Greetings all! We find ourselves between Thanksgiving and Christmas and as we finish off the leftover turkey, it’s already time to hang the greens and shop for gifts! I totally overdid it, as usual, and maxed out my pain threshold while decorating for Christmas. I spent the good part of the week in deep seering pain and although I’m on the mend, the discomfort in my shoulder has somewhat subsided and is traveling down into my knuckles. But hey, all for a good cause right? lol This getting older stuff is no fun. I still have shopping to do, and ugh, the thought of rolling out more pie dough makes me wince. At least my house looks picture perfect 😉
Regardless of the old lady pains the past week, the swatching must go on, right?! Today, I have some gorgeous gel polishes from Madam Glam. Always so many fun new things arriving at MadamGlam.com. You can also now find lipsticks there, and brand new, a nail color dipping powder system. Yay! So let’s get on with the swatches….
Tomboy is a deep forest green shimmer gel polish by Madam Glam. I have to say, one of my favorites by MG! Perfect for the holiday season! 2 coats.
I LOVE this kind of green and it’s perfect for holiday and winter manis. That extra sparkle is perfect!
Glittery plum is another gorgeous shimmery gel polish by Madam glam. A delicate sparkly plum shade, also perfect for your holiday mani.
Glittery Plum is so juicy! I love this kind of shade and it goes on super smooth.
Higher Spirit is a latte shimmer shade that has sort of a white gold effect when the magnet is applied before curing. This Madam Glam Cat Eye gel polish is stunning and elegant! 2 coats alone over base gel.
I love Cat Eye polishes, like really really love them! So versatile and this shade is what I would call an office appropriate polish.
How fun is this?! Sprinkle Jam is a one of a long line of fun and super easy to use One Step gel polishes by Madam Glam. It’s an emerald multi faceted glitter, tiny to medium glitters with a few micro bars thrown in for extra sparkle. This clear gel base topper is gorgeous alone in two coats, as seen on my pinky. Or topped over your choice of base shades. I used Madam Glam One Step in a spicy red called Smart Red!
You won’t find a quicker way of applying a cured gel polish than the One Step. No base or top coat necessary and you can layer and mix and match them with ease. Sprinkle Jam is super fun over red.
Conclusion: I think I’ve said it all, but you know when you buy polishes and accessories from Madam Glam, you are definitely getting your money’s worth! Shop now and look for specials as well! Wishing you all a Merry Christmas, Happy New Year and heartfelt Holiday wishes!
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Recently I got to try three of the Winter 2016 A Delos Holiday collection by Indigo Bananas. I want to jump right in here and say the formulas are perfect! So easy to apply, base coat recommended and top coat optional, they are shiny!
NOTE: I was going to get this posed over the weekend, but Saturday morning my son and I hit by a hit and run driver, we were coming out of a stop sign intersection in a residential area, and the cross traffic was empty, except…a guy came barreling down and I didn’t see him, and he hit me at a full 30 mph! We are ok, I’m still a bit sore but nothing broken, but my car 😥 The guy that ran into me took off, so there’s that. Anyway, thank God for insurance as he is nowhere to be found, yet. So I am back on my feet, onward and forward!
Here are these gorgeous polishes! ~Winter 2016 Collection~ A Delos Holiday…A tribute to Westworld, one of many worlds for your many holidays. Open the door and see what’s behind – a million little perfect pieces. A collection of novel multichromes, holographic and with holographic flakies~Oh, and they come in two sizes, 8 and 15 ml.
Great Beasts Once Roamed This World from the Indigo Bananas Winter 2016 A Delos Holiday collection is described as, “Great Beasts Once Roamed This World” is a vibrant color shifting multichrome nail polish, with a linear holographic effect as well as holographic flakies. A million little sparkly pieces, a million different colors.” And, Base color: orange-red/orange/gold Finish: strong multichrome, linear holographic, holographic flakies Roughness: smooth # coats: two” She’s hot and she’s gorgeous! Two thin coats here with topcoat. Note: she will stain over acrylic or soak off gel base, so I recommend a base coat protector for that, is not supposed to stain natural nail.Master of Your Reality from the Winter 2016 A Delos Holiday by Indigo Bananas (currently unavailable, contact them to find out), is a multichrome holographic color shifting 2-coater, smooth as butter! It shifts from deep purple/deep blue/medium teal with gorgeous silver holo flakies!Two thin smooth coats of “These Violet Delights Have Violet Ends” by Indigo Bananas from the Winter 2016 A Delos Holiday, is described as, “a vibrant, very strongly color shifting multichrome nail polish, with a linear holographic effect as well as holographic flakies. A million little sparkly pieces, a million different colors.” And “Multiple thinner coats tend to give stronger and deeper holographic effects compared to a single thicker coat. Base color: dark fuchsia/violet, shifts gold Finish: strong multichrome, linear holographic, holographic flakies Roughness: smooth”.
Thank you so much Andrea for entrusting me with your beautiful lacquers! Readers, did I mention Andrea is a super sweetheart?! Other shades from this collection currently available are: Center of the Maze, This World Belongs to Us, The Beauty in This World, What Dreams May Come, They Became Music and Where The Mountains Meet the Sea. Check them out!
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It’s time to embark on a new adventure in Summer color with ZoyaWanderlust. Featuring an exciting assortment of full-coverage classic creams and hip accent shades to really rev up your Summer nail polish wardrobe. Plus, three new stunning lipsticks.
ZP903_LOIS from the Zoya Wanderlust Collection for summer 2017. It is a rich magenta violet cream. ZP902 ARBOR from the Wanderlust collection is a rich olive green cream. From the Zoya Wanderlust collection, here is Scout (ZP901): a shimmering moss green. From the Zoya Wanderlust collection, here is Journey (ZP900): a shimmering strawberry red. Mandy (ZP899): a soft watermelon pink cream, from the Zoya Wanderlust collection for summer 2017. River (ZP898): a shimmering cobalt blue from the new Zoya Wanderlust collection.
Sawyer (ZP897): a soft taffy orange cream from the new Zoya Wanderlust collection. From the Zoya Wanderlust collection for Summer 2017, here is Cora (ZP896): a muted coral cream. From the new Zoya summer 2017 collection, Wanderlust, here is Winnie (ZP895): a shimmering berry pink.
Esty (ZP894): a muted fuchsia pink cream from Zoya Wanderlust collection. Byrdie (ZP893): a rich bubble gum pink cream from the Zoya Wanderlust collection. Sonja (ZP892): a summery crimson red cream, From the Zoya Wanderlust collection for summer 2017.
ZOYA WANDERLUST – SUMMER 2017 NAIL POLISH
·     River (ZP898): a shimmering cobalt blue.
·     Lois (ZP903): a rich magenta violet cream.
·     Esty (ZP894): a muted fuchsia pink cream.
·     Byrdie (ZP893): a rich bubble gum pink cream.
·     Winnie (ZP895): a shimmering berry pink.
·     Mandy (ZP899): a soft watermelon pink cream.
·     Sonja (ZP892): a summery crimson red cream.
·     Journey (ZP900): a shimmering strawberry red.
·     Cora (ZP896): a muted coral cream.
·     Sawyer (ZP897): a soft taffy orange cream.
·     Scout (ZP901): a shimmering moss green.
·     Arbor (ZP902): a rich olive green cream.
 AVAILABLE May 15, 2017. 
ZOYA.COM $10ea.(US)
And the new lipsticks! I’m not sure which lipsticks, if any, we bloggers will get to sample when we get the new Zoya Wanderlust polish collections for summer 2017. This one is called Kay. I’m loving these new shades by Zoya. This lipstick is called Kay.
Here is Kirby. Another new lipstick by Zoya, here is Kirby!
Creamy new lippie by Zoya, Kitty. A new Zoya lipstick called Kitty. Not kidding, I first typed the word “mew” instead of “new”! LOL
ZOYA WANDERLUST – SUMMER 2017 LIPSTICK
·     Kitty (ZLS16): a neutral pink.
·     Kirby (ZLS17): A bright watermelon pink.
·     Kay (ZLS18): a creamy sheer red.
 AVAILABLE May 15, 2017. 
ZOYA.COM $12ea.(US)
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Two sparkling summertime metallics from Tahitian Sun. Metallic Silver and Metallic Gold. Those bottles!!!!
Okay, I’m a sucker for flashy polish bottles and Tahitian Sun custom polishes really hit home with my beach lovin’ heart with their sandy bottle tops with real starfish embellishments. Wow!
Tahitian Sun went full on with creativity and the beachy tropical theme reflects as well with the bottles and caps. I love the sandy lids with a real mini starfish on top!
And now for the fun part. Here are two of their sparkling metallics. Metallic Silver and Gold. And a luscious berry shade, Raspberry.
Tahitian Sun Metallic Silver is a silver glitter metallic Nail Polish in a super opaque metallic finish, 0.5 fl oz / 15ml bottle with flat brush and 2 inch sand-like cap topped with a mini starfish. 1-2 coats of this sparkler!Tahitian Sun Metallic Gold is a sparkly gold Nail Polish in a glitter metallic finish, 0.5 fl oz / 15ml bottle with flat brush and 2 inch sand-like cap topped with a mini starfish. I used 3 smooth coats here.Gorgeous Tahitian Sun Raspberry! 2-3 coats, here is two. I also added a gel-like top coat. There is a slightly textured glossy finish due to the ton of holo within. A good heavy duty topcoat will smooth that right out.Tahitian Sun Raspberry is a heavy holo raspberry red in a jelly-like raspberry base.
I can’t wait to try more. Besides their willingness and ability to create custom colors and formulas, there are a ton of options from the menu. Here are the details on how to get yours! They take Amazon, AMEX, Discover, MC, VISA and Paypal.
Tahitian Sun background: “…We are here to assist you in creating a polish that reflects your personal style. Our nail polishes are made the day you order unlike the store polishes that sit on shelves for months at a time loosing their color and shine.”
Do visit their website to find out how to design your own polish or order one in stock! They create Gloss, Matte, Glitter, Metallic and Neons, with more formulas coming soon!
Ingredients info:
Toxic Free Ingredients (5-FREE)
All of our products contain “No Toluene, Dibutyl Phthalat, Formaldehyde, Formaldehyde Resin, or Camphor”. We take pride in being a toxic 5-Free alternative.
Toluene. The least harmful of the toxic trio, toluene is a volatile organic compound (VOC) that is found in paints, thinners, and inks. Despite giving nail polish its ability to dry quickly, toluene is still a harmful chemical. The ingredient is also classified by the California Department Of Public Health Occupational Health Branch California Safe Cosmetics Program as cancer-causing.
Dibutyl phthalate (DBP). DBP is a carcinogen found in paints, plastics, and pesticides that stops nail polish from being brittle. It is classified by the European Union as a suspected endocrine disrupter and Health Canada has linked it to liver and kidney failure in children.
Formaldehyde. Similar to DBP, formaldehyde is also classified as a known human carcinogen by The International Agency for Research on Cancer. It allows nail polish to harden and chip less, but can lead to fatigue, skin irritation, and immune dysfunction in users.
Formaldehyde resin. While similar to formaldehyde, no link between cancer and formaldehyde resin has been found. The resin helps strengthen nails, but is a skin allergen and immune system toxicant that can cause dermatitis.
Camphor. Camphor is created by distilling the bark of a camphor tree. Although natural, inhaling or having large exposure to camphor can be toxic, create irritation, and cause seizures in children.
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“We hereby confirm that the color additives we sell have not been the subject of animal testing for cosmetic purposes by or on behalf of this company.
Certified organic (FD&C and D&C) dyes and pigments, non-certified organics and inorganic mineral colorants are made by chemical syntheses and are not manufactured with or derived from animal derived ingredients (except in the case of any product which contains Carmine, which is animal derived). Fillers, such as talc, mica, kaolin, etc., are derived solely from mineral ores, likewise without the use of animal ingredients.”
*These products were supplied to me for review purposes. I was not paid and all opinions are my own. Disclaimer: Differences in color depth, tone or opacity may slightly differ from some of those on the featured store’s web site. All swatches here are done on my long natural nails. Shades are as closely matched as possible between what you see on your computer or device (RGB) and real life. We make every possible attempt to represent the manufacturer’s colors appear as closely as seen in real life.
Spring arrives with six new nail colors from Zoya including three fresh creams and three dewy micro-sparkles. All in the long-wearing two coat, full-coverage, 10FREE* formula nail polish lovers love. I don’t know about you, but I’m really ready for these springtime shades!
New Zoya Charming for Spring 2017! From left: Lacey, Amira, Millie, Tina, Abbey and Jordan. Lippies are: front to back, Belle, Brooke and NEW Violette.
Plus, three coordinating Zoya Lipstick hues!
Amira (ZP891): a soft dewy blue micro-sparkle.Lacey (ZP890): a light dewy green micro-sparkle.Millie (ZP889): a dewy violet micro-sparkle.Tina (ZP888): a medium amethyst cream.Abby (ZP887): a light lavender cream.Jordan (ZP886): a soft blossom pink cream.
* Press Release information provided http://www.by Zoya.com
ZOYA NATUREL 3
Experience six new, easy-to-wear additions to our popular Zoya Naturel Nail Polish color collection. This 3rd Naturel palette is a perfectly balanced array of low to high impact neutrals. All in the 10 FREE*, long-wearing, two coat, full-coverage cream formula Zoya is known for.
Tatum (ZP877): a medium light nude cream with a warm base. Cathy (ZP878): a light pinky nude cream. Jill (ZP879): a lighter mauve cream nude. Mary (ZP880): a medium raisin cream. Gina (ZP881): a medium brown neutral cream. Debbie (ZP882): a plum brown cream. $10 ea. (US)
Plus, three coordinating lush lip hues too! ZOYA PERFECT LIPSTICK
Cameron (ZLS04): a hydrating nude neutral with a cream finish.
Paisley (ZLS05): an easy to wear, blush-rose hydrating neutral cream.
Maxwell (ZLS08): a deep plum with a subtle metallic fleck in a matte finish.
$12 ea. (US) New Zoya Lipsticks! From left: Cameron, Paisley and Maxwell.
Tatum ZP 877: a medium light nude cream with a warm base.Cathy ZP 878: a light pinky nude cream.Jill ZP 879: a lighter mauve cream nude.Mary ZP 880: a medium raisin cream.Gina ZP 881: a medium brown neutral cream.Debbie ZP 882: a plum brown cream.
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If you read my recent post review on the new CND Creative Playâ„¢ line of 80 shades and formulas, you know by now the diverse selection available. In the next week or two I’ll be sharing more colors from this innovative collection. Please read first post from the other day! For now, enjoy with me a gorgeous black with holo, and a couple gorgeous blues!
CND Creative Playâ„¢ Turquoise Tidings is a 3-coat on its own, or 1 coat over another color glitter fill jelly. By itself, it’s a mermaidy combo of holo and iridescent glitters, and it’s gorgeous over a dark shade, like you see here over Navy Brat CND Creative Play.Here is two coats of CND Creative Playâ„¢ Nocturne It Up. In a very blackened jelly base, it’s loaded, yet smooth, with holographic glitters in various sizes.Navy Brat, a CND Creative Playâ„¢ creme in deep Navy blue. Here it is in two coats and great formula. Amazingly smooth!My 2nd installment of CND Creative Playâ„¢ polishes are black and blues! From left, Navy Brat, a 2-coat navy blue creme; Nocturne It Up, a black jelly holographic glitter 2-coat glossy polish. And Turquoise It Up, an ocean blue jelly filled with iridescent holographic glitter top coat, or you can accomplish full coverage in three coats on its own.
CONCLUSION: Love all of these. The creme is butter smooth and the jelly/glitter combos are pretty darn opaque and smooth in only 2-3 coats.
About CND
Founded in 1979 and based in San Diego, CA, CND (Creative Nail Design, Inc.) is the global leader in professional nail products and services – including SHELLAC® Brand 14+ Day Nail Color. Deeply committed to advancing the nail care industry, CND devotes significant time and resources to product research and development, education and customer support. Only CND delivers high performance nail color on the cutting edge of fashion and technology.
**These products were provided to me for review by RPR Marketing at no charge. All opinions are my own and I have not been compensated in any way.
Whether you collect regular lacquers, extended wear gel-like nail polishes or full on soak off gel polishes, you always need the basics. Black, white, grey, neutrals, deep and light tones. If you like to do nail art, stamp, foundations for chromes and pigment powders, over gel polishes, you are going to want these! I threw in a super deep purple, because really, eggplant purples never go out of style! We also have today a pale dove grey, a deep neutral grey and of course, black.
#001 Black gel polish by Sparkle & Co. All of these are available now from OceansofBeauty.com. This basic, 2-coat black is an essential and the formula is aces!#006 Cool Grey gel polish by Sparkle & Co is a soft dove Grey creme fully opaque in two coats. It’s soft and delicate and perfect for any skin tone.#025 Dark Grey is a great neutral creme, a glossy gel polish by Sparkle & Co. A great basic for your gel polish collection.#024 Deepest Purple, a super deep purple creme gel polish by Sparkle & Co, is gorgeous! So easy to apply!Here are four more creme Sparkle & Co gel polishes, one pale and the rest are deep dark! From left: an amazing black creme, #001 Black, and a perfect base for nail art or your choice of chrome and holo powders! Next is #006 Light Cool Grey, #024 Deepest Purple, and #025 Dark Grey. All swatches in two coats cured with base gel and top coats cured.
CONCLUSION: One of the best black gels, ever! Every one of these were two easy coats, a dream to apply, so glossy you’ll be tempted to forgo the top coat (but don’t do that 😉 and all in all, amazing!
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*These products were supplied to me for review purposes. I was not paid and all opinions are my own. Disclaimer: Differences in color depth, tone or opacity may slightly differ from some of those on the featured store’s web site and sometimes images are using acrylic swatch sticks. All swatches here are done on my long natural nails. Shades are as closely matched as possible between what you see on your computer or device (RGB) and real life. We make every possible attempt to represent the manufacturer’s colors appear as closely as seen in real life.
Well, November brought us to Paris with the SquareHue Adventure Collection subscription box of artsy polishes in three formulas, Museum Hop Paris! It’s an artsy trio including a matte, a high gloss creme and my fave, a scattered holo. Let’s take a tour!
Here is Pompidou from the SquareHue Museum Hop Paris box for November! The Adventure Collection for the year 2016 is almost over, and I’m simply giddy over Pompidou. I love holo, scattered holo and a scattered holo brown? LOVE IT! Two coats and great formula.Here is d’Orsay, from the SquareHue Adventure Collection for November, Museum Hop Paris. It’s a high gloss creme peachy nude. Super opaque one coater. Glossy as heck and great to apply.Here is Louvre from the SquareHue November box called Museum Hop Paris. It’s a very matte wet cement grey. Super pigmented, one coater.The November SquareHue Adventure Collection box takes us to Museum Hop Paris! three formulas, left/top/right: Louvre, matte, Pompidou, scattered holo, d’Orsay, high gloss creme.
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All I can say is WOW and I can’t wait to share these with you! The Zoya Enchanted Holiday 2016 Collection looks glorious and will be available for purchase October 15, 2016, 4 days from now!!!
INTRODUCING ENCHANTED BY ZOYA
Combining the magic of the holidays and the wonders of winter, Zoya’s new Enchanted collection creates an ethereal beauty spotlight for nails this season. Consisting of four glittering PixieDust Mattes and two velvety color-flip metallics, this unique nail polish collection is absolutely stunning.
From Left: Elphie Pixie Dust, Olivera, Lorna Pixie Dust, Alice Pixie Dust, Saint, and Waverly Sapphire Pixie Dust. NOTE! I don’t yet have the bottle image of Waverly (coming soon) but here is the description…WAVERLY (ZP876) sapphire pixie: A brilliantly deep sapphire blue with blue sparkles in the exclusive Zoya PixieDust Matte Sparkle formula.ELPHIE (ZP871) green pixie: A bewitching emerald green with a sugary green sparkle in the exclusive Zoya PixieDust Matte Sparkle formula.
OLIVERA (ZP872) green flip: A spellbinding color-flip metallic with an indigo base and a green and purple shift.
LORNA (ZP853) plum pixie: A luscious berry with a sugary sparkle in the exclusive Zoya PixieDust Matte Sparkle formula.
ALICE (ZP874) periwinkle pixie: A captivating periwinkle with magenta and blue sparkles in the exclusive Zoya PixieDust Matte Sparkle formula
SAINT (ZP875) periwinkle flip: A whimsical color-flip metallic with a periwinkle base and magenta shift.
WAVERLY (ZP876) sapphire pixie: A brilliantly deep sapphire blue with blue sparkles in the exclusive Zoya PixieDust Matte Sparkle formula.
What is your favorite that you are already drooling over? I’m most intrigued by Olivera! And of course Pixie Dusts are always a treat!
* Press Release information provided http://www.by Zoya.com
Lacquered Lori 