The L'oreal Secret is Out: Garnier Fructis Damage Eraser.

  I was chosen to  receive another Influenster Voxbox, I was so surprised, I have been signed up for about 2 years and I have never received one before and then boom 2 in a month! This box was a 2 stage box, first we got a small box with unnamed Loreal samples of the shampoo, conditioner, and the serum. I used those all week long then today a second box with full sized products came! and it was relieved it was Garnier Fructis Damage Eraser!

I loved the smell of all these products, and they made my hair smell just as good. I found the conditioner awesome! super thick and it made my hair very soft, the shampoo was also very good but for my scalp it was a bit rich, I think I will use it a couple times a week because I love what it did for my hair, but I just can't use it everyday. During the testing process I bleached my hair and using I found very small amount of damage and any signs of it dissipated within a few days. I am very excited to have full sized bottles of this stuff to keep using!

Will you be picking up this line to try?



I received these products complimentary from Influenster for testing purposes.

Sally Hansen #CSMTKO Complete Salon Manicure Overview.

    Hey guys! I got my first ever Influenster Voxbox, it for the Sally Hansen Complete salon Manicure. I have tried MANY different nail polish brands from high end, to low end, to indie, so I think I have tried enough to what I like in a bottle of polish. First let me tell you what they claim and then tell you how I think it stacked up.

They claim: 7 Benefits of a salon manicure in one bottle.
-Base Coat 
-Strengthener 
-Growth Treatment
-Color
-Top Coat
-Chip -Resistant 
-Gel Shine 

While I can't say much to their claims of it being a strengthener or a growth treatment, I can comment on the rest. During my test I didn't use any top or base coat just this polish, I found it went on great, it was jelly formula so it took about 4 coats to get opaque, and it was pretty chip resistant for being all on its own, so that was a plus. One thing I did notice though was that it seemed to never "cure" it was always being dented by everyday tasks, and for that I think when I wear it again I will choose to add a topcoat. My only other gripe was the brush, I know a lot of people like it but for my small nails it was just too big. 

What do you guys think of these polishes, have you tried them?

I received these products complimentary from Influenster for testing purposes.

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NOTD Opi Pink Friday and chevron strips!

Just a quick nails of the day :) I used Opi Pink Friday and the smaller chevron nail decals from make it stick.

I love this pink its the perfect shade! and I absolutely love the decals, they are so easy to use and it makes it look like you spent way more time on your nails than you :)

xx michelle

NOTD: Opi Rumples Wiggins and Girly Bits Hocus Pocus

 So the other day was the Enchanted Polish restock, and when I seen I love you Lilac I knew it had to be mine, but alas I did not get it :( I did get others though, but not that one! So the next day I was thinking to myself I must try and recreate this look, so this was my best go. Opi Rumples Wiggins and Girly Bits Hocus Pocus on top.

The top two where taken in direct sunlight and the bottom one was in the shade, I think I got the look I wanted, is an exact dupe? not really but its the same look. Does that mean I wont buy the Enchanted if I can? Nope! I totally plan it it hahah!

Check out the Enchanted polish here

Illamasqua Raindrops swatches and review

Today I have what I think is a special polish, Illamasqua Raindrops! I know it was very popular in the nail polish community when it was first released a few years ago, but it was LE and hard to find.. Now Illamasqua has brought it back!! I can see why so many people love it. Its is beautiful, subtle and unique.

I would say this is a blue toned gray with small silver/white glass fleck. It is sheer but buildable without any issues, I used 3 coats to get full opacity, the formula was awesome there was no streaking or tugging at the cuticle when I added the next coat and it didn't get thick and gooey after 3 coats.

The only problem is that its only available on the Illamasqua website and the shipping is rather expensive coming from the UK, I bought this in a group buy to save on shipping and I paid about $20 USD, but I think this is very very much worth the 20 dollars, I also bought the LE Pink Raindrops and I should be getting that in a few weeks so keep your eyes open!

So what do you think, are you planning on picking this up? Let me know if you have any questions :)

xx M 

Valentines Day Nails

Happy almost Valentines Day :) I hope you all have a fantastic day tomorrow whether you are staying in, going out or you kids are your Valentine this year! I my self plan to watch some Dr. Who and cuddle my cats hahah because the bf works every Valentines Day evening :( He's a cook and every year the local firemen "borrow" the restaurant do the waiting and dishes, they pay the cooks but the fireman keep the profits from the evening because they are volunteer its like a charity thing. So being that I'm going to be alone I wanted to have something pretty one my nails but I'm not very good at nail art.. I mean I can to ok on my left hand but to try and do the same on my other is a real pain in the but! So I normally stay away from it and stick to glitter and such which makes it look like I did something, when I really didn't  Today I wanted to try and do something for Valentines so i whipped  this together :) 

 

Excuse my dry cuticles.. I do not understand how I can have oily skin and cuticles this dry, I use oils and creams on the all the time and they don't get much better then this :(.

I used China Glaze Ruby Pumps and OPI Alpine snow to make the hearts. So did you guys do any Valentines Day nails or did you do anti Vday nails? I'd love to hear about it.

xxmichelle

Name That Blog, Giveaway! (Closed)

Hey!! I have a special post today, there will be a giveaway!! But lets start at the beginning, I hate my current blog name, this always happens to me, email addresses usernames.. anything, I'm just not creative when it comes to names and it come back and bits me in the butt lol. So I was complaining about not liking it and Shea from OMG Wait What polish is That, had a brilliant idea, she wanted to do a giveaway and thought what if we did one where everyone submits a new name? I will pick my favorite and I will change the blog name to it and they will the 1st place prize! how awesome is that? The prizes will include Color Club, Julep and Funk Fingers!

There will 3 prizes, 1st will be the winner of the challenge and the other 2 will be picked from random.org. So here are the rules and such :)
1. You must follow myself and Shea's blog
2. It's open Internationally
3 Open for 1 week, from today Jan 19th to Jan 26th. 11:59 pm PST
4 You may enter as many time as you like but all entries but me different

Thanks everyone for you great ideas! I cant wait to pick one :)

And the winners are:
1st Michelle H
2rd Kara S
3rd Patricia K

Indie Haul!

Hey guys! I went a little crazy in the past little while with some indie polish shopping, there were way too many good black friday deals and a few swaps. if u want swatches or reviews of anything just let me know I also just got a new camera and this is my first time using it haha so bare with me as a fumble my way through learning how to use it :) Lets just get right on into the photos shall we. 

PS. I know im leaving some out lol 

  Candy Lacquers Sugar Sculls, she did a suprise restock and I jumped on the chance to get this puppy, soo pretty and worth every penny!

     

 Different Dimension Hanna

                                                     

Different Dimension Emily

Different Dimension Doppelganger 

Different Dimension Social Suicide 

Different Dimension I've Been an Angle All Year

Different Dimension I've Been an Awful good girl

         I dont even know where to start with Different Dimensions, every polish i have got from them i have LOVED they are amazing. Unique and fun but without being hard to work with or huge chucks of glitter.

Girly Bits Smurf Dance 

                         I may or may not have gotten this for the name lol, but its so pretty anyways.

Girly Bits Hocus Pocus 

                                                        This is a sheer holo topcoat

Crows Toes Bah F*****g Humbug

Crows Toes Cheshire

Crows Toes Triple Black Diamond 

Dollish Polish I'll Have What She's Having

Dollish Polish Girls Rule Boys Drool

Does it bug anyone else when Brands change their  bottles or labels? It drive me bonkers! then they dont match on my racks and it messes up the flow... no? just me?

Hare Polish Cosmo Blossoms Review and Swatches

  Hi! I've been on a real indie kick lately.. and I've gone a little nuts, I have a bunch more in the mail from all different brands, cant wait! anywho today I have Hare polish Cosmo Blossom to share with you all. This one and hare's Afterglow were my 1st and they did not disappoint.

Cosmo Blossoms is medium purple with micro and small green glitter. It can be opaque in 3-4 coats, however in these pics it is 2 coats layered over Essie's Nice is Nice.

I took these pictures in the sun but they still turned out a touch more blue, in real life they are bit more grape purple.

The formula on this was awesome, I never had to fuss with the glitter it just went on even, yay! It also dried super fast but it was little rough so used 2 coats on Butter London's topcoat, but 1 coat of something thick like Seche Vete would also work just fine.

So what do you think? Have you tried any hares, and what are your favorites? 

You can pick these up on Llarowe for $11.

Kelara Lacquers Aunt Theresa Review and Swatches

 Hey everyone, Its been a while since I made a post, sorry about that! The lighting isn't the best today it been storming all day today and Iv'e got some creepy guys outside my windows fixing something upstairs LOL... but i didn't want that to stop me from reviewing one new indie polishes, Kelara Lacquers in Aunt Theresa.

 This polish is part of Kelara's Colors for a Cause collection. Every color is this collection has a different coordination charity, for every polish sold they donate money to that charity. At $9 for a full size and $4.50 for a mini they will donate either 1-2 dollars. Aunt Theresa's charity is The Lustgarten Foundation for Pancreatic Cancer Research.

no topcoat

no topcoat

This polish is medium grayed out purple with iridescent flakies, I love it! It was a touch thick but easy to use, I got full opacity in 3 coats. It dried fast and to a satin finish and a bit textured, I would suggest using a top coat to make it smooth and shiny.

the words on the label started to rub off when my hands were wet, so aware of that, luckily
the  name of the polish is on the bottom :)

So what do you think about this polish? I love the color and I love the bottle is very unique. I also love the charity that it goes to, I lost my aunt to the pancreatic cancer about 10 years ago so this polish was very fitting. 

They are sold on Etsy and you can find them HERE

Butter London Scuppered

Hey everyone! here are some photos on Butter London Scuppered (this is the best i could get at night) !! I will update with the review soon, but I wanted to get these photos up first :)
On Friday I will also have Shambolic and Jack the Lad.

Scuppered is a bronze metallic polish with sparse round green glitter and purple/gold shimmer.
I added some unfocused photos so how the shimmer/glitter :)