Essence The Gel Nail Polish Review

Essence The Gel Canada Collection Swatches & Review

I love Essence products, they are so cheap but so many are better than expensive cosmetics and their nail polish rarely disappoints.  So I was excited to hear that The Gel was coming to Canada. Essence The Gel Nail Polish Shiny, shiny! This new gel nail polish provides incredible gel shine, in rich and beautiful colors, […]

Zoya Mystery Mini Swatches: Violet, Temperance & Marion

Zoya Mystery Mini Set Violet Marion Temperance Swatches

Every so often, Zoya releases special sets for a limited time.  Usually, these offers have only been open to US residents, but they recently started shipping to Canada too.  While you still get free shipping with some of these special offers, you do have to pay an international surcharge, so not quite as cheap but […]

Ipsy Swatches: Formula X Nail Polish, Tre’StiQue & OFRA Eyeliners

I figured it was about time that I share the swatches of the items in my June 2015 Ipsy bag.  You can see the products here for more details. Starting with  Formula X nail colour in Power Source.  As I mentioned in the unboxing, I was surprised this was chosen for me as I have […]

Hard Candy 20th Anniversary Nail Polishes Review & Swatches: Mint, Sky & Claws Up

Hard Candy 20th Anniversary Nail Polish Sky Mint Claws Up

I can still remember wanting a bottle of Hard Candy Sky back in the 90s.  That iconic blue polish worn by Alicia Silverstone was hard enough to find on this side of the pond without finding it in the UK and Hard Candy was more of an indie brand back then, certainly not found in […]

OPI Infinite Shine Strong Coalition Swatches & Review

OPI Infinite Shine Strong Coalition Swatch & Review

I went for a manicure with a friend recently.  I like to try polishes I don’t have access to when I have a manicure so went for the OPI Infinite Shine system in Strong Coal-ition. Introducing the next revolution in nail lacquer. Imagine color that requires no touch ups all week. Fall in love with […]

Can You Pull Off Orange Nail Polish?

Orange Nail Polish Swatches: Zoya Beatrix PixieDust

Orange is the theme of the month over at Canadian Beauty Bloggers.  I am not huge into orange makeup, but I can give orange nail polish a go. Zoya Beatrix The most wearable of orange nail polishes for me is Zoya Pixie Dust in Beatrix, a tangerine orange nail polish with a gold sparkle against […]

Essie Peach Side Babe Collection Swatches

Essie Peach Side Babe Collection Swatches - Tea & Nail Polish

I love Essie’s blues and probably would have only picked up the two from the Peach Side Babe collection, but I am so glad I got the whole set.  The others suit me better than I would have thought. Essie Private Weekend Pristine and pretty. sparkling and crisp. infused with subtle shimmer, this radiant white […]

If You Could Only Have 3: Zoya Edition

If you could only have three favourite zoya nail polishes

I was recently helping a friend plan what to pack for a month long trip.  She is using budget airlines in Europe so has to pack really light.  The thought of a month without nail polish is too much but she also wants some variety.  She got it down to three polishes and laughed at the thought […]

Essence Gorgeous Bling Bling Swatch

Essence Gorgeous Bling Bling Swatch & Review

I just joined Canadian Beauty Bloggers and the beauty theme for May is orange so I thought I would put on one of my favourite orange polishes, Essence Gorgeous Bling Bling. This is an older Essence polish, and one of the few that I have used so much that I had to buy a new bottle.  It […]