ThePolishHoochie

April 13, 2013

Zoya Summer 2013 PixieDust Swatches!

Tonight I have swatches of Zoya's Summer 2013 PixieDust collection!!! This is my first review for Zoya, and I'm very excited about it. I received my package today in the mail, and as soon as I saw how fabulous these were I knew I had to swatch them immediately for you guys.

Textured polishes have become the new big thing, and here is a first peek at the Zoya Summer Collection. I am beyond pleased with these polishes and this whole collection. The colors are so deep and brilliant and very much my style. All the swatches are shown with no base coat, three coats, and no top coat. They dry very quickly and are really easy to apply... I just love them.

I took a ton of pictures for this post and I hope you guys enjoy these.

Solange: This is an exclusive gold pigment that only Zoya can deliver. It is truly AMAZING. I felt like I had pure gold on my fingertips. I was so impressed with the amount of sparkle this color had. I'm usually not a fan of gold colors, but his one has won me over. This is the only polish I have in my collection that is a 'true' gold.

Beatrix: This is a beautiful tangerine color. If you look at the swatches below you can see the gorgeous depth this has. I am loving this color for the summer time.

Destiny: This polish is coral colored. This is my favorite polish of the whole collection. The color is so unique ad I really don't have anything like it.

Miranda: this polish is a really pretty rose pink. This shade of pink is on my favorite's list.

Stevie: this polish is a pretty violet color, and my second favorite in the collection. It's the perfect purple for summer time and reminds me of Lilacs.

I will be wearing this one for the remainder of today and into tomorrow. I just love this!

Liberty: this polish is a deep blue and a bold in your face blue. If you are a fan of blue polishes (like myself), this is a must have.

There wasn't a color in the collection that I didn't like. I loved each one of them more than the next.

This collection is available for shipping 4/15 (or sooner) according to Zoya's. <--- click here to order. Each bottle retails for $9.00/USD or you can purchase the entire collection for $54.00/USD.

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April 7, 2013

Hare Bisbee

Tonight's post is going to be slightly lacking in pictures. I've been in Chicago since Friday, and this is the first time I was close enough to my PC to do a post.

I decided to wear Hare Bisbee for my trip. I have had this polish for awhile now, and I finally got to use it. It's a teal color. I originally wanted to call this polish turquoise, but it is more green than it is blue. In some lights it leans more green and other darker lighting it leans more bluish green. I count this as a blue for April Autism Awareness month here on the blog. I know I'm stretching it with this color, but my other April polishes will be more true blue for future posts :)

One pictures is all I got :) YUP, just one lol. Not my usual barrage of pictures. This polish only really needs just one picture. It is gorgeous in a bottle.

I get a sea, mermaid scales feel from this polish - I LOVE IT. The gold glitters are really unique as well. The color in this picture is pretty accurate for the lighting I was in.

Hope you guys like this, and I will be back soon with some of my haul stuff from Chicago!

April 4, 2013

Stamping Plates anyone?...

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Tonight I'm going to show you my some of my stamping plates. I finally took the leap and purchased all the Bundle Monster Plates. Currently there are 3 sets with Bundle Monster: 2010, 2011, and 2012.

2010 - 21 Piece Set retails for $17.99 USD

2011 - 25 Piece Set retails for $21.99 USD

2012 - 25 Piece Set retails for $21.99 USD

I did not photograph all 71 plates since the pictures would make this the longest blog post ever lol. If you would like a closer look at the sets, just click the links above, and you will be taken to the Bundle Monster website to have a closer look.

I also purchased the Bundle Monster stamping plate holder. I really hadn't see this on many posts, so I took a chance with this item. I figured otherwise, trying to find a home for all these new plates would be a challange.

I LOVE THE HOLDER. This is the smartest thing ever created for stampers.

Each page hold 12 plates, (6 plates on each side), and the holder has 14 pages. That is a lot of plate storage.

I purchased two of these.

I have my Bundle Monster Plates in one holder and my Winstonia Plates/Konad Plates in another. That allows plenty of room to expand in the future with all the empty pages I have. These holders retail on Bundle Monster for $14.99 USD, and can be found >HERE<. The Bundle Monster site describes the holder as: a modern shiny vinyl, faux-croc skin textured outter cover with a soft velvet-like lining.

The holders are so soft and pliable. I love these holders and I can not rave about them enough. My plates are so organized and easy to find now. I highly recommend these.

I also purchased the new Winstonia Plate set. This set is brand new, and I was happy to be able to order it with a discount coupon.

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This set retails for $15.99 USD on Winstonia's Web site >HERE<. They offer a lot of discount codes, so if you follow them on Facebook you won't miss out on any of the available sale codes.

I now have Bundle Monster, Winstonia and Konad plates. Here is a picture of a plate from each of the sets.

As you can see above, the whole nail images on the Bundle Monster 2010 plates are very tiny, and Bundle Monster increased the size with later plates. The Konad full nail stamps are also smaller. Knowing the different sizes really helped me when I was purchasing. Be aware of the image sizes when purchasing.

I still have a lot of practice to go on this stamping thing. It does take some practice for sure. I did use my BM's plates on part of my recent Syracuse Nails >HERE<. Stay tuned for more stamping projects!

April 2, 2013

Autism Awareness ...

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April is Autism Awareness Month, so I will be doing a manicure for Autism Awareness for today and blue manicures for the remainder of April.

For a long time, many people didn't even know what Autism was, so awareness is the first step. I myself do not have anyone in my family that has Autism, but I have friends that have Autistic children, so I wanted to join in to help spread awareness.

I followed this video tutorial on Youtube that can be found HERE. I have to say I enjoyed doing these so much. They are time consuming, but so worth it in the end. I'll be wearing these to work tomorrow as well.