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Still trying out the colours from the OPI fall Swiss collection, this time it's: Lucerne-tainly Look Marvellous and Glitzerland - Love them! What is really nice about them is that 1 coat gives you a polished metallic look that is perfect if you are running out the door and need to do something fast, while 2 coats gives you a rich metallic colour - I can see these getting a lot of use by me for the holidays!
Now I'm not normally a glittery nail polish kind of girl - mostly because I hate the way chunky glitter feels - I like a smooth nail so I was pleased to discover that the two new holiday colours from the Lippmann Collection: Today Was a Fairytale and Boom Boom Pow (with real 24K gold dust inside) add beautiful shimmer without lumps! Fairytale looks blue in the bottle but the glitter is silver and I loved the effect with the OPI silver!  You can find Lippmann polished at Donato Salons in Toronto as well as Murale.

Well, too bad you've just missed them! Held in London, the Nailympics - previously called Nail Olympics- ended last week. Apparently this competition attracted 354 contestants from 24 different countries and takes place every year! It looks nuts but at least you have an excuse not to do the dishes with those things!

Here are three of the polishes from the OPI Femme De Cirque collection - it's a very demure batch of colours which almost remind me of wedding type shades!

In The Spot-Light Pink

Step Right Up!

I Juggle...Men over In The Spot-Light Pink - the glitter is super subtle and barely shows in these pictures, so if you like very discrete glitter, you will like this one - I didn't bother swatching it by itself as it really didn't show up on its own in the picture -  I rather like how it gave just a tiny bit of sparkle and a lot of shine!

I Juggle...Men over Step Right Up!

Four new shades will join the OPI SoftShades collection in April with the introduction of Femme De Cirque.
I Juggle...Men - iridescent shimmer coat
So Many Clowns, So Little Time - creamy nude pink
In the Spot-Light Pink - pop of pink
Step Right Up! - light pink

Available at the beginning of April at your usual OPI haunts for $10.95 each.

If the anticipation of more Johnny Depp wasn't enough - there is also a new polish line to look forward to!  A treasure trove of colour inspired by the upcoming Pirates of the Caribbean installment - On Stranger Tides!  The collection also includes a new addition to the Shatter coat formula - Silver!

Silver Shatter - leaves behind a crackled, two-texture silver finish when painted over any dry OPI hue.
Skull & Glossbones - light grey
Steady as She Rose - pastel pink
Sparrow Me the Drama - cool pink
Planks a Lot - purple
Stranger Tides - sage
Mermaid's Tears - magical green

Available in May!  So what are you more excited about, the movie or the polish?

Nudes, brights and metallics - we've got it all here to give your fingers and toes some love!  Up for grabs is:

Yves Saint Laurent La Laque in Or Rose and Or Blanc - from the winter collection
OPI Nail Lacquer in Just A Little Rosti At This - from the winter Swiss collection
Essie Nail Lacquers in Ballet Slippers, Wicked, Aruba Blue and A List - from their best sellers
Essie Grow Faster 5 Day Grown Treatment
Borghese Nail Lacquer in Puccini Pomegranate
Dior Vernis in Ivory
Chanel Le Vernis in Pearl Drop - from the Spring collection

Here are some more colour swatches from the Spring OPI Texas Collection - this time Don't Mess With OPI - forest green and Do You Think I'm Tex-y? - berry.  I again found that some of the colours really show more of the sorbet effect then others - in this case the green was quite opaque after 2 coats while the berry wasn't and had the watery effect!  You can find the swatches for Guy Meets Gal-veston and Austin-tatious Turquoise here if you missed them.

You may remember me telling you about the 2011 Spring OPI Texas Collection and here are a couple of colours that I am loving from it:  Guy Meets Gal-veston - coral and Austin-tatious Turquoise - blue-green with shimmer are 2 of the shades with the new semi-transparent sorbet finish.
I found I got more of the "sorbet finish" with the coral coloured one because it doesn't have the shimmer that the turquoise one does.  You can click on the pictures if you want to see them bigger and that will give you a better idea of the effect.  They both make me want to go on vacation someplace warm!

I still have a couple more colours to swatch so check back in a week or two for those!  And let me know what you think of these colours!

Texas Collection by OPI - $10.95 - has a new finish - semi-transparent, giving fingers and toes a lightly glossed appearance similar to the look of icy water-based sorbet.  To achieve the desired effect, an initial coat of polish should be applied to all ten fingers first - without doubling up coverage.  Start from the pinky finger on one hand and paint through to the pinky on the other hand, then, after the first coat has dried, apply a second coat.

San Tan-tonio - honey
Suzi Loves Cowboys - chocolate
It's Totally Fort Worth It - shimmery lavender grey
Don't Mess with OPI - forest green
Austin-tatious Turquoise - blue-green
I Vant to Be A-Lone Star - sky blue
Y'all Come Back Ya Hear? - tangerine
Big Hair...Big Nails - peach
Guy Meets Gal-veston - coral
Too Hot Pink to Hold 'Em - pink-red
Do You Think I'm Tex-y? - berry
Houston We Have Purple - red violet

Available in February 2011 - what do you think of the sorbet look idea?  I'll have swatches coming up in January.

Can you believe that Christmas is exactly one month away - crazy!  We may not have finished all of our shopping for our other families but our blog family is super important so your present is picked and packed, all you need to do now is win it!  It was quite a task deciding what to get you so we just picked all of our favourite products from the last year - we hope they are or will become your favourites too!  With over $500 worth of makeup - it's going to be a happy holiday for one lucky person!  Here's what we got you:

In February we fell in love with a new lipstick from Chanel so you get a Chanel Rouge Coco in 05 Mademoiselle!

In September the YSL Rock & Baroque collection captured our hearts so you get the Touche Eclat & Manicure Couture - duo vernis couleur - No 4 Duo-Y-Cone!

Just last month shu uemura presented an Abracadabra Fantasy  - you get the lip duo tint & gloss in love apricot!

March gave us Lancome Juicy Tubes 100% Nautral Origin so you get two in Sheerfully Sweet & Blushing Beauty!

September gave us Benefit - Girl Meets Pearl and we want you to meet her too!

In October Pür Minerals brought up two wonderful sets - Earthly Treasures and Heavenly Delights and you get them both!

June was when Lise Watier Feline Waterproof Mascara HD & Feline Eyeliner HD  take them, they're yours!

In November we were introduced to Bourjois Sweet Kiss Lipstick so you get one in 44 Praline Distingue & an Effet 3D Lipgloss in 15 Rose Arctic!

August brought us the OPI Swiss Collection Nail Lacquer so you get Color So Hot It Berns & From A To Z-urich!

In November we gave you an alternative to lipstick with Vasanti Tinted Lipbalm and we want you to try Columbia!

September introduced us to the Mary Kay Metro Chic Collection -  we want you to have aVinyl Lip Shine in Attitude & Be Radiant Baked Powder in Dusk!

September gave us and we want you to have the mark. on the dot Eye Color Compact & lip to be square Lip Tint in sheer rose!

August brought us Avon Anew Youth Awakening Eyeshadow & Primer Kit so you get two in shimmering dusk & spring green!

In June we met LuMESH Lipgloss so you get Magaly!

We don't even need to ask if it's worth winning so here's how it works:

This contest is open to everyone everywhere and it's very easy to enter, just leave a comment letting us know that you follow (if you aren't a follower you can sign up through Google or Facebook - signups are in the right sidebar)

1 entry for following and leaving a comment answering the question - what prize product would you be the most excited to win? Please also leave your e-mail so we can find you if you win!

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If you prefer not to leave your info on a public post, please leave a post saying you want to enter and then e-mail your info to info@beautycrazed.ca, please put "Happy Holiday Contest" in the subject line.  Winner to be decided by random drawing and you have until December 31st to enter.

Tarina Tarantino Sparklicity Pure Gold - $25 - if financial or political reasons are making you able to only buy one product to take you through the holidays, this is the one to get!  You can add this to or layer this over absolutely everything to give it some holiday sparkle!  Use it alone as an eyeshadow, looks gorgeous over a pink blush, mix it with a clear lipgloss or sprinkle it on wet clear polish - the possibilities are endless!
Tarina Tarantino Sparklicity Gold Shimmer Dust - $51 -don't be confused by the atomizer, it's a dry shimmer spray - this just makes it so much easier if you are looking to cover a large area - hair, face, chest...go for it!
Tarina Tarantino Sparklicity Eyeshadow Palette - $51 - palette contains 5 shades: Twinkling Topaz - shimmering golden mustard, Fringe - shimmery coffee brown, Brooch - dark chocolate with gold and green micro glitter and Rosette - shimmery fleshy pink - even more then the shadows, I love this edgy little compact - flowers and a skull, how cute is that!?
There is nothing I love more than a sampler set and this one from Sephora is great if you are looking to pump up the glow factor!  Included in the set are:
- 0.085 oz Lorac Perfectly Lit in Spotlight
- 0.17 oz Josie Maran Bronzing Argan Oil
- 0.05 oz Tarte Lock n Roll 12-Hour Eye shadow in Bronze
- 0.17 oz Tarte Natural Cheek Stain in Glam
- 0.10 oz Tarina Tarantino Sparklicity Pure
- 0.10 oz Tarina Tarantino Gem Gloss in Disco Nap
- 0.03 oz bare mineral Mineral Veil in Illuminating
- 0.024 oz Sephora Collection Electro Eyeliner in Copper
- 0.11 oz Lorac 3D Gloss in 3D
- 0.29 oz Nars Orgasm Illuminator
- 0.3 oz Tarte Smooth Operator Illuminating Serum
Sephora Favorites Glitz & Glam Deluxe Sampler is a bargain for $44! 
Sparkle stocking stuffer ideas: Sephora Collection Bling Pop Up Brush - $13 or Bling Toe Separators - $5

Sephora by OPI - Flurry Up Top Coat - silver glitter or Only Gold For Me Top Coat - gold glitter - $12 - add glittery holiday sparkle to any colour!