Nicole by OPI "Celeb-bitties" Mini Set

I got two new mini sets from Nicole by OPI recently, so I will be sharing them with you in two separate posts. The colors are all part of the Kardashian Kolors line and are divided into a pink/red set and a neutral/teal set. This first set is called "Celeb-bitties" and contains the pink/red shades.

All Kendall-ed Up is a bright, summery pink. I'm pretty bad with this, but I think this is a blue-toned pink. The formula here was really great, almost a one-coater but not quite. You're seeing two easy coats here.

Kim-pletely In Love is stuuuuuuuunning. I seriously think I'm going to run out and buy a full size bottle of this. KIL is a semi-sheer baby pink with blue shimmer. I know it doesn't look awfully blue here, but trust me, it is! This is three coats. I was shocked at how much I loved this since I rarely ever wear sheers (or pink)!

Sealed With a Kris was my least favorite of this bunch. It was still a little streaky even after three coats, which is what you see here. It's a pretty shade of red though if you have the patience to apply three to four coats of it.

Wear Something Spar-Kylie is fabulous! This is just one coat over Sealed With a Kris and as you can see, it's just about full coverage. I was amazed at how well this light pink glitter covered. It does dry a little gritty though, so you will need a coat or two of a thick topcoat to level it out.

 

The "Celeb-bitties" mini set will be available in July 2012 and will retail for $10 at stores such as Duane Reade, H-E-Butt, Fred Meyer, Meijer, Rite Aid, Sears and ULTA.

 

*Product(s) in this post were provided for an honest review.*

The New Black Waves

Have any of you heard of The New Black? If you haven't, they have awesome polish sets that work off of the latest trends, such as newspaper manis and ombre nails, and they are available at Sephora! I've never tried the ombre trend before, so I knew that I wanted to give the Waves set a try.

Turns out that I really, really love this look! I used two coats for all the colors except the shimmery one on my ring finger (which is actually my favorite) where I used three. These colors don't really follow the true ombre trend of same color and finish, just lighter and darker shades, but they really work together anyway. 

Overall, I think this set is really cool. It fits very well with the current trends in the nail world and consists of really gorgeous colors! These 5-piece sets retail for $22 and can be purchased at Sephora. The New Black is a relatively new presence in social media, so please join the following sites if you are interested in hearing more from them:

Youtube: http://www.youtube.com/user/thenewblackchannel?feature=guide
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*Product(s) in this post were provided for my honest review.*

Tweezerman Review

Good morning everyone! I have a review of some neat Tweezerman products that were sent to me today. Let me tell you, I was totally not expecting the awesomeness that I received! When I opened up the box, this is what I found...

 

This awesome fold up case houses all the products that I was to review. This is a great case; there are tons of little pockets for all sorts of tools, as well as a large zippered pouch on the right hand side. The top piece folds down before you fold the entire thing up so nothing can slip out and get lost! 

 

The first tool that I tried out was the nail clippers. They came in two sizes: the larger one cuts straight across and is meant for toenails (but you could easily use it to cut your nails straight instead of filing them!) and the smaller one is rounded and meant for finger nails.  This first photo is meant to show you the cool zebra etching on the handles and the second photo shows you the shape of the clipping edge.

I used the toenail clippers the last time I gave myself a pedi and they worked great. They clip cleanly and with minimal effort. The only issue I had was that the top piece was a little difficult to maneuver into clipping position, but I think that is only a problem because they are new and they should loosen up a bit with more use. 

These tweezers are INCREDIBLE. I knew Tweezerman made great tweezers but I've actually never tried them until now. I swear I will never use anything else. And luckily, I won't have to, since Tweezerman offers a free sharpening program on their products!

The design is really cute as well. These two photos show the two different sides of the same pair of tweezers. If I'm not mistaken, Tweezerman is based in New York, so it's really neat that they included what I'm assuming is the NYC skyline on their product. 

Up next is the Pushy, a double ended cuticle pusher. One ended is rounded and one is squared to accommodate different nail shapes. This is a really solid and useful tool. I usually use an orange stick or my own nails to push my cuticles back, but now I have a great tool to use instead.

Embarrassingly enough, the ingrown toenail tool was the tool I was most excited about. I've been a ballet dancer for most of my life and have always had problems with ingrown toenails since I keep them trimmed so short all the time. One end of this tool has a little hook that you can use to clean underneath your toenails and the other end has an angled file that you use to file down ingrown toenails so that they don't poke into your skin. This thing is great. If you are like me and have a problem with ingrown toenails, I would definitely recommend it.

These files are all fabulous. I go through files like crazy and it's nice to have some higher quality ones at my disposal. I particularly like that the Eco Friendly File is biodegradable and the SanSation File is washable!

 

Okay, so I never nip my cuticles. So you would think that I wouldn't have a use for a cuticle nipper, right? Wrong. This little guy has been so helpful if I get a cut or peeling skin near my nail that I want to nip sharply so it doesn't keep peeling. These are really sharp and easy to control since they are spring-loaded.

  

And check out the gorgeous zebra etching on these too! 

Lastly, we have the Pedro. The Pedro has a really comfortable handle for you to use when you're scrubbing away at your feet. The first photo shows the finer side of the stone and the second shows the rougher side. I don't really have a lot of rough spots on my feet, but I did use the fine side of the Pedro and it made my heels really soft, so I will definitely use it regularly when I give myself pedis.  

Here's the rougher side of the Pedro:

So there you have it! A glowing review for incredible products. If you are interested in purchasing Tweezerman products, you can do so at http://www.tweezerman.com/. You can also keep updated with them on Twitter and Facebook if you are interested.

*Product(s) in this post were provided for an honest review.*

All That Glitters Swatches

MORE GLITTER! I hope you guys aren't getting sick of all this crazy glitter because I'm definitely not! Today I have some beauties from All That Glitters to show you. At the time that I'm writing this, there are a bunch of polishes up on Etsy, so go check them out (after you finish reading this post, of course!).  ;P

First up is two coats of Rebel Rebel on top of Essie Nice is Nice. Rebel Rebel has a tinted purple base with purple, white, and silver glitter mixed in. As you can see, there's a bunch of different shapes of glitter, such as square, bar, and hex. Since the base is tinted, you could probably wear this on it's own, but I wanted a more opaque look so I chose to layer it.

Ziggy Stardust is one of my top picks out of these five polishes. I layered two coats of it over Sinful Colors Luminary and just loved it. Like the previous color, Ziggy Stardust also has square, hex, and bar glitter, but this time it's white and gold and suspended is a slightly coral-tinted base.

Here is The Jean Genie, same situation as the first two polishes, but blue! I have it over Zoya Kristen here. The base is slightly tinted blue and has a bit of a pearly finish to it, so it spices up the creme underneath. I learned with this bottle that I should leave it sitting upside down before I plan to use it; the big glitter is easier to get out!

Very Peacock-ish is an interesting polish. I layered two coats of it over Essie Go Overboard and as you can see, it altered the base color a lot! It looks really neat though, almost mermaid-like. The large hex glitters were pretty difficult to fish out of this one. There are large black hexes in there too, but I wasn't able to get any onto the nail.

Last but certainly not least is two coats of Cha Cha Twist over CND Anchor Blue. This one was the easiest to work with; all the different glitters came out easily and laid perfectly on my nails. This glitter combo is also very unique (to me at least) and I really enjoyed wearing it.

Overall, I really liked all of these colors and would definitely recommend them. However, my very top picks would be Ziggy Stardust, Cha Cha Twist, and The Jean Genie. Which ones caught your eye?

*Product(s) in this post were provided for an honest review.*

Polished Perfection Swatches

Are you all ready for some more pretty indies? Well, it's your lucky day because I have some! These beauties are from Courtney at Polished Perfection and let me tell you, they are perfection! The colors I have to show you are six new ones that are now available on her Etsy shop!

Up first we have two coats of S.O.L. layered over OPI Flower to Flower. I liked this combo a lot; it's so fun, girly, and blingy! S.O.L. has a really interesting glitter combo... It has bar, hex, round, and diamond shaped glitters that are all really reflective. The glitter was surprisingly easy to apply as well.

Here we have Gamera over SpaRitual Twisted Vine. Gamera has a very similar composition to Grapefruit Sorbet, which you'll see later on in this post. It's packed with shimmer and has a bunch of iridescent flakies in it. I love polishes like this; they are fantastic because you can layer them and create new looks with polish that you already have.

This sparkly red beauty is called Servo. I have it layered over Zoya Carey for this swatch and I am loving this combination! I couldn't figure out what to layer Servo over at first, but the gray jumped out at me as I was scanning my polishes and I knew it would be a winner. This was two easy coats.

Tide Pool... mmmm... this is a gorgeous mix of aqua and silver glitter, as well as some silver diamond and bar glitter. I layered two coats of Tide Pool over Essie Go Overboard. Go ahead and swoon, I know you want to!

Next we have Crow, an interesting mix of black and gold glitter. You're seeing two coats here over China Glaze Life Preserver. I couldn't for the life of me figure out what to layer Crow over, but I think it looks pretty neat over this orange.

Grapefruit Sorbet is a very pretty layering polish with lots of shimmer! I have it layered here over Zoya Jana (pinky and middle) and Petra (ring and index) to show you what it looks like over both a light and dark shade. Grapefruit Sorbet also has iridescent flakes mixed it with the shimmer, giving it a really neat finish.

*Product(s) in this post were provided for my honest review.*

Rescue Beauty Lounge Piu Mosso

Mmmm another RBL! Today I have Rescue Beauty Lounge Piu Mosso for your viewing pleasure. Piu Mosso is a gorgeous deep blue with copper/red shimmer. Great formula, great wear, what else is there to say? Oh, Piu Mosso is currently sold out on rescuebeauty.com, but will be coming back in November, so mark your calendars! :P I know today's post is short, but I'll be back next week with some more indie glitter awesomeness!

OPI My Private Jet over black

This is kind of unbelievable, right? I've had this OPI My Private Jet holo for a couple months now and still kinda can't believe that I own it. I really need to wear it on it's own, but I layered it here over Zoya Raven in order to conserve as much of it as I can. I know I'll probably never run across another bottle in my lifetime! I also like that layering MPJ over black makes it seems like more of a black holo than a charcoal one.