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Sigma Beauty: Extravaganza Complete Kit - Chrome

The Extravaganza Collection is a lavish assortment of hand-crafted brushes with luxurious,

specialty-plated ferrules. The Extravaganza Complete Kit – Chrome features 29 of our best-selling

brushes with hand-polished, chrome-plated ferrules and comes in a deluxe carrying case,

perfect for traveling and storage. Everything you need for a luxurious makeup application.

Brushes Included:

• E05 - Eye Liner: Create smooth and even lines. Use with gel or liquid liners.
• E10 - Small Eye Liner: Precise application of liner. Use with gel or liquid liners.
• E15 - Flat Definer: Sharp and precise application. Press product along upper and lower lash lines to create an easy thin liner. Works with gel, liquid or powder products.
• E20 - Short Shader: Concentrated color application. Apply color onto small areas of the eye such as the outer eyelid. Also use to smudge the lower lash line.
• E25 - Blending: Controlled blending. Blend colors together onto the lid with added control. Buff out harsh lines for a well blended effect.
• E30 - Pencil: Soften and smoke out lines. Soften pencil liners along the top and bottom lash lines, add shadow to line the eyes, or use to highlight inner corner of eyes.
• E35 - Tapered Blending: Controlled application of crease color. Using just the tip of the brush to pick up color, apply directly onto the crease and sweep through. Effect is blended, but defined.
• E40 - Tapered Blending: Soft blended crease. Using just the tips to apply color, sweep back and forth through the crease for a diffused and blended finish.
• E45 - Small Tapered Blending: Precise color application onto the crease. Picking up color with just the tip of the brush, apply intense colors to the crease to add depth and dimension to the eye.
• E50 - Large Fluff: Controlled highlighting. Apply highlighting shades onto the brow bone or upper cheekbone. Gives a soft and blended finish.
• E55 - Eye Shading: Even application of color. Place color across the whole lid for an even and strong application of product.
• E60 - Large Shader: Uniformly cover the whole lid with product. Apply cream shadow base or cream shadow for quick and even coverage.
• E65 - Small Angle: Create precise lining. Moves fluidly and easily across the upper and lower lash lines. Use with gel, cream or powder liners.
• E70 - Medium Angled Shading: Soft application of color. Use for brow highlighting or to blend the crease.
• F05 - Small Contouring: Contour cheeks. Buff and blend contour shades under cheekbone and jaw line for a chiseled look.
• F10 - Powder/Blush: Precise placement of blush. Use for powder application.
• F15 - Duo Fibre Powder/Blush: Soft blush application. Generates a diffused blush application. Works especially well with mineral product for a natural and delicate effect.
• F20 - Large Powder: Controlled bronzer application. Bronzing of the cheekbones and temple area. Using the flat side gives definition and control.
• F25 - Tapered Face: Exact product placement onto cheeks. Apply powder, blush or contour shades onto the cheeks and temples. Tapered shape gives exact placement of product.
• F30 - Large Powder: Even powder application .Uniform blending of powder products onto the face and body.
• F35 - Tapered Highlighter: Subtle highlighting. Apply highlighting shades onto the upper contours of the face. Diffused finish gives skin a natural glow.
• F40 - Large Angled Contour: Cheek application. Use the angle to softly contour the cheekbone. Can also be used to apply blush.
• F50 - Duo Fibre: Creates an airbrush effect onto the skin. Can be used with powder, liquid or cream products.
• F55 - Small Duo Fibre: Creates a controlled airbrush effect onto the skin. Use with cream or powder blush and highlighting products.
• F60 - Foundation: Smooth foundation application. Apply liquid or cream products such as foundation and primer.
• F65 - Large Concealer: Conceal larger areas of the face or body. Works well with liquid or cream products.
• F70 - Concealer: Conceal small areas. Conceal the hardest to reach areas such as around the nose and eyes.
• F75 - Concealer: Precise product placement. Use around the lip area to conceal when wearing bold lip colors.
• L05 - Lip: Precise application of color onto the lips. Use the firm edge to define and contour the lips.

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Would you wear this color?

Love this card #nailpaint #nailpolish #nailstagram

Ett foto publicerat av/Photo publiched by: Barry M Official Instagram (@barrymcosmetics) Nov 11, 2014 at 7:33 PST

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Black Friday

Sigma Beauty Black Friday Event

Free shipping for 48 hours with code: BF2014

The promotion will begin on November 27 at 12AM PST

and end at November 28 at 11:59 PM PST.

Happy shopping at Sigma Beauty

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Born Pretty Store Black Friday Event

10% off Code:  DPL91

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Born Pretty Store Image Plate Review and Manicure

Part 2 of the Born Pretty Store Image Plates, with a manicure.

Below are Image Plate BP-01 and BP-02 "swatched" with Konad Black on

paper. And I should just say that stamping on paper and nails is not at all the same

thing. But overall these two plates seem to stamp well. The finer details and the bigger

fields of color all look like they transfered onto the paper. I used a Konad stamper

and a soft silicone stamper. A harder stamper than what I used could have trouble

picking up the finer lines so I would recommend using a stamper of the softer sort.

Manicure -  - Nordic Nights

For the manicure I used China Glaze - Millennium, Metallic Muse and

Little Drummer Boy. I Sponged them on for a gradient effect. And then topped

that off with a thin coat of China Glaze - He's Going in Circles for a little sparkle.

I was imagening it as Snowfall on a Nordic Night glimmering in the starlight.

From BP-01 I used the reindeer image and stamped with Konad Black.

Born Pretty Store BP Image Plates

Pros: Images that stamp well

Cons: Some plates have too many images making them too close to eachother.

But I still feel that these two plates are a nice addition to my

Image Plate Collection. Even though BP-01 has limited use to it.

Don't forget to use my 10% off code: DPL91

when you shop your Image Plates at Born Pretty Store

Check out my First Post on this Subject - Click HERE

Image Plates sent for review

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Blog Sale - Nail Polish

Make me an offer for all of them or just some of them.

 Shipping from Sweden. Sold as is. No returns.

Payment with PayPal to: ida-pie (at) hotmail (dot) com

You pay fees. Orders and questions sent to above email.

Most polishes has only been swatched or used for 1-3 manis.
See fill lines.

1. Ozotic

2. Nubar  - $15

3. OPI

4. Misa

L-R: 529, Nubar 2010, Go On Green, Phazers on Stunning

5. Models Own - Beetlejuice +1

Emerald Black, Purple Blue, Pinky Brown, Golden Green, Aqua Violet,
(+1) Evergreen

6. Scotch Naturals (Water Polish)

Ingrediants: Water, Acrylic Polymer Emulsion, Butoxy Diglycol, 

Non Toxic Colorants Made in USA scotchnaturals.com

L-R: Base/Top Coat, Neat, Stone Fence, Seaboard

L-R: Hot Toddy, Ceasefire, Blood and Sand, Black Tartan

Make me an offer for all of them or just some of them.

Shipping from Sweden. Sold as is. No returns.

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Marias anniversary giveaway

The giveaway is open to anyone living in a country that allows

nail polish in the mail - it ends on November 24th 2014!

Click the link below to go to the Giveaway:

Marias Nail Art and Polish Blog: 3 year blog anniversary giveaway: 

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NEW! Born Pretty Store Image Plates 1-10 - Photos

Part 1 of the Born Pretty Store Image Plates

While I was on vacation a while ago I received an e-mail, from Tina over at Born

Pretty Store, asking if I wanted to review some of their NEW Image Plates. After

having a slow year on the blogging front I had to think about it. But only for a second

as I could not refuse such an offer. The plates came this week and and they look good.

If you are interested in getting any Born Pretty Store plates or other items

you can use my code: DPL91 for 10% off your purchase. Click the picture

to go to Born Pretty Store and the Image Plates. - Or Click HERE!

The Image Plates comes with a backing and a blue protective film that has to be

removed. It comes off easily. First plate BP-01 is Christmas themed with really

cute reindeers and I love the snowflakes. Plate BP-02 has floral and lace designs.

Plate BP-03 has 3 full nail designs and 6 smaller images. No real theme on this plate with flowers, cats and a pictureframe. Plate BP-04 is my favorite just looking at it. It has peacock designs and a dancing lady that is a bit too close to the center image. The curly thing at the bottom is also a bit too close. Odd ones are the flames and owl. I think they could have left those out because Plate BP-05 also has an owl. There's also a farao mask and Hamsa hand along with vine and leaf designs. Plate BP-06 has stars and moons and could maybe be called the cosmic plate if it weren't for the cross and gender symbols.

Plate BP-07 has an "inca-aztec-mayan" like feeling on the full nail design along with cute butterflies a long floral desing across the center of the plate and swirls at the bottom. Next one is BP-08 with a tribal/swirly desing at the top and star- and flower wines and a lotus design in the middle and a big butterfly and leafes and an other lotus like flower. Plate BP-09 has 4 full nail designs and 2 of them reminds me of Nordig Wool Jumpers. Last Plate is BP-10 has five smaller images at the top of the plate and a large pasly swirl image at the bottom of the plate.

If you are interested in getting any Born Pretty Store plates or other items

you can use my code: DPL91 for 10% off your purchase. Click the picture

to go to Born Pretty Store and the Image Plates. - Or Click HERE!

From what I understand bloggers have been reviewing and helping

Born Pretty Store to improve these Image Plates. And what I got is the

Revised set as it appears on the Born Pretty Store Website. In the following

posts I will do a review on how they stamp and I will show you manicures

using a few images from these plates. Starting with Image Plate BP-01.

Stay tuned for more...

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Blog Sale - Paper Craft - All must go!

De-cluttering

I'm selling stuff that I have no use for.
And I need to clear out some space.

Unused items!

Rensar i skåpen. Allt ska bort.

1. ZIG-ZAG Scissors 10,- SEK

2. Paper Set of 2 305x305 mm 20,- SEK

If you are interested please email me at ida-pie (at) hotmail (dot) com

More blogsales HERE

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Sigma Beauty's Holiday Value Sets

This season Sigma is offering 6 Limited Edition Holiday Value Sets.

Gilded Glam Holiday Set – $37.00 ($47 Value)

*Includes Slip Lip Gloss, Provoke Eye Shadow Base,
Heavenly Blush and Gilded Loose Shimmer

The Dashing Duo Holiday Set – $53 ($67 Value)

*Includes the Sigma Spa® Cleaning Glove (black)
and the Dry’n Shape®

Shine Bright Holiday Set – $56 ($69 Value)

*Includes P86 Tapered Precision™, F10 Powder/Blush brush,Mellow Blush and Brilliant Shimmer Cream

Kiss Me at Midnight Holiday Set – $53 ($67 Value)

*Includes Smoke Screen Eye Shadow Palette,E06 Winged Liner™ and Wicked Gel Eye Liner 

Stop + Stare – Top Sellers Brush Set – $76 ($96 Value)

*Includes F25 Tapered Face, F05 Small Contour,E55 Eye Shading, E30 Pencil and E25 Blending

Top That – Sigma Exclusives Brush Set – $97 ($122 Value)

*Includes E21 Smudge™, E57 Firm Shader, F64 Soft Blend Concealer™,
F80 Flat Kabuki™,  P88 Precision Flat Angled™, E34 Domed Utility™
and E38 Diffused Crease™

Happy Shopping!

Photo Credit: SigmaBeauty.com

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Sigma's Promotional Code for November

The Sigma Beauty 10% off code for your entire

purchase throughout the month of November is: NOV2014

Check out one of my favorite Face Brushes from SigmaBeauty.com

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