Sunday, March 31, 2013

Game of Thrones Pink Dragon Scale Nail Art


Good evening, everyone! I know today's post is a little bit late, but I wanted it to coincide with the Season 3 premiere of Game of Thrones.

I wanted to do something a little different than the house logos, so I decided to tackle dragon scales in honor of Daenerys Targaryen, Mother of Dragons!

Also, I wanted to do something a little different than the average green/gold scales of most fictional dragons. So I went for pink!


Thursday, March 28, 2013

Announcing: GlitterDaze Spring Serenity and Easter Explosion Collections



Check out the GlitterDaze blog to see how you can pre-order these awesome collections now! 

Spring Serenity
 
6 Full Coverage Matte Glitter Nail Polishes. These polishes can be worn their own (with or without topcoat) or as undies for your favorite glitter topcoats! Please note, these are NOT meant to be similar to the Liquid Sand type of polishes! Full sized bottles are $10 and mini bottles are $5.


Easter Explosion
 
Four super festive glitter-bombs perfect for the spring! Full sized bottles are $11 and mini bottles are $5!


I don't know about you, but I'm DYING over the Easter Explosion collection! Chicky Chicky Boom Boom and Bombastic Bunny are drop dead gorgeous!

Are you planning on picking up any GlitterDaze shades?

Wednesday, March 27, 2013

Swatch and Review: Julep Marion


Good day, lovelies! A very quick post for you all while I'm in Florida on vacation! Because I'm dipping my feet in the pool, I thought a shimmery blue would be perfect for this post.

I received Julep Marion, named for Academy Award winning actress, Marion Cotillard, in my February Box! Right now, you can receive your first Julep Maven box for FREE by clicking here and entering the code FREEBOX. All you pay is $3.50 for shipping. A $20 box for just $3.50? Sounds like a steal to me!


Julep Marion is a rich teal nail polish with aquamarine shimmer. The above is with two coats.

I love that is has such depth and dimension to it. It's very glowy, in a way.

So what do you think of Julep Marion? Are you a maven? Are you planning on becoming one?

Have a great Hump Day!

*Disclaimer: The Julep links in this post are Princess Polish's referral link. You may also visit Julep.com if you wish to enroll in a Maven subscription without the use of her referral.*

Tuesday, March 26, 2013

Disney Princess Nail Fail


Big surprise... no nail blogger or nail artist is perfect. We all have ideas that seem awesome on paper, but never pan out in reality.

Well, here's one of them...

I was inspired by Chelsea of The Nail Network's Ariel manicure, specifically the use of Ariel's skin tone and distinct hairstyle on the thumb. I thought it'd be cool to use all ten of the official Disney princesses, one for every finger, in a similar manner.

For the record, Disney counts the big six of Ariel, Belle, Snow White, Sleeping Beauty, Cinderella, and Jasmine, newcomer Tiana, as well as Mulan, Pocahontas, and Rapunzel in this club.


Ariel turned out so well! I used a variety of Art Club nail art paints over Zoya Audrey.

In light of this, I had SUCH high hopes...


All I can say is FREAKING BLONDE PRINCESSES! I must have tried to do Cinderella six different times, Sleeping Beauty four times, and Rapunzel twice (she was last). And after that, I gave up.

Each one of them has such structured hair that I couldn't, for the life of me, fit them onto my nail and make them look right.

So, in the end, I went with the Minnie Mouse Nails I posted yesterday. I love them, I do. But one day, I will figure out how to paint the trio of blondes on my nails. 

Until tomorrow!

Monday, March 25, 2013

Zoya Disney Nails

Good afternoon from sunny Orlando, Florida! I am currently typing this post from my spot in line on Test Track at Epcot! It's a two hour wait, so why not do something productive?

I did two manicures in honor of my trip to Disney, but only decided to wear one. You'll see why with tomorrow's.

For today's nail art, I used all Zoya polishes: Elisa, Trixie, Purity, Raven, and Audrey!


I wanted to do something classy because I have a Passover Seder to attend this week, but something also funky that screams Minnie Mouse!

So what do you think of my Minnie Mouse tips?





Friday, March 22, 2013

Swatch and Review: Milani Texture Collection


Hello, my lovelies! I'm typing this from sunny southern Florida and loving it immensely!


Right before I left, I received the Milani Texture Collection in the mail. So I decided that I needed to try out these brights before I left for Florida!

Thursday, March 21, 2013

Announcing: Zoya Summer 2013 - Stunning and Irresistible Collections






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: IRRISISTIBLE 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



I am CRAZY excited for these... how about you all?

Announcing: Zoya Pixie Dust - Summer Collection




INFUSED WITH SUMMERY MAGIC AND WONDER
ZOYA PixieDust - Summer Edition

Because everyone wants more of it...
the color experts at Zoya went back to the lab and created six more beautiful, long-wearing textured, matte and sparkling Zoya PixieDust Colors!


This incredible and best-selling formula is sure to captivate with a magical sparkle and sugary finish like no other.
Zoya PIXIE DUST - sUMMER edition


ZP683 - Solange: EXCLUSIVE PIGMENT!!! Gold Metal sparkle, exclusive Zoya PixieDust Matte Sparkle formula.
ZP677 - Beatrix: Tangerine Metal sparkle, exclusive Zoya PixieDust Matte Sparkle formula.
ZP676 - Destiny: Coral Metal sparkle, exclusive Zoya PixieDust Matte Sparkle formula.
ZP682 - Miranda: Rose sparkle, exclusive Zoya PixieDust Matte Sparkle formula.
ZP675 - Stevie: Violet sparkle, exclusive Zoya PixieDust Matte Sparkle formula.
ZP681 - Liberty: Blue sparkle, exclusive Zoya PixieDust Matte Sparkle formula.

Ultra long-wearing, 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.

PixieDust Application: For BEST RESULTS apply 1-3 (for full coverage) thin coats of polish. Allow product to dry completely for full effect. Do not use a base coat or top coat.

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!
$9.00 ea. (US)
Available on Zoya.com


So what do you all think? Are you ready for some summery Pixie Dust?

Monday, March 18, 2013

Swatch and Review: Zoya Pixie Dust Part 2

Hello, everyone! Today, I have for you the second half of the Zoya Pixie Dust Collection!

I picked Godiva, Dahlia, and Chyna to show you first and you can check that post out here. Today, I'm bringing you Nyx, London, and Vespa.

Disclaimer: The product(s) in this post were provided to me by the manufacturer or their PR company for consideration. For more information please visit my Disclaimer page.

Pebbles Takes Morristown


Today's post is a very bittersweet one. For those of you who have been following me for a while, you may remember that I have been raising a puppy for The Seeing Eye in Morristown, the oldest guide dog organization in the United States. She is a black labrador retriever named Pebbles and was placed with me on Valentine's Day 2012.


Thursday, March 14, 2013

Swatch and Review: Zoya Pixie Dust Part 1


Hello, everyone! Today, I have for you three shades in the Zoya Pixie Dust Collection!

I picked Godiva, Dahlia, and Chyna to show you first!

Disclaimer: The product(s) in this post were provided to me by the manufacturer or their PR company for consideration. For more information please visit my Disclaimer page.   


Tuesday, March 12, 2013

Hump Day Holo: Julep Rebel

Happy Hump Day, everyone!

Today's post is Julep Rebel, which is billed as a silver scattered holo. It came in my February box and is named for star of Pitch Perfect, Rebel Wilson.


Well, as it turns out, this is not as holographic as billed. Not even scattered. It just seems like a matte silver foil. I was rather disappointed by this. Oh well.

Even though this isn't holographic, do you like Rebel as a matte silver foil?

Monday, March 4, 2013

2000 Facebook Likes/1000 GFC Followers Giveaway


I've been teasing this for a month now, so I'm incredibly excited for the giveaway to go live!

Check out all of the available prizes and enter via the widget below! (Please note: Due to the ongoing issues with international shipping, this giveaway is open to the United States and Canada only!)

The mega giveaway ends at midnight EST on 3/13... Good luck!

a Rafflecopter giveaway

Friday, March 1, 2013

Swatch & Review: Milani High Speed Fast Dry


Only one day to go until it's the weekend. You're almost there!

Today, I'm going to show you the six new shades of the Milani High Speed Fast Dry collection! The High Speed Fast Dry collection features one-coaters that, you guessed it, dry quicker!


Disclaimer: The product(s) in this post were provided to me by the manufacturer or their PR company for consideration. For more information please visit my Disclaimer page.