tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37009504402995915982024-03-13T10:42:39.686-04:00Dainty Darling DigitsA beauty blog specializing in nail polish and art.Dainty Darling Digitshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09002282137874904717noreply@blogger.comBlogger434125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3700950440299591598.post-47710717812437407172012-02-25T22:48:00.000-05:002012-02-25T22:48:38.145-05:00I got Sugarpill! FOTD<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-ZqJUJqb3klc/T0mm8WjJCKI/AAAAAAAADjo/dGCclyH2wb0/s1600/082.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="213" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-ZqJUJqb3klc/T0mm8WjJCKI/AAAAAAAADjo/dGCclyH2wb0/s320/082.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br />
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Alright, this isn't the first FOTD I did with my spanking new love- Sugarpill's Burning Heart Palette. I knew I needed Poison Plum in my life so I decided I might as well just get the palette and now I need more. Poison Plum is the most awesome purple I have seriously ever used. Gorgeous. It's even brighter in real life.<br />
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I know I did a little disappearing act, I got a new macro lens and I'm on a bit of a learning curve of getting FOTD pictures because it requires me to use my remote to get far enough. Honestly I need to learn my angles! I have a few swatches and some reviews coming, I'm currently editing photos for them. <br />
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Anywhooo...For this FOTD I used Maybelline Color Tattoo as a coordinated base- Bold Gold, Too Cool and Painted Purple. I like to layer my colors because it gives them even more "pop". And seriously, adding Eternal Sunshine to the top of Bold Gold is awesome on its own, so foiled looking. One of the reviews I have to write is for Loreal Magic Lumi face primer. I was skeptical of it making any difference, but I think you can see it in the first picture up top even under foundation. Still nothing to help with the desert I call skin, my search continues.<br />
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My skin is so pale it tweeks my camera out sometimes I swear :P<br />
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Maybelline Color Tattoo in Painted Purple, Bold Gold and Too Cool<br />
Sugarpill Poison Plum<br />
Loreal Infallible eyeshadow in Eternal Sunshine<br />
MAC Bright Fuchsia pigment<br />
Fyrinnae Marshmallow Puffs<br />
Revlon Photoready 3D mascara<br />
L'oreal Telescopic waterproof liquid liner<br />
L'oreal Magic Lumi primer<br />
L'oreal Magic Lumi concealer<br />
Maybelline Dream Nude Airfoam foundation<br />
Illamasqua blush in Tweak<br />
Milani eyebrow kit<br />
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Power clutch is a dark gray cream with a slight warm brown tone. I thought I would like it more but felt kinda "eh" about it when it was on. So I decided I would throw a coat of Shine of the Times over it.<br />
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When I first saw SOTT I didn't think I needed it, I barely ever layer and I already have Sally Hansen Hidden Treasure (which btw, they have another polish out now called Hidden Treasure, same line and everything and I would like to know what that is about) but OMG am I glad I picked this up. SOTT is a gorgeous flakie that flashes all kinds of gorgeous red-orange-gold-green goodness. With one coat my nails were LOADED with flakies. Prepare to see every polish I wear for the next 2 months topped with this! Literally, I'm making it a tag.<br />
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The combination of the brown tones in Power Clutch and the top coat make such an interesting combo, what do you think?<br />
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Maybelline Color Tattoo in Bold Gold<br />
L'oreal Infallible 24hr eyeshadow in Eternal Sunshine (review coming soon)<br />
L'oreal Telescopic waterproof liquid liner in black<br />
Revlon 3d Photoready mascara in black (review coming soon)<br />
MAC Dollymix blush<br />
Tarte Clean Slate primer <br />
Maybelline Dream Liquid Mousse foundation<br />
Maybelline Superstay 10 hour gloss stain in Fresh Fuchsia (review coming soon)<br />
NYC brow kit<br />
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I swear this gloss just will not photograph the right color. In real life it is much more raspberry-purpley but it just goes soooo red in photos :(<br />
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2 coats, beautiful blue with loads of glitter flecks in it. Reminds me of some toothpaste I used to use when I was younger, I remember the "glitter" and it was the same exact color blue. Please don't mind the smudge on my thumb, that was my fault. I did have a little difficulty with application, polish was slightly thick but not so much that I would say to avoid it.<br />
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Really feel like I'm not very good at writing tonight, so I'm going to leave it at that!<br />
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Click link for review and more photos!<br />
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I have checked out eBay auctions for a while on 3d nail art and always thought it was kinda pricey. Usually it's a few pieces for a few dollars and they usually aren't that great looking. I know you can buy the molds and make them yourself but that is a bit of an investment. So I was very excited to see these Kiss Nail Artist 3D Charms. I've seen two different designs, both feature a 4-5 true 3D pieces and many unique different shape and sized gems. <br />
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I couldn't wait to try them out. I pulled out some of the other things I had from eBay- the little pearls, some extra little gems (because I have a ton, there are some in the kits) and fimo slices. From the kit I used the big pink bow, ice cream cone, big purple flower (which I stuck to my finger with nail glue -_-), the little disco-ey gem on my ring finger, the green teardrop (these are so pretty), oval purple gem and several of the small ones.<br />
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The kit comes with a little tube of nail glue, which is what I used to stick these on. A couple of these are kind of curved to better stick to the nail bed, specifically the purple flower. This is day 5 and I'm shocked to say I've lost one tiny gem so far and 4 of those days I've worked. I keep expecting to lose them because I have certainly not been nice to them. <br />
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I am very pleased with this kit, enough to have purchased an extra one already (which I'm considering putting in a giveaway if I ever get around to it). I found these at Walgreens, they were on sale BOGO50%.<br />
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Cinderella is so perfectly named, it's a baby blue loaded with...I'm not really sure how to describe it. Kinda teeny tiny pink iridescent flakies? It's absolutely gorgeous. I did use 3 coats and still had a little bit of VNL, to me that isn't a deal breaker.<br />
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And the more I use Sinful Colors the more I love them. I've had this on for 5 days with no chips at all, which I've found with a decent base coat is pretty common with them (I use Nailtek Foundation 2 as mine) and of course they are $1.99 which you can't beat. <br />
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Have you found Cinderella in stores yet?<br />
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If you've seen the beauty of a flakie filled polish then you can understand my excitement when I spotted these in the store. This isn't the first time I've seen this kind of thing, Cover Girl attempted it and it turned out an epic disappointment. I first picked up Coffee. Coffee is named for it's scent, not it's shade. It is a milky clear absolutely loaded with iridescent warm gold/yellow flakies. There is the main color line of Glossaholics and then two "mood" glosses. Coffee is obviously scented with coffee but also something like ginger. The scent of it is kind of gross in my opinion but it fades quickly. I don't notice any taste.<br />
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Last but not least, the brush. I was surprised when I pulled out this sucker:<br />
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Have you tried these? What do you think of the giant applicator?Dainty Darling Digitshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09002282137874904717noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3700950440299591598.post-25182394024760959972012-01-23T10:43:00.000-05:002012-01-23T10:43:00.043-05:00Recent purchases and upcoming swatches/reviews!This is my list of recent purchases/things I've acquired. I don't really wanna call this a haul because it's purchased over a couple of weeks and the point of this post is more for you to see some new product. If there is anything I post you would specifically like to see swatches/reviews on sooner than others please drop me a comment. It helps motivate my butt into gear!<br />
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First up are a few gifts from one of my lovely friends...<br />
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Products used:<br />
Maybelline Color Tattoo in Tenacious Teal<br />
L'oreal Telescopic liquid eyeliner<br />
L'oreal False Fiber Lashes mascara<br />
Tarte Clean Slate Primer <br />
Cover Girl Natureluxe foundation<br />
Wet n Wild bronzer in Reserve Your Cabanan(for us pale girls!)<br />
MAC blush in Peachykeen<br />
MAC Viva Glam Gaga 2 lipstick<br />
Avon Glazewear in Clear<br />
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<b>Pomegranate Punk: </b>This is a dark wine which on me pulls kinda plum-burgundy. It has fine gold shimmer. I bought this thinking it leaned more red, because those colors make my eyes lean crazy green but this doesn't quite do that. Still a pretty color and not one we see very often in the drugstore. Out of the 5 shades I have tried this does seem to be the sheerest and most difficult, even when I try to build it up.<br />
<b> Bold Gold:</b> Is a slightly darkened true gold with an almost metallic finish. I think this makes a great base for golds and browns that you want to have some extra oomph.<br />
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<b>Tough as Taupe</b>: I'm honestly not positive how I plan to use this one, from the couple of swatches I had seen and what it looks like in jar I had expected it to be lighter. When I smudged the surface to make this swatch I was very surprised to see that the color that lurked just below was a few shades darker than on the surface. It is the only matte shade I have picked up and I'm kind of stumped on how to use it, suggestions? As for color it is a medium toned gray-taupe with the slightest possible hint of purple in it (at least on my skin).<br />
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Which photographed in the tube much brighter than it is, because here it is on the lips:<br />
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Which leads me to say this: I am sick and freaking tired of false advertisement! I know that companies make loads of false claims, that doesn't even really bother me. I like to test products for a reason. But when they are using this hot ridiculous neon pink to <i>ADVERTISE AS THE FACE OF YOUR PRODUCT</i> and then said product is <b>NOTHING LIKE THAT</b> then please explain WTF are they thinking? They are advertising that shade why? Because they want people to buy the product, which in my opinion means they expect people to want and purchase this hot freaking pink. So why does it not exist in the line at all? Why is the color instead just another boring old rose? Why do we have to lie and over saturate the colors in our ads when we could just be making the product to being with?<br />
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And I am simply SICK of the same old shades being released in every drugstore collection. It's boring! Throw a fun shade in once and a while!<br />
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Alright, back to the actual product. Obviously I am completely and totally disappointed in the color. I own so many colors that are exactly like this. As for feel, it goes on pretty easy and not dry at all but after about an hour of wear it does seem a little drying. It starts off pretty shiny but that dulls down pretty quickly. I tested this by eating a snack and drinking through a straw while working a 9 hour shift anddddd...it lasted about 5? Kinda? The inner rim of my lip was worn off pretty badly and the color was a lot less visible at all. This is also disappointing, I get 9 hour wear out of some MAC lipsticks that aren't long wear, are less drying and I can eat a full lunch with it on and not worry.<br />
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So, I have to say this is a pass. There is nothing really special about this line, the colors or the wear and for $8.99 there are surely better products.<br />
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I picked up the color Tenacious Teal, it just <a href="http://www.maybelline.com/Uploads/Images/2011/12/eyestudio_color-tattoo_blue_model-shot_190133.jpg" target="_blank">looked so awesome on the model</a>. Here is one swipe and two swipes swatched on my wrist...<br />
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<div style="text-align: left;">And a very quick swatch on the eye...</div><br />
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Maybelline Color Tattoo comes in a little glass jar similar to MAC Paint Pots and almost exactly like Benefit's Creaseless Cream (which are totally not creaseless). On first swipe it feels similar to a Paint Pot, silky and not greasy. Color payoff is pretty good although I did need more than one swipe to get the look I desired. I will say it is not as pretty as the advertising makes it, but how often is it?<br />
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The first application I only wore a couple of hours, but the next time I wore it was for a nine hour work shift. I was surprised to find that it held up perfectly all day! Not even a hint of creasing and the color was still vivid. <br />
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My one complaint is about creams in general, I find them a little difficult to blend with regular eyeshadow which limits the use. I find them much easier to use as an all over lid color but I did wear it blended with MAC Bright Fuchsia pigment. This photo is after about 5 hours of wear...<br />
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Based on this color I will most likely be trying a couple others! They have a gorgeous purple and a rich gold I may have to pick up. They sell for $6.99 and can be found at most drugstores including Walgreens & CVS.<br />
<img alt="Photobucket" border="0" src="http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a209/thewheezysmug/0003.jpg" />Dainty Darling Digitshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09002282137874904717noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3700950440299591598.post-66031769758120637322012-01-13T21:13:00.000-05:002012-01-13T21:13:56.391-05:00Wet n Wild's I Love Matte palette review & FOTD<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-qnfN0ewoKpQ/TxDi-7iXm6I/AAAAAAAADcw/FUOwR6JbWN8/s1600/004.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-qnfN0ewoKpQ/TxDi-7iXm6I/AAAAAAAADcw/FUOwR6JbWN8/s320/004.JPG" width="305" /></a></div> Wet n Wild came out with a palette during the holidays called I <3 Matte. I picked this palette up solely in hope that the purple in it would be decent. I could almost see the disappointment but in search of the perfect purple, I just had to try. This is the first of the new 8 style palettes that I picked up. The 8 pan palettes sell for $4.99, which makes them a pretty great value. However, half of the I <3 Matte palette is basic brown matte shades that I have from a previous Wet n Wild palette. I would have liked to see more brights instead.<br />
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UDPP <br />
Wet N Wild I <3 Matte palette<br />
MUFE Aqua Liner liquid in 8<br />
L'oreal False Fiber Lashes<br />
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The wear is actually pretty good, I use my Nailtek Foundation II as a base and usually Poshe as my top coat and even with working everyday I can get a good 5 days with no chipping at all.<br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I picked my bottle up at Walgreens for $5.99 and a BOGO50% sale. Have you tried the new formula yet? </div><img alt="Photobucket" border="0" src="http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a209/thewheezysmug/0003.jpg" />Dainty Darling Digitshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09002282137874904717noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3700950440299591598.post-28915859520373526552011-12-25T22:36:00.000-05:002011-12-25T22:36:32.943-05:00Neutrogena Microdermabrasion Kit reviewForgive me, I forgot to take pictures for this post! <br />
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I've recently been trying to take better care of my skin. It is my belief that the better you take care of our skin today, the better it will be years from now. One of the products I recently decided to try was the Neutrogena Microdermabrasion kit. When I was going through Cosmetology Microdermabrasion was a big new spa treatment where crystals basically took off layers of dead skin, if felt like a cats tongue and it was applied by a little tube being slowly run over your face. I was a wee bit hesitant to try it but when I came across a $3 coupon I decided to give it a go.<br />
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The kit includes 12 "rejuvenating" puffs, 2 AA batteries, attachment head and of course the applicator. Mine came with a bonus refill pack of puffs. The applicator is a little handheld, very similar to the Olay Pro-X. It's just a white little handle that fits well in your hand with a "pad" at the top and a switch on the back. It has a waterproofed battery compartment (that is quite difficult to open) despite a warning on the box saying not to even hold it under running water. It has 2 speeds which vary only slightly. The attachment head clips on to the top "pad" of the thing and has this weird almost velcro like texture to it which is meant for the puffs to cling to which works better than I expected. The puffs are kind of like cotton rounds and one side is coated with rough little blue "crystals". They also have a floral scent to them which I could do without (scent = unneccassery chance of irritation in my opinion).<br />
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Now, I had thought the thing was going to spin or something but what it does is just vibrates, quite hard. The instructions on the box are quite vague: "Massage 1 to 2 minutes per facial area. Rinse and discard puff." No, there are no other instructions in the box. Okay Neutrogena, game on. First off, what exactly is the definition of a "facial area"? Second, am I supposed to massage slow or fast? Soft or hard? In circles or strokes? Not even a warning about the eye area either? For a product designed to be kind of rough on the skin they really don't go into great enough detail in my opinion. <br />
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You know what is on the box though? Claims, and lots of them:<br />
Today: pre-dosed puffs deliver the perfect degree of gentle exfoliation with ultra-fine crystals and mild purifiers.<br />
Tomorrow: Massaging micro-vibrations boose surface cell turnover for firmer, younger- looking skin.<br />
Instantly: 91% had smoother, more luminous skin.<br />
1 week: 88% had visible improvement in the look of fine lines.<br />
4 weeks: 88% had siginificantly reduced appearance of wrinkles or age spots.<br />
8 weeks: 72% had substantally firmer- looking skin.<br />
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In purchasing this product I was looking to minimize my pores, exfoliate my horribly dry skin and get rid of the dead skin cells giving my skin it's dull and uneven appearance. They do mention it being used for pores elsewhere on the box but not in the claims on the back.<br />
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So here are my thoughts on how it worked...A pulsing and vibrating disc pressed against my skull does not feel good or gentle. The crystals are rough on the skin, especially if used 1 to 2 minutes per "facial area", yet somehow it didn't manage to exfoliate my dead skin away anywhere near as well as a standard scrub does. The puffs do produce a nice lathery foam that I did like. I used it for 1 week and saw no improvement in my skin at all. After the first use my skin certainly did not feel smoother, if anything it felt more dry than it began. I suggest skipping the Neutrogena Microdermabrasion Kit, $21.99 and opting for a standard facial scrub and leaving the microdermabrasion to the professionals.Dainty Darling Digitshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09002282137874904717noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3700950440299591598.post-1834400135064098102011-12-19T22:31:00.000-05:002011-12-19T22:31:18.396-05:00Urban Decay: The Revolution?I said this would be up last night but Blogger was just not cooperating so here it is now...<br />
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When I first heard about Urban Decay's new eyelash curler, dubbed The Revolution, I was overly excited. Long had I wished I could curl my eyelashes without crimping the outer corner into a ridiculous L shape. On my first visit to Sephora when it came out, I talked myself out of buying it. I find it quite hard to pry $19 out of my wallet for an impliment like the eyelash curler which I can buy for $3 at the drug store. And they didn't even have one you could pick up and play with or even really look at.<br />
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Now, I just need to go off on a little tangent here about Sephora. At least, my local Sephora which isn't all that local at an hours drive away in Albany. How is the service at your Sephora? Here it usually seems none existent. I may have ended up buying the damned thing the first visit if one of the associates could have bothered to ask me if I needed help on any of my five laps around the store. I wanted to see if they had tried it, heard anything or perhaps had one somewhere I could play with for a second? Not to mention the absolute mess the testers and products are in, how am I supposed to buy a product when the boxes are all mixed up? And when I get to the counter a smile would be nice! I've even complained about this before to Sephora but they don't seem to give a damn. Sephora: your products are expensive, I do not enjoy spending my hard earned money in a store I am treated like crap in. <br />
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Back on track, I ended up coming back to the store a couple months later and splurging on it. I anxiously brought it home and opened it up to play with...<br />
Disappointment. I just could not get the thing to line up right. The whole gimmick of it is that it's missing the bars on the sides that normally constrict your lashes and cause pinching. Well, I pinched. Everytime. I just could not get it aimed, the depth perception of where I had to crimp was off because, well there was an eyelash curler in my eye. I tried about five days in a row and couldn't get the hang of it and the couple of times I did manage to find the sweet aka not pinchy spot it didn't curl very well. I don't know if the pads just don't have enough squishy "give" to them but I had to squeeze SUPER hard to get it to curl them noticeably. And then they were awkwardly curled. Oh, and those little pads? They include extras. Because they fall out! At least the ones in mine did, which is why I only tried it for five days. When I lost the little pads I deemed this product had sailed away on the fail boat and would be cruising back to Sephora. <br />
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Cosmetically, another complaint I have is the finish on the thing. When you first take it out of the box it is so shiny and pretty but it is a fingerprint magnet and those fingerprints are very noticeable. <br />
I guess that the little cage on the curler isn't such a bad thing, it's better than poking yourself in the eye or crimping down on your lid. It prevents me from getting too close to the base of my lashes and that's a good thing.<br />
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Have you tried The Revolution?Dainty Darling Digitshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09002282137874904717noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3700950440299591598.post-71411620495560213172011-12-18T02:32:00.000-05:002011-12-18T02:32:48.144-05:00Random Post!Let me start off by saying: I currently have no 'net. Which is why I have disappeared. I also have recently gained a promotion to Head of Cosmetics in my sweet retail job so have been working more. I have also been horrible and not even bothering to take photos of anything I do with my nails or makeup although for the most part it's been rather boring. But, I have photos already edited for a review of the Revolution curler from Urban Decay so I should hopefully have that up tomorrow night. For now, here is a random picture post. Hope you enjoy <3<br />
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Let's start with some sweet bathroom pics from work...<br />
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Dressed up...<br />
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My newest obsession, MAC Let's Skate! Paint pot<br />
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My new lazy makeup, blended eyeliner. I used the Prestige white liquid liner and the rest are MUFE (hot pink, red and purple...I hate how their names are coded to numbers because I just can't remember them) which are also my other new obsession. Taken after 9 hours of wear!<br />
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Anyone watch Rupaul's Drag Race? I LOVE it. Stacy Layne Matthews and Carmen Carrera (my fave <3) recently came here to perform so here I am with them. I look a little ragged, I came off a 9 hour shift and this was at like 2am so I was exhausted.<br />
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I recently tried a new product called Nutra Nail Gel Perfect UV-free gel color. This product comes with 3 teeny bottles: Gel color, activator and cleaner. I've only seen it offered in 4 shades, all solid no shimmer colors. I tried Lily Pink, a medium toned no thrills pink cream. These sell for about $13.99 ::cough::ripoff::coughcough::.<br />
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Now, this obviously isn't your normal nail polish. Let's check out the claims we have here:<br />
*Applies Like Polish- quick and easy application.<br />
*Protects nails from breaking- gel color activates to form a rock solid shield.<br />
*Ding free protection<br />
*Sets in just 5 minutes<br />
*creates a patent leather shine that lasts<br />
*easy to remove<br />
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Basically, they are saying this is just like polish but it doesn't chip, dries completely in 5 minutes, protects your nails and is all shiny and pretty!<br />
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Pfft, yeahhhhh right!<br />
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Now let's see how those instructions look...have you ever seen a polish with instructions like a box of hair dye? Now you have! Here is the jist of it:<br />
*Put down papertowels<br />
*Unscrew all 3 caps (best not be clumsy and make a mess!)<br />
*Apply a thourough coat of activator to first hand. Enough to make nails wet and shiny but not too much! And try not to get it on your cuticles even though it's super runny. Don't touch it!<br />
*IMMEDIATLY apply a THIN coat of gel- color. Use slight pressuer so it will blend with the activator, whatever that means! Really, it just kinda floats all over in a way I can't even EXPLIAIN so just give up on not getting it on your cuticles and only using a little.<br />
*Clean the brush, wipe that thing right on down with some paper towels and then put that brush in the cleaner and use the brush that's in the cleaner instead. Annoying? Nah! <br />
*Repeat, and then repeat again for a 2nd coat which they assure will be enough but it isn't because it's still streaky.<br />
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Yeah, it's just a little walk in the park. Just like using regular polish! And to make it all better it smells like nail glue! Don't get it to close because it makes the eyes WATER and then you can't move quick enough! And if you put too much on you'll have lumpy nails!<br />
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So yeah, if my sarcasm was too subtle let's just say it's annoying to apply. But, it might be worth it all if the product was any good. So is it?<br />
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Well, let's break down those claims one by one (we'll skip the like polish one):<br />
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*protects nails from breaking- well, seeing as how I broke THREE nails while wearing this product for THREE days (one of which I was simply lazy) I'm going to just call bulldookie on this.<br />
*ding free protection- within 2 hours of being at work I managed to get my first of many chips, which rarely happens with regular polish.<br />
*Sets in 5 minutes- I will agree with this but if you put too much activator and/or polish it will take forever and you have to apply yet another coat of the cycle.<br />
*Patent leather shine- the first day it was fairly shiny, and just like regular polish as it wears it gets dull.<br />
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There were a couple other things about this product I just simply did not like:<br />
After a day I started noticing redder splotches throughout my nails, something was causing them to become slightly discolored. I also started to see tiny cracks all over my nails, when my nails would get knocked the color broke instead of bending with my nailbed. It also feels disgusting when you do get it on your cuticles, kind of like nail glue.<br />
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Now about the removal...Nutra Nail is also selling No mess Express Gel Perfect Remover kits which sell for about $6.99. They contain 5 little foil envelopes that you are supposed to soak the color off with. They are simply wide pads soaked in (super highly offensive smelling) acetone. Don't waste your money. The foil packet is supposedly to allow you to soak all your fingers on one hand at once. Let's simply say it doesn't work. Glorified crap. As for general removal it actually wasn't bad.<br />
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But you know what I REALLY didn't like about this product? After I removed it from all my nails I came to realize that it had left them damaged. The top of all my nails is now peeling and dry and flaky, which is nothing like my nails were when I put this product on them.<br />
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Conclusion? DO NOT BUY OR TRY THIS PRODUCT! If you don't believe me, check out other reviews, I found several saying they also had damage dry nails after removing. I DID take a picture of the damage they did but with no internet I don't really have a chance to upload it right now.<br />
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Here's the first one...<br />
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MAC Bare Study paint pot<br />
Urban Decay Naked palette- Gunmetal<br />
Fyrinnae Looking Glass (inner corner)<br />
Urban Decay Polyester Bride<br />
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I applied chapstick (I like Carmex's new Vanilla Twist, maybe I'll write a review) and then patted on Urban Decay's Gunmetal eyeshadow. I dabbed a little of Sally Girl Glitter Gel and then applied a gray/silver glitter. For the second photo I dabbed some clear gloss over.Dainty Darling Digitshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09002282137874904717noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3700950440299591598.post-16733407780451095772011-09-20T17:51:00.001-04:002011-09-20T17:54:13.561-04:00FOTIDK<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-v7JZ60dN5iM/TnkJyj1Us5I/AAAAAAAADYk/T5Bt4l0h56c/s1600/212.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="266" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-v7JZ60dN5iM/TnkJyj1Us5I/AAAAAAAADYk/T5Bt4l0h56c/s320/212.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>This is pretty pathetic but I seriously can't remember for certain what I used on this FOTD...at all. I *think* it is a Fyrinnae shade (one of the darker super shimmer ones) possibly over MAC Blacktrack paint pot but I really can't say. I do remember that I was told I looked like Snow White. I don't recall her ever wearing dark smokey makeup but I'll take it as a compliment ;)<br />
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MAC Chatterbox lipstick is one of my favorites, if not for the subdued yet super bright at the same time tone then for the way it is super creamy. One of the least drying lipsticks I've found.<br />
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I think I used Fyrinnae's Snow Bunny (which I believe is discontinued) and UD Polyester Bride for a highlight. I then used Sally Girl glitter glue and their lilac glitter pressed onto that.<br />
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And here is a cute puppy under the cut. My Apoooollo in her raincoat. Being Pouty. She hates the getting wet.<br />
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aka prolonging my manicure...Dainty Darling Digitshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09002282137874904717noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3700950440299591598.post-20252949888624851572011-09-14T12:37:00.001-04:002011-09-14T12:37:00.250-04:00<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-o1irL1sXPWI/TnBL3R9PMqI/AAAAAAAADX0/ekIVpVujJrw/s1600/167.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-o1irL1sXPWI/TnBL3R9PMqI/AAAAAAAADX0/ekIVpVujJrw/s320/167.JPG" width="213" /></a></div><br />
Quick pin-up FOTD using Revlon Fire & Ice lipstick because it's a vintage shade and I'm like that ;) I have no clue what I used on my lid tbh! Seems to be UDPP + UD's Naked Palette's Virgin to highlight and Wet n Wild's Creme Brulee all over. Cheeks I think is Jane in Baby Doll. When I wear red lips I try to keep my cheeks as neutral as possible. Finished off with Milani's Brow Kit. The hairband? From $10 for $10 clearance at Claire's. Loves it!<br />
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And that concludes today's lazy-catching-up-post!<br />
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Toot-a-loo my dears!<br />
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