Spring 2012 Giveaway!

Just a little thank you for my US followers! One winner will receive:

1 Sinful Colors Cinderella
1 Revlon Whimsical
1 Sinful Colors Green Ocean
1 Sinful Colors HD Nails

To enter you must "follow" me through Google Friend Connect or Bloglovin'. Leave a comment on this post telling me your favorite polish to wear in the Spring! Also leave me your email address.

I can only ship to the US at this time, so US please, sorry International :(

The giveaway closes 12:00am EST March 20. The winner will be chosen by random.org and announced and notified within 24 hours of March 20.

All items are brand new, full size and purchased by me.

NOTD Revlon Facets of Fuchsia

Revlon Colorburst Lip Butter Swatches

If you read beauty blogs or watch beauty videos on You Tube you surely have heard of Revlon Lip Butters. They are a mash up of a lipstick and a lip balm. Very smooth and balm-like but still with a pretty good color pay off.

L-R: Creme Brulee, Strawberry Shortcake, Pink Truffle and Berry Smoothie.

L-R: Creme Brulee, Strawberry Shortcake, Pink Truffle and Berry Smoothie.

On my light to medium skin tone Berry Smoothie is a very wearable sheer light pink/berry and Creme Brulee is a great sheer nude. Strawberry Shortcake is pretty bright on me so that will be for more daring days ;) And Pink Truffle is a bit dark brown for my taste but I'm sure I can make it work by layering a lighter pink gloss on top.

All in all I like the lip butters but I don't think they are a must have for those of us with a ton of other lipsticks and glosses.

NOTD Sinful Colors & Revlon

Sinful Colors Winterberry and Revlon Facets of Fuchsia on ring finger.

Sorry for the awful pictures, we have had very dark, dreary weather here lately!

Graphite vs. Carbonite

I'm just going to cut to the chase.....in my opinion, they do not compare. What makes Chanel Graphite so special is the sparkle and shine, Revlon Carbonite has **zero** sparkle and shine. They are the same "color", meaning in the dark they look the same but who lives in the dark?!

So, in conclusion (for me) Chanel Graphite is a must have and because it's LE a back up is needed. Stat! Revlon Carbonite is a lovely shade and the formula was great, almost a one coater.

See what I mean? I know I don't need to tell you which is which!

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Small weekend haul!

This weekend I set out on a search for the new Revlon polish, Carbonite. It's said to be a good dupe for Chanel Graphite and since I was *thisclose* to buying a backup, I figured I'd give the Revlon a shot.

I first stopped at Ulta. No luck on the Revlon but I picked up: OPI Nice Stems mini's, Pixel polish in Spy Wear and Escada Taj Sunset purse size perfume.

After Ulta I headed to Walgreens. There I picked up: Wet n Wild 2 pack with Grey's Anatomy and a clear coat. I also finally got Essie Fiji and 2 Wet n Wild Palettes: Comfort Zone and Petal Pusher. They didn't have Carbonite but they still had plenty of Black With Envy (Chanel Black Pearl dupe), so if you're still looking for that check a Walgreens!

Finally I stopped at CVS and there was Carbonite! Score!

NOTD Revlon Grey Suede

NOTD Revlon Black With Envy

NOTD Revlon Perplex