Hidden Treasure Swatches

I got my greedy hands on Hidden Treasure this morning, which is from Sally Hansen's newest summer collection. Its a clear base with flakes that shift to green, yellow, and orange. Its said to be very similar to GOSH's flakie and Nfu Ohs 38. I know everyone will be swatching it over black so I chose some different colors. You have to get this one.


L-R: CC Bizerq Turk, ChG Bermuda Breakaway, NYX Apple, Pure Ice Scandal (vamp purple)

1 coat Hidden Treasure

2 coats Hidden Treasure

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NOTD: Glitter gradient with ChG Sexy In The City + LA Splash Oceanspray

This pretty much makes me want to cry and wish I was on a tropical beach.

My camera totally made this look blue so I fixed it in photoshop as much as I could but its still not 100% color accurate, it is very close though. In person the base is a medium teal and all the glitter is light seafoam green.

3 coats Sexy In The City
3 coats Sparkling Oceanspray


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Late Earth Day NOTD:Blue franken + Nfu Oh 54

I made a blue franken last night with ChG Shower Together & Bermuda Breakaway, its similar to MAC's Blue India (I think). I layered two coats of Nfu Oh 54 over it. I love this combo because it looks like a watery planet with grassy islands all over, like Earth. The blue is a little bit more teal and dusty in person, and the flakes are kelly green in most lights.

Speaking of Earth, if you care at all about dolphins sign this petition on facebook, from the people that filmed The Cove, to stop the slaughter of 23,000 dolphins each year in Japan. And if you haven't seen The Cove please watch it (or at least the last 20 minutes) it will change your life.

NOTD: Lilacism & Nfu Oh 50

These Nfu Oh flakies kill me, they are so gorgeous. This is 3-4 coats of Essie's Lilacism, which has a really watery formula that is a pain to apply, and Nfu Oh's #50 which applied quite nicely. I love that the flakes change from green, blue, and purple. Unfortunately I could only capture the blue on camera. The first two photos are taken in natural indoor lighting, and second two are taken in the sunlight.


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NOTD: Essence VIP Appeal + Nfu Oh #49

Oh baby, this mani is so gorgeous. I'm wearing 3 coats of Essence VIP Appeal and 2 coats of Nfu Oh 49. It is even more amazing in person. The actual color is probably closest to the last photo, which was taken outside in direct sunlight (it was such a beautiful day today). Its a kind of soft, warm pink coral. It feels cozy, like the beginning of a sunset on a warm beach when everything is pink, orange, and gold. By the way, all Nfu Oh nail polish is 10-30% off at http://www.fabuloustreet.com/ all the way through April I think.

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NOTD: China Glaze 2NITE

First off I would like to thank everyone for all the support so many of you have given me after the death of my dog. I miss her all the time, I can't believe she's gone. I guess life has to go on though. I have a lot of things coming up soon, assuming that I'm not swamped by work tomorrow. I have some pale lavender comparisons, Nfu Oh swatches, Jordana swatches, Misa swatches, and more.

On to 2NITE. This is such a lovely color. In natural lighting its a pale smoky blue which is still gorgeous even without the holo effect. In any type of artificial light it really pops like in the flash photo. In the sunlight the different colors are more pronounced than the last two photos show, its a lot more holo. There is also more green and yellow then the photos show.

My only complaint is that application was a bit pain over my base coat which was Orly's Nail Armor. I had major cuticle drag (when you get a bare spot above the cuticle) on the first 2 coats (the 3rd coat came out fine though). On my bare nail though I didn't have the problem with cuticle drag. I actually put this on Saturday, its now Wednseday and there is almost zero tipwear and no chipping.


natural indoor light


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direct sunlight

Comparison: ChG Emerald Sparkle vs NYX Las Vegas

These colors are pretty much both to die for. Both are dark green with some form of green sparkles or glitter. In the case of Emerald Sparkle it has larger, more dense glitter, and the base color is more opaque then LV. Las Vegas has small sparkles that are much more subtle, but still very eye catching, and has a jelly base. I prefer Las Vegas a bit more but you can't go wrong either way.


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index & ring: Emerald Sparkle, middle & pinky: Las Vegasno top coat

Emerald Sparkle, 3 coats.

Las Vegas, 3 coats.

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NOTD: Layered LA Splash glitters

This is such a fun mani, its so blingy. The light pink and the fushia set off each other very well. Its a little bit darker and more fushia in person.

2 coats WnW Through The Grapevine (in the small round bottles)
1 coat LA Splash Sparkling Lilac
1 coat LA Splash Sparkling Fushia

HP Inspired Franken: Bad As Bellatrix

I was inspired by daydream222 on MUA, who used Dorothy Who in a bunch of amazing frankens. This is a dark plum purple with a bunch of blue, silver, and red glitter. I used equal parts Ruby Pumps, DW, and Groupie, plus a bit of Decked With Dazzle (discontinued) and Art Deco's Blue Glitter (which can be found in almost any mom & pop dollar store).

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Ruby Pumps, Dorothy Who, Groupie, Decked With Dazzle (LE), Blue Glitter

NOTD: LA Girl Rockstar Groupie

This color is amazing! Groupie is a dark royal purple with tons of sparkles that change from purple, blue, fucshia, and gold. It looks striking in any lighting. This is 3 coats, shown in natural lighting and sunlight. I got it from Cherryculture.com but sometimes you can find LA Girl displays in small clothing stores like Fashion Q, Image, etc or small beauty supple stores.

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Review: ELF's High Definition Powder

Quality: 5 out of 5
Packaging: 5 out of 5
Size: 3.5 oz
Price: $6
Where To Buy: eyeslipsface.com
Would I Buy Again: Yes

The high definition loose powder creates a "soft focus" effect to the skin. Masks fine lines and imperfections for a radiant complexion. The incredibly soft and invisible powder is great for on-screen and everyday wear.

 I love this product! I almost didn't get it but I'm so so glad I did. Basically its a very fine finishing powder that is suppose to 'blur' flaws or whatever. I didn't get it for that though, I just wanted something that would help with oil control and I think it does.

I put this on after my foundation, powder, and blush. To apply, I leave the puff over the sifter, put 3 fingers under the strap and my thumb under the bottom of the container, then I just flip it upside down and give it a shake, put it right side up and blot the puff on a small area of my face, using short stroking motions to blend it in. I do this a few times to cover my whole face. I think using the puff applicator to apply it makes it way less messy then using a brush. You don't waste product and you can control exactly where it goes. Remember to wash the powder puff every once in a while as it will get dirty, warm soap and water works just fine.

I find that this does help with oil control, but of course not 100% (nothing does that for me). What I really like though is that in the middle of the day when I'm getting oily I can blot with a piece of tissue and then put the HD powder on and look like I just put my make up on without looking cakey at all, as you might if you put on a regular face powder.

That for me is what makes this so amazing. I'm going to get some level of oil on my face in the middle of the day no matter what, and being able to suddenly look fresh and clean really means a lot to me. I'm sure there are other powders that do something similar but for the price of ELF's I think this is an amazing product. It is a really really fine powder too, if I run my fingers over my skin after putting it on I don't feel any grittiness which I've had with other silica powders.

PROS:
-very fine texture
-helps a bit with oil control
-mattifies
-easy to apply and blend in
-can reapply in the middle of the day & look like you just put on your make up

CONS:
-not available to many (if any) stores
-packaging is a little bulky if you want to travel with it, but you can transfer a bit to another jar if you like


Ingredients: Dimethicone/Vinyl Dimethicone Crosspolymer, Silica

Color Club neon swatches

Finally got around to swatching the rest of my Color Club polishes, which are mostly neons. I should be doing homework (its spring break but my human ecology teacher tells us to do reading and questions for 3 chapers while he's in Costa Rica, how unfair is that?) but I want to get these done before school starts again Monday.


Explosive, 5 coats. Bumble Bee yellow. Even after 5 coats I could see through some spots. Its a pretty color but it was a pain.

Electro Candy, 4 coats. This is a really pretty cool almost neon pink. It has a silver/blue flash in the sun.

Pink Lust, 3 coats. This is a neon bright pink, leaning more towards warm but it doesn't look red. Almost has a jelly consistancy that I like.

Amp'D Up, 2-3 coats. Gorgeous neon orange, leaning more red then yellow. Pretty good formula.

Pure Energy, 4-5 coats. Bright pool blue with green shimmer. This was thin and runny, which made it hard to work with. I love the color but I don't know that its worth it.

220 Volts, also called Chelsea Girl, 4-5 coats. Not as pretty on as in the bottle, its kind of a flat color, dries almost matte. Looks slightly better with a top coat

Bizerk Turq, 3 coats. My camera hates kelly greens and teals, it always turns them blue. I had to edit it a bit in photoshop. This is a gorgeous milky kelly green, a bit brighter then the photol