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Hello lovelies,

Some time ago I was approached by Pamela from Pedi-Sox if I'd like to review her unique product - Pedi-Sox on my blog and give away few pairs. Then I've realised I've never done a single post aimed at feet. I don't like to show my feet and this is probably the only post I ever will do but I still wanted to do this review because it's a great product. You can currently win a pair for yourself in my giveaway.

There are several types of Pedi-Sox like Original, Pro, Ultra, Lite and Spa Deluxe. I got the Pro and Spa Deluxe and the main difference is the material. Pro consists of acrylic, nylon and elastic and the Spa Deluxe of 70% cotton and 30% acrylic. The Spa Deluxe socks feel softer so I would recommend to pay the extra $1 and get the Spa ones or the Original ones that are cotton blend as well. The only disadvantage is that the Spa Deluxe socks come in white colour only.

I've tested them few times already and I really appreciate the idea and thought that went into this product. I used to hate painting my nails in the cold months because my feet are constantly freezing and now I have Pedi-Sox :) If you want to special treat your feet you can put a foot cream on first and then the Pedi-Sox and you can even leave them on overnight and it is then like an overnight foot mask if you get my drift.

I've been using a black pair of Pro Pedi-Sox which felt quite tight; just to give you an idea, my feet are UK 5 size. I would however check out other types as some are stretchier (Spa Deluxe felt easier to stretch). Overall, I think it's a great beauty accessory and since receiving them, Pedi-Sox is a necessity in my pedicure routine.

Pedi-Sox are available at http://originalpedisox.com/ (US) and at various distributors throughout US and internationally and at www.pedisox.co.uk (UK)

Don't forget to check out my giveaway where you can win yourself a pair of Pro Pedi-Sox!

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Hello lovelies,

I've got a swatch post for you today - I'm reviewing Glitter Gal creme shades.

"Nail Enamel like no other.  Our cremes are high gloss, have a solid coverage, smooth finish, soft touch, no bleeding, no balding and perfect levelling."

Tan Line - pastel peach creme with beige undertones. I'm starting with the only problematic polish but it will all get much better, I promise ;) The formula itself was good and easy to apply but once I applied topcoat (Glitter Gal Gloss Boss) the colour darkened and kind of shrunk a little bit which you might see at the edges. I think next time I'll try different topcoat. Otherwise the pigmentation was good and all I needed were two thin coats.

Off Your Rocker - medium pink creme. Beautiful shade that I enjoyed wearing and it was perfect for one of my Valentine's Day manicures. It applied very easily and was opaque in two regular coats. The polish dried fast and glossy but it showed the slight imperfection in my nails so I've finished it off with Gloss Boss topcoat.

Fun fact from press release: Apparently Off your rocker means "You are crazy!"

Booze Bus - light pastel lavender creme. This polish was slightly less pigmented so I needed two thicker coats for full coverage. It also dried very fast so I had to work fast to avoid patching. I usually don't wear colour like this as they don't go with my skin tone much but I enjoyed Booze Bus in this nail art manicure.

Fun fact from press release: Booze Bus is how Australians call police vehicle used to catch drunk drivers.

Tart Yourself Up - medium blue creme. It's a beautiful bright blue colour with good formula. All I needed were two regular coats for perfect coverage. It dried fast and glossy but I still applied the Gloss Boss topcoat.

She's a Cactus - light green creme. I can't really describe this shade - it is light green but not light enough to be called pastel; it is not dark enough to be called medium green. But it is still very pretty shade. The formula was a bit watery and less pigmented so I've applied two thicker coats. It applied easily and dried fast enough. I'm wearing Gloss Boss topcoat as well.

Last fun fact: She's a Cactus means something is dead/broken.

I liked trying out these Glitter Gal shades because the last one I've tried was couple of years ago and I think the formula has improved quite a lot. The only shade I wasn't a big fan of was Tan Line. It didn't suit me and I didn't like the colour change. The rest of the colours were really good and nice to apply. None of them stained my nails.

I've also used Glitter Gal Gloss Boss topcoat on all swatches. The topcoat has slightly thicker formula but applies well and dries very glossy. I've had a broken polish in the package which covered the topcoat bottle and even though I cleaned most of it the bottle doesn't look nice so no picture, sorry. However if you'll be ordering from Glitter Gall I would recommend you trying this topcoat, it is good.

Glitter Gall polishes are available at their official Australian website and you can choose where you live and shop accordingly. They have a US-based stock as well as far as I'm aware.

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