e.l.f Beautifully Bright Nail Polish (review and swatches)

Happy Friday everyone or as my 6 year old said this morning, "Happy last day of November!!" You gotta love kids. Today's post is all about e.l.f (eye lips face). If you are unfamiliar with e.l.f, they're website is here. I love their products! I actually have a lot of their polishes, lip glosses and eye shadows. We'll focus on the Beautifully Bright Nail Polish set pictured below.

My Current Cuticle Care Faves

Hey everyone I don't do a favorite things post, like a lot of bloggers and vloggers, but I thought I'd let you know the products I've been using on my cuticles to help maintain and moisturize them. For some reason, I have been hearing that I have nice cuticles. This surprises me because I have such dry skin and I don't think too highly of my cuticles, but who am I to argue :-). I'll take the compliment and also share what I've been using on them recently.

Essie Rcessionista -NOTD

Today, I have a quick NOTD post. Essie Recessionista is a beautiful plum color that is perfect for the fall. It is from the Fall Collection: Stylenomics. Recessionista has an okay formula. It did pool at the cuticles, slightly, but it wasn't too bad. I love this polish.

China Glaze Cirque du Soleil LE collection preview

China Glaze and Ardell announced their partnership with Paramount Pictures to bring nail polishes and eyelashes inspired by the new film Cirque du Soleil: Worlds Away. The film will be released in theaters on December 21!

SoFlaJo Ice Dancer review and swatches

SoFlaJo is releasing a Winter Collection called Party Time Collection. There are seven polishes in this collection. I was sent Ice Dancer to review for you. Ice Dancer is a blue shimmer polish with brown, silver and micro holographic glitter. I fell in love with this polish. The base of this polish seems to be a jelly consistency.

Per Jody from SoFlaJo:
"Ice Dancer – I love the sparkle and glitz of the costumes and the fancy footwork of Ice Dancers. When designing this holographic glitter mix of blues, silvers and browns in a blue base, I wanted a “topper” that could be worn alone with opacity in 2-3 coats or dress up favorite undies with its shimmer." 

China Glaze Holidays Collection 2012

The Holiday Joy Collection:

l to r: Red Satin, Winter Holly, Cranberry 

Splash and Glitter All the Way

Red Satin is a dark red creme, that seems to be perfect for Christmas. The formula is a tad thin and it pooled slightly at the cuticles, but this doesn't take anything away from it's beauty. This is definitely a great Fall into Winter red! Red Satin is a two coater, but make sure to allow ample time between coats or you'll have bald spots. Red Satin is very shiny without a top coat!

NOTD: Nail Of The Day

Today, I'm just going to post a quick NOTD (nail of the day.) As you guys know, I'm not a gold nail polish fan. Well, I don't like gold on my nails due to my skin color. It tends to match too much or seems a little weird to me. However, recently I reviewed 365 Days Of Color Gimme Some Bubbly and I fell in love with it (here).

365 Day Of Color Christmas Collection

Sunny from 365 Days of Color does it again. Sunny seems to come up with unique designs for her collections and then top them off with something special. This time, for her Christmas Collection, Sunny introduces scented polishes into her store. She has three polishes in this collection: Trimming the Tree, Santa Baby and Gimme Some Bubbly.

Note: If you are sensitive to scents, I would suggests not buying scented polishes.

So, let's get into the review, shall we?

Pretty & Polished Holiday Collection

Today, I will be reviewing Pretty & Polished S'no Mans Land and the Happy Holiday Duo. Pretty & Polished Happy Holiday Duo consists of two polishes. The first one is a Ruby Red Holographic Jelly and the second one is a glitter top coat. 

l to r:  S'no Mans Land,

 Happy Holidays Duo: Top coat and Ruby base

Guest post on Beyond Beauty Lounge

Hey lovelies :-) I'm guest posting today over at Beyond Beauty Lounge please go show her some love for me.

Priti NYC Swatch and Review

Today, I have some pretties from Priti NYC. Priti NYC is a 3-free non-toxic nail polish. This luxury brand retails for $13.50 on their website, here. Their site shows over 100 different colors as well as their organic skin care line.

I'll be reviewing Stonecrop and Painters Palette.

essence Fall/Winter 2012 Collection

essence Fall/Winter 2012 Collection is available now.  Per essence, "essence is presenting a completely NEW and innovative colour & go nail polish range." This new collection per essence features 18 new trendy colors, brilliant gel-shine effects, fast drying formula, long lasting and perfect coverage.

essence colour & go polishes are free of harmful ingredients and come in new 8 ml bottles. The tops of the bottle match the color of the lacquer. How awesome is that? Love it!! essence colour & go also has a new patented professional brush that allows for better steak free coverage! They now retail for a suggested retail price of $1.99.