Showing posts with label Body and Soul Codes. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Body and Soul Codes. Show all posts

Happy Birthday, Lucy! ...And Finger Paints Holiday Bottle Pictures

Above: Finger Paints Holiday Collection L-R: Sparkling Snow, Evergreen Dream, Candy Cane Shimmer, Snowman's Scarf, Decked With Dazzle, Icy Iris. Click picture for finish detail.

I stopped at Sally Beauty on Monday to inquire about the Finger Paints Holiday Collection and the sales girl didn't know anything about them. She said to check back on November 1. So I called them yesterday and asked for the manager to see if they might have them sooner, and sure enough, they were in the back room and she said she'd be happy to hold them for me. Now that's more like it! I picked them up today and it looks like Finger Paints has come through again with an extremely nice holiday collection. I didn't see the display, so if anyone knows the name of the collection, I'd be curious to know what it is.
Today is our dear friend Lucy's birthday. I wanted to take this opportunity to wish her a very Happy Birthday and to say thank you for your loyalty, your funny and honest comments, and most of all, your friendship. Enjoy the day, my friend!

In other news, I'll be doing a review soon on Del Sol Color Changing nail polish, and wanted to let you know that I've added a code for $5.00 off an online order from them over in the right hand column under "Tip Jar", if you're interested in trying out this brand. Don't forget, you have until midnight tonight to enter for a chance to win a full sized set of Essie's Sweet Time of the Year collection. Just check out my post from yesterday for all of the details. I'm very close to having my nail polish organization finished and it's been an interesting experience. The spread sheet is almost done as well, and I'm a little afraid to total things up! I'll be doing a post soon on the final project and share with you some of the thoughts that crossed my mind and some other useless yet interesting things that I realized while working on this project.


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Quirius Paris Night & Sinful Opal Glitter




Above & Below: QRS Paris Night shown in 2 coats. Below pictures show it with Sinful's Opal Glitter as a top coat.


I wanted to remind you that the $3.00 coupon for QRS/Quirius expires today, so if you're thinking about ordering some polishes from this line, now's the time! Their polishes are $3.00 each, but if you order a 'choose your own 6 piece set', the price is just $15.00. Combine that with the coupon, and you're getting 6 polishes for just $2.00 each. Their customer service, shipping and turnaround time is excellent also. You can find the coupon and ordering details over in the right hand column.

Paris Night is a darker shade of dusty teal, which I have a weakness for. In some lighting, it appears to be more of a muted shade of cadet blue. There looks to be the slightest hint of violet shimmer in the bottle, but once applied to the nail it is much more of a creme finish. The shimmer is noticeable in the enlarged pictures, but extremely subtle in actuality. I applied 2 coats and also used a clear top coat, as it tends to dry with a little less shine than I prefer. I then applied a coat of Sinful's Opal Glitter to add a little sparkle. Opal Glitter is a clear to milky jelly polish with small iridescent glitter that reflects a beautiful array of colors. I hope you're all enjoying the Labor Day weekend. My daughter goes back to school tomorrow, which we're both looking forward to!


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Essie's Judith Ripka Collection & Lots of Reminders!

Above & Below: Put A Ripka Ring On It is a shade that Essie does best: pale pink. Perfect application, 3 thin coats.

Above & Below: Queen of Hearts applied very nicely in 2 coats. This is a vivid red shade and it appears to be almost a coral red.

Above & Below: Heart My JR Jewels is a dark brown shade with a hint of red. This one applied a little thinner than the others and is shown in 3 coats.
I have lots of reminders and notes that I wanted to mention today, so let's do that first. Niki at the fabulous MagicxMaid blog came up with a very fun idea to have a Blogger Holiday Gift Exchange. She's got it organized very well and if you click here, you can check out all of the details and sign up. The sign up deadline is September 14. I am extremely excited about participating in this! Thanks so much Niki, for planning this out so well.

Here are the winners from the Fall Frenzy contest:

***Kitty from Kitty Luvs Color blog won the Color Club Dark Romance mini set***

***Sarah C. from California won the Barielle/All Lacquered Up collection. Sarah doesn't have a blog to share with you, but she is very happy and excited about her win!***

***Nina from Nina's Obsessions blog won the Color Club Wild at Heart collection***

Coupon/Code Reminders & Updates: Don't forget about the Quirius/QRS $3.00 coupon available on any orders through 9/7/09. I still have a few more QRS polishes to post about and I'm placing another order today so I can take advantage of the coupon before it expires! They have a Fall collection coming out soon, so I'm anxious to see what that looks like. Victoria Nail Supply continues to offer my readers a free item with any purchase. This month you have your choice of 3 items: Color Club's Loosen Up Cuticle Softener, Color Club's Vivid Color Intensifying Top Coat, or 3 pair of OPI toe separators. Just mention 'Body & Soul' in the comments section of your order and also which item you'd like to have. Offer expires 9/30/09. Details about both of these coupons/codes can be found over in the right hand column.

Now to the Judith Ripka collection...Essie recently released this set of 3 shades which are infused with Diamond Dust. The collection is called Essie Loves Diamonds by Judith Ripka. These polishes retail for $15.00 (hey, diamonds are expensive!), although I didn't notice anything 'special' about them. I was a little disappointed that the diamond dust wasn't very noticeable, as I thought they may have a little glitter in them. I caught a flash of glitter or shimmer during the application of the two darker shades, but these look like cremes for the most part. The shades are nice, but again, nothing spectacular. The application was perfection, so I am pleased with that aspect. These polishes come with the chance to win a precious gemstone, including a diamond, a sapphire, or an emerald, by entering the UPC code at the Essie or Judith Ripka website. I haven't checked mine yet, but I'll let you know if I win!


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Small VNS Haul, Including China Glaze Glitters

Above & Below: The 6 polishes that are currently available at VNS from China Glaze's new Glitter collection. L-R: Carnival Lights, Bad Kitty, Preppy Pink, Ginger, Cosmic, Meteor Shower.
I would recommend clicking on the picture because these are beautiful glitters.
Below: Just a few other things that I didn't need but I thought as long as I was paying for shipping, I should get a couple more things! Essie's Judith Ripka Collection, Essie Love, Beverly Hills, Ba-Boo Nail Hardener with Diamond Powder, and some little extras, Essie mini treatments and OPI toe separators.
First of all, I'd like to thank everyone for all of your entries in the Color Club & Barielle Giveaway. I'm going to need to hire someone to sort all of these entries~ha-ha! I'll pay you in nail polish, so send me your resume! If you missed the post, scroll down to the previous one and you can read more about the details.

I received a small haul from Victoria Nails tonight and it included the China Glaze Glitters that she has in stock. She's expecting the rest of them shortly, along with several other new collections by various companies. I haven't swatched them yet because it's raining and getting dark out, and I really want to see these in sunlight hopefully, but based on the weather forecast for the next couple of days, I may just have to settle for daylight pictures with no sun. VNS does have this entire collection posted on their site if you'd like to take a look at the shades, but only these 6 are available for purchase at the moment. Don't forget to mention Body & Soul if you place an order and you can have your choice of 3 pair of OPI Toe Separators or 1 bottle of Color Club's Milky White Base Coat.


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QRS Autumn Bronze and Yesterday's Prize Winner!




Above & Below: QRS Autumn Bronze...I'm oddly captivated by this shade. Outdoors, no flash.





Below: Indoors, with flash.
Below: My Greta girl, who thinks her owner takes too many pictures of her nails, but always likes to accompany me for the outdoor shots.
Congratulations, Natalie! She won the 5 piece Orly Treatment set in the daily giveaway I posted about yesterday. If you haven't seen her blog, Nani's Nails, check it out here. Out of all the giveaways during this month of Natural & Organic Beauty thus far, I think this one generated the most entries. So take note of that Orly, and keep up the great work! They make an excellent polish and an extensive line of top coats, base coats and treatments. I assigned each entry a number as I received it and used random.org to generate the winning number, which in this case was 15.

I have one more QRS polish to share with you this evening (scroll down if you missed the earlier posts today on QRS) and 6 more left to swatch from my order last month. If you like these polish colors, don't forget to use the $3.00 Body & Soul discount coupon (see details in the right hand column above) should you decide to place an order. This shade is called Autumn Bronze, and in the bottle it looks like a tarnished brass color. To be honest, I thought it was going to be one of my least favorites. It's not gold and it's not olive, although I did see touches of both when I held the bottle up for inspection. It is a shimmer and if you click the pictures you can see more detail of the shimmer hues. Now, some people may not like this shade because it is different and a little hard to describe, but I owe Autumn Bronze a big apology. It's different alright, but different isn't a bad thing! It appears more gold in some lighting, more olive in other lighting. The first coat was streaky, the second made everything fine. I don't know what it is specifically that I love about this one, but if Autumn Bronze will accept my apology, I think we'll have a long and happy friendship.

For those of you in Canada, Q-Nail/QRS will be offering shipping to you in the near future. They had a glitch in their system a while back that allowed you to order, even though they aren't quite set up for that yet. They honored the orders at that time, but will soon be ready to accommodate you on a regular basis.


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Victoria Nail Supply Updates

I have a couple of updates from Yen at VNS that I wanted to pass along to you. First off, the China Glaze Poolside Collection should be available on their site tomorrow. They are expecting their shipment today or tomorrow. Secondly, effective April 15, the price for China Glaze polishes will go up to $2.80 each (they're currently $2.50), due to an increase in price from China Glaze. Lastly, don't forget about the Body & Soul/VNS code for a free bottle of China Glaze Fast Forward Top Coat with any order. Enter code MBS1356 in the coupon box when placing your order. This code expires 4/30/10.


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Essie Ruby Slippers

Above: Essie's Ruby Slippers is shown using 2 coats and photographed under an Ott lamp.
Below: These photos were taken outdoors in the shade without a flash, and I love how the glitter flashes a slight bit of gold and seems to glow.
Essie's Ruby Slippers is a classic shade that is one of my favorites. It can be a little difficult to locate, but it does show up here and there. I believe I got mine from Victoria Nail Supply quite a while back, and I've heard that they're showing up in the mini's at TJ Maxx stores as well. This is a very pigmented polish for a glitter, and I used my standard 2 coats. It has an abundant amount of red glitter in a darker red polish, with the slightest hint of a blackened background. In certain lighting it throws a flash of gold glitter as well. While I think it's stunning in the sunlight or brighter indoor lighting, I actually prefer it in darker lighting. The red glitter almost seems to glow, and the darker lighting causes the background to have a darker cast as well.

I wanted to remind you that there's always a coupon code for VNS available if you click the Codes & Contests tab above. You can add Color Club's Vivid Top Coat or Color Club's 0-60 Top Coat free to your order by using the code MBS1356. I seldom use a top coat simply because I swatch so much, but I always add one to my order for Frankening purposes. The code is valid through the end of the month, and as I said, there's always a code available in my tab every month for something free from VNS!


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