Well hello there everyone! Today I have swatches of the Finger Paints Kaleidoscope collection to share with you all.
You guys might know that I am obsessed with flakie polishes, and if you didn't know now you know, so when I heard that Finger Paints came out a with new flakie collection I knew I had to check them out. I saw some swatches on a another blog and wasn't really impressed with the collection but I went ahead and skipped on over to Sallys to look at them in person. I still wasn't all that excited when I saw the collection in person but I ended picking up the whole collection since it was buy one get one free on Finger Paints polishes this past month.
Now onto to the swatches:
*NOTE: I applied one coat of each polish over a black polish in all of the swatches below. The flakies were evenly distributed and laid flat on the nail.*
Overall, I like this collection a lot more than I thought I would and I'm glad I picked it up during Finger Paints BOGO sale last month. My favorites from the collection are Abstract Attraction and Colorful Dream. Which ones do you have your eye on?
Hello ladies (and maybe gents), sorry for my mini hiatus! Job hunting and life in general has been stressful this past week, but dwelling on that is not the point of this post so let's move on. Today I want to share my FANTABULOUS May Ipsy bag.
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My May 2013 Ipsy Bag
Okay so remember in last month's Ipsy post I told y'all that Ipsy would send me an April bag...well here it is. My artsy fartsy senses are tingling so I might get crafty and glam up this bag!
May Ipsy bag: My camera did not like the colors of this bag! I love the different shades of blue and orange paired with the chevron print.
Zoya nail polish in Gei Gei (the name on the label is a typo): A light pink polish with fine silver shimmer.
Gei Gei is very pretty but the application wasn't the best. I think you can achieve full opacity with two coats but I had some patching issues and had to paint three coats on my nails. *The picture on the left is more color accurate than the one on the right. (I'm still working on my editing skills -_-)
Yaby concealer in Buff: Well as you can see this is definitely not my color but I'll see what I can do with it. The concealer is really pigmented and I'm sure that it will cover blemishes well.
Anastasia brow gel: I was in the need of a new brow gel so this came right on time. So far I really like it but I don't think it's something I would repurchase because of the price.
Pacifica roller ball perfume in Island Vanilla: I. LOVE. THIS. SCENT. I've been really obsessed with vanilla scents lately and this one is perfect for the summer time with Tahitian vanilla, honey-jasmine, and tea notes.
Mirabella sheer lip color in Posy: LOVE this color! The lipstick is a bit sheer (hence the name of the product) but it gives just enough color on the lips. The swatch above shows the color on my skin after a few swipes.
*BONUS* Urban Decay Moondust eyeshadow in Space Cowboy: I received this eyeshadow for being an "active" member on the Ipsy website (honestly I'm not sure if that's accurate or not lol). I was initially excited to try this since it was my first UD eyeshadow but was a little disappointed when I swatched it. The color doesn't really show up on my skin and it seems like the eyeshadow is powdery and full of glitter. I know that it's suppose to be really sparkly but really...if I were to pay $20+ on an eyeshadow it better be flawless and this wasn't in my opinion. ***I'm not trying to be ungrateful for the bonus item, I'm just giving my opinion on the product***
*You can watch my May Ipsy video below!*
Overall, I think this is the best Ipsy bag that I've gotten! I'm anxiously waiting for my June bag, which should be here in a week or so (unfortunately).
Speaking of shipping, have any of you notice that your bags are getting to you later than usual? Ipsy recently started using DHL to ship out Ipsy bags and let me just say I HATE IT. This has caused my bags to come in about week and a half instead of the usual 3 days after they ship. I know some people still have to wait longer than that but me and my impatient butt hates waiting that long for a package! I've asked Ipsy about the shipping situation and they said that the warehouse that ships the bags find the best way to ship our bags to us. If that's the case then I guess it's best to ship my bag from NC then get stuck in Georgia for several days THEN go all the way to Houston (about two hours SE from me) THENNN ship it to Dallas (about five hours North from me) and finally get to my house two days later! I wish they would've just stuck with UPS then everybody would be happy... I think. Rant over!
Anyways, are you signed up for Ipsy? If not, then I would highly recommend that you do if you love trying new beauty products. When you sign up for Ipsy you only pay $10 a month for 4-5 deluxe and full-size beauty samples. They also come with great coupon codes so you can score awesome deals from the brands in that month's bag. You can check out Ipsy's website HERE (referral link) to learn more.
Did you got your June Ipsy bag yet? If so, let me know what you got!
Hey guys so today I wanted to share some swatches of the JulieG Frosted Gumdrops collection. I saw some bloggers talking about a great deal on Groupon.com where you could get the entire collection for $16 bucks with tax! I wasn't going to get the collection at first (I didn't have the money at the time) but my mom was nice enough to get it for me.
JulieG Frosted Gumdrops collection
I'm sure you guys have seen every blogger and their mom swatch these but I wanted to try these out with different types of topcoats. In the swatches below I painted my nails with two coats of polish (with no base coat), then applied a shiny topcoat, and then a matte topcoat. All of the polishes were easy to apply and only took two coats to reach full opacity.
Crushed Candy: A light purple polish with various sized silver glitter.
Blueberry Fizz: A light blue polish with various sized silver glitter.
Rock Candy: A medium teal polish with various silver glitter.
Tangerine Dream: A light orange polish with small gold glitter.
Sugar Rush: An orange coral polish with small gold glitter.
Hot Cinnamon: A red polish with small gold glitter.
I absolutely love this collection! I pretty much wore these polishes all last month and loved the way they wore. Even though I don't have a variety of textured polishes from other brands I have to say that the JulieG textured polishes are my favorite!
Which brand, in your opinion, has the best textured polishes?
Ok so I know this is SUPER late but I wanted to share my thoughts on my April Ipsy bag because I absolutely LOVED it! You can watch me open it in my video HERE.
April 2013 Ipsy bag
Ok so you might be thinking " this isn't the bag for April!" I thought the same thing but then I noticed a note in my bag saying that my April bag didn't meet "quality" standards so they sent me this one instead. It's cute...I guess but did have a horrific smell going on inside the bag.
Here are the items that I got in my bag:
Healthy Sexy Hair soy renewal: This is an oil treatment that helps nourish your hair and eliminate frizz. It also claims to help speed up the drying time on your hair if you use it right after you wash it. I wasn't really sure if I would like this product but since I'm really into hair oils at the moment (I mean seriously about half of my hair care products are some type of oil) I thought it wouldn't hurt to try it. I mainly used it after I washed my hair and it did help the drying time and left my hair nice and shiny but not greasy. One thing I wish it did was make my hair softer. My favorite hair oil at the moment, Proclaim Argan Oil Hair Treatment, makes my hair extremely soft and moisturized unlike the HSH soy renewal. Overall, I wouldn't purchased this but if you like hair oils and the HSH line then you might want to try this out.
Mica Beauty Cosmetics shimmer powder in Earth: I. LOVE. THIS. POWDAAA! I wasn't sure how the color would look on my skin because it's lighter then what I would typically wear on my eyes but boy did this surprise me! The powder was easy to work with and gave me just the right amount of shimmer on my eyes without being over the top. I would recommend applying an eyeshadow base to help the pigment stick to the lids for better wear.
Be a Bombshell blush in Beach Please: First, let me just say I love the name! I personally don't use profanity but I see what they did there Be a Bombshell. ; ) Anyways, Beach Please is a bright fuchsia blush and I am soooo happy that I got this color because I've been looking for pink blush for some time now. The blush is extremely pigmented and looks great against my skin. If you're looking for a vibrant pink blush then this is it!
Here's a quick swatch of Beach Please.
Sation nail polish in Of Corset I'll call You (OCICY): This was another product that I was excited to try. OCICY is a light bubblegum pink jelly polish. If you want to achieve full opacity you'll probably have to use about 3-4 coats. What I did in the swatch is apply two coats of OCICY, one coat of Essie Stroke Of Brilliance, and then one more coat of OCICY on top. I absolutely love these two together and can't wait to do more "jelly sandwiches" with this polish!
So that is all that I got in my April Ipsy bag! I definitely think that Ipsy did an amazing job picking the products. If you want to learn more about Ipsy then you can do so HERE (referral link).
What was your favorite product from April's Ipsy bag?
