New Nails Inc Floral Nail Polish Collection

I have to give credit to Nails Inc. They sure come out with unique collections. They have sent me running to the store more than once for the sprinkles, feather affects and other unique polishes. And it seems once more they have hit unique. Its certainly getting harder and harder to come out with a new polish that I dont look at and say to myself "wow, this looks like ________ polish that is already in my stash!!". It seems that they have done it though with this new floral collection.

I must say, as much as I am NOT in to the entire glitter nail look, these are super cute! The new floral collection is a bunch of glitter polishes with big daisy glitter pieces throughout. Are they going to go on evenly and smoothly? Probably not. Are they going to lie completely flat? Probably not. Are they super cute and will they make for a really cute occasional manicure or accent nail? I think so!

What do you guys think? Is this something you are going to run out to get? Or is this a fail for you?

L’Wren Scott For Bobbi Brown Spring 2014

Maybe its just me, but the packaging on this turns me off. I know I am the freak when it comes to packaging. Most people LOVE the MAC collections that are themed like the barbie, archie, or villians collections. I think it makes the products look cheap. Its a weird OCD me thing. I KNOW THAT. I like the look of the standard black and white Bobbi Brown packaging. I find these "special" ones just end up looking like you went to the makeup section of the toy store to shop. Ok, I will shut up now and wait for the verbal flogging I am sure to get in the comment section below!

Otherwise, I think the colour selection is pretty, and aside from the fact that there is a cream product in the palette, I like the entire collection. And since it seems all I have done in this post is bitch, WHY OH WHY do companies insist on putting a creme product in a powder palette. Seriously?! I have not purchased the Bon Jovi palette from The Balm for that very reason. And at least they try to pretend to separate them. The design of this palette is nothing short of stupid and I might have overlooked the packaging to pick this up as I am on a big purple kick lately, but for the creme product in the centre.

I will end my cranky rant here and leave you all with pretty pictures.

New Tarte Amazonian Clay Blushes For Spring 2014

From top to bottom, Tarte Blushes In Fearless, Flush and True Love. These are three all new blushes for Tarte Spring 2014. Now if you are a Tarte blush fan (I have two so far and they are at this point the ONLY Tarte item I have not felt was over-hyped or felt let down by) don't worry. These are part of the spring 2014 collection but they are being added to the permanent line so there is no rush to get them!

Dose Of Colors - Swatches!

Am I in the majority of people who have never heard of Dose Of Colors Cosmetics? Or is it just me that had never heard of it? And let me add a question to that. WHY is there not more media out surrounding this brand? This brand is based out of LA, all the products are made in the USA as well, and the products are all vegan. The colours are AMAZING and they are matte and long lasting. I got a chance to swatch all the lipsticks and a couple of the lipglosses and thought I would share them with you. 

Oh! And by the way, they ship worldwide!!

From left to right, and top to bottom, Seductive, Love Potion and Dark Secrets:

 

From left to right, and top to bottom, Play Date, Coy and Karma:

From left to right, and top to bottom, Poise and Angelic:

From left to right, and top to bottom Purple Fusion and Toxic:

Tarte Makes a Z Palette?

So the above image was posted on the Tarte Instagram. I assume this means they are making their own version of a Z Palette. At least, it looks EXACTLY like one to me. But if they are custom making their own, why wouldn't they size it so that it fit the blushes perfectly. My skin happens to be crawling just looking at this. I HATE Z palettes. I want to cry when I see gorgeous luxurious pans torn out of their original housing and depotted into palettes. The aesthetic seriously makes me want to cry. Part of it is my OCD nature I understand, but I just have never been one to even CONTEMPLATE depotting.

Now its not just Tarte getting in on the depotting craze. Sephora has recently launched a Z palette. They actually collaborated WITH Z palette to create this one.

Now, I know, you know and EVERYONE knows I am crazy. I am OCD, obsessive about my makeup storage and am constantly cleaning and disinfecting it. But what about you? Are you one of the masses that LOVES these types of palettes? Do either of these excite you? Let me know in the comments! And if you ARE a tried and true depotter, Id love to hear your experiences in depotting land! Have you ever had a fatality? I am intrigued by the process, just so long as its not with MY products!

Hourglass Ambient Lighting Blushes

Shut the front door. Seriously. I have no words for this collection. Is it possible? Could they be as AMAZING as the regular ambient lighting palettes?

Are they as bright as the promo pics look? Are they as subtle as the original powders are? Can I have them all? Pretty pretty please? I have so many questions. I NEED TO PLAY WITH THESE NOW!!! (insert a full blown kicking and screaming tantrum here).

Diffused Heat Ambient Lighting Blush:

Dim Infusion Ambient Lighting Blush:

Ethereal Glow Ambient Lighting Blush:

Luminous Flush Ambient Lighting Blush:

Mood Exposure Ambient Lighting Blush:

Radiant Magenta Ambient Lighting Blush:

Lime Crime Clueless Witch Collection - Swatched

So one of the things that was exciting at IMATS was the unveiling of the new Clueless Witch Collection From Lime Crime. And don't you guys worry. I have swatches for you!

From left to right, Wicked, Black Velvet and Salem. These should be available in March! Are you needing any of these in your stashes?

The Makeup Bullet

Ok, time for a confession. I HATE SPONGES. I just don't get it. They suck up so much product, they seem super unsanitary and I just don't like anything about them.  Even the Beauty Blender that you wet so that it absorbs less product just never got my attention. 

BUT.............. I have found the sponge that changes all that. The first sponge that I see that I NEED. This is the Makeup Bullet. I saw this at IMATS and I planned on going back to buy one. I somehow didn't. I have no idea how that happened. So basically, I have to remedy that! Thankfully they ship to Canada. Its a little pointed sponge in the shape of a bullet (thus the name) that fits over your finger so you have 100% control. I can't see myself doing my entire face with this, but for under the eye? I repeat. I NEED THIS. And I will order one (or three) this week. They are 16.95 for one, or 26.95 for a three pack. 

And here I am wearing it on my finger. I really have no idea how I blanked on picking one up! But don't worry! A review is to come shortly!

Butter London Keks!

So I am trying to go through and upload all my images that have collected on my hard drive. I have over 300 photos that for one reason or other just never made it to the blog. Including this one. Which is a shame because its such a gorgeous colour!

Awaken Collection For Zoya Spring 2014

Dillon Green mint shimmer metallic
Rebel Blue sky shimmer metallic
Hudson Purple orchid shimmer metallic
Dot Pink petal cream
Cole Peach whisper cream
Brooklyn White-gold shimmer metallic
Monet Multi-color, cellophane holographic topper