Peacekeeper Cause-Metics Grateful Polish

I contacted Peackeeper Cause-Metics because I haven't seen any reviews of their polish line and they sent me Grateful to try out. It's a metallic rosy purple with a nice formula. This is 3 coats.
Peacekeeper goes into great detail about all of their ingredients! From their website:

PeaceKeeper Nail Paints are made without Toluene, Formaldehyde, Acetone, Phthalates, Parabens, or FD&C/Lake Coloring in our products. And, PeaceKeeper does absolutely NO ANIMAL TESTING!

Since nature does not make a “real” fire-engine red, you will not find reds of those tones in our line. Fire-engine reds are made with FD&C coloring and are synthetic. PeaceKeeper uses minerals from the earth for coloring like Mica, Titanium Oxide and Ultramarines. We do however use Carmine (a pigment derived from carminic acid from the scales of certain insects) in Paint Me Stunning so if you are a vegan stay away from this colors. ALL of our other nail colors are VEGAN !

But here’s the truth…Our polishes are still made with copolymers, which the Environmental Working Group describe as being “Moderate” in terms of their safety rankings (Safe, Moderate, Hazardous). What they say is that copolymers can suppress the immune system and can be irritating to the skin. We'd like to take them out of our nail paint but they make up the base of the polish - so if you are going to wear our nail polishes you should be aware of this. Right now, these polishes are as clean as we know how to get them. But please call or e-mail us at ingredients@iamapeacekeeper.com if you have any ideas on how to improve the ingredients in our nail paints. We love wise input!

No green-washing here ladies! They don't have a huge range of colors but that is explained by the fact that they only use minerals for pigments. Their current selection can be found here.
Peacekeeper Cause-Metics seems like a wise choice for environmentally & socially conscious consumers.

PeaceKeeper Cause-Metics is the first cosmetics company to give donations to women’s urgent human rights issues. We focus on women who live at the base of the pyramid on a dollar or two a day or women living in exploitation or servitude.

I have lots more to say about this intriguing company, but I'll save it for tomorrow's post when I'll review their Polish Remover.

Disclosure: I was provided a product sample by American Apparel. This in no way affects my opinions of the product. For more information read my Disclosure Policy.

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April

Maybeline Lime Aluminum

Maybelline Lime Aluminum is a great polish but not the best color on me. This is 3 coats.
I'll probably save it for Konad since all of the old Maybelline Aluminum work well for stamping.

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April

Sally Hansen Celeb City

I got Sally Hansen Celeb City hoping it would be a dupe for Zoya Trixie. This is 2 coats with lots of cuticle drag. Celeb City stinks! It smelled very strongly of sharpies, even on my nails for a few hours. Blech. I'm not the only one who has had problems with this Sally Hansen Line. Here's Rebecca of Nails Etc's post about her experience. I really can't stand the smell but it sure does look great!

Today's World Cup Hottie pick is Gonzalo Higuain playing for Argentina. He scored a hat trick in today's game!

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April

A Few BB Coutures

I won these along with Poison Ivy as part of an Earth Day BB Couture set. I love Poison Ivy, but unfortunately, I don't like any of these 3 brushstrokey frosts. I used 3 coats for each of them.

First we have BB Couture Espresso Dream which I would describe as a frosty, metallic tan.

There was a pretty little butterfly flitting around my garden while taking pictures of this one.


Next we have BB Couture Caramel Carma, a frosty metallic caramel.


Finally we have BB Couture Autumn Sunset, a rusty brown, frosty metallic. I thought I would like this one the most but it made me feel like a scary, mean, old lady! The kind that would play slots all day in Vegas with her hair all done up while she chain smokes menthols.

I put all three of them on my pinky and I like them together.

The formula was nice and BB Couture still has more colors that I want to own than any other company. These three frosty browns just don't do it for me though.

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April

China Glaze Adore & Layering

This is 2 coats of China Glaze Adore from their Romantique Spring 2009 Collection. I don't like having turquoise nails for reasons that I can't fathom. It's one of my favorite colors, but every time I use a turquoise polish, I want to take it off. I have no explanation at this time.
Anyway, even though it won't be going into my regular rotation, China Glaze Adore is still a definite keeper for Konad and nail art!
I haven't experimented with layering, probably because Ashley & I have very few glitter polishes, just not usually our thing. I do love Sinful Hottie though and I thought it might look cool over China Glaze Adore. I used one coat of Sinful and the results are magical! I even wore this one for two whole days.



It reminds me of the ocean in Playa Del Carmen, Mexico, where I lived for four months several years ago.

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April

China Glaze Millennium & A Giveaway Roundup

Pure love! That's what I feel for China Glaze Millennium. The formula took a little getting used to, so I used 2 coats this time but I think I'll be able to get away with just one coat next time. I love metal robot nails!!!! Enter my giveaway!! You can win 250 custom stickers for promoting your band, event, business, yourself or whatever. You get 250 stickers with whatever you want on them! Brooke you could get 250 Dinky stickers!!!!

I used Konad plate M63 for this one. This is one of my all time favorites!! I still can't believe that I can make a houndstooth pattern on my own nails!

Giveaway Roundup

1. Win 4 candles from Aunt Sadie's & Simply Stacie. Hurry ends tonight!
2. Win Cowgirl Chocolates from Penny-Pinching Mama. Hurry ends tonight!
3. Win a $75 gift certificate from L'Occitane & the Alternative Consumer. Hurry ends tonight!
4. Win 2 KOH nail polishes from Witoxicity. Ends 2/13.
5. Win Cowgirl Chocolates from TicTacDough. Ends 2/13.
6. Win the jewelry of your choice from LuShae & Leslie Loves Veggies. Ends 2/14.
7. Win a Clean Rest Bedding Set from Mommy2TwoGirls. Ends 2/14.
8. The Vintage Wren is giving away a prize from each of her three lovely Etsy shops! Help her celebrate the launch of her new blog by entering her awesome giveaway! Ends 2/14.

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April

Maybelline Blue Aluminum & A Giveaway Roundup

This is another of my Dollar Tree finds and I love it! The finish is a cross between a metallic and suede. Maybelline Blue Aluminum looks like a super shiny chrome in bright light or from a distance, but up close and in low light, the finish is very similar to O.P.I.'s Suede collection. A beautiful and extremely unique icy blue! This is 2 coats. It was a little gloopy but still pretty easy to apply. This polish dries super fast! I went to sleep within 20 minutes with no topcoat didn't mess it up at all. It dries to the touch in a minute or two. Wish I'd been able to find a back up of this beauty! The first picture shows the suede finish. The second is me trying to get a shot of the polish looking metallic. Please feel free to make fun of my "I'm concentrating really hard on not moving my hands" face.


Giveaway Roundup!

• Win a Popcorn Snowman Snack Assortment from The Dirty T Shirt. Ends 12/15.
• Win a set of 10 Truffle Bars from Seattle Chocolates and Sweeps4Bloggers. Ends 12/15.
• Win a Price Pfister faucet from TicTacDough! Ends 12/15.
• Win a Serene Bath & Body Store Holiday Gift Basket from Sweeps4Bloggers. Ends 12/15.
• Win an unbelievably cute necklace from Enchanted Leaves and Down and Out Chic. Ends 12/15. (Check out Down & Out Chic's Blog even if you don't enter the giveaway! One of my new favorites.)
• Win a 10" Xtrema Ceramcor Skillet from Sweeps4Bloggers. Ends 12/18.
• Win a $75 gift certificate to Red Envelope from Sweeps4Bloggers!!! Ends 12/19.
• Win an Oogave Natural Soda prize package (including Watermelon Cream flavor!) from Sweeps4Bloggers. Ends 12/20.
• Win the apron of your choice from Boojiboo and CoolCanucks. Ends 12/29.
• Win a Tassimo Beverage Maker from Southern Hospitality. Ends 12/31.

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April

Orgasm Slipery Slope (Most Embarrasing Nail Polish Name Ever)

Seriously, DO NOT do a Google image search for this one ladies! Especially at work!
This very pretty yellow gold. Not a color i like with my skintone though. You do have to be careful of brushstrokes, but the nice brush and formula make that pretty easy to do. I ended up with an almost smooth super metallic finish. This is 3 coats.

China Glaze Cherish

I love metallics! Ashley loves to use this one on her toes. Lovely sea foam green metallic. 2 coats, dries quickly.


How many of you have gotten your holiday gift exchange presents? Thank you so much to Kris of Polish or Perish for my SEVEN polishes!!! I am wearing Color Club Feel the Beat right now and it is the first red I have that I truly love!!!!

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April

China Glaze Adore and a Giveaway Roundup

This is a great color, but I don't like it on my fingers. I do love it as a pedicure though! Blue-green metallic from the Romantique collection. Not nearly as chrome-y as I like.



My Giveaway Roundup (with one sale and at least one giveaway you haven't heard about yet!)

I love quality handmade products. Here is a giveaway for a lovely set of tea towels from Leanne Graff's Etsy shop. Thanks Paper n Stitch!

I want one of these little handmade mice soooo bad. Which should I choose? Harry Potter? Hannibal Lector? Chewbacca?

Here is your chance to win a Dior Addict polish.

Win the Wet n Wild Craze Collection here.

And don't forget tomorrow is your last day to enter Painted Lady Finger's Coraline Konad giveaway!

Thanks for reading. And tell me what you think of the occasional giveaway roundup. I know it can get monotonous with everybody reposting contests for extra entries. Does it help if I add giveaways you might not know about?
April

Toma Chromicolor

This is the second nail polish I ever chose for myself! It is my go to color if I am in a major hurry because it is opaque in one coat and dries in about a minute! Lovely silvery purple chrome metal nails! YAY! Not sure what the actual name of the color is because the sticker was missing when I purchased it. The first two pictures were taken in sunlight and the third indoors.



Also don't forget to enter Beauty Judy's first giveaway!
-April