8ty8beauty Spree #33 - On the way to Singapore!

Hi ladies,

pleased to inform you that for 8ty8beauty spree #33 is on the way to Singapore!

It should be arriving end of the week or early week after.

There are some out of stocks as usual. i'll email to those who are affected (pls check your spam/junk mail folder too). If you don't hear from me means u r not affected =)

Will update again once it arrives.

For those who've missed the spree, pls join my mailing list to be notified on the upcoming spree. I might be opening a spree soon if the demand is high coz CNY is nearing and all of us are getting busy.

Thanks!

Essie Castaway

Hello everyone! Today I bring you an Essie swatch, Castaway. I *think* that this one is still available on their website. If it isn't it's no matter, it is not a unique color. It is a simple, classic, light Barbie pink. It is a very "sweet" color, it kind of looks like candy to me. This was definetly a sheer pink, this took 4 coats and you can still see a visible nail line if you look closely. It was also a little on the thicker side, but that could have been because it is probably an older bottle as I got it on super clearance. You can see a little lumpiness at the tip of my pointer finger. Overall I like it, it is a beautiful color!

By the way, I plan on doing a giveaway after I hit 300 followers! I think that you all will love the prize, but you won't find out until I hit the big 3-0-0!

Nail Art: Missing Lincoln Park

Hi everyone! I decided to try and go for a gradient manicure again, and this one turned out a lot better! I love this mani! Pinks and purples are probably some of my favorite colours so this mani is perfect for me! I used OPI Lincoln Park After Dark and Sinful Colors I Miss You. I couldn't stop staring at my nails all day, and I got loads of compliments on it. It is almost like pink snow falling to me, do you love it as much as I do?

Mannequin Hands: OPI Dulce De Leche

Hello everyone! As you may know I LOVE to follow nail trends. I am not afraid to wear a neon in the winter or anything, but trends are fun to try and participate in. So, I HAD to try out the mannequin hands trend (it was a good excuse to grab a good nude polish anyway). Now, my skin is weirdly colored. My skin flows from warm tones to cool tones, you can actually trace some of my veins changing from blue to green. Plus, the tips of my fingers are a lot darker than my fingers. My fingers are more along the Alpine Snow route lol, but the tips are much darker and pinker, so I decided to try and go with that tone. Kellie from Also Known As helped me pick out this color at Ulta.

It is a little dark and a little pink, but I don't care cause I still like it! It goes on opaque in three coats, although you could get away with two. It is a lovely color and I know that this polish will be really useful for when I have to go to conferences and make presentations and such. Have any of you tried the mannequin hands trend? Do you like it or do you think it's too boring and funny looking?

Polish Bloggers Network: Lacquer Link Love 29/1/10

A few fellow bloggers help Babbling Brooke come up with a Konad of the Day that's a dazzler.

Lavender lady bugs in silver spacesuits, Naive Nails shares her very cute, but accidental mani.

Bright Lights Big Color brings out the Vampy Varnish as she shows off the stunning OPI Blackberry Chutney

Blogger Euridice continues with her Rescue Beauty Lounge binge posts and shares a limited edition polish we lacquer fiends love.

To help those of you who might be taking advantage of Models Own's special 72 hour sale and in celebration of the fact they now ship internationally, Helen's Nice Things has decided to compile some of her personal Model Own Swatches, for reference and your polish viewing pleasure.

Polished Beauty Blog brings an old color back to life and shows a good thing can never go bad

Cucumpear shares with us her "applicious" mani that will surely leave you thinking about a Golden Delicious apple.

Polish Galore shows a shade I've deemed her new lucky polish and a few personal highlights as well.

Manicure Mommas has received her first Diamond Cosmetics package and shares with you the 8 new editions to her collection.

Polish Up breaks out a diamond dust polish and shows just how diamonds sparkle in the light.

and Chromatic Misadventures continues her "Week in Red" and shares with us different shades of this classic hue.

And now,

on to the Network Giveaways....

Tuli's Nails is having a fabulous V-Day giveaway for all her fabulous followers, so be sure to check her blog for the details.

Also, Babbling Brooke is having a contest to Thank all of her wonderful followers and has tons of goodies she plans to share as well.

OPI treatments for SALE!

Hi ladies,

i've got the following OPI treatments (instocks) available:

OPI natural nail base coat $11.00

Enriched formula prevents staining of natural nails and promotes a long-lasting manicure.

**protects your nails and prevent from yellowing. MUST HAVE!!**

RECOMMENDATION
The perfect base for OPI Nail Lacquer.

OPI Top coat $11.00

Prevents smudges while drying to a smooth, high-gloss, protective shine.

** Makes your nail color last longer on your nails and shining**

RECOMMENDATION
For a beautiful shining finish.

OPI Nail Envy - Sensitive & Peeling treatment $18.00



Formaldehyde-free formula protects against peeling with antioxidant Vitamin E and Kukui Nut Oil, soothes sensitive nails with Aloe Vera.

RECOMMENDATION
For nails that need soothing and strengthening. Natural Nail Strengthener for Sensitive, Peeling Nails.
To strengthen sensitive & peeling natural nails, apply two coats of Sensitive & Peeling Nail Envy, followed by one coat every other day.



OPI Nail Envy - Maintenance treatment $18.00

Just the right balance of strengthening and protecting ingredients to help strong nails stay that way.

RECOMMENDATION
Keep nails to envy! Continuing to harden nails once they are perfectly strong can result in brittleness.
Once nails have achieved their optimum strength with Original, Matte, Dry & Brittle, or Soft & Thin Nail Envy, switch to Maintenance Nail Envy to keep them at their best.

Please email me at estella85@yahoo.com if you wish to purchase any of the above.

Internet Banking account:
POSB SAVINGS 157-03577-0
UOB Savings 128-192-133-4

Internet banking or ATM transfers only. (no inter-bank transfer) Must be from the same bank.

Transfer via: ATM /IB(nick)
Amount:
Date:

Method of collection:

Normal/Registered/Meetup
Strictly postage (normal/registered) from my house to yours for 4 items and below

*Meet up minimum 5 bottles at Ang mo kio/Orchard/bukit batok (wkend for BB)

Normal postage rate (bubble wrapped + Styrofoam) for nail polish:
a. 1 bottle: $1.50
b. 2-3 bottles: $2.50
c. 4-7 bottles: $3.50
d. 8 bottles onwards: $4.00 (8th bottle) + $0.50 per extra bottle.

For registered, please top up extra $2.24 **Highly Recommended**

(I will not be responsible if items are damage after i've post out due to poor handling by the postman. I will ensure that all items are in good condition before sending out. I will also not be responsible if the mail went missing for normal postage )

Thanks!

Haul Goodies! Woot Woot!

These are the goodies that I have been collecting over the month of January! From left to right they are: Art Deco Red, ELF Pearl, ELF Royal Purple, ELF Dark Navy, Sinful Colors I Miss You, OPI Absolutely Alice, OPI Glove You So Much!, Essie Cute as a Button, Essie Forget Me Nots, and Essie Castaway. I got the Essies for a steal, all three together were $4! And Glove You So Much! was on clearance as well, so this haul didn't cost me too much. Then after I took that picture and scheduled this post I went to Sallys and Walgreens...

I found 3 bottles of China Glaze Matte Magic on clearance for .99 cents each, and I got a China Glaze Flying Dragon, Sally Hansen Opulent Cloud and a Seche Vite Topcoat. Flying Dragon was free with the Seche Vite, awesome! I have been wanting to try Seche Vite for awhile, but I refuse to use it until I use up my other two topcoats! I will be strong! I have it hiding in a shoebox so that I am not tempted. I also got a Sally's Card, my Sally's finally got some more! They had been out of cards for awhile and got shipped some a few weeks ago. I am going to save SO much money!

NOTD: Dark Glittery Green!

Hi everyone! Today I bring you my new favorite flashy combination (I swear I have a new one every week)! I have been trying to figure out ways to use up my Hard Candy Sweet P because it is a layering polish and I felt like I didn't have any colors that go with it very well. That was not the case! This is Hard Candy Sweet P over OPI Black Onyx (how dumb am I for it to take me this long to see that green goes with black?), and it looks even better in real life than it does in the picture! IRL, it *almost* has a duochrome effect with the glitter, and it looks so flashy! I have fallen in complete love with this combination, do you love it too?

Coral Colors Tyrian Metalix

Hello everyone! Today I am swatching the final polish from my gift from Selina! It is Coral Colors Tyrian Metalix. In the bottle this color looks like a frosty/metallic blue, but it actually isn't. It's a violet purple with an overwhelming, brash royal blue duochrome! Of course I couldn't capture the purple in the polish, but rest assured it is there. This polish smelled strange, more like paint thinner than nail polish. Considering that I am completely desensitized to the smell of nail polish, smelling this one was strange indeed! It was a bit thick and took a long time to dry, but other than that I LOVE this polish! I think that this polish would be so cute on Kiwi, do you?

NOTD: Minty Silver Tips

Hi everyone! Lately I have been noticing the trend of makeing french tips a bit skinnier, so I thought that I would try it out too! I like how this mani is noticable, but it isn't uber flashy and still very wintery with out being Christmassy. I like it! I used Essie Mint Candy Apple and China Glaze Devotion for the tips.

I feel like the thin tips aren't thin enough, and make my nails seem shorter than they actually are. Next time I will do super skinny tips and see if it helps to make my nails look longer. Sorry about the mess and the really crappy looking cuticles; I haven't been taking care of my hands like I should be. The air has been super dry and I have been forgetting to apply hand cream and my Solar balm. I also apologize about the rambling, have a great day!

Awesome Fun Good Times With KellieGonzo!

Hello everyone! On Saturday I met up with KellieGonzo from Also Known As and Mickelle (who will be starting her own blog soon) and we went polish shopping! It was so much fun! No one I know outside of blogging are into nail polish, so it was really nice to hang out with someone who is as obsessed as I am! We went to a lot of stores; Ulta (where we met up), Nordstrom Rack, Claire's, Icing, Trade Secret, some other store that looked exactly like Trade Secret, Dillards, and Forever 21. First we'll do the goodies and then the fun pictures. Hold on, this is going to be a long post!

Firstly, Kellie got me a prezzy, which was SO sweet of her! I feel really bad because I didn't bring her a present, but she is totally getting a big one next time. Thanks again so much Kellie!!!

What's in the bag with the cute poodle on it?

Nu Skin Stuff! I cannot wait to try this stuff out! I got an Epoch Baobab Body Butter, Nu Skin Liquid Body Bar, Nu Skin Liquid Body Lufra, Nu Skin Tru Face Revealing Gel, a Travel Bottle for hand lotion, and a very cute zebra bag to put it all in! Thank you so much Kellie!

Next is my nail polish haul from Ulta, I picked up Parlez-Vous OPI?, Dulce de Leche, and I got Ginger Bells on clearance!

Now as some of you may know, I am an Escada Summer Fragrance junkie. I looked for the new one, Marine Groove, at Ulta but they didn't have it yet :( Luckily two doors down at Nordstrom Rack they had Ocean Lounge for cheap, I only buy Escada perfume there lol. It smells SO good!!! Not that I needed more Escada perfume....

*Shifty Eyes* Anyways, lastly I bought two cocktail rings, the top one is from Forever 21 and the bottom one is from Icing.

Kellie and I also had a swap (hooray for no shipping costs!) and here is what I recieved:

I got Tip Toe in Gold Rush, Zoya Luna, Zoya Lily, CHI Hot Ring Illusion Around Saturn, and Sally Hansen HD in Three D. Aren't they purty? Now for the fun pictures!

Mickelle looking at earrings at Icing!

Yes, that is a hand muff on a chain. Isn't it hot? (sorry about the scary bangs, my hair did not want to behave! I look really strange in this picture lol!)

As Mickelle said; I would totally switch teams for that.

Kellie and I at Icing!

Kellie and I outside before I head home!

Me, Kellie, and Mickelle at the end of the day!

It was such a blast! I hope that we can do it again soon! :) Be sure to check out Kellie's post!!!! Her haul was bomb!

8ty8beauty spree #33 - CLOSED

Hi ladies!

8ty8beauty Spree #33 is now CLOSED!

i've just finish consolidating the colors and have emailed them our orders.

Shall wait for their reply. Will update again when they've posted.

Please do visit my blog regularly for updates.

Thanks!

Mattified Essie and Mecca!

Hey everyone! Today I bring you mattified polish! I matted these with Essie's Matte About You Topcoat. At the bottom is the picture of them glossy for comparison; enjoy!

Essie Mint Candy Apple - I think that I like this one shiny better, I don't know, candy should just be shiny! I would be wary of matte candy...

Essie Forever Young - I love this one matte! It looks so retro and fun matte! It seems very 50's/ burlesque/ pin-up awesome!

Mecca Cosmetica Celia - I love this one matte too, although its shiny counterpart tickles my fancy as well! I don't know if I will ever use it in nail art matte; but I do like it!

Stay tuned, later today I am posting my awesome fun time with kelliegonzo!!!! You need to see it!

8ty8beauty Spree #33 - Last call! Get before CNY & Valentine's Day!

8ty8beauty Spree #33

LAST CALL!

Closing today 24 Jan Sunday at 9pm!!

http://wowprettynails.blogspot.com/2010/01/8ty8beauty-spree-33-open.html

Orders will only be taken in upon receipt of payment. NO PAYMENT = NO ORDER

Receive them before Chinese New Year and Valentine's Day!

Hurry!!

Nail Art: Purple Ladybugs in Spacesuits!

Hello everyone! I did kind of a strange mani today. I wanted to do a really exaggerated french today, but the lavender and silver where kind of meh together, so I stuck some dark dots on it. It was kind of weird to come to this mani, but overall I think that it looks alright! Like silver and purple ladybugs? Maybe?

I used OPI Done Out in Deco, China Glaze Devotion, and OPI Lincoln Park After Dark for this mani. I love the exaggerated tips because they make my nails seem much longer than they really are! Do you like the exaggerated tips too? How do you make your nails look longer?

Giveaway Rundown!

Hi everyone, just a quick post about contests running around right now!

First we have Witoxicity's Koh polish giveaway! 5 winners will each recieve two polishes, runs through February 13th, check it out here!

Next we have Babbling Brooke's Polish & Fing'rs Giveaway! There are two different prizes full of all sorts of polish goodies! Runs through February 14th, check it out here!

Last, but not least, is from Cindy at Nail'd and Polish'd is having her first giveaway, which includes a slew of polish! Runs through January 29th, check it out here!

Also, I thought that I would mention that I am planning to have a giveaway when I hit 300 followers, so stay tuned for that!

Chi Chi Mother-In-Law

Hey everyone! Today I bring you another polish from Australia/New Zealand that I recieved as a part of my present from Selina, and it is Chi Chi Mother-In-Law!

This is a sheer creme red polish. It applies very evenly, but as I said it is sheer. The picture was of 3 coats and you can still see my nail line, but I find this the case with a lot of creme reds. It dried within a reasonable amount of time and wore without chipping for a few days. I quite like it, it is a very classic cherry red color that every girl should have in her stash, no matter what brand it is. Kiwi, do you like it?

Polish Bloggers Network: Lacquer Link Love for 1/22/2010

Chromatic Misadventures has put together a wonderful array of swatches that include nail colors from Nails Inc., Zoya, Butter London, Essie, and so many more.

Polish Up brings you the sparkled beauty OPI Blues in the Night.

Can you appreciate a good haul? Well if so, let Black Nail Polish and Lipgloss show off the awesome goodies that she received from Lisa of Glammed Up.

The Nail Nerd has a polish sweet tooth caused by Orly's Sweet Collection.

Happy Vamp Valentines Day! The Swatchaholic shares a wonderful Konad sweet... I mean treat with all of you.

Raz from Manicure Mommas swatches her CND survey goodies and gives you an up close and personal preview.

Are you quite unfond of the scent of polish remover and feel you could live without the smell?! Well if so, Polish Galore gives a wonderful review of the lavendar scented polish removers Seche Erase & Zoya Remove.

Kellie from "Also Known As" dazzles us with the gorgeous new shades of OPI's Designer Series featuring polishes infused with diamond dust.

Probably one of the most popular colors in the China Glaze Up & Away Collection, Prim and Polished brings you gorgeous swatches of Four Leaf Clover.

Naive Nails gives us a little Absolutely Alice from OPI's Alice in Wonderland

Green is the hottest color of the season... and polishSWATCHES brings you a shade you'll adore.

and now for the goodies....

Bring on the Network Giveaways!!!
How would you like to add 3 bottles of China Glaze polish to your collection? Well, let Polish Galore show you how!

You'll definitely want to be sure and check out the Nail Nerd Giveaway... she's giving away some gorgeous Viva la Diva Nail Lacquers.

Black Nail Polish and Lipgloss is having a fun and creative contest that you just have to see for yourself. I just can't spill the beans on this one!

And lastly, have you been dying to get your hands on polishes from the China Glaze Up & Away Collection?! Well, if your answer is yes... check out the Polish Freak and she'll be glad to give some to you.

8ty8beauty Spree #32 - Arrived!

hi ladies!

thanks for your patience.

Pleased to inform u that your order has just arrived today!

For those who've opted for postage, your item will be posted tomorrow. It may reach you most probably on monday or tuesday due to weekend.

For those who've opted for meet up kindly refer to my schedule below: ( i've already emailed u the slots, pls check ur email n revert)

22 Jan Fri
ION Orchard 1.15pm - 5.45pm (u must sms me by 22jan 7.40am so i can bring it out)
AMK Hub 6.30pm (u must sms me by 22jan 7.40am so i can bring it out)
Blk 303 AMK Ave 1 - 7.30pm-9pm

23 Jan Sat
ION Orchard 8.45am-4.50pm
AMK Hub 5.45pm-6.30pm
blk 226 bukit batok 10.30pm-11pm

24 Jan Sun **Advance notice by sat 8pm*
Blk 226 bukit batok 11am - 1.00pm
Bukit batok central 1.10pm-1.30pm


25 Jan Mon
Blk 303 AMK Ave 11am-1.30pm / 3.30pm-9pm
AMK Hub 1.45pm-3pm

26 Jan Tues
ION Orchard 9.30am-5.45pm
AMK Hub 6.45pm
Blk 303 AMK Ave 1 7.45pm-9.00pm

27 Jan Wed
ION Orchard 8.45am-4.45pm
AMK Hub 5.30pm
Blk 303 AMK Ave 1 6pm-9.30pm

28 Jan Thu
Blk 303 AMK Ave 11am-1.30pm / 3.30pm-9pm
AMK Hub 1.45pm-3pm


**Pls do give me ADVANCE notice which slot you would like to meet up. I don't have your items with me 24x7, so appreciate if you don't give me last min notice.


**** My timings are subject to changes ****

thanks~

NOTD: Lubu Mani

Hi everybody! I decided that it was time for me to *attempt* to do a Lubu mani. A traditional Lubu mani has a creme black on the nail and a creme red under the nail, but that isn't visually interesting enough for me. So instead of the black, I used China Glaze Lubu Heels for some sparkle. I also used OPI Big Apple Red as the creme red. I thought that this would be super cute; but it wasn't. My nails are not long enough to do this mani well! It was really hard to get the brush under the nail, and it was really messy for me. It chipped almost instantly too! Sad. Oh well, I am sure that I will try it again if my nails ever get long enough! :)

Oh, and I want to apologize for not posting any pictures of the snow, by the time I got back to my room to get my camera it had all melted away and it was sunny again. :/ I will try to keep my camera on me this week!

8ty8beauty spree #33 - Closing soon!!

hi ladies!

8ty8beauty Spree #33 will be CLOSING on
24 Jan 2010 - Sunday @ 9pm!

Get your colors before Chinese New Year / Valentine's Day!

for more details on the spree:

http://wowprettynails.blogspot.com/2010/01/8ty8beauty-spree-33-open.html

thanks!

Hard Candy Sweet P

Hi everyone! Today's post is Hard Candy Sweet P, which I picked up from Walmart awhile back for about $5. I wanted a nice sparkly lime green so I picked up this one.

It wasn't as pigmented as I wanted, the picture above is two coats. This is really more of a layering polish for over medium to light greens. I don't think that I would buy this ever again if I ever even finish it. It dries well but as it is a glitter; it is a pain to take off. Like a really big pain. Overall if you love greens and wear them a lot this would be a great addition to your collection; but otherwise I would pass on it.

China Glaze Up & Away Spring Collection 2010!

Hi ladies,

check out China Glaze's latest collection - Up & Away Spring Collection 2010!

i'm falling in love with the colors~ The colors are like those light baby colors or yummy candies.

Here's the Up & Away Spring swatch:





Row 1: Heli-Yum CG80934 Sugar High CG80931 Something Sweet CG80932
Row 2: High Hopes CG80939 Peachy keen CG80938 Happy Go Lucky CG80940
Row 3:Lemon Fizz CG80941 Re-Fresh Mint CG80937 Four Leaf Clover CG80936
Row 4:Flyin’ High CG80935 Grape Pop CG80930 Light As Air CG80933

Order now in 8ty8beauty Spree #33 at only SGD$8.50 per bottle!
http://wowprettynails.blogspot.com/2010/01/8ty8beauty-spree-33-open.html

Grab it before it goes out of stock~

Nail Art: Metallic French

Hey everyone! Today I decided that I really wanted to play with metallics, so I did a metallic french mani. It looks ok, I didn't like it enough to keep it on for more than half an hour last night (thus the crappy indoor pic). I exaggerated the tips a little bit; I think that it makes my nails look a lot longer!

I used China Glaze Twenty-Four K, Sinful Colors Bronze (LOVE this polish!) and Art Deco Silver. Have any of you ever done a finish-themed mani before?

And might I say Holy Cow Pies to the snow that is currently dumping buckets here! I heard on the news that it was freezing rain outside that could turn into snow. I looked outside of my window at 6:40 am to see rain, so I grabbed my rain jacket and put it on. I looked back up out of the window and it was snowing heavily, that is how fast the snow came. Although we are very used to snow here in Northern Utah, it has been a rather dry winter. Not anymore. Mother Nature is makeing up for it now. As much as I hate snow, it was so pretty! The snow is so fluffy that it all clumps togther as it comes down, creating huge snowflakes/clumps, it is really cool! I can't take pics because it is still very dark outside, but I am going to try to take some this afternoon and post them if you all would like that!

OPI Absolutely Alice

Holy crap if you do not have this polish and love glitters run (not walk) to your local OPI retailer and go get it right now! (After leaving a comment here of course ;) ) Do you see the glittery awesomeness? I am really thinking that I am not even going to go get China Glaze Dorothy Who?; why when this polish looks so freaking awesome?

It is a beautiful glitter polish with gold and blue glitters. The first coat sucks; three coats provide great coverage though. This is the kind of polish that you wear out to the club when you want to be bold and fun! It is a PITA to get off, but it is totally worth it! I might even get a backup of this polish (I have NEVER bought a backup of a polish before); that is how much I love it! I will be wearing this when I go see the movie in March for sure!

Haute Mess Tag!

Hi everyone! I was tagged by Stephanie at Lovely Disarray for the Haute Mess Tag, thank you so much Stephanie! The rules are simple, state 7 interesting things about yourself and tag 7 people to do it!

1) I officially can no longer smell nail polish or acetone. The first thing people say when they come to my dorm room is "Wow, did you spill a bottle of nail polish remover?" I don't smell anything lol!

2) I have a plastic cap on my front tooth after an incident involving my little brother shoving me into a tile wall years ago.

3) I have my naval pierced, and I really want to get an industrial bar too. And gauge my first lobe piercings. If I didn't plan to work a conservative white collar job when I get out of college, I would have spiderbites and a nose ring as well. I <3 body mod!

4) My second ear lobe piercing (one year old) is currently infected (don't read on if you are sqeamish, just go to number 5!) My ear started to hurt a couple of days ago, and that happens sometimes if I don't change out my earrings enough (I have an allergy to a metal in cheaper earrings that is not nickel). So I changed out the rings, and that ear started hurting again this morning. So I took out the second piercing to find it a little scabbed up, again not terribly unusual. Then it started gushing blood and was super hard and painful to put back in. I used hydrogen peroxide to help prevent infection, put my piercing quality jewelry in, and have been doing salt soaks to help it heal. :(

5) I have a wall art structure of a seritonin molecule in my room to motivate me to be happy. I am such a nerd lol.

6) I hate stress yet I thrive on it.

7) I tried to be born butt first, because I'm cool like that :P

Now, onto the lovely ladies I am tagging!
Kellie from Also Known As
Nicole from Magic Maid
PaintedLadyFingers
Trincess from Emerald Sparkled
RijaH from Polishign the Nails!
Jean from War Paint
Yardsticks4Lunatics

8ty8beauty Spree #33 - Get them before Valentine's Day and Chinese New Year!

Hi ladies!

Grab your favourite nail polish colors before Valentine's Day and Chinese New Year!

Come join 8ty8beauty Spree #33 now!

8ty8beauty spree #33 status:

27/50 slots taken up!

pls do hurry =)

**pls note that OPI Alice in Wonderland collection will be on a pre-order basis. Currently 8ty8beauty does not have the stock yet. hopefully it will be available by the time we place our orders.

http://wowprettynails.blogspot.com/2010/01/8ty8beauty-spree-33-open.html

thanks~

NOTD: Sparkling Metalix

Hello everyone! Today is a fun glitter combination! This is Coral Colors Tyrian Metalix and China Glaze Fairy Dust. This mani looks so neat, almost etheral? I feel very whimsical wearing it. I don't know what it is, the fine glitter, the bright blue, but this mani is very fanciful. Do you think so too? What is your favorite whimsical combination?

8ty8beauty Spree #32 - On the way to Singapore!

Hi ladies~

8ty8beauty Spree #32 status:
On the way to Singapore!

As usual, there are a few out of stocks... I will email to those who are affected. Please do check your emails (especially in spam folder).

It should be arriving end of next week =)

i will updated again once it arrives.

If you've missed this spree, you are welcome to join spree #33 which is open now!

http://wowprettynails.blogspot.com/2010/01/8ty8beauty-spree-33-open.html

Thanks!

Hard Candy Hot Pants

Hi everyone! Today I am reviewing one of my favorite glitters, Hard Candy Hot Pants! It is a purple based jelly packed with big hexagonal glitters and smaller glitters. The glitter is very rainbowy and I love wearing this polish! I really only wear it over darker colors as the jelly base is very dark and can distort a lighter color. The only complaint that I have about this polish is that it is very difficult to remove, but other than that I will buy this over and over again!

NOTD: Emerald Pearl

Hi everyone! What is better than a duochrome? A duochrome with glittah! Love it! This is Australis Emerald Star (if you missed its review post go to my main page and scroll down a little!) and Sinful Colors Pearl Harbor glitter. Can you tell that I love this glitter? I am almost 1/5 through the bottle already! It goes with this teal/green perfectly. Do you have a go-to nail polish combination? I think that this one will be mine (for now)!

Polish Bloggers Network: Lacquer Link Love 1/15/10

Manicure Mommas is having a GIVEAWAY all while... 52 Flavors brings you "The Best Snow Leopard Tutorial" starring "For Audrey."

The Swatchaholic shows off some gorgeous Zoya Glitters and Polish Galore swatches Scrangie and Going Grape for comparison.

Prepare to drool with envy as Polishing the Nails shows off Chanel's Particuliere and Pretty in Polish dazzles us with OPI's Alice in Wonderland.

Prim and Polished shows you her mannequin hands color as you prepare to... Take a trip "Down Under" with Naive Nails and get a glimpse of Australis Emerald Star.

Also Known As... brings you some nail polish goodies from Diamond Cosmetics and the network brings you a host of Fabulous giveaways and goodies!

Check out the Network Giveaways...

PolishFreak is giving away a set of American Apparel's backordered nail polishes.

Polish Galore is giving away Cina Glaze's Up & Away Grape Pop, Seche Vite Top Coat, and a bottle of Matte Magic.

The Swatchaholic is giving away a host of different polishes along with some nail jewel accessories and Body Soul Beauty is hosting her weekly Friday Freebie giveaway.

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Giveaway Rundown!

Hi everyone! There are a lot of giveaways to cover here in the Beauty Blogosphere, so let's get started!
First, Jacie from You've Got Nail is having her January Giveaway! She is giving away 5 polishes from the Models Prefer B-Bold Nail Color Collection! Runs through January 22nd, click here to see it!

Next, Jen from Jen's Beauty Blog is having her 6 month anniversary giveaway! The prizes include (for the comment portion) a set of false eyelashes and a sample of MAC Vanilla pigment.and (for the contest portion) two pairs of false lashes, Avon shimmering body powder, L'Oreal Water-Resistant Feather Lash Mascara, China Glaze Nail Lacquer in Heaven, a pair of Forever 21 earrings, and samples of MAC pigments (Vanilla, Off the Radar, and Push the Edge). This runs through January 31st, click here to check it out!

Next is from Saadeh at BeautySpot with her 100 followers giveaway! The prize includes products from NYX, a Ben Nye eyeshadow, a Kryolan palette, and nail polish! It runs through February 4th, check it out here!

Next is from KONADDICT, who is giving away a Konad Ruby Kit, which includes 5 Konad plates, 6special polishes, and some extra goodies, runs through Valentine's Day (February 14th).Click here for the deets!

And last but not least is from Alia from Polish Freak, who is giving away some American Apparel polishes! The deadline is when she hits 100 folowers, so click here it check it out!

Australis Emerald Star

Hi everyone! I am bringing you another polish from Australia and New Zealand! Now Jacie reviewed this polish as well awhile back, and I have a slightly different opinion concerning the polish.

I will agree that the first coat is crappy. It is streaky and it balds, but I don't think that it looks like a dirty teal at all. I think it looks like a gorgeous light teal, and I would totally wear that color if it wasn't so streaky looking. I also agree that it is a totally different polish by the second coat! Much darker and much prettier. Now, I don't think that this polish is green. I think that this polish is teal with a brash green duochrome. I can look super green in some lights, but I think that the base color is strictly teal. It applies well after the first coat and dries really well. I love this color so much, it is one of my new favorites! And now for a Kiwi!

Happy 101 Meme Tag!

Hi everyone, sorry it took me so long to do this tag, I am usually way better about doing them quickly. I was tagged by Cucumpear, Babbling Brooke, and Ainos2 from Glammed-Up, thank you ladies!!! If you tagged me too and I missed it, let me know and I will add you to the list! The rules of this tag are to share 10 things that make you happy!

1) Nail polish makes me very happy! (duh)

2) My family makes me happy, I am very close with my family. It is hard to live as an out of state student because I get very homesick, especially right after I leave home.

3) I am always happy when I wear a dress. I wear dresses whenever I can, usually when it is warm enough outside to do so because I get cold so easily!

4) I love NPR! It is the only radio station that I listen to anymore.

5) I love the BBC! I wish that we got more than BBC America here because while I was in the UK I was super addicted to BBC 2 lol.

6) My boyfriend makes me so happy, he is far more than I deserve!!

7) Makeup makes me happy! Doing my makeup is one of my favorite hobbies, but I have class at 7:30am every weekday so I don't do much beyond foundation and mascara everyday because I am so tired when I wake up.

8) Audrey Hepburn makes me happy! I love her movies!

9) The color green, it is my favorite color!

10) You all make me happy! The reason I blog is to help people and make people happy, and I am so glad that I can do that through my blogs!

I am not going to tag anyone specifically because I am so behind on this tag, but if you haven't been tagged yet I tag you!

NOTD: Deep Blue Sea

Hi everyone! Today I bring you one of my favorite combinations, OPI Russian Navy and Sinful Colors Pearl Harbor glitter. I love wearing this combination, it looks like the depths of a dark sparkling ocean. I blurred the picture a bit for a better viewing of the glitter.... or maybe the picture came out blurry and I didn't notice and I am trying to make an excuse for myself.....but it does show off the glitter better. The best part about this combination is that the turquoise glitters in certain lights turn a beautiful shade of bright royal blue, which gives it a lot of depth in my opinion. Love it! Do you?