China Glaze Metro Collection - Fall 2011 - Press Release

I'm really excited about the new China Glaze fall collection, especially Trendsetter and Skyscraper!!! Here's the release.

URBAN EDGINESS AT YOUR FINGERTIPS

China Glaze Introduces 12 New Purely Pigmented Crèmes, High Coverage Glitters and Intense Shine Shimmers for Fall 2011

Los Angeles, CA – (April 2011): City living boasts excitement, a cool, edginess and confidence that oozes from fashion forward women like none other. City loving celebs like Lady Gaga, Rihanna, Ivanka Trump, Rosario Dawson and Jaime King have style to spare and their fashion sense trickles down to everyone from working women to college kids. This Fall, China Glaze has captured the big city feel in 12 sexy, sophisticated shades that are on trend, exciting and will be on every fashion maven’s “must have” list. Whether you prefer downtown funk or uptown class, China Glaze’s METRO collection pulls together ensembles and will undoubtedly make heads turn! Colors in this collection include:

v Skyscraper: A sparkling, glitter blue reminiscent of the sky over the city.

v CG in the City: Glittering dusty purple, bronze and silver multi-tonal glitter, perfect for a pop of edge from West side to East side.

v Urban-Night: Exactly what you need for a night on the town – rich purple crème.

v Traffic Jam: Stop traffic with a breathtaking, raspberry pink crème.

v City Siren: The perfect deep, red crème to match any outfit.

v Loft-y Ambitions: Burgundy shimmer and cocktail hour – nothing better.

v Brownstone: Burnt terracotta crème mirrors the quaint townhouses of the city.

v Midtown Magic: Burgundy base with flecks of gold shimmer captures the latest fashion trend.

v Street Chic: This gorgeous beige crème is the perfect go to shade letting your clothes do the talking.

v Concrete Catwalk: Steel grey crème is amazing for a chic mani.

v Westside Warrior: For the trendsetting woman this camo green crème is to die for.

v Trendsetter: Mustard yellow shimmer translates beautifully from hot dogs to nails.

Fall in the City is a magnificent time and China Glaze has interpreted the hues of the urban jungle into their limited edition METRO collection. Escape your everyday and indulge in the city life!

The China Glaze METRO collection will be available in a “Downtown” 6 piece box collection (includes Skyscraper, Concrete Catwalk, Westside Warrior, Trendsetter, Loft-y Ambitions and Midtown Magic), an “Uptown” 6 piece box collection (includes CG in the City, Urban-Night, Traffic Jam, City Siren and Street Chic and Brownstone), a brand new, amazing 3D 12 piece counter display, a 36 piece rack display, and as open stock colors. 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, visit: www.chinaglaze.com or follow China Glaze on Twitter: http://twitter.com/ChinaGlaze

China Glaze is a division of American International Industries.

About American International Industries. For nearly 40 years, AII has been the leading manufacturer and worldwide distributor of innovative, quality beauty and skin care products for men and women. Our product lines include Ardell, Andrea, Body Drench, Bye Bye Blemish, Checi, China Glaze, Clean + Easy, Clubman/Pinaud, Duo, European Secrets, EzFlow, Fright Night, Gena, GiGi, Gypsy Lash, IBD, Jeris-Lustray, No Tweeze/Micro Tweeze, 'N Rage, Prolinc, RAW, Seche, SuperNail, Surgi-Care, Waterworks, Winning Nails, Woltra, Woody’s, and Youthair. For more information, visit our website: www.aiibeauty.com.

Midnight Mani 3

Last week I ran across a youtube video of the prettiest nail foils and that got me excited about them again. I've tried just about every foil I own except the floral design below. Initially I was a little disappointed because the flowers were so big, but with the right placement, the design is very beautiful.

Non-metallic foils are very forgiving so my mistakes aren't noticeable.

Two coats of Sally Hansen's Lively Lilac was a great match.

Overall I'm pleased with the results. I feel feminine and girly in this mani.

NOTD: Essie Splash of Grenadine

Just a quick post to share my NOTD, Essie Splash of Grenadine, the perfect pink. I stamped with China Glaze 2030 using Dashica's Beauty Big Image Plate A.

It was difficult to capture the colors with accuracy but here's a closer view.

I really liked the way this turned out. What do you think?

Zoya Smoke& Mirrors Fall 2011 - Press Release

fall 2011 nail color

smoke and mirrors

...beautiful illusions

Zoya Nail Polish presents 12 enticing and mysterious new colors for fall 2011.

Zoya Smoke Collection

Jana (ZP564) - smoky mauve quartz cream

Petra (ZP565) - smoky eggplant mauve cream

Codie (ZP566) - smoky brown taupe cream

Anja (ZP567) - smoky palatinate purple cream

Cynthia (ZP568) - smoky Prussian blue cream

Dree (ZP569) - smoky camouflage green cream

Zoya Mirrors Collection

Nimue (ZP570) - smoky rich thistle metallic

Marina (ZP571) - smoky steel blue metallic

Tao (ZP572) - smoky slate gray metallic

Yara (ZP573) - sparkly olive green metallic

Neeka (ZP574) - sparkly amethyst purple metallic

Jem (ZP575) - sparkly fandango pink metallic

Zoya is the new color of fashion... The new Zoya smoke & mirrors colors were designed and inspired by top fashion designers and beauty icons.

Ultra long-wearing, glossy nail lacquers by Zoya are free of harmful industrial chemicals like toluene, camphor, formaldehyde, resin, dibutyl phthalate (DBP) that are known to cause cancer and birth defects.

Find Zoya smoke & mirrors as well as over 300 other high-fashion Zoya shades at http://www.zoya.com/. As always, each and every Zoya color is made for beautiful women so we name them after beautiful women.

smoke & mirrors by Zoya - available July 15, 2011 (USA)

Sug. Retail $8.00 per 0.5 fl. oz. bottle (US)

Random Frankens

A couple of Frankens I made last week. I guess the first doesn't count as a Franken since I decanted Nic Sticks. I couldn't get the holo to show up in this pic but it's there.

WnW nocturnal + WnW clear + SpectraFlair over MaybellineBlue Jean. One of my major lemmings is DS Glamour so I tried to create a similar look. It's not as holo as I wanted but still pretty.

A more recent Franken. Konad green is a little too dark and mint green a little too light so I mixed them both for a grassier green. If you try this out I recommend adding at least 2 balls because these polishes are extra thick.

A few bottles I cleaned out yesterday.

That's all for now. Have a great Sunday!

Hair & Nails Mani

I was browsing the net and ran across an animation of a girl with pretty hair and nails. I tried to capture it with my mani but it was a fail. I couldn't figure out how to make this mani magic so I left it alone. This is one of my favorite stamping images but the girl looks a little sad to me.

Polish - Zoya Sweet

Image - Chez Delaney D series

Stamping - Color Club Where's The Soiree

Thanks for stopping by!

Fourth of July Mani

A quick post to share my NOTD before I head out. Happy Friday!

BM - 220

Sally Hansen Insta Dri - Racin' Red

Blue Striper

Konad White