Sunday Sales!

Good morning everyone! Hope you remembered to turn your clocks back! Weird, I do not have a single clock in my bedroom that needed to be changed - all I have is my phone and laptop, and they change on their own! AH, technology!

Today I have some sales for this week. With the exception of Sally's, all the following sales run from today, Nov. 4, thru Saturday, Nov. 10. 

Rite Aid:
All Sally Hansen products are Buy One, Get One 50% Off.

Walgreens:
Select Wet N Wild cosmetics are $0.69!!!

CVS:
L'oreal cosmetics are Buy One, Get One 50% Off
Sally Hansen Xtreme Wear polish are 2 for $4
Milani cosmetics are Buy One, Get One 50% Off
Cover Girl cosmetics are Buy One, Get One 50% Off
Wet N Wild Spoiled "Nail Pail" $6.99 (plus get $3 ExtraBucks with purchase) - in the ad this shows as a tin pail with some different polishes inside. Possible holiday gift?

Ulta:
All Ulta cosmetics are Buy 3, Get 3 Free : mix and match!
OPI Skyfall collection, $8.50 each. Mini 4 packs are $12.50
OPI "Let's Paint the Town" gift set: You Don't Know Jacques and Lincoln Park After Dark with toe separators, $14.95

Sally Beauty (sales are for month of November):
Free wristlet when you buy 3 Finger Paints polishes at $3.99 each
China Glaze "Puttin' On the Glitz" from the 2012 Holiday Joy Collection, 3 pack: includes Cranberry Splash, With Love, and Pizzazz - $8.99


Those are your sales for the week! I'm so excited it is finally November, this is truly the best time of the year. Keep an eye out in all stores for special holiday gift sets!

Enjoy your day!
XOX,
Jess

Zoya Ornate Winter 2012 Collection!

Hello hello!! I am beyond excited to share this collection today! I ordered this right after it was released as a special birthday gift to myself :)

There are six amazing colors in this collection. I am blown away by almost all of them! Let's get to the pictures!

Aurora

Aurora is an absolutely gorgeous purple with scattered holographic glitter. WOW! I had to give you a blurry shot to show off the holo. The day I wore this was super sunny, and I was getting distracted while driving because of all the wonderful that was happening on my nails!

 Blaze

Blaze is a deep cranberry red, and also has scattered holographic glitter.  So pretty!

Electra

 Electra is a bar holographic glitter in a clear base. As you can see in my pictures, the glitter gives off a rainbow of color! The glitter seemed a bit "hairy" to me - not sure if that will make sense to anyone else! I did 1 to 4 coats on my index to pinky fingers.

Logan

Logan is the prettiest green I've ever seen! This will be a perfect Christmas color. 

 Storm

 Storm is black with scattered holographic glitter. I first wore this to my cousin's sweet 16, and I completely fell in love with it. You can check out that manicure here.

 Ziv

Ziv is gold, gold, gold! It kinda reminds me of champagne, and New Years Eve! 

For all of my pictures I used 2 coats, except for Aurora, where I used 3. The formula is really good on all of them, which is generally typical of all Zoya polishes.

Out of the 6, my top 2 picks are Aurora and Storm. To be completely honest, I didn't care much for Electra, but it's still nice to have. Random note: while swatching, I had Logan and Ziv sitting next to each other, and let me just say now that they are going to be great together come St. Patrick's Day! A perfect green and gold combo.

I ordered my Ornate collection at zoya.com for $48. Not a lot of stores around me sell Zoya except Ulta, which doesn't have a very big selection, so I knew my best chance to snag these were to order online. Well, aren't I glad I did! With this set I got another polish, and since that brought my order to over $50, I got a whole bunch of freebies with my purchase! A whole bunch of color spoons, a 2oz. bottle of remover+, and a sugar scrub! I'll definitely be ordering from them again, especially whenever they have their next sale - I've been keeping a little wishlist :)

Zoya: STORM!

How appropriate!

Here is one of the polishes from the brand new Zoya Ornate Collection for winter/holiday 2012. I wore this out to my cousin Alison's sweet 16 party. Her color theme was black/white/neons, so I thought this worked well!

I love how this ended up! I used three very thin coats of Storm, then Seche Vite topcoat. For the cute little bows, I used Cheeky stamping plate CH24 and Sally Hansen Xtreme Wear White On. For some extra sparkle, two coats of INM Northern Lights (which is probably the most awesome topcoat ever!) and voila! 

Hurricane Sandy Post Day!

Happy Monday to all!! I apologize for my lack of posting lately, but I hope to try and make that up to you today and tomorrow! My job was closed due to this crazy Frankenstorm that is on it's way towards our area, so I will hopefully have a bunch of posts lined up soon for you(as long as my power stays on!)

First up I have a Zoya/Orly combo. It's really pretty and sparkly, which has fit my mood perfectly lately! 

Orly Angel Eyes layered over Zoya Song

I wish I had taken a picture of Song before adding the glitter. It was a perfect one coater, thick but not goopy at all. Very beautiful on it's own, it is from the Zoya Fall 2012 Diva Collection. Angel Eyes is a holographic glitter with very tiny blue glitters mixed in, and yes, my second picture is blurry on purpose to show off the holo! Its a great layering glitter, but if you wanted to, you could get it opaque in a few coats - the tiny blue glitter would definitely allow for that. This polish is from Orly's Winter 2012 Naughty or Nice Collection.

In other news, last week I got in the mail my Zoya Ornate Holiday 2012 collection!! I couldn't decide which of the 6 to get, so of course I caved, and bought the set of 6 for $48! I got one other polish as well, and with my order being over $50, I got a bunch of free goodies! Sugar body scrub, polish remover, and tons of color spoons! This was my first time ordering from Zoya directly, and I was beyond pleased with the experience! And on top of all that, shipping was free and fast! Stay tuned for some of those polishes later on today!

Polish-Palooza!

Hello there! After another crazy week I finally have an update for you! First, a small rant. I ordered some "swatchsicles" on ebay almost 4 weeks ago and I still haven't gotten them!! Getting very anxious over here! On the other hand, yesterday I ordered the Zoya Ornate holiday collection, which I am positive I will get before my swatchsicles! Anyway... :)

I have a couple of my mani's from this week, and I also want to share with you some great things I bought this week, and a press release!

OPI You Only Live Twice

Really loving this color from the new James Bond Skyfall collection! I used two coats for these pictures. I'm wearing Barielle Purple Hearts on my accent nail. This color is very similar to OPI The One That Got Away.

Zoya Daul

This is a great duochrome, flashing between purple and gold depending on your angle. I used 3 thin coats of Daul, and BM-315 stamping plate for my accent nail.

OPI The World Is Not Enough

Another James Bond polish! I really like this one, a nice gray, but you can see pink and blue shimmer in it as well! Its really beautiful in person. 3 thin coats, and BM-322 for the accent nail.

And now onto this week's haul :)

I found this little holiday collection at my local beauty supply. I've seen online that this year's China Glaze holiday collection won't be available until November, so I absolutely had to pick this up when I saw it! There are 3 great glitters in this package - Pure Joy, Winter Holly, and Glitter All The Way. It also comes with an adorable pair of fingerless gloves to show off your manicure! I haven't had a chance to swatch these yet, but just looking at the bottles, Glitter All The Way is my favorite! It is all different colored glitters, and reminds me of a New Year's Eve party!

I picked up these Wet n Wild Fergie polishes at CVS, and they were buy 1 get 1 free! 

(left to right)

L.A. Pride,  New Years Kiss, Make Them Boys Go Loco, Flossy Flossy

Last up today I have for you a press release from Nicole by OPI!

Deck the Halls…Kardashian Style

Nicole by OPI Introduces Six NEW Kardashian Kolor Holiday Glitter and Shimmer Lacquers   

Nicole by OPI announces new, limited edition Kardashian Kolor Holiday lacquers for the holiday season! Featuring six shades infused with dazzling glitters and rich shimmer, these lacquers are the essential accessory for festive fingers and toes. From rich red, deep purple and brilliant teal to shimmery gold, sparkly sliver, and multi-toned blue glitter, these spectacular shades make the perfect gift or stocking stuffer. 

“Whether celebrating the holidays traditionally at home with the entire family or jet-setting the season away, the Kardashians spread cheer with glitz and glamour, starting with their nails!” declares Suzi Weiss-Fischmann, Nicole by OPI Executive VP & Artistic Director. “The six captivating Kardashian Kolor Holiday shades offer the perfect way to add lots of color to this joyous time of year. Wear vibrant red, purple and teal for a jewel-toned look, or glittery gold, silver, and blue glitter for a classic holiday sparkle – both important trends for the season.”

The new Kardashian Kolor Holiday nail lacquers from Nicole by OPI include:

Kardashing Through the Snow

Jingle all the way in this multi-hued glitter.

Here We Kome A-Karoling

This deep, grape purple will make your heart sing.

All is Glam, All is Bright

This rosy silver sparkle goes with everything.

Keeping Up with Santa

Deep. Rich. Red. Must be Santa. 

A Gold Winter’s Night

Baby, it’s warm inside….especially in this blue-flecked gold shimmer.

Deck the Dolls

Accessorize teal you drop!

Limited edition Kardashian Kolor Holiday shades will be available November 2012 for $7.99 each in the U.S. at select Target, KMart, ULTA, CVS, Meijer, Sears, Kroger, H-E-B, Duane Reade, Fred Meyer, Giant Eagle, Harmon, and Winn-Dixie locations.  In Canada, these lacquers will be retailed for $10.99 each in Shoppers Drug Mart, Loblaw, and Jean Coutu.

For more information, visit nicolebyopi.com. Follow Nicole by OPI on Twitter @NicoleByOPI and become a Facebook fan! 

I am ashamed to admit that I do not own any Nicole by OPI polishes as of yet, but I do plan on picking up a few from this collection! I really like A Gold Winter's Night and Kardashing Through the Snow! And the names are cute! Which NOPI colors are you looking forward to?

OPI Unfor-greta-bly Blue & Zoya announcement!

Happy Friday! Today I have for you a polish from the new(ish) OPI Germany collection - Unfor-greta-bly Blue! I really love this blue, it has almost a dusty look to it (see the last pic). Being a HUGE New York Yankees fan, I think this is the perfect color to use for a Yankee-mani!

The first two pics are in the sun, the third is in the shade. I used two coats (probably should have gone for 3, but I was in a rush to go to work). Seche Vite topcoat!

In other polish news, I saw Zoya post on their Twitter today about their Holiday collection! Six absolutely gorgeous new colors make up the "Ornate Holiday Winter Collection" and you can check them out here! They are currently available for pre-order, and ship date is October 15 (which is two days after my birthday - looks like I found my present!) I am super stoked about this collection, and most excited about 'Blaze'! Which color are you looking forward to?