My day at IMATS in NYC April 6, 2013!!

Hey everyone! So sorry I didn't blog in the month of March, it was a crazy month for me but I did constantly post on my Facebook: Nails Never Fails and twitter page @Nailsneverfail Anyway, today's post is different and special! This past weekend I attended the IMATS (International Makeup Art Trade Show) in NYC. For those of you that don't know, this is a huge convention where many cosmetic makeup, special effects makeup, brush, and makeup accessory companies come together under one huge roof. Many companies you might know that were at IMATS were Stila, OCC cosmetics, Inglot, Eye Kandy, and more. You can buy lots of stuff at discounted prices. They also have seminars, makeup tutorials, and contests there too. I went on Saturday which focused more on fantasy makeup and special effects. The place was packed and there were some long lines to shop at certain brands but I had a blast! There were also many beauty bloggers and YouTube guru's there. I met Julie G who is a very famous on YouTube and now has her own nail polish line. She was great! I will make a YouTube video of my haul but for now here are pics of my day at IMATS! I will definitely be going again next year!

Welcome to IMATS NYC!

The first station I hit!! Julie G cosmetics!! I picked up this collection!

Makeup artist at work!

Fantasy makeup competition!

Awesome makeup from one of the company reps!

Great brushes at great prices!

Eye Kandy Cosmetics!! I love these glitters!

More fantsy art at work!

Me having some face painting fun!!

Awesome models at the show!!

The famous Julie G! She was so nice!

She loved my horror pins on my jacket especially The Walking Dead pins! She's a huge Walking Dead fan!

Some Stila models! :o)

My nail polish haul from IMATS! I'll post a detailed video and swatches!

Jessie's Girl Glow Stix lip gloss! They have an awesome iridescent shimmer!

I can't wait to try these!

I picked up some Eye Kandy glitters with glue and a brush!

I picked up 6 Inglot lipsticks and some brush cleaner!!

I picked up a bunch of cleaners and makeup disinfectants from BeautySoClean.

 I had a great time at IMATS and if any of you went, please let me know what you hauled!! Thank you all for reading!!

OPI Liquid Sand Mariah Carey Collection review

Hey everyone! First of all I just wanted to thank all of you who entered my 900 facebook follower giveaway! I will have more giveaways soon! Today I finally have put together my review for the OPI Spring 2013 Mariah Carey collection Liquid Sand nail polishes. This liquid sand collection consists of four shades. They apply like regular nail polish but they dry to a matte, textured finish. I received a lot of compliments when I wore these at my job.

OPI Can't Let Go

First up is the shade Can't Let Go. This is a purple jelly base with purple glitter with small and large hex purple glitter. This is two coats.

OPI Get Your Number

Next is OPI Get Your Number. This is a blue jelly base with large and small blue glitter with some holo glitter mixed in. This is two coats. I was a little disappointed with this one. In the bottle, this looks so stunning and deep blue but on the nail it was lighter and I didn't get too much of the holo glitter on the nail. I might need more coats.



OPI Stay the Night

Next is OPI Stay the Night which is a black jelly base with small glitter mixed with larger red glitter. This is three coats. This was really pretty the first two days, then the red color from the glitter started rubbing off and just looked like silver glitter. I had to use three coats because two coats just looked grayish on my nails.

OPI The Impossible

Last but not least is OPI The Impossible. This was a pinkish jelly base with small, hex and star shaped pink glitter. As pretty as this looked on the nail, this one was a little annoying. This is two coats, it was very difficult to get the star glitter out the bottle and onto the nail. Then the star glitter dried but the ends were sticking up. The very next day one of the stars came off my thumb. Bummer. Next time I will try this with a gel topcoat to seal down the glitter.

All of these shades were surprisingly not that difficult to remove like other glitter polishes. Most of these lasted three to four whole days before they started chipping with is pretty good considering that you don't wear a topcoat with these. Some don't like the texture but I don't mind. Textured polishes look like a trend this year. I can't wait to check out the new Zoya textured polishes and compare them to these. Anyway, I think they are worth checking out if you haven't yet. I just thought they all looked prettier in the bottle than on the nail. What do you guys think of the textured polish trend? Thanks for reading!

 

Facebook 900 follower giveaway!!!

Hello beauties!!! I'm so excited to reach 900 followers on Facebook and as a thank you, I'm having a little giveaway!! Here are the prizes:

It's not much, just a little thank you to all who support my page and blog! I love communicating with you guys and I feel very grateful that there are cool peeps out there who actually care about me talking and posting pics about nail polish, nails, and nail designs! Here's the prize in detail:

Sally Hansen polish in Loves Me Not, an awesome purple green duo chrome

China Glaze Holiday Charms 2012 set

Julep glitter polish in America, Sephora polish in Reflecting Pond, and Sephora by OPI Who Let the Dorks Out? from the Glee collection

And also included is a brand new, full size Grapefruit Surprise Sugar scrub from Qtica. This giveaway is open to U.S residents 18 and over. Feel free to ask any questions. The giveaway ends Feb. 15 2012. Just fill out the rafflecopter below, I will choose a winner randomly and email the winner, so good luck and thanks again for following!!

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China Glaze Glitz n Pieces Review and swatches!!

Hello beauties!! Today I have a review and swatches of the new China Glaze Glitz n Pieces collection! This collection was just released and it consists of six shades that each have black horizontal bar glitter, small black glitter, and large black hex glitter mixed with additional single colored glitter. The look results in a 3D effect. I found this collection at a beauty supply store and I was so excited!! These are pretty awesome!

Razzle Me Dazzle Me has light pink small and hex glitter mixed with the black glitter. From far the glitter looks silver but it's definitely pink, here is one coat over China Glaze Go Go Pink:

 

 



Graffiti Glitter has green small and hex glitter mixed with the black glitter pieces. Here is one coat over China Glaze Refresh Mint: 

 

 



Mosaic Madness has blue small and hex glitter mixed with the black glitter pieces. Here is one coat over China Glaze Electric Beat:

Bling it on has purple small and hex glitter mixed with the black glitter pieces. Here is one coat over China Glaze Sweet Hook:

Next is Glitz N Pieces which has silver small and hex glitter mixed with the black glitter pieces. I found that this shade had larger pieces of hex glitter than the rest. Here is one coat over Zoya Purity:

 

 

And last but not least, here is Scattered and Tattered which is an orange almost coral colored small and hex glitter mixed with the black glitter. Here is one coat over China Glaze Peachy Keen:

 

 

 

I really like these glitters!! They are easy to apply and they apply nicely with plenty of glitter with just one coat! They do have a cool 3D effect. I loved wearing them and I look forward to wearing them more!! Here's my NOTD!!

 





I haven't seen these on sale yet at Sally's but I'm sure they will get them soon. What do you all think of these? Thanks for reading!! To share is to care!! :o)

Nails Inc. Leather, Crystals and skulls set featuring NOHO

Hey loves! Today I have a review of the new and exciting Nails Inc. Leather, Crystals, and Skulls set featuring the awesome leather effect nail polish in NOHO. So, I am a consultant at Sephora and we received this awesome set about a week ago. One of my directors sent me home with a set so I can play with it and train the other consultants on how to use the leather and crystals set. This is what the set looks like:

 

This set includes a black leather effect nail polish in NOHO, nail glue, two orange sticks, and little crystals and skulls to put on your nails.

 

First and foremost, the nail polish is so awesome!! I wore two coats over a regular basecoat. No topcoat because that would change the texture of the polish. The result is an awesome matte textured finished that resembles old leather.

 

 

 

Ok so not only does this look amazing, but the formula is great too! NOHO dries quickly and I wore this for 3 whole days before it even chipped! That's awesome because I'm lucky if I get one day without chipping on a matte nail polish.

So then I added some of the crystals in this set. I wasn't allowed to use all of them because I have to use this set to show others at my store or else I would have blinged out all of my nails!

 

The only bummer was that my nails were actually too narrow for the skull crystals that came with the kit. They were sticking out a lot and I kept getting it snagged in my hair so I took it off and just used the regular crystals. They were really easy to glue on, and they stay on until you soak them off! They come off easily, just soak the nail in polish remover for a minute and done! All in all this kit is amazing! I love it and I love the leather effect nail polish! Very cool!! This kit sells at Sephora for $25. What do you all think of this trend?