Tuesday, November 15, 2011

OPI: Warm & Fozzie and Designer... De Better! (Muppets Collection)


Hi there lovely readers! I hope you had a nice weekend and that your week is going well! Today I have two colors from the OPI Muppets Collection to share with you.  I adore the Muppets! I couldn't resist posting a pic of Mr. Fozzie Bear himself since one of the colors I am sharing is named after him.  As you all know by now, I am a HUGE Disney World fan. One of my favorite areas in MGM Studios (yes, I know it's Hollywood Studios now, but I will not ever really get on board with that) is the Muppet area.  If you have never been there you need to go, stat! It's so fun and festive. Everything is tricked out with Muppet Mania and the Muppet Vision 3D show is so old now that I think I can officially call it a Disney classic and I love it! Okay, okay, enough rambling, on to the polish. 

Warm and Fozzie is one of the prettiest colors in this collection in my opinion.  It's an interesting finish that is not quite a frost, not quite a shimmer and not quite metallic. I am truly at a loss for how to describe the finish but it sure is beautiful.

It's a warm brown colos with copper, bronze, gold and even some silver "particles" throughout. (OPI calls it a metallic copper) It creates the most amazing fallen leaves look on your nails. Being from New England I am used to the incredible fall foliage and this color reminds me of a big ol' pile of raked leaves. It's got all of the warm tones you'd expect to see in that pile.  It's the perfect fall color in my opinion.  It creates so much interest on the nails.

The formula was good. I used two coats for the opacity shown in the photos and while I think you can get away with two coats next time I think I will go for the third because in the sunlight I did feel it was a bit more sheer than it appeared indoors.  (Though you can't tell from the photos).




Next up is Designer...De Better! which to be honest is the weirdest name and I don't quite get it. I mean sure, I can see Miss Piggy saying it for whatever reason but it makes no real sense to me. Oh well! 


This color is really interesting because it's like two colors in one. When I first saw it in the bottle I thought it was a champagne shimmer. You know the color I mean, that light gold yellow champagne color with tons of sparkle. On the nails though this color shocked me.  It's like champagne and silver in one! In some lights it appears totally silver but in most lighting it's like a light silver with bronze particles throughout. It's incredibly interesting and I have nothing in my collection quite like it. OPI calls it a metallic bronze. 

I used two coats of this one and got full opacity. I'd say there is no need for a third with this one. Everything was smooth, no balding or streaking.

I took photos with different lighting to hopefully show you what I mean but how different it can look. Hope it translates properly! 





Aren't these two stunners? I am really happy with them and think they work really well for this time of the year. Thoughts? 
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Wednesday, November 9, 2011

On Wednesdays We Wear Pink: OPI: Steady as She Rose



Good morning lacquer lovers! It's another Pink Wednesday which I always seem to miss but today I had some pink photos ready to go for you! 


This is OPI's Steady as She Rose from the Pirate's of the Caribbean Collection that came out last spring.  It's a light almost whitened pastel pink creme.  In certain lighting this reads almost completely white. In theory I always like these colors, in reality they never work for me. I am not a huge fan of the color on this one. I feel like it deadens my hands. I don't know how else to explain it, like it sucks the life out of my skin or something.  


The formula was good tough. I didn't have any application issues and it was fully opaque in just two coats.  At least it has a shiny  finish which sort of takes away the drab dead feeling of it but not enough for me to put in on my favorites list. Oh well!







So, do colors like this work for you?
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Tuesday, November 8, 2011

Get Some Money Back This Holiday with Ebates


This might be old news to most of you but I thought I should share this information with those of you who haven't  signed up yet since I adore the site.  Ebates is a fabulous site that allows you to earn cash back each time you shop online. I signed up about a year ago and I have earned about $70 in cash back just for shopping!  With the holidays coming up I think it's the perfect time to check it out!

Basically you sign up with your email address. Each time you go shopping online go to Ebates first, search for the store you're planning on shopping at and click through to that store. Ebates will track your shopping and if you purchase anything you'll get an Ebates rebate. Every quarter Ebates pays you your rebates either by  check or through PayPal (that's how I do it).  

It's so so easy, and it's perfectly legit! 

I just got my "Big Fat Payment" for the quarter and here's what I earned (I blanked out the order numbers for privacy):


See, so depending on what percent back the stores are offering you earn money when you shop.  

Here's some examples of what stores are offering now, keep in mind these numbers change periodically:
  • Sephora is currently offering 4% cash back
  • Macy's is currently offering 3% cash back
  • ULTA is currently offering 5% cash back
  • Barnes and Noble is currently offering 8 % cash back
Those are just a few of the stores, there are literally 100s.  If you shop online it's seriously the best tool.

When you register a new account they put $5 in your account right away!

Let me know if you sign up and what you think of it. I do not work for Ebates I just love earning money to shop! Sign up soon because stores usually do Black Friday offers so you can earn a ton! 



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NOTE: I used an affiliate link. I get a referral bonus if you sign up through my link. Just a heads up! 
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