L.A. Splash - Overview

Hello Everyone!!

I hope everyone had a great mother's day weekend :)

Today I have quite a collection of LA Splash polishes or nail splashes (as they call it) to share with you. Recently LA Splash was featured in a  monthly subscription box called Lip Factory.

Fun :) (missing golden sea lion)

Unfortunately in Toronto, there are currently no stores which carries this US brand. But they do however, have their own official site which you can visit to purchase some LA Splash cosmetics! Details down below.

missing golden sea lion but just loving this picture!

Dare to make waves?

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Etude House - Strawberry Stars Candy

Hello all. Today I have another Etude House Sweet Recipe Ice Cream Nails polish to share. Last week I had on apricot candy, today I have Strawberry Stars Candy! I'm not too much of a pink kind of person but like I said last time, I'm a huge sucker for cute packaging. The polish has an opaque light pinkish purple base with an explosion of multi-coloured and multi-shaped glitter. Just take a look at this gorgeous macro:

ah, the oh so elusive star glitter

More swatches this way!

Haul: Clarisonic

After debating for a while, I'm finally going to blog about my hauls hehee. For the people who know me, I am a shop-aholic - a hoarder of sorts! haha...

For the past few months, my girls from an FB group and I have been sharing deals and our thoughts on good products. They are so bad for me!! Because of them, I am more aware of so many great deals and products that when I go out, I just couldn't resist the urge of picking a few items up!!

So, I present you, my readers - a "Hauls" marathon, a sneak peek to some of my recent purchases that are just piling up in my room!! I get so excited everytime I purchase something thinking "I should blog about this, share my excitement with my readers!" ahahaa .. is this a "blogger's mindset"?

Today's post is about Clarisonic!

Etude House - Apricot Candy

A couple days ago Mir made our hearts skip a beat when she showed us the super cute Tony Moly - G105 glitter polish. Today I have another absurdly cute Korean polish brand to share with you all. Earlier this year Etude House came out with the Sweet Recipe Ice Cream Nails collection and I was smitten the second I laid eyes on them. There are four colours in the collection and I managed pick up two of the four, Apricot Candy (what I'm sharing today) and Strawberry Stars. I must say, these Korean cosmetic companies really know how to market their products because I think the cuter the packaging the more appealing the product is. I must admit my main purpose of purchasing these polishes was because the ice cream bottles were so darn cute. But I was pleasantly surprised at how much I liked this colour despite orange being one of my least favourite polish colours. I think what made changed my mind about this polish was the mix of glitter. Take a look at this macro shot:

Too pretty to resist!

This way for swatches!

Spring 2013 NARS & Shiseido Warehouse Sale!

I hope you girls are free this weekend because it's the NARS & Shiseido Warehouse Sale!

I am pretty excited, last time I was able to scoop up polishes for $6, and my Hungry Heart Blush Duo for 25$!

They have a bunch of skincare, spf lotion from shiseido (everyone's favourite blue w/ gold top product), Joico shampoo and conditioner, the coveted shiseido cotton pads, perfumes, bags, a few shiseido cosmetic products and of course NARS cosmetics! Usually in odd colours (not my preference) but they have a wide selection from blush, lipsticks, eyeshadows, powders, polish, giftsets etc!

The sale is located at: 

303 Allstate Parkway

Markham Ontario

L3R 5P9

Date and time of sale:

May 3rd (VIP - you need a ticket to enter)

May 4th from 9:00 am to 5:00 pm (open to the public) 

May 5th from 9:00 am to 3:00 pm (open to the public)

Payment methods accepted: Cash, Visa, Mastercard and Debit

Will you be there?? 

- Miranda

Chanel - Provocation & Big Universo - Espectral

I am in love with this polish!! I know, it's looks like a plain plum. But take a look at my pictures, in certain lights, it moves from a darkish plum to having a brown tinge. My friend described it as 'elegant looking even though it's plain' (yay I was super happy to hear that) and the quality surpasses anything I've tried!! I am SO in love.

Help me!! since Chanel is about $27 each!! eekk...

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Tony Moly - G105

Today I'm showing off a polish from the Korean brand Tony Moly!!

beautiful isn't it?

A Tony Moly store just recently opened at the asian mall Pacific Mall!! I was super excited since I love their stuff. As you may know, I buy a ton of products due to their packaging and there is nothing cuter than Asian branded products!!! They totally make it hard to resist!. If you don't believe me, just google 

"Etude House Princess Etoinette Collection" or Etude House Missing You I Can Fly hand cream".

You will NOT be disappointed in the utter cuteness ;) but please don't come yell at me if you happen to quickly run off and purchase these products lol!

Urban Outfitters - Pink Holo

Sun there's is finally sun out!! Hallelujah! Today,I've finally gotten around to swatching and reviewing the final Urban Outfitters holo polish I bought last year. You can view my previous reviews of the green holo and silver holo. If you guys haven't noticed yet, Mir and I have been on holo kick lately. It's safe to say that we are both crazy about holos polishes

Pink Holo is a crazy intense polish with a strong linear holographic effect, even indoors under artificial lighting the holographic flame burns strong. Under no light the polish looks likes a dull pale pink shade. The effect is seen the best when exposed to direct sunlight. I had a little difficultly capturing it's true beauty with my camera. If you don't own any of these yet, I highly recommend them.

 

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