NYX Girls: Between Mauve and Purple

Hi everyone!! I hope you're all having a nice week. Yesterday I started boot camp! No, not real boot camp but a 4 week 12 session workout program. I am going with some girls from work. I'm hoping it will jump start some weight loss for me. I felt great after workout one, so far so good!!! I am sure tomorrow will be more difficult.

Anyway on to the polish....

This beauty was in my Easter basket from my mom. Yes, I still get one! I love my mom! The color is NYX Girls, Between Mauve and Purple. It's a beautiful dusty medium purple color. Nothing particularly unique but really gorgeous! You know I am a sucker for purples!!!

This is my first NYX polish and I am impressed. I love NYX Cosmetics. They're great quality and affordable, so it's no shock that their nail polish would be excellent quality as well. I found the formula easy to work with and well pigmented. I only needed two coats for full opacity but it was pretty opaque in just one.  

What do you think of this color? Have you tried NYX nail polishes? What are your favorite shades?

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nubar: Honeysuckle & Purple Aster (Spring Garden Collection)

TGIF everyone! I hope you all had a nice week and that your weekend is even better. The weather is finally beautiful here so I am thrilled! I love when it gets warm!!!!

Today I have two colors from nubar's Spring Garden Collection, Honeysuckle and Purple Aster. I had a break during these photos and the sun was not cooperating so they're not my best shots. I apoligize!

Honeysuckle is a really pretty bright hot pink. It's not neon but it's still "hot".  It's a creme so there's no shimmer or frost. I love cremes! I do not typically favor pinks of any kind but this one is nice. I think I'd rather have it on my toes.

I needed three coats for opacity on this one. I like two but we can't always get what we want! Otherwise the formula was great just like all of the nubar polishes I have tried.

Up next is Purple Aster. This color is a pastel light lavender color. It's also a creme. It's not chalky like some pastels can be so that's a plus.  The sun refused to peak out the day I photographed this one! So frustrating. It's pretty though not unique. I cannot get enough of these purples in my collection though so it's a welcome addition in my Helmer!

I used two coats for opacity on this one! That's more like it! No brush strokes or balding at all. A solid polish!

Overall these two are nice offerings from the Spring Garden collection. Nothing really out of the ordinary but nice colored good quality polish. You can get these at bynubar.com for $7.49 each. 


What do you think of these two? Which do you like best? 

Disclosure: This product was provided by PR for review purposes. All reviews are 100% honest and done at my discretion. For more information please see my Disclosure Policy.

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New Spring and Summer from Deborah Lippmann

What it is: Add a pop of colors to your nails this spring and summer with the hottest most fashionable shades from Deborah Lippmann!

       

Girls Just Want To Have Fun – A smooth, vintage coral that everyone can wear because it’s bold yet velvety – a sort of carefree, creamy coral.

I Know What Boys Like – A creamy periwinkle that credits to both the 80’s and my clients. Several of my clients have asked for interesting blues. This one is a blend of blue and purple with a creamy finish, which gives it a slightly retro look that is so playful and hip.

Lara’s Theme was created with supermodel Lara Stone is Deborah Lippmann’s newestcelebrity collaboration. It’s a dare to wear shade of hot-hot orange.

Yellow Brick Road, a sheer mellow yellow with a jelly finish. The proof that it wears beautifully on all skin tones: it complements me and Lady GaGa, who wore it first for her “Born This Way” performance at the 2011 Grammy Awards

Price: $16

Where to find: Barneys New York, Neiman Marcus, Nordstrom, and online at www.deborahlippmann.com <http://www.deborahlippmann.com>  

For insider information on all things Deborah Lippmann, follower her on Twitter @deborahlippmann

All info and images provided by PR. I made the collage.

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