusive blend of matte base and subtle shimmer results in the most utterly wearable and truly stylish matte nail polish on the market today.

Reissued colors - Zoya MATTEVELVET* in Veruschuka, Savita, Posh and Dovima. 

 

Zoya MATTEVELVET* Jewels LE Gift Set Trio
Showcased in a luxury black trio box containing three Zoya MATTEVELVET* colors: Veruschuka (emerald green matte shimmer), Savita (amethyst purple matte shimmer) and Posh (ruby red matte shimmer). $27 (US).

Jewels MATTEVELVET* LE Trio Gift Set (ZPHOL1304)

SPECIAL PRE-ORDER (now through 11.20.2013) PRICING:
$24, plus free shipping on Zoya.com 

 

   

 

MATTEVELVET* LE Individual Gifts
Four to choose from each in a luxury black gift box. $10 ea. (US).

• Veruschuka MATTEVELVET* LE Gift Set (ZPHOL1306)
• Savita MATTEVELVET* LE Gift Set (ZPHOL1307)
• Posh MATTEVELVET* LE Gift Set (ZPHOL1308)
• Dovima MATTEVELVET* LE Gift Set: Contains one bottle of Dovima (onyx black matte shimmer - ZPHOL1305)
  SPECIAL PRE-ORDER (now through 11.20.2013) PRICING: $9, Zoya.com  

*MATTEVELVET nail color by Zoya is not intended to be worn with a base coat, top coat or speed dryer of any kind. Due to the unique matte formulation, color is not as long-wearing as traditional nail color. A completely clean, dry nail surface yields the best results for matte nail color wear. For best results make sure to always prepare nail with Zoya Remove + (3-in-1 nail polish remover, nail plate cleaner and new color prep.) prior to applying color.

If a base coat is desired, we suggest Zoya Get Even. 

Zoya MATTEVELVET* nail polish colors are BIG5FREE - completely free of harmful industrial chemicals such as toluene, camphor, formaldehyde, formaldehyde resin and dibutyl phthalate (DBP) that are known to cause cancer and birth defects.

Find over 300 stunning Zoya Nail Polish colors on www.zoya.com. Each and every color has a name as unique as the women who inspired it.



Available at SPECIAL PRE-ORDER PRICING - Now through 11.20.2013 only.
 




Exclusively on ZOYA.COM  
   
PRE-ORDER PRICING AVAILABLE 11/08/2013 (12PM EST) - 11/20/2013 (11:59PM EST)SHIPPING NOVEMBER 20, 2013
 

 

 

Salon Perfect Neon Collision Collection

Happy Friday!  Please enjoy the following press release from Salon Perfect for their upcoming Summer 2013 Neon Collision Collection:

A COLOR-MEETS-TREND EXPLOSION
Introducing Salon Perfect® Neon Collision for Summer 2013

What happens when you mash up two of this summer’s hottest nail trends: neons and matte glitters? You get an energizing burst of color from the new Salon Perfect® Neon Collision nail polish collection!

Salon Perfect® floats neon matte fine glitter in a clear base to create this “can’t-not-look” collection of six eye-catching shades that offer complete coverage in 2-3 coats.  Or give nails a blast of nail art by using any Salon Perfect® Neon Collision shade as a one-coat layering polish, or blend two shades to create an easy ombré look.

 

The Salon Perfect® Neon Collision collection includes:

• Bang – Orange and yellow collision

• Exploded – Reddish orange and yellow collision

• Jolt – Yellow and orange collision

• Kaboom – Turquoise and yellow collision

• Shocked – Hot pink and turquoise collision

• Zapped – Yellow and turquoise collision

Salon Perfect® Neon Collision will launch in June exclusively at Walmart stores nationwide as part of a limited edition promotional display.  Individual shades will retail for $3.98.

From lashes and brow products to nail color and beauty tools, Salon Perfect® has the products needed to get effortlessly gorgeous looks at affordable prices.  View the complete Salon Perfect® collection at www.salonperfect.com.

Zoya ModMattes Collection

   Matte polish can be lifesaver if you're in a hurry and need a mani change.  They dry super quick on their own and don't need top coat.  But, they have their downsides too.  Because you don't tend to wear top coat, the polish does not last as long.  And any flaws or ridges in your nails will show/be accentuated.  A light buffing before application can fix this however.

   This summer Zoya has brought us a Limited Edition collection of 3 neon matte shades.  Phoebe- a vibrant blue with sublte hidden shimmer, Lolly- a hot pink, and Mitzi- a yellowish lime green.  Pigmentation was good for the collection.  All 3 only needed 2 coats for full opacity.  I recommend waiting a few minutes between coats.  With Phoebe and Lolly I experienced some cuticle drag when I applied the second coat, but I waited longer with Mitzi and it was less of an issue.  I also waited longer between applying base coat and the first coat of color.  For my base coat I used China Glaze Strong Adhesion Base.  The top coat I used for comparison shots is Barielle Manicure Extender.

Phoebe

Direct Sun

Indoor

  Phoebe is my favorite of the group.  You can't really see the shimmer in matte form, but it does give the polish a softer feel.  Now see the difference with top coat on my index and ring finger:

Lolly

Direct Sun

Indoor

   See how noticeable the ridges in my nails are in the indoor shot.  That's what I meant by mattes showing every flaw.  I think the top coat helps hide the ridges and other flaws, which is always good in my book.

Mitzi

Direct Sun

Indoor

   Mitzi probably has the flattest finish on its own of the three.  See what a difference top coat makes with this one:

   ModMattes are available individually or in a 3 pack set of mini polishes, which are what I have.  One word of warning though, when I removed Phoebe, which I wore over night, I noticed some blue staining to my nails.  I have a feeling this could be an issue with the other two as well.  So I recommend doubling up on your base coat with these.

Disclaimer: The product(s) in this post were sent to me by the company for consideration.

Milani Rad Purple

   It's officially summer.  And trust me it's felt it around here.  But you know what that means right?  Time to break out the neons.  No time like summertime to have eye searingly bright nails.

   So to celebrate the beginning of summer I'm sharing with you a purple, what else really?, neon from Milani called Rad Purple.

   Now don't let the bottle fool you, that is not the color of the polish.  It's just a colored bottle.  The actual polish is more of a plummy red purple.  Like all neons, Rad Purple dries to a matte finish.  This can of course be changed with a top coat if you'd like.  I've left it matte for these photos.  

   Normally I don't show you guys my right hand, for a couple reasons.  One I'm right handed so application is usually not as pretty on that hand and because taking pictures with my left hand is just really awkward.  But oddly enough, my right hand turned out better than my left with this polish so I'm going to show you both.  Please ignore the peeling skin on my right hand and sad cuticles.  That hand gets a lot of abuse at work.

   The formula on Rad Purple was VERY thin and watery.  So when applying make sure you wipe the excess from the brush and stem or you will get flooded cuticles.  Because of the thinness of the formula, application can be a bit streaky if you use thin coats.  Which you will see on my left hand.  With thicker coats, which you will see on my right hand, the streaks are less noticeable.  Otherwise application was pretty smooth and the polish is fairly quick drying.

Direct Sun

Left Hand

Right Hand

Indoor

Left Hand

Right Hand

   The other big thing you will notice between my two hands is that my right hand is darker than my left.  However, I used 3 coats of Rad Purple on each with Beauty Secrets Base Coat.  But the thickness of the coats on my right hand made a difference in color as well as streaks.  If you want the lighter shade like my left hand but with fewer streaks and vnl, visible nail line, you might want to try layering Rad Purple over a white or nude cream base underneath.  This helps to brighten the polish over it and hide your actual nails at the same time.

   Despite the few issues, I really like Rad Purple.  I do think next time I will use it over a white base however.  But it is a fun color and a good way to welcome in summer.

Disclaimer: The product(s) in this post were provided to me by the company for consideration.

Zoya ModMattes LE Press Release

   Please enjoy the following press release about Zoya's upcoming limited edition collection for summer.

Zoya Nail Polish presents three new mattes for summer 2011.
modmattes LE
all of the color - none of the shine!

Zoya is the new color of fashion... The ZOYA color experts have done it again! Introducing three new LIMITED EDITION (LE), exclusive modmattes LE* shades for summer 2011...

The incredible Zoya modmattes LE* shade collection has been expanded with three new LIMITED EDITION beauties. Get all of the color, none of shine with modmattes LE*, Zoya’s exclusive blend resulting in utterly wearable and truly stylish matte nail polish.

Zoya Nail Polishes are free of harmful industrial chemicals like toluene, camphor, formaldehyde, formaldehyde resin, dibutyl phthalate (DBP) that are known to cause cancer and birth defects.
Find Zoya modmattes LE* as well as over 300 other ultra high-fashion Zoya shades at www.zoya.com. 
As always, each and every Zoya color is made for women so we name them after women. 
modmattes LE*  by Zoya, available March 21, 2011
Sug. Retail $8.00 per 0.5 fl.oz. bottle (US)
Available at www.zoya.com
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