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Varnished Swatches: Chanel Paradoxal
Chanel’s Paradoxal has had beauty lovers in a frenzy when it debuted as part of Chanel’s Fall 2010 collection! Finally I copped myself a bottle courtesy of my bestie Dana! She almost refused to buy this for my birthday because she knows that I already own a ton of purple-beige colors- but this is Chanel ...
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Varnished Swatches: Going Incognito
Happy Holidays everyone! The nail polish I’ve been rocking for the last couple of days is Going Incognito, a green shade from Essie’s Winter 2010 collection. Essie has really been on a green kick this year, debuting a Pretty Edgy a bright green for Summer, Sew Psyched (greenish-gray) for Fall. I must say Going Incognito ...
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Varnished Swatches: Pretty Edgy by Essie
Hey all, Happy Mani Monday! I’m back with another swatch- Pretty Edgy by Essie. This “vivid palmetto green” is one of the newest colors from the nail salon staple, packaged with the 2010 Summer Collection. I’m going to be pretty honest- this isn’t one of my favorite colors, but I applaud Essie for this “edgy” ...
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Varnished Swatches: Playa Del Platinum by Essie
Hey Varnished lovelies! Sorry for my lack of posts- it’s been a hectic couple of weeks for me, but I’m back! Playa Del Platinum is a sandy “greige” color from Essie’s 2010 Resort Collection. Lapis of Luxury is another of my faves from the collection. I got full coverage in two coats and I applied ...
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Varnished Pro Nails: Lapis of Luxury by Essie
(No Flash, indoor light) Today me and my mom went to get a mani/pedi at one of our favorite nail spots, Q Beauty in Brooklyn. It’s located on 5th avenue between Baltic and Bulter in the Park Slope neighborhood. We go here whenever we want a quick $20 hook up. They carry Essie and Color ...
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Varnished Swatches: Essie Mink Muffs
Check out my swatches from relatively new Essie color Mink Muffs. It was released last fall as part of Essie’s Autumn collection. Beige, brown and earth tones have been popular as of late, and this hue is right up my alley. To spice it up a little I used OPI, Sapphire in the Snow and ...
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Varnished Swatches: Chopsticking to My Story by OPI
Flash (No Flash) Hey Varnished fanatics! I’ve been having a rough week, so sorry for the lack of posts. Here’s some swatches of Chopsticking to My Story from the new Hong Kong collection by OPI. I absolutely adore this color, it’s nothing like I currently have or seen. It’s a cream based polish in a ...
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Varnished Swatches: Chocolate Kiss by Essie
I was pleasantly surprised when co-worker and friend Nema, randomly dropped off Chocolate Kiss by Essie on my desk! It’s a perfect shade for Valentine’s day, I think Essie has packaged it along with several other Valentine’s day worthy shades. What do you think of Chocolate Kiss! Please bare with my pictures, I’m still getting ...
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