Recently, one of my favorite makeup brands, Urban Decay, decided to make the move to expand into China. For some people, this means nothing other than "Okay, so products will be sold into China." For others, this was a huge slap in the face, as Urban Decay has been listed as a cruelty-free brand, committed to ending animal testing. China's government requires the testing of products on animals before they can be sold in their country.
PolishGalore is not a vegan or cruelty free blog, but I do feel that this information needs to be shared to the readers.
After a large backlash from readers, consumers, bloggers, vegan and cruelty free customers, Urban Decay decided to reverse their business decision and will not be selling in China. For some, this is a victory. For others, this seems like a large press relations nightmare and even a scam to sell more products, as the announcement came on the weekend before their Fall products are available for sale.
On my end, I will not be able to provide you with any new Urban Decay press releases. This has nothing to do with their decision and reversal to sell in China, but rather Urban Decay has decided to no longer provide me with press material and instead only provide to "top blogs we [they] work with regularly". I do apologize, but you can sign up for their free customer newsletter here.
Howdy!
7.01.2012
Well, June kind of slip past me. Sorry I've been quiet the past couple of weeks - work has kept me busy, oh and...
I got engaged on 19 June! Of COURSE when I actually got proposed to, I had naked nails, haha. My above polish is CND Shellac "Hollywood" with "Mother of Pearl" but more on that later.
Cosmoprof North America Las Vegas is just 3 weeks away so that's my next big thing to prepare for! I just spent a week in Maine with my fiancé's family (haha, that word is kind of awesome), and I've been up for 17 straight hours and have many more to go before I can go to sleep (work first thing in the morning!) but I have many things to show you too! Thanks for sticking around!
Beauty Blog Coalition: 4th of July Competition
6.25.2012
The Beauty Blog Coalition members may not all be American, but we do love to celebrate all holidays with our friends, so we bring you the 4th of July Competition, with not one but two $300 USD Visa gift cards! All terms and conditions may be found at the bottom of the Rafflecopter widget. Please allow the widget to load in full. Competition ends 5 July 2012. You may enter on any of the blogs below - Rafflecopter won't allow you enter twice. You may tweet about the giveaway (the last option in the Rafflecopter) every day for extra entries!
Thank you to the following - the members of the Beauty Blog Coalition, Rafflecopter, HTML Tables, and Flag Image: FreeDigitalPhotos.net
(All comments have been closed on this post - for any questions, please email me at krystal[at]polishgalore[dot]com!)
Please visit the lovely sponsors of this competition!
FingerPaints Summer in the City
6.18.2012
YAY summer! Still super happy that it's the time of sunshine. Well, mostly. Please enjoy the following from FingerPaints - I'm sure you'll find these already in your local Sally's Beauty Supply! (All images courtesy of Lippe Taylor)
Just in time for your Memorial Day pedicure, Sally Beauty introduces the new FingerPaints Summer in the City collection for summer 2012.
The collection features 6 hot new shades that will be sure to wow this season! Show off your bare feet with:
FingerPaints are sold separately for $4.99 and are available exclusively at SallyBeauty.com.
The NEW FingerPaints Summer in the City Collection
The collection features 6 hot new shades that will be sure to wow this season! Show off your bare feet with:
Beach Bound (Purple)
Flip Flop (Fuchsia)
Late Night Rendezvous (Blue Shimmer)
Movie in the Park (Purple Shimmer)
Sexy Sundress (Yellow)
To-teally Hot (Teal)
FingerPaints are sold separately for $4.99 and are available exclusively at SallyBeauty.com.
Algenist Firming & Lifting Intensive Mask
6.17.2012
For this mask, you are to apply an even layer to clean, dry skin avoiding the eyes. Leave on for 10 minutes and then remove using warm water. Apply once or twice a week.
Now, considering that the system's claim is better skin in 10 days, I did not see results in 10 days of my mask, considering that's only 2 applications. Instead, I applied once weekly for 2 months (March and April) and then let my skin breathe for a month (May). This is a downside of testing out skin care products that I've found as a blogger... how do you accurately tell what's going on with your skin? I'm not a dermatologist, so please note all the opinions in this review, are my own.
Would I buy this again? Because $50 is way out of my current price range, the answer is no. I would love Algenist to come out with a smaller trial kit of all 3 items, maybe a week's worth? This way people can test the whole system and see if it really works for them. Only having one product gives me a bit of a disadvantage when it's the whole system that really treats your skin. Edit: Hah, so now they DO offer a "trial" set for $65. Now THIS I think is worth it.
As far as masks, I love that it's a clear, odorless gel but on the other hand, it's hard to tell if you missed a spot on your skin.
Algenist Firming & Lifting Intensive Mask ($52) can be purchased at Sephora.
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