ColourPop Eyeshadow Swatches!

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If you are into makeup at all, you might have seen ColourPop cosmetics appearing just about everywhere in  your social media feeds. I first heard of them through Coffee Break with Dani on YouTube and well, I just had to try them. Let's just say... the obsession is real!

There are 54 single eyeshadow colors and several 4 piece sets which I believe contain some exclusive shades. They also just released 32 lippies and lip pencils! Eeek!! I seriously want all of them!! Well maybe not the blue or green lippies. I don't think I could pull that look off :-p

Anyway, I have swatches of 13 eyeshadows for you to scope out today and you can see them in action in this video!

Each swatch is one swipe with no primer!

From Right to left:
Sequin, Get Lucky, So Quiche, I <3 This

R-L:
Envy, Cricket, Dare, On The Rocks, (and Sequin)

Top row:
Deck, Hammered
Chipper, Ibiza, and Pop Rocks

I am completely in love with these eyeshadows! They are pigmented, fun, AFFORDABLE, and just really delightful! Get you some ColourPop and tell them I sent you! Actually, they probably don't care, but you can if you like, haha!

Talk to you soon!
Amanda

Orly Smoky for Fall 2014

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I have the Fall 2014 Orly Smoky Collection to share with you today! Whoo!

Smoked Out with Edgy accent nail. This was two coats of each and omg these colors are gorgeous. I absolutely love them together!

Highlight was a little bit thin, but it still covered nicely in two coats. It was a bit sheer on the first coat. This is a great putty color for fall glitters!

Brush It On is a gold/orange/copper/pink shifting topper. This was one coat over Blend. It's very sheer so definitely needs to be layered.

Blend is a dusky purple gray color. Two coats. Very soft and pretty for fall!

Darkest Shadow is a blackened red with brown and orange glitters and shimmers. I really love this blurry picture, lol! I used two coats.

I don't know about you, but (I'm feeling 22! Just kidding.) I'm loving Orly's collections this year! I am super impressed with the continuity and I really enjoy the themes! Go Orly!

Talk to you soon!
Amanda

Best Twin Nails with The Little Canvas!

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It's that time again!! Time for BTN with The Little Canvas!

This time, we decided to do something seasonal and do some fall nails. Alaina found this image, which unfortunately doesn't have anyone to credit or link back to any site. Whyyy?? This is why people should watermark their pictures, lol.

I used OPI MBSW, Zoya Pippa, Arizona, and Maura and for the trees CND Blackjack, because I don't own another plain black polish. How is this possible?!?

I started with two coats of the most perfect white ever (PLEASE BRING IT BACK, OPI!) of My Boyfriend Scales Walls then sponged on Zoya Pippa, Arizona, Maura and then a bit more Pippa on top.

You guys.... what? How? I can't even draw a skinny straight line?! Sigh. Alaina was very nice and said "they're just old oak trees!" and my roommate said "....maybe you should drink a glass of wine when you paint your nails!" LOLOLOL!! Sigh. Someday, I will be able to draw skinny straight lines. Maybe I should invest in acrylic paints for occasions such as this!

Obviously you have to go see Alaina's nails because they are one thousand times better than mine. Womp womp! LOL

Talk to you soon!
Amanda

Black Dahlia Lacquer Swatches and Review!

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I have two polishes from a brand new indie line to share with you today!

Black Dahlia Lacquer is a mother and daughter duo who recently released 3 collections: The Essentials Collection, Hanging on to Summer Collection, and the Fall 2014 Collection.

The bottles are very different from any bottle I've seen and their 'minis' are 8 ml oz, compared to average mini size of 5 ml oz. Full sized bottles are 14 ml.

The colors I was sent are both from the Fall 2014 collection. The formula on both polishes was good, thick enough but not goopy.

Japanese Painted Fern is a brown-tinged gray shimmer with purple flecks. The shimmer wasn't as evident on the nail except in certain lighting. This was 3 coats.

With flash.

Silver Willow is a silver blue holo with added violet shimmer. This was two coats. The bump on my index nail is on my nail, not the polish! Unfortunately the sun wasn't cooperating when I was swatching these so I had to use flash for the 'sun' shot.

With flash.

I really liked both of these polishes and have already ordered once from Black Dahlia and I see another order in the future, heehee!

You can purchase Black Dahlia lacquer here.

Talk to you soon!
Amanda

DazzleGlaze Swatches and Review!

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I have 3 polishes from a new to me brand, DazzleGlaze!! I will warn you... I have polish nubs right now :-/ Womp Womp. Sorry!

Sparkle Eyes is a baby pink frost with white flecks throughout. At first application, I thought "this is the frostiest polish of life!" as I am not usually one for frost finishes and then I saw that it was inspired by 1991 Sparkle Eyes Barbie and that made perfect sense! I used two coats, it had a nice formula and didn't drab or pool.

Fruits of Jamaica over Sparkle Eyes. Both glitters that I tried from DazzleGlaze were very densely packed. I used one coat over Sparkle Eyes and two coats of HK Girl Top Coat, to keep it nice and shiny and smooth.

Hot & Hectic over NCLA Model Behavior. Again, a very dense glitter and I only needed one coat over NCLA Model Behavior. I did use two coats of top coat, again.

I was very impressed with the density of the glitters. I love when a glitter looks packed in the bottle and actually applies that way!

You can purchase DazzleGlaze on Etsy. They also have rhinestone phone accessories, which I will be checking out because duh. Rhinestones!

Talk to you soon!
Amanda

Brooke Anderson by Gabriel Cosmetics Collection Collaboration

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Enjoy this press release from Gabriel Cosmetics and peep these gorgeous polishes!!
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Gabriel Cosmetics is doing a nail collaboration with a celebrity, Brooke Anderson. Gabriel Cosmetics is headed down South just in time for fall with Brooke Anderson by Gabriel Cosmetics Nail Collection! The collection of SIX “5-Free” Limited Edition shades are a wink and a curtsey to the Entertainment Tonight Host’s Southern Georgia roots infusing beloved Southern expressions from classic films like Gone with the Wind and everyday Southern terminology into a collection fit for a Southern Belle (Don’t we have some of them in LA?)!

•       Blue Belle: Mariner Blue / Shimmer

•       Darlin’: Aqua / Turquoise Glitter

•       Hush Hush: Steel Grey / Shimmer

•       I Do Declare: Graphite / Sparkle

•       Shine Y’all: Chrome / Glitter

•       Southern Belle: Boysenberry / Shimmer

A collaborative effort by both Brooke and Gabriel, the collection is inspired by the ideals of happiness and a central theme of femininity – and of course some good ‘ol Southern charm, y’all! The line showcases Brooke’s fun, witty spirit by marrying rich, bold colors with high-shine, sparkle, and shimmer finishes that any farm or city girl will love.

The Brooke Anderson by Gabriel Cosmetics Nail Collection is available October 1^st through the holidays atwww.gabrielcosmeticsinc.com and retail individually for $8.50.

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Wow!! These look gorgeous!! I'm pretty excited to see these babies!!

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Amanda

Nayll Polishes

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I'm sure you've heard of Nayll by now. You can go to nayll.com and create a completely custom polish! I've made several and this is one of my favorites :-)


As I'm sure you are aware, I love circle glitter. Love isn't even a strong enough word. I'm obsessed with it. Uhb-sessed. So when I saw all of the circle glitters available on the Nayll website, I knew I had to use them. All of them. So that's what I did, lol. I selected the raspberry jelly base and proceeded to add as many circle glitters to my polish as I was allowed. There are 10, I believe. And I named it Avery because that's my daughter and she's adorable :-p

This was 2.5ish coats, with top coat. I am definitely not one for patience so I didn't wait long enough in between coats for the polish to dry which is why it looks a skosh lumpy. My bad!

Check out the Nayll Instagram to see some of the beautiful polishes that can be created! And head to Nayll.com to start creating your own polish(es)!

Talk to you soon!
Amanda