Holiday NOTD: Merry Christmas

Today's nail of the day is a Christmas version.  I used China Glaze Winter Holly over Merry Berry.  I used the Winter Holly to make an abstract Christmas tree (in this swatch picture the "tree" is upside down). To read the review of these polishes, you can click this link.   What is your Christmas nail polish?

SquareHue Nail Polish Subscribtion

I'm sure most of you are aware of some sort of monthly subscription service (there seems to be a bunch) such as Birchbox or Glossybox.  I'm still on the Brichbox band wagon and like it enough to continue for $10.  But have you ever wanted a way to satisfy your nail polish lemmings?  Now you can with SquareHue. From my research this is a totally new box service that came out with their first box this month to a bunch of bloggers.  The gist is that you get 3 nail polishes for $21/month, but if you sign up now under the different blogger codes, you can get the box for $14.99 for as long as you have the service.  I found my blogger code and info from The PolishAholic.  Just go to the link for the cheaper price if you'd like, and sign up by 12/24/12 to lock it in.  I signed up yesterday and I apparently won't get a box until March since they have an overwhelming request.  Now that's a long ways away.  We'll see how things pan out, and once I get my box, I'll review it for y'all (figure I'll add a little Southern drawl in homage to spending the last month in TN).  I'll include all the info and ins and outs at that time. (pic: SquareHue)

Lush Sweet Lips Review

If you're like me (and probably most of the population), winter is not nice to your skin.  It seems like it makes no difference how much moisturizer I put on, my skin is still scaley.  My lips are no exception to this unfortunate yearly phenomenon. There in lies the beauty of such simple products such as Lush Sweet Lips.  For those of you unaware of what Lush is, it's a chain of stores that makes, bathing products (soaps, bath bombs, etc), lotions, shampoos, (toiletry stuff in general), cosmetics, and perfume.  Their big shtick is that they use good for you ingredients without all the preservatives, etc. and it's hand made.  It's an eye dazzling place with a lot of products, but the mixture of smells can be overpowering at times.  The upside? The actual store locations are usually pretty generous in giving out free samples when you purchase items or want to try something out.  Luckily you can buy most of their products online as well (fresh items that need to be refrigerated are only available in actual stores).

To continue the review, click the link.

China Glaze in Get Carried Away: Review & Swatches

China Glaze Get Carried Away is one of the polishes from the Cirque du Soleil collection that they have out now.  The collection was already mostly picked over by the time I go to it, but I was able to snag this one.  There are other nice bright creams available from the collection, but I felt I have similar enough colors that I didn't feel the need to explore. I really wanted the other top coat glitter, but none was available. Ce la vie. 

To see swatches and continue the review, click the link below.

Silk Soy Egg Nog Review

Today's holiday item might be the one I have enjoyed the most, but it's a close call. It's the Silk Soy Nog.  Each year I get super excited when I see the egg nogs start cropping up.  I get giddy and go to my happy place.  I love it.  I want it year round, but it's probably a good thing it's not available since it's not the healthiest drink available.  Now I have an alternative that's 90 calories per half cup.  I don't know how many calories real egg nog has, but I'm pretty sure it's significantly more than that.

To read my review, click the link.

A-England New Shades

I got a nice little email informing me of 2 new shades available from a-England. For those of you unaware of this brand, it's an English brand (go figure) of nail polish. They are a 3 free and cruelty free brand that has recently been expanding their collection. Their original collection, The Mythicals, is based on the King Arthur tales and they are lovely. I have 2 shades that perform superbly from it (will swatch in the future). The 2 new shades they are touting are And the Moonbeams..., which is a golden shade with a hint of silver, and She Walks in Beauty, a gold with rose hexagonal glitter. Their pricing is in pounds, but the polishes come out to about $14.50 with the current exchange rate. There's free shipping according to the email they sent me, but don't quote me on that. Are you interested in trying either was these new shades? I'm personally excited about She Walks in Beauty. (pic from a-England)

Bailey's Holiday Creamer Review: White Silk & Spice

Next on the list of holiday items to share with you is a seasonal creamer from Bailey's. Now to be quite honest, the reason I got this is because it was on sale, but out of all the flavors available, I decided on this one. It's a white chocolate spice combo, and when I got it I was thinking it would be kinda like a chai tea, but for coffee.

To continue reading the review, click the link.