Magic Hour at Summit

Having had two recent mini-manicures at The Summit (and loving them!) I was thrilled when they called to invite me to the launch of the latest collection from Jane Iredale. Magic Hour is a fabulous array of products that really make your skin glow.

Amanda started me off with a mineral base and some under eye concealer. Then she used a gold-flecked stick highlighter to enhance my cheekbones, followed by the amazing Moonglow bronzer to contour. My eyes were done with an eye shadow trio called Golden Girl, gel eyeliner (applied with a really unique ergonomic brush), and brown mascara. A melon lip stain/gloss duo added a pop of bright to the end result.

I was very pleased with the line. Jane Iredale has a light feel to it and I loved the dewy glow the highlighter gave my cheekbones.

Thanks again to The Summit in Halifax for a fun treat!

XOXO
Glitterary Girl

Brazil by OPI

Halifax in February doesn't exactly conjure up images of a summer carnival, but we'll take any distraction we can get. Paint me warm, pretty please?

I had to throw my cute Valentine's Day card in there. 

The wonderful staff at The Summit  invited me to the launch of the spring/summer OPI polish collection - Brazil. The colors were a great balance of brights and neutrals. Although I couldn't bring myself to fully commit to a full-on summer mani in minus five degree temperatures, I did have a tiny accent nail in a summer bright!

It was hard to choose from all the great colors, but I went for Taupe-less Beach with an accent nail in Live.Love.Carnival.

The Summit was a fabulous experience - relaxing and fun. I was sent home with a mini polish in Amazon...Amazoff that I can't wait to try on. It looks so pretty!

Thanks again to The Summit for inviting me!

XOXO
Glitterary Girl

Gwen Stefani for OPI

Just in time to perk me up from the winter blahs, I got an e-mail from The Summit on Spring Garden Road inviting me to the launch of the new Gwen Stefani for OPI nail polish collection.

It was so hard to choose my manicure, as all of the colors looked amazing. I finally decided on gold (Love.Angel.Music.Baby) with a black accent nail (4 in the Morning). No top coat needed!

Indoor lighting

The finishes on these shades are very unique. Love.Angel.Music.Baby is a gorgeous matte gold. It looks like it would be gritty to touch, but it's actually very smooth. I keep wanting to change the name of this polish to Rich Girl though...

The finish on 4 in the Morning looks like smooth matte leather. Apparently when you add a topcoat (which is not how the polishes were designed to wear), you can see tiny gold flecks in it.

Susan (spa owner) was a pleasure to chat with during my mini manicure and the attendees left with a mini polish to try at home. I got Hey Baby- a  creamy hot pink. I feel like I already have a few polishes similar to this one, but a girl really can't have too much pink, can she?

Thanks to The Summit for having me!

XOXO
Glitterary Girl