Essie Sweet Souffle Swatches & Creative Shop 71 Gradient Stamping

Essie Sweet Souffle - Summer 2017 - Swatch

I recently won a set of the Essie Summer 2017 collection in Intense Polish Therapy’s bloggiversary giveaway so will be sharing them with you this week.  The collection is inspired by the sweet pastels and glittering sugar confections of Paris’ most opulent cafes and a great mix of shades.  Starting with Sweet Souffle which I have […]

Avon Gel Finish Clover Nail Polish Swatches & Review

Avon Gel Finish Clover Nail Polish Swatch Stamped with MdU High Green polish and XYZ26 stamping plate

So many new shades from Avon’s Gel Finish line.  This is Clover and the fourth of the new shades hitting the next Avon catalogue.   If you missed them, see my swatches of Terracotta, Rose Noir and Head In Clouds.  Still to come after today’s beautiful light green is Violuxe.   I did not expect it to be a […]

Sandal Ready Feet With Mont Bleu & Avon Foot Works

Avon Foot Works Ginger & White Tea Collection and Mont Bleu Foot File Review

Along with the Mont Bleu nail files I mentioned yesterday, I also got a foot file which is great since it is sandal season and my feet are always in need of a little TLC.  I treated myself to an at-home pedicure using the Mont Bleu hand made glass foot file / pedicure rasp and […]

Mont Bleu Crystal Glass Nail Files Review

Mont Bleu Crystal Glass Nail Files Review

Ask almost any nail blogger and they will tell you that they have some Mont Bleu nail files in their collection.  These Czech made glass nail files are well known for being high quality and long lasting.  Plus they adorn them with Swarovski crystals so they look adorable!  If you are used to using emery boards […]

Tickled Tea Vanilla Cupcake Review

Tickled Tea Vanilla Cupcake Tea Review - Loose Tea Macro

Tickled Tea is a new to me brand but popular in the DAVIDsTEA fan group.  I am all for supporting Canadian companies and they offer sample bags of six teas for just $10.50 Canadian.  You even get to choose which teas you want to try unlike many of the mystery envelopes out there at the […]

Superficially Colorful Stealing Your Thunder Swatches

Superficially Colorful IEC Exclusive Stealing Your Thunder

I was introduced to a new brand at Indie Expo Canada.  Superficially Colorful is based in Israel so did not vend in person but sent her pretties to the show.  Stealing Your Thunder was Superficially Colorful’s exclusive for the expo.  A slightly muted medium purple with a gentle holo shimmer.  I didn’t get the VIP […]

Pretty Tea Mystery Box Review

Pretty Tea Mystery Box Review - Siberian Hot Candy - Energitea - Rooibos Bourbon

I missed out on the Pretty Tea Mystery Boxes last time they were offered.  They looked amazing with people getting numerous teas to try plus samples.  So when they came up this time, I jumped on it.  None of the teas I received are currently sold by Pretty Tea but their teas are generally $43 […]

Zoya Sophisticates – New Shades For Fall 2017

Zoya Fall 2017 Sophisticates Nail Polishes

Zoya is my go to for accessible high quality polishes.  I am lucky enough to have a local spa that stocks them and Nail Polish Canada usually gets new shades soon after release but Canadians can buy direct from Zoya too.  The Fall 2017 Sophisticates collection includes pinks, purples and some other fall shades thrown […]

Avon Gel Finish Terracotta Nail Polish Swatches & Review

Avon Gel Finish Terracotta Nail Polish Stamped with Mdu Black and XY-Z01 stamping plate swatch

The third of the shades from Avon’s Gel Finish shade releases for July-August 2017 is Terracotta.  If you missed them, see my swatches of Rose Noir and Head In Clouds.  Still to come is Violuxe and Clover.  Terracotta is well named and the colour matches the name.  Like the others I have tried so far, […]