Glitter Daze Subscription Boxes! My First One with Swatches of American Royalty and La Santa Muerte

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Good morning! Not only is it FRIDAY but I have a brand new product to introduce to you from Glitter Daze!

First, here's what I got in MY box, which was the Ultra Daze Box...

Full-sized bottle of American Royalty
Mini bottle of La Santa Muerte
Mini bottle of Super Smooth QuickDry Keratin Top Coat
Peony Scented Cuticle Stick
Heart-Shaped "Leopard Print" Glittery Keychain

Everything came beautifully, and safely wrapped in bubble wrap and pretty tissue paper but I didn't get photos of the packaging.

Glitter Daze Ultra Daze Subscription Box

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China Glaze Sunsational Neon Summer 2013 - Press Release

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China Glaze Sunsational Cremes and Jellies Summer 2013

A SUNSATIONAL NEON SUMMER BROUGHT TO YOU BY CHINA GLAZE®

Introducing 12 Smooth Crèmes and Juicy Jellies

Los Angeles – (May 2013): Make waves this summer with the new China Glaze® Sunsational collection. This fun palette of six brighter-than-bright crèmes and six juicy jelly polishes create a bold pop or sheer hint of color that are sure to see you through every highlight of your summer.

Mix and match these hot hues and different finishes from China Glaze® Sunsational for a vivid and bold expression on your tips and toes:

Sun of A Peach: Popping peachy crème

Neon & On & On: Flirtatious pink crème

Bottoms Up: Passionate bubblegum pink-purple crème

That’s Shore Bright: Playful purple crème

Too Yacht to Handle: Teasing teal crème

Highlight of My Summer: Mellow mint green crème

Shell-O: Juicy coral-pink jelly

Heat Index: Enticing pink jelly

You Drive Me Coconuts: Panic causing purple jelly

Are You Jelly?: Vivacious purple jelly

Isle See You Later: Marine blue jelly

Keepin’ It Teal: Totally Turned Up turquoise jelly

China Glaze® Sunsational will be available in July 2013 at fine salons and beauty supply stores.

China Glaze® is free of DBP, toluene, and added formaldehyde.

China Glaze® nail lacquers are available through salons and professional beauty supply stores nationwide. For more information, please visit www.chinaglaze.com or follow China Glaze on Facebook (@ChinaGlaze), Twitter (@ChinaGlazeOfficial) and Pinterest (pinterest.com/chinaglaze).

China Glaze® is a division of American International Industries.

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What do you think? Will you be picking any of these up? I think I'm most excited about the purples in both sets!

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Thrifty Thursday! Starring Milani

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Thrifty Thursday is back! Sorry about last week. Today I have a Milani polish. Milani polishes retail for around $4.49 and are widely available in drug and grocery stores. I'm not sure how easily you can find the one I'm showing you this time, but I know they are still out there because I got this one at my local grocery store and have seen them there recently. I can't, however, find them on the milanicosmetics.com site though so I'm wondering if they're discontinued. Regardless, there are LOTS of Milani polishes that fit the bill for Thrifty Thursday.

This one is called Hi-Res and I picked it up with several other "3D Holographic" polishes in the same line. Hi-Res is a light purple tightly scattered holo and the formula and application were good. I used three light coats and no top coat for the photos.

Milani Hi-Res

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Model City Polish HOLOBRATION! One Year Celebration and L.E. Polish Giveaway

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I have a special surprise for you today. Model City Polish is celebrating one year in business today and she's created a custom limited edition celebration polish, which I'll not only be showing you, I'll also be GIVING one lucky reader. My bottle is marked Number 8 and the one I have to give away is numbered 7. You'll find the Rafflecopter widget at the end of the post. There are only 14 in existence and you can't purchase it.

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Cult Nails Ay Poppy and Kiss My Rose Bush - Swatches and Review

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Good evening! I'm back with MOAR POLISH! Two more polishes from the Cult Nails In the Garden Collection. This time it's a mixed review. A roller coaster with the highest high and a pretty low low.

Earlier I reviewed Cult Nails Morning Glory from the In the Garden Collection and this time I have Ay Poppy and Kiss My Rose Bush for you.

First up, Ay Poppy. This one ROCKED MY WORLD, seriously. Perfect formula and application. Two coats for full opacity and no top coat for the photos. Best. Orange. Ever.

Cult Nails Ay Poppy

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Rainbow Honey FAB Summer Set

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Tonight I have Rainbow Honey's new FAB Summer Set to show you! This set consists of 2 perfect-for-summer shimmer cremes and a blinged-out glitter topper.

Rainbow Honey FAB Summer Set

Here's what FAB had to say about them:

The Fab Summer Set is as refreshing as a cold sip of freshly squeezed lemonade. This set of three includes a dazzling array of shimmering polishes: kelly green, deep coral, and a sparkly lacquer that glitters with holographic flecks. Paint yourself in a beautiful new light. -fab

tenda is a bright kelly green lacquer with golden shimmer

costa del sol is a shimmery lacquer full of iridescent and holographic glitters ready to add some sun and sparkle to your manicure

schrammi is a deep coral lacquer with golden shimmer

The FAB Summer Set is now available through fab.com for a limited time only. Each set contains 3 full size .5 oz polishes designed exclusively for FAB by Rainbow Honey. $25. While supplies last. For more information visit http://fab.com/designer/rainbow-honey/

Perfect descriptions and I am SO pleased to announce that these have great formulas. Both shimmer cremes, Tenda and Schrammi, are perfectly smooth and creamy with great application and opacity in two coats. (No top coat for the photos of those.)  Costa Del Sol's glitters are well-suspended in the base and I had no trouble getting the glitters out. No dabbing required. Everything laid flat on the nail and I used one coat of Poshe top coat for the photos of that. No issues to report at all.

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Nail of the Day - Gradient

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Today I have (surprise surprise) a headache. Day two. BAH! But I have pretty nails at least, because I don't have the desire or energy to change them. Happy accident. I have TONS of stuff to show you but no way could I do them justice for you right now so here's my NOTD.

Gradient

Gradient

Gradient

Gradient

Gradient

Gradient

Yesterday, after two and a half days of wearing Colors by Llarowe Sparkles Are a Girl's Best Friend, which is a record in itself lately with all the swatching I do, I didn't feel like moving, much less doing my nails, so I took 5 minutes and a sponge and did a quick gradient with Colors by Llarowe Black Gold Texas Tea. So basically, this is day 4 of the same polish. *faint* But it's so pretty. I've gotten loads of compliments on it, mostly from MEN of all people! Men never seem to notice my nails. LOL!

What do you think? I love gradients because they're so quick and easy.

Back soon with more swatches for you!

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Zoya Stunning Collection

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ZOYA STUNNING COLLECTION

I posted the Zoya Irresistible Collection, Pixie Dust Collection and Pixie Dust Summer Collection right away when I got them but I thought I'd save one for a bit later, after most of the other photos were already up. It seems like we all get the collections at the same time and so they all show up at once. So I saved this one for later...like dessert.

Zoya Stunning Collection
Darcy, Josie, Micky, Rocky, Thandie and Yana

Zoya Stunning Collection

Zoya's Stunning Collection consists of 6 cremes, some of them even have subtle shimmer! Yana, Thandie, Rocky, Micky, Josie and Darcy.

Five of the 6 had a great formula and easy application. I used two coats on all six of them and no top coats for the photos. Darcy, the yellow one, was thicker and not self-leveling and I had a bit of trouble with application, which is evident in the photos.

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Above the Curve Cecelia - Swatches and Review

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Good afternoon! It's been a while since I showed you a new Above the Curve polish so IT'S TIME! Today I have Cecelia for you.

Above the Curve Cecelia

Cecelia is described as "a beautiful creamy teal/turquoise with linear holo! If you like Kahuna you'll love Cecilia! $1.00 from each bottle sold will be donated to Shriners Hospitals for Children."

The formula and application were perfect! Very creamy and I used two light coats for opacity and no top coat for the photos.

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Colors by Llarowe Sparkles Are a Girl's Best Friend

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Today I'm wearing one of the new Colors by Llarowe polishes - Sparkles are a Girl's Best Friend.

Sparkles are a Girl's Best Friend is a hot pink/raspberry, tightly scattered holographic polish with purple flash and magenta sparkles. Formula was good and application easy. This one is actually a crelly so it dries to a high shine and while it's opaque in 2 coats, it has a translucent look about it that's hard to describe. No issues at all. No top coat for the photos.

Colors by Llarowe Sparkles Are A Girl's Best Friend

Colors by Llarowe Sparkles Are A Girl's Best Friend

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Serum No. 5 Glowmeleon Collection Part 2 of 2

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Good morning! As promised, I have part 2 of 2 of the new Serum No. 5 Glowmeleon Collection to show you! (If you missed Part 1, click here. You don't want to miss any of them or the shimmer matte top coat!)

These swatches may look different because I'm using my RIGHT hand for this post. I know...every nail blogger's nightmare. But the polishes are great so hopefully it won't distract you too much.

The last 3 in this collection are Eternal Sunshine, Sunset Flare and Twilight Sparks.

Serum No. 5 Eternal Sunshine

Serum No. 5 Sunset Flare

Serum No. 5 Twilight Sparks

All three of these had the same formula and application. No issues at all to report. I used two coats of each one with no top coat. They spread nicely on the nail and dried quickly. Twilight Sparks had a slightly more textured feel to it when it dried and while it sort of has the look of a sand or textured polish, it really wasn't rough. One coat of regular top coat would make it totally smooth to the touch but I preferred the look without top coat.

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Hot Chick Physics - I Don't Want to Talk About It

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If you are an animal lover AND a polish lover, you'll love this next one I have for you from Hot Chick Physics! $1.00 of every bottle sold goes to support a local pet rescue!

I Don't Want to Talk About It was "inspired by and named after Juliette Danielle from the movie The Room. Juliette is a huge animal lover and $1.00 from every bottle will be going to Ginger's Pet Rescue. It's a place that works with my vet to rescue, rehabilitate, and adopt cats and dogs. I chose a local group because I wanted to make sure that the money would be used well and I know from watching them at work that they do good work."

It's a gorgeous brick red polish with a great formula. Creamy and smooth. I used 2 coats and no top coat for the photos.

First, in indirect natural lighting...

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Dollish Polish You Razzle Dazzle Me

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Good evening! Tonight I have a Dollish Polish to show you from their Candy Series - You Razzle Dazzle Me!

Dollish Polish You Razzle Dazzle Me

You Razzle Dazzle Me is described as being "inspired by Razzles candy....first it's a candy, then it's a gum! I used to LOVE Razzles when I was a kid! A sheer Aqua crelly bursting with various shaped & sized matte glitters in Purple, Blue, Orange, Yellow, Pink and White, this yummy sweet polish is perfect for summer toes!"

I had no issues at all with formula or application. It's a crelly and I used two medium coats for full coverage. No top coat for the photos. In natural lighting it leans to the blue side of aqua and in artificial lighting it leans more to the green side of aqua as seen in the photos below...


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Dandy Nails Betrayed Desires - Swatches and Review

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Today I have one of the brand new releases from Dandy Nails to show you: Betrayed Desires.

Dandy Nails Betrayed Desires
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Betrayed Desires is a medium-to-dark grey-blue holographic polish. Application and formula were perfect. I used two easy coats for full opacity and had no issues at all. No top coat for the photos.

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Serum No. 5 Glowmeleon Collection Part 1 of 2 with As a Matte'A Fact and Lei Down the Law

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Happy Memorial Day everyone! Hope everyone remembers to Thank a Vet today.

This morning I have part 1 of a 2 part swatch and review of Serum No. 5's Glowmeleon Collection and 2 other polishes from their SS13 Collection.

Serum No. 5: Lei Down the Law and As a Matte'A Fact from SS13 and
Sunset Flare, Twilight Sparks, Burning Orchid and Eternal Sunshine
from the Glowmeleon Collection.

Today I have Lei Down the Law, As a Matte'A Fact and Burning Orchid for you. First, the 2 polishes from SS13: Lei Down the Law and As a Matte'A Fact.

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Colors by Llarowe - Angels Sing

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I thought I'd leave you one more holo from Colors by Llarowe before I pack it up for the weekend. This time I have Angels Sing from the Missing You Collection.

Colors by Llarowe Angels Sing

*Angels Sing proceeds go to the American Cancer Society and it's a Limited Edition polish.*

Angels Sing is described as a white scattered holo. When I saw this in the bottle, I gotta be honest, no WAY was this a holo. I think I was expecting a linear holo. Well, it's not linear, but there's definitely holo in there. It's subtle, though. Once I put it on, I could see it on the nail. It's not in-your-face, but I think if any more holo were to be added, it would no longer be white. As it is, it leans a touch to the pale dove grey side. No issues with formula or application. I used 3 light coats for opacity and no top coat for the photos. At the end, I have a photo with it over a plain white creme for comparison.


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Nail of the Day - Purple-Mania

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A quick NOTD post for you...I just felt like purple.

NOTD: Purple with stamping/nail art

AquaDaisy Shazaam with Elevation Sample Grape Jelly #MY11 accent and stamping using the FANTASTIC squishy stamper from Ninja Polish and BM 314.

Hope everyone has a great weekend!

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Different Dimension - Another Brick in the Wall

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Just thought I'd leave you with a glitter polish before I head out for the evening. This time, I have one of the polishes in the Different Dimension Echoes Collection for you: Another Brick in the Wall. This collection, which I'll be showing in the coming days, was inspired by the music of Pink Floyd.

Different Dimension Another Brick in the Wall

Another Brick In the Wall is a clear-based glitter polish with tiny black and silver holographic hex glitters, black and white rectangles and neon pink hexes and squares in various sizes. I had NO issues with this one. The formula was great and the glitters were suspended perfectly, came out easily and spread nicely on the nail. I used two coats over a black polish and one coat of Poshe top coat for the photos.


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Colors by Llarowe - Black Gold, Texas Tea

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I'm back with another holo beauty from Colors by Llarowe - a limited edition polish from the Deep in the Heart of Texas Collection with proceeds going to tornado victims: Black Gold, Texas Tea.

These polishes begin launching on May 26, 2013 at Llarowe. 

Colors by Llarowe - Black Gold, Texas Tea

Black Gold, Texas Tea is a true jet black linear holo. This is a one-coater, too! But I did use two coats and no top coat out of habit for all the photos.


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Cult Nails Morning Glory and Some Easy Nail Art

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Tonight I have one of the polishes from Cult Nails In the Garden Collection - Morning Glory.

Morning Glory is a deep violet/magenta polish that dries to a "wax" finish, The formula was creamy and easy and opaque in one coat! No issues to report other than it doesn't like to be over-manipulated, which is the case with most matte, wax or rubber finishes.


First, natural finish...

Cult Nails Morning Glory

Cult Nails Morning Glory

And a little fun...I used a dotting tool and Poshe top coat for the subtle dots.

Cult Nails Morning Glory

With top coat...

Cult Nails Morning Glory

And more fun with Cult Nails Kiss My Rose Bush, another from the In the Garden Collection, on the accent nail. I used a striping brush to "frame" the accent nail and stamped some flowers with a plain white creme in the middle. I also put a true matte top coat on so you can see the difference between the "wax" finish and the pure matte.

Cult Nails Morning Glory with Cult Nails Kiss My Rose Bush accent

What do you think of this one? This is one of my favorite colors ever, so naturally I loved it. I actually liked it with the wax finish but my guy preferred it with top coat.

Cult Nails polishes are now being carried by Overall Beauty! You can visit Overall Beauty on Facebook as well to stay up-to-date on re-stocks and other information. They are also still available at the Cult Nails website and retail for $12.00.

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Ruby White Tips Amethyst

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Tonight I have another Ruby White Tips polish to show you - Amethyst.

Amethyst is a light grey-purple glass fleck polish with tons of shimmer and sparkle. I think I also see some holographic shimmer too! I used 3 coats of this one alone and no top coat for the photos.

Ruby White Tips Amethyst

Ruby White Tips Amethyst

Ruby White Tips Amethyst

Ruby White Tips Amethyst

Ruby White Tips Amethyst

Ruby White Tips Amethyst

What do you think of this one? 

Ruby White Tips polishes are available through the Ruby White Tips website and through the Ruby White Tips Etsy Store and retail for $8.50 for full-sized bottles. She also has a collection called Batworld Sanctuary and 50% of the proceeds from the sale of polishes in this collection go to Batworld.org to help wayward bats.

Use code POINTLESS (all caps) at checkout for 

20% off your purchase!

(excludes Mystery Bags and Batworld.org polishes)

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Colors by Llarowe Rare Bear - Swatches and Review

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Happy Friday! This morning I have another of the new Colors by Llarowe polishes to show you - Rare Bear.

Colors by Llarowe Rare Bear

Over the coming week I have several brand new polishes to show you from Colors by Llarowe. These polishes begin launching on May 26, 2013 at Llarowe. Proceeds from the sale of this polish and a few others I'll be showing you soon go to the ASPCA (and other charities, including tornado victims, National Kidney Association, etc.)

Rare Bear is a medium grey-blue linear holo. Leah Ann named the polishes in this collection (Cheetoman and the Gang Collection) after her merry band of crazy kittens and this shade matches Rare Bear's eyes. No issues with formula or application. Two coats for full opacity and I didn't use base coat or top coat.

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Pointless Cafe's Reader Appreciation Giveaway CONTEST ENDED

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CONTEST HAS ENDED! CONGRATS TO THE LUCKY WINNERS!

Are you ready for another Giveaway??

Yeah, yeah...stupid question. ♥

Llarowe has graciously donated SEVEN Elevation Polishes for this giveaway. If you haven't tried Elevation Polish yet, you're missing out big time because her polishes are amazing.

Seven people will each win one of these beauties and yes, it's open internationally!


Toubkal (my personal favorite Elevation Polish EVER!)

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Gobi

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Jungfrau

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Marmolada

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Haba Xueshan & Jengish Chokusu

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Muztagh Ata

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Well there they are! You can click on any of the links to see my full posts on these.

Thanks to Llarowe for sponsoring this giveaway!

I've tried to make the Rafflecopter entries as easy as possible and of course you can pick and choose which you want to do as I didn't make any of them mandatory except the email for you know...if you WIN! GOOD LUCK!

I didn't make leaving a comment on this blog post a requirement, but as you know, comments are ALWAYS welcome!





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