Blogs of Note

It's that time again!


First today is Painted Lady Fingers.  She has long nails and features a lot of very lovely and easy recreateable nail art.  Definitely one of my favorites for nail art!


Next is Perry Pie's Nail Polish Adventures.  She has short/medium nails and features a good variety of polishes and colors.  I also like all the little extra photos she throws in :)


Finally today is Phresh Mentality.  I love her spunk and her nails!  She has medium/long nails and has a good variety of nail art as well. 

Sephora by OPI Mash-Up

I'm a big fan of Glee - watch it every week and tend to download at least one song off iTunes from each episode.  So when I heard that Sephora by OPI was making an entire Glee inspired line of nail polish, I went and got them all.


This is a nice like purple/green duochrome neatly named Mash-Up.  This is supposed to be inspired by the Glee character Will Schuester, who is the Glee Club teacher and tries to encourage the kids to make mash ups of songs.  As a random bonus, here are two "mash up" songs not done by Glee, but by random YouTubers that I like.











And back to the nail polish.


I used a base coat of OPI Natural Nail, 2 coats of Mash-Up and a top coat of OPI Top Coat.  Formula was a bit watery but okay.  Depending on how the light hits you, you'll see green, grey, purple or even a silver shimmer.

Shade:

Overall, it's a bit of a weird color.  I'm not sure that I'd buy it again, considering the price and it's more of a novelty thing.  Many polish brands have their own type of swirly duochrome in this vein, so...  ^_^


You can purchase Sephora by OPI in Sephora stores or online here for $9 a bottle.  The actual Glee line can be found here

essence "You Rock"

Please enjoy the following press release from essence:

essence trend edition “you rock!”

Let the open-air festival season begin – it’s time for loud music, wild hair and partying like there’s no tomorrow! essence has the ultimate must-haves for a cool festival look. With long-lasting textures and practical little helpers for freshening-up on the campsite, the trend edition “you rock!” ensures awesome rock and roll style. From May until June 2011, fans are going to want to hit the stage with these rocking products.



essence you rock! – nailpolish
essence offers the ideal nail polish line-up, with five amazing colors to give your fashion forward festival outfit the final touch. We want to see your hands up in the air! Available in 

01 cut off the beige 

02 love, peace and purple

03 kings of mints

04 let me in pink 

05 speed of light blue

Around 1.49 €*.  essence “you rock!” will be available in stores in May and June 2011.

ORLY Precious

Please enjoy the following press release from Orly:

Precious

ORLY Spring 2011 Collection

Luxurious, Sophisticated Hues to Covet

For centuries, people around the globe have been enamored with lush fabrics, rare stones and extravagant finishes. ORLY celebrates the refined glamour of porcelain, the vibrant sheen of silk, and the lush sparkle of priceless gems with Precious. Lend a sense of romance and richness to every spring ensemble by sporting lavish shades on fingertips and toes. The six lacquers in the Precious Collection signal a fresh approach to spring fashion and a renewed appreciation for the exotic workmanship, ornamental engravings, and sumptuous fabrics known to accompany the luxe life.


The six Lacquers in the Precious Collection include:

Pure Porcelain: Beige Crème

Gilded Coral: Coral Gold Shimmer

Fancy Fuchsia: Pink Crème

Ancient Jade: Green Crème

Sapphire Silk: Deep Teal Crème

Royal Velvet: Purple Blue Shimmer

All ORLY Nail Lacquers including the Precious Collection are free of DBP, Toluene and all traces of Formaldehyde and Formaldehyde Resin.


The Precious Collection Lacquers will be available starting March 2011 for $7.50 each. ORLY Nail Lacquers and Treatment products are available at orlybeauty.com, Sally Beauty, Ulta and other purveyors of beauty throughout the U.S. and in over 70 countries worldwide.


For more information, visit us online at http://www.orlybeauty.com

Dr.'s REMEDY Revive

Next in the Dr.'s REMEDY Winter 2010 Collection is Revive, a shimmer-infused Wizard of Oz-inspired shade of crimson.  It's like a Ruby Red Slippers without glitter, which is nice to see.


I used a base of Seche Natural, 2 coats of Revive and a top of Seche Vite.  The formula on this one was super thin with the first coat but with the second coat, it was beautiful and even.  

Can you see the satin like shimmer on the nail?  Lovely.

It's also pretty sweet looking in the shade.  I think it would look great with some metallic flowers stamped over it as well - it's a lovely base.  I might even try it with some crackle!

Dr.’s REMEDY® Enriched Nail Polish is available for $16 online at http://www.remedynails.com or by calling 1-877-323-NAIL.  You can "Like" them on Facebook.

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