Sally Hansen Sugar Coat Polish Review -NOTW

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There are two new textured polishes on the market from Sally Hansen.

The fuzzy coat polish is nearly identical to the Nails Inc "Feather" polishes. Both Sally and Nails Inc offer the fuzzy or feather polishes in a variety of colors, but I will get to that in a future post because today is all about the sugar coat.
This sugar coat line is available in 8 colors : mint green , blue, purple, pink, red, black, off white and yellow. The blue color is named Razzelberry and it is shown in the picture below.

Another pic

In my opinion, this polish requires two coats because one coat looks grainy and streaky as shown below

Here is a close up picture of the texture (2 coats applied on each nail)

As you can see the texture looks pretty bumpy.
The removal process is not bad, perhaps a little more work is involved in removing it than you would experience with a non textured polish, but it wasn't horrible. On a scale of 1-10  where 1 is not very difficult and 10 represents great difficulty, I would rate this polish at a level 4 or 5.
When this sugar coat polish is  compared to the Pixi Dust collection from Zoya this textured polish isn't as beautiful, but it is certainly a fun polish to rock and the fact that it takes less work to remove than Zoya or some of the other textured polishes, makes it a winner for me.

I have worn this polish for two days now and it has not chipped. I did not apply a top coat.
Price: $7.99 but at Duane Reade I pulled a $2.00 off coupon so please look for that too. It looks like Target will sell this polish for $6.99 and if you couple that with the $2.00 coupon you're in business.
Would you rock a sugar coat polish?

Thanks for reading.

RiRi Woo vs. Ruby Woo, WNTW and More

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Below is my on camera swatche for Ruby Woo, a Mac classic, and RiRi Woo, a " new" Mac color and finish. I also included other new items that I picked up recently.

Enjoy


 Here is a pic of Ruby Woo on the left and RiRi Woo on the right. What do you think?

Knowledge is Power

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There are few things worse than feeling powerless in a situation. We have self defense classes, empowerment seminars, self-help books and other resources designed to help us to become more  informed on a range of topics. Knowledge gives us an advantage, because it is less likely that we can be easily misguided by anyone if we have a true understanding of the topic at hand.  If we are not armed with knowledge we end up deferring to the opinions, suggestions or decisions of those who are considered to have a better understanding of the subject. One area that is at times overlooked by women is the auto care industry.
You stand with the mechanic and if you don't really understand the inner workings of your car you may end up agreeing to all sorts of "seemingly necessary" adjustments to your vehicle. There are many honest mechanics out there but there are also unscrupulous mechanics who want to suck as many dollars out of your wallet as possible. I was intrigued when asked to read the ebook Fearless Auto Care : A Guide To What Women Should Know About Their Cars" because learning more about cars has been on my to do list for a very long time. After checking out this book I walked away with many priceless gems, but I think this book can help everyone to do two things. First you will learn to speak intelligently about your vehicle to anyone including your mechanic. Secondly you will  be able to understand the early warning signs that your car may be in trouble.

I picked up so many points from this book, for example, I had no idea that going to a mechanic's shop and asking for a "tune up" could mean different things at different auto shops!  What I appreciated most is that this book doesn't hand all of the answers to you on platter because there are some variations between  vehicles. You are instead encouraged to get certain pieces of information from your car manual, this will allow you to tailor the information to the specific needs of your car. This book even included a few pictures that were used to explain the mysteries under the hood. I honestly could have been helped with even more pictures, but maybe that will appear in book #2 :-).
From shocks and struts to worn tires, this book is a road map to understanding your car. I would suggest that everyone not familiar with how vehicles work, read this book. I've never been so eager to engage someone in an auto conversation, but when my next encounter happens, I'll be ready.

If you're interested in purchasing this book you can  do so by clicking here  .
The ebook will cost you $5.00 and the printed edition costs $9.97.

I'm curious, have you ever found yourself at the mercy of your mechanic without knowing whether or not you were being swindled?
Thanks for reading.


About the author:
Donna McCord is the co-owner of Dean's Automotive in Mountain View, CA. Her book, Fearless Auto Care  aims to help women know what services their vehicle needs and how to get the work done from a reliable auto  repair facility."

The winner is and Get that Polish

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The winner of the Shabby Apple giveaway is Henria O.- Congratulations!!!!!

Please email me at product_junkie_queen@yahoo.com to provide me with your shipping information.

Thanks to all of you who entered the giveaway, I promise there will be more to come.

In other news, I'm a little late in getting this to you since I placed my order over the weekend but better late than never, right???? Zoya is back at it again, trying to rid the word of toxic polishes. If you give Zoya a few of your polishes, you can get their beautiful toxic free polishes for half price. With sadness I have to report that the pixi dust collection is not included in this great offer.
Please note that Zoya is a 5 Free polish company, not just free of three toxic chemicals but 5!
Those nasty chemicals include formaldehyde, formaldehyde resin, dibutyl pthalate, toulene and camphor.
Happy Shopping.

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Shabby Apple Giveaway and Tarte Sale

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If  you're not following me on instagram, you may have missed the information about this Tarte sale. You can snag some Tarte items at a good price, check out their sale 

Today is the final day to enter the Shabby Apple giveaway which is posted below.

Shabby Apple Giveaway

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                                                                    *picture courtesy of the Shabby Apple site.*

The start of the spring season is often a time when we begin to fold our winter frocks and unpack our brightly colored spring garments. To help you through this process Shabby Apple  , an online clothing store,  would like to gift one reader with a $50 gift card towards the purchase of your very own Shabby Apple garment. If you're not familiar with the site, please check them out, they have a wide range of styles but Shabby Apple specializes in vintage and retro dresses. Take a look at their  large selection of vintage dresses.

To enter this giveaway, please follow this blog and leave a comment below telling me how you prepare for the spring season.

The winner will be announced on Tuesday April 23rd.

Thanks to Shabby Apple for hosting this giveaway!

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NOTD and WNTW

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Below you will find my latest WNTW video,  but before we go there, I wanted to share with you my NOTD, since I haven't done that in a while. On my nails I am wearing a $16 speckled polish from Illamasqua. I talk more about this polish in the video below but it is a long wear polish, that features black little shapes. As it turns out the dots are really just sparkles that have been painted black so they won't give off any sparkle to your nails.
This polish is also free of parabens, sulfates and phthalates.

Pictured above is Mottle, the mint green polish but there are a total of 5 colors, all of which are sold out on the Sephora site. I really wanted the color freckle most of all, but I guess I will just have to wait.
So have you been wearing anything new on your nails?

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