Here's Opi mtc over Zoya Chantal from the Naturel Collection. 

Stamping image is from Born Pretty Store BP-30 

This next one is also one of my favorite matte manicures. 

This one is Opis mtc over Morgan Taylor "Berry Perfection" 

This stamping image is also from Born Pretty Store. This one is from plate BP-05

So, why do I love opi matte topcoat the best? Because it dries everything to such a smooth looking finish. In my own experience, some matte top coats leave a more waxy finish, especially over cremes. Sorry if you like the waxy finishes but I'm not much of a fan. When I saw what opi matte did over a creme I was sold. Fabulousness! (Yes I like making up fun new words) I use it over everything from cremes to shimmers and metallics. I can NOT get enough! Matte ALL the manicures! 

Do you enjoy matte manicures? Do you have a favorite matte topcoat? If you let me know in the comments! And dont forget you may use my discount coupon on bornprettystore.com to receive 10% off of non sales items. Bps button in the sidebar will take you right to them. 

Until next time. 

Xo, Lo

*I bought this* the polish shown in this post was purchased with my own resources. 

*press sample* the plates used are samples for review. 

As always all opinions are honest and 100% my own. 

I hope you enjoy this mani as much as I do. 

Do you enjoy stamping, or have a favorite brand? If you do leave me a comment. 

Thanks for stopping by!

Xo, Lo

You can purchase Zoya online here. 

*All items shown in this post were purchased with my own resources

Top: Pink Love  Bottom: Rose Crush 

They're both really pretty, what I would call rosy toned pinks. They're retractable pencils which is nice because I always misplace my sharpener! 

Next I have two new Twist & Shine moisturizing lip balm stains. 

Fresh Fig 

Gorgeous Peony

I was already a big fan of these so I was excited to get two more to add to my lippie collection. They're smooth and moisturizing while still having some color pay off. Gorgeous peony is just that, Gorgeous! 

Now onto the photo heavy portion of my post. The Modern Matte Lipstick line. This includes 12 shades! Ready? Here we goooo! 

Matte Blush 

Matte Tease

Matte Popular

The Modern Matte collection is nice. Some apply more creamy than others but all dry down to a nice matte finish. They take a minute or two to become fully matte, which I learned while taking these swatch photos. These are right after application some are not as set as others and have some shine, my apologies for that mistake. Back to the positive, I have a few absolute favorites, Matte Classy being number one. And of course Matte Style because I love a nice red lippie! I'm also loving Matte Popular and Matte It Girl and I've never loved such vibrant pink lippies before. 

Jordana you have changed me!

I hope you all enjoyed this post. You can find these online here or in drugstores that carry Jordana products.

Are you a lippie lover like I am? Are you planning on picking any up? Let me know in the comments! 

Xo,Lo

L to R: Fair Beige, Classic Beige, Golden Beige, Natural Beige

L to R: Creamy Natural, Honey Olive, Neutral Olive, Golden Olive

L to R: Golden Caramel, Toffee, Golden Toffee, Mahogany

I've only had a chance to wear these once, I tried it as a foundation and it lasted about 5 hours before I wasn't feeling it. I'll be using them as just a concelear and see how that goes! 

Next up are the Color Tint Blush Sticks! Here are the 6 new shades. 

L to R: Baby Pink, Hot Hot Hot, Peach Nectar

L to R: Rouge Romance, Golden Sheen (which has gold sparkles), Sunkissed

All of those swatches are straight from the tube and haven't been blended at all. They blend out really nicely though and can be built up. They have also have really light rose scent. I like them a lot! 

Onto the next! Fabubrow eyebrow pencils! Ugh a good brow makes me a happy girl. 

Here's the 3 new shades. 

Top to Bottom: Light Taupe, Soft Brown, Midnight Brown 

And last but definitely not least for this post are the 3 lovely new shades of Easyliner for eyes retractable eyeliner pencils! 

Top to Bottom: Blackest Blue, Khaki, Tantalizing Teal

So what do you think so far? See anything you like? Please stay tuned because the upcoming second half  is all about the LIPPIES! 

Xo, Lo 

*Press Sample

The views and opinions expressed in this blog are honest and 100% my own. 

"Such A Fake" Multi colored glitter in a gold shimmer base. 

"Violaceous Vase" Purple glitters in a light purple shimmer base. 

Now onto the glitters that I used as toppers!

"You Gotta Be Kitsch-ing Me" one coat over a black creme. 

"Still Life Strawberry" one coat over a white creme. 

"Daubigny's Garden" one coat over a white creme. This one is so cool, over a dark color the glitters shift to the bottle colors. 

"Sterling Sculpture" one coat over a teal base. 

"Th-Ink Outside The Box" one coat over a berry base.  If you know me, you know how much I love black and white glitter toppers... And this one is awesome! 

Last but certainly not least the micro glitters! 

"You Can Crayon My Shoulder" 2 coats + topcoat. 

"Color Me Abstract" 2 coats + topcoat. 

"Gogh With The Flow" 2 coats + topcoat. My favorite of them all, I think. Something about how good their micro glitters are gets me everytime!

What do you think of the new colors? Any stand outs for you? 

Over all I'm pretty happy with these. Everything applied and dried really nicely. Even the micro glitters which dry with a slight texture only need a single coat of Seche to be smooth. 

I'll have one more special Finger Paints post coming up next, see you then! 

Xo, Lo 

*These will be available to purchase at Sally Beauty Supply , February 2015.