NCLA As If!

Press Sample

So NCLA came out with their "Life's a Beach" pastel spring collection and I immediately grabbed the purple As If! to wear.  Yes, that is purple up there. The absence of color makes it hard to tell but wait until it's on my nails.  I used a base of Cult Nails Get It On, 2 coats of polish and a top coat of Cult Nails Wicked Fast.  Formula was super creamy, opaque, and perfect.

Look how awesome this is. I know that several companies did a pastel purple this spring but I love this one.

In the shade, this color looks a little more blue that purple but it's purple, I promise.

I'm especially partial to this indoor shot - I love how soft and delicate this color is.

Finally in some indirect light. Beautiful and perfect.

NCLA [Website] [Facebook] [Twitter] [Tumblr] [Pinterest] [Instagram] is available on the website for $16.00 a bottle and in a variety of stores.

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

Zoya Stunning & Irresistible

So the original embargo date for this release was 4/1/2013 but because someone leaked it online, Zoya allowed all media to display it early. All images courtesy of Zoya.


JUST LIKE THE SUN, YOU ARE THE CENTER OF ATTENTION!

STUNNING & IRRESISTIBLE

Twelve new Sun Inspired Colors for Summer 2013.

Summer brings the sunniest colors to nails! Including six super shiny creams and six fresh foil metallics to put all the focus on the brightest shining light in any room - YOU!

Zoya SUMMER 2013: STUNNING Collection
• Darcy (ZP663) - Sunny Yellow Cream - Full Coverage.
• Thandie (ZP664) - Citrus Orange Cream - Full Coverage.
• Micky (ZP665) - Amazing Coral Cream - Full Coverage.
• Yana (ZP669) - Rubine Red Cream - Full Coverage.
• Josie (ZP667) - Grassy Green Cream - Full Coverage.
• Rocky (ZP668) - Serene Blue Cream - Full Coverage.

Zoya SUMMER 2013: IRRESISTIBLE Collection
• Kerry (ZP684) - Yellow Gold Foil Metallic - Full Coverage.
• Amy (ZP670) - Red Orange Foil Metallic - Full Coverage.
• Tinsley (ZP671) - Rose Gold Foil Metallic - Full Coverage.
• Bobbi (ZP672) - Hot Magenta Pink Foil Metallic - Full Coverage.
• Hazel (ZP673) - Blue Green Foil Metallic - Full Coverage.
• Rikki (ZP674) - Fern Green Foil Metallic - Full Coverage.

Shipping April 15, 2013

Ultra long-wearing, glossy nail lacquers by Zoya are BIG5FREE - all formulas are completely free of harmful industrial chemicals such as toluene, camphor, formaldehyde, formaldehyde resin and dibutyl phthalate (DBP) that are known to cause cancer and birth defects.

Find over 300 stunning Zoya colors on www.zoya.com.

Each and every color has a name as unique as the women who inspired it.
ZOYA IS THE NEW COLOR OF FASHION!
$8.00 ea. (US)
Available on Zoya.com

The Nail Collection

I routinely check my blog comments after a nail polish company rejected me from their Blogger Network because I "do not interact enough" with my readers and the other day, I received a comment on my Nail Polish Monthly Subscriptions post from the co-founder of the new The Nail Collection. Please enjoy the following press release.

Nothing To Disclose

(Based out of New York, USA) The Nail Collection will be launching soon, although you can still sign up to our newsletter on thenailcollection.com with your email and be automatically enrolled in our Pre-Launch Giveaway. With our monthly subscription service, you receive 4 luxurious nail polish colors for $30 a month. Brands will include a mix of Essie, O.P.I., China Glaze and Orly. We will be adding more brands soon after official launch. We will be shipping internationally. Through our website, you will also be able to buy individual colors from the brands you love with most orders shipping free.

For more information, please contact The Team at info@thenailcollection.com

PLUS: Follow us on twitter @TNailCollection and become a Facebook fan! facebook.com/thenailcollection

China Glaze Roguish Red

Nothing To Disclose

How do you like them apples, FTC? (What am I talking about? Click here.)

I love a good classic red creme and China Glaze Roguish Red from the 2012 Wicked collection (Halloween release) is definitely one of those. I guess I'd call this a tomato red.

I used a base of Cult Nails Get It On, 2 coats of polish and a top of Cult Nails Wicked Fast. I found that this polish flooded my cuticles on the first coat so I had to be more careful with coat 2.  

Look how red hot this is! It's eye blazing and I love it.

Here in the shade, you can see how beautifully the polish applied - no bumps or issues with the final application.

Finally an indoor photo. Would you be mad if future postings only had this pose in there? I've been trying to figure out how to better streamline polish swatching as I not only work a full time job, but also a part time, and I'm a mom AND I'm a newlywed. That doesn't leave a lot of time for blogging. But I'm not sure that I can do a polish justice with just one picture... and just one light source. I'm so torn.

I purchased this bottle off Head2Toe Beauty and it's still in stock here. I'll be sure to wear this polish again.

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.

Poop out on Popularity

Maybe I just wanted to say the word "poop" in a blog posting.  Maybe I'm steamed that more and more companies are making everything to be about popularity.  Maybe a little bit of both.

Earlier this week, I received a PR pitch about a company's contest to be held on Facebook.  The gist was that you had to have the most likes on a Facebook wall posting in order to win a really awesome prize (a prize, by the way, that I've been dreaming of since I was 16 years old).  I swallowed that dream moment and decided to write back the company and let them know that this is WAY against Facebook's Terms of Service and as much as I want to compete and win, I cannot participate.

Really?  Really.  Straight from Facebook. (click to see larger)

Letter "v".

Now, I additionally work for a public relations firm myself.

And it's HARD to get fans to engage with you sometimes! But breaking Facebook rules isn't the answer because it can get your Page removed.

Additionally, I just hate popularity contests. I hate bugging everyone I know to please "comment on this photo" or "share this status" or "like this page". Also I refuse to pay people to like/share/comment for me (oh yes, this happens more than you know).  I don't like losing either - and frankly, I lose a lot when it comes to popularity.  (Except that ONE TIME I won Miss Congeniality in the same scholarship pageant that Eva Longoria won years ago. Seriously. Yes it was the last sentence in the article but I was proud of it.)

A dear friend from The Plastic Diaries wrote a similar posting today, which sparked mine.  Please click on her logo to be directed to her blog posting.

And now I'm off for an evening of Zumba and later - blogging. I want to try out my new buttons.

Oh yes, and

Nothing To Disclose