My Ten Friends Space Sauce

Hello! Thanks for coming by today. Below is Space Sauce by indie polish maker My Ten Friends. Space Sauce is a nice, bright medium blue that is packed with different size silver glitter. There is regular glitter, large hex glitter, and even some shard glitter. The base for Space Sauce is iridescent, though it's kind of hard to tell in these pics. This is 2 coats with top coat on its own.

The formula on this, like the other I have tried from MTF, is great. The glitter stays suspended really well and I don't have to fish or anything. Though the base is a bit sheer, I was able to get it pretty opaque in 2 coats. This is super pretty and it really does look like a little galaxy.

My Ten Friends retails for $10 each and you can find them at their Etsy shop. I will leave you with a close up  of the glitter goodness.

Cult Nails Princess

Happy Monday! Hope you all had a good weekend. I was at home with my family this past weekend. Long story but my dad had to go in for an exploratory heart thing but he's fine and at home now. I got to spend some quality time with my baby niece while I was home, which is always nice. Also went a bit nuts buying Sinful polishes at Dollar Tree since I do not have any near me. Anyway, on to the polish.

Today I have Cult Nails Princess for you. Princess is a very pretty pale blue shimmer (though the shimmer is a little hard to see). This has a very greyed out look which I love. I believe this was 2 coats with top coat.

you can see the shimmer a little better here

All in all, I am very pleased with this one. I like it a lot and I love the fairy tale theme. I think I got Froggy from this collection, too, which I need to try sometime. Cult had a coupon code this weekend as well, and I may have made a purchase. OK, I totally did. Am super excited to finally be getting my hands on Fetish and Wicked Fast. Once I get my order, I will definitely be swatching them.

Have a great week, everyone!

Illamasqua Rare + Zoya Robyn

Happy hump day! Today I have another obnoxiously bright manicure for you. Below is Illamasqua Radium, which is a neon yellow. My camera freaked out a little bit trying to photograph is and I am not sure if the neon-ness of is translating. I mean, it still looks bright but it's even brighter in person. Yellows are notoriously difficult to work with and I found that the formula on this wasn't great, but it wasn't terrible either. I believe I did 3 thin coats to get it fully opaque. Then for kicks I added an accent finger of Zoya Robyn, a really bright blue creme. My nails looked totally 80's and I loved it.

kinda got losta hands here

Still loving these bright summer colors. They just make me happy. Have an awesome day, everyone!

JulieG Blueberry Fizz

Happy Sunday! I thought I posted all of the JulieG Gumdrops collection but I found one more hiding in my drafts folder. This is Blueberry Fizz, which is a cool toned blue chock full of awesome silver glitter. It has the same candy glitter texture as the rest of the Gumdrops collection. I love how sparkly it is. This is 2 coats without top coat.

I really did not think that I would like this trend as much as I do but these JulieG polishes really got to me. I love the crushed glass look and they are so easy to apply. Another winner!

Zoya Earth Day Exchange Is Back!

I was super excited last night to find out that Zoya was doing it's Earth Day exchange again. I wasn't sure if they were going to, but I am happy to report that it's on! Details below from the Zoya blog.

Announcing the 2013 Zoya Nail Polish Exchange*

Hooray for Earth Day! Once again, Zoya is helping you do a little spring cleaning with the return of the Earth Day Zoya Nail Polish Exchange* for 2013.Clean out your nail polish wardrobe and get rid of old nail polish that may not beBIG5FREE (Free of Formaldehyde, Formaldehyde Resin, Toluene, DBP and Camphor) and exchange it for a greener alternative - long lasting, award winning, healthy Zoya Nail Polish bottles!

Now's the perfect time to make the switch to an eco-chic beauty routine! From April 19, 2013 - April 26, 2013 (11:59pm EST), exchange your old, unwanted nail color for toxin-free ZOYA Nail Polish for only $4 per bottle plus shipping and handling fees. Rest assured - ZOYA will properly dispose of your old polish. 

Here's all you need to do!

1. Go to www.zoya.com and pick out the polishes you would like (excludes ALL Zoya PixieDustTM Collection shades) and add them to your cart. You must select at least 6 bottles and no more than 24 bottles of polish (Salon accounts minimum 12 maximum 48 bottles.)
2. Apply the code: ZOYAEARTH2013
3. Your order value will be adjusted to reflect a 50% discount (we use these funds to properly dispose of the old nail polish).
4. SUBMIT your order!

Then Zoya will ship out your NEW polish! HOORAY! This is what your order should look like...

Once you get your order 
Here's where the exchanging* happens...

1. Ship back the equivalent number of bottles you received to the return address below (ie. If you ordered 6 bottles of Zoya – you would send us 6 NON-ZOYA polishes). Please check with your carrier on the proper way to ship nail polish.
2. Include a copy of your order. 
   

To clarify the exchange: You do not have to send us the exact amount of bottles that you are ordering. You can send any quantity up to that amount. You can also donate. If you decide you don't want to do either, it's ok "Offer is not contingent on customer returning polish" we will still love you and will send the Zoya polishes... we'll just send you on a guilt trip for a while :)

Ship Your Old Nail Polish To: 
Art of Beauty, Inc.
c/o Polish Exchange
5060 Taylor Rd, Unit D
Cleveland, Ohio, 44128, USA 

Once we receive your polish we do the rest! It’s that simple! 

IMPORTANT!
The bottles you send in cannot be Zoya, Qtica or Nocti polishes (but they can be any other brand). We are using the honor code here folks! We want to make sure you get your Zoya Nail Polish! We send you the polish first then you send your old polish back to us! If you do choose to send us your old polish we promise to properly dispose of it according to EPA guidelines. This offer is only good for 1 week so hurry – Don’t Wait!
*Offer valid online at www.zoya.com only. Offer expires on 4/26/2013 at 11:59PM EST. Continental US ONLY.Excludes ALL Zoya PixieDust Collection shades. Not valid with any other codes, coupons or promotions. Shipping and handling fees apply. Consumer accounts must exchange a minimum of 6 polishes with a 24 bottle maximum. Salon accounts must exchange at least 12 with a maximum of 48 bottles. Polish can be from any brand EXCEPT Zoya, Qtica or Nocti and can be exchanged for in-stock .5oz Zoya Nail Polish. Offer is not contingent on customer returning polish. Zoya Exchange code is unique and non-transferable. One code per account. Art of Beauty is not responsible for incorrect addresses, credit card entry errors or errors associated with declined credit cards. Please allow standard time for processing and shipping, however if volume is higher than expected please allow up to 6 weeks for shipping and processing. Art of Beauty, Inc. reserves the right to remove any polish that is out of stock from your order. You will not be charged for this polish. Backordered polish is not included in this promotion.

I am super excited about this. I wish the PixieDusts were part of the promotion but you can't always get what you want, right? I have to go through my wishlist and see which polishes I want to get. If you have a favorite Zoya, let me know in the comments below and I just might add it to my order. :)