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NOTD: Studio M (for Meijer) Nail Lacquer in "Orna-Mint"


Another Studio M today, the house line for Miejer - this time from their holiday/Christmas collection that came out earlier this year.  This is called Orna-Mint and is a beautiful pale minty green foil.  In fact, this is such a shimmery shade that it was very hard to capture on film.  Below are the best pictures I could get. 



The swatch below actually captures the green shade pretty nicely.  It is almost a light evergreen color, and the silver foil throughout really brings out the mint.



This is two coats.  This particular color doesn't wear as well as some of the other Studio M or Massini shades I have.  I think it's probably because it's a foil.  In about 2 days I started to have chips.  Oh well - it's a beauty anyway!

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NOTD: Studio M (Massini) Nail Polish in "Ego Trip"


Another Studio M/Massini color from Meijer.  This time I have on Ego Trip, which was on an end cap with their Holiday colors for this year.  There were tons to choose from, many of which I will need to go back for!  Lots of metallics and foils.  If I had been thinking, I would have taken a snapshot of the actual display, but I spaced it.


Ego Trip is a very deep emerald green with hints of teal.  It switches based on the surroundings, although I wouldn't call it a duochrome.  To me, it's a very Christmas-y green.  The first thing I thought of was Hermey the Elf from Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer.


This was an amazing formula.  I could have gotten away with just one coat, but I did two just for good measure.  The coverage was fantastic, it dried very smoothly without any streaking from the frost, and the texture was thin enough to make it easy to apply, but not so thin that it was runny.  I wish all the formulas were like this, but of course it depends on the color.

(this is the most true-to-life picture for the color)

Sorry for the grainy pictures - my camera was dead so I used my phone.  I just had to show this one off!  I'm thinking for Christmas I will layer some red glitter over the top.  The pictures don't do it justice, though.  It is gorgeous in real - life.  I will take some updated pictures once the batteries are charged. 

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Reader Question: Studio M from Meijer - Are the products any good?

Michelle from Michigan posted a question last night, so I thought I would address it here since many of you shop at Meijer.

"I apologize-this comment is not about Hard Candy. I know that you shop at Meijer.Have you seen the 'Studio M' cosmetic section there? Meijer is the only place I have seen this. I had a coupon & purchased the baked eye shadow-have not tried it yet. If you have tried anything in this brand would you let me know your thoughts? Thanks so much!"

Great question Michelle!

Studio M is Meijer's "house" brand of products - they used to be called Massini, and have since switched over to the "Studio M" name.  You will also find some accessories and such in the Massini or Studio M name if you wander around the store.

As for the cosmetics, I have purchased quite a bit of the Studio M products, particularly the nail polishes and liquid eyeliners - you can see some here and an EOTD with my favorite of the eyeliners here.  I can say I have not tried the baked eyeshadows before, although every time I pass them in the store I am tempted. 

As for the quality of the products I have tried, I am very happy overall, especially for the price.  The nail polish come in a great variety of colors, types (glitters, creams, sometimes duochromes), and I am very pleased with their wear.  Some last a bit better than others, but overall, for the price they are great.  As for the liquid eyeliners, I use them every day.  The color selection is fantastic - there are glitters, metallics and of course the basics.  They also have a variety of blushes, foundations, lip sticks, lip glosses, balms, and eyeshadows.  The actual size of the display is about the same as Wet 'n Wild in the store, so there is quite a variety to choose from.

 Looking around online, it seems like most people are pleased with the quality of the line.  What about you, fellow readers?  Have you tried anything from Studio M/Massini?  What do you think? 

Hopefully this helps Michelle! 

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