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Barielle Style in Argyle Collection

Barielle Style in Argyle Collection

Barielle Goes Brown for Fall

For fall, Barielle's Style in Argyle Collection is quite literally autumnal in tone. It's a myriad of shades you'd see in fallen leaves. It includes six new shades: Cashmere or Loose Me (soft brown...

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Zoya Fire & Ice Collection

Zoya Fire & Ice Collection

Zoya Fire & Ice: Hot or Cold, It Works

For winter, Zoya has six new metallic shades: Tiffany (soft champagne sparkling metallic), Gloria (pink champagne sparkling metallic), Crystal (frosty blue sparkling metallic), Lisa (celebration red sparkling metallic), Sarah (possibly...

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Illamasqua Viridian Nail Varnish

Illamasqua Viridian Nail Varnish

Illamasqua's Art of Darkness: Viridian

Illamasqua Viridian Nail Varnish (£13.00 for 0.5 fl. oz.) is a darkened teal base with lighter teal micro-shimmer; the teal leans towards the blue side, making it a cooler-toned teal. Funny enough, when the flash fired, it...

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Illamasqua Scarab Nail Varnish

Illamasqua Scarab Nail Varnish

Illamasqua's Art of Darkness: Scarab

Illamasqua Scarab Nail Varnish (£13.00 for 0.5 fl. oz.) is a fiery ruby red with copper and scarlet shimmer strewn through the color. It almost looks metallic but not quite. It's a very cool shade with depth; I envision flames...

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Rescue Beauty Lounge Housewives of Tudor England Collection

Rescue Beauty Lounge Housewives of Tudor England Collection

Going English with Rescue Beauty

Rescue Beauty Lounge just launched their Housewives of Tudor England Collection. It features four shades: Anne (bewitching olive green with a pink-gold metallic iridescence), Catherine (royal purple with a fine pewter sheen and hints of blue and fuschia shimmer), Catherine...

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Sneak Peek: Zoya Fire & Ice

Sneak Peek: Zoya Fire & Ice

Sneak Peek: Zoya Fire & Ice

I'll have a full review with swatches of Zoya's Fire & Ice collection on October 1st (can't post anything more than this until then!), but for now, here's a sneak peek at the nail plates for the collection.  How are we feeling about the six new...

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Dolce & Gabbana Cosmopolitan Nail Lacquer

Dolce & Gabbana Cosmopolitan Nail Lacquer

Corals for fall? Who woulda thunk it?

Dolce & Gabbana Cosmopolitan (108) Nail Lacquer ($20.00 for 0.37 fl. oz.) is a bright true coral cream. I was torn between calling it a pink coral and an orange coral, because it seems to flitter between the two, which...

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Chanel SoHo Story Collection: Steel & Strong Le Vernis

Chanel SoHo Story Collection: Steel & Strong Le Vernis

Chanel SoHo Le Vernis: Should You?

From Chanel's exclusive and limited edition SoHo Story, we have two new and limited edition shades of polish. I am a fan of Chanel's polish--I have no issues with wear or the formula (typically), and I think they often create unique, inspiring...

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Rescue Beauty Lounge Nail Lacquer (Scrangie, Under the Stars, Black Russian)

Rescue Beauty Lounge Nail Lacquer (Scrangie, Under the Stars, Black Russian)

The $18 Splurge for Nail Fanatics

Rescue Beauty Lounge Nail Lacquer ($18.00 for 0.4 fl. oz.) is a formula that always hits the right notes. It's never thick, clumpy, or streaky--application is incredibly easy with a flawless, smooth...

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Chanel Rose Confidentiel Le Vernis (Nail Lacquer)

Chanel Rose Confidentiel Le Vernis (Nail Lacquer)

Chanel Rose Confidential Le Vernis

Everything's Coming Up Roses

Chanel Rose Confidentiel (491) Le Vernis (Nail Lacquer) ($23.00 for 0.4 fl. oz.) is a soft, medium rose pink cream with a slightly glossy finish. It almost looks like a cross between a jelly and cream on me, because it has that squishy...

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