Morgan Taylor Nail Lacquer - The Royal Life Holiday 2013 - 2 shades: pics, swatches, review

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Morgan Taylor has come out with a gorgeous holiday collection of nail polish! There are six shades in the collection, two of which I have to show you in this post. I have shades Wrapped In Riches and To Rule Or Not To Rule. Both are gorgeous glitters and I already love the Morgan Taylor polish formula. Check out my full review below, including all the product info, after the pics!

Morgan Taylor Nail Lacquer
The Royal Life Holiday 2013
Shades: Wrapped In Riches, To Rule Or Not To Rule
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Morgan Taylor Professional Nail Lacquer
The Royal Life Holiday 2013
Shade: Wrapped In Riches

 

Morgan Taylor Professional Nail Lacquer
The Royal Life Holiday 2013
Shade: To Rule Or Not To Rule

 

Morgan Taylor Nail Lacquer The Royal Life Holiday 2013 Info & Review:

Cost/Availability: $8.50 per bottle (0.5 fl oz full size). Available at professional beauty supply stores, and salons nationwide. Check out all the shades on the Morgan Taylor Professional Nail Lacquer website. Also sold in trios for $19.95, which include two shades and a Go Ahead and Grow.

My Rating: 5 out of 5 Kisses!

Morgan Taylor Professional Nail Lacquer invites you to enjoy their limited edition The Royal Life Holiday 2013 Collection. Inspired by a royal's decadent lifestyle, Morgan Taylor presents a regal range of colors as rare and precious as the most sought after gems and jewels in the world. Influenced by rich gemstones - rubies, sapphires, emeralds - these multidimensional colors gives you a reason to celebrate like royalty (scepter and kingdom not included). Indulge yourself and your loved ones this holiday season with colors fit for a queen.

Shades and shade description:

• Wrapped In Riches: emerald glitter
• To Rule Or Not To Rule: purple magenta glitter
• Regal As A Royal: deep sapphire glitter
• Where's My Crown: deep gold glitter
• Sapphires, Rubies and Emeralds Oh My: multi-jeweled toned glitter
• Fit For A Queen: deep ruby glitter

I have two shades from the collection: Wrapped In Riches and To Rule Or Not To Rule. I like both shades and actually, I like all from this collection!

Wrapped In Riches is described as an emerald glitter, but to me, I find this shade more teal. It also has fine purple glitter in it. It's a more jewel toned emerald, which is why it reads more teal rather than a deep emerald green.

To Rule Or Not To Rule is described as a purple magenta glitter, and I'd say that's pretty accurate. I wrote down "magenta berry glitter", so that's close enough. It has multi-sized hex glitter in this one, where as Wrapped In Riches was more smaller more uniformed glitter.

Both were opaque in two coats. To Rule Or Not To Rule had a more jelly base to it, but still great opaque coverage in two coats. For the swatch photos on the nails I used two coats for each shade.

I think this is a beautiful holiday glitter polish collection, and because I also love the Morgan Taylor polish formula, I'd recommend checking these out!

Now let me know what you think...

What do you think of these polishes? Which shade do you like better? Have you tried this brand of polish or is this brand on your beauty wish list? Discuss in the comments below.

LCN Nail Polish - Homecoming Collection Trend Box - pics, swatches, review

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I have another LCN Nail Polish Trend Box to share with you in this post - this is their Homecoming Collection. Just like all their polish trend boxes, this one comes with 4 polishes. The shades in this collection are perfect for fall/winter, although I will say the shades aren't terribly unique but the formula of LCN polishes is top notch. You can purchase the shades separately in case you are interested in just one or two from this collection. I really like LCN polishes. If you recall, back in October 2012 I posted a review on the LCN cube in Mystique Burlesque. Their formula goes on really nicely and they're long wearing too. Check out my full review on the Homecoming Collection, including all the product info, after the pics!

LCN Homecoming Collection Trend Box
Shades: 374 Chocolate Fudge, 375 Knitting Wool, 376 Home Sweet Home, 377 Berry Punch
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LCN Homecoming Collection Trend Box Info & Review:

Cost/Availability: $24.90 for the Trend Box or $7.50 per polish, if purchase individually (8 ml/0.27 fl oz each polish). Available on the LCN website.

My Rating: 4 out of 5 Kisses

The winter season brings hot chocolate, cozy sweaters and of course, countless holiday get-togethers with loved ones -- the perfect Homecoming! This winter celebrate your homecoming with the new LCN Homecoming Trend Box.

LCN professional polish are high-performance lacquers that incorporate innovative nanotechnology to maximize and create unbeatable durability, strength and shine. And not only do their polishes perform, they're free of the "Big 5": free of DBP, toluene, formaldehyde, cetyl alcoho and camphor! LCN polish is a vegan polish that actually lasts, is soy-free and gluten-free!

Each trend box includes four shades, but you can purchase the shades separately. I'm not sure if the shades, if purchased separately, are the same size as the ones in the Trend Boxes. They appear to be the same size on the website, but I've only ever gotten the Trend Boxes. They are smaller bottles, but I don't really mind the size because I almost never finish an entire bottle of nail polish - especially with my large polish collection (which I am working on pairing down).

The shades in the Homecoming Collection Trend Box are described as:

• Chocolate Fudge: A sinfully sweet chocolate shade of brown that resembles rich hot chocolate.
• Knitting Wool: A creamy woolly white that provides a cozy feeling that is perfect for the winter.
• Home Sweet Home: Luxurious dark blue nuance. 
• Berry Punch: A deliciously appetizing, intensely shiny and metallically shimmery berry

There are three cream shades and one metallic/shimmer shade in this collection.
Cream: Chocolate Fudge, Knitting Wool, Home Sweet Home
Metallic/Shimmer: Berry Punch


Like I mentioned at the start of this post, the shades themselves aren't anything particularly unique, but they are pretty shades for this time of year and what I think are great staples to have in your polish collection. I love any white, cream, or ivory shades of polish in the winter because it reminds me of the snow - and white, cream and ivory shades make great bases for nail art - so the shade Knitting Wool is a great polish to have in this collection. The Chocolate Fudge shade is a really pretty brown - a true milk chocolate shade, even though it's not really captured by my camera - but I don't find myself wearing brown polish unless it's with other nail art on top - just straight brown on my nails isn't my favorite look (reminds me more of doo-doo than chocolate). The shade Home Sweet Home is a gorgeous navy blue that I could see myself using for sure - although, again, it's not very unique so I probably have a lot of other navy blue shades similar, if not exact. And finally, the shade Berry Punch is probably my favorite of the group - love this shade! It's the only non-cream shade out of the collection and is that pop of color you could pair with any of the other three shades if you were to do an accent nail or two.

I do love the formula of LCN polishes -- I think they go on really well and are long lasting. Pretty much all the shades in the Homecoming collection could have been opaque in one coat, with the exception of Berry Punch, which would need two coats to look its best. I love how these go on and how they dry down to a glossy finish. I do find the cream shades dry down more glossy than the metallic shade.

I did rate this a 4 out of 5 Kisses, but that rating is based solely on color selection. I wasn't that wow'd by the shade selection -- it wasn't anything I didn't really have in my collection already (but then again, I do have an above-average polish collection). However, these polishes would get a 5 out of 5 Kisses for their polish formula!!! Certainly worth the purchase if you want/need these shades because the formula is beautiful, but if you already own shades exactly like these then you may want to skip this LCN Trend Box and go for another.

I know LCN polishes aren't the easiest to find - which is why ordering directly from the website is sometimes just the best route. I think I may have seen some of LCN polishes at one point at TJ Maxx, but it was a long time ago and I can't be certain - doesn't hurt to look for these when you're there, although you're more likely to find older collections than anything new at TJ Maxx. I also just realized that LCN makes makeup, mens products and some other goodies - so I might have to try some of those products out as well, seeing as how much I enjoy the formulation of their polishes!

Now let me know what you think...

What do you think of this polish collection? Have you tried this or is this on your beauty wish list? Discuss in the comments below.

Clean George - Stuffed Up Stick: pics, review

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I've been getting sick constantly this fall/winter, as has my son, so having a stuffy nose has become the norm as of lately. Because of that, I thought it would be great to review a product we've been using to help us breathe a little easier; the Clean George Stuffed Up Stick, a natural formula alternative to products like Vicks VapoRub (which I personally can't stand). Check out my full review below, including all the product info, after the pics!

Clean George - Stuffed Up Stick

 

Clean George Stuffed Up Stick Info & Review:

Cost/Availability: $9.00 (0.63 oz full size). Available on the Clean George website, 

My Rating: 5 out of 5 Kisses!

No one thinks about breathing, except when you can't. Pure eucalyptus, camphor and peppermint essential oils are big helpers when it comes to stuffy noses. The Clean George Stuffed Up Stick is a combination of those therapeutic oils and their signature blend of moisturizing butters. Easy to rub on your chest or back, safe for adults and little ones too, and way more natural than the stuff our parents used to rub on us.

Cruelty-free. Fragrance-free. Paraben-free. Made with natural ingredients from responsible suppliers and this packaging is recyclable.

This Stuffed Up Stick has been well used in my household. Both myself and my son have been sick off an on for what feels like months. It's mainly been little colds here and there, but a stuffy nose seems to stick around the longest for me, and I really would love to breathe - especially at night.

I rub this onto my chest and within seconds to a minute I can notice a difference! I like that it's in a stick form, so I don't have to get my hands messy unless I want to really rub it in, but I don't find I need to do that in order for this to work. It also lasts awhile on my chest without needing to re-apply.

Because it's a natural version to products like Vick's VapoRub, you can be at ease with using this on your children. The scent of this is similar to Vick's, but this one is way nicer. It has a mintier scent, but of course you will still smell the camphor type of scent that these type of products carry. Just like with Vick's VapoRub, you can use this on muscles to help relieve minor aches and pains.

The price point is more than Vick's VapoRub, especially compared to ounces, but this is an all-natural product and sometimes it's worth the few extra dollars.

Overall, I love that this is an all-natural alternative and I feel better about using it. I've been loving this Stuffed Up Stick and would definitely recommend!

Now let me know what you think...

What do you think of this Stuffed Up Stick? Have you tried this or is this a product you'd like to try? Discuss in the comments below.

Swatch Posts Catch Up: December 2013

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This is the December 2013 Swatch Posts Catch Up! If you missed anything from December, no worries; just browse through the topics below and click on a topic to check it out. The purpose of my Swatch Posts Catch Up is to provide my readers with an easy reference for all posts from the previous month, so if you missed anything or just want everything in one place, this is the post for you.

Swatch Posts Catch Up: December 2013

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A Little of This... A Little of That...

• Glitter & Glam beauty book by Melanie Mills

Fashion/Jewelry/Accessories

• Kushyfoot Shaping Tights & Fleece Trouser Socks
• Dorfman Pacific Scala Collezione Collection Fall/Winter 2013 Boiled Wool Rosette Headband

Nails/Feet

• Zoya Zenith Collection - all 6 shades
• SinfulColors Holiday 2013 Mirror Metallics - 4 shades
• SinfulColors Holiday Tinsel & Sheer Lustre Glitter Topcoats - 4 shades

Lips

• Pacifica Coconut Kiss Creamy Lip Butter in Sunset
• Ellis Faas Hot Lips in shades Baby Pink, Deep Pink, Fluo Pink
• Rouge Bunny Rouge Sweet Excesses Glassy Gloss in Rhubarb Custard
• Rouge Bunny Rouge Swell Bliss XXX Lip Plump in Heather Royal Jelly
• Noya Classic Lip Balm
• Noya Lip Gloss in Cabernet

Eyes & Brows

• Be A Bombshell Cosmetics Eye Crayon in Well Played
• Rouge Bunny Rouge Devotion Ink Quartz Eyeliner in Tiger Eye Essence
• Pacifica Stellar Gaze Length & Strength Mineral Mascara in Stardust

Face & Cheeks

• Be A Bombshell Cosmetics The One Stick in Southern Belle

Skincare (face)

• Anokha Skin Care Oatmeal Cleansing Milk
• M. Steves RHSO Power-Packed Reviving Exfoliator

Body Products & Fragrances

• Isvara Organics Honey Body Lotion
• Isvara Organics Peppermint Body Wash
• VitaBath Holiday Duo in Sweet Pink Peppermint