China Glaze Crackle Glaze Metals for Summer 2011

China Glaze Crackle Glaze Metals for Summer 2011

Set your summer style to “sizzle” with China Glaze’s new Crackle Glaze Metals collection. The pioneer in crackle technology, China Glaze takes the beauty phenomenon to the next level with this second-generation polish that pairs the edgy innovation of crackle with the elegant beauty of metals. Create dramatically different looks with just one sweep of China Glaze Crackle Glaze Metals. Layer over different base colors to create bold styles. Use a lighter coat to create a fine crackle, a thicker coat for a deep shatter effect.

The China Glaze Crackle Glaze Metals collection features six, limited edition sparkling metallic colors including:

• Cracked Medallion - Bold bronze
• Haute Metal - Pale pink
• Latticed Lilac - Soft lavender
• Oxidized Aqua - Deep aquamarine blue
• Platinum Pieces - Shimmering silver
• Tarnished Gold - Warm, honeyed hue

Crackle polishes were really popular earlier this year; think early Spring. Everyone was on the lookout for the stuff. The polishes would sell out within the first two days of hitting store shelves. Sometimes the response / demand was so great, depending on the unique factor of the crackle polish, they would be gone in less time than that.
Fast forward to now, mid-August, and the popularity has died down considerably. Call it over-exposure, or maybe it is just the changing of fashion trends. Either way I wasn't that excited to hear about another crackle polish being released at the end of July, even though this time it was to feature more of a crackle glazed metal look and feel to the nails. Enough already with the crackle.
A few days go by and my curiosity got the better of me and I went to my local Sally Beauty Salon to see the colors and try them on. I realized immediately that I had misjudged these crackle polishes and that my previous opinion was totally off base. While I was applying the crackle glazed metal polishes, I was most impressed with how smoothly the polish went on and I noticed an almost immediate crackle effect on the nails. In the past, I didn't have much success with them. They would just gunk up on the nail and there would be little to no crackle effect. So I knew that these nail polishes were different. I just don't know if it is because of the glazed metal attribute or if the nail polish formulation is altogether different from past crackle polishes. Anyway I bought 5 of the 6 colors that are currently available and I'm having a great time with them. No regrets here ladies and gentlemen!

OPI Spring/Summer 2011 Katy Perry Collection - Not Like the Movies

OPI Not Like The Movies is a duochrome light silvery moss green with violet flash metallic shimmer nail polish color.

I am planning on having a blog sale in the near future. So on Sunday I was going through my makeup trying to see if there was anything that I wanted to sell and I came across this nail polish. I had totally forgotten about it (which is one of the first signs that you have to much makeup, when you forget that you have stuff! LOL). Anyway, I love this polish because it looks blue, then purple, or even green depending on how the light's rays reflect off the nail. Oh, and it has mini micro flecks of silver glitter too! Ha Ha! You know it!!!! Woo Hoo! All about the glitter up in here....

Okay, back to the topic. I have bought OPI polishes in the past and I really love how they go on so smooth and even. I typically get about a good 3-4 days wear without chipping and that is without a base or top coat either. If I use a base or top coat then I get an additional day or so more of wear with the polishes.

I think I bought this polish at Beauty Brands which is a Salon and Spa store that sells various hair care items with a small section of the store devoted to makeup. They offer a variety of beauty services that make it the perfect "go-to" place for hair, eyebrow and nail maintenance. You can even get a massage there too if you are feeling the least bit stressed.

OPI: UP FRONT & PERSONAL NAIL POLISH

Up Front & Personal
A golden glitter you'll really "spark"le to!

This beautiful sparkle-y champagne gold colored nail polish has micro flecks of opalescent green, silver and pink glitter that give off a shimmer that sparkles in the light. It is a gorgeous nail polish that is really hard to capture its true color with an ordinary camera. However, once on the nail, this polish truly shines. Up Close & Personal was first available in 2008 and has maintained a cult following that continues to make it popular year after year. It can be currently found at any Beauty Brands Salon and Spa store.

OPI New Summer 2011 Collection Nice Stems Mini Set

As seen in InStyle August 2011

(l-r) Play the Peonies, Come to Poppy, Be a Dahlia Won't You?, I Lily Love You

Play the Peonies: A lovely soft pink that almost comes off as a light white

Come to Poppy: A beautiful shimmering coral-pink color that will go nicely with a summer tan

Be a Dahlia Won't You: A fun, fabulous fuchsia color that screams for attention

I Lily Love You: A light pink sparkle bug in the making

I was at Beauty Brands over the weekend and I saw the display for the new OPI Nice Stems collection. Some of the more popular shades had already sold out so I knew that if I wanted to get any of them my choices would be limited. Either I could wait and see if they got more of the polishes in stock or I could scour the internet. I really couldn't believe they were selling out that quick but of course this is a beautiful collection. So I decided to look around awhile and that is when I saw the mini collection sets. I knew I had to jump on this if I wanted them all and the price was just perfect. Instead of paying $12.50 for each polish I was able to get the whole collection for that price and I thought the mini sizes were really cute too!