China Glaze Holiday 2014

Because it's that wonderful time of year that polish companies compete to make the best holiday colors and I have been lucky enough to snag quite a few of the new shades. It seems like more often that not - like in the case of Orly's Mirrorball - that the holiday colors seem over done. It becomes a been there, seen that situation. This year China Glaze has a few colors that are a little off the red, silver, green, and gold norm - which I am thrilled to see. I was super excited to see CG's new No Peeking (a shade of purple) and Dancing and Prancing (a chunky, rainbow glitter). It was different, it was bold. I get so tired of just red, green, gold, and silver and there's only so much that you can do with it. I don't want to walk around all of December with little Christmas tress on my nails - however cute they may be. Have a peek below and see why I am so excited for this dash of purple and rainbow glitter. 

No Peeking is a very thick and bright purple. It has such great coverage that I was able to get away with just one coat. Since I wanted the purple to pop from the below the glitter I decided to just dab the glitter in little drops just below the cuticle. It was so refreshing to see a shade other than the typical Christmas colors. I was also shocked that No Peeking went on so bright and even in just on coat. I at least don't feel like these are just every other years holiday colors that I'm sporting. This sprinkle some twinkle duo is getting a 5/5 from me. 

I have a lot more colors to try, including the Finger Paints gel line and Rainbow Honey's limited edition November berries collection!

Until next time! ♥Trista

Orly Mirrorball - 2014 holiday collection

I finally got chance to give one of the new polishes a try! I had a hard time deciding on while color to go with bu I ended up deciding on Orly's Mirrorball. This is one of Orly's brand new 2014 holiday collection. I will start this with saying that it is a holographic and to me, a holo polish is a holo polish and it's just that - a holo polish. It is thinner so I ended up doing three thin coats. It is a beautiful holo but to be honest with you, it's nothing special. Like I said - a holo polish is a holo polish. It is pretty and I think this one would be best for a fun New Year's Eve mani to ring in the new year or maybe a little sparkle for Christmas. All in all, it's just an every day holo that we've all probably seen before.

My overall rating is a 3/5 simply because it's a holo and they're really all over at this point. Everyone has their own holos and I guess I'm just over the phase. Other than that, it is a beautiful color for the holidays. I guess I just expected more from Orly.

Have you tried Mirrorball? What did you think? Post your swatches below.

Until next time! ♥Trista

Nail polish as far as you can see!

We all know it's that wonderful time of year that nail polish companies get to release all of their fabulous holiday colors. I am one of those people that patiently waits for the companies to release a the names and swatches of the new colors. Needless to say, since I am a polish addict, I can't choose just one or two, it's just too hard. Matter a fact, I was working when the truck came in with all of the polishes. I could hardly control myself. All I could see were those beautiful new colors that I had never seen before. Well...long story short...

My house looks a little something like this now...Yeah...that's the entire China Glaze holiday collection, the entire Orly holiday collection, two of the Finger Paints holiday collection, some Sally Girl scented minis, and a trial of Orly's new polish remover. Looks my hands will be tied for a few weeks!

Who is excited for me to swatch these colors? Is anyone else trying any of the holiday colors? Post your swatches for us to see!

Until next time! ♥Trista

Awah...what? Up for review!

Working for Sally Beauty comes with benefits! I get to try One 'N Only's Island Essentials Awapuhi line! First glance...this stuff smells amazing! And the name is fun to say ;) Haha (ah-wah-poo-ee). On a side note, I've been told the oil (smaller bottle with the red cap) makes the hair too oily so I will be trying it on my dry Alaskan skin. 

I'll be sure to report my thought in a week or so! With as good as this stuff smells I am super excited!

If you've tried any of the awapuhi goodies, report your thoughts here. I'd love to hear what you think!

Until next time! ♥Trista

Rainbow what?

I am first and foremost a nail polish whore. You don't understand when I say that obsessed is an understatement. I was a nail biter - a chewer - a chomper - I would chew my nails down to nothing. Until one day in October 2010 and a family member commented on how ugly my nails were. Harsh - but I get it - they were hideous. It was then that I decided that I would change my nail biting habit and stop all together. That was 4 years ago this month and all 4 of those years have been nail bite free. On the other hand I have turned into a nail polish addict - so when I hear about new companies that feed my addiction - lets just say that I get a little too excited. When Cindy told me about Rainbow Honey I could barely contain myself, I was becoming irritated and unhappy with Julep - that's another story for another day - and I needed some new colors to spice up my life. 

Rainbow Honey is a cosmetic company right here in the U.S. who offers a wide variety of beauty goodies - to include their monthly mystery bags available in two different sizes and affordable prices! I immediately signed up to receive their monthly mini mystery bag and well...we'll say I have fallen in love. 

Taste the Rainbow Honey

This October, one color caught my eye - well, the name caught my eye at first - then the color...Apple Peel, a beautiful fall inspired red with flecks of gold. I knew that I had to try it. I ended up ordering the larger bottle for $10.00 and believe me I was not disappointed. 

But - you're probably wondering why I fell in love with Apple Peel, right? Well...here's why...feast your eyes on Rainbow Honey's glorious Apple Peel!

It's so beautiful for the fall and you know what? I keep envisioning this color to be a great color for around Christmas too! For my manicure I made sure to use my Orly Nailtrition and Orly Bonder for my base. One coat of each, making sure to cap the tip of my nail with the Bonder. I always use both since Naitrition helps to keep my nails healthy, growing, and strong, while the Bonder makes polishes stay on my nails longer. I did two thin coats of Apple Peel and then sealed with my tried and true Orly Polishield. I also made sure to cap the tips of my nails with both Apple Peel and my Polishield top coat. 

Grab Orly's Nailtrition

Grab Orly's Bonder

Grab Orly's Polishield

Grab Rainbow Honey's Apple Peel

I am super excited about this mani. It's the perfect fall color - I can't wait to see what my co-workers think tomorrow! Apple Peel is a vibrant red and went on very smooth, it's getting a 5/5 from me for sure! I cannot wait to see what Rainbow Honey comes up with next month!

Until next time! ♥ Trista

Silky soft and smooth!

All too often we look for hair products that boast they will repair your hair and leave it hair feeling soft and smooth. All too often I have been left feeling the disappointment of such products as they leave my hair neither soft or smooth. I usually end up with either a greasy mop or the classic raggamuffin hair - you know, hair that has fly aways and goes every direction but the one you want it to? I have been so disappointed over these magical damage repairing solutions that I have stopped all together. It became too pricey and in the end I was losing. Until it was suggested that I try another product. Ugh. I didn't feel like paying $12.99 to try a product that I didn't know if it would work on my hair or not. But, it's only .99 cents to try a pack. Alright. .99 cents isn't that bad. And I was told I would get more than one use out of the pack since I would only use a quarter sized amount in my hair. Okay. Deal. I'll do it. Because .99 cents is affordable at any budget. 

Here is the so called magic softening product. Not only is it promising to repair my damaged hair, but it will leave it feeling soft and silky smooth. 

I get home and naturally it's too late to do my hair so I make a mental note to try after my morning shower. The directions are simple: after washing your hair, apply a small amount of the product to your damp hair and then blow dry. I do as it says. Shower and wash my hair. Then I towel dry, apply the product, and finally blow dry. 

My hair was soft. My hair was smooth. No fly aways. Wait. What? Does this product actually work?

Here is my result and clearly with my color, I had some damage to be repaired. 

How could this be? How could my messy, raggamuffin hair be transformed into this sleek, smooth, and soft style? I decided that I would wait a few days and try again. I would use my flat iron to style, freezing spray to lock my styles, I would blow dry when I washed it. Use my dry shampoo when I didn't. I had to see if I could get this same result again. My result? Every single time I have used this product...no matter what I do to my hair...I get a sleek, super soft style. Talk about impressed! But, the little packs don't last forever. I can get about seven days worth of use from the little packet - and I don't wash my hair every day to be kind to my locks. So I did a little research and found out that you can get a larger bottle for just $9.99 at Sally Beauty. And since I don't wash every single day there's no need for me to use this every single day so the bottle is sure to go far. If you want to try to the product for yourself, you can buy it here -->

Full size bottle

Sample packet - it's on sale for .99 cents!

And one eve better, the full size bottle will be only $8.99 if you have the Sally Beauty green card, even less for you red pro card carriers. 

I give 180Pro Miracle Repair Damage Eliminator 5/5!

Until next time! ♥ Trista