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Opaque, lime green crème. Unsung British rock hero. I love this shade of acidic lime green. It will pair amazingly with navy, white and gold. Per my usual I start with Butter London 's Nail Foundation and 2 coats of Jaded Jack . Two coats is all it took for pure opacity. I wait 2 minutes between each coat and finish with Butter London 's Hardwear topcoat. The creamy finish is mostly matte, there is a little sheen but I could see the finish dulling quickly, another reason I added a high shine topcoat.

It should come as no surprise that purple is a colour worn by royalty. Fabrics of this shade adorned emperors of the ancient Grecian city, Byzantium as well as Rome. Since I feel like royalty when I wear ChromeGirl Nail Lacquer, it was only fitting that I swatch a purple shade. I decided to switch it up. Usually I wear the brighter shades on 8 nails with a 'bland' shade on my ring finger nails but with this look 2gether Forevs is going to be the one that pops. *BAM* Click image to enlarge.

If you remember, my excursion through CosmoprofLV lead me to Color Secrets , a multi-purpose lacquer line from a conscious brand, offering a full array of fashion forward colors that are always on trend, beautifying nails at the same time treating them with the utmost care. I was offered two bottles from this 3-free line of nail lacquer, to review and provide swatches and you can discover the additional 66 shades on their site for only $2.99. Click picture to enlarge for detail. I am featuring Miss Congeniality first. It is  constructed of a neon pink translucent shimmer base with small iridescent glitter. This lacquer covers quite opaquely with only 2 coats. I added a top coat to lock in shine and it lasted 2.5 days before it chipped and I wore it while toting wedding gowns for Brides Against Breast Cancer for 4 hours!

You know how important I believe it is that we clean our makeup brushes weekly so I wanted to offer you some best practices that I follow. Bottom line: Treat your brushes the way you treat your face, gently. Using tepid to warm water is best and keep your brush bristles facing down while rinsing. You do not need to flood the brush head with water and don't ever soak your makeup brushes. Soaking will loosen the glue and your brushes will fall apart.

Click image to enlarge for detail. Aptly named Multi Rhinestone Drama Necklace , this beautiful piece has been crafted by Juicy Couture . Collar style, it starts with round raspberry stones followed by a strand of smokey charcoal in pear shape. Bright pink pairs with raspberry as the only 2 strands to extend all the way to the lobster claw clasp. Two rows of 'diamonds' take the visual weight off of this necklace and ground the look. With turquoise blue perfect for saying I do! And the green.... those pale 'emeralds' are exactly what this necklace needs to be over the top glamourous and still denim fabulous !

You responded so well to my first Drugstore Favourite post, that I thought I would give you another one! This week I am teaming up with with the lovely Livi from Beau Maquillage . For those that were passing notes forgot most some of your French class, it translates to Beautiful Makeup! Make sure you check out her blog, she features products from the UK. As you are well aware I love CVS. I think it is a combination of the clean well stocked, well organized store and the Extra Rewards program. I mean, who doesn't love free 'cash'?! So I am going to share with you my 5 favourite Summer drugstore items, which have all been purchased from CVS. In no particular order: Click images to enlarge. Physicians Formula Matchmaker Bronzer, Light. This is the perfect bronzer/contour powder for those that want to introduce themselves to that technique or are looking for a light 'tanning' powder. I chose Light Bronzer since I am quite fair. The product comes easily off...

New product release: Today is a very exciting day! Butter LONDON has entered the cosmetics market in a huge way! They reached out to me and asked if I was interested in trying some new products and YEAH! I was SHOCKED when I received this box full of treats and treasures to create an entire Jaded Jack 'look', 9 full sized products in total. Join me and let's rock these colours!