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Check out swatches of OPI's Go Goth Halloween Mini Nail Lacquer Set that includes four beautiful new nail polish colors (all dark and goth-inspired) along with a free lace bracelet! Deep purples, reds, greens and a matte black make this a perfect Halloween set!

Ok, so I'm a little late for swatch week (my bad), but here are swatches of the OPI Swiss Collection.  These are absolutely gorgeous and incredibly unique.  Turquoise, teal, golds, blues, reds of every shade- it's difficult not to find something for everyone in OPI's newest Fall collection. The best news?  YOU CAN ORDER THEM TODAY! We're selling pre-orders here! Without further ado: OPI Cuckoo For This Color- absolutely stellar.  A green shimmer that's gorgeous in the light, with a blue base that makes it almost turquoise, but more cool green. OPI Ski Till We Drop (whose beautiful luminosity is stolen by our rainy day photo) is a smoky warm blue cream.  Dark, with cool grey and an itty bit of green undertones.  A full blue that is so different from anything anyone's done this season. OPI The Color to Watch is actual an opal-y lavender color that is shimmery (not actually opalescent in finish) and very chic. OPI Yodel Me On My Cell is a brighter blue than Ski Till We Drop.  I'd almost classify it as a "bright" color.  It's shimmery, but a clearer blue, with less musky colors and a purer base. All in all, we can't even tell you how excited we are.  Contact us with any questions about expected delivery, but make sure and place an order today to reserve your polish!

Day three of our Swatch week features Zoya's Wonderful collection, their newest fall collection released alongside Wicked, and available at Beauty of a Site for purchase- even right now! Both of the collections play with dark and light, offering one sparkly (Wicked) and one creme (Wonderful) collection for your enjoyment. Play with these bold shades!

	Shawn is a bright myrtyle green, even brighter than our picture gives it credit. The color is even a little murky; more than just a simple green.
	Cola is a very warm brown creme, more red than purple. It truly is the color of creamy Colas.  A beautiful color against any skin tone!
	Kristi is a bright, classic, pure red, truly crimson.  Warm with orange undertones, this is the perfect pair-with-anything attention-getting red.
	Burke, unfortunately, isn't showing up in our picture as well as we'd hope.  It's an almost red-berry shade, described by Zoya as a "sienna red" creme.
	Stacy, (again, no justice given) is an almost purple / burgundy.  I sort of love the color.  Not bright enough to be berry, but definitely in the purple family, without being dark.  Pretty!
	Kelly is so so so beautiful.  When applied, it's almost a purple-y grey color.  With several coats, it's steel blue nature shows through.  Absolutely beautiful.

I've included one of Zoya's promotional pictures of the collection below to help offset some of our lighting issues, so that the true colors show through a little more. The collection is beautiful, and I highly suggest putting it on your have-to-have list. Better yet, order it today and get it even before your local beauty store. It's gorgeous! Click here to purchase!

See Zoya's Wicked Collection- you can purchase it now! We have swatches and pictures of these beautiful new nail polish colors. Check it out today, and purchase it if you love it! Be the first to have them!

OPI Summer Flutter: Swatches delivered!  Keep up with the Beauty of a Site Blog this week for swatches of our newest and most beautiful nail polish colors for the season! Check out the lovely colors offered by OPI Summer Flutter: My personal favorite: Wing It.  A cheery coral-y tint on a warm pink, with subtle sparkle and incredible vibrancy.  The perfect pink that defies tradition and embraces femininity! These are trendy and beautiful brights, with just enough subtle sheen and translucent color to be mature, lovely and perfect for any age.  These aren't your daughters brights, but truly beautiful shades to celebrate a lively season!  These colors are only available for a limited time only, so make sure and gets yours while we still have them!  We're almost sold out, so shop today!  Click here to buy them  now!

Though we've barely had time to enjoy our brand new OPI Spain & Shrek Collections, not to mention the brand new Resort Collection from Essie, both popular nail polish creators have something special planned for us for the summer! OPI will be releasing the Flutter Collection alongside Essie's Summer 2010 Collection within the week - you can start pre-ordering today!! Be the first among nail polish gurus everywhere to get these polishes by placing a pre-order. When we receive the polishes in stock either late this week or early next week, yours will ship automatically, without any worries about us running out of stock! Click here to pre-order OPI Flutter and here to pre-order Essie Summer 2010. OPI Flutter features four new shades, each creative, complex and brilliant in the sunlight. Catch Me In Your Net, the blue of the collection, is my personal favorite color that OPI has released this year, featuring extremely small glitter for a subtle sheen over a comfortably warm turquoise infused blue that is airy but bold. Seriously ladies; it's gorgeous. Also in the collection are Flit a Bit (orange/coral), Flower-to-Flower (warm pink) and Wing It (deep pink with sheen). Essie's Summer 2010 Collection draws its colors from the season's fashion design, featuring classic, feminine, edgy and bold colors, all in the same collection.  This truly is an odd mix of color, but the interesting palette helps to identify the edgy styles of the summer, ranging from a soft and sexy feminine pink to a powerfully seductive deep green.  Both Pretty Edgy (deep green) and Demure Vixen (orchid / lavender with sheen) are getting all sorts of attention, both for their individuality and the interesting way in which they fit into the color palette.  The other colors in the collection, including Haute As Hello (pink / coral), Knockout Pout (bright pink), Miss Matched (muted neutral lavender) and Vermillionaire (bright red), are more classically Essie, though deliciously classic with a modern twist of color variation. Make sure and pre-order your polish today!  As the products arrive in stock, we'll definitely try them on and share our swatches!  Check back later this week and early next week for more details!

Essie's Resort Collection for Summer 2010 is beautiful, airy and as fresh as a coastal vacation.  Take a whiff of fresh ocean air when wearing these four new colors to relax and enjoy your vacation filled summer.  Calm and sophisticated, the Essie Resort nail polish hues are extremely unique, and the perfect shades for your summer. We have to admit, once we received these colors in our salon, we were surprised to see that they were a little more lively and vibrant than the promo pictures.  It is the perfect mixture of a fun vacation and a calm getaway: the perfectly colored middle! Here are our swatches! Playa Del Platinum is a gorgeous neutral, with warm browns- the color of shells and pristine beaches.  Perfect for business meetings as well as warm afternoons in the sun, this pink toned brown neutral is feminine and simple. Turquoise & Caicos is a cooler, calmer hue reminiscent of the popular jades, turquoises and greens of the season.  Fresh and relaxing, this turquoise is perfect to express creativity, excitement and a subtle playfulness. Lapis of Luxury explores the deep blues of the sea.  Musty but gentle, this periwinkle based blue is airy and breezy, beautiful against all skin tones and refreshingly distinct from the other colors of the season. Splash of Grenadine is a neat twist on Essie's staple pink featured in almost all of her collections.  The perfect-for-your-toes magenta is more calm than the average bright pink, but is fun, cool and spunky.  For the woman of all ages! Let us know what you think about these beautiful shades!  CLICK HERE to start shopping for them!

For the month of May, receive three free product samples with any $35 Zoya or Qtica purchase!  Art of Beauty is generously partnering with Beauty of a Site to over a 2 oz Zoya Remove +, 2 oz Qtica Lotion and 2 oz Qtica Wash with your qualifying order. Zoya nail polish is some of the most diverse and high quality nail polish that we've ever seen at Beauty of a Site, featuring bold colors, a variety of finishes and a chemically safe formula whose color always stays true.  Alongside incredibly effective treatments such as quick dry top coats, polish thinners and protective base coats, Zoya's manicure supplies are among Beauty of a Site's most popular products! Zoya Nail Polish is available for purchase in individual bottles (available here) and in collections (here).  Make sure and check out their incredible treatments too! Looking for Qtica products?  Check them out here!

Zoya's newest pair of collections feature 12 bold, brilliant and beautiful colors that are perfect for warmer weather and sunny days. The Flash collection includes bright pastels with a classic creme finish to showcase the brilliant warmth of all of the hues. The Zoya Sparkle collection embraces shimmering glitter over bright, vibrant colors. These slightly darker shades are bright and full, full of gorgeous depth and colorful excitement. Summer's most popular colors can be yours today! Order Zoya's Flash and Sparkle collections either as a whole collection, or purchase your favorite colors individually! Click here to shop collections, and click here for individual colors.

You still have a few short days left to benefit from Beauty of a Site's April monthly specials!  Here are just a few of the incredible deals that we're offering: 1.  BOGO on Product All Purpose Hair Cream!  This classic product won't be available at Beauty of a Site for much longer, so we're giving you the chance to stock up on a quality product before it's gone.  Buy one jar of this incredible all purpose hair styling cream and get the second absolutely free! 2.  Save over 25% on liters of ISO Bouncy Cleanse:  Buying in bulk saves you cash, whether you're shopping for groceries or shampoo.  Our Bouncy Cleanse liters already help you get more bang for your buck, but for April only, you'll save an extra 10% on the large shampoo sizes.  Take the opportunity to save big before it's too late! 3.  Color Club Nail Polish Closeout Sale:  Beauty of a Site is closing out of Color Club nail polish, and is offering $2-6 off PER BOTTLE!  For incredibly low prices, stock up on these beautiful neon shades- just in time for summer! Click here to browse all of April's monthly specials!

Yes, we keep talking about OPI's newest nail polish collection, but that's because they're so bright, bold & beautiful! We'll share some swatches with you so you can enjoy OPI's Shrek Forever After Brights Collection for yourself: From left to right: Fiercely Fiona, Ogre-the-Top Blue, Who the Shrek are You?, Rumple's Wiggin', What's with the Cattitude?, & Funky Dunkey Click HERE to get yours now!

It's only fitting that since we started last week blogging about polish that we could start this one with the same thing.  Along with the OPI Softshades, we've received Essie's newest collection, The Art of Spring.  Featuring very complex and interesting pastels from a palette that praises the world of art and design, we were pleasantly surprised with Essie's interpretation of the "it" colors for Spring 2010. As we have come to expect from her, Essie gives us a brand new soft pink and classic red to celebrate the season in Pop Art Pink and Red Nouveau, respectively.  However, the subtle gray undertone gives the colors an unexpected complexity and a very trendy look.  Lilacism, in particular, redefines a classic lavender to become a shadow dusted lilac; a truly beautiful neutral infused with interesting color.  Van D'Go offers another light pink for Spring, but shares the orange-y warm undertones of Tart Deco, while remaining muted and complex.  Neo Whimsical features the perfect medium pastel pink we always expect from Essie; cool undertones behind a muted and pastel pink that match any outfit, any occasion and any season.  These great colors allow us to enjoy the sophistication of pastels without the easter basket shades we can trip across during this season. Click here to buy Essie's Art of Spring colors!