Beauty from the Earth Mineral Pigments/MAC Dupes

So I decided to get some pigment samples of Beauty from the Earth since I saw a couple of videos on Youtube using some really vibrant colors. I placed my order on 1/26/09 and received it today 1/29/09. I got 10 samples along with a complimentary sample. My order inclusive of shipping and handeling was $14, $4 for S& H. The colors I got are:

Lemon, Sunshine & Carribean

Crush, Harvest & Tangerine

Raspberry, Isis & Chocolate

Sage & Emerald

After applying the pigments with a dab of Visine I realized that three of the colors are good dupes for MAC colors! The following are my suggestions:

• Crush can be substituted for Expensive Pink
• Raspberry can be substituted for Hepcat
• Harvest can be substituted for Coppering

Hope this helps and have a great day!

My Eighty Eight Beauty Supply Haul

Yay, I finally got my shipment from Eighty Eight Beauty Supply. I placed my order on a friday afternoon (1/9/09) and received it on friday(1/23/09). I would have received it on Thursday but I was at work so the mailman sent my package to the post office, Grrrrr! If you are looking for a great prices for China Glaze Nail Lacquer then you need to go to this website because a bottle of the Nail Lacquer is only $2.68 compared to $5.99 which is the sale price at Sally's Beauty Supply! My total order came to $43.63 which included $12.00 Shipping and Handeling and I received:

• 10 bottles of CG Nail Lacquer


• 1 bottle of CG No-Chip Top Coat


• 1 Nail buffer

So far, I tried out the nail buffer and painted my nails with For Audrey and I must say that I absolutely love this color and I will definately be buying more of the nail buffers.

The name of the nail buffer is Flash Shiner by Design Nail it's only $1.88 and this buffer is the bomb! My nails looked like they had been painted with a coat of clear polish after buffing with the 3 step system and the total time to get both hands buffed was less than 8 minutes. The other colors I got were:

• Secret Periwink-le
• Mom's Chiffon
• Second-Hand Silk
• Heirloom Organza
• Japanese Koi
• VIII
• Liquid Leather
• Rich & Famous
• White on White

I'm excited to wear Secret Periwink-le because it's almost an exact match to one of the colors in my Obama t-shirt.

I have to say, I think my haul has some great color choices because they are bright and bold. I prefer to post pics of the colors on my nails instead of in the bottle which I will do soon. One tip that I think will help you out with ordering colors from this site or any site is: If you want to see what the true color of the nail polish is

1. go to Google
2. click Shopping
3. type in the name of the product Ex: China Glaze Liquid Leather

Hope this tips helps and thanks for reading!