Free Julep's Fireworks with Any Purchase

Julep has an ad that says if you stock up on any 4th of July colors (such as America the Beautiful for example), you can then add Fireworks and type in "FIREWORKS" in the promo code and get it for free!

However, I have verified that this code is working with ANY nail polish (as well as any nail-related product such as cuticle oil and freedom polymer coat), essentially a 2-for-1 deal with Fireworks for free. So if you're looking for a free glitter top coat, there you have it!

xoxo,

Emmy

My Purchase 

Sephora by Opi: Three Way Mirror Swatch & Review

Swatch Gallery

 

My Review

Three Way Mirror is a tawny pink brown and a gorgeous office appropriate color. One coat is enough to make this shade opaque, and like most Sephora by Opi formulas, it is relatively long lasting and chip resistant compared to other brands.  This is a nice shade to wear to prom and clubs as it is on the classy side.

Sephora by Opi describes itself as "a line of 54+ trend-setting shades, puts the final touch on fingertips and toes with a top-quality formula you have come to expect from OPI. The long-lasting, chip-resistant polish ensures flawless results with each application, and its green ingredient list excludes DBP, toluene, and formaldehyde. Sephora by OPI combines the quality and color expertise of OPI, the world leader in professional nail color, with Sephora's reputation for the latest in beauty and sophistication."

Not too bold, and not too subtle. I am really happy to have bought this shade! :)

Availability

Sephora, Ebay & Amazon 

xoxo,

Emmy

Disclosure: I bought this formula and I am not affiliated with Sephora by Opi. 

Drew Barrymore Stars In Her Cosmetics Line Tutorials

Sonya Leebenham for Babble writes:
Have you heard of Flower? Maybe I’m behind the curve, but I just learned of this cosmetics company yesterday. Perhaps it’s because Flower doesn’t advertise. That’s right – they don’t advertise. At all.

The concept behind the Flower cosmetics line is simple: eliminate the advertising budget and pass the savings along to consumers. This strategy allows them to offer luxury-quality makeup at drug store prices. In fact, Flower is exclusively found in Walmart stores and on Walmart.com.

So how does Flower publicize their product line? Well, it doesn’t hurt that Drew Barrymore is one of the owners. The actress uses her star power to help promote the line and even stars in video tutorials on the website.

Barrymore helped develop the line in collaboration with beauty product manufacturer Maesa and Walmart. Flower consists of 181 cosmetics including products for face, eyes, lips, and nails. Prices range from $4.98 to $13.98, making high-quality makeup accessible to a much wider demographic.

Better quality for less money sounds like a win-win to me.

BB Cream:

Petite Fleurs Pocket Triplets - Eyes

Lip Butter:

Nail Polish:

Blush/Bronze Duo:

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Julep: Maven Selection Boxes (July 2013)

Julep's July Boxes bring focus to Julep's California Coast Collection. If you are considering joining Julep Maven, these are the June selections (for $19.99, You may only pick one box, and you can skip any month if you hate the offerings).

The focus of July Julep Maven's Box is the Julep's Beach Tonic Dry Body Oil: 

The boxes are:

 

Modern Beauty Box:

• Sea Salt Texture Spray
• Beach Tonic Dry Body Oil

Boho Glam Box:

• Karen (Peach Bellini Frost)
• Faye (Liquid bronze shimmer)
• Beach Tonic Dry Body Oil

Bombshell Box:

• Joanna (lilac frost)
• Blakely (Purple & green molten)
• Beach Tonic Dry Body Oil

Classic with a Twist Box:

• Cassie (soft coral sheer)
• Alaina (driftwood taupe creme)
• Beach Tonic Dry Body Oil

It Girl Box:

• Nadia (sun-kissed golden frost)
• Angela (deep sea blue molten)
• Tracy (sparkly ocean blue) sea salt finish

The featured add-on are:

 Adele - a reflective top coat to any nail color to create a multidimensional holographic effect.

 Fireworks - a  patriotic glitter top coat


or you can upgrade to the entire collection as well:

My Selection

I haven't decided yet but I am always leaning to 'it girl' ;)

EDIT: I UPGRADED AND TOOK THE ENTIRE COLLECTION!

xoxo,

 Emmy

Disclosure: I paid for the July Julep Maven box. If you decide to become a Julep Maven and would like to use me as a referral, my invitation code is 13290431 :)

One Direction release Nail Polish range for Anti-Bullying Campaign

One Direction have launched a range of nail varnishes and stationery to raise money for an anti-bullying campaign in the US.

The boyband have teamed up with Office Depot to design products including notebooks, pens and stickers, aimed at raising funds for an education program in schools across America to stamp out bullying.

Niall Horan said: "We're really excited to partner with Office Depot and help spread the anti-bullying message with our fans and students in schools across America.

"And you know we're not long out of school ourselves so we can relate. It's a problem that's fresh in our minds and we're eager to raise awareness on this subject."


"We hope the [video] will help raise awareness, especially since it will be played at our concerts across America."

Five nail polishes will be released next month as part of the 1D + OD Together Against Bullying campaign - blue for Harry Styles, lime green for Zayn Malik, purple for Horan, navy blue for Liam Payne and orange for Louis Tomlinson.

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Indroducing: Sailor Moon Cosmetics' Transformation Stick Nail Polish!

The transformation sticks in the magical girl anime Sailor Moon R are inspiring the Nail Collection in the Miracle Romance line of Sailor Moon cosmetics from Bandai's cosmetic branch Creer Beaute. The tops of these transformation sticks are reimagined as a set of nail polish bottles slated for release this October. Pre-orders open on Wednesday at 10:00 a.m. on Bandai's official shopping site, Premium Bandai.

The collection includes five colors: pink for Sailor Moon, blue for Sailor Mercury, red for Sailor Mars, green for Sailor Jupiter, and orange for Sailor Venus. Pink, blue, and green have a pearl finish while red and orange are matte (Sailor Moon does not transform with a stick in the series but her color is represented nonetheless.)



Creer Beaute revealed the Shining Moon Powder as the first item in its Miracle Romance line to celebrate the 20th anniversary of Naoko Takeuchi's original manga and anime. The "presto powder" item draws inspiration from Sailor Moon R's Crystal Star Brooch, complete with its mirror frame and Silver Crystal design.

The Sailor Moon R Miracle Romance Nail Collection will retail for 5,250 yen (about US$53).



The Premum Bandai website offers Creamy Mami's Magical Stick Lip Cream, Urusei Yatsura's "deliciously scented Lovely Darling Fruit Tubes" and other cosmetics, and an entire line of Rose of Versailles beauty products.

Via Anime News

Dior Delice 433 Swatch & Review

Swatch Gallery

Review

433 Délice is a limited edition sparkling bright coral shade and is part of the Dior Summer 2013 Summer Nails collection. There is a corresponding gloss in the Dior's Addict Gloss Collection as well. Delice is slightly cool toned and will come accross more peachy-orange on cool toned skin, and more red on warm toned skin (I lean on warm). The actual nail polish formula a lot darker than the stock photo. It is very cheap resistant, typically lasting about a week. Be sure your nails are completely free of acetone as I find that I get very tiny superficial bubbles on my nails whenever my nails aren't completely dried before I apply Delice. This doesn't happen too much with the other Dior shades.

 

LIMITED EDITION

Yes

 xoxo,

Emmy

Disclosure: I bought Dior Vernis Nail Lacquer in Delice.

Disney Ariel Collection Coming Soon To Sephora

About the Disney Ariel Collection

In the third chapter of Disney's Reigning Beauties by Sephora, Ariel invites you to be a part of her world in a daring journey of curiosity and discovery. Her tale is proof that true love is beyond words and you should always chase the life you desire. So dive in with your favorite Little Mermaid as she makes her Sephora debut with a stunning collection of treasures, beyond your wildest dreams. Find your voice. Be true to yourself. And dare to dream

The Ariel Collection will be released later this month in June at Sephora.com & in August in stores.


From Instagram user ahhh_mazing:

xoxo, 

Emmy

Julep: Avery from "Classic with a Twist" Swatch & Review

Swatch Gallery

Video Review

 

Nail Polish Review

 

This shade is true Barbie. If you have grown up with Barbie, then you will know what the signature bold pink Barbie shade is like. Avery is a perfect replica of that shade. Its very opaque and you only need 1 full coat. Julep is very chip resistant, and I kept this shade chip free for about 4 days without a top coat. Julep describes this shade as a Hot pink crème nail varnish. It is very bold, almost neon like. I love it, and its the first Julep shade that I truly LOVE as opposed to just like :)

Official Color & Brand Description

Color Description
Hot pink crème

What makes Julep Nail Color so great? Julep Nail Color is “4-free” and does not contain formaldehyde, formaldehyde resin, toluene, or DBP. Our professional chip-resistant formulation is fast drying and highly pigmented. Julep nail color is a fun way to make the season’s latest shades accessible to everyone. And because we’ve tested our trend-setting toxin-free colors and products in over 100,000 manicures and pedicures in our parlors, we have a good idea of what works and what our clients love.

via Julep

Ingredients

Butyl Acetate, Ethyl Acetate, Nitrocellulose, Adipic Acid/Neopentyl Glycol/Trimellitic Anhydride Copolymer, Acetyl Tributyl Citrate, BIS (Glycideoxyphenyl) Propane/Bisaminomethylnorbornane Copolymer, Isopropyl Alcohol, Stearalkonium Bentonite, Acrylates Copolymer, Styrene/Acrylates Copolymer, Titanium Dioxide (CI 77891), Benzophenone-1, Silica, Aluminum Hydroxide, Trimethylpentanediyl Dibenzoate, Red 28 (CI 45410), Red 22 (CI 45380), Hexanal.

Availability

Sephora, Amazon,  & Ebay 



Disclosure: I bought this nailpolish. 

xoxo,

Emmy