Cosmoprof: 31 July 2011

Okay, let me tell you, it's been insane around here.  On top of meeting some wonderful bloggers, I've been seeing some amazing things going on in the beauty world.  I tried to spend today checking out EVERYTHING so I could narrow it down over the rest of my stay, but ha, yeah that didn't happen.

As soon as I got registered, I ran into Jen of The PolishAholic and she and I decided to go exploring.  One of our first stops was AII where I saw the upcoming China Glaze polishes "Haunting" for Halloween 2011, "Let It Snow" Winter 2011, "Eye Candy 3-D Glitters" coming out in late 2011 and "ElectroPop" Spring 2012.  I'm telling you, this stuff looked AMAZING.

I met up with Kimmi from the Plastic Diaries and was honored to attend her interview with Suzi from OPI.  You'll have to check Kimmi's blog for her interview coming up but Suzi was absolutely amazing.  She was very down to earth and humble.

Yes, I look like a goober.  I literally had goosebumps as Suzi had her arm around me.

I also grabbed a few pictures of upcoming collections.

Afterwards, Kimmi and I headed to CND where we got to see the new Shellac colors which includes a flakie!

Yes, a flakie!

Then we saw BeautyJudy getting her toes Shellaced.  

Finally we headed over to NUBAR and the Painted Nail and there was Katie from the Nail Files in all her glory!

She is every bit lovely in person - she immediately gave me a huge hug.  I nearly passed out in excitement.  I'm actually having dinner with her in about 2 hours!!!

Two companies I'd like to spotlight that I learned about today - Cyclic and tiara.

Cyclic is a big-3 free polish with no chemical smell.  It's safe for children and you can actually add your own perfume into the bottle - which all the bottles are crystal perfume bottles.  It lasts just as long as regular nail polish, dries just as quick and you remove it with either acetone or Cyclic remover.  You can visit their website more product details.

tiara is a line of false nails that will now be carried in the US that features tons of very delicate and intricate artwork.

They have many different lines, styles, shapes, patterns and colors.  One of the best things is that they are reusable and can last anywhere from 6-8 weeks.

This is Hugo, the US importer, and he can help you with whatever style you're looking for.  Their warehouse is located in Los Angeles and along with their website, they will be open for business in September 2011. Update: Their business opened January 2012.

Well I'm pretty well worn out already but this is Vegas and nothing stands still.  I'll have more for you tomorrow including deborah lippmann and Jesse's Girl Cosmetics!

OPI Y'all Come Back Ya Hear?

I've spent 20 years in Texas and I've always agreed with the mantra "You can take the girl out of Texas but you can't take the Texas out of the girl."  I routinely say y'all when talking to others - even in the singular form.  I was excited for this color but not totally sold on orange.  Why orange?  WHY.


I used a base of OPI Natural Nail, 3 coats of Y'all Come Back Ya Hear? polish and a top of OPI Top Coat.

Sorry for the no sun again.  It's over 100 degrees but there's this huge ridiculous cloud above my house.  Is this a sign?  :P  You can see some VNL but it's not terribly bad.  Again, this is a jelly/sorbet polish.

Pure shade and check out the VNL especially on my ring finger.  Since this picture, I've gotten a manicure, promise.  My nails aren't all icky shaped anymore.

Indoors with the flash and I'm just still not in love with this color.  Not a big fan of orange polish, but there's no shimmer or glitter so it's in my "meh" pile.

OPI is available at Professional Salons, including Beauty Brands, Beauty First, Chatters, Dillard’s, JCPenney, Pure Beauty, Regis, Trade Secret, and Ulta, for $8.50 ($10.95 CAN) suggested retail for each Nail Lacquer. Please visit their website for details [official website].  

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

Jesse's Girl Cafe Au Lait

Now, the majority of Jesse's Girl eye dusts are pretty popping colors but every good palette has to have some nice neutrals as well.  Cafe Au Lait is a light caramel brown pigment.

In the shade, it kind of disappears against my skin tone but I promise it's there!  I could see myself using this as a highlight color for a good neutral look but that's about it for me.

Jesse's Girl sells for $4.99 a piece online or at Rite Aid stores. You can visit Jesse's Girl on their website, Like them on Facebook and Follow them on Twitter.

Disclosure: The product[s] in this post was [were] provided to me using store credit for external work I provided.  For more information, please read this post.

OPI Silver Shatter

OPI Silver Shatter actually came out back in Spring with the OPI Brights "Pirates of the Caribbean" collection.  I absolutely hated the way this looked on blogs but trust me when I say this is a color you need.  It has all this shimmer that can't be captured digitally but looks AMAZING in person.


I used yesterday's manicure, one coat of Silver Shatter and a top coat of OPI Top Coat.

I mean really, it's hard to tell you how amazing this is when it doesn't photograph well at all.

And it shatters pretty well as well.

I didn't have sun out (of course) so sorry that you don't see the full BLING of this polish.

Indoors with the flash just makes this look ugly.  Haha, sorry friends.  I promise you that this is amazing and you do need it.  This and a black shatter/crackle/texture make me a happy camper.

OPI is available at Professional Salons, including Beauty Brands, Beauty First, Chatters, Dillard’s, JCPenney, Pure Beauty, Regis, Trade Secret, and Ulta, for $8.50 ($10.95 CAN) suggested retail for each Nail Lacquer. Please visit their website for details [official website].  

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

Jesse's Girl Mardi Gras

Blue eyeshadow used to be such a big no-no but now I've definitely pulled it off a few times (or at least pretended like I was pulling it off!).  Jesse's Girl eye dust Mardi Gras is a light periwinkle blue with a bit of a white undertone in it.

Here in the shade, you can see that this has a bit of a matte look and you can also see a bit of that white undertone I mentioned.  Very soft and subtle while still having a glittery rockin' look.

Jesse's Girl sells for $4.99 a piece online or at Rite Aid stores. You can visit Jesse's Girl on their website, Like them on Facebook and Follow them on Twitter.

Disclosure: The product[s] in this post was [were] provided to me using store credit for external work I provided.  For more information, please read this post.