Beauty Blog Coalition Weekly Round Up - August 17th, 2013

Mama Fashionista: Find out why Quinn says it's a Lavanila Summer!

TheFabZilla: Hello Gorgeous! TheFabZilla reviews Alima Pure makeups- for the naturally gorgeous you.

Beauty Professor: The Beauty Professor interviewed Australian beauty line creator Napoleon Perdis...read all about it here!

BeautyTidbits: Harshleen reviews one of the new arrivals from Midnight Velvet's Fall collection and is also giving away a $50 gift certificate to Midnight Velvet!

Painted Ladies: Sheila has found a blush by Physicians Formula that gives good glow without breaking the bank.

Fabulous Awesomeness: Hey gorgeous, hold on to that old toothbrush! Mina Slater shares 7 ways to use a toothbrush for beauty!

My Highest Self: Enter to win a Vitabath Prize Pack (Body Wash, Lotion, and Fragrance Mist of your choice)!

Lola's Secret Beauty Blog: Ever on the quest for the best anti-aging powerbroker? If so, then meet The Organic Pharmacy Collagen Boost Mask! It's remarkable!

D.G.S.Beauty: Looking for a new pair of false eyelashes? Eylure has some awesome falsies perfect for anyone.

Beauty by Krystal: Summer isn't over yet, check out this glamorous teal and gold nail art how-to

My Newest Addiction Beauty Blog: Laura from My Newest Addiction Beauty Blog shows us the IT Cosmetics Limited Edition 6 Piece Vanity Brush Collection.

Nuts 4 Stuff: If you're looking for a delicate scent to embrace seduction, Mary B. of Nuts 4 Stuff shares L'Occitane's fourth La Grasse fragrance review with Vanille & Narisse Eau de Toilette!

Beauty by Miss L: This week Miss L showed this very simple Fall manicure.

Pammy Blogs Beauty : Pammy Blogs Beauty has stumbled upon her new favorite skincare device!!! Another sonic/spinning brush? Not this time! Introducing the totally unique FOREO LUNA cleansing device!

Geniabeme: Do your own ombre dotted nails with my easy tutorial!

Midnight Manicures: Jeanie shares with you her swatches and review of the Zoya Cashmere Nail Polish Collection. Enter the giveaway to win a collection.

Lipgloss Break: It may take a little longer, but beauty school pedicures are relaxing! Check out my review from my latest trip to the Aveda Institute.

Icy Nails: Icy Nails shares a review of the Ageless Derma Stem Cell and Peptide Anti Wrinkle Cream.

Painted Ladies: Do you or someone you know have Celiac Disease? Sheila tells you why it's important to go gluten free with your beauty products.

The Advice Sisters Beauty/Fashion/Lifestyle: Braids were everywhere on the Fall runways at Fashion Week. The Advice Sisters offer you a how-to video fro, AVEDA, for an easy and sophisticated wrapped braid look that's appropriate for more than just schoolgirls!

In Her Makeup Bag: Stephanie shares her top four drugstore products for a totally flawless complexion!

Blushing Noir: The Fall 2013 Nail Polishes from Laura Mercier have me Bewitched!

Beauty 101: Looking for the best way to customize your Alcone at Home Palette? Casey from Beauty 101 explains the process and even shares a way to save big on products!

China Glaze Tranzitions Collection!

Hello Beauties!

I am slowly working my way through my box of untried polishes, and I have been skipping over this interesting little collection. Today I have four shades from the China Glaze Tranzitions collection to share. 

Ill be completely honest, this isn't that special of a collection, but it is kinda cool. So here is how it works, You paint your nails with any of the Transitions colors, and then when you add the regular China Glaze Fast Forward Top Coat, it will change the color of your polish. This can be handy for a quick and easy nail art like stripes or polka dots. What I think is neat - I don't typically change my polish during the week. So I now have a super fast and easy way to change it up mid-week if I want to.

These all still offer the same wonderful formula, as well as a nice gloss finish with out any top coat. Also the polishes dry fairly quickly on their own, with no top coat. 

So on with the photos already!

Now all of these are 2 coats of the colored polish, and then the right half (darker) is one coat of the Fast Forward Top Coat.

China Glaze - Split Person-Nail-ity 

A very pretty pink turns into an even prettier rose pink

China Glaze - Modify Me

My favorite from the collection - It starts as a lovely periwinkle and then changes to a bright violet 

China Glaze - Altered Reality

A pretty green shimmer turns to blue

My least favorite of the bunch, although still very pretty. I feel like the transition is the least noticable

China Glaze - Shape Shifter

Another favorite. This starts out as a steel color with blue and purple tones and turns to this awesome bold dark blue/purple shimmer.

Have you tried any of the polishes from this collection? What was your favorite?

*This product is an item I purchased with my own money. I was given no special consideration or compensation for writing about or using this product

Beauty Blog Coalition Weekly Round Up - August 10th, 2013

Fun Fierce Fabulous Beauty Over 50!: Find out why Sephora's $16 Black Magic Palette is getting rave reviews!

Mama Fashionista: Quinn shares her latest and greatest favorites from Smashbox Cosmetics!

Lola's Secret Beauty Blog: The Organic Pharmacy Rose Plus Marine Collagen Complex is a potent and highly effective anti-aging product that REALLY beats the competition!

BeautyTidbits: A super-hydrating lip gloss and an anti-aging lip serum all in one? Say hello to the new Vitality Lip Flush Butter Glosses from It Cosmetics!

Painted Ladies: Find out how Summer's Eve makes it easy to be fabulously fresh and enter to win a $100 Spa Finder gift card.

Peppermint Lips Beauty Blog: MAC Impassioned Lipstick Review, Dupe & Swatches!

TheFabZilla: TheFabZilla officially ends her summer posts as she looks forward to fall. Check out what made it to her top 10 most loved products this summer!

Luminous Lacquer: Borrow and wear Designer Jewelry? Very awesome! Check out her review of RocksBox!

Midnight Manicures: Do you subscribe to monthly beauty boxes? Jeanie shows you her favorite, Wantable.com, and why she ended up with 2 boxes this month.

Beauty by Miss L: This week Miss L did a purple & golden manicure.

Geniabeme: The ladies of Makeup Wars are having a Color War! See what products I picked for the color purple!

D.G.S.Beauty: D.G.S.Beauty shares her customized wristbands. Learn where you could a wristband of your own.

Advice Sisters Beauty?Fashion/Lifestyle Website: Alison of the Advice Sisters explores a bunch of beauty tools to DRY For!

The Stepford Witch: Looking for a radiant setting powder that doesn't break the bank? Check out this week's review of Mary Kay's Translucent Loose Powder.

Beauty 101: Looking for the best products to create the perfect nude lip? Casey from Beauty 101 has you covered!

A designer jewelery try and buy? RocksBox Review!

Hello Beauties!

While I was away I had the opportunity to sign up for RocksBox. If you're a subscription box junkie like I am, I know you're already interested! This one really is awesome!

With Rocksbox you receive 3 pieces of designer jewelry, averaging over $200 per set. These pieces are matched, so you can wear them all together or individually. You get up to 60 days to wear your jewelry, decide if you wish to purchase them, or send them back for a new set!

I think this is a very fun subscription to try out. I find that I tend to get bored with my jewelry, I will wear it constantly for a couple of weeks, and then I am looking for something new or different. So Rockbox is a much less expensive option for someone like me. If I do find something that I cant live without, as a member, I can purchase that item 20% off of the retail price.

When you open your envelope you find this super cute box!

These are the pieces I received in my last box!

GorjanaTaner Bar Small Necklace in Sterling Silver
CC Skye Double Header Pave Spike Bracelet in Silver
Lucas Jack Geometry Earrings in Rhodium

What makes RocksBox so fun, is that you can easily send your current box back for a new one anytime, up to 60 days. When you get your box, it comes with a prepaid postage return envelope. SO you just pack everything back up and withing a couple of weeks you have something fresh and new! They have a email notification system that is very handy as well, and you only get emails to let you know whats going on, such as; when your returned box was received, when your new one is on your way, and when you are near your 30 and 60 day marks.

The details? www.RocksBox.com

The Monthly membership fee is $19/month, $17/mo for 6 months, or $15/mo for a year. With any of these options you can cancel at anytime and they will refund the remaining share of your membership. You can also receive credits for your purchase by referring friends or family and also by sharing photos of you wearing your jewelry on Instagram or FaceBoox and tagging Rocksbox.

Have you tried RocksBox? What do you think of it?

• This is a free sample given to me by the manufacturer or from a PR company. Affiliate links are used in this post. Affiliate links give Luminous Lacquer a commission when you click and purchase something from that link. It's just like a retail associate who works on a commission basis. When you shop through an affiliate link on Luminous Lacquer you help support the site.

Im Back! And with wedding and honeymoon nails!

Hello lovelies!

Would you look at this? I am finally back from my little hiatus! I am back for good, I guarantee it!
The events leading up to the wedding, and the few months after have been very busy, and crazy to say the least. Things finally slowed down and are back to normal, well, normal for us at least. I am back to a blogging schedule, its a little rocky, but I am just about back into the full swing of things.

So, what has happened? This post is to share a little bit of that! On March 31st, RJ and I got married here in Scottsdale, AZ. It was pretty freaking awesome! Here are a couple photos to share!

This photo was a lot of fun - We actually got to sit/lean on my dads car! Why do we have wedding photos with camaros? My parents are one of the founders of the Arizona All Gens Camaro Club. So, we tag along on some of the events, and trips, one of which being the annual Laughlin run. This specific event was where we spend our dating anniversary's, and happened to get engaged at as well! Needless to say, it was special to have some photos with the camaros!

I'm sure the next thing that comes to mind is, what did you do for your nails?! A lot of my friends sure asked me a lot while we were getting close to the day. Yes, I did my own nails for the wedding. 

I used about 4 coats of OPI Care to Danse?, which is an amazing lilac sheer. I am very happy that I picked this one up while the collection was still out. The glitter gradient was done with Color Club Sugar Plum Fairy. It made for a very pretty and subtle mani that was just perfect for the day.

We left for our honeymoon the next day, Disneyland! Would you be surprised if I mentioned that I actually changed my mani in our hotel room in CA? Yup! I had nail polish, a dotting tool, and remover wipes on our packing list! I had to have some kind of awesome Disney related mani while we were there! Some of the ticket takers at the park gate comment on them several times!

I used all Zoya in Blaze, Storm, and Purity for this mani!

Theres some of the awesome of what has happened while I was gone. The rest was work, life, and just plain being crazy busy! I really appreciate all of your patience and sticking with me while we worked on getting things back to normal.