ShoeClips.biz Review

I received a pair of the Chiffon Flower Shoe Clips in White with Black Dots from ShoeClips.biz. This particular pair retails for $14.00 USD. They have a huge variety of different designs and colors. They range in price from $6.00 USD to $39.00 USD and up. Of course the pricier ones are made with suede, feathers or Swarovski crystals. They even offer a pair made from Mink fur. I absolute love the idea of shoe clips and was so happy to be given the chance to try them out. There are so many different ways to wear these. I wear them as pictured on my flip flops. Its a great way to dress up everyday shoes to make them dressier. You could also attach them to a belt, boots, pumps, or on the back of a pair of pumps. Just use your imagination! 

They are very easy to use. On the back there is a metal hinged clip, and all you have to do is open it then snap it shut once you have it where you want it on your shoes. These won't slip off because the clips have gripping prongs that will make them stay. Don't worry they wont damage your shoes. Each pair also includes a piece of adhesive padding that can be attached to the underside where it is touching your foot. I found that I didn't even need to use it, but its nice that they include this.

There will be a giveaway for the same pair that I received coming up soon, so STAY TUNED!

NOTD: Funky Crackle Manicure

Just a quick post on my NOTD. This is L.A. Colors Color Craze in Treasure Island with Sally Hansen's Crackle Overcoat in Vintage Violet. I absolutely love crackle manicures right now. Since it is summertime I have been having fun with bright colors. One of my favorite color combinations is teal and purple. 

Claire's Baked Eyeshadow Trio in Mother Nature

This trio retails for $4.00 USD or $4.50 CAD. I bought this while they had a buy one get one half off sale, so I got it for even cheaper. If you can still find this I highly suggest it.

The top shade is a copper toned bronze, the midde shade is more of a true golden bronze and the bottom shade is a teal with golden duo chrome. These shadows are very pigmented. In the swatches, that is just one swipe. This would be a great trio to take for travel, because you could do a neutral eye and add a pop of color if you wanted. I use the neutral shades for my lids and under my lower lash line I will use the teal shade.

My Nail Polish Collection

Top & Base Coats

Seche Vite Dry Fast Top Coat

Gelous Advanced Nail Gel Coat

Essie To Dry For Top Coat

Orly Bonder

Crackle & Glitter Nail Polishes

Sally Hansen Crackle Overcoat in 08 Ink Splatter

Sally Hansen Crackle Overcoat in 02 Vintage Violet

Sally Hansen Crackle Overcoat in 06 Antiqued Gold

China Glaze Crackle Glaze in Lightning Bolt

China Glaze Crackle Glaze in Cracked Concrete

China Glaze in Party Hearty

Barielle in Buddha-ful

Sinful Colors in Queen Of Beauty

Revlon in Galaxy

Wet N Wild Wild Shine in Sparked

Wet N Wild Fast Dry in Party Of Five Glitters

L.A. Colors Color Craze in Jewel Tone

L.A. Colors Color Craze in Treasure Island

Purple Nail Polishes

Essie in Lilacism

Sally Hansen Xtreme Wear in Lacey Lilac

Lancome in Rose Royal

China Glaze in Stella

China Glaze in Avalanche

Barielle in Jess' Champagne Toast

Essie in Demure Vix

Pink & Red Nail Polishes

Essie in Need A Vacation

Essie in Soiree Mauve

Rimmel Lasting Finish Pro in Posh Pink

China Glaze in Awakening

China Glaze in Phat Santa

Sonia Kashuk in Reach For The Stars

Green, Turquoise & Blue Nail Polishes

Essie in Turquoise & Caicos

Orly in Halley's Comet

China Glaze in For Audrey

China Glaze in Jolly Holly

Sally Hansen Xtreme Wear in Mint Sorbet

Sally Hansen Xtreme Wear in Lime Lights

Sally Hansen Insta-Dri in Blue-Away

Sinful Colors in Savage

L.A. Colors Color Craze in Static Electricity

L.A. Colors Color Craze in Atomic

Revlon in Ocean Breeze

Hard Candy in Envy

Sonia Kashuk in Taunting Teal

Glitter Gal in Sparkle Blue

Nude, Peach & Coral Nail Polishes

Essie in Mamba

Color Club in Almond Nude

Revlon Top Speed in Peachy

OPI in Have A Tempura Tan-trum

OPI in Melon of Troy

OPI in Cozu-melted In The Sun

OPI in DS Classic

OPI in My Daddy's The King

Revlon in Endless Possibilities

Revlon Gray Suede

L.A. Colors Color Craze in Magnetic Force

L.A. Colors Color Craze in Mega Watt

Rimmel Lasting Finish Pro in Bare Naked

Wet N Wild Wild Shine in Blazed

Confetti in Heartthrob

Gray, Taupe & White Nail Polishes

Confetti in Moonstruck

Sally Hansen Xtreme Wear in Wet Cement

Sally Hansen Extreme Wear in White On

China Glaze in Beatnik

Essie in Playa Del Platinum

Essie in Mink Muffs

Essie in Sand Tropez

Essie in Show Me The Ring

L.A. Colors Color Craze in Live

L.A. Colors Color Craze in Energy Source

Rimmel Lasting Finish Pro in Steel Grey

Revlon Top Speed in Stormy

Sonia Kashuk in Reach For The Stars

Hard Candy in Mushroom

Glitter Gal in White

Orly in Country Club Khaki

Sinful Colors in Nirvana

Yellow & Gold Nail Polishes

China Glaze in Classic Camel

Sonya Kashuk in Reach For The Stars

Sinful Colors in Unicorn

Wet N Wild Craze in Shield 

MAC Soiree

Sephora by OPI in Looks Like Rain, Dear

Essence in Irreplaceable

Miscellaneous Nail Polishes

Hard Candy in Beetle

Hard Candy in Mr. Wrong

Wet N Wild Fast Dry in Gray's Anatomy

Wet N Wild Wild Shine in Sparked

1 Coat

This a super pretty pink glitter with some silver glitter in it as well. There is definitely more pink as you can tell.  This retails for only $0.99!!! How can you go wrong?!? This is a great glitter for underneath crackle polishes, especially black. It would be nice on top of a pink nail polish too. I've even used it to do a "glitter nail" and paint the rest of my nails another color. I can get away with one coat, but I usually do two just so it would be ever more opaque. This is pretty close to OPI Teenage Dream from the Katy Perry collection. I wouldn't call it an exact dupe, but its definitely close.

Barielle Jess' Champagne Toast

This polish is absolute GORGEOUS. This was part of their 2010 Holiday Hustle collection. I just picked it up recently when they had two days where if you ordered you would get free shipping. On top of that the nail polishes were buy 1 get 1 half off. So for two nail polishes it cost me $12.00 USD. I thought that was a great deal. The polishes normally retail for $8.00 USD a piece. Barielle describes it as a "Metallic violet with rose gold glitter."  I definitely agree on the lavender/violet part but not on the color of the glitter. The micro-glitter in this is pink and blue. None the less, this is still a very unique color. The glitter almost "sinks" to the bottom so you don't see it as much as I would like. 

Picture Source: http://www.body-soulbeauty.com

BeneFit Coralista Boxed Blush

I have been wanting this blush for so long. I was on the fence about purchasing it because I just couldn't justify the $28.00, but I finally broke down and got it. Being that it was so expensive and that I could almost get two MAC blushes for just a little more, I had very high hopes for this blush. Look how gorgeous it is.....

Unfortunately Coralista just did not work out for me. It looked great when I swatched it on my hands at Sephora, but when I applied it on my cheeks it was too sheer. I even tried building it up and it still did not work. I wanted to like this blush more than anything. :(