Press Sample Happy Mani Monday folks! Today I've got a swatch and review of Zoya's latest addition to their PixieDust line. That's right, it's Ultra PixieDust time.




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Press SampleEarlier this month I reviewed a couple of Silcare's cuticle oils and today I've got a bottle of scented acetone from Silcare's Acetone Fragrant Garden of Colour line.


What I like about it:

• A soft, sweet artificial strawberry candy scent
• The bottle itself is made of a plastic malleable enough to gently squeeze product out.
• After you unscrew the cap, the bottle has a small hole the acetone comes out of.

• Before I even used the product, I assumed that the whatever chemical is used to add fragrance would dilute the acetone. But I was pleasantly surprised to find out that this worked just as well as my regular unscented acetone.
• This just might be the best part, when the lid was screwed on properly, I had no problem with the bottle leaking when it wasn't in the upright position. (I can be a bit of a butterfingers and I frequently knock over nail polish, remover, acetone pumps, etc and hope I haven't ruined my carpet.)

What I didn't like:

• It's not refillable. So once it's empty, that's it, time to buy a new one.

Silcare's scented acetone comes in four different scents, Strawberry Pink (shown today), Melon Orange, Vanilla Blue, and Green Apple; and each size has a different price point, 150mL (shown today) is $2.56, 300mL is $3.33, and 600mL is $5.19.

I've actually never used scented acetone before because I always assumed it wasn't as strong as 100% pure acetone, but I'm glad I was wrong.

What's your experience been with scented acetone? Know of any brands I should be on the hunt for? Let's chat in the comments.
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Press Sample Saturday afternoon I was having a conversation with a co-worker about, what else, nail polish. My co-worker was telling me about how often she has to buy bottles of nail polish remover, then I told her to quit playin' and just buy it by the gallon.

Now, if you're like me and you've stopped buying little 10oz and 12oz bottles of acetone and nail polish remover, and started buying gallons of it instead, you're going to need an easy way to actually use this large amount of necessary liquid.

Queue acetone & nail polish remover pump!

I bought two on eBay over a year ago and my problem with those were that after you've gotten more than half way through the acetone it wouldn't pump anymore; oddly enough this problem didn't arise when just plain nail polish remover was used. *shrugs*

Acetone being a staple product for me, I had to find a pump that worked just as well with acetone as it did with nail polish remover. So when I found this nail polish remover pump on Born Pretty, I immediately knew I had to try it out and see if it would work well with acetone.

I've had this pump for a few months and I can attest that it pumps acetone almost down to the last drops. There have been a few times when it didn't work, but overall it performs better than the ones I bought on eBay.

This nail polish remover pump is available on BornPrettyStore.com for $3.18.


And if you use promo code NCL91 at checkout, you'll get an additional 10% off your purchase of this item, nail art supplies, and everything else available on BornPrettyStore.com.

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Do you guys still buy regular sized bottles of nail polish remover? Wanna share advise on other things that people obsessed with nail polish should have? Let's chat in the comments!
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Nothing To Disclose Hey guys, if you follow me on Instagram, you'll know that I took a mini vacation. Along the way I had a serious nail break, painted my nails in a moving vehicle, and went to American Apparel for the first time.


Later this week I'll show you what AA lacquers I purchased, but for today you'll get to see the outcome of painting my nails in the back seat of my best friends car.

I didn't have time to do the really detail oriented nail art I wanted to wear for this trip, so I simply packed a a few bottles to do my nails once I got to the intended destination.


I started out with a base color of my hands down favorite black nail polish, Wet n Wild Wild Shine Black Créme; and after that I dabbed on gLORIous 22k Gold Leaf Topcoat.

I think I did relatively well for painting my nails in the back seat of moving car if I don't say so myself.

I also did my friend's nails (at a kitchen table) for her birthday, and here are our nails at the Oklahoma State Fair.

What's the strangest place you've ever painted your nails?
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Yay for cuticle oils!


Let's start with the Raspberry Light Pink cuticle oil that comes in a 15mL glass tube.

What I like about it:

• Smells like sugary sweet artificially flavored & colored red candy, but not too overpowering.
• A little goes a  l  o  n  g  way with this product. A tiny drop at the base of cuticle is just enough.
• It's very absorbent, even more so than my usual go to--organic coconut oil from Trader Joe's by the way
• The pipet is a fun, dare I say classy(?) touch. 

What I don't like about it:

•  My only issue with this particular cuticle oil is that if you're me not careful, it's easy to drip oil on places other than the intended area i.e. a pair of light wash denim jeans. Is it obvious I learned that one from experience? To avoid unexpected spills I suggest using the pipet while sitting still (read not standing at a bus stop en route to work).

 Now let's move on to the Lemon Yellow cuticle oil that comes in a 10mL plastic tube.

What I like about it:

• My first thought after use? "Mmm it smells like Lemon Heads, mmmmm." If it wasn't obviously that I like just about any nail treatment that reminds me of something edible, it is now right?
• Much like Raspberry Light Pink, the scent wasn't too overpowering. Subtle enough to make me salivate just a little, but not so strong that I could smell it when my hands were away from my face.
• Again, like Raspberry Light Pink, the absorbency was the same; a little goes a long.
• The roller ball was much more practical than the pipet. 

What I didn't like about it:

• No complaints here. 

Overall, my experience was the same with these products, so it really comes down to a matter of preference. I suggest the Garden of Colour Oil ($2.96 and comes in 19 different scents) that has the pipet for at home use; and the Garden of Colour Roll On Oil ($3.33 and comes in a total of 18 scents) for the perfect on-the-go cuticle oil.

The cuticle oils shown above and so much more are available HERE on Silcare's website.

Are you easily wooed by pipets and sugary smelling nail care products?
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Instead of having to buy more underwear, I'd rather spend money on--you guessed it--nail polish. Don't get me wrong, I'm one of those girls that goes to every VS Semi-Annual Sale, but I don't like it when I no longer have a choice as to what I want to spend my extra cash on.


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Remember when I showed you guys my latest Zoya findings at Beauty Plus Salon? Well the full press release is officially available!
Meet the next generation of our best-selling textured, matte and sparkling Zoya PixieDust formula ­ Zoya Ultra PixieDust! Three shades featuring both fine micro glitter and mega hex particles for tone on tone 3D effects. This easy glam nail is available in 3 shades in a gradient of red, wine and plum hues. No base or top coat required.


 

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As some of you may know, Tuesday was my first day of college in three years so it was only right to rock the FLOTUS, Mrs. Michelle Obama, on my finger tips.


I bought these Cha Cha Covers Michelle Obama water decals back in January and had been waiting for the most appropriate occasion to use them, and my return to college seemed more than befitting.


Cha Cha Covers picked the perfect photo of the First Lady to make this decal. Does it look familiar? It should. It's from the 2012 Democratic National Convention and everybody was speculating what shade graced her fingernails that night.



OPI sent out a press release; and if I remember accurately, Zoya even ran a promo for the shade shade they thought it was. But in the end, it wasn't even nail polish, it was Artistic Nail Design Soak Off Colour Gloss in "Vogue."

The decals were pretty easy to use and fully opaque on top of a clear base coat. If you've used a few different types of water deals, you definitely understand how awesome that really is.


After four days of wear the edges were looking rather ragged so I added a border of LCN Pink Pepper--also the same color on my thumb because these decals were too short to cover it.

So far I'm really happy about going back to school and I've been telling anyone that will listen. Ready for a kinda funny story? Well you don't really have a choice because I'm gonna tell you anyway.

The following is a conversation between me and my sales coach at work:

On Tuesday I used some of my paid vacation time so I could attend class while not getting penalized for coming to work late and my manager says, "I thought you weren't here today." To which I reply, "Today was my first day of school in three years!" "Oh they let you in? That's great!," she says. Then I retort with, "It's community college, they let everyone in." Obviously, this was followed by a hearty chuckle from the both of us.


Nothing To Disclose Pretty sure this is the best back to school mani ever. What do you think?
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Friday night I was at the mall and spotted a new Zoya Collection in Beauty Plus Salon. No, not Entice & Ignite, but something even newer. The Ultra PixieDust Dust Collection!


What makes these so ultra? At this point I have no idea, but I'll be sure to post the official press release when it becomes available.


If you're in NY, NJ, or CT, you can find available for purchase now at Beauty Plus Salon.


Have you seen these in person? Have you bought them? Let's speculate what makes them so ultra in the comments.
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It's Monday, and if you're in the US, you might have today off from work to sit around and fire up the grill one last time before summer ends. While I'm not currently planning on leaving the house today b/c I have school early tomorrow morning. (Yes school, my first college class since January 2011 is tomorrow morning at 8am. Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhh!) I do have a green mani for this month's prompt for the Proud Beauty Bloggers of Color.


After laying down a white base color, I started my gradient by sponging China Glaze Be More Pacific and China Glaze Shore Enuff.


I bought  Shore Enuff & Be More Pacific back when the Off Shore Collection came out; the colors are gorgeous but the formula is pretty thin. I lost count of  how many times I had to pass the sponge over my nail beds to get the opacity seen in this mani.


My original game plan for this mani with to splatter white nail polish on top of the gradient. As you can see my plans quickly changed once I saw Salon Perfect Zapped sitting around.

Be sure to check out what the other Proud Beauty Bloggers of Color did for this prompt below.



What are you plans for Labor Day? Me? I'm just excited that I'm starting college again tomorrow!
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