This color is kind of sad. When you look at it in the pot, it looks like it might try and do something interesting. There's potential. Potential!! But then you try to apply it. Put it straight on the lid, and it vanishes. Put it dry over primer, and you...
OPI’s designer series is like the sober-hued counterpart to China Glaze’s Kaleidescope collection: tans, beiges, some pinks and peaches (and silver), all with scattered-holographic effects. While blues and purples are periodically introduced, they don’t seem to stick around very long. (Or possibly they just run out faster...
I first learned about Helix Elemental Studio from a post on Phyrra's blog. She was giving away a pair of bat-shaped earrings, but I was more interested in the word “dichroic”. I guessed that the first part of the word “di” meant that the glass was somehow duotoned…duochrome? Duochrome...
I decided to buy some of these colors fairly late after their initial release. Most of the colors were gone, but there were about five that were still available for purchase. As of February 2011, very few of these colors are still available - the few that are, are only available...
Two coats is semisheer, and more of a coral-pink pearl. Four coats gave me a completely opaque coral. The formula was good, about on par for non-duochromes in Zoya's inventory. The other five polishes that were part of the Sirens collection - Aria, Alluria, Melodie, Sirena, and Venus - are...
A very nice pale grey-white creme with a high-shine finish. This isn't quite like any of the other colors I have from any other vendor, but it's close to Zoya's Dove.
The manufacturer-described green sheen isn't very visible in this color. (This might also be because I got some of the very last of this product, when I purchased it in February 2011.) The pewter-grey isn't metallic, so this works very well as a softer-than-full-black liner shade. I was also able to...
What’s on your tips? OPI's DS Opulence, but I have plans to paint my nails with Orly's Space Cadet later today. What skincare products are you currently using? Cleanser: Clarisonic. My face is doing the 'initial purge' thing, which is one of the reasons I haven't been posting EoTDs....
If you've ever wanted to order from Meow Cosmetics but been daunted by the high price of shipping, this is the weekend to place your order (especially for all those foundation samples...) Full details in their newsletter, but here's the gist: Free Shipping on all orders over $25, worldwide. No Code...
This one's right on the border between aqua and green. The photos at the manufacturer's blog make it look aqua-blue, but when I swatched it both dry and wet, it looked just slightly greener. Which is one of the wonderful and irritating things about turquoise: it just takes a change...
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