Formula X for Sephora: Caddy

purchased by me

Caddy is, for me, the perfect periwinkle crème.  It's a dream combination of blue, grey and purple.  The formula was great, providing complete coverage in two effortless coats, and it dried quickly and nicely shiny even before top coat.

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Sadly, this is a discontinued polish.  I grabbed it at Big Lots for $2.50, so keep your eyes peeled!

Incoco Enchanted Sea

purchased by me

Enchanted Sea is a beautiful blue, green and silver gradient, even though Incoco calls it an ombre.   As always, the strips were easy to apply with lots of size choices to make sure I got the perfect fit, and wore well until I got bored (about three days).

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Enchanted Sea is available at Incoco for $8.99 + shipping.  They're also having a last chance sale, marking down soon-to-be-discontinued colors and patterns by 50%.  Sadly, that includes one of my favorites, Cherry Jubilee, so I'll be stocking up.

Essence Sparkling Sugar: Baby, You're a Firework

purchased by me

The other polish I got in my Ulta order was Baby, You're a Firework.  It's a very sheer, very shimmery textured polish with pink and gold sparkles.  Baby, You're a Firework dries quickly, and it's a pretty alternative for work-safe nails, but my nails are a little too stained to get away with something this sheer.  I used three coats and still had visible bare spots.

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Like Jean Sugar, Baby You're a Firework is available for $2.99 + shipping and tax at Ulta.  The earworm is free, though. ;-)

Essence Jeans Sugar

purchased by me

Part of the Ulta order I got on Friday, Essence Jeans Sugar is a denim blue textured polish.  I love it for the price, the texture, the color and the look!  For three bucks, I got a sparkly, dark blue textured polish which applied like a dream, took only two coats to be opaque, dried quickly and did NOT stain my nails any more than they already were.

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Now if only I could get "Tiny Dancer" by Elton John out of my head every time I wear this! :-D  If you'd like your own bottle of Jeans Sugar, you can grab one at Ulta for $2.99 + shipping and tax.

Bubbly stuff from Ulta, Fortune Cookie Soap and Moonalisa!

purchased by me

I haven't blogged about bath products in ages, but I just had to share my most recent haul.  Everything arrived this week, and there are a ton of pics after the jump!

InDecisiveLacquer Speckled Neon collection

purchased by me

To cleanse my palate and my soul (and yours!) from the horror that was the Pony Pack, I have the Speckled Neon collection from InDecisive Lacquer.  The collection consists of four mini bottles of matte neon glitters in blue, green, pink and yellow.  The formula was very good--not too thick, not too thin, with a nice amount of glitter and a good spread in just one coat.  All swatches are one coat over Cult Nails Tempest.

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The Speckled Neon collection is available at the InDecisiveLacquer shop on Etsy for $17.25 + shipping.

OPI Mustang collection: Pony Pack

purchased by me

Of the OPI + Ford collection, I adored The Sky's My Limit and had my socks bored right off me by Pony Pack.  Thirteen dollars for four basic colors, only two of which were done right?  Bleah.

50 years is a standard gold metallic, opaque in two coats and unforgiving of nail ridges.

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Angel with a Leadfoot is a horrible white cream--I've shown three coats and it's still a streakfest.  C'mon, OPI, by now you should be able to do a streak-free white!

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Girls Like Ponies is a flawless formula in a standard pink crème--only one coat!

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Race Red is a standard red crème with a nice, two-coat formula.

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I'm mostly ticked with myself for buying this, but I'm not thrilled with OPI raising the price of the minis and disappointed with the plebeian choices of color and the fact that the white is a mess.  If you disagree with my opinion, you can find the Pony Pack at Ulta.

Zoya Ignite collection for Autumn 2014

press sample

Pics and reviews after the jump!

Zoya Entice collection for Autumn 2014

press samples

Pics and details after the jump!

OPI + Ford Mustang collection: The Sky's My Limit

purchased by me

Wow, this polish is just gorgeous--a deep shimmering blue loaded with gold flecks.  The formula was as easy as the polish is beautiful, and it reached bottle color in two effortless coats.  Well worth the price!

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The Sky's My Limit and the rest of the OPI + Ford Mustang collection are available at Ulta for $9.50 each plus shipping & any applicable sales tax.

Incoco limited edition nautical nails

press release

Zoya Fall 2014: Entice & Ignite

press release

ENTICE & IGNITE

FALL 2014-COLOR SEDUCTION

Inspired by the classic wools, textured brocades and metallic accents of the season, Zoya¹s new ENTICE & IGNITE collections create a palette of lush, deep color including wines, browns, navies and greys.

Zoya ENTICE delivers six new, glossy, intensely pigmented, full-coverage cream colors.

ZP748 ­ Nyssa: Milk Chocolate Brown, Full-Coverage Formula.

ZP749 ­ Claire: Rich Burgundy, Full-Coverage Formula.

ZP750 ­ Veronica: Brilliant Wine, Full-Coverage Formula.

ZP751 ­ Margo: Red Plum, Full-Coverage Formula.

ZP752 ­ Ryan: Classic Indigo, Full-Coverage Formula.

ZP753 ­ Genevieve: Leather Grey, Full-Coverage Formula.

Zoya IGNITE offers a six shimmering red, gold, copper and purple liquid metal metallics.

ZP754 ­ Autumn: Varnished Copper Liquid Metal.

ZP755 ­ India: Deep Red Gold Liquid Metal.

ZP756 ­ Teigen: Violet Plum with Copper Liquid Metal.

ZP757 ­ Sansa: Deepest Eggplant with Gold Liquid Metal.

ZP758 ­ Remy: Indigo with Copper & Gold Liquid Metal.

ZP759­ Yuna: Grey with Copper & Gold Liquid Metal.

COLLECTION PRE-ORDER STARTS August 12, 2014

ZOYA IS THE HEALTHY COLOR OF FASHION!

$9 (US) Available on Zoya.com and at finer salons and spas. 

Mani Monday!

purchased by me

Last Saturday, it was manicure day up at the lake house.  Captain Sparkle, the elder niece, chose watermelon decals from the Born Pretty Store over Revlon Spidey Sense:

Princess Minnie chose pink rose water decals over Revlon Gwen's Crush:

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The water decals were perfect for quick nail art with my nieces, and I love that they're easy and affordable!

Zoya Naturel Deux

press sample

The Zoya Naturel Deux collection is now available, and I've got swatches galore after the jump!