China Glaze Let it Snow Collection-Winter 2011

HO HO HOLIDAY 2011!

Spend the Holiday season with glittering, shimmering, ravishing color in the Let it Snow Collection from China Glaze

Los Angeles, CA – (October 2011): Spend the holidays in style with the new Let It Snow collection from China Glaze! Introducing 12 festive shades sure to get anyone in the holiday sprit this season. Specifically created with the wintery season in mind, Let It Snow will have even the biggest Grinch feeling jolly all winter long. Not only a must-have for a holiday manicure and pedicure, Let It Snow is available in 12 seasonal inspired gift sets perfect for stocking stuffers, Hanukah gifts, Secret Santa, co-workers and Teacher’s gifts. China Glaze Let It Snow collection will be available at fine salons and professional beauty supply stores nationwide!

Shades include:

·        Poinsettia – Ruby red crème inspired by the traditional holiday plant.

·        Ring In The Red – No Holiday season would be exact without this glittering red polish for holiday gatherings.

·        Winter Berry – Creamy, cranberry-red perfect for sipping hot cocoa by the fire.

·        Velvet Bow – Rich red crème color inspired by your favorite red wine.

·        Glittering Garland – A dazzling glittery green to match the holiday greens of pine trees, garland, and mistletoe.

·        Holly-Day – Looking for a bold color without the glitz? Holly-Day is a rich hunter green without the sparkle. 

·        Champagne Bubbles – Sophisticated gold metallic with a golden shimmer.

·        Twinkle Lights – A mix of glittery shades to emblemize twinkling tree lights.

·        Snow Globe – Frosty white polish with flecks of snowy color.

·        Icicle – Smooth silver shimmer with a hint of flash and ice.

·        Tinsel Town – Bold silver, metallic glitter and the perfect match for sparkling night on the town.

·        Blue Year’s Eve – Ring in the New Year with this lustrous, shimmering blue.

The Let It Snow Collection is available in a 12 piece counter display, 24 Piece Lil’ Stuffers Display and a 36 Piece Polish Rack. Gift sets include:

·        Belle Of The Ball: Champagne Bubbles and Tinsel Town with a Festive Ornament.

·        Seasonal Sparkles: Poinsettia, Twinkle Lights and Holly-Day.

·        Meet Me Under the Mistletoe: Ring In The Red, Velvet Bow and Glittering Garland with Lip Lacquer.

·        Santa’s Little Helpers: Ring In The Red, Holly-Day, Twinkle Lights and Velvet Bow.

·        Let It Snow: Blue Year’s Eve and Snow Globe with a Mini Snow Globe.

·        Holiday Spirits: Icicle, Champagne Bubbles and Glittering Garland with a Pewter Bottle Stopper.

·        Berry Sweet: Velvet Bow and Ring In The Red with a Holiday Berry Moisturizing Lotion.

·        Baby It’s Cold Outside: Icicle, Blue Year’s Eve and Poinsettia with Fingerless Gloves.

·        Deck The Halls: Glittering Garland and Champagne Bubbles with Limited Edition Holiday Berry Cuticle Oil.

·        Winter Ice: Blue Year’s Eve, Tinsel Town, Icicle and Snow Globe with a Snowflake Charm Necklace.

·        Holly Bear-y: Holly-Day and Winter Berry with “Holly Bear” Plush.

·        Carry Me Away For The Holidays: Tinsel Town, Poinsettia, Velvet Bow and Icicle with a Manicure Carrying Case with Nail File.

China Glaze is free of DBP, toluene, and added formaldehyde.

China Glaze nail lacquers are available through salons and professional beauty supply stores nationwide. For more information, visit:www.chinaglaze.com or follow China Glaze on Facebook and Twitter: http://twitter.com/ChinaGlaze

China Glaze is a division of American International Industries.

About American International Industries

For nearly 40 years, AII has been the leading manufacturer and worldwide distributor of innovative, quality beauty and skin care products for men and women.  Our product lines include Ardell, Andrea, Body Drench, Bye Bye Blemish, Checi, China Glaze, Clean + Easy, Clubman/Pinaud, Duo, European Secrets, EzFlow, Fright Night, Gena, GiGi, Gypsy Lash, IBD, Jeris-Lustray, No Tweeze/Micro Tweeze, 'N Rage, Prolinc, RAW, Seche, SuperNail, Surgi-Care, Waterworks,  Winning Nails, Woltra, Woody’s, and Youthair. For more information, visit our website: www.aiibeauty.com.

Carry Me Away

Deck the Halls

Belle of the Ball

Holly Beary

Berry Sweet

Seasonal Sparkles

Let it Snow

Holiday Spirits

Baby, It's Cold Outside

Meet Me Under the Mistletoe

Winterice

Santa's Little Helpers

Pregnancy and Infant Loss Awareness Day

Pregnancy and Infant Loss Remembrance Day is a day of remembrance for pregnancy loss and infant death which includes but is not limited to miscarriage, stillbirth, SIDS, or the death of a newborn. It is observed annually in the United States and Canada and, in recent years, in the United Kingdom, on October 15.
The day is observed with remembrance ceremonies and candle-lighting vigils, concluding with the International Wave of Light, a worldwide lighting of candles at 7:00 p.m.


Today I am doing a special manicure in rememberance of all the angel babies out there. It is said that 1 out of every 4 women experience this loss. I never knew about this day until I became that 1. I found out I was pregnant on January 31st. This would be the first child together for my fiance and I. At my 12 week appointment on March 21st, I found out the baby had stopped growing at 7 weeks. They called it a "blighted ovum"/missed miscarriage. I was so devastated and in shock. I could not stop crying. I went to that appointment alone because it was my fiance's first day of his new job. 2 days later i went to the hospital for the D&C.


This month is hard for me because October 5th was my due date. That day I sat at home all day sad and crying. But i know my day will come when we have a little bundle of joy to add to our beautiful family. 

O.P.I. What's with the cattitude and Sparrow me the drama,  ChG  Fairy Dust

So this is for all the families who suffered the loss of their little angels and mine too and to always remember our angels. 




Thank you so much for taking the time to read this because its not mainly about polish. It was very hard and painful   to talk about it but I want people that have gone through this, to know that they are not alone. After it happened, my emotions were all over the place. I was sad, blaming myself, angry. I couldnt even be around my sister-n-law because she was pregnant. But what I found that helped me were the pregnancy forums. I would always look in the pregnancy loss section and read peoples comments and to see how supportive they were of each other. I would also look at the pregnancy after loss section and see that many women had successful pregnancies after. One day my beautiful 5 year old son and 12 year old stepdaughter will have another brother or sister....or both :)

China Glaze Jitterbug

Today I have for you China Glaze Jitterbug. Its a charcoal gray with silver glitter. It reminds me of Orly Rock Solid without the holographics. This was 3 coats. Of course I have nothing but good things to say about China Glaze. This is one of my favorite nail polish brands.

                                             *product sent for review*

China Glaze Haunting Collection-Fall 2011

Here's the press release for the China Glaze Haunting specialty collection.


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HAUNTING BEAUTY AT YOUR FINGERTIPS

 China Glaze Introduces a Daringly Dark Collection of Purely Pigmented Crèmes and High Coverage Glitters for Halloween 2011

Los Angeles, CA – (July 2011): Halloween is all about over-the-top style and China Glaze has just what every girl and ghoul needs to complete their costume.  Put the finishing touches on any look with the new China Glaze HAUNTING collection – a six-piece set of mysterious colors and effects perfect for All Hallows Eve, including a glow-in-the-dark Top Coat and a ‘crackling’ top coat for a cobweb effect.

China Glaze captures the spirits lurking in the dark in six sexy, sophisticated shades that are on trend, exciting and will be on every costume crafter’s “must have” list.  Whether a look is dark and mysterious, or bold and dramatic, China Glaze’s HAUNTING collection pulls together any ensemble and will undoubtedly make heads turn – just like China Glaze’s celebrity followers (Lady Gaga, Rihanna, Nicole Ritchie and Dita Von Teese, to name a few)!  Colors in this collection include:

·        Haunting:  Shadowy black with shimmering silver glitter
·        Crimson: Deep purple crème with a hint of blood red
·        Near Dark: Rich mossy green crème
 ·        It’s Alive: Vibrant green glitter
·        Ghoulish Glow: Glow-in-the-Dark top coat
·        Black Mesh: Crackle Glaze top coat for a cobweb-like crackle effect

The China Glaze HAUNTING collection will be available as open stock colors, 18 piece counter display, and as part of a special “Buy 3, Get 1 Free” set featuring China Glaze Fast Forward Top Coat. 

China Glaze is free of DBP, toluene, and added formaldehyde. 

China Glaze nail lacquers are available through salons and professional beauty supply stores nationwide. For more information, visit: http://www.chinaglaze.com/ or follow China Glaze on Twitter: http://twitter.com/ChinaGlaze 

China Glaze is a division of American International Industries.

About American International Industries
For nearly 40 years, AII has been the leading manufacturer and worldwide distributor of innovative, quality beauty and skin care products for men and women.  Our product lines include Ardell, Andrea, Body Drench, Bye Bye Blemish, Checi, China Glaze, Clean + Easy, Clubman/Pinaud, Duo, European Secrets, EzFlow, Fright Night, Gena, GiGi, Gypsy Lash, IBD, Jeris-Lustray, No Tweeze/Micro Tweeze, 'N Rage, Prolinc, RAW, Seche, SuperNail, Surgi-Care, Waterworks, Winning Nails, Woltra, Woody’s, and Youthair. For more information, visit our website: http://www.aiibeauty.com/. 
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I definitely will be buying this whole collection. I need them all in my life

The best black polish ever....China Glaze Liquid Leather

Today I have for you, China Glaze liquid leather. This is the perfect black. It is so creamy...if you can describe a polish like that. On my nails it definitely looks like liquid.

Makes me want to drink it...lol...well not really but you get my point. I love the look of black polish on my nails.

*product sent for review by PR*

Pink Wednesday China Glaze Strawberry Fields

First off I would like to say that I won a giveaway!!!! I am so excited. The giveaway was hosted by a fellow nail blogger Constantly Undone. Here's the link to her blog http://constantlyredone.blogspot.com/. You should definitely check out her page.


Now on to my mani...

This is what I have been looking for for the longest time now...China Glaze Strawberry Fields. My Sally's finally got it back in stock, so I picked it up along with a few other colors :). This is the most beautiful deep hot pink I've ever seen. It has gold shimmer which makes me love it even more. Check the colors out on http://www.sallybeauty.com/

China Glaze For Audrey

Ive had this lovely for about almost a year now. I heard about this specific color on YouTube and just had to have it. Luckily they had just one left at Sally's. This color is a robin's egg blue...it's suppose to resemble the trademarked "Tiffany blue "color.

To me, this is like a pop of color on my brown skin. This makes my hands stand out so I loooovvvveee wearing this color...even on my toes. This is a color I would keep a back up of soooo off to Sally's I go. :) But not until Friday because I just received my 15% off next purchase coupon in the mail yesterday.


Onto a non polish subject, this is a picture I took two days after Hurricane Irene swooped through. Our power was off for 2 days and with a five year old that's a little difficult to deal with because I had to keep him occupied constantly...so there was a lot of construction paper and gluesticks involved.

But this is the morning after. The neighbors tree fell...luckily not towards the garage/mini living room. The roots ripped the fence up into the air and the tree damaged some more of the fence behind the garage. But Hurricane Irene left behind a lot of deaths and damages and I pray for all the families involved and hope everyone can come together in this time of need and help one another.

Pink Wednesday China Glaze Naked

I know you all are going to think I'm crazy but I changed my mani today. :) I confess, I went into Sally's today. My intention was to pick up Strawberry fields but that spot was empty and I saw another beautiful pink but it didnt have a barcode on the bottom. Well I bought it anyway and did some research when I got home to find out what color it is and it's Naked...

OMG...when I look at this color, I think of a hot barbie pink. It has the slightest shimmer. I think this will now be added to my favorites. I can see myself wearing this one a lot. Maybe in a few more days I might use my Hello Kitty plate and add a picture on my nail. You should go pick this one up for sure.

China Glaze Grape Juice

So this morning, I was sitting around thinking that it's time for me to change my polish and what do you know...i chose another purple. This time it's China Glaze Grape Juice. Now I love China Glaze. They have so many colors and I find myself always drawn to them everytime I go in Sally's...even if I'm not there for polish :). So on one of my trips to Sally's, I picked up Grape Juice. Grape Juice is from the Summer Days collection of 2009.

Can you say BEAUTIFUL! I really do have a thing for purples. It a beautiful purple with silver glitter. The formula is very easy to work with. This was two coats which is perfect. Now I'm off to go stare at my nails :) and possibly take a trip to Sally's to pick up some more China Glaze.

Dots

Ive seen pictures of manis with dots using a nail template(cant remember which one) but since I dont have any templates, I decided to recreate it on my own. I didnt want an over the top mani so I settled for some non-flashy colors.

O.P.I. Skull and Glossbones, O.P.I. Ate berries in the canaries, China Glaze Shower Together, China Glaze For Audrey

Im always drawn to Skull and Glossbones if I cant think of what to paint my nails. It the perfect shade of gray for me. I wanted a pop of something on the nail so I went with dots. The colors are real pretty together. I wonder what they would look like water marbled...I will try that soon. What's your go to polish if you cant figure out what color to paint your nails?

Happy Fourth...featuring China Glaze Frostbite

Im very excited about my first post ever. Ive been thinking about starting a blog for the longest time. So finally here I am! I got this idea from Let them have Polish. I used China Glaze frostbite and on my ring fingers, I used Butter London Pearly Queen. Over those I used OPI Silver Shatter. I really love this royal blue. I think it compliments my skintone. Hope you Enjoy!