Monday, June 17, 2013

Bling It On! With Hpnotiq's Glam Louder : Submit Your Glammest Nails & WIN!

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Are you guys ready for an AMAZING contest where you can show off your blinged out manicure and win some awesome prizes?

Making a statement with your nails has become one of the biggest trends for quite some time now. There are so many different ways to express yourself with nail art these days, it's unbelievable! I know you guys have so much talent and that is why I am so pumped to share this giveaway with you - The prizes alone are going to make it so worthwhile!

From now until July 28th 2013, Hpnotiq wants you to show them how you GLAM LOUDER to win fab prizes! During each 2-week challenge you can submit photos in different categories to win - including the glammest nails, makeup and overall look. Entries can be pictures you snap yourself or images you find online. 

Here's how to enter :

Hpnotiq’s Glammest Nails Challenge is going on RIGHT NOW - but hurry – the entry period for the glammest nails ends at 11:59:59 a.m. EST on June 30th! For this challenge Hpnotiq wants you to show them the glammest nails, nail art or nail finish that you’ve ever seen or done. You can enter as many times as you want! Snap a pic of your own, or find a pic online.  For this round, they’re choosing 4 lucky winners to receive free mani/pedis for a year valued up to $1,200!!! 

And here is what's up for grabs :

One year of manis/pedis worth up to $1,200, a $1,000 gift card to Sephora or Ulta, AND a chance to win the grand prize trip for you and three friends to go shopping with a celebrity in Los Angeles! Even better - the grand prize winner will star in a professional photo shoot for the chance to be in a real Hpnotiq Ad!

Think you can nail this contest? Bling It On!

To enter visit http://9nl.it/irby/, or visit Hpnotiq’s Facebook page OR follow @Hpnotiq on twitter and tweet them your picture using the hashtag #GLAMLOUDER.

Of course I had to share some of my blinged out nails!


The full contest rules can be found here - Good luck! 


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Sunday, June 16, 2013

♡ Love For Lacquer - Week In Review ♡ (June 10th - June 14th)

It's that time again for the Week In Review! I'm rounding up all of my blog posts, favorite comments & anything else that I love! Here we go!


Blogger Lunch - Outfit Of The Day - Check out shopprettyedgy.com - An amazing online boutique! 

Trelly's MISC Swatches & Review - Gorgeous polishes from her Spring & Under The Sea Collection

MAC All About Orange Collection - Swatches of MAC's new collection focused around the color orange! It's a beauty! 


** Current Giveaways **

Bloom Ambassador Giveaway!  - 4 Winners - GREAT prizes! 

Sea Lore Spring Seas Swatches & Giveaway - Another great indie collection - Plus a giveaway at the end to win a set of your own! 

** Shout Outs!  **





That about does it for the week in review! Want to see last weeks? Click HERE 

Friday, June 14, 2013

KBShimmer Summer Collection - Swatches & Review (Blinded By The Bright, 24 Carrot Bold & Totally Tubular)

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Happy Friday!!! I hope you all have great plans for the weekend! Today's first post is going to be three of the new KBShimmer polishes from her Summer collection! I have Blinded By The Bright, 24 Carrot Bold & Totally Tubular to share with you! OH and ignore the awesome cut on my pinky. Most would think that's a paper cut, but in fact Rylan & I had too much fun playing monster trucks and well El Toro Loco rammed into my hand. Hah!

Blinded By The Bright is the perfect name for this polish! If you are looking for a bright fun neon yellow for Summer, this is it! Mixed with fun rainbow hex glitters, this is a HIT! It took 3 coats to build up nicely. I never have any issues with KBShimmer application - They always apply so well! 


24 Carrot Bold is a bright orange red with gold micro flakes. I only needed two coats for this to be opaque. It does dry to a satin matte finish, so you can either leave it alone or top coat it like I did below! 


Totally Tubular has a teal base with fuchsia and aqua circle glitter & hexes in all different sizes. There was no fishing for glitter at all and they placed nicely on the nail. It's like.. totally tubular dude! Photo below shows two coats. 


KBShimmer has knocked it out of the park once again. Her collections keep getting better & better. I would definitely recommend going and checking out the other colors in this collection! 



Did you pick anything up from this line? What are your faves?


Availability : https://www.kbshimmer.com

Price : $8.75

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Thursday, June 13, 2013

Sea Lore Spring Seas Collection - Swatches & Review + GIVEAWAY!

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Happy almost Friday!! I'm so happy this week is almost over - I am so over the cold and the rain we have been having! Today I have swatches of the new Sea Lore collection to share with you! This is appropriately titled 'Spring Seas' and like always revolves around aquatic animals! I love how creative Jamie gets with her polish names - They make me so happy! Oh - And stay tuned to the end for a sneaky sneaky treat ;)

Dancing Discus - Sheer pearly white base with gold & silver microglitters. I found this to be the perfect topper over Essie Avenue Main-tain. It looks like jewels on my fingertips! You can definitely get away with wearing this on its own as well. Photo below shows one coat over Avenue Main-tain.


Jumping Jellyfish - Royal blue base packed with round & hex blue glitters. I have it layered over piCture pOlish Bombshell and it looks SO amazing together! Photo below shows one coat. 


Leaping Lyretail - Sheer raspberry base with gold hex glitters, silver square glitters and magenta round glitters. Another polish that would look fab on its own! I layered Lyretail over Essie Hip-Anema and it looks like a delicious fruit on my nails! 


Popping Parrotfish - This was the only one I decided to try on its own. I found it to be opaque enough in three coats where it would totally work. It's a milky light blue, almost mint base with all different sorts of fun rainbow glitters! I do suggest using a thicker top coat with this one. Mine was a bit rough. Photo below shows three coats. 


Springing Seahorse - Clear base with pink & lavender glitters. I had no issues fishing for glitter when I used this. It came out evenly and applied really nice to the nail. I have Seahorse layered over Essie Come Here. Photo below shows two thin coats. 


Overall, I think this is such a great Spring collection from SeaLore! I love what she did with the color combos and the names are so great & catchy! 

Now for the surprise! I'm giving away a FULL SET! That's right - One of you will win a full set of Spring Seas in the mini version. This is open to both US & International followers and it's super simple to enter! Good luck! 

Availability : http://www.sealore.net/

Price : $5.50 for a mini / $10 for a full size

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Wednesday, June 12, 2013

MAC All About Orange Collection - Swatches & Review

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Orange. It's vibrant energy and modern edge ignites fashion and beauty big time in Korea, Asia and the world. It's one of the new global super shades that pops with sizzle and cool sophistication. MAC loves a color with international impact and has translated the trend into a makeup collection for face, lips and nails. From nail lacquer in sweet pop to sizzling Tangerine Dream lipstick - it's a homage to orange. 


MAC's All About Orange collection is a fairly small collection with quite a few re-promotes. I do have to admit, I was totally scared when I saw this was centered around everything Orange. I'm not usually one who can pull off an orange lip, but give me some coral & peach and I can rock it! The collection consists of the following :

Powder Blush ($21 USD) :

Royal Sunset (Satin Finish) - Soft Cool Peach
Immortal Flower (Satin Finish) -  Bright Peach (Repromote)
Honey Jasmine (Satin Finish) - Soft Warm Coral

CremeSheen Glasses ($20) : (All repromoted)

Imperial Light - Light Peach With Gold Shimmer
Double Happiness - Light Nude With Gold Shimmer
Rising Sun - Bright Orange With Gold Shimmer

Eyeshadow Quad ($40) :

Rainy Season : Arctic Grey, Courtly Grey, Typographic & Rainy Season

Nail Lacquer ($16) :

Fiestaware (Repromoted)
Morange (Repromoted)
Ke Ai
Sweet Pop

Lipsticks ($15) :

Neon Orange - Bright clean orange - Amplified (Perm)
Sushi Kiss - Midtone coral cream - Satin
Tart & Trendy - Bright neutral orange cream - Lustre
Razzledazzler - Light Cream Peach - Lustre (Repromote)
Flamingo - Milky bright coral - Lustre (Repromote)
Sweet & Sour - Soft peach cream - Cremesheen
Tangerine Dream - Warm orange cream - Lustre

*Descriptions taken from MAC press release*

I have several of the products to show & talk to you about, so let's jump right in! 


L-R - Royal Sunset, Immortal Flower, Honey Jasmine

I could not wait to get my hands on the blushes in this collection! I am a huge blush junkie and always looking to experiment.  All of the blushes are a satin finish which is probably my favorite MAC blush finish. I found all three of them to be very pigmented and easy to work with and blend out. Don't be scared of that orange one! It actually blends really gorgeous on the skin.

Royal Sunset - Warm pink with a hint of coral. This one is GORGEOUS! If you only end up getting one blush from this collection, this should be it! 

Immortal Flower - It's described as a bright peach, but it's definitely a light peachy coral. Very easily buildable and goes on smooth.

Honey Jasmine - Medium orange coral. Don't be scared of this one! It definitely looks more orange in the pan than it comes off on the skin. You can definitely sheer it out on the cheeks. 


Imperial Light, Double Happiness, Rising Sun Cremesheen Glasses (All repromoted)

These might look pretty scary in the tubes, but they all tend to go on pretty sheer on the lips. I was bummed they didn't have a bigger color payoff. If you're familiar with MAC lipglasses, then you know those are quite sticky. I don't find the cremesheen's to be as sticky as those. They are definitely not moisturizing or hydrating and only last a few hours on my lips before I have to go ahead and reapply. 

As you can see, they all pretty much look the same. I think they could have come up with some NEW amazing bright orange colors a la Fashion Sets.  I would pass on these especially because there are so many other great colors in this line! 


Ahh the lipsticks. My favorite part of this collection. There is seriously nothing like getting a new MAC lipstick. The sleek black box, the vanilla scent. It's seriously heaven. 


L-R - Sushi Kiss, Sweet & Sour, Razzledazzler & Flamingo

I want you all to RUN, not walk to your local MAC counter, Macy's, Nordstrom wherever and get your hands on these! MAC has seriously outdone themselves with these colors and I am thrilled they decided to repromote Flamingo. They all applied super creamy and pigmented and really give your lips that pop of orange or coral that is so on trend for this season. 


I took both of these in different lighting so hopefully you can get a better feel of what they really look like. 

Sushi Kiss is a great coral color. If you don't want to do full on orange on your lips, definitely give this one a whirl! 

Sweet & Sour is a light coral color that I can't get enough of! It's a cremesheen and glides on like butter! 

Razzledazzler is another light peachy shade that originally came out in 2007 in the Raquel Welch collection and then eventually again with a matching polish and lipglass. I actually saw this color at my local Cosmetic Outlet store a few weeks ago, so if you happened to miss it again, check yours! 

Flamingo is seriously the star of the show here. Another shade that was repromoted and was originally in the Iris Apfel collection. If you don't want to go full on peachy coral on your lips yet, Flamingo is a great transition color. It's a pinky coral that looks stunning on! I am so excited to be able to add this to my Pink Pigeon & Party Parrot lipstick family! 


Overall, I think this is a fantastic collection from MAC! Like I said, if you happen to be digging the orange trend right now, pick some of these up and give them a try! 

Do you see anything that catches your eye? Did you pick up anything from All About Orange? Tell me! 


Availability : MAC, maccosmetics.com, Macy's & macys.com, Nordstrom & nordstrom.com (ps. These are all up on Macys.com with a ship date of 6/26!)

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*Provided for an honest review. All opinions are my own*