New Year’s Eve Beauty Essentials

December 31st calls for the best of beauty looks.  It’s that time of the year where you can be elegant, flirty, glamorous and vibrant.  It’s your choice, and being the belle of the ball, can be yours with these New Year’s Eve beauty essentials, loved by the stars.

For this festive New Year’s Eve look, I have partnered up with Paula Dorf Cosmetics. These cosmetics have been seen in the latest issues of In Style, Allure, Harper's Bazaar and Elle and on celebrities including Jessica Simpson, Sandra Bullock, Debra Messing and Reneé Zellweger! And now you too can dazzle these looks loved by the stars, on New Year’s Eve.

Ring It In With Red:  Bold lipsticks are a must this season. Plus, red lipsticks can reflect off your lips, helping your teeth to look brighter.  And the Lip Color Cream Legend (in red) will do just that!

Dazzling Eyes: There is much more than just a sparkle in the eye for New Year’s Eve.  Amaze them by creating a dramatic & sultry look with Paula Dorfs Smokey Eye Collection.  This palette has all you need, with eye color glimmers to include, shades like marabou, twilight, fire dance, and midnight; the names say it all.   Plus, it includes an eyeliner, to create that perfect cat eye that will take you late into the night. (the eyeliner can also be used as a lip liner as shown in above image)  And don’t forget to finish it up your dazzling eye with mascara that is also included in the set.

Luminous Glow:  You can achieve this with one product, the Eye Lite.  This multifunctional product will give your skin an instant refreshed glow. It can be applied to the inner corner of eye, mixed into concealer for a luminous camouflage, and used to highlight the cheekbones, bridge of nose, under brows, or any place that needs a little lift.

Nail It This New Year’s Eve, with these Trio Nail Lacquers.  They are vibrant and long lasting and perfect for this merry night.

So there you have it, looks from a dramatic smokey eye to a red lip that will sure to secure that midnight kiss.  And to start the New Year off right, Paula Dorf is offering all of my readers 20% off any Lip Color Cream purchase. Just use code LIPCOLOR!

OPI, Pink Of Hearts 2013 Collection For Breast Cancer Awareness

I pink OPI nailed it once again with this campaign! This will be OPI’s 7th annual launch of it's "Pink of Hearts 2013 Duo" -Limited Edition, More Than A Glimmer. This pack was created in the efforts to help raise awareness and funds for breast cancer research and more. 
 
With October right around the corner, I thought this would be a great time to share with you OPI’s Pink of Hearts 2013 Edition. The packaging is so great, but what is even greater is what OPI plans to do to help support breast cancer. OPI plans to donate $25,000 to SUSAN G. KOMEN, and if that wasn’t enough, they will also donate $5000 to RETHINK BREAST CANCER. OPI, is always creative and cleaver in their marketing efforts, and I think this is one, that will make us all appreciate pretty in is pink. 

So What Comes In This Kit:

• Two nail polish colors... 
• Pink-ing Of You (a classic bubble gum pink) 
• More Than a Glimmer (limited edition matte glitter) 
• 10 pink ribbon nail decals 
• 10 crystal nail decals 
• Where can you purchase this?  Click here to see

So, there you have it, OPI is pink-ing about breast cancer awareness once again! If you want to see some of OPI's other cool colors click here for 25 of them! Until next time...

I have not received any compensation for writing this post. I have no material connection to the brands, products, or services that I have mentioned. 

O.P.I. Nail Polish Dupes

I think I could start an eBay store with all of these nail polish I’ve accumulated over the years and this past month for my A-Z nail polish name's series. However, prior to tossing some of the old  polishes that had sat in my drawer for years, I decided to see if there were any O.P.I. dupes.  Some of the polishes nailed it with similarity, while others were darker, finishes varied and some the consistence was different.  Overall, the search was harder than I anticipated, an, although I hate to admit this, some polishes were old, so it was hard to tell the actual color.   None the less, I was able to find enough colors, one for each nail, for this Mani Monday post.

Polish 1: Catch Me If You Can, By O.P.I. 

DUPE:  Charla, By Zoya

Color: Sea Green
  

Polish 2: Dating a Royal, by O.P.I.

 DUPE: Mesmerize, by Esse

Color: Royal Blue
  

Polish 3: Lincoln Park After Dark, by OPI 

DUPE: Deliciously Dark, by Rimmel

Color: Purplish black
  

Polish 4: That's Hot! Pink, by OPI 

DUPE: Whitney, by Zoya

Color: Hot Pink 

Polish 5: Vodka & Caviar 

DUPE: Masai Red, by China Glaze

Color:  Red

 

Have any nail polish dupes?  If so please share. Until next time...

* Images coming soon, my camera did not show justice in colors

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25 Crazy Nail Polish Names

In search of doing some reviews on nail polishes, I discovered something else; the crazy names that some of the polishes have.   Being in the marketing an advertising industry for over 15 years, it struck my fancy and my creative juices, leading to the ABCs of nail polish names.  Below you will see my finds from online searches, in store shopping, and my own nail polish collection, from A to Z.

A.    Argenteeny Pinkini, by O.P.I.                                    

B.      Bootie Babes; a collection of nail varnishes,  in addition to the fun name, the name polish comes in a unique bottle, that looks resembles a pair of bootie shorts! CLICK HERE FOR MORE DETAILS.

C.   Catch Me If You Can, By O.P.I.             

D.     Dating A Royal, By O.P.I.                                                              

E.      Espresso Your Style, By O.P.I.                              

F.      Friar, Friar, Pants on Fire, By O.P.I.                          

G.     Got a Date To-Knight, By O.P.I.

H.      Have a Tempura Tan-Trum, By O.P.I.

I.        It's a Bird, It's a Plane, It's OPI!

J.        Just Tea-sing! By O.P.I.

K.      Kiss & Make-Up! By O.P.I.

L.       Lincoln Park After Dark, By O.P.I.

M.    Made To Honor, By Essie

N.     No Autographs Please, By O.P.I.

O.     O'Hare & Nails Look Great! By O.P.I.

P.      Pink-ing of You, By O.P.I.

Q.     Quarter of a Cent-Cherry, By O.P.I.

R.      Rent, By O.P.I.

S.       SoHo Nice to Meet You, By O.P.I

T.      Topless & Barefoot, By Essie

U.     Up Front & Personal, By O.P.I.

V.      Vodka & Caviar, By O.P.I.

W.    Who Comes Up with these Names? By O.P.I.

X.      ??? If you know one let me know

Y.       Your Hut Or Mine, By Essie

Z.       Zoya, Pixie Dust.  This is a brand, so love! Click Here To See

Additionally, I decided to share some other finds by making a fun video out of it.  So, lights, camera, action...

Click Here To View Video: 

 

Some Cool Nail Products You Can Bond With

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I spy with my little eye, nails, nails, and more nail accessories.  I mean my goodness, there's enough cool nail gadget's out there today that are most certainly worth exploring, making me feel like Agente NailsWorth.

It's no top secret, gone are the days of a simple french tip or even paying to get your nails done professionally, because you name it, you can find it and do it yourself.  So today, as my 2nd post in my I Spy Series, I've been given a license to thrill you, with some awesome nails finds! And let me tell you, I think I nailed it with some of these.

Wearable Nail Soakers: There are 10 nail soakers in each set, and I would say there is some convenience here, as you can soak both hands at once. 

Cost for the set was under $3 Click Here To See

Some other great bits about these.. 

• They are great for artificial nail remover.
• Suitable for nail treatment, nail nutrition, sterilization and UV protection.
•  Acetone resistant.

Nail Tape Strip Decoration Sticker Hologram:  You'll be lining up for these. 

 Click Here To Get Yours

Plus:

• They are self-sticking.
• Comes in many colors, including silver, gold, laser gold, green, blue, red, purple, rose, white and laser purple.

Premium 3d Nail Art:  More nail art than you can flick a file at and simple to use. Tons of designs to choose from like flowers, bunnies, skulls, smiley faces and more!

 Click Here To See Options

How To Use: 

• According to the website, it's recommended that you use a razor to cut into thin slices. Then apply to your nail with glue or a top coat.

Bundle Monster New Pro 20pc Nail Art Design Tool Kit: There is every gadget you can image in this collection.  Including, painting & detailing brushes, a dotting pen, and a dotter tool set .  

Cost is $14.99, Click Here To See

This mixture is sure to get you shaken and stirred as it comes with a lot more goodies, including…

• An excellent traveling roll pouch, that has two magnetic closures. 
• Contains 20 nail art tools, enabling you to create some spectacular looks like marbling, dots, rhinestones, lines and more.

Emori, All about Nail 50 Nails Piece Nail Lacquer: Color your nails pretty with this massive series, as you will feel like you’re at a salon with all of these colors. 

Get Your Set Right Here 

Set includes:

• 50 different colors that are long wearing & chip resistant.
• Colors to name a few include glitters, neon's, coppers, pastels, reds, black and more.
• Three scented nail polish remover pads. 
• 0.28 oz each

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