Any polish junkie will appreciate Reinery29 Reserve's latest deal on Priti polish.

About Priti:
The word Priti has many meanings in Sanskrit such as out of satisfaction, with love, and pleasurable sensation. Our complete nail polish line has been designed and specifically named after beautiful flowers, and plants that they resemble. Priti Polishes have been completely formulated without any Formaldehyde, Dibutyl Phathalate (DBP), Toluene, and Camphor. They are also Cruelty Free and 100% Vegan. Striving for a healthier earth, we also manufacture a completely biodegradable soy nail polish remover, making it safe for our all priti princesses and expecting goddesses to use... You can choose from a variety of classical and seasonal colors.

Single polish bottles are priced at $12.50 but the real deal is the sets. My top picks include Summer Day Kit and the Summer Rave Refinery29 kit (see bottom picture for colors.) Every polish lover will find a great shade! Check out the deal HERE.

Do you LOVE Priti? Have any favorite colors?

I'm going to assume that each and every one of you are Sephora Beauty Insiders. If you're not, what are you thinking?! You get free crap for buying stuff you'd buy anyway? 100 points redeems a deluxe sample, 500 redeems full size product. Moving on... I recently redeemed a 500-point reward on a shopping trip. I was extremely disappointed with the last one I redeemed about a zillion years ago so I have been hesitating redeeming ever since. The culprit was a Kat Von D 4-color eyeshadow palette. It was so disappointing since all the other Kat Von D palettes have been amazing. BOO!

I was actually pretty pleased with this set from Smashbox. It's not a brand I usually browse so this was a great opportunity for me to explore the brand. Below are my thoughts on each piece and swatches. I didn't swatch the mascara but I did shoot it next to a brush from Covergirl Lashblast Fusion for size comparison.

Smashbox Perfectly Polished Lids Set Includes:

Photofinish Lid Primer
I didn't notice much creasing or smudging when using this primer with in the first few hours. Towards the end of the day I did have a very slight amount of creasing, but nothing that anyone would notice. I wouldn't say it's better than any of your other standard eye primers. It does the job. I do like how it almost acts as a concealer to even out tone on the eyelid skin.

Eyeshadow Trio: Vanilla, Champagne, Brazilian Bronze
The eyeshadows are a little too neutral for me but they do have decent pigmentation. I wouldn't say they're SUPER pigmented, I'd say they fall in the medium range. I was expecting more from Vanilla but it was a little on the meh side. The other two color are pretty light so they don't bring any drama. There was zero fall out when applying. They're smooth and easy to blend. This product is probably the least exciting item in the pack. Kind of a bummer, but oh well. Not bad if you are a neutral lover.

Cream Eye Liner: Midnight Brown
This product is great. It's has good pigmentation and easy to apply with a liner brush. It is a little different than gel liners in that it's not as smooth. You'll have to even it out a little bit with your brush. On the upside, it won't dry out like a gel liner will. Lesley likey!

Lash DNA: Jet Black
This guy took me a second to get used to. The brush is really big and the formula seems to be sticky or have fibers in it. I actually really liked it after I got past the awkward size of the brush. I don't recall any flaking. This stuff brings the drama and really pumps up lashes. I will probably continue using this.

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Would you use your beauty bank points to redeem this Smashbox set?

Refinery29 Reserve is featuring a great deal this week on designer duds. You buy a $200 credit for $100. What's better than refreshing your closet AND saving money? This deal only last for 2 more days so if you are interested, you better JUMP on it! Bonus: you also get a 30% off card for your next purchase.

The deets straigt from RR: "Spend $100, get $200 to shop in-store at Suite Orchard, the L.E.S. boutique catering to the cool girl who effortlessly mixes pieces. We’re talking Karen Walker, Shipley & Halmos, Alexander Wang, plus new labels that you simply can’t find elsewhere."

It seems as if INGLOT has finally launched their online store. I randomly went to their site this morning and the whole thing was completely redesigned. The opening page presents different search methods: face, nail, eyes, etc... The navigation on the left is pretty thorough with options of shopping by product or price. The navigation seems to be working well although I saw a broken image here or there. I'm sure they need time to work out the kinks.

An issue I am having with the site is that it doesn't give me any sort of idea about what this brand is about. There's no inspiration photography or background story. These are important things when running a brand. Why should I buy THIS makeup as opposed to any other brand. I think they were so worried about getting the store launched that they completely left out their identity.

Additionally, the pricing structure is pretty convoluted. (see screen shot below) You get a "discount" for buying as part of the freedom system. For example, a couple of weeks ago I made a rather large purchase from the Broadway store including a few freedom palettes. I didn't have them put together in the store since I knew I wanted to arrange them myself. As I put them together at home I realized that I already had one of the colors leaving me with an unfilled space in a 10-pan palette. I tried exchanging it yesterday and was told that I couldn't. It is unused and in it's original packaging but they said they could not do an exchange because I bought it as freedom system palette. This is not okay. Lesson learned, take a list with you so you know what you already have.

My second piece of news is the opening of a PRO store in NYC at the famous Chelsea Market. It's on the fifth floor and the hours are 10am-6pm, I am not sure of the weekend hours at this time. The Beauty Map has been updated!

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In conclusion, I have been a big INGLOT supporter for a while, and will stick with them through their growing pains. I really do like their products. I hope that as they grow they don't lose sight of product quality and customer service. These things can make or break a brand.

I was so excited the other day when I read on Miss Whoever You Are that she had spotted GOSH in nyc. At the time I dropped what I was doing at time time and ran to the Duane Reade in union square to see for myself. Unfortunatly all that running (I didn't literally run, come on now) was for nothing since they had not gotten their GOSH stuff yet. However, I made a trip the the Herald Square Duane Reade this afternoon to see what they had since I had comfirmation that they had GOSH at that location. I was so excited to see GOSH's very own display kisosk gleaming like a beacon of hope to beauty junkies all over NYC. We've been watching Europe and Canada have all the fun with this brand. It's our turn now!

I actually didn't haul that much since I actually picked up a bunch of stuff a few weeks ago when I found some GOSH at a random airport store. (werid right?) I picked up the Fix Base Coat and Holographic nail polishes and two effect powders in Greeny and Azure. I've been lusting after the Holographic nail polish for so long and I'm so happy to finally have it in my collection. It was the last one there but hopefully they'll be getting more in stock soon. While you're at Duane Reade, take a few extra mintues to check out some of the other amazing brands they carry.

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Have any GOSH in your stash? What's your favorite product?

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