China Glaze Cirque Du Soleil Swatches

Posted on January 17, 2013 by phoenixbeautylounge

Hi everyone! More beautiful swatches for you. This is the China Glaze Cirque Du Soleil collection. This collection was inspired by the Cirque Du Soleil feature film, Worlds Away 3D.

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This is the full 12 piece China Glaze Cirque Du Soleil collection. It features cremes, shimmers, glitters, jellies,… Everything you could wish for and more! Let’s take a look at the shades up close.

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Whirled Away: Back and white collage glitter
It’s A Trap-Eze!: White cream base with multicolored glitter
Escaping Reality: Neon Raspberry Pink
Surreal Appeal: Rich Coral Creme

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Escaping Reality: Neon Raspberry Pink
Surreal Appeal: Rich Coral Creme
Def Defying: Lime Green Creme
Running In Circles: Cilantro Green Shimmer
Hanging In The Balance: Cerulean Blue Creme

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Running In Circles: Cilantro Green Shimmer
Hanging In The Balance: Cerulean Blue Creme
Water You Waiting For: Shimmering Blue Green Glitter
Creative Fantasy: Grape Neon
Bend Over Backwards: Pepper Red Shimmer

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Creative Fantasy: Grape Neon
Bend Over Backwards: Pepper Red Shimmer
Igniting Love: Hot Tamale Red Creme
Get Carried Away: Multi-sized black and red collage glitter in a sheer black base

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Finally, here’s a swatch of the electric blue creme, Hanging In The Balance. Two coats were used to create a nice even coverage. It dried to an extremely glossy finish, no top coat came near the swatch you see above!

The whole collection is full of really fun and quirky bright shades. They even introduced some indie-like glitters such as Whirled Away. We personally really love It’s A Trap-Eze, a jam-packed yummy glitter and Running In Circles, a must-have for all the girls who love green polishes.

Which shades are must-haves in your collection? Find the whole China Glaze Cirque Du Soleil collection for $6.50 available on our website, Phoenix Beauty Lounge.

OPI Mariah Carey Swatches

Posted on January 17, 2013 by phoenixbeautylounge

Today we’re sharing some swatches of the OPI Mariah Carey collection! This collection features four of the amazing new Liquid Sand effect polishes. These are glitters that dry with a matte and textured finish. Sounds fun right? 😀 Let’s take a look!

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This is the full eight-piece collection, it features four Liquid Sand glitters (pictured on the left), two shimmery polishes, a glitter and a creme polish.

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From left to right: A Butterfly Moment, Sprung, Pink Yet Lavender, Anti-Bleak.

A Butterfly Moment: Frosty tan nude.
Sprung: Shimmery copper with orange and gold sparkles.
Pink Yet Lavender: Pink hex glitter with holo sparkles scattered through it.
Anti-Bleak: Deep purple creme.

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From left to right: Stay The Night, Get Your Number, Can’t Let Go, The Impossible.

Stay The Night: Beautiful matte black glitter with magenta glitter sparkles.
Get Your Number: Matte ocean blue glitter with holographic glitter.
Can’t Let Go: Purple glitter with lavender sparkles.
The Impossible: Hot pink matte glitter with small and large hex glitter and star confetti glitter.

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Finally here is a swatch of OPI The Impossible, using two layers. There’s tiny holographic hexagon glitters in this polish, as well as larger pink hexagon glitters and a few star glitters too! These star glitters are harder to fish out as they are heavier and sink to the bottom of the bottle, but before you apply, putting your bottle upside down for a few minutes will help a great deal!

This polish is such a beauty! The Liquid Sand textured effect is smoother than you would expect, it’s also easier to remove than regular glitter polish which is a nice bonus. In the sunshine this polish really comes to life though, it almost looks like there’s sugar on your nails! Very mesmerizing.

The full OPI Mariah Carey collection is now in stock with us at Phoenix Beauty Lounge.

Haul: Fall Nail Polishes by Sylvia from Beautycakez

Posted on October 22, 2012 by phoenixbeautylounge

Products from Phoenix Beauty Lounge mentioned in the haul video:

OPI Casino Royale http://phoenixbeautylounge.com/opi-skyfall-james-bond-winter-2012-collection/
Essie Recessionista http://phoenixbeautylounge.com/essie-stylenomics-fall-2012-collection/
OPI Lincoln Park After Dark http://phoenixbeautylounge.com/products/OPI-Nail-Polish%2C-Brights.html
Essie Mink Muffs http://phoenixbeautylounge.com/essie-bright-shades/

OPI Skyfall Collection, preview and swatch

Posted on August 20, 2012 by phoenixbeautylounge

Hello everyone,

“Bond.. James Bond.”

Phoenix Beauty Lounge is happy to introduce the first group swatch of OPI Skyfall Collection dedicated to the 50th Anniversary of Bond 007 films. All colors of this collection are named after James Bond movie titles.

The collection swatch wheel comes from Cosmoprof expo and is the first group swatch of this collection available online at this time. Enjoy! 🙂

OPI Skyfall James Bond 007 collection swatch

OPI HL D07 Golden Eye – a bold true gold glitter
OPI HL D08 The Spy Who Loved Me – red jelly with suspended red glass flecks
OPI HL D09 Die Another Day – metallic orange
OPI HL D10 Casino Royale – warm deep purple
OPI HL D11 You Only Live Twice – a saturated magenta with glass flecks
OPI HL D12 Skyfall – a burgundy – brown color that will be worn by the main heroine of the Skyfall movie. By the way, the undersides of her long nails are painted with Golden Eye.
OPI HL D13 Moonraker – silver mirror metallic with a blue bias
OPI HL D14 Tomorrow Never Dies – metallic blue with scattered hot pink micro sparkles
OPI HL D15 The Living Daylights – large hexagon glitter particles in four colors: silver, light gold, orange and teal
OPI HL D16 On Her Majesty’s Secret Service – a semi-sheer grey-blue base with gold, green, and a rare accent red sparkle
OPI HL D17 Live and Let Die – black with gold and green shimmer
OPI HL D18 The World Is Not Enough – a dressed-up taupe color with hot pink and silver sparkles

China Glaze Swanky Silk from “Bohemian” collection, swatches and review

Posted on July 27, 2012 by phoenixbeautylounge

Hey everyone,

Wearing China Glaze Swanky Silk color on my nails feels almost like playing “I Spy” game and trying to spot all the multi-chrome color changes that this color provides! 🙂

It’s a sophisticated champagne color with very strong rose and khaki-gold flash. Indoors with artificial light i could swear i’m wearing an intense platinum mirror metallic polish and once i step out it becomes its laid-back rose-gold polish self again.

Due to the way it creates two darker lines at the sides, it makes my nails appear more narrow and elongated. I personally like this effect.

The name is very appropriate, since this color does remind me a lot of this pale gold-rose silk taffeta used in evening gowns and i almost expect it to produce a swishy sound when i look at it 🙂

Application of metallic polishes is a bit on a tricky side. Please make sure you leave around 1/3 of polish on the brush and try not to go around the same spot too many times. Allow full 3-5 minutes dry time between coats. For China Glaze Swanky Silk color, 2 coats were enough for full coverage and color show.

I find that China Glaze Swanky Silk color is work-appropriate and low-maintenance, considering that it’s more forgiving on the tip wear and matches all your outfits. On me it almost matches my skin color and i kind of like that. It’s a nice wearable neutral with a twist.

Hope you enjoyed the review and more swatches to come!

Take care,
Liliana