Essie Starry Starry Night Now at Ulta (Plus: Discount Codes)

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It's True: Essie is Bringing Back Starry Starry Night

Confirmed Canada & USA Street Date for #Essie #StarryStarryNight is January 5, 2016. Swatches 'n Review are comin' soon. Pre-Order on Amazon.ca now or, if you're in the States, sign up for news at Essie.com @EssieCanada @EssiePolish #essielove #notd #manigeek #beautygeeks #retrorevival www.imabeautygeek.com

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Lilly Pulitzer for Target Collection to Include Beauty Products by L'Oreal, Essie and More

If you're a Target shopper, I'm guessing you've heard the news by now. But just in case you haven't, Target announced this week that their next designer collaboration is with Lilly Pulitzer, and it's set to launch on April 19th in US and Canada (in-store and online).

There will be 250 pieces in the Lilly Pulitzer for Target Collection, and according to this article on Forbes.com, there will also be BEAUTY products in this collection. in addition to clothing, shoes, home decor, etc. Several of you were nice enough to share tips and info about some of these upcoming Lilly Pulitzer for Target beauty products, so I'm able to give you a few sneak-peeks today. Take a look!

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Lilly Pulitzer for Target Limited Edition L'Oreal

Colour Riche Extraordinaire Lip Colour Collection

Keep reading for more info and to see what other beauty products are part of this collection...

Dollar Tree Sighting: Essie Sleek Sticks for $1

Stop the presses! Essie Sleek Sticks? At Dollar Tree? For $1? Yep.

Many thanks to reader Alma @rosamy13 on Instagram for this one! Alma spotted a whopping 12 DESIGNS at her Dollar Tree this week and shared this pic of some of them:

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Essie Sleek Sticks at Dollar Tree

(Retail: around $10 each. Dollar Tree price: $1 each.)

To refresh your memory, when these first debuted at Walgreens back in 2012, they retailed for $10.25 (PROOF) and they're still around that price at most retailers. If you haven't tried these yet, according to Jen at The PolishAholic, the textured designs are easier to apply than the smoother designs. But hey, at this price, why not experiment with both?

Have you spotted these at your local Dollar Tree yet? There are lots of other great makeup and nail products now popping up at Dollar Tree too--you can see my post from a few weeks ago HERE.

Thanks so much, Alma, for the great sighting and pic!

Target beauty sightings

If you haven't been to Target in a while, there are some interesting things popping up that I thought I'd share with you today. I spotted these products myself over the course of a week, bopping from Targets to Targets in my area, but I have heard from several of you who have also spotted some of these products at your local Target stores, so you should probably be able to find these in your area too!

First up, some Target-exclusives:

Target-Exclusive Essie Spa Collection

(retail: $8.49 - $10.99)

Spotted: Essie Summer 2014 Neons Collection

The annual summer neons from Essie have arrived! You can see how this year's shades compare to last year's by clicking here. I think I might like this year's a bit more than last year's, although this year's shades don't seem quite as bright and neon-like (more on that in a moment).

Many thanks to my pal Emi of Project Swatch for this one. Emi spotted the Summer 2014 Neons at Rite Aid this week and was nice enough to share pics:

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Essie Summer 2014 Neons Too Taboo Collection at Rite Aid

Spotted: NEW Essie Summer 2013 Sleek Sticks Collection

Essie has taken their Sleek Sticks to a whole other level! Remember the last round from December 2012?  Well check out these new textured designs that longtime reader Tara just spotted at Rite Aid!

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NEW Essie Summer 2013 Sleek Sticks

(retail: $10.25 each at Rite Aid)

If you're new to Essie Sleek Sticks, each package contains 18 nail appliques, one cuticle stick and one file/buffer. 

Spotted: Essie 2013 Bridal Collection (Using My Maiden Name)

Reader Alli of Ali McBally just spotted the new Essie Using My Maiden Name Collection and was nice enough to let me share her pic:

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Essie 2013 Bridal Collection: Using My Maiden Name

There are just four shades in this collection:

Using My Maiden Name (lavender)

Meet Me at the Altar (lilac)

No Baggage Please (pale pink)

My Better Half (dark pink)

Now, this collection might seem a bit dull to some of you, but you MUST see the swatches of Using My Maiden Name because there's gorgeous pink hidden shimmer lurking in this polish! Click here for swatches of all four shades in this collection (there's shimmer in My Better Half too).

Have you spotted this collection at any of your local drugstores yet? Thoughts? I NEED Using My Maiden Name!

Thanks again, Alli, for the great picture. I really appreciate it!

Just added: pics of the full Essie 2013 Neons display

Just a quick update to let you know that we now have pics of the full Essie 2013 Neons Collection, including the two shades that were not in my original post. Click here to see (and thanks to reader Abbie for the pics!).

(Updated) Spotted: Essie 2013 Neon Collection

UPDATE: I just added photos of the full display with all six shades at the bottom of this post.

For many years now (since 2008, at least), Essie has released a collection of "summer neons" each summer. This year's summer neons have just hit Rite Aid and reader Elisa was nice enough to share some pics with us. Take a peek:

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NEW Essie 2013 Neon Collection

NOTE: There are two additional shades in the 2013 Neon Collection that are not in this display. Keep reading to see them at the bottom of this post.

Spotted: Essie Spring 2013 Madison Ave-Hue Collection

Pastels are definitely on-trend when it comes to Spring 2013 nail color! Reader Angie just spotted the new Essie Spring 2013 Madison Ave-Hue Collection at Walgreens and was nice enough to share. Take a peek:

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Essie Spring 2013 Madison Ave-Hue Collection

Left to Right: 

Madison Ave-Hue, Avenue Maintain, Maximillian Strasse-Her, Go Ginza

There are two other shades in this collection (not pictured):

Hip-Anema (poppy red)

Bonding With Whoever (lilac)

For more info and shade descriptions, click here. I think I "need" Maximillian Strasse-Her. I love grey-greens!

Thanks so much for the great sighting and pic, Angie!

Essie on the Runway: More looks from New York Fashion Week

The other day I gave you a peek at how Essie was used at the Veronica Beard show this week, and now I'd like to show you how Essie was used at the Rebecca Minkoff, Billy Reid and Costello Tagliapietra shows. Take a look:

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Keep reading for more nail looks from New York Fashion Week...