Elixir Lacquers A Cool Fool

During a recent sale by Elixir Lacquers, A Cool Fool was given if you purchased 2 polishes.  This is a "holographic" rainbow glitter top coat in a clear base, much like China Glaze Fairy Dust.  Unfortunately, it was super cloudy this day, so you can't see all the prettiness in the bottle, and instead it appears to be a silver glitter.


I decided to use my existing China Glaze Electric Beat manicure, 1 coat of A Cool Fool, and a top of CND Air Dry.

You can see that the coverage is excellent for just one coat.

Loads of indirect sun pictures here - but you can finally see all the pretty rainbows that appear!  For anyone that missed out or can't find Fairy Dust, this is a great duplicate.  I had heard that Fairy Dust was discontinued, but my Sally's Beauty Supply still carries and restocks it, often, so who knows.

Slight blur to see the happy rainbows.

And finally indoors with the flash to show off the bottle, mostly.  Removal wasn't bad but I did have to wash my hands well to get all the microglitter off.

Elixir Lacquers [Website] [Facebook] [Twitter] is available on their website for $10 a bottle.  Please note that every bottle of Elixir Lacquers is made to order, and therefore may have slight color variances.

CND London Daily Nail 2.21.12 Burnt Parchment Manis at Giles

Winding down fashion week from CND - please enjoy the following (all images courtesy of CND)

CND London Daily Nail 2.21.12

Burnt Parchment Manis at Giles

February 21, 2012 - London's calling! The CND Daily Nail brings you the latest CND London Fashion Week runway nail styles created for designers Giles and Moschino:


At Giles, Marian Newman for CND designed a burnt parchment-inspired nail using a combination of colors to achieve the perfect shade. "Fingers and toes were not to match but had to be from the same family of colour" says Marian. "We custom blended CND Desert Suede (75%) with Sophia (25%) giving a 'licked by flame' effect; for toes we submerged into burnt brown combining CND Chocolate Milk, Sophia, a hint of Guava and a drop of Blackjack".

At Moschino, CND's Liza Smith created a Soft Peach semi-opaque manicure by blending CND Colour in Creamy Cameo with Studio White. The designer wanted the nail to mirror the exact colour of a pom-pom neck scarf from the collection.

To read Jan Arnold's daily backstage blog, please visit cnd.com. Track @CNDWorld during Fashion Week, on Facebook, Pinterest and on YouTube.

China Glaze Electric Beat

Another cloudy day, another spring polish to attempt to bring some happiness to my day!  From the China Glaze ElectroPop collection, this is Electric Beat, a light dusty blue that some have said is a lighter version of Secret Peri-Wink-Le.  I used a base coat of Poshe, 2 coats of polish and a top of CND Air Dry.  This polish had the oddest consistency.  It was crazy thick and yet runny at the same time.  You had to wipe the brush carefully so the polish wouldn't pool onto the brush as you were applying.

Despite the weird application, it looks flawless on the nail.  I actually really like this color even though it's a blue (my normal DO NOT WANT) but I'm not sure I could wear it alone.  (More on that later.)

In the shade, I have a bit of lobster hands going on but the polish is still crisp.

And finally indoors with the flash - can we say electric?  Or not... I'm not sure I'd REALLY call this an electric blue just because I think of a brighter color than this, but it's definitely a pretty spring color.

China Glaze [Website] [Facebook] [Twitter] can be found online through several etailers, including my favorite Head2Toe Beauty, Sally's Beauty Supply as well as TransDesign.

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

deborah lippmann at Badgley Mischka

Oh yes, I still have more fashion week items to post!  While it happened almost a month ago, the press releases are still rolling in - and I love reading them, so hopefully you enjoy them too!  Please enjoy the following from Deborah Lippmann "Backstage at Badgley Mischka"!  All images courtesy of TLCommunications.

Backstage at Badgley Mischka Fall 2012

This season, Badgley Mischka envisioned an original nail look to complement the collection which was inspired by the light angles and geometry of the German Impressionist film, “Metropolis.” Deborah Lippmann came up with a sophisticated and playful spin on nail art, with a modern French manicure. The short, feminine nail had Dark Side of the Moon, an absolute aubergine shade, with a subtle pop of shimmer on the tip with Nefertiti, a modern micro fine golden frost.

$16 each, available at www.deborahlippmann.com

 Twitter Handle: @DeborahLippmann

Poshe AHA Cuticle Care

Continuing with the Poshe line, I decided to test out their AHA Cuticle Care - a unique blend of Alpha Hydroxy Acids and botanicals are specially formulated to exfoliate and hydrate problem cuticles. It can also be used on elbows, feet and other dry areas. Great for preventing hangnails while promoting healthy nail growth.


A squeeze tube with a precision tip.

Be careful, one little squeeze goes a LONG way.

Then just rub it into your finger and enjoy the softness!

Before polishing your nails again, make sure to wipe your nail with nail polish remover to clean any oils or lotion off the nail plate.  I prefer using Zoya Remove+.


Typically, I apply cuticle lotion, balm, or oil at least once a week but I really should be doing it every day especially in the dry heat.  I used to get terrible cuticles but with proper maintenance and care, you can help avoid them!


You can see their website as to where to purchase their products in the US (my local Sally's has them!).  I've seen the price range from $5.50 to $7 for their cuticle cream.


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