Barielle Wildflower

I received a package today that I am certain the UPS man wanted to destroy.  He almost succeeded too but thankfully bubble wrap saved the day!

(L to R: A Bouquet for Ana, June Bug, Blossom, Daring Dahlia, Snap Dragon and Myrza's Meadow)


Shades by Barielle introduces their Spring 2010 Polish Collection: Wildflower.  Please enjoy the following press release.


For spring 2010, get rooted in style with six new nail polish hues from Shades by Barielle.  The Wildflower Collection blooms with floral-themed colors and Barielle's signature healthy "3-free" formulation.  Lending a helping hand to root out ovarian cancer, 100% of proceeds from three shades from the collection will be donated to the Ovarian Cancer Research Fund when purchased at http://www.ocrf.org.


Giving nails the ultimate in flower power, the collection includes Blossom - an opaque peach; Snapdragon - a metallic sea foam green and Daring Dahlia - a deep fuchsia with a hint of silver metallic.


Three additional colors pay homage to women close to Barielle who are still battling or have lost their fight to ovarian cancer including, A Bouquet for Ava - a cool Caribbean blue; June Bug - a teal with fuchsia glitter and Myrza's Meadow - a light lime green with silver glitter.


Celebrity Manicurist Elle says "It means so much to develop a collection that hits so close to home with women affected by ovarian cancer.  Having my best friend pass away from the disease, I feel honored to be part of something that gives back.  These colors are bold and take unusual twists with color and dimension.  Wear them to compliment this fashion season's bright color palette or wear them with understated nudes and whites in your wardrobe to make their own statement."


Formulated to provide nails with safe, healthy and long-lasting glossy color coverage, Shades by Barielle is free of formaldehyde, toluene and dibutyl-phthalate.  Women can also safely use Barielle products throughout pregnancy.


***100% of the proceeds from A Bouquet of Ava, June Bug and Myrza's Meadow purchased at http://www.ocrf.org will be donated to the Ovarian Cancer Research Fund***


Barielle retails for $8/bottle.

Disclosure: The product[s] in this post was [were] provided to me by the company for consideration.  For more information, please read this post.

Seche Giveaway! [Winner]

Thank you to the 56 lovely followers who all took a chance at winning my Seche Giveaway! To make it simple and easy, you were each assigned a number by the way you comments (first person was #1, etc).


Then I went to my rusty trusty Random Numberizer located at http://ma.tt/tools/random-number/ and asked for a number between 1 and 56 and I got this:

YAY #43 Alisa http://www.blogger.com/profile/11874807045211360203


I've sent you an email from krystal[at]polishgalore.com  so I can get your mailing information. If for some reason, I haven't received a reply by next Monday at midnight:01 GMT, I will redraw for another winner.


Thanks again and I'll be holding my 300 followers giveaway if/when I get there!

China Glaze Lavender Lingo

While on a small spree at Head2ToeBeauty, I finally decided to get China Glaze Lavender Lingo from the Patent Leather II collection, now discontinued.  This is a creme, and was a bit streaky - it took 3 thick coats to get it opaque.  I'm also pretty confused on the color - this doesn't look lavender to me.  I'm sorry for the icky pictures - it's been pouring like mad here.  This is the first time in three years that we haven't had a drought for the month of February, please bring on the sun!


Now to the pictures!  First up "sun" which is actually loads of clouds with rain.

Then a few "shade" which was still just lots of clouds and rain.

And finally one with a flash which was the most true to life color - this is such a pinkie color!

China Glaze [official website] can be found online through several etailers, including my favorite Head2Toe Beauty [official website], Sally's Beauty Supply [official website] as well asTransDesign [official website].

China Glaze Poolside

Please enjoy the official press release from China Glaze on their Summer 2010 Collection - Poolside!

Lounging poolside, sipping on a drink and reading the latest magazine…makes you think of Summer doesn’t it? The only thing missing is that perfect manicure and pedicure! Dip into the summer with some of the brightest and most amazing neons from the China Glaze Poolside collection! Perfect for fingers, and especially the toes, nothing says Summer of 2010 like a couple coats of bright polish! The 6 colors in the Poolside collection include:

* Pool Party: Neon Pink
* Flip Flop Fantasy: Neon Coral
* Sun Worshipper: Neon Orange
* Yellow Polka Dot Bikini: Neon Yellow
* Kiwi Cool-Ada: Neon Green
* Towel Boy Toy: Neon Blue

As for most neons, these tend to finish drying on the matte side…But no fear, getting that gorgeous shine is only a top coat away! Try China Glaze Patent Leather Top Coat. Once you get a look at your China Glaze neon nails glimmering underwater and in the sun, you’re never going to want to take these polishes off!

China Glaze Poolside launches April 1, 2010, for international and domestic. 

*Please note that like most neon polishes, the first layer will look extremely opaque and thin. You will need to build up to desired coverage and always remember to let each layer dry completely before applying the next. This will help prevent streaks and missing patches of color on the nail bed.

China Glaze [official website] can be found online through several etailers, including my favorite Head2Toe Beauty [official website], Sally's Beauty Supply [official website] as well asTransDesign [official website].

Seche Giveaway!

So B from Seche Vite and I have been having a friendly war of the colors.  She is a fan of the corals but I've been trying to get her to jump out into the crazy colors.  She actually wore Grape Pop from the Up & Away China Glaze collection, so I told her if she wore Shower Together (a blue), I'd have a Seche giveaway.  Well, she used Flying High instead, and she put it on her toes instead of her tips, but it's good enough for me ^___^  Please also check out Seche's Twitter [official Twitter] and become a follower!

[1] You must be a follower of my blog.
[2] You must leave a comment on this blog entry and make sure to include your email address!

Simple, huh? I'll draw one winner Monday February 22 at midnight:01 GMT. (That's 6 p.m. on Sunday February 21 for people in the central time zone like me!) International users are welcome - I can ship anywhere that the United States Post Office ships to.

* One new bottle of Seche Crystal Clear Base Coat (sadly my Sally's doesn't have the new label design yet, but the bottle will be brand new)

* One new bottle of Seche Vite (sadly my Sally's doesn't have the new label design yet, but the bottle will be brand new)

* One 1.0 fl oz of Seche Erase <- now discontinued!

Bona fortuna!