November Ipsy Glam Bag 2015

My Ipsy bag came at the very last second this month, hence the late post! But it was worth the wait because it came with some fun goodies! For those of you unaware of Ipsy, it's a monthly beauty subscription that costs just $10! It's my favorite subscription and I recommend it to anyone who likes to experiment with products before splurging on the full price. If you're interested in signing up or learning more, click here. 

November's theme is "Beauty Blast" and it came with the following...

• China Glaze Nail Polish in Soft Sienna Silks - This is a full sized nail polish, which typically retails for $8 (nearly the entire cost of the bag itself! great value!). This is a beautiful sparkly reddish-brown color that's perfect for fall and winter. 

• tre'Stique Mini Matte Lip Crayon in Chile Red - I enjoy getting lip colors in my Ipsy bags, and this seems like a bright color suitable for the holiday. It's formulated with Vitamin E and Monoi Tahiti Butter for moisture and antioxidant properties.

• Crown Brush Oval Concealer Brush #C224 - Rarely do I use concealer brushes, but I am a fan of Crown Brush. This is a synthetic bristle brush, perfect for applying cream eyeshadows or concealer (of course!).

• Smashbox Full Exposure Mascara - I've never tried this mascara, so I'm looking forward to using it. It's meant to be volumizing and lengthening. 

• Coolway Strong Hold Spray - This brand is totally new to me. This is just a travel sized hair spray. It claims to fight humidity and  make big hair without frizz.

What did you get in your Ipsy bag this month? Let me know! 

This Week #3

Top to bottom, left to right: Hubs & I at a friend's wedding//Fresh pedis//Overnight oats//I'm in a magazine!//Cinco de Mayo drinks//Best friend's bridal preview//Winnie @ 12 weeks//Signs of spring

Wow, I can't even believe this is week 3 of these posts! I know I said it on Facebook, but it is so true; the weeks fly faster than the days! This week was jam packed with lots of fun things. 

The week started off right with Cinco de Mayo. We had a big company-wide nacho bar at work, spearheaded by myself and fellow blogger/real-life friend/day job co-worker, Jeanette. It was a hit and definitely a good way to ease in to the week. After work Jake and I celebrated with his parents with some festive drinks (seen above). 

Also early in the week, my best friend invited me to join her for her bridal preview, also seen above. I won't show you any spoilers, but she looked seriously stunning. She's going to be such a beautiful bride! Her wedding is just a month away, and I'm sure there will be plenty of pictures in that weekly recap for you to get the scoop on her wedding day look!

As I took Winnie out for a potty break later in the week, I was shocked by how green our yard has become. It's been raining pretty steadily for the last 2 weeks, and while I can't stand the gloom for a second longer, I am happy it's finally bringing signs of spring to my neck of the woods. 

This week was been capped off celebrating Mother's Day with both my family and my husband's. My mother and sisters in law went out for lunch and pedicures - and funny enough, both my SIL's and myself picked green polish without knowing what the other was picking! (I picked China Glaze's "In the Limelight" if you're curious... my toes are the ones on the bottom of the picture) Today, we're spending the day with my mom - grabbing lunch and spending quality time together. It's nice to cap off the week with family - it's rejuvenating and relaxing. I wouldn't have it any other way!

Catch ya'll on Monday! 

Birthday Haul!

I mentioned in Friday's post that my husband and I celebrated my birthday shopping all over the place. We had a blast - I'm lucky to have a husband who enjoys shopping as much as I do. I found some goodies, and I allowed myself to splurge on myself as a birthday treat. I thought I'd share with you all what I picked up. The above shows some purchases I made, as well as some gifts!

• Rimmel Stay Matte Liquid Mousse Foundation - I've heard lots about this foundation, and as an avid lover of the Stay Matte Powder, I had to give this a go. I've tried it a couple times so far, and you'll hear more from me about this in a future post.

• Dior Creme De Rose Smoothing Plumping Lip Balm - Ya'll know I was lusting after this in February, and my sweet husband gifted this to me for my birthday. It's everything I thought it would be and more! I'm in love.  

• It's a 10 Miracle Leave In plus Keratin - I got this sample for free for spending over $20 at Ulta. I've never used anything from It's a 10 so I'm excited to try it!

• Mario Badescu Drying Lotion - I get the occasional zit, and I've heard this little bottle is all you need to zap any unfortunate spot. I haven't tried it yet, but I'm glad to have it in my army of acne-fighting products.

• The Body Shop Camomile Sumptuous Cleansing Butter - I've never tried any cleansing balms before, and this gem was half off so had to throw it in the bag.

• China Glaze: It's a Trap-Eze - It's not like me to grab a nail polish that isn't in the clearance aisle, but this one spoke to me! It has a milky base with multicolored glitter and it just looks awesome.

• RoC Daily Resurfacing Disks - I don't know what possessed me to grab these off the shelf, but I did and I'm excited to use them.

• Calvin Klein ck one mascara - This was my free Ulta birthday gift. This normally retails for $18, which is a pretty generous giveaway!

• Freeman Pineapple Facial Enzyme Mask - I'm a sucker for anything pineapple scented, and this mask smells SO good. I love facial masks, and I love pineapple... win win!

• Lush Prince shaving cream - I think this is actually geared toward men, but I wanted to try it out on my legs. It smells really earthy and nice.

• Lush Yuzu and Cocoa Bubble Bar - This smells divine. I take baths regularly so I treated myself to a new bubble bar.

I also got some lippies, too! My favorite!!! Lipsticks are listed left to right.

• Revlon Jungle Peach lipstick - This is one of the limited edition Legacy lipsticks, and unfortunately it doesn't look very good on me. It looks much more orange when on my lips. :(

• NYX Butter Gloss in Sugar Cookie - I am obsessed with these butter glosses. They're really hydrating and have great color pay off. Sugar Cookie is a really pretty hot pink shade, and I believe it's one of the new shades recently released.

• Revlon Snow Peach lipstick - Another Legacy lipstick and I absolutely LOVE this color. It's going to be great for summer. Swatches to come!

• NYX Butter Gloss in Angel Food Cake - This is another one of the new butter gloss shades. This is a my lips but better color, perfect for a neutral lip.

• NYX Butter Lipstick in Sweet Tart - I can't escape reviews of these everywhere. I finally picked one up and I really like it! 

• essence Stay With Me Long Lasting lipgloss in My Favorite Milkshake - I picked this up on a whim, and it's excellent!

• NYX Matte Lipstick in Street Cred - Another bright pink lipstick. I love a good matte lipstick, and this is completely shine-free. 

Have you tried any of these products? Let me know!

Merry Christmas | China Glaze - Twinkle Lights

Merry Christmas, everyone! I hope your day is full of family, love and laughter! Glazed Over will be back after the holidays, but for now - enjoy a peek of what I'm wearing for Christmas (China Glaze's Twinkle Lights).

Nail Polish Haul II!

This weekend I did a little shopping and ended up finding some awesome deals on nail polish. Not that I need any more (especially if you've seen part of my stash)... but you know, I couldn't pass up a good deal! I thought you might want to see...

TJ Maxx had an abundance of China Glaze polishes, for a total STEAL. I got each of these for  just $2.99! They typically retail for $7.50+! On the left is Twinkle Lights which is comprised of a clear base and gold, red and green glitter. This color is Christmas in a bottle! The middle is Some Like it Haute, a holographic blue/gray glitter. And on the right is Running in Circles, a gorgeous green glitter with subtle gold flecks. 

I have yet to try any of the Liquid Sand polishes and only the ones with glitter have caught my eye, so I grabbed a set while at TJ Maxx. The polish on the left is Get Your Number, an ocean blue with tons of glitter. The polish on the  right is Stay the Night which has a black base and pink glitter. It looks like lava - I can't wait to try this one out!

These last four polishes are from Big Lots and I got them for just $1 each! On the left is Sharon's Heart, a medium pink with fine golden shimmer. Next to that is Dazzle, a mega-glittery purpley pink. To the right of that is Bare, a purple-toned nude with a hint of white shimmer. Lastly, on the right is Winter Wonder, a complex color that looks greyish-blue, but is made up of gold, purple, and blue glitter.

I'm in love with all of these colors, and the best part about it is that I spent less than the normal retail price on every single one! 

Where do you find nail polish deals? Let me know in the comments below!

Quick Look: Sally Hansen - Grape Race

Here's a quick peek at Sally Hansen's Insta Dri polish in Grape Race. This is part of a limited edition collection that didn't seem to have a name, but it came out this past spring. This is a really beautiful milky purple creme polish. The application was effortless, and the nice thing about the brushes on these Insta Dri polishes is they have rounded tips which make it really easy to get every bit of the nail covered without making a huge mess (especially nice if you have a hard time staying within the lines!)

I really enjoy the Insta Dri line by Sally Hansen, and Grape Race is yet another that I love. I've received quite a few compliments on this color, and I have to agree - it's gorgeous!

The accent nail is a purple glitter crackle from China Glaze called Luminous Lavender. I don't like how this looks at all - really it just looks like I have weird chunky glitter on my nail. Truth be told, I'm over crackle polish but I hadn't ever tried this one and wanted it out of my untried stash. 

I topped this manicure off with a coat of Sally Hansen Insta-Dri top coat and wa-lah!

What are you wearing this Wednesday? 

Quick Look: China Glaze - Angel Wings

This is a (relatively) oldie but goodie polish, from China Glaze's 2012 Holiday collection. This holographic beauty is called Angel Wings. 

Angel Wings is my quintessential favorite polish - absolute holographic goodness; stunning in the sunlight and subdued (but still awesome) in normal lighting. It's a pretty gold holographic glitter that leans toward the green end of the gold spectrum. It reminds me of a muted Holo Yellow by Kleancolor.

I used two coats of Angel Wings followed by two coats of Sally Hansen Insta-Dri top coat. Beware, this polish is a MAJOR top coat hog. Even after doubling up on the top coat my nails still feel gritty instead of smooth. Not a big deal though, this is one gorgeous polish! Don't you agree?

Quick Look: China Glaze - Creative Fantasy

This was one heck of a polish to photograph. My camera insisted on making it look blue, and even in this picture which is ALMOST the right color, it still looks bluer than in reality. Creative Fantasy is part of China Glaze's Cirque du Soleil Worlds Away collection which had a lot of fun colors, but of which I own only one.  This polish is described as neon purple, and has a jelly finish (which I love). I'm wearing three coats, and topped it off with Sally Hansen Insta-Dri top coat. Just one coat is horribly streaky, and two is almost right. Three is the magic number. 

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(Funny side note - my husband took it upon himself to see if he could get the polish to photograph correctly... future nail blogger in the works?)

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China Glaze - Prism

I was so excited when this Prismatic collection came out. I love lots of glitter, and most of my stash is made up of various glitter polishes. However, I only ended up buying two from this collection - Liquid Crystal, and the polish you see here - Prism, and I can't say I'm sorry I didn't buy more.  These two are very similar polishes. 

One of the things I don't like about this collection is how easy it chips. It makes sense, I suppose. Thick glitter is way more brittle than most formulas, so one wrong tap of your nail and there goes half of the polish. I painted my nails on Saturday evening, and already I have some sizable chunks missing. 

I decided to add a layer of China Glaze - Crushed Candy to my ring finger as an accent, but it didn't crack very well. That's something I don't like about crackle polishes as well - if you paint them on even a tad bit too thick, they hardly crack (which is frustrating after you've already put enough work in to the bottom layers below it!) 

I put Prism on my toes too and I think it looks much better than it does on my hands. It doesn't chip as fast, and it's always fun to have sparkly toes in the summer time for flip flop weather. I think I'll solely use Prism and Liquid Crystal for pedi polishes from here on out.

Was anyone else unimpressed with this collection, too? 

Wet n Wild - Lady Luck

This is an older polish that has been sitting in my unused pile for awhile and I totally regret not pulling it out earlier! This gorgeous pink is two coats of Wet n Wild's Lady Luck. It's really summery and bright (although I couldn't quite capture it's true color... it's a bit darker than it looks)! I think it would make for a fantastic pedicure color! 

I hardly needed two coats as it looked great with just one, but I figured it would look richer with two. The application of this polish was truly awesome, too! I had no idea Wet n Wild polishes were so nice! 

I wanted to spruce things up a bit, so I peeked through my "nail inspiration" board on Pinterest and found a picture of a glitter gradient much like this one. I used an unnamed The Color Workshop polish that is a really pretty silver holo. It's really thin and spices up just about any manicure. This is my first attempt at trying to do a gradient mani, and I'm actually quite satisfied!

And just so you can see, here is a picture of what I used:

(Poshe basecoat, Sally Hansen Insta-Dri top coat, unnamed The Color Workshop holo, Wet n Wild - Lady Luck, China Glaze peppermint cuticle oil)

China Glaze - Electric Pineapple

It is a beautiful day here in southern Minnesota and as I looked through my pile of untried polishes, I started looking for something that screamed summer. That's when my eyes locked on a polish from China Glaze's 2011 Island Escape summer collection called Electric Pineapple.

In the bottle, this looks very neon, but once it's on it's more of a muted greenish yellow creme polish. I bumped a couple nails and messed them up, but regardless, I still really like how this color looks! This is two coats of Electric Pineapple, topped off with Sally Hansen's Insta-Dri top coat.

I added a couple purple rhinestones just for fun, and there you have it! A great color for summer!

So great in fact that I decided it was time for a pedicure, too!

And wa-lah, my toes are ready for flip flops! I really like the row of purple rhinestones at the top, which compliments Electric Pineapple nicely. I pressed the rhinestones on as the polish was close to dry, and then once it dried completely I put superglue around them to hopefully ensure they stay on awhile! 

What color are you wearing to welcome in the warm weather?

China Glaze - Dress Me Up

I still haven't finished testing out all of my polishes from China Glaze's Hunger Games inspired 'Colours From the Capitol' collection so I figured this weekend I would come back to them since it's been a couple weeks. This is two coats of Dress Me Up. 

I could have sworn this color was more of a dusty pink, but apparently my eyes were playing tricks on me. It looks much more like a light brown, with a very subtle hint of dusty pink. Even though it's not what I expected, I really like the color. It's professional and classy, but not really in season. This will make for a great autumn polish (as will some of the others from this collection, which I might hold on to until then!).  The application was surprisingly not-so-stellar. It dried really fast and was really globby, unlike most of the China Glaze polishes I have. Once it dries it looks fine, just a bit of a pain to apply. 

Was anyone else surprised this wasn't as pink as it appears in the bottle? Or am I just crazy?

China Glaze - Fast Track (and pedicure)

Today I am wearing another from the Hunger Games inspired Colours from the Capitol collection by China Glaze. This was the color I was most excited about when I first saw the line up for this collection, and even once I bought it. I love a good neutral polish, and this looks exceptionally beautiful as it's filled with small gold flake shimmer.While I do love this polish, I was disappointed with the application. It was really goopy and took a while to dry, and was even brushing off as I applied the top coat. It globbed up on the ends of my nails, and I thought for sure it would look awful once it dried - but actually, it looks pretty good despite the hell of painting it on (shocking for a China Glaze polish, in my experience). 

All in all, despite the application flaws, this is a great neutral polish. It has some oomph for a neutral - definitely one you can wear in a professional setting while still showing some personality. Plus, it looks really amazing in sunlight!

On another note, my future mother in law took me and my future sister in laws out for birthday pedicures (as our birthdays fall right around the same time). I picked out a bright purple from Color Club (which I didn't happen to catch the name of, unfortunately) and got a pretty flower painted on as well. I love getting a pedicure, and I'm really happy with how this one turned out! 

China Glaze - Liquid Crystal

Today I'm wearing a really great polish from China Glaze's new Prismatic Collection. This is two coats of Liquid Crystal. This polish features a stunning blue and purple duochrome base, filled with larger multicolored glitter. There are so many colors going on, but they totally work together! It is just as gorgeous on as it is in the bottle. I tried to stamp over the top with a neon blue Konad polish, but it was just too busy so I quickly took off the design and left this beauty bare. It's great left just how it is. 

I absolutely love shimmers and glitters, and when you throw duochrome in the mix - I am SOLD. I've got another from the collection, but I think I just might need to get the rest of them. 

What are your thoughts on China Glaze's Prismatic collection?

China Glaze - Foie Gras & Luxe and Lush

With all the hype of the Hunger Games still fresh, I had to try out another of my Hunger Games polishes! This is two coats of China Glaze - Foie Gras, with one coat of Luxe and Lush on my ring fingers for an accent nail. Foie Gras is the "District 10" polish, which specializes in livestock... soooo, I suppose this is supposed to look like livestock poo? Ha! Either way, I love this creamy brown polish, as well as Luxe and Lush - the "District 1" (luxury) foil. I think I will use Luxe and Lush quite a bit, because I love foils about as much as I love shimmer and glitter (which is to say, I love them a lot!) I'm so glad they're all the rage this spring! 

My roommate and I went and saw the Hunger Games at midnight Thursday night and it was so well done, and so true to the book! If you haven't seen it yet, you must! I'd definitely read the book before you see it, in case you haven't already. And pick up this amazing line of China Glaze polishes while you're at it, too!

China Glaze - Riveting

Long have I pondered the idea of switching my Tumblr nail account over in to a new blog - mostly due to lack of customization on Tumblr. Well it turns out today I finally made the choice that I just couldn't take it anymore. S0, welcome to Glazed Over, my blog devoted to all my nail exploits and adventures - an inside look at one of my favorite hobbies and collections. So let's just get right to it, shall we?

Today I'm wearing Riveting from the new Colours From the Capitol collection by China Glaze. This is a gorgeous orange-ish red polish that is extra shimmery, which China Glaze is always good at. This collection was made for the upcoming Hunger Games release, and I have to say this color perfectly captures how I envision Katniss' flaming dress to look. They really hit the nail on the head with this one. I've got my tickets to see the movie premiere at midnight this Thursday, so I figured I should wear the most enticing polish from the collection to celebrate the release! I used two coats and topped it off with one coat of Seche Vite. Application was flawless- I couldn't be happier!

Have any of you tried these new Hunger Games polishes?