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</span></div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">I like this look a lot and I've enjoyed experimenting with the Cover Girl Smoky Shadow Blasts this week. After testing out Cover Girl Products, I've come up with a list of pros and cons.</span></div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br />
</span></div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">Pros:</span></div><ul style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><li><span style="font-size: large;">Very ease to use</span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: large;">Convenient</span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: large;">Inexpensive</span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: large;">Volumizing mascara is definitely a winner</span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: large;">Liquid liner is smudge-proof and long lasting</span></li>
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<li><span style="font-size: large;">No staying power especially for oily skin</span></li>
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</div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Leave me a comment and let me know! I'll go first and tell you mines. I am most looking forward to...Orly Cosmic FX!</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"> </span></span></div><br />
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<li><span style="font-size: large;">If you're a makeup newbie to makeup master, show me a picture of your smoky eye shadow look. Leave a comment on this post w/ email address.</span></li>
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_1ak1dDSOGVA/TCkacC8xkcI/AAAAAAAABAM/QLi53u2yJDw/s1600/CG+1Lids+2Liner+3Lashes.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_1ak1dDSOGVA/TCkacC8xkcI/AAAAAAAABAM/QLi53u2yJDw/s320/CG+1Lids+2Liner+3Lashes.jpg" /></a></div><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">I tried the "Natural" look with Shadow Blast duo in Bronze Fire, Line Exact liquid liner in Brown and Lash Blast volume mascara in Brown. These are the swatches of the lid color, crease color and liner, L to R</span>:</span><br />
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<div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">I own plenty of gold/bronze type of eyeshadow, but I was still excited to try this smoky look. </span></div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br />
</span></div><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">The results:</span></span><br />
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<div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">Review:</span></div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">I'm a brown girl, so this look was definitely "natural". The colors blended in right with my skin, especially the crease color. It gives me a nice every day look. I wore this combo on Friday and I found that the shadows definitely crease without a primer. I don't own any eyeshadow primer at the moment and this eyeshadow made me wish I did. I may not be a makeup expert, but I know that this eyeshadow creased faster than any other eyeshadow I own! I'm not a fan of volumizing mascara, I prefer lengthening mascaras but this one I like. I'm a Maybelline mascara girl, but this Lash Blast mascara has got me wanting to try the other Lash Blast products because the rich brown color payoff and the somewhat volume it gave to my not so thick lashes. The Line Exact liner? I'm in love, that liner definitely has staying power. All day long staying power and it still washes off easily with soap and water. Cover Girl may be on to something with their Blast mascaras and Line Exact liners. Stay tuned this week to see two more Smoky Shadow Blast looks...</span></div><br />
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</span></div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">Here are the supplies I used:</span></div><br />
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<li><span style="font-size: large;">Essie Pansy</span></li>
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<li><span style="font-size: large;">Wet n Wild French White Creme</span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: large;">Seche Vite topcoat</span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: large;">Art Deco Nail Art Polish in Black</span></li>
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</span></div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">As you can see, sponging your nails can get a little messy. So this is what they looked like before clean up:</span></div><br />
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<div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">This is Day 2. Getting a little tip wear, but I think it held up well considering the fact that I was moving. The white polish is a cheap, chip-tastic polish so when I do this again I want to use another white polish.</span></div><br />
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<div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">I used my go to topcoat Seche Vite and it kind of smeared the black stripes a bit. Next time I will use a different topcoat. Also you can reuse your makeup sponges just by cutting the used tip off. </span></div><br />
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<a href="http://tinypic.com/" target="_blank"><img alt="Image and video hosting by TinyPic" border="0" src="http://i48.tinypic.com/2mpda1y.png" /></a>adorepinkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05834549921454264883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7006065442769739378.post-54281804287414978712010-06-16T14:45:00.000-05:002010-06-16T14:45:08.558-05:00China Glaze Pool Party + Sun Worshiper<div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">You've seen the greatness that is the CG Poolside collection. I knew these colors were neon, but until saw them on my hands I didn't realize how scorching they were!</span></div><br />
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</span></div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">Pool Party was an instant favorite. An intensely hot pink made for summertime pedicures. This is two coats over white. It gets no complaints from me.</span></div><br />
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</span></div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">Sun Worshiper is a bright orange attention grabber. I described it to someone as bright highway vest neon orange because that's what it reminds me of. I had a hard time using this one, but it may be attributed to the white polish I used underneath. I switched from the Wet n Wild polish I was using to a white Nailene polish I had laying around. The Nailene polish had a horrible brush and was so thick! Not that white polishes are notorious to work with anyway... That plus the fact that Sun Worshiper liked to pool around my cuticles made for a application nightmare! Even so, that wasn't enough to keep me away from this color, its just so unique to my stash.</span></div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br />
</span></div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">By the way, China Glaze won some of the ALU Superlatives in the Class of 2010! Which ones? Check it right <a href="http://www.alllacqueredup.com/2010/06/alu-senior-superlatives-class-2010-winners.html">here</a>.</span></div><br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><span style="font-size: large;"> <span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">You Hue! is a warm pink shade with golden shimmer. This is two coats, but its actually pretty opaque in one. Finger Paints are sold at Sally Beauty Supply. You can check them out at </span><a href="http://www.fingerpaints.com/" style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">www.fingerpaints.com</a><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">. On the website, they actually have information about collections. There's a collection called Heavenly Miracles, a limited edition set of blues, that according to the website are $1.99? They might be worth checking out in Sally Stores...</span></span></div><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">On it's own Medallion can make your nails feel a little bumpy/rough but that's nothing I couldn't fix with my favorite topcoat Seche Vite.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Twinkle Twinkle is really pretty in the bottle, but on the nail the glitter is very fine and way less dense. This is two coats + Seche. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; font-size: large;">The pink addict in me loves Gilda. This hot pink is a stunner. Its bright, flashy and perfect for summer.</span></div><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; font-size: large;">Remember how I said there was something in this collection for everyone? Maybe Nidhi would look better on that person. Its not that she isn't gorgeous but if you've read my blog long enough you know about my aversion to reds. This rich red polish is the most opaque of the bunch. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Mimi is eye-catching color.You cant go wrong with a deep royal purple like this. It kind of reminds me of Hot Topic's Iridescent Purple:</span></span><br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">My 2nd favorite polish from this collection and a must have. Charla is a blue green paradise on your nails. I haven't read one bad review about this color.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">The best polish in the whole collection. The most head turning, envious green metallic foil ever! Even for this pink lover, Ivanka made a believer out of me. It is hands down </span><i style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">the </i><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">best green I've ever seen and I am so glad to own it! </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Want another reason to love these? The Sparkle polishes are also super easy to remove! You get the look of glitter without the hassle of removing it. I made my first (quick) blog video showing the easy removal of MiMi.</span></span><br />
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</span></div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">This post contains a sample product sent for review. For more information about my disclosure policy, please read this <a href="http://www.polishedbeautyblog.com/2009/12/disclosure-statement.html">post</a>.</span></div>adorepinkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05834549921454264883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7006065442769739378.post-23272795501725387832010-06-02T11:02:00.000-05:002010-06-02T11:02:29.116-05:00Heel to Toe Invigorating Foaming Foot Soak Review<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/_1ak1dDSOGVA/TAZ7jQA-K8I/AAAAAAAAA74/arsFVrXnSPY/s1600/100_4309.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_1ak1dDSOGVA/TAZ7jQA-K8I/AAAAAAAAA74/arsFVrXnSPY/s320/100_4309.jpg" /></a></div><br />
<div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">I hate doing my own pedicures. I don't mind doing my own nails, but for some reason when it comes to dealing with my own feet, its a task I'm much less enthusiastic about. As a transitioning grad student/real world job having chica, I don't have the money to drop on a pedicure. However, I still want my home sessions to feel a little special. I picked this foot soak up at <a href="http://www.sallybeauty.com/Aromatherapy-Foot-Soak/SBS-147100,default,pd.html">Sally Beauty Supply</a> for a mere .42 cents because of my <a href="http://www.sallybeauty.com/beauty-club/BCC_WELCOME,default,pg.html">Beauty Club Card</a>. If you shop at Sallys and don't have one, you should get it! When you buy the card for $5, you get a $5 gift certificate to use the next month. Thats how I was able to get this $5.39 regularly priced foot soak for just a little change.Okay, on to the review!</span></div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">Product information:</span></div><ul style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><li><span style="font-size: large;">Prepares feet for pedicure by conditioning and cleansing </span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: large;">Revitalizes and refreshes </span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: large;">Softens and conditions </span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: large;">Helps kill foot odor </span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: large;">Soothes and relaxes hot, tired feet </span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: large;">Infused with Botanical Extracts, Tea Tree Oil, Sea Salts and Aloe Vera Gel </span></li>
</ul><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">My experience: I have a </span><i style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">huge</i><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"> bowl that I reserve for pedicures, so I pulled that out and poured a small amount of the gel in. When I get the water to a warm temperature I can handle, I put my feet in. After soaking them for about 15 minutes, I dry my feet off to feel the results. The foot soak did soothe and relax my feet and they do feel a little softer. My skin is soft enough to use my pedicure file and my cuticles are easily pushed back. I was also pleasantly surprised when I began to file my toenails, because my feet did actually smell clean and slightly minty! It really is a great deodorizer. Overall, I would recommend this product to anyone who does DIY pedicures. It adds to your normal routine to make it feel a little more luxurious, even if you're at home!</span></span><br />
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<a href="http://tinypic.com/" target="_blank"><img alt="Image and video hosting by TinyPic" border="0" src="http://i48.tinypic.com/2mpda1y.png" /></a>adorepinkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05834549921454264883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7006065442769739378.post-29491021591244991102010-06-01T13:32:00.000-05:002010-06-01T13:32:39.711-05:00Wet n Wild Caribbean Frost<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">In an effort to build up the number of green polishes I own, I decided to get Wet n Wild Caribbean Frost. You see ever since I've laid eyes on </span><a href="http://zoya.com/content/38/item/Zoya/Zoya-Nail-Polish-Ivanka.html" style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Zoya Ivanka</a><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"> (which I will post about later),I suddenly got what the big deal was about greens. News flash: Green nail polishes are gorgeous! I can honestly say I had never met a green polish I liked. However, Caribbean Frost is a lovely green in its own right. You be the judge, check it out:</span><br />
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</div><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Aren't you green with envy? Come on! I had to say it! I don't get to post about greens often enough.</span> :-)<br />
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<div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">What I don't like about this manicure is the shrinkage I got, the very next day. I did two coats + Seche and it looks like I've had this polish on for at least 3-4 days! I'll even be brave and show it to you.</div><br />
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</div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Yeah...that's pretty bad for the day right after you painted your nails. I just wont use Seche with this color? Well, I hope you make it to the sale to pick up some SH Lacquer shines. Let me know what you get!</div><br />
<a href="http://tinypic.com/" target="_blank"><img alt="Image and video hosting by TinyPic" border="0" src="http://i48.tinypic.com/2mpda1y.png" /></a>adorepinkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05834549921454264883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7006065442769739378.post-34422443208023343802010-05-19T10:49:00.000-05:002010-05-19T10:49:20.998-05:00China Glaze Black Diamond<div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">This is the other polish I won in Landa's <a href="http://brightlightsbigcolor.blospot.com/">Bright Lights Big Color</a> contest. Black Diamond is a shimmer and is a part of China Glaze's core line. </div><br />
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<a href="http://tinypic.com/" target="_blank"><img alt="Image and video hosting by TinyPic" border="0" src="http://i48.tinypic.com/2mpda1y.png" /></a>adorepinkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05834549921454264883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7006065442769739378.post-28070310279416591692010-05-18T17:08:00.001-05:002010-05-18T17:09:28.350-05:00Cover Girl Shine Blast Lip Gloss Review<div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">I received my <a href="http://www.bzzagent.com/">Bzz Agent</a> kit last week with my Cover Girl samples and wanted to do a review of the Shine Blast lip gloss. By the way, if you're a blogger and you're not signed up with Bzz Agent, then what are you waiting for? This is my second sample I've received from them and I really like the website. Check it out! </div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">On to the review. I picked Shine Blast lip gloss in Radiate, pictured below:</div><br />
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<div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Radiate is a very pretty shimmery pink. According to Cover Girl, these Shine Blast lip glosses give you 4x more noticeable shine. Well they're right about that, its shiny alright. However, that gorgeous color is nowhere to be found when applied to the lips. It ends up going on pretty sheer...I'd say clear. Here it is on my hand.</div><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_1ak1dDSOGVA/S_MOxVRl1WI/AAAAAAAAA6A/x0tunU83Q_c/s1600/100_4259.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_1ak1dDSOGVA/S_MOxVRl1WI/AAAAAAAAA6A/x0tunU83Q_c/s320/100_4259.jpg" /></a></div><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">The lip gloss did smell fantastic though; it had a nice fruity smell, like watermelons. It wasn't sticky either which is a plus. However I wouldn't recommend it if you're looking for a gloss to give your lips some color. I'll throw it in my purse for quick touch ups, but its not a must have product</span>.<br />
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</div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">I just picked up two things on this trip:</div><br />
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<div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Loreal HIP Shocking Shadow Pigments in Beckoning $2.99</div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">I will defintely be posting the SH polish, but I wanted to show you quick pictures of the HIP Shadow Pigment. This is my first HIP product and when they say High Intensity Pigments, they werent joking. This is the most pigmented eyeshadow I own to date! I kind of want to make nail polish with it...</div><br />
<div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">The included brush:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_1ak1dDSOGVA/S_C09I74BGI/AAAAAAAAA5Y/qBFFzCvEtvY/s1600/100_4213.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_1ak1dDSOGVA/S_C09I74BGI/AAAAAAAAA5Y/qBFFzCvEtvY/s320/100_4213.jpg" /></a></div><br />
<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">On my hand:</span><br />
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</div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">On my eye, I quickly applied with the included brush:</div><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">This is the result with the quick swipe of the brush and minimal product. Wow! Now I want to go back and pick up one of those HIP lip glosses that were 75% off...</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Go and check out the CVS Beauty Sale, let me know what deals you find!</span><br />
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<a href="http://tinypic.com/" target="_blank"><img alt="Image and video hosting by TinyPic" border="0" src="http://i48.tinypic.com/2mpda1y.png" /></a>adorepinkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05834549921454264883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7006065442769739378.post-48161589004079721902010-05-16T21:03:00.002-05:002010-05-16T21:25:38.926-05:00Birthday + Graduation Manicure<div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">This past Saturday, May 15th, I turned 22 and graduated from college on the same day! I was contemplating what to with my nails for the longest (among other things). Earlier in the week I picked up Cover Girl City Lights and decided to layer it over black polish for the big day. The results were stunning, in my humble opinion. As I sat with the other graduates I couldn't stop staring at my nails under those bright lights, haha!</div><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">I typically find Cover Girl polishes kind of boring, and I have another one to show you, but this one is beautiful! City lights is a topcoat designed to be layered over colors to create your own look and I think it looks best over darker colors. You're in luck if you like it because CG polishes are everywhere so this one should be inexpensive and not hard to find. I got my bottle for .77 cents + tax because of a coupon I had</span>.<br />
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</div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Recycle is a medium gray creme from the China Glaze Spring 2008 Ecollection, which by the way gave us the beautiful blue <a href="http://www.amazon.com/China-Glaze-Polish-Shower-Together/dp/B0016M1PW8/ref=pd_sim_bt_3">Shower Together </a>and the gorgeous spring green <a href="http://www.amazon.com/China-Glaze-Polish-Hugger-80830/dp/B0016LXK5E/ref=pd_sim_bt_3">Tree Hugger</a>. </div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">On to the pictures!</div><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Shown here are two coats of Recycle + Seche Vite. These pictures were taken in about day 3 of the manicure, but the polish is holding up well. What can I say that CG that hasnt already been said? Application was a breeze, the polish flowed onto the nail like butter, dried quickly and is holding up nicely. While this polish is nothing new, I am glad to be able to add it to my collection! </span><br />
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<a href="http://tinypic.com/" target="_blank"><img alt="Image and video hosting by TinyPic" border="0" src="http://i48.tinypic.com/2mpda1y.png" /></a>adorepinkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05834549921454264883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7006065442769739378.post-88458642504389695872010-04-29T23:49:00.000-05:002010-04-29T23:49:52.554-05:00Coming Soon: Cover Girl Smoky Shadow Blast ReviewI know you've seen these at the stores or ads for them lately...<br />
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Since I first noticed them I've been curious and I'm really glad to get the opportunity to give you my take on them. I think makeup can be intimidating and the easier it is to use, the better. Since I am just getting into the fabulous (yet slightly addictive) world of makeup, I'm excited to try a product that makes the smokey eye achievable for even beginners! Stay tuned to see my review. Until then, check out Cover Girl's <a href="http://www.covergirl.com/products/collections/blast/">website</a> to see more color combos or create your own look using Cover Girl Blast collection products!<br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_1ak1dDSOGVA/S9T1Cn3OUAI/AAAAAAAAA3c/GRUKK1vuAfo/s1600/100_4071.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_1ak1dDSOGVA/S9T1Cn3OUAI/AAAAAAAAA3c/GRUKK1vuAfo/s320/100_4071.jpg" /></a></div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; text-align: center;"> Indoors + Flash (above)</div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">I know SH Insta-Dri polishes are not new, but I had read so many negative reviews on the brush that I just kind of shifted them down on my want list. I mean I saw them when I went into the stores, but if another polish or collection caught my eye, then they would get priority. However that changed when I saw Uptempo Plum on clearance for 2.24 and I figured why not?</div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br />
</div><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Why did I wait so long to try these?! I LOVE THIS BRUSH!! I may be the odd one out, but this brush is perfect to me. I guess it has to do with my nail bed/shape, but it covers the nail almost completely with the first stroke. Love! Plus, the polish dries fast! What more could I want? I am <i>so</i> excited about SH Insta-Dri polish now. I want to go to the store and buy them all!</span> <span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Dont change a thing about these Sally Hansen, okay? </span><br />
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