Zoya Guest Post by the amazing KarlaSugar!

I have a fun surprise for you! Today, KarlaSugar, aka "The Arm", the genius behind the blog The Next Best Thing To Going Shopping Yourself , is blogging about polish on my blog today! If you're not familiar with The Next Best Thing To Going Shopping Yourself, it is an incredible beauty blog. Not only is KarlaSugar a total sweetie, she's one of the hardest working bloggers out there- she SWATCHES EVERYTHING! And, in turn, makes me BUY EVERYTHING! Really, her blog is a bit of a dangerous place to be.... But it's so, so wonderful. Anyway, the bottom line is- KarlaSugar rocks and here she is on the topic of Zoya's Fall collections.



There are plenty of reasons to get excited for fall: the weather starts to cool down, kids go back to school, and — as a result of the first two — I associate the time of year with shopping.

Zoya is a new-to-me brand of nail polish, and I love both the quality and the price (in my head, OPIs froze at $6, and it hurts me to pay more). When I saw the Truth and Dare Collections on their site, a lightbulb went off in my head. Cheaper than buying clothes (or even makeup), I could have an entirely new "polish wardrobe" for fall.

These 12 polishes are, in my opinion, a work of genius. Every color in a winner, and between the lot of them, I think I have everything I could possibly need until spring. I want to build a tiny closet for them, so I can fling open the little doors and ask myself, "what to wear today?"

Dare is an assortment of cremes — with the exception of a little shimmer in Ibiza. Truth is all shimmers (so festive!); look for the pretty little sparkles in Anaka. And of course, Scrangie has taken gorgeous on-nail photos of these.

Zoya polishes are $6; the collections are $36 — so you're free to make substitutions or order shades individually with no penalty on price. You can order online at Zoya's website (free shipping at $55!), and their site has a salon locator, in case you're one of the insanely lucky people to have a brick-and-mortar near you.

Lippmann Collection 10th Anniversary promotion

Lippmann Collection is celebrating their 10 year anniversary next month! To kick off the celebration, they are giving away a $50 gift certificate to every 10th customer who makes a purchase on www.lippmanncollection.com on September 1, 2009. The promotion only lasts one day so act fast! To commemorate this milestone, fashion manicurist to the stars Deborah Lippmann created a limited-edition collection of glitz and glamour shades available for just $35. Celebs are flocking to the colors; Lady Gaga loves Ruby Red Slippers.

Hairstyles for Brunettes 2009-2010

Hairstyles for Brunettes 2009-2010 Trends

People are always mistaken thinking that brunettes have a bland hair color. The truth is, there are so many shades of brown, it truly makes being a brunette unique. Even if you put two brunettes together, each person would have a different shade of brown. Now, there are great styles for those who have blonde or even black hair. Here are some great styles for those who were born with brunette colored hair.
Hairstyles for Brunettes 2009-2010 Trends

The great thing about being a brunette is the fact that any hair type or style is going to look great on you. You can either wear your hair long and straight, or you can add some extra waves throughout your style. You can choose to cut the hair short and wear it with short layers. Of course your style is going to depend on the type of person that you are. If you fit within the indie, hipster scene then you might to like to have a more natural look.
Hairstyles for Brunettes 2009-2010 Trends

This is where the hair is dried naturally and the natural waves or curls can really start to show. It is also very important that you maintain the shine in your hair. Make sure that you keep an eye out for those nasty split ends as well. Getting regular trims will help keep your hair looking bright and healthy. Brunettes have a lot of options that they can choose from for their hair. If you are a brunette, looking for a new change, you should look at these styles. Look for something cute and casual. That is what most people are aiming for these days.
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Employing a team of highly experienced hair stylists we come up with fascinating hair do’s in pleasant color combinations that compliment a woman’s innate beauty. We offer an exhaustive array of hairpieces to suit different women and hence look and feel completely natural. Further our skilled professionals undergo deep research to understand the dynamics of the fashion industry in a better way, and enhance their skills. Our products thus display a confluence of vogue, utility, and replicate one's natural hair growth.

Indian Celebrity Hairstyle

It can be undoubtedly said that hairdo is always a significant factor to deliver celebrities' personality before their audience. Celebrities' haircuts draw the attention of many people. Though each of the celebrities keeps their particular hairstyle and diverse way of caring their hairstyle, all of them have a great number of fans around the globe. When celebrity people change their hairstyles or hair colors, its reflections are seen among their ardent enthusiasts. Indian celebrities are very famous for their chic outlook, stylish appearance, haircuts and so on.While some of the celebrities change their haircuts in accordance with global vague, some are strict to traditional cuts. Some of them prefer long hairstyle, some choose shorts and some go with knotted or other. It is common scenery that celebrity hairstyles are selling as hot cakes. There are some special demands for the casual or formal hairstyles maintained by the top celebrities like Jennifer Aniston's, Jessica Simpson's and so on.

Bollywood actor and actresses are seen in different hairstyles and haircuts in different movies, fashion shows. Salman Khan appeared with close-cut, crop hairstyle during a fashion week in India. He was being looked great at stage with his aforesaid style. In spite of being some versatility in men's hairstyles, Salman's crop haircut is seen among his numerous male fans all over the world.

Bollywood actresses Neelam Kothari and Mallaika Arora Khan displayed their long hair. They possess strong and thick hair. Their loose curls along with natural marcels really showed exceptionally beautiful. Neelam took warm and chocolate brown color in her hair over her natural hair hue. Long hairstyle is also preferred by world celebrity Nicole Kidman. Her beautiful long hairstyle is really sleek, sexy and eye-striking.The new generation always gets inspiration from the Bollywood celebrities. There have trends among the young generation (both male and female) to copy the hottest styles whatever they watch on-screen.

While John Abraham's style is long hair, Aamir Khan opted for spiked hair style. Akshaye Khanna has raised popularity by his crew cuts. One of the top Bollywood actresses Kajol likes to go with short blunt hairstyle. The crimped hair style is preferred by another famous performer Preity Zinta. The world celebrity Jenna Elfman and Kristina Rihanoff hold short hairstyles like Kajol.Rani Mukerjee was seen with different haircuts like long hair, soft curls, poker straight and even with classic long in the movie, Ta Ra Rum Pum. Her style is much known as modern as well as formal hairstyle. Rani is also familiar for maintaining a French twist. This one has got popularity among professional women as it is very easy formal haircut.It is seen that the long haircuts dominate among Indian models and actresses. But some top models choose shorts for their haircuts. Shortcut made Indian model Madhu Sapre very popular who was once given the Miss India crown. Simultaneously, model Nina Manuel's choice is also short hairstyle.

Bollywood actress Priyanka Chopra changes hairdos in different times and seasons. The hairstyles and colors that bring gorgeous look to Priyanka include brown and straight hair, black and curly hair, curly and tied up hair, layered and brown hair, layered, sidefringe and brown hair etc.Aishwarya Rai undeniably is the most popular actress in India. This celebrity actually maintains different hairstyles providing so many options for her fans to select the suitable one. Aishwarya's hair density is medium while her hair texture is medium thick. She usually goes with wavy long hairstyle that is looked amazing and sexy. To watch glamorous hairstyles, you can visit some websites where you will find photo gallery that displays some hottest haircuts of Aishwarya Rai. Hollywood celebrity Jennifer Lopez's hairstyle is also long.It is said about Aamir that he does not go after any style but what style he brings, becomes a fashion in itself. In recent times, Aamir Khan, one of the top actors in Bollywood, becomes a much talked name for his hairstyle shown in the movie, Ghajini. Aamir got new experience with her haircut being removed all hairs (becoming bald) from his head. His hairstyle has appeared as a fashion statement among the young people. The wonder boy of Bollywood Shahid Kapoor gives indeed a surprise about his hairstyle. A report says Kapoor is going to appear with a new haircut in the Vishal Bhardwaj's upcoming movie. But it will be undisclosed till the movie released.

It is natural that when you plan to make your own hairstyle, you try to follow the celebrities. The styles used by actors or actresses or models certainly give you high confidence to maintain that particular hairstyle. Besides, celebrities' new and trendy haircuts would be a source of inspiration for you. So just select your best celebrity person and see what particular hairdo he or she maintains. You can watch some nice pictures of celebrity haircuts by means of websites as well.

Indian hairstyles long hair

Although long hair is versatile and it may seem like long hair comes with much work when it comes to finding hairstyles for long hair.

There are many hairstyles that can be chosen from for long hair and inspiration can be found using the internet or magazines to find the right hairstyle for you. Further, a consultation with a hairstylist can help to put your own twist on the popular hairstyle, making it truly unique.

There are two main types of haircuts and hairstyles that are commonly created with long hair, those which use layers to create the hairstyle – meaning that each layer above the hair is cut shorter than the hair below. The other style of haircut that is used within long hairstyles is non-layered hairstyles in which the hair is all one length.

Layered haircuts are often preferred for long hair, as it can bring movement, volume and versatility to the hairstyle.

Next, determine if the hairstyle will make use of bangs that can help to add further dimension to the hair. There are many types of bangs that can be chosen from – including long and flowing bangs, to bangs which are swept to the side, even short bangs that can complement the long hairstyle that has been created.

New Shades from Obsessive Compulsive Cosmetics!

Obsessive Compulsive Cosmetics ('OCC') has just released a few new shades of nail lacquer! The cool part is that they call correspond to a matching shade of Lip Tar (which is just about the coolest lip product ever, but that's a review for another post!) so you can match your lips and your nails exactly.

To see the rest of the shades:

Click here for Blackboard, Dangerous, Grandma, Traffic, Swamped (Swamp Thing), Wasabi.

Click here for Anime, Bone Daddy, NSFW (Lucretia), Rhythm Box, Spanglemaker, Uber.


Anime. Medium neon pink. I reviewed this one previously, so click the link above for the full review. I need to make a correction, though! Last time I mentioned that the name was being changed to Pageant- it isn't! Well... maybe it was? I think it used to be Pageant but now it's Anime? Well, doesn't matter... This retina-searing hot pink is Anime and you'll see Pageant below.

Conquest. Pale beige. This is a very milky, delicate looking shade. It seems to be maybe an antique white or a cream shade with a few drops of peach- at least I feel like it has a peachy look to it!

Fondue. Melted chocolate. This is gorgeous for fall. It really does remind me of melted dark chocolate! It's not the power of suggestion. This is a chocolatey shade for sure.


Hush. Girly peachy pink. This is a really cute and flattering color. It reminds me of MAC Seasonal Peach's baby sister. Very soft and feminine. It also has a bit of a retro look to it.


Pageant. Intense fuchsia. This is *almost* neon. Almost! It's really bright! Bright, yet, somehow soft looking at the same time. It's noticeable but not neon.

Petty Beige. Creamy light brown. This reminds me of a few things... Caramel... mustard... Band-Aids? I love these unusual golden shades. They're so fascinating! On certain skintones this would probably be a nice nude or neutral but on me it's more of a conversation piece.

The formula on these is good. The formula is on the thin side but is nicely pigmented. Not streaky! The only one that gave me a little trouble was Conquest, it seemed thick. Conquest is probably meant to be worn as a sheer, but you all know how I feel about wearing sheer polish, so I did three coats. If you choose to wear it sheer, one coat would be fine. They vary in the amount of coats needed for opacity. Anime is the sheerest and Pageant is the most opaque (you could get away with one coat). The drying time is good- I'd say it about average- not long, not lightning fast either. All around, it's a good quality polish.

Now we've seen both ends of the color spectrum- the funky shades like Blackboard which are my favorites, and the more toned-down 'natural' shades like the ones seen here.

Overall, I've really loved everything I've tried from Obsessive Compulsive Cosmetics. The quality is great, the color selection is great, and HELLO! Blackboard! Enough said.

The nail lacquers can be purchased here, and if you want to check out the matching Lip Tars (which I highly recommend because they ROCK), click here. Also, all of Obsessive Compulsive's products are vegan and cruelty-free.

OPI Holiday Wishes Collection Winter/Holiday 2009

Okay, here it is, finally! I had a few hours of nearly cloudless sky and I managed to get these photographed.

Here we go!


All A-Bordeaux The Sled. Very dark vampy brownish wine creme. This one is pretty straightforward. It's dark, it's shiny, it's vampy. Seems more brown than burgundy.



Comet Loves Cupid. Bright holiday red creme. This is so bright and pretty! The sunlight picture makes it look a lot warmer than it really is. This is another one of those bright flashy retro-looking reds.


Crimson Carol. Light crimson red with gold and opalescent microglitter. This is a light, cool-toned red base with some strong pink tones from the glitter. The glitter in this is much more dense and a lot finer than the other glitters in this collection- I'm calling it microglitter.


Dear Santa. Medium red with golden glitter. Dear Santa is a red glitter along the same lines as China Glaze Ruby Pumps. This is more golden than Ruby Pumps, but it has that same hot coals under water look from the glitter in the jelly-like red base. Gorgeous.

Ginger Bells. Warm orangey creme. OPI and Apple Pie v2.0? Kidding! (Well, actually, I really like OPI and Apple Pie...) This really reminds me of gingerbread men! Not the actual kind, but the illustrated kind on cards and decorations. I have a ceramic Gingerbread Man ornament that's almost this exact color. It's more of a soft pumpkin pie shade- it dries a lot darker on the nail than it looks in the bottle. Pumpkin pie... *dreamy sigh*


Glove You So Much. Maroon red shimmer. Another pretty wine shade! Sorry about the bubbles :( Again, the sun brings out the warm tones while the indoor picture picks up on the cool tones. This one looks velvety.

Holiday Glow. Awesome. That's how I would describe this color. It's a little more complicated than that- this shade is pretty complex. It appears to be a rich brownish base with red toned pearl shimmer. It also has lots and lots of gold microglitter. The pictures don't really capture how cool this is. Totally unique.


Meet And Jingle. Medium shimmery red. The shimmer in this one is especially nice- it doesn't look like much indoors, but outdoors it has a lot of sparkle to it. Not horribly memorable, but not awful either.


Merry Midnight. Deep warm purple base with opalescent glitter and opal flakes. Another awesome one. Very hard to capture! This is the first time I've ever seen OPI do flakes! Perhaps some of the Asia-exclusives had some.... But I've never seen them. Good job, OPI! Were you reading my Nail Polish Wishes post when you created this? Hahahaha! Anyway, this color is totally unique and I'd call it the must-have from the collection.

Sapphire In The Snow. Dark blurple. Heh, I said blurple. I think that's what I'd call this- not entirely blue and not entirely purple, like a fusion of the two. These pictures are not entirely accurate- these types of colors are nearly impossible to photograph. In real life it's darker and much less blue- more purple with red tones.

Shim-Merry Chic. Bronzed golden shimmer base with opalescent glitter and opal flakes. Another flaky polish! Sweet! Very sparkly. I love the brown-gold shade. Again, totally unique, I don't have another polish that's anything like this.


Smitten With Mittens. Deep red with gold glitter. This is a darker and richer shade of red than the rest of the reds, and the glitter is bigger. So gorgeous. I love red glitters. So fun to look at, aren't they?


The formula on these is good. It seems thinner than the last few OPI collections. I did three coats on all of these, most only needed two but a few looked better with three (Crimson Carol, Glove You So Much, Merry Midnight). They're all mostly opaque at two, but I find that the colors have more impact at three coats. They dry fairly quickly, but this particular collection takes a little longer to dry than recent OPI collections. It seems like they've been tweaking the formula again!

Overall, I love this. I guess it doesn't take much to make me happy- just throw some glitter at me and I'll love you forever. This collection has lots of glitter! Red glitter, purple with glitter, gold with glitter- and don't forget the FLAKIES! I like the delicious pumpkin shade of Ginger Bells, I like the rich velvety look of Glove You So Much, I like the playful and bright Comet Loves Cupid. The only ones I'm really indifferent about are All A-Bordeaux The Sled and Meet and Jingle because they're not really flashy enough and they don't seem totally unique. They could have used a snowy silver or white or even a rich garland green instead of one of the reds, but I'm still satisfied.

I knew OPI had it in them.... Go OPI! Flakies, woohoo!!!

I believe the release date for this is September 1st, but I'm not 100% sure. Sometime in September.