Delush Polish XO Collection – swatches and review
All hail Queen Bey with a new indie polish collection! Beyoncé has inspired us all to put a ring on it, pay our bills, run the world and get bodied. Now, Beyoncé can inspire us to paint our nails (fiercely of course) with Delush Polish and their romantic XO Collection. This line pairs cremes with…
MAC False Lashes Mascara – swatches and review
A little undercover sexy for your lashes! Some days, you just don’t have it in you. Maybe your boss has been nagging you, or you didn’t get enough sleep, or your partner has thrown out your emergency dark chocolate bar. On those days, you don’t always want to think about makeup; the world is lucky…
Literary Lacquers: Literary Liquors Collection – swatches and review
Books and beauty, what could be better? There are people who read and then there are readers. Those of us with a book (or Kindle) in our hand at any given moment, who watch book trailers like they are summer blockbusters and who will still get worked up about sad endings to their favorite books,…
Shimmer Polish: Katherine, Rochelle and Mary – swatches and review
One of the problems that comes with being a nail polish nerd is finding colors that you love, but that can also lean more grown-up. Don’t get me wrong, I would still rock a neon purple jelly with black bar glitter and silver sparkles, but sometimes you need something that is a little more office…
St. Baldrick’s Day – AFTER the Head-Shaving…
It’s been a few months since I’ve shaved my head on St. Baldrick’s Day, and I have held off on writing about how I felt because well…I wasn’t exactly sure. I was sure that I was extremely proud of the $1,904 I raised, beyond my goal of $1,500 and beyond any amount that I thought…
Mod Lacquer Pop Art Collection – swatches and review
Our Indie Nail Polish Spotlight is an ongoing series that highlights not only the new and upcoming stars in the indie nail polish world, but the entrepreneurs behind them. These small business owners are making their dreams come true by starting their own lines and we heart this believes that you do not need a…
Nineties Nostalgia: Vanilla Fields Perfume
Pre-Teen Beauty and the Search for a Signature Scent It started with an article on finding your “signature scent.” I can’t recall the publication, but as it was the early 90’s and I was a preteen who had not yet discovered the wonders of Sassy or YM, it was most likely in a Redbook…
Nail Pattern Boldness Inner Beauty is for Amateurs (and more!) – swatches and review
Varied inspiration with consistently amazing formula Our Indie Nail Polish Spotlight is an ongoing series that highlights not only the new and upcoming stars in the indie nail polish world, but the entrepreneurs behind them. These small business owners are making their dreams come true by starting their own lines and we heart this believes…