I’ve been wearing this recently. I think this is one of OPI’s best colours! It came out with their France collection maybe a year or so ago. A greyed out lavender, that has enough colour that it works for spring time or warm climates. Great for those who want to wear colour at work, without going bright or doing the classic pale pink/creme/ white colour. This has no shimmer. Looks amazing on Black, East Indian, Latina or Arabic skin!!!!!!
Close up, no shimmer
Laters!
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So I have spoken about Zoya polishes here before. I love that brand! They have a wide variety of colours and they are DBP, toluene, formaldehyde, camphor free and vegan! Great for pregnant ladies and those who want to ‘greenify’ their collection. And they make one of the best nail polish removers on the market that is acetone free!!
Enough of the advert……
So Zoya is having their 2010 Nail Polish Exchange.
Image courtesy zoya.com
This is how I got introduced to the brand last year. I was able to get 8 of their polishes at half price! All you have to do is send in at least 6 bottles of any non-Zoya polish and get polishes of your choice for $3.50 apiece. You’ll probably can’t send these via USPS as they are considered flammable, but your sparkling new Zoya ones aren’t!!!.
I am laying out my old polishes that I want to get rid of and I will be taking advantage of this offer! 🙂 Act fast!! This ends on June 30, 2010.
So I’m browsing through Target the other day and and to my surprise, there is a section designated for natural/organic hair care products. Now I know that they just started selling Miss Jessie’s products, but there is a whole end display with four different natural lines specifically geared towards people with natural curly, kinky, coily, wavy hair. So you know my heart started racing!!!!!!!
Target now sells Miss Jessie’s, Jane Carter Solution, Curls (for Target) and Shea Moisture. I quickly bypassed Miss Jessie’s as they are not really natural products (although they work quite well), and I have already tried both the Jane Carter (when I was relaxed) and Curls and headed straight for the Shea Moisture line.
Shea Moisture for Target, Image courtesy of SheaMoisture.com
Now this is a line that I have seen being sold on 125th Street in Harlem as well as black owned establishments, but I have never tried them. It seems that they have created a new line of all-natural and organic certified products specially for Target. They revamped the packaging, became cruelty-free and incorporated some delicious ingredients found on the Mother Land, like Argan Oil (!) and Shea Butter. This is straight…up…my…alley!
All of these products are available online at Target.com, but they will not be available at all Target locations. I visited the Target on Atlantic Avenue. Check the Target website for availability. I can’t wait to try out what I bought! Review comin’!!!!
Note to my Trinbagonians: I know that Beauty on D’Avenue sells Shea Moisture and that they are looking to expand on their offerings of that line. I know that they are also interested interested in bringing down Jane Carter Solution. So check them out!!!
Yeah, it’s spring and I’m excited!!!! I love warm weather!
So M.A.C. continues to spring forward with their summer collections and next up is Pret a Papier and the colour of the season, coral, appears again. This collection looks like a less intense version of the To The Beach collection, a good transition from spring to summer.
Craft Paper Couture – an inspired idea cut like a pattern and whipped up into a frisky little “funny face” frock. Then, strip it back to its essence for Summer 2010 for a Pret-a-Papier colour collection. It was a Project Runway challenge of sorts, with paper as the source, the instigator of ideas, the beginning of something simply, basically beautiful. Lipstick, LipGlass, Eye Shadow, Paint Pot, Chromografic Pencil, Studio Fix Lash, Impeccable Brow Pencil, Sheertone and Mineralize Blushes, and Nail Lacquer in a seamless spectrum of parchment-to-vellum beiges, with an occasional, clever colour spill, coral among the most au courant
The Products….
Chromagraphic Pencil – $14.50 U.S.
NC 15 / NW 20
NW 25 / NC 30
Note: These are brand new pencils, that appeared at the most recent Fashion Weeks, and they are supposed to be flesh-toned and used on the waterline. I guess it’s supposed to be better than using a white pencil to make the eyes appear brighter and more awake. It has peeked my interest! 🙂
Impeccable Brow Pencil – $15.00 U.S.
Dirty Blonde: Blackened Dark Neutral-Brown
Taupe: Mid-Tone Dirty-Taupe
Studio Fix Lash – $13.00 U.S.
Black Fix: Black
SheerTone Blush – $18.50 U.S.
Instant Chic: Mid-Tone Muted Coral
Garb: Light Golden SunTan
Mineralize Blush – $23.00 U.S.
Light Over Dark: Light Yellow Brown/ Dark Peach (Frost)
Made To Order: Creamy Mid-Tone Dirty Coral (Lustre)
Kraft: Creamy Mid-Tone Warm Brown (Amplified)
LipGlass – $14.00 U.S.
C-ThRU: Peachy – Beige With Shimmer
Fold and Tuck: Mid-Tone Bright Coral W/ Soft Pearl
Pret-a-Papier: Dark Reddened Bronze W/ Pearl
Eye Shadow – $14.50 U.S.
TissueWeight: Frosted Pale Peach (Frost)
Bamboo: Light Beige with Peach (Matte)
Cut To Fit: Frosted Red-Bronze (Frost)
Gazette Grey: Dark Green-Grey With Gold-Pearl (Velvet)
Memorabilia: Dirty Purple (Matte)
Nail Lacquer – $12.00 U.S.
Brown Bag: Mid-Tone Warm Dirty Beige (Cream)
Originality: Sparkly Copper Bronze (Frost)
This collection makes its appearance on April 22nd in US stores and in May 2010 internationally, and no, the packaging is not LE, it’s the regular M.A.C. packaging. It’ll appear online a few days before for purchase.
So M.A.C. is coming fast and furious with their collections. Seriously, they bring out a collection at least once every two weeks!!! Bad for the wallet, but ah still lovin’ it!!! The next collections are right up my alley, bold vibrant colours, great for spring, summer and de blazin’ heat in Trinbago!!!!!!
Art Supplies
I mentioned in one of my previous posts, that the M.A.C. greasepaints were one of the BESS products for 2009!!! This is what the shadesticks were supposed to be…super creamy, highly pigmented, and great as a base or used alone as shadow. So M.A.C. brings back the GPS in a variety of colours. Love the packaging, love the colours even more! OMG, I am super excited!!!!!!!!!! But get them fast, they’ll be around for a limited time. I sincerely hope that M.A.C. eventually makes them permanent, just like they did for the Dazzleglasses (which were super popular). Especially since they have discontinued a lot of the shadesticks.
Release Date (U.S.): April 1st, 2010
Release Date (Int’l): April 2010
Greasepaint Stick ($17.50 U.S.)
Fiyah!!!!!! These colours just spell summer!
Greengrease Blackened forest green
Zinc Zone Dark gunmetal
Slick Black True carbon black
Dirty Blackened taupe with pearl
Brown, Now Blackened burgundy
Below Ground Blackened bronze
Uniformly Blue Blackened navy
Charred Mauve Blackened violet
Pro Longwear Lipstain Marker ($16.00 U.S.)
A lightweight lip stain featuring the look and delivery of a color marker. With its felt-tip nib, it goes on with precision to deliver a sheer, instantly absorbed flush of color that can last all night. Fills, defines and layers for more color when wanted. No need for lip liner. All limited edition.
EDIT: Added pic! I am now interested!!!!
Full of Flare Bright yellow coral
Stylesetter Hot pink
A Classic Rose red
Purposefully Red Dirty red coral
Modern Mocha Light brown
Point of View Light neutral
Tomorrow’s Coral Mid-tone blue red
Runway Ripened Berry plum red
Sunset Coral brown
Pearlglide Intense Eyeliner ($14.50 U.S.)
An eye pencil that provides rich, luxurious color with a touch of shimmer and sparkle. Soft, smooth, creamy formula glides on for a perfectly intense line, yet its soft texture allows you to blend. Long-wearing, smudge-proof.
Almost Noir Dirty plum
Designer Purple Iridescent violet
Petrol Blue Deep navy
Undercurrent Blue teal
Industrial Periwinkle grey
Black Line True black
If these are safe for the waterline, I’m indulging!
