So I wore these nail polishes to a baptism that was on January 11. Yup right here I’m two and a half months later lastly posting them. I’ve no excuse and I’m completely bummed out that these are not obtainable, however I nonetheless needed to put up them as a result of I do know for myself, I really do return to my swatches, particularly once I’m taking a look at purging polishes. So right here they’re as a result of at the least you’ll be able to see the opposite three polishes on this quad which are obtainable on Zoya’s web site.
One coat: A sheer, frosty accent for delicate sophistication.
Two coats: Semi-translucent magic with a contact of holographic depth.
Three coats: Absolutely opaque brilliance for a daring, snowy assertion.
You’ll be able to see the three coats of Zoya Yuki on my index nail.
I did three coats of Yuki by itself, however I really wore the
full manicure of two coats of Madison with one coat of Yuki. That is on the center nail. I
completely love the flicker that this topcoat provides. I’ve proven it right here
by itself, however I actually don’t suppose I’d ever put on it by itself.
Mainly do what you want. Yuli has a large brush. The opposite three did
not however they offered the vast brushes for me to place it by myself. They appear to do that with their quads and it really annoys me. At this level, make all of them vast. I by no means swap them out as a result of it is a mess to do.
Yuki was a part of an impressed quad which included:
Madison: Pale pink with a sheer, milky creme end.
Abby: Tender lavender cream.
Emerson: A contemporary child blue cream.
I
really didn’t personal Madison and I don’t know why as a result of I really like colours
like these. I couldn’t find my Emerson. I do have an previous Abby and I
in contrast my previous Abby to the brand new one and the brand new one appears a bit brighter
so I’m swapping these out in my assortment. I feel the colours that
got here within the quad are actually nice and since we’re heading into spring (though right this moment is freezing once more),
these are good pastels to put on proper now. I do want Yuki was nonetheless
obtainable, however that’s the nature of those restricted additions so sorry if
you had been ready on my swatches lol I’m making an attempt to do higher.
Sadly, this quad is not obtainable. Sorry! The opposite three colours can be found for buy although. Hope you do not thoughts that I will be sharing different month-to-month quads, regardless that they don’t seem to be obtainable!
In gentle of attempting to help Canada, I’ve determined to chop my Ipsy subscription in half and do it each different month. I nonetheless get excited when the merchandise arrive as they’re all normally new to me so I’d nonetheless wish to have the subscription if I can. I’ve slowed down on magnificence purchases rather a lot for the reason that starting of the yr as I’ve been buying Pixyls and diamond work so I believe having a bit of bimonthly shock is suitable!
I like a great probiotic moisturizer as a wholesome microbiome means pleased pores and skin. This moisturizer has a bouncy texture and absorbs nicely into the pores and skin leaving a slight cheesy end so I favor to make use of this moisturizer at evening. I obtained a deluxe pattern valued at $20 USD.
WHAT’S UP BEAUTY | Wind Glider Gel Eyeliner Pencil in 03 Burgundy
What a coincidence that I simply purchased a burgundy liquid eyeliner as I’ve been oddly craving this color. It’s good to have a gel liner choice as it’s extra forgiving when it comes to precision and this components is tremendous clean and pigmented. I do not understand how usually I might be utilizing this color, so I really feel like having a full measurement of this pencil is just not as wonderful correctly. I obtained a FULL SIZE valued at $19 USD.
SHAINA B MIAMI | Lipstick in Miami Spice
Shade smart, it is a stunning brown pigmented lipstick. It is heat and daring, however nonetheless impartial sufficient in color to put on every day. The components was very creamy and color payoff was nice, however it didn’t have nice longevity due to the creaminess. I obtained a deluxe pattern valued at $13.33 USD.
PAMPER AND POLISH | Sugar and Coconut Infused Physique Scrub
I preferred this! The coconut scent was very pure and never artificially candy and the sugar granules have been pretty dense, however melted away. I simply discover it unusual that it is a physique scrub and solely is available in one measurement at 50mL. That is not very a lot! That is extra like hand scrub measurement. I even double checked on the Pamper and Polish web site and 50mL is certainly the total measurement of this! I obtained the FULL SIZE valued at $30 USD.
LAURA MERCIER | Translucent Pure Setting Spray
Saving the perfect for final! This setting spray is perfume and alcohol-free and guarantees to lock in make-up for 16 hours! I like this journey measurement and can in all probability re-use the bottle for an additional setting spray as soon as I’m completed with it. So, this sprays on clear and does seal my face in for the day, however I ought to point out that as a result of it’s such a great sealant, proper after it dries down and you progress your face, it begins to really feel like you might be “cracking” the seal. It’s a unusual feeling initially, however I finished noticing after a couple of minutes. It is a deluxe pattern valued at $21 USD (the mini measurement on Sephora for Canadians is $29 CDN)
Last verdict: This Glam Bag provides as much as $103.33 USD and the mini measurement of the Laura Mercier setting spray already paid for the bag and since I needed to do that merchandise, it made January’s bag completely value it. All the things else was good and I’ve been utilizing the entire different merchandise, however I believe the physique scrub was far more costly than it must be.
My magnificence spending is at an all time low up to now this yr and with financial uncertainty looming, I am undecided if I will be doing a lot of it in any respect this yr. How about you? Particularly as a Canadian?
I am lastly again in enterprise on the weblog and Youtube! I used to be combating a progressively failing 10-year-old laptop that will crash with something graphics intensive. I might fumble by means of photograph edits, however ultimately video got here to be unattainable. After three weeks, my new Macbook Professional arrived from Chengdu, China, (I ordered a large 2tb laborious drive in it so it needed to be customized assembled for me!) It’s just like the BMW 5-series of computer systems, lol. I used to be additionally lastly in a position and motivated to completely transfer into Closing Minimize Professional for my video edits. I had been utilizing it for Instagram reels, however that is my first full evaluation video utilizing it, and it’ll upscale to 4K. I hope you benefit from the higher high quality. In some unspecified time in the future I have to get a greater digicam / lighting setup for video however that must wait. The pc was a giant expense, however I wanted it additionally as a result of I am lastly ending my masters diploma and wanted a pc that would deal with quite a lot of photograph information. Hopefully it’s going to final me 10 years or extra just like the final one did.
Now for the evaluation! I’ve the debut launch of Royla Lee for you. This can be a rebranding of Wildflower Lacquer to replicate the expansion and spirit of Taylor’s (the maker’s) polish journey. The title is a tribute to her beloved Grandmother. Anybody who has been following the model for some time is aware of that Taylor completely loves and connects to issues classic and nostalgic and this assortment faucets into that. I do know with any rebranding it includes and adjustment from the shopper – that the title and brand will not match earlier releases – and that not everybody will prefer it. I am glad that the whimsy and humor of Wildflower hasn’t gone away and that the branding higher displays what Taylor needs to discover creatively. Additionally, she was lastly capable of get screen-printed bottles! This can be a huge up-front price for a model, however saves labor and ensures the bottles will maintain up in opposition to put on, acetone spills, and so forth. Now on to the goodies! The pre-order is open by means of January 19 at 6PM CST.
Royla Lee Cameo is a deep salmon orange jelly with blue-indigo duochrome iridescent shimmer. The distinction between the hotter base and funky shimmer really makes this one seem like a shiny magenta! It has some translucency and the shimmer is ultra-glowy.
Royla Lee Chiffon is a carnation pink with pink-gold multichrome iridescent large-flake shimmer. It seemed barely hotter dried on my nail than within the bottle. The bottom coloration has some white in it so it has a sort of pastel impact.
Royla Lee Heirloom is a pale robins egg blue with magenta-gold-green multichrome iridescent shimmer. The shimmer isn’t super-prominent. It jogs my memory of the favored mint-green-type colours of the Nineteen Fifties and Nineteen Sixties.
Royla Lee Memento is a darkish powder blue jelly with purple-magenta-gold multichrome flake shimmer. The flakes on this one have texture, so you’ll need prime coat to easy.
Royla Lee Luxe is a brown-taupe base with blue-indigo duochrome iridescent shimmer and scattered holo shimmer. This polish is absolutely attention-grabbing and distinctive – there’s a sturdy distinction between the muted, heat base and the ultra-glowy blue shimmer, such that it’s going to maybe seem blue in some lighting, and impartial in others.
Royla Lee Opalescent has a transparent base with green-aqua-blue-magenta multichrome iridescent shimmer. The shimmer, straight on, has a barely magenta base coloration. The shifting results for this one are very sturdy and the polish seems to be nice in any variety of coats. Over black or in diffuse lighting it’s going to present extra of the inexperienced coloration. It’s extremely glowy.
Royla Lee Patina has a mulberry base with gold-green duochrome iridescent shimmer. The colours mix collectively to create a wealthy brown-looking polish.
Royla Lee Regal is a cool lava pink with pink shimmer which shifts barely to gold. This can be a strong, basic pink polish. The shimmer isn’t tremendous distinguished.
Royla Lee Thimble is a foil end with a cool lavender blue base and silver-blue massive particle shimmer with a shift to magenta. This can be a actually neat foil end polish with a refined shifting impact.
Subsequent up is the January 2025 Polish for Paws launch. This sequence advantages animal-related charities. Royla Lee Newt Scootin’ Boogie will profit an amphibian and reptile conservancy group with $6 from each bottle offered. The title is a play on the nation offered Boot Scootin’ Boogie from the Nineties. It has a forest inexperienced jelly base with red-gold-green multichrome shimmer and holo microflakes. It’s famous as probably staining however I did not expertise that. I personally love polishes like this, particularly inexperienced. Not solely that, however I had pet turtles and frogs as a child! The inspiration of this one is from newts, however I by no means had one as a pet.
Subsequent is the 2025 Suicide Consciousness polish. Taylor’s beloved grandfather misplaced his battle with despair in 2005 and yearly she gives a polish that helps a suicide prevention charity. This 12 months $6 from each polish offered goes to The American Society for Suicide Prevention and the East Tennessee Basis. Royla Lee Deamflum is a pale indigo jelly with gold-green-blue multichrome iridescent shimmer. This polish is extremely glowy and has has the identical sturdy iridescent impact as Opalescent. It’s barely susceptible to effervescent and I like to recommend doing all coats in fast succession then ending immediately with a prime coat to reduce this. The title refers to a dream-like, calm state whereas listening to a waterfall.
Lastly I’ve the January 2025 Polish Pickup themed for the Masquerade Ball theme. Sadly the pre-order for this has handed and I solely bought an opportunity to share it on Instagram and Fb as a consequence of my laptop issues stopping a full video, however I believed I might share it right here anyway for reference. Royla Lee Shadows and Secrets and techniques has a purple-mauve jelly base with green-blue-purple multichrome iridescent shimmer. This one is extremely glowy! The polish was impressed by the “Unmasked” episode of Fairly Little Liars.
Now for stay swatches!
Royla Lee’s January 2025 Releases can be found for pre-order, together with a newly added California-fires charity, till January 19 at 6PM CST. My private picks from this assortment are Luxe, Patina, Thimble, and Newt Scootin’ Boogie for the wealthy colours and results. I additionally actually like Opalescent and Deamflum for the ultra-glow. Do you’ve gotten some favorites?
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Royla Lee (previously Wildflower Lacquer) is made by Taylor in Oklahoma. Discover her at:
Store: https://roylalee.com/
Social media:
Fb: https://www.fb.com/roylaleellc
Fb group, The Royla Tea: https://www.fb.com/teams/roylaleellc
The next merchandise and extra will likely be out there Jan 18-31 on the Little Field of Horrors (LBH) web site. LBH is a month-to-month store that’s open at 2pm central time on the 18th each month. Delivery begins on the fifteenth of the next month and they’ll mix a number of orders. Their themes are based mostly round Halloween, thriller, horror, sci-fi, and supernatural occurrences. They’ve a fb fan group the place you may sustain with all the small print of every launch.
Nightmare Gasoline – a deep blue to violet to pink to pink shifting crackle end multichrome. cap of 250, impressed by The Alp
Plasma Rising – Indigo Base, intense Violet/Crimson/Pink/Orange Aurora shimmer and pink reflective glitter. Cap is 200, impressed by Plasma Powered Pheonix.
Pneumatic Pegasus – Crimson/Burgundy Magnetic pull with a blue/violet aurora shimmer and vibrant lime inexperienced reflective glitter. Cap 300, impressed by A Steampunk Pegasus. The polish is a bit textured and can want additional topcoat or glitter grabber to clean. Proven with the horseshoe magnet velvet impact, it’s gorgeous!
All of my swatches are proven in two thick coats with topcoat and had no formulation points except in any other case acknowledged. All pictures makes use of a impartial coloration temperature bulb and white background with white bounce card. My nails are pure with no enhancements and no blurring/cream base, I’ve a reasonably distinguished VNL.
Adanola has collaborated with Kendall Jenner. We repeat: influencer-adored activewear label Adanola – the one which was based in Manchester circa 2015 and went viral for his or her slogan-adorned sweatshirts – has joined forces with the one and solelyKendall Jenner. Simply weeks after she debuted that killer jaw-length brunette bob in distinction to the earlier golden blonde type she rocked.
The end result? A thought of edit of activewear staples, basic sweats and elevated separates that spotlights Jenner’s prime picks from Adanola’s newest assortment. Styled by Carlos Nazario and shot by Sean Thomas in Los Angeles, it is the whole lot our January wardrobes want.
For those who’ve executed as little as opened your Instagram app over the course of the previous, to illustrate… three years, you will have noticed Adanola. You won’t realise it, however Adanola has been there. Not-so-quietly turning our lockdown-induced obsession with loungewear into one thing completely mainstay.
Adanola is now the prime contender on the activewear scene for cool and minimalist items that bridge the hole between figuring out and lounging about. Want motivation to get again into the gymnasium? Head to that yoga class? Be a part of Pilates? Adanola has acquired you.
The crux of Adanola’s success is straightforward. Each. Single. Merchandise on website matches the subsequent. A capsule athleisure wardrobe, if you’ll – the place each bit pairs completely each different (in addition to the vast majority of your pre-existing wardrobe.) And that is what we champion. The common lady will put on simply 20% of her wardrobe 80% of the time, however Adanola’s tonal collections push us within the sartorial course of a wardrobe crammed solely with garments we’ll really put on. And none that we do not.
Kendall’s assortment follows that precise rule, the place items observe a core palette of navy blue, burgundy, white and gray – and new launches make an look alongside a few of Adanola’s core merchandise. Working example: the Final Leggings in Navy, which have offered over one million items since they launched again in 2020, and the wear-everyday white crew socks.
(For those who’re questioning whether or not they’re price investing in, take it from an Adanola obsessive: they’re. The leggings have a seamless edging to make sure they by no means dig in, a flattering match, and are reduce in a buttery-soft cloth, whereas the socks are the thickest, comfiest which have ever graced my ft. I do not put on the rest).
Final Leggings – Darkish Gray
As for the brand new launches? The Final Strappy Sports activities Bra, Quick Sleeve Prime, and Seam Element Zip Pocket Leggings have all been launched in a brand new, vibrant cobalt blue colour-way which Kendall seems completely fab in. Stated colour-way has additionally been used on the Movement Outsized Sweatshirt, which you are just about assured to wish to reside in.
“I had a lot enjoyable capturing the brand new Adanola marketing campaign,” Kendall Jenner mentioned of the gathering. “Collaborating with such a proficient crew of creatives was inspiring, and the consolation and high quality of the brand new assortment made the expertise actually distinctive.”
“Kendall represents the fashionable Adanola lady — effortlessly fashionable, adaptable, and at all times on the go,” provides Hyrum Prepare dinner, founding father of Adanola. “We’re thrilled to have her convey our imaginative and prescient for this assortment to life, as she completely embodies the mix of type and performance we try for in each piece.”
Obtainable solely on Adanola.com from 7pm GMT on eighth January, the gathering is obtainable in sizes XXS to XXXL, with costs starting from £32.99 to £79.99.
Scroll for our full edit of the perfect Adanola X Kendall Jenner items so as to add to your wardrobe instantly.
HHC pre-order polishes and merchandise can be obtainable for pre-order January 14-21 on the Hella Handmade Creations store. Packages are typically shipped 4 to 5 weeks from finish of sale. Under are the contributions that I obtained forward of launch to share with you. Take a look!
I Crave Star Harm – a darkish blue to purple shifting shimmer base with silver magnetic pull. This one is sheer however on the proper angle and lighting, it may appear to be the bottom is blurple. I used LynB’s multi-magnet instrument for the impact, a unique look on every nail.
Enigmatic – Purple toned base with Iridescent chameleon Shimmer in pinks, purples, and blues with intense vivid blue silvery reflective. Impressed by mysterious winter nights, Cap 300. An absolute stunner of a polish, in case you like pinks, blues, purples and sparkly issues, this one is for you!
All of my swatches are proven in two thick coats with topcoat and had no components points except in any other case said. All images makes use of a impartial coloration temperature bulb and white background with white bounce card. My nails are pure with no enhancements and no blurring/cream base, I’ve a reasonably distinguished VNL.
After all of the indulging in Halloween sweet, Thanksgiving turkey, Christmas cookies and New 12 months’s cocktails, it is no marvel January has us craving salads and water. It is fairly frequent for folks to resolve to stay more healthy, and that features taking a break from alcohol for the primary month of the yr. It is truly the one “weight-reduction plan” that may’t damage you! It is superb what tasty non-alcoholic drinks you’ll be able to whip up with glowing waters, natural substances and fruit. You will really feel like a beverage director at your individual bar by the tip of the month!
