today's look: in CND

I've received these CND samples to review

SpaPedicure Marine Salt Scrub and Colour & Effects nail polishes in

Raspberry Parfait #519, Eclectic Purple #536, Plumville #534, and Violet Shimmer #558

When I received these beauties all I could say was "Wow I LOVEEE THEM!"

They were essential needs for any girls and/or women.

Style finishes off with eclectic nail colors and arts

to add more perfection: we need scrub to polish and make our feet and hands gentle/smooth

this is Raspberry Parfait #519 the one marked in star

and Violet Shimmer #558

CND says that this is just like how we get dressed up

"Colours are the clothes-Effects the accessories."

So play it however you'd like to get dressed up in your own unique and personal styles

the one I've got is the Shimmer category for "more dramatic" effects.

the Raspberry color was very adorable and sweet reminding me of sweet 16

it's bright enough but not like HOT pink if that makes sense to you? ;)

it had been picked as allure's editors choice award

I can get the feel why this has claimed the winner throne and marked the best color.

the violet shimmer was very romantic.

it had this aura that made the colours appear way different than just the colours by themselves.

with this effect ON, the colours become mysteriously beautiful like in the fairy tale mood

This is the Plumville #534 the one on the very right from the third line from the very below

My grandmother applied this color for her pedicure with me

this color was more mature plum shades than the brighter ones

sophisticated and very charming

this Eclectic Purple was very feminine and attractive to me

and I loved all of these bottle shapes

they were ergonomically designed so they were easy to reach to and hold in palm of hand with comfortable grip

There are 50+ colors to choose from at www.cnd.com

The brush made it so easy to apply and that's why my grandmother & I liked them even more

the brush made the full, even, and smooth coats of application

the colors of course were all so gorgeous

and if you want darker and the colors to last a little longer, two thin coats are needed

but I applied once and they looked so great!

they dry really fast and CND's benefits are the 3 frees-no toluene, formaldehyde, or DBP (Dibutyl Phthalate)

*Turn bottle upside down & roll between your palms to blend the colors

Colour- .33 fl oz bottle $9.00 / $11.30 CA

Effect- .33 fl oz bottle $11.00 / $13.80 CA

First off I wanted to apologize that I hadn't had my digital camera or DSLR with me to provide higher resolutions, but with that strong lighting my galaxy s was best I could find!

my grandmother took these photos while I was still painting and drying my nails

afraid of getting them marked by wrong movement

so the above picture is with the colour & effect altogether

pinky, middle: Plumville

ring and index: eclectic purple

thumb: raspberry parfait

left: colour & effect both

right: only colours

the difference is of course more luminosity and shimmering

and the colours became more violet aura added+

I love wearing different colors for different fingers for mixed look

next time I'm trying to paint all of my nails in Raspberry Parfait and add black nail polish to make some leopard print nail art :) If I do, then I'll upload those pictures of course

FIRSTLY the smell is awesome

I think I can fall asleep right away at this hour (it's 7:52 PM here) after I've just washed off my scrub

SECONDLY the color:

this is also purple + blue-ish beautiful shades

I feel like I'm at the beautiful ocean

able to see the clear water to see the fishes and lively animals swimming across my feet

THIRD: the polish

it wasn't too rough as I'd expected from the "Salt Scrub"

I had to stir the contents before use and then to scrub it all over my foot & leg (dry your foot and lower leg!)

It instructed for me to massage for about 3-5 minutes. I did it for about I think.. 2-3 minutes

but still I got the best results I could.

LASTLY the finish feel

ah-mazing

and after I've used it says on the paper that it can be used all over my body as well

tomorrow the first thing I'll do is to put this in my personal locker at the spa I go to daily

it is so smooth and today I've got my new platforms and walked in that 4 inches all day long

so i had a tired feet

now i don't see that rough lines occurring from wearing heels

but instead i've got such gentle and grease-less touch of skin

it sure had exfoliated out my dead skin cells

just love so much about these key ingredients of Mineral and Dead Sea Salt, Sunflower Seed Oil and Vitamin E

the price is $43.50 US/ $52.40 Canadian for 18 oz

[image credits & thanks to Creative Nail Design and Red-PR]

to find your perfect shades go visit Creative Nail Design at

www.cnd.com to find nearest distributor

first giveaway: Hard Candy

I am happy to announce that we have a first giveaway!

Please read the post below "Today's look: in Hard Candy" where I wrote a review of products I received from Hard Candy.

If you did, then you now know that I had received mermaid teal mascara, plumping serum lip gloss & glittering silver eyeshadow for reviews.

Now Hard Candy is giving these exact same three products to one lucky winner!

All you have to do is follow all of these 4 instructions:

1. Follow my blog here on google connect & on bloglovin (sign up is easy!)

2. Follow Hard Candy's facebook and/or on twitter

3. Follow pink.lemon.in.crystal in facebook and/or on twitter

4. write in comment: your email address and in about one good sentence tell us why you would like to win these hard candy products :)

Good luck to everyone

this event is opened to all U.S. and Canada residents.

The event will be closed down on the 28th of January.

One lucky winner will be picked randomly.

I am so excited to share such amazing products with you my followers & readers !

1,000 lashes-fiberized lash weave mascara in mermaid teal

Eye Def

Plumping Serum- Fat Pout Lip Gloss

(1 lipgloss- read my review post right below this to see the color for yourself!)

all product images from http://www.hardcandy.com/



today's look: in Hard Candy

You can find Hard Candy in Walmart

Every item is within $10 or less

with an affordable price like this you wouldn't believe how amazing the colors are in variety and in cute forms

I've received glittering eyeshadow, plumping lip gloss and mermaid teal mascara

the colors were all eye-catchy and so I LOVE them of course

for the lip gloss, i applied some concealer on first and applied the plumper after

look at that naturally glowy and pouty lips

it has this breezy kind of numb-y feel like all the plumping gloss do

it feels like you are getting volumized lips by instance

the shadow, i thought it will be too much if i applied and brushed it with that liner

so i applied tiny dots across my eyelids and applied it with my shadow brush

therefore i got glittery shade just about in right amount

you can't really see it clearly in the pictures

but i applied mermaid teal mascara on one side

and on the other side i applied my originally black mascara first and then put on teal

both were about the same in color effect

teal color wasn't too bright to make you look costume-y for Halloween

but it was just a little add of pop color to brighten up the day look

the brush was thick reminding me of BadGal from Benefit which is one of my favorites

i love volumizing mascara for the fuller effect

it makes your eyes look bigger and clearly showing your eye colors

1,000 lashes-fiberized lash weave mascara in

divine purple, underground brown, primer,

midnight black, mermaid teal (mine), lush green,

indigo blue, heart throb pink

 

 

 
eye def-high def glittering cream eye shadow

plumping serum-fat pout lip gloss

all american girl, cake walk, dunes, girl next door, girly girl, jellyfish, life preserver, material girl, nude beach, pink lady, uptown girl

 

 

 

 

all product images from http://www.hardcandy.com/

check out their official page and go check out the colors for yourself at Walmart! :)

today's look in: revitalash pt. 2

remember this post when I received mascara, revitalash, and revitabrow for reviews?

well two weeks have passed now and I'm finally ready to tell you my experience

honestly, i hadn't used every single day for all of those products

but i tried to use revitalash as much as i could (i mean the days, not the applying times)

i've used about a week (two days and i forgot the other day and then the other day because it was too late...etc.)

so far i loved the revitalash and mascara

before my lash was about 4 mm (might be longer than that but measuring it with your 30 cm ruler is too hard)

and now even though i hadn't used every single day for two weeks to notice,

my eyelashes still grew and became 7 mm.

as you can see here, my eyelashes look fuller than before.

so the lengthening isn't the only effect i found

mascara: it doesn't clump (one of you asked!)

those  mascaras which do clump, they make your eyelashes look so full like as if you have applied the fake eyelashes

this one is very smooth when you apply so it doesn't feel that sharp but more like a roller

the color was very natural (not fake-y)

so if you go for natural looks, then this is your type!

revitabrow, i just started using it since yesterday

i loved how all the products were so easy and smooth to apply

and i'm sure in a matter of time, i'll see my eyebrows in more naturally fuller effects

(you know some parts of eyebrows need retouch because the hair is all grown differently right?)

check out http://www.revitalash.com/ for more precise info.

hope my review helped to those of you who were interested in growing your eyelashes and in makeup products

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photo diary part:

i love photography

and as many of your favorites, one of my daily readings is of course The Sartorialist

i've purchased this book few weeks ago and marked all of my favorite looks

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