China Glaze Colours from the Capitol

So if you follow me on Twitter, you may have seen the on/off love between China Glaze and the Hunger Games.  However, it's officially ON!  I have The Hunger Games in my possession now, and I'm going to start reading them so I can figure out exactly what's going on.  Here's what I do know - China Glaze looks like it's coming out with a flakie!  I could be wrong...

More information will be posted when I receive it.  I'm definitely excited for Luxe and Lush!

Holiday Beauty Blogger Giveaway Winner!

The winner of the $500 Visa gift card giveaway is Dolores V. – entry #22144! Congratulations and thanks to all who entered!

FingerPaints Winter Sky

Back to the swatches!  Today I have FingerPaints Winter Sky, a shimmery blue.  It's a lot like Zoya Phoebe, but not matte and just a bit lighter in blue tone.  The formula was very nice but I did have a bit of staining with this color.


I used a base coat of CND Stickey, 2 coats of polish and a top of Seche Vite.

Here in the sun, you can see the shimmer.  Sorry for the colors being a bit hot - the sun was not cooperating with me!  I have some large mosquite trees that hang over my sidewalk, so sometimes it's hard to get the sun between the branches.

The shade worked a lot better for me, but strangely, it makes this color look way more teal than blue.

Finally indoors with the flash - you can see that gorgeous shimmer!  Like I mentioned above, I did have some slight staining with this polish but I just cleaned well with Zoya Remove+, washed my hands with a nail brush and some soap, and then applied cuticle oil and I was good to go!

FingerPaints can be found in Sally's Beauty Supplies stores and online for $4.99 USD each.  They are a Sally's Beauty Supply exclusive brand, so you can follow Sally's on Twitter and like them on Facebook as well as follow their blog.

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

SkinCareRx & Apothica Giveaway!

Sorry for the late notice but I wanted to let you know that Apothica and SkinCareRx are having their 12 Days of Giveaways and there is still time to enter!  It ends on December 24th.

To enter SkinCareRx’s giveaway, go to http://facebook.com/skincarerx

To enter Apothica’s giveaway, go to http://facebook.com/apothica

Nail Rock

Please enjoy the following press release from Nail Rock!  To view larger, you may click on the image.

About Zoe Pocock

Known for her technical excellence and creativity, Nail Rock’s Creative Director Zoe Pocock kicked off the recent explosion in nail art in 2006 by creating the internationally acclaimed “Louboutin Manicure.” Pocock is a leading celebrity nail technician with clients including: Adele, Barbra Streisand, Eliza Doolittle, Fergie, Kelly Osbourne, Kerri Hilson, and Meryl Streep.


Previously head manicurist at top UK salons including Daniel Galvin, Daniel Galvin Jr, Charles Worthington and Windle & Moodie, Pocock swapped the salon floor for session life. Under her direction Nail Rock has become the UK’s leading nail wrap brand with trend-led designs and easy to use, long lasting applications.


With such a strong creative streak she’s a big fan of change and Nail Rock has Pocock constantly using her creativity to design new nail wrap patterns each season as well as working with top brands on exclusive collaborations including Folli Follie, Meadham Kirchhoff and Mulberry.


Most recently, Zoe worked with major British charities Children in Need and Jeans for Genes by creating customized Nail Rock wraps for retail to benefit the organizations.


Zoe’s work has been featured in Vogue, Harper’s Bazaar, Grazia, Glamour, Cosmopolitan and Tatler.