Hunger Games Beauty Tips…No Fighting Required!

We here at Beauty of a Site aresuper excited for the release of Hunger Games this weekend — anyone else with us? To celebrate, we’ve put together easy tips to steal actress Jennifer Lawrence’s off-camera glam.

We promise, these beauty tips are simple, danger-less and without need of physical stamina. Click Here to steal her look!

And don’t forget about your nails either! China Glaze just released a nail polish collection inspired by the film:

Get your China Glaze Hunger Games: Capitol Colours Nail Polishes HERE. This collection is limited edition, so get yours today!

Buy One Get One Crackle Glaze Polishes!

For the month of February,
buy one China Glaze Crackle Glaze polish, GET ONE FREE!

(Check out our original swatches here, where we tested different layers and colors).

These colors are *especially* awesome over black.  I suggest a matte black base coat under Broken Hearted, Fault Line and Crushed Candy, and a plain white base coat under Black Mesh.  The contrast is incredible.  Though all of the colors in this collection are amazing, my personal favorites are the following:

Click here to claim your BOGO deal today!  To check out this deal and all of the other February specials, click here!

Essie Spring 2012: Navigate Her!

Check out the new Spring collection from Essie! We’re pleased to introduce the following six new colors:

Each hue is utterly unique and perfect for Spring 2012:

Tour de Finance: Incandescent fuchsia futures
Orange, It’s Obvious: Incredibly outspoken orange
To Buy or Not to Buy: Beautiful, limitless lilac shimmer
A Crewed Interest: A pretty pursue-able peach
Ole Caliente: Super spicy scarlet fever
Navigate Her: A brand-new growth green for Spring

These look a bit different on the nail than in the bottle, so here are some swatches for comparison:

Click here to start shopping!

Essie Cocktail Winter: Swatches!

The Essie Cocktail Winter 2011 Collection celebrates the brilliance of gems often worn at decadent holiday parties and brings the same sparkle to your fingertips to get you in the spirit of the season.

Bangle Jangle: A Lavender Amethyst
Bobbing for Baubles: A Deepest Darkest Sapphire
Brooch the Subject: A Creamy Cashmere Cameo
Cocktail Bling: A Precious Pale Gray Jewel
School of Hard Rocks: A Midnight Malachite
Size Matters: A Blazing Hot Ruby Red

Enjoy!

Zoya Smoke & Mirrors: Swatches!

Sultry, mysterious and incredibly sexy, the 12 new colors introduced by Zoya for the Summer are breathtaking.  Zoya’s Smoke and Mirrors collections offer rich hues with grey undertones from a jewel-toned palette.  The Smoke Collection includes six creams, while the Mirrors collection features shimmering metallics.

Beautiful and flattering, each hue has been hand-crafted by Zoya to look great against a variety of skin tones and pop against the trendiest colors of the season.  Buy your collection today!  Click here to start shopping!

Essie Summer 2011 Collection: Braziliant Swatches!

Essie makes a splash with their vibrant new collection, featuring bold colors from both a bright and neutral palette. Truly, a little something for everyone.

Each hue in its bottle, listed from left to right:

Essie Absolutely Shore: A soft sea foam green
Essie Too Too Hot: A sizzling rich red coral
Essie Braziliant: A hot orange with a touch of shimmer

Last three colors listed from left to right, pictured above:

Essie Super Bossa Nova: An upbeat bright fuchsia
Essie Meet Me at Sunset: A vibrant deep orange
Essie Smooth Sailing: A breezy lavender blue with a reflection of pearl

We’re super excited for these colors – let us know what you think!

OPI Serena Glam Slam – SWATCHES!

Here are swatches from the new OPI Serena Glam Slam Spark de Triomphe and White Shatter Duos, for your viewing pleasure. They are literally flying off the shelves (we’re already sold out of Rally Pretty Pink & Red Shatter combos), so make sure and order yours today! These are only available for a limited time, and when they’re gone, they’re gone!

And even though we don’t have Serena’s Rally Pretty Pink in stock, here are our swatches, so you can see how lovely they are!

Click here to pre-order yours today!!

Lovely Gifts for your Lovely Bridesmaids

A couple of quick ideas for the ladies in your bridal party! Reward them for their hard work and care on the busy day of with gifts that are thoughtful, useful and oh-so-girly!

Not Soap Radio Bridesmaid Make Up Palettes, Catch the Bouquet and XOXO, are specifically designed for a bridal party. Catch the Bouquet includes four lip glosses and four eyeshadows, while XOXO includes three lip glosses, three shadows and a fading blush brick. Choose these unique gifts to show your maids you care!

The perfect “something blue!”  Spice up your manicure with Essie’s new Borrowed and Blue nail polish, and share it with your whole bridal party. Essie’s 2011 Wedding Collection features four incredible hues: Better Together (cream), Borrowed & Blue, First Dance (red) and Made to Honor (pink).

Available both in hot pink and baby pink, the uber-chic Bella Il Fiore Mani & More Accessory Set is the perfect mani and pedi tool set to include in gifts for your bridesmaids! Treat them to something special after all of their hard work with this travel-sized set, which comes with tweezers, cuticle pusher, nail file, snippers, scissors and clippers.

OPI Pirates of the Caribbean – SWATCHES!

Finally – they’ve arrived and they are oh-so-lovely!  Here are swatches of the new polishes, as well as pictures of each color in their bottles. We love them!

In the image above, all the same polishes are coated with OPI Silver Shatter.  The top three hues on the right (Planks A Lot, Mermaid Tears and Stranger Tides) have the Silver Shatter applied in the normal direction, from top to bottom of the nail.  The next two shades (Skull & Glossbones, Stead As She Rose) have the Silver Shatter applied from side to side, for a different coating.  The last shade (Sparrow Me the Drama) has it applied in a wavy pattern.  We were excited to see the variation!

Now available: OPI Femme de Cirque Soft Shades

OPI’s introduces four new Soft Shades for Spring 2011: OPI Femme de Cirque.  This mini collection includes the follow colors:

(pictured from left to right) OPI I Juggle … Men, OPI So Many Clowns So Little Time, OPI In the Spot-Light Pink, and OPI Step Right Up!

As with many of the OPI Soft Shades, the Cirque colors are very translucent, providing a subtle wash of color.  OPI Step Right Up! is by far the most opaque, achieving a nearly opaque finish within a couple of coats.  OPI I Juggle… Men is definitely the most sheer, as its designed to be an iridescent top coat over other pastel polishes, to add depth of color and the just the slightest bit of sparkle.  Over other polish, its truly magical!

Click here to order your own OPI Femme de Cirque Soft shades today!