Reverie Nail Lacquer Aubergine Swatches & Review

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Hello readers,
Today I have a glitter packed polish from Reverie Nail Lacquer to show you.  Reverie is know for their jelly + glitter polishes, so I was excited to try this one out since it added a shimmery base twist to the mix.

Maple Holistics Ancient Clay Facial Mask Review & Giveaway

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Today I switching things up a bit and sharing a new-to-me skincare product with you.  I love clay based face masks so when Maple Holistics approached me about reviewing a few items from their skin care line I couldn't resist picking a couple of theirs to try out.  Let's take a look at the first one I tried, the Ancient Clay Facial Mask.

Black And Teal Swirl Nail Stamping

Purchased Myself

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Today I have some nail are to show you that I wore to not one, but two weddings this past weekend! (It was slightly exhausting :P ).  I started out with a base of Girly Bits Mint-al Precesion topped with one coat of Pahlish The Wayfarer.  Then I used China Glaze Liquid Leather and Pueen Plate SE03B to stamp on the black swirl design.  Finally I sealed everything up with a coat of Seche Vite.  Photos show the above mani in daylight spectrum lighting.

Femme Fatale Falling Embers Swatches & Review

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Today I have a beautiful polish from Femme Fatale to show you. They've been releasing a whole bunch of stockist exclusives lately and this is one of the Beautometry exclusives.  I had a great first order experience with this new to me stockist.

China Glaze Let's Dew It Swatches & Review

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Today I have the second polish that I purchased from China Glaze's Fall 2015 collection, The Great Outdoors.  I couldn't resist the mix of glitter and flecked shimmer in this one so it ended up coming home with me.

Elevation Pahlish The Venetian Duo Swatches & Review

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Today I have the polish collaboration from Elevation Polish and Pahlish to show you.  This pair is part of the Marco Polo collections recently released by each maker.  I rushed to get these swatches together for you since this duo is a limited edition for the month of August and there are only a couple of restocks left.

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Bio Seaweed Gel Whitehorse Swatches, Review & Discount Code

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Today I'm trying out my first ever gel polish.  Bio Seaweed Gel sent me a couple polishes from their Unity All-In-One line to test out.  The nice thing about these gels is that they cure in bright direct sunlight, so you don't need a UV lamp to use them.  Also, you don't need to roughen up your natural nails before hand, just prep with rubbing alcohol.  Bonus: They are 5-free!

Birchbox Canada August 2015 Unboxing & Review

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My Birchbox arrived in the mail so it's time to share what was inside.  This month the sneak peek said we would be getting a Laqa & Co Cheeky Lip Tint in either Cray Cray - coral, or Humble Brag - pink.  I was hoping for the pink one.  Let's see which option I got and what else made up this month's box.

China Glaze Sleeping Under The Stars Swatches & Review

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Today I have one of the polishes from China Glaze's Fall 2015 Collection, The Great Outdoors, to show you.

ILNP Paper Route & Lucky 13 Lacquer Song Of Storms Glitter Gradient

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Today I have a simple glitter gradient to show you.  I used ILNP Paper Route as my base colour and then dabbed on Lucky 13 Lacquer Song Of Storms to do the gradient.  Finally, I used two coats of Essence Gel-Look top coat to smooth everything out to a glassy finish.  This is a super easy look but I think the results look really pretty.  Photos were taken in daylight spectrum lighting.

Purple Kaleidoscope Nail Stamping

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Today I have nail stamping to show you. This was my first attempt at using my new Moyou London XL Marshmellow stamper and I'm starting to get the hang of it (after a few warped stamps). I started with The Polish Bar White Lilac as my base colour. Then I stamped on the kaleidoscope pattern using China Glaze Liquid Leather and Kaleidoscope plate 03. Finally, I used OPI Purple Perspective from the Color Paints collections to colour in part of the stamped design. One coat of Essecne Gel-Look top coat was used to seal everything up. Photos show the above mani in daylight spectrum lighting.

ILNP Paper Route Swatches & Review

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I try to resist buying holo's these days since I tend to buy the same family of colours over and over again. However, when the ILNP Summer 2015 collection came out, I couldn't resist the lure of the flecked holos.  The flecked finish made them just different enough that I could justify picking up a few for myself. Paper Route is the first one I've had a chance to wear.

Products I Finished This Month - July 2015

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Summer is flying by, and the end of July means it's time for another month of empties.  Let's check out what I finished this month.

Hair

The Polish Bar Late Summer Collection (A Selection) Swatches & Review

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Today I have a selection of polishes from The Polish Bar's Late Summer collection to show you.  This collection features a variety of colours in scatter holo and glitter crelly finishes.  There are seven polishes in total, 4 holos and 3 glitter crellies.  Let's take a look at some of The Polish Bar's new creations.

THEFACESHOP Herb Day 365 Cleansing Foam & Black Seed Firming Mask Sheet Review

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Today we're going to take a little break from nail polish and talk about skincare.  THEFACESHOP is a brand I'd heard about but never really explored before.  When I was given the opportunity to review some of their products I was really excited to try out a new to me brand.  THEFACESHOP sent me some of their Herb Day 365 Cleansing Foam in peach and a Black Seed Firming Mask Sheet to try out.