Nicole by OPI Something About Color

Please enjoy the following press release from Nicole by OPI!

Target-ed Color for Fall!

Nicole by OPI Launches Four New Shades, Exclusively for Target

Nicole by OPI adds four new shades to Something About Color, exclusively retailed at Target. From olive green and periwinkle to deep burgundy and classic red, these four hues are designed to transition manicures from summer to fall with on-trend colors.

“Nicole by OPI has taken the Something About Spring collection that launched in Target this past March and added new shades to take the line from Spring to Fall,” says Suzi Weiss-Fischmann, Nicole by OPI Executive VP & Artistic Director.  “Target has become a hub for fashionable consumers, which is why the new colors feature some of the season’s hottest hues, like red [I Love You Cherry Much], which will appear this winter as an accent shade to add a bright pop of richly-pigmented color. The neutral trend will also continue, adding elements of taupe, khaki and olive green [Green Up Your Act!] to the current favorites of nude, tan and grey.”

Nicole by OPI additions to Something About Color include:

Green Up Your Act!

This powerful olive-green has its eyes on you!

Sounds Grape to Me

A shimmering burgundy that’s up for anything!

It’s Not Me, It’s Blue

Pretty periwinkle, you had me at “shimmer.”

I Love You Cherry Much

Hold onto this romantic red – it’s a keeper.

Nicole by OPI Nail Lacquers and Nail Treatments contain no DBP, Toluene, or Formaldehyde. Nicole by OPI formulas are long-lasting, fast-drying, and salon-quality, with products featuring the Perfect Stroke brush for streak-free, even coverage. The new Something About Color Nail Lacquers will be available August 2011 for $7.04 each at select Target locations nationwide and Target.com.

For more information, visit nicolebyopi.com. Follow Nicole by OPI on Twitter @NicoleByOPI and become a Facebook fan! 

ManGlaze Metal Licka/Mink Mitten

Update 7 September 2011: ManGlaze, cheeky fellows they are, have renamed this polish "Mink Mitten".

"Think of this as Hot Mess's illegitimate offspring. "You got blingy shit in my purple!" "You got purpley shit in my bling bling!" And a new star is born. You may have seen a sneaky peek of this color under the name Metal Licka at PolishGalore.com but we couldn't resist a little inside joke. We're calling this one the Mink Mitten. It's a nickname we had for the Michigan peepshow/adult novelty chain, The Velvet Touch."

Ignore the bottle design and kind of ignore the name... This is one of the 3 new colors that ManGlaze is creating - release date has not been announced.  The name is temporary but for today, this is definitely Metal Licka.  It's like Fuggen Ugly and Hot Mess had a baby... and then fell into some grapes or something.  It's a matte finish despite having all the silver glitter running through it. I put this directly on my nails - no base, no top coat and just one coat of polish.  You can see a tiny bit of balding on the index and ring fingers but that could have been corrected with just another coat of polish.  Because this is a matte, it did dry fast.


Seriously.  Purple.  Glitter.  Matte.  Win.  Cue sun!

Here it is in the shade.


And of course, I can never leave things alone.  Here it is with a top coat of Seche Vite.  First in the sun:

Definitely need to wear 2 coats of polish - you can see the balding on my index badly now.


Now in the shade:

I haven't done a wear test yet, but it is a matte, so you know they don't wear as long as something sealed with a base/top coat.  As I mentioned before, this is not for sale yet.


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Disclosure: The product[s] in this post was [were] provided to me by the company because of a Twitter giveaway.  For more information, please read this post.

Nicole by OPI Kardashian Kolors

Please enjoy the following press release from Nicole by OPI

Nicole by OPI Announces Kardashian Partnership, Featuring 14 “Kaptivating”

Nail Lacquers

Nicole by OPI joins the Kardashian/Jenner family in announcing the launch of Kardashian Kolors, 14 new nail lacquer shades inspired by these six trendsetting women. Kris Jenner and her five daughters – Kourtney, Kim and Khloe Kardashian and Kylie and Kendall Jenner – are known for their head-to-toe unique style, which now includes nails! 

“We are so excited to work with everyone’s favorite TV family – the Kardashians – to share a diverse collection of fashion-forward shades,” declares Suzi Weiss-Fischmann, Nicole by OPI Executive VP & Artistic Director. “With lacquers ranging from high-shine and sparkly hues to neutral taupe and pinkish coral, Kardashian Kolors offers the perfect accessory for every woman – from teens to moms and everyone in between.”

            Kardashian Kolors includes:

 It's All About the Glam

Shimmering-white glitz for the glamorous gal!

 Kim-pletely in Love

Finally! The pink of her dreams has arrived.

All Kendall-ed Up

Powder your nose and get some pink on those toes!

Wear Something Spar-Kylie

Glitter-ly the prettiest pink ever!

Sealed with a Kris

Handle with care: This klassy red is top-of-the-line!

Rainbow in the S-Kylie

Girls just wanna have…glitter in every color!

Disco Dolls

Glittery gold glam gone wild!

Kendall on the Katwalk

A head-turning blue-green with a “sparkling” personality!

Listen to your Momager!

If you don’t, you’ll never see this fabulous blue again!

Follow Me on Glitter

A glittery deep gray that always has something to say!

My Empire...My Rules

This take-charge taupe is always on-trend.

Khloé Had a Little Lam-Lam

A deep dark emerald worth falling for.

Hard Kourt Fashionista

This delicious deep brown is the chicest hue in town!

Kourt is Red-y for a Pedi

And this captivating coral looks “fab” on everyone!

Nicole by OPI Nail Lacquers and Nail Treatments contain no DBP, Toluene, or Formaldehyde.  Nicole by OPI formulas are long-lasting, fast-drying, and salon-quality, with products featuring the Perfect Stroke brush for streak-free, even coverage. Kardashian Kolors will be available Holiday 2011 for $7.99 each ($11.00 CAD).

For more information, visit nicolebyopi.com. Follow Nicole by OPI on Twitter @NicoleByOPI and become a Facebook fan! 

Kardashian Kolors from Nicole by OPI launched on Monday July 11 in NYC! Attached are photos featuring Khloe and Kourtney Kardashian, who helped launch the collection, along with Suzi Weiss-Fischmann, OPI Executive VP & Artistic Director.  The two Kardashian ladies each wore a shade inspired by them from the collection:

Kourt is Red-y for a Pedi

And this captivating coral looks “fab” on everyone!

Khloé Had a Little Lam-Lam

A deep dark emerald worth falling for.

Kardashian Kolors from Nicole by OPI features 14 new Nail Lacquers inspired by these six trendsetting women. Kris Jenner and her five daughters – Kourtney, Kim and Khloe Kardashian and Kendall and Kylie Jenner – inspired the collection’s hues with their known head-to-toe unique style. The collection is available holiday 2011.

*Photos courtesy of OPI/Michael Simon

La Fresh

I got this in my inbox today - La Fresh will be at Cosmoprof North America - Las Vegas... (booth A19438 for those who are going).  Considering my post this morning, it was awesome timing :)  Please enjoy the following press release from La Fresh. 

 A Fresh Take on Beauty:  Introducing La Fresh

Merging clean, streamlined style with naturally gorgeous and skin-nourishing ingredients, La Fresh offers an extensive and diverse line of personal care wipes that are designed to leave skin looking its freshest and brightest.

Founded in 1997 by Diamond Wipes International entrepreneur Eve Yen, when she dreamed of a better way to travel with her personal care products, each product in the La Fresh line is travel-friendly and complies with the ever-changing TSA-carry-on regulations.  As a business owner Eve liked to keep things simple, she liked to travel light, appreciated quality and treated every resource as a precocious commodity.  As a busy wife and mother, Eve liked smart products with a great design and great value to make life more enjoyable.  Enter La Fresh!

The leader in portable, on-the-go, personal care wipes, La Fresh offers two product lines, each designed with pre-moistened, 100% biodegradable cloth that utilize minimal water in production and require no additional water to use: Travel Lite and Eco Beauty

Travel Lite:

These perfectly portable wipes allow for worry-free (and mess-free!) travel.  Spill and leak-proof, La Fresh Travel Lite wipes make the TSA 3-1-1 rule a breeze.  Offering everything from sunscreen, lotion and deodorant (for both men and women), these handy wipes are must-haves for the car, carry-on luggage, tote and desk!

Eco-Beauty:

As eco-chic as they are travel-friendly, these wipes are designed without parabens, sulfates, glycols, dyes, PEGS, artificial fragrances or animal byproducts.  Addressing a variety of beauty concerns (face cleansers and makeup remover to body soothers, hand sanitizers and nail polish removers), the La Fresh Eco-Beauty wipes utilize a bevy of natural ingredients to pamper skin (as well as the environment).  What’s more, these unique wipes employ aromatherapy scents from around the globe to revive, uplift and relax.  

Available in individual packets as well as resealable packs, La Fresh wipes are revolutionizing the meaning of on-the-go beauty!

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Frais™ All-Natural Towelettes

Late last month, Cosmoprof North America announced that Frais™ All-Natural Towelettes would be introduced at Cosmoprof 2011 at the end of this month.  I was fortunate enough to get to test these out!


To read more about Frais, please check out the link in the first paragraph which links to the press release I previously posted.


At $10 for 7 individual sachet packets, these aren't very cheap - $0.70 cents a sheet.  I normally use M.A.C. Makeup Wipes which is 100 sheets for $26 (or $0.26 a sheet) and I've been told that Huggies Sensitive Skin Baby Wipes are also pretty effective (512 wipes for $33 or $0.06 a sheet) but I have not personally tried that to tackle waterproof mascara.


I first decided to try the Frais by itself.  As soon as you open the package, the scent of a relaxing spa hits you.  Honestly, that's about the best way I can describe it because it reminds me of a spa that I went to in a nearby town.  I don't know exactly what scent it is (maybe Shea Butter?).  The towelette is folded several times and while it's fully wet, there is no dripping liquid in either the towelette or the package (big plus for me).


I opened it up and used it on my face and definitely enjoyed the smell.  I was not wearing makeup at the time but did notice that the towelette got dirty off my face effectively.  My face didn't feel any different but the smell was relaxing and there was no oily or sticky residue left on my face.


Because of the Eco-Friendly properties of the towelette (100% vegan, high grade, all natural ingredients), I handed one to my friend who has a massive sunburn from a day at the beach.  I was a little worried on how it would react on peeling skin, but she absolutely loved it.  (NOTE: The package does say to avoid use on broken or inflamed skin.)  


Next I tried one as a makeup remover.  I had on Urban Decay Primer Potion (in Eden), eyeshadow from the Naked Palette by Urban Decay, M.A.C. Prep and Prime Lash primer, and M.A.C. Zoom Lash.  Frais did well in removing all my makeup with just one towelette and minimal effort, which is the big one for me.  It took about 50% more effort to remove than with a M.A.C. Makeup Wipe (so maybe 2 wipes across my eyelid instead of 1), but my skin honestly felt better afterwards.  I'm starting to consider things like crows feet and bags under my eyes, so it was nice to have an all natural product to use.


The last test for me was on my feet.  I have a form of rheumatoid arthritis (psoriatic arthritis) and the latest in my treatment of the edema in my left ankle is to be wearing a compression sock and walking boot for the rest of 2011.  I decided to clean my feet using a towelette before putting my sock and boot on and then walk around for a few hours to see if I noticed any difference.  I normally wear flip flops (I do live in South Texas!) all day so my feet are normally exposed to the elements a lot.  It was nice to feel my foot slightly moisturized by the towelette without an oily or sticky feeling to it and it did soften the areas on my heels that were cracking.


Overall: Much like the review I did on Karuna Masks on beautydebutante.com, I absolutely love this product, but because of the price, I would tend to hold off on buying this as a regular product and instead use it for special occasions.  I think this also makes a great gift as each box has the individual towelettes. 


Frais™ All-Natural Individual Towelettes (7 individual sachets) retail for $10.  Frais™ All-Natural Twin Towelettes (two packs of 10 towelettes) retail for $18 Both are available at fraislux.com & dermstore.com.


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