Blog SALE Preview...

So, I've been doing a little... summer?... cleaning and finally went through my makeup. There are so many great products that I just don't use, and it's a shame! I'll be having a blog sale in a few days and just wanted to give you all a little preview!

Blog sale

Blog sale, CHANEL Poudre Universelle Libre

It will be U.S. and Paypal only. (sorry!) You can also expect some extra goodies along with any purchase =)

Xx-

Bethany

'HAUL China Glaze: Hunger Games'...

Okay, so I know the web is full of swatches of these polishes... but on the off-chance that you haven't checked them out yet, here are the shades I purchased!!!!

China Glaze Hunger Games Collection: "Smoke and Ashes", "Riveting", "Electrify", "Fast Track", "Luxe and Lush"

Read more for close up pictures!!

China Glaze "Hunger Games" - Sally's has it!!!!

Just a quick little blurb here.. I went to Sally's Beauty Supply earlier this week, and they had the Hunger Games nail polishes out!!! The girl working said they had gotten them last week! I thought they weren't coming out until March 26th so I was pretty pumped =)

Long story short, check your Sally's for the collection! They also have them on their website. So if you were like me and didn't realize the polishes would be out so soon, now you know!

I'll talk pictures of the colors I picked up tomorrow :)

Xx-

Bethany

'NOTD: RICA!!!!'...

Another Zoya polish... what has gotten into me?! ;)

Zoya nail lacquer in "RICA"

Zoya nail lacquer in "RICA"

This is a polish from last summer's collection (if I remember correctly).. super shimmery!!! And as if I needed to add anything, I put some of OPI's "Bring On The Bling" on my ring finger.

Zoya nail lacquer in "RICA", OPI nail lacquer in "Bring On The Bling"

What are you wearing on your nails?? And am I the only one dying waiting for China Glaze's Hunger Games collection to come out?!

Xx-

Bethany

'NOTD: Strawberry Fields'...

I was in a pink mood last night when I did my nails...

China Glaze nail lacquer in "Strawberry Fields"

There is just something about a nice pink polish that puts me in a good mood. Sure, I love my taupes and dark wintery shades, but sometimes I just get that itch that won't go away until I paint my nails some variation of pink =)

China Glaze nail lacquer in "Strawberry Fields"

This is the first time I have tried out "Strawberry Fields" by China Glaze, and I quite like it! Hopefully you can see the gorgeous pink and gold shimmer this polish is infused with!


What is your favorite PINK polish??

Xx-

Bethany

'NOTD: Inspired!!'...

All right, so I found a picture online a few months ago and fell in love! I believe this look was done with a Chanel polish, but I used a mix of some polishes I have in my stash =)

Here's the inspiration for my current NOTD...

Read on for my interpretation and the polishes I used!

'NOTD: China Glaze, Shocking PiNK!'

For some reason I felt the need to put on an uber girly polish this time around. =) What's more girly in the summer than NEON PiNK?! (ok maybe a barbie pink is the most girly, but we are talking summer here!)

China Glaze's "Shocking Pink"...

China Glaze "Shocking Pink (neon)"

China Glaze "Shocking Pink (neon)"

Does anyone have any tips on how to capture color more accurately with a camera??! I suppose it varies depending on what camera you have, but I am a total fail when it comes to getting brights to show up true to color. Sure, the color looks pretty in the picture, but this is NEON pink!!! Grrrrrr  >:(  haha

Xx-

Bethany

'NOTD: China Glaze'

If you like neon nail polishes, you NEED this one. I'm telling you it is freaking AMAZING. I wish my camera could pick up the color correctly... It's probably just me though, I think I need a camera lesson! haha

Here is my attempt anyway. It's China Glaze "Sun Worshiper".

China Glaze "Sun Worshiper"

In person this color is an insanely bright neon yellow-based orange. I'm telling you, it's looks practically glow in the dark!!

China Glaze "Sun Worshiper"

I tried taking a picture sort of in the dark. You can (sort of) tell that the color is still super intense!


*sigh*...... You really need to check this color out in person. It took me about 4 coats to get it totally opaque and not streaky, but the color is TOTALLY worth it!  =)  I don't get back-ups of hardly anything, but I'm getting another bottle of this one just in case!!


Have you seen this color yet?!

Xx-

Bethany

'China Glaze: Pastel (ish) Haul'

If you saw my NOTD with MAC Mischievous Mint, you know I'm not keen on pastel nail polish, on myself that is. But I love it on other people so much I decided to give a few more a try! =)

left to right: China Glaze "Re-fresh Mint", "For Audrey", "Lemon Fizz"

China Glaze Re-fresh Mint... I actually quite like this color. It is the same basic color as MAC Mischievous Mint, but a few shades lighter and a touch more green.

China Glaze For Audrey... No doubt you own, or at least have heard of, this color. I was feeling left out so I popped it in my basket along with the other polishes. I was expecting something a bit lighter, but maybe being along-side the pastels is just making it appear darker...?

China Glaze Lemon Fizz... This is my favorite of the bunch =) Just a beautiful light yellow shade!

left to right: China Glaze "Re-fresh Mint", "For Audrey", "Lemon Fizz"

(Excuse my dry cuticles and the messy paint job!) 

I was quite pleased with the consistency and pigmentation of the polishes. For Audrey is opaque in 1 thick coat, but I chose to do 2 moderate coats. You could probably get away with 2 coats of Re-fresh Mint and Lemon Fizz, but I added another for good measure!


What are your favorite pastel nail polishes?!

Xx-

Bethany

'NOTD & China Glaze PiNK HAUL'

I have gone off the deep-end since failing my 2 month nail polish ban :/ I made a pretty massive order from China Glaze and OPI... =)  My China Glaze package came just the other day, half of it was tooootally screwed up (I purchased from SallyBeautySupply.com just fyi) but here are the PiNKs that I ordered!!

left to right: China Glaze "Purple Panic (neon)", "Shocking Pink (neon)", "Rich & Famous"



left to right: China Glaze "Purple Panic (neon)", "Shocking Pink (neon)", "Rich & Famous"


Both Purple Panic and Rich & Famous go on almost opaque in 1 coat, 2 coats and your golden! Shocking Pink definitely needed 3 to be totally opaque but that's not a big deal in my opinion as it dries pretty quickly. Also as always, my camera is not accurately showing the bright neon color! Shocking Pink is really the definition of neon pink!!

As you can see from the swatch below, Purple Panic has an almost matte finish (maybe satin is a better word?) so a clear top coat is a must if you want any shine with this one!



left to right: China Glaze "Purple Panic (neon)", "Shocking Pink (neon)", "Rich & Famous"


Aaaaaaand a NOTD with Purple Panic!



China Glaze "Purple Panic (neon)"

It's such an amazing BRIGHT LOUD PiNK!! yay :)


Have you tried any of these? What do you think of China Glaze??

Xx-

Bethany

'WISHLIST: Makeup, Nail polish!' to LIVE FOR...

I feel like there are so many things that have just come out, or are about to come out that I am lusting over! So, time for another wishlist to share them all with you =)
(Most of the pics are from Temptalia.com. If you haven't checked out her blog, DO IT!)

#1

China Glaze "Papaya Punch" nail lacquer (pic from Temptalia.com)

#2


China Glaze "Senorita Bonita" (pic Temptalia.com)



(pic Temptalia.com)

 #3



Ok, these were in my last Makeup Wishlist, but they are finally coming out on April 6th!!! I can't wait! Chanel Rouge CoCo Shine Lipsticks =)



#4



MAC Quite Cute "Quite Cute" and "Candy Yum-Yum" (pic Temptalia.com)  I NEED this matte hot pink lippie! Seriously, it is necessary for my survival!!! I'm buying 2!



#5



Illamasqua Toxic Nature Collection Cream Pigments (pic from Temptalia.com) The first shade on the left "Hollow" and the fourth shade "Emerge" have definitely caught my eye! Great to use on their own or as a base for your eyeshadow!


 #6
 I also am very much looking forward to a certain OPI collection that I think deserves it's own post!!

So, are you excited for any upcoming or newly released collections?! Comment below!

Xx-

Bethany