It should come as no surprise that Sally Hansen Insta-Dri No S-pear Time is my kind of colour. Hello, it’s greeeen! 😉
You know what? I has been ages since I tried any of the Sally Hansen Insta-Dri nail polishes, and it’s very strange because I’m nearly always tempted to bring one of the shades home with me whenever I frequent the drugstores.
Okay, so I may be biased about loving No S-pear Time, but it really blew me away.
Allow me to explain further in this post.
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Today, I would like to share with you the 3 new shades in the OPI Miss Universe 2013 Collection.
I’m salivating over the purples! (Someone may need to mop the floor because it could make someone slip, slide, and do a pirouette right into the Helmer filled with nail polishes! Yes, apparently accidents can be very elaborate…and worthy of a judges’ score of 10!)
You get a special collectible ring with the matte platinum shade, and that polish features a new satin finish!
Today I have some really exciting news to share! I’ve known about it since the end of July, but I’ve kept it hush-hush. Why? Not because I was asked to, but because it’s just more fun this way to announce it now!
My interview was featured in Your Nails Magazine! (And I’m representing Canada – wooooo hoooo!)
Back in the summer, Karolina Boczek (the Managing Director of Your Nails Magazine, a magazine geared toward nail professionals) reached out to me. She told me that her magazine runs a regular article in every issue that asks nail technicians and people who are passionate about nails to answer a few questions.
She was wondering if I’d be interested in a feature. Hells to the yeah, as they say!
I sent short answers to her questions, some of my manicure photos, and a headshot of myself as requested.
Then, it was just a waiting game – a very exciting one!
You have no idea how many times I went home and checked my mail to see if the issue arrived! (This is my very first magazine feature, so it’s a huge deal to me! Plus the fact that I’m not a nail technician or a nail professional in any way makes this a special honour.)
The September issue I’m featured in is No. 8 (4/2013) ISSN 2009-4752, and you can find me on page 51, in the centre column and under the section called “What’s Hot & What’s Not Around the World”.
Unfortunately, I don’t own a scanner, so I had to photograph the page with my camera’s flash. (I have a few friends who have scanners, so hopefully I’ll be able to scan the page nicely and add it here in the near future.)
When you get to page 51, I’m featured along 2 others, Ami Harris (who has had 15 months of professional training) and Ria Lopez (who’s been doing nails professionally for 5 years). I’m honoured to be featured alongside them!
In this post, I share the full article with you, as well as a closer look at the pictures.
Sally Hansen Midnight Glitz is one of the amazing, glittertastic nail polishes in the Wonderlust Holiday Collection, which will hit stores in November.
This nail polish is marketed as a layering polish, so that’s exactly how I chose to wear it. Haha, and it didn’t take long for me to come up with a colour combination!
Although this sparkle diva is supposed to be more for the December holidays, I was itching to give it some Hallowe’en flavour. (After all, my favourite holiday is Hallowe’en!) So, I went with a pumpkin-friendly orange, China Glaze Papaya Punch.
The overall effect is exactly what I was aiming for, and it’s making me look forward to October 31st even more!
China Glaze Red-y & Willing from the Autumn Nights Collection is a sexy lacquer that’ll make nailphiles need to fan themselves just to cool off!
This hot tamale not only has a sultry colour, but the formulation on this is a joy to paint with.
As you know, I don’t usually go nuts over red nail polishes. (There have been just a few exceptions.) This one got me excited because it has a vampire-esque, cloak-of-darkness attitude with an edgy attitude.
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Attention all ghouls and goblins!
There’s a new Hallowe’en nail-polish collection hitting stores this October – the China Glaze Monsters Ball Collection!
Hallowe’en is my favourite holiday, so I’m always excited to see what comes out when the weather gets cooler and when fun costumes make their way to grocery-store aisles.
The other day, I was at Shoppers Drug Mart and saw their new Hallowe’en display. They had a toy clown in a cage where you could press a button to activate it. I did so, and even though I expected something shocking, I didn’t expect what happened, so I jumped!
I was never into clowns. Having seen Stephen King’s movie, It, when I was way too young may have affected me.
Haha, and this toy clown had a high-pitched voice that was loud and abrupt. Plus the toy lunged forward and stuck its head through the soft cage bars!
If you swing by Shoppers, go check it out. But make sure that your heart can take it, first! 😉
Going back to the China Glaze Monsters Ball Collection, I like how there are lots of fun glitters included. Howl You Doin’ and Bat My Eyes really speak to me!
I’m also really pleased to see that China Glaze collaborated with and gave visible credit to Abigail Larson, the illustrator. If you don’t know why this is particularly important, do a little Googling about what happened last Hallowe’en. You’ll understand why it’s a big deal. 🙂
Yup, the holidays are quickly approaching!
The other day, I went to the grocery store and already saw a large display of Christmas decorations. It’s not even Hallowe’en yet, but, of course, retail stores need to plan ahead and market products in advance.
Are you looking forward to the holidays?
Here’s a taste of the new Sally Hansen Wonderlust Holiday Collection that will be in stores this November!
These glitter nail polishes look like they’d be really fun to layer with and create playful holiday manicures!
I put together this little collage of the colours because I think they look pretty together.
Which stand out the most to you?
