China Glaze Spring 2012

Hello! I just wanted to bring everyone an update on the Spring polishes from China Glaze. My samples did come in and I have live swatches of them on a nail wheel in a recent video.


Pricing: $7 each


Available at: exclusively at ULTA, Sally's Beauty Supply, and professional salons this February


Pros:
-Opaque
-Only needs 2 coats, 1 coat if wearing a white base
-Applies smoothly
-Normal drying time


Cons:
-Sunshine Pop was a little on the sheer side, needed three coats
-That particular color also stained my nails yellow, with a base coat

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Thank you so so much to everyone for entering!

Winner has until Feb. 18th to contact me or another winner will be chosen.

Stay tuned for more beauty news and giveaways!

CHINA GLAZE CAPITOL COLOURS COLLECTION

AGRO

Dress Me Up

Electrify

Fast Track

FOIE GRAS

HARVEST MOON

HOOK AND LINE

LUXE AND LUSH

MAHOGANY MAGIC

RIVETING

SMOKE AND ASHES

STONE COLD

Hi everyone! I have just recieved the Press Release for China Glazes newest collection "Capitol Colours" in celebration of The Hunger Games novels and soon releasing movie. This gorgeous collection releases this March; keep an eye out for the 12 new shades.

With THE HUNGER GAMES about to begin, Capitol citizens can show their support for their chosen district through China Glaze®’s exclusive Capitol Colours nail polish collection.  The collection combines rich crèmes, soft shimmers and bold glitters to create the limited edition 12 shade nail polish collection inspired by the most anticipated movie release of the year.

The China Glaze® Capitol Colours collection includes the following shades:

·         Dress Me Up – A stripped down dark rose pink crème

·         Foie Gras – Decadent dark crème taupe

·         Fast Track – Soft sandy brown with a gold metallic shimmer

·         Hook and Line –Pearlescent light grey

·         Stone Cold – Matte slate grey with shimmer

·         Smoke and Ashes – Black-based teal with multicolored shimmer

·         Agro – Moss green with gold shimmer

·         Mahogany Magic – Reddish-brown crème

·         Harvest Moon – Crystalized copper shimmer

·         Riveting – Bright orange shimmer

·         Electrify – High-wattage gold and ruby red glitter blend

·         Luxe and Lush – A high octane flaky overcoat

The release of the collection follows the debut of the China Glaze® Capitol Colours consumer and beauty trade advertising campaign featuring the story’s Effie Trinket, who is assigned by the Capitol to escort and prepare the Tributes from District 12 for the 74^th Annual Hunger Games. “What will you be wearing to the opening ceremonies?,” Wear your favorite shade and support your district when this movie hits theatres!
Keep your eyes open for Full-page ads that will run in the March issues of teenVOGUE, People Style Watch and InStyle.

China Glaze® Capitol Colours will be available in early March 2012 at salons and specialty beauty retailers including Sally Beauty Supply and ULTA stores, These will hit stores with the release of THE HUNGER GAMES in theatres March 23, 2012.  Individual shades retail for $7.  The collection will be available in a 12-piece counter display as well 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 Facebook and Twitter: http://twitter.com/ChinaGlaze

China Glaze® is a division of American International Industries.

©LionsGate Films Inc. All Rights Reserved.  www.thehungergamesmovie.com

GIVEAWAY UPDATE!

Hey everyone, Happy Sunday! I hope everyone is enjoying their weekend :)

I recently posted a giveaway video for anyone who wants to get an extra entry in on the Exuviance skincare giveaway!

Please get all your last minute entries in, this is ending in just a couple of days!!
Thanks everyone! :)

Love and lipstick,
Monique

YOUTUBE

Hey ladies and gents! I wanted to post this very quickly, I recently uploaded my first YouTube videos! FINALLY! Here they are if any of you would like to have a look, If you have a youtube channel please subscribe to me!! Thanks for all your support!

Love and lipstick,
Monique

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Kreativ Blogger Award!

Hey guys! I have recently been awarded the Kreativ Blogger Award! I have never been awarded this so I am very excited! I was given this award by Amberlynn, Thanks again!!

If you have been given this award too, here are some rules:
-Link back to the person who gave you this award
-Answer the following questions
-Award 10 other bloggers and let them know they have been awarded!
-Share 7 random facts about yourself

Here are the Questions:

1. Name your favorite song
I could never pick a favorite, there are so many!

2. What is your favorite dessert
CHEESECAKE! Yum

3. What ticks you off
Hm.. When someone says "I have a surprise for you" and then makes me wait for it. Please don't tell me that there is a surprise waiting for me! Just surprise me with it! Lol

4. When I'm upset I...
Cry. Im an easy crier. I cry when I'm sad, angry, happy.. I'm fairly comfortable with crying hehe

5. What is your favorite pet
Like what kind of animal is your favorite pet? Dogs.
Or
Which of your pets is your favorite? It changes everyday! If one dog is sick, that dog becomes my favorite that day.

6. Black or White
Eh, I choose gray :)

7. Biggest fear
I don't really have one, sorry!

8. Everyday attitude
Nothing risque, nothing gained.

9. What is perfection to you
Trying your very hardest

10. Guilty pleasure
MAKEUP HAULING!!

7 Random Facts:
-My name isn't really Monique.. shhhhhh ;)
-My favorite number is 6
-I don't like music of my generation >.<
-I like to read
-One of my hobbies is home decor.. Im dieing to move out and decorate a place of my own!
-I LOVE flowers!
-My shoe size, ring size, and underwear size is the same

Here are 10 bloggers who have also been awarded and should be checked out, they're awesome!
-Akira53
-Beauty Bar
-Beauty Broadcast
-Kandeeland
-KandeeJ
-Messy Hair, Pretty Dress
-Steps to Perfection
-The Polish Jinx
-Julep
-Chicachew

Thanks again Amberlynn for awarding me!

FOTD: Wet n Wild 10 Pan Palette in "Blue Had me at Hello"

I hardly ever wear bright colors, but I figured I would today :)

This is an amazing palette from Wet n Wild (review coming soon!)
This is probably too intense for a day look, which is why I wore this to school (during the evening). I hope you like it!




I really love this look, I hope you do too!!



Products used

Skincare
-Clean and Clear persa-gel 10 on any blemishes
-Burt's Bees Radiance eye cream
-Shaklee Enfuselle moisturizer

Face
-Maybelline Fit Me! foundation
-Hardcandy Glamoflauge concealer
-Neautrogena Mineral Sheers Powder Foundation

Brows
ELF studio brow kit

Eyes
-Maybelline Eye Tattoo shadows as a base (Audacious Asphalt, Tough as Taupe, and Too Cool)
-Wet n Wild eyeshadow palette in Blue Had me at Hello
-Maybelline eye studio cream liner in Black

Lashes
-Maybelline Lash Stiletto Voluptious

Thats about it, Hope you enjoyed!

OVERDUE: Mani-Mondays & NOTDs!

Hey guys! So some of you may remember, I had a nasty accident in the shower about a month ago!

Basically: I was shaving, slipped, and managed to somehow slice off a chunk of my nail off... ouch! It freaked me out because it wouldn't stop bleeding and it hurt! But what is worse, is that I couldn't do Mani-Mondays anymore!! I was still painting my funky looking nail but it just looked so unprofessional. Then I thought, "Eh, who cares!"

It has grown back since then, yay! But here's what's been going on with my nails the past couple of weeks! I hope you enjoy!

This was taken the day a cut my nail up! Looks so gross right? It felt pretty bad too

This is Essie in Nice is Nice
I added pressed flowers as accents
Notice that I didnt care how my nails looked at this point!

Here is Nice is Nice again
This time I did the ol' newspaper trick
I also smeared some of the polish with acetone on a Qtip to give a grungy-look

Here my nail is almost healed!! There is only a teeny itty-bitty piece missing!
This is Sally Hansen in No Hard Feelings

Hooray! My nail did eventually heal!
This is Sally Hansen Salon Effects in Kitty, Kitty
I love it!

Here is Julep's Meagan from the Resort Collection
I added white and orange-y dots as accents

I've been practicing freehand nail art, I'm still rusty!
This is Sally Hansen Grey Area
and Petites in Corduroy

These are my moms nails at the moment
But I just wanted to add it because I did them for here, hehe :)
Again this is Sally Hansen in No Hard Feelings
Orange and blue accent dots

 That's about it for my LONG overdue Mani-Mondays! I hope you liked them, except the horrible jacked up nails for a while lol.
Leave me a comment and let me know which was your favorite!