Don’t be a hater!
Sunday, 16 January, 2011
Don’t be a hater…don’t be jealous of my haul today. I wasn’t expecting the nail polish that I got and frankly, I’m still pinching myself with joy and disbelief.
NFU Oh – 065
Tuesday, 4 January, 2011
Giveaway – China Glaze Holiday 2010
Monday, 6 December, 2010
Winner put into random.org and has been contacted as of Sat., Dec 11, 2010, 9:18AM if I don’t hear from them by Sunday, Dec 12, 2010, 9:18AM the back-up winner will be contacted. Thanks to all who participated. 🙂
Contest closed as of Wed., December 8, 2010, at 11:59pm PST
Five colors in this beauteous giveaway…in honor of mah daddy. Today is his birthday and I decided to do it in honor of him. He’s an awesome guy who loves to fish, garden and hang out with his family…I think I have the World’s Greatest Dad, even if I don’t really qualify as being the world’s greatest daughter. :p
What five fabulous colors am I giving away?
Why see the picture below!
In case you want to see how any of the 5 colors look, come on over…
Here are all 5 ways you can enter – so you can get a possible maximum of FIVE entries!
1) Follow me on Twitter and tweet the following: @carinaeletoile is giving away 5 colors of China Glaze’s Holiday Collection! Check it out – http://tinyurl.com/2e3equd
2) Comment on this post (make sure I have some way of contacting you).
3) Follow me on Google Friend Connect (to the right of this entry) if you have not done so already.
4) Follow me on Networked Blogs on Facebook (also to the right) if you are not following me yet.
5) Mention me on your blog and put me on your blog roll – I will do the same when you tell me! 😀
If I hit 100 followers on GFC or on Networked Blogs, I’ll be sure to throw in a little extra somethin’ somethin’ for the winner.
Final note: Contest ends on Wed., December 8, 2010, at 11:59pm PST. This giveaway is open to all. I would ship the polishes to the moon if the USPS delivered there.
Good luck and be sure to share this with anyone who may be interested. 🙂
Rescue Beauty Lounge and China Glaze – Sheer Red and Mrs. Claus
Friday, 3 December, 2010
It’s Friday Red! And the two reds I have chosen kind of rocks it.
I ordered Sheer Red by Rescue Beauty Lounge. I knew it was going to be sheer, but what I didn’t count on was exactly how sheer it would be. Not that that’s a bad thing. Don’t get me wrong. The formula for SR took a little longer to dry than I would have liked.
I thought the red was close to China Glaze’s Mrs. Claus, but without the glitter…I layered it over Sheer Red.
The base was similar that’s for sure. However, the base of MC is slightly more sheer than SR.
With my skin tone, SR ended up looking more pink on me. Not quite sure if I am liking the sheerness of it. This may be the one color by RBL that I’m not too fond of. 🙁
To see the enlarged original picture, click on the thumbnail and then click on the number in the phrase “Full size is blahblahblah x blahblahblah pixels.”
I like Mrs. Claus. The pink glitter shown isn’t looking as cool as it does in person. The pinkness doesn’t shine through. It’s really gorgeous in person.
Sunlight totally washed out the glitter, making it look silver. Very cool looking. I think I’d choose MC over SR for a holiday color.
Here is CG’s Mrs. Claus to refresh your memory.
China Glaze – Peace on Earth vs NARS – Mash
Tuesday, 16 November, 2010
When I saw these greens separately, I thought, “Could one be a dupe for the other?” Well, let me just test it out!
While both formulas were excellent – quick drying and opaque in two thin coats, there was a world of difference between the colors themselves. See below for the comparison.
As always, click the thumbnails until they become huge.
Mash is more on the green side while POE has more yellow in it. Both were flattering on my skin, despite the warm undertone. Yay! Please excuse the big old chip on my pinkie finger. I had been wearing the color for a week and then remembered to take a picture.
Sunlight couldn’t really bring any real depth to the shade shot, but you can still see the difference.
China Glaze – Holiday 2010 – ‘Tis The Season To Be Naughty And Nice
Friday, 22 October, 2010
This is a seriously image heavy post…28 pictures. I didn’t want to break it up because…well, I didn’t want to. 😉 It’s my eye candy and Friday Red. Enjoy!
All of these were two coaters and they dried in record time.
BOOM! Right out of the gate…this is my favorite red this season. Beautiful. Opaque in 2 coats.
I liked this, but it’s not my favorite red. It’s a bit too light for me. I am sure it would look better on someone else where it looked ok on me.
A gorgeous mulberry with a shimmer that makes it a perfect holiday shade.
I didn’t think I would like these, but I do. CTY is a lovely metallic foil that some other brands didn’t quite get right. This really sparkled and shined, truly reminding me of tinsel. MK was a lovely rich foil gold…absolutely gorgeous and I kept thinking it was a wonderful shade of almost 18k. Jingle bells is a bronze that doesn’t quite shimmer like CTY and MK, but it is very subtle. While not flashy, it’s still a pretty shade to behold.
A sheer white base with white glitter thrown in…it reminded me of snow.
This is a wicked shade of green…it glows. I swear, it generates its own electricity! Wouldn’t you agree? I mean, just look at it.
A wonderful blue, but it really reminded me of OPI’s Yoga-ta Get This Blue.
The jury’s still out on this color. I can’t decide if I like it or not. It’s a pinky/red jelly based color with pinky/silver glitter. Removal was a pain, but I’m not sure about this.
I no longer mourn the loss (that much) of my beloved Chanel Rouge Noir. How can I with these fabulous dupes that are 3-Free?
Oh the glitter…the humanity. THE SHINY! I like it a lot, but ugh…the removal. The removal is a pain.
How pretty is this? I love that it’s an olive green tossed into the mix…to make it even 700 shades more awesome, they made this a shimmer. Fabulous!
White creme…’nuff said. I think of this as a base for nail art and not just a color to be worn on its own.
This is China Glaze’s answer to OPI’s Tease-y Does It. I like both and I like that this is lighter and has a fine micro glitter.
Of course, I had to include Mistletoe Kisses because it’s part of the collection, even though I had done a comparison earlier in the week. FYI: MMUTM = Meet Me Under The Mistletoe.
And there we go…all 16 colors swatched. Yay! Hope you enjoyed it.
Deborah Lippmann
China Glaze – Awakening Collection, Halloween / Fall 2010
Thursday, 21 October, 2010
I can’t believe I’ve been sitting on this…but I also know it’s been shown by a slew of other people. I don’t care. Here are my swatches.
Formula was awesome – quick drying and flawless. All of these were two coat applications.
China Glaze is seriously knocking it out of the ball park with their seasonal collections. I enjoyed Awakening and I’m seriously looooving their Christmas Collection – Tis the Season To Be Naughty and Nice. That is up for Friday. All 16 colors. Anyway…
Here are the three colors from Awakening with a comparison of Mummy May I to Deborah Lippmann’s Bad Romance.
Warning: This is an image heavy post.
A black jelly nail polish packed with orange glitter. Very Halloween. Very fun…and I may be rocking it the next few days to support the Giants. Yea, I’m a Bay Area sports girl – born and raised so I feel a lot of loyalty to my home teams.
Really liking this green because I don’t have anything like it. I’ve heard it’s similar to SpaRitual’s Optical Illusion, but I haven’t had the chance to compare it because I don’t have OI and SpaRitual is a lot harder to get ahold of than most nail polishes. Pity SpaRitual doesn’t sell on their site because I’d rather purchase through there.
And finally…oldie but goody comparison of Mummy May I and Deborah Lippmann’s Bad Romance. BR is a collaboration she did with Lady Gaga. You can also read the original review here.
Bad Romance has different shapes of glitter and the base is a deeper, denser black. Had I not done a side by side comparison, I’d never have even thought that these were even different aside from the glitter size. Mummy May I is a cute name! I just looked back on my notes when I swatched these and BR and MMI are 3 coats.
China Glaze – Out On Safari
Wednesday, 20 October, 2010
This is a wonderful shade of green – it’s shimmery, it’s pretty…BUT it took 3 coats to get it this opaque and it took forever and a day to dry. Plus, it’s the old formula and the fumes nearly killed me as I applied this. I swear I smelled the formaldehyde and I was so close to retching. I need to wear a mask next time I apply this.
However, despite the delay in drying time and the overall fun-kay smell while applying, this color made it worth it.
