14 Days Of Valentines - Day 1 - Nubar Pink Lily

*Purchased by me*

Hi friends! So, I'm going to try something new and see how far I can get with it. I'm in a group on FB called Hobby Polish Bloggers made up of (obviously) nail polish bloggers. Last week Krystal from the Polish Galore blog posted asking what everyone thought about the idea of doing 14 days of pink and red polishes leading up to Valentine's Day. When some of us said we liked the idea she created a group so we can link all of our posts up together each day. Some ladies will just be doing pink and red polishes (like me) while some will be doing nail art.

So without further ado... here is my first polish: Nubar Pink Lily (from the Spring Garden collection from 2011).

Forgive the random polish marks on the bottle. It was in an unfortunate accident years ago. I dropped a box of polishes and Rescue Beauty Lounge Scrangie broke. Super sad face since this is now a very hard to find polish.

So there you have it! Day 1! We'll see how this goes; I've never posted so many days in a row before or followed through on a challenge like this.

And while you're at it...check out the posts from all of the other lovely ladies by clicking on the links below.

'Til We Meet Again...
Rebecca  :)

An InLinkz Link-up

Salon Perfect Holiday Polishes

*Products won in a giveaway*

Hi all! It's been a while (per usual) but I'm back with some awesome sparkly polishes to show you today.

Before the holidays I was lucky enough to win a set of the Salon Perfect limited edition holiday polishes on the Pointless Cafe blog giveaway. From what I understand these polishes weren't available at all in stores and when I saw the swatches on the blog I was hoping that I would win because they were so gorgeous. Jump forward a few weeks and I received an e-mail that I had won! I was pretty stoked. The collection consists of 4 glitter polishes, a white polish and a topcoat was included also. I took pics of these as I wore them and didn't do a swatchfest with them so I don't have the white polish here. There is also a red that I plan on including in some Valentine's Day posts.

 Plum Crazy

 Electric Avenue

Emerald City

The formula on these was perfect. I used 2 thin coats for each color and it built up beautifully. There was a slight grittiness to them but it wasn't anything that 2 coats of topcoat couldn't take care of.

I'm sorry that I'm showing you something that you can't buy but they are too pretty not to share.

I hope you are all doing well. It's pretty soggy up here in the Pacific Northwest but after living for years in arid California I'm really liking it.

'Til We Meet Again...

Rebecca  :)

JLB Cosmetics Vamp Your World Lipsticks

Hey all! So I was wandering around Ross on Black Friday and came across a table loaded with beauty products. This set of lipsticks immediately caught my eye. It is from JLB Cosmetics and it is the Vamp Your World Couture Lipsticks.

 

Of course what I noticed right off the back is that they look like they are ripping off Kat Von D lipstick packaging. But you know what? I don't really care! I've been wanting some vampy colors like these but didn't want to pay a lot for colors that I know I wouldn't wear very often. And this set of 5 lipsticks was only $6.99! That averages out to about $1.40 per lippy. I figured that even if the color wasn't great it was worth the risk for the price. And luckily they turned out to be pretty darn good!

L-R: Orchid, Rebel, Scarlet, Bordeaux, Provacateur

And then I took full pics of each one just for fun.

Orchid

Rebel

Scarlet

Bordeaux

Provocateur

These have great color payoff and feel really comfortable on the lips. They have a semi-glossy finish and aren't too thin or slippery. This would have been a great deal at the regular price of $18.00 but for $6.99 they are a steal! If you like colors like this but don't want to spend a lot of money I'd suggest running to Ross quickly.

I hope you are having a great week!

'Til We Meet Again...

Rebecca  :)

Bonita Tinman's Brew

Hi all! Once again it's been a while. I started a new job a month ago and I've been exhausted. But I had to write a post about this new polish I found a few days ago at Rite Aid. I hadn't been there in a while and was perusing the endcaps of the makeup section when this little beauty caught my eye. It's Tinman's Brew by Bonita.

Tinman's Brew is chock full of multiple colors of glitter, gold shard glitter and a little surprise that I didn't see until I got it outside of the store and into the sun. That was when I saw it... Holy holo Batman! It is full of holographic rainbow goodness. Of course it wasn't sunny today but I was able to capture a bit of it by playing around with the lighting.

I used 3 thin coats for this mani and it applied perfectly. And the BEST part about this polish? It was only $1.49! So if you run across it while perusing Rite Aid I highly recommend that you pick it up.

Have a great week!

'Til We Meet Again...
Rebecca  :)

China Glaze Rodeo Fanatic

*Purchased by me*

Hi again! So, it's finally been getting cooler here and feel like Fall so I'm finally feeling like busting out the dark, vampy polish colors. I had been planning on using another China Glaze polish but when I came across Rodeo Fanatic I knew I had to use it.

Rodeo Fanatic is from the 2008 Rodeo Diva collection but looks to still be readily available online; I think I got mine at Sally's a few years back. This has been one of my untrieds for so long and I'm really glad I chose it. It's such a pretty color that has some greenish shift in some lights and serious sparkle outside.

Definitely check it out if you want a seriously gorgeous Fall color.

'Til We Meet Again...

Rebecca  :)

Sleek Sunset Palette

*Purchased by me*

Today I have one of my Sleek i-Divine eyeshadow palettes to show you. I have always loved these palettes and have a small collection of them which I hope to keep adding to. Sleek is not available in stores in the US but it is readily available online; I usually order mine from Amazon since there are some sellers you can buy from that don't charge shipping. For the ones not available on Amazon I usually hit up one of my European Facebook friends to pick it up for me and send it my way.

My most recent purchase was from Amazon and I used a gift card that I earned by doing online surveys so technically I didn't have to put any money out for it. This is the Sunset palette.

Swatched over Urban Decay Primer Potion 

My one complaint with these palettes is that they don't have the shade names printed on the actual palette; they are usually printed on the plastic insert that covers the shadows. This one didn't have any names on that either and I couldn't find shade names in the quick online search I did so I'm not sure if they actually have names. Regardless, it is a gorgeous palette. The left side especially is full of very Fall colors that I love and the colors on the right will go perfectly with them to create different looks. For the most part the shadows were soft and pigmented (especially the orange shade, it's gorgeous). Although a few required a bit more work than others it was not enough of a big deal for me not to want to use them.

I am definitely looking forward to playing with this palette and seeing what kinds of looks I can come up with. And keep and eye out for more Sleek i-Divine swatch posts; I plan on swatching all of my palettes. 

I've only tried the eyeshadows but the blushes look great also. Have you ever tried Sleek products? What do you think of them? What is your favorite?

'Til We Meet Again...

Rebecca  :)

Milani Vivid Violet & Sugar High

*Purchased by me*

Hi! I just wanted to drop in with a quick mani post. Since it was still sunny and warm here last week I decided to do a mani with some bright-ish colors. I chose Milani Vivid Violet with and accent of Milani Sugar High.

This was a perfect mani for the end of the summer. I am really loving the accent nail thing lately; it lets me have fun with glitter without the hassle of removing it from all 10 fingers.

I hope you all have a great week!

'Til We Meet Again...
Rebecca :)