Video for the Zoya Awaken collection

Today I have up a video on the Zoya Awaken Collection. It's a bit awkward since I haven't done a video in a long time lol, but I still enjoy enjoy doing them...Check it out if you would like! 

Also I do have a written post with the same information Here:

WRITTEN ZOYA AWAKEN COLLECTION POST

Zoya Monet Top Coat Swatches

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Purchased by Me KELLY & DIANA 

 Tonight I wanted to give the new MONET Top Coat from Zoya a try. It's a Spring 2014 release. It is a beautiful flakie Top Coat that really catches the eye. The glitters are Holographic and give off an array of wonderful colors. I layered it over two of my favorite Zoya Polishes, Kelly and Diana. Favorite = Me and my husband's names lol.

The polish was really thick for me, so I did have to thin it out some (about 4 drops of nail polish thinner), and once I did that it was easy to apply. I thin ALL of my glitter polishes like this one, for me it is a necessity to do so. Glitters are infamous for being thick and sometimes difficult to apply, and I have found the key to be a little bit of thinner. I also used a dabbing motion to apply the glitters randomly onto the nail, no brushing motions as it will just make a mess. I was pleased to see that the glitters did not having any curling and sat very flat on the nail. It is super pretty and a really nice touch to spruce of any creme nail polish. I say A+ on this one.

I applied the Top Cat to my middle and ring finger, my index and pinky finger have just the base polish so you can see with and without the Top Coat. 

Here is is on ZOYA KELLY...

Here it is on ZOYA DIANA...

Thanks so much for visiting and stay tuned for more swatches!

Press Sample MONET  
Purchased by Me KELLY & DIANA

Zoya Spring 2014 Awaken Collection Swatches

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Today I have the Zoya Spring 2014 Awaken Collection. I am on a mad dash to try and swatch everything as quickly as I can for Spring, before the Spring is over. I also have several Summer swatches upcoming too, but have no fear they will all be done by the end of this week. The next collection will be up on this blog tomorrow, so make sure you come back for more...

(NOTE: all swatches are using Barielle's Hydrating Ridge Filler as a base coat)

TOP LEFT - COLE: This is a gorgeous very pal creamsicle color. The formula on this was not the greatest for me. I had to thin this polish A LOT (around 8 drops of thinner were added)! and had to let the bottle sit some to allow the thinner to settle in. I had to really work with it to not get streaking, but by the third coat it did level out. I used Seche Vite for a top coat to assist in smoothing things out. It really is beautiful, but it does take a little elbow greese to get it right, in the end the results are beautiful and worth it!

TOP CENTER - DOT: This polish is a very delicate soft pink that I LOVE. The formula on this one was perfect and no thinner was required. It went on very smooth and didn't give me any issues. This is three coats and I used Seche Vite as a Top Coat. This is the perfect delicate pink and I love how it looked on my pale skin. 

TOP RIGHT - BROOKLYN: This is a a very frosty shimmery gold color and it is GORGEOUS, but unfortunately the formula was TERRIBLE (and I'm being nice lol). I will honestly say this is my least favorite Zoya ever of all time, and I own hundreds of Zoya polish. It was THICK and extremely streaky and frosty. I battled with it for a while and I finally gave in and left it be as is. NO LIKEY for me on this one. This is 3 coats with no top coat.

BOTTOM LEFT - DILLION: This is a really pretty greenish blue color. It leans more on the green side, but still has blue as well. This one was slightly thick and I did have thin it but nly slightly (about 3 drops). I used 3 coats and no top coat.

BOTTOM MIDDLE - REBEL: A really prefect blue. The formula was great on this one and required no thinning. This was the best formula of the entire collection. This reminds me of the pixies visually, but with a smooth surface. So if you really look the look of the textured and glitter polishes, but need smoothness on your nails (no texture feel) this is a perfect solution.  I can not say enough great things on this one. This is 3 coats with no top coat.

BOTTOM RIGHT - HUDSON: This is the same texture and formula as Rebel above. PERFECT PERFECT. This is my favorite color and formula of the entire collection. If you can only pick one polish in this collection I would go with this or Rebel. I wish they had made Brooklyn this formula instead of the frosty nightmare it was. This is 3 coats with no top coat.

Thanks so much for visiting today :) See you again soon. PS let me know your thought and if you own any of these I would love to know what your thoughts are, leave the in the comments below.

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Barielle Spring 2014 Vibrants Collection

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Hi Guys,

Long time no see! I know it's been a long while since I have been here, but I kind of lost control of the daily grind that I was originally following. My schedule has recently changed and I am much more available and I want to start posting more again, so here I am :) I have swatches of the Barielle Spring 2014 Vibrants Collection...

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PLEASE NOTE: I usually take pride in super sharp clear cuticle pics, but on these I didn't allow my camera to focus on my cuticles on purpose. They are a TRUE HOT MESS *don't look* lol. I haven't done this in awhile and need to seriously bring my cuticles back to looking good first before I attempt macro focus on them again.  

TOP ROW LEFT - FIRST CLASS TICKET:  This is a really pretty sky blue color. The formula on this color is excellent and goes on very smooth and you can get away with 2 coats on this polish. No real issues with this one.

TOP ROW CENTER - MONEY TALKS: This color is a really pretty mint color. This formula was a lot more fussy for me. I did have to thin this one as well (4 drops of thinner) and it acted like your typical mint polish of streaky until coat 3. Note that the first few coats actually look matte, but gets glossy as you layer.

TOP ROW RIGHT - DESIGNER'S SHOE: This one is a gorgeous dusty purple and my favorite of the collection. It goes on pretty smooth, but I did have to thin it a bit. It takes 3 coats, but it's so worth it. I love this color and is different from all the other purples I have. 

BOTTOM ROW LEFT - FIRE ME UP: This is a gorgeous Blazing Fire Orange color. The formula on this one was perfect and only takes 2 coats. NO complaints at all on this one.

BOTTOM ROW CENTER - MY CITY APARTMENT: A really pretty Grey color with Blue undertones, that I'm really loving. This formula was fussy with me as well, and I did have to thin it to cut down on the streaking. It required 3 coats, but again very worth it.

BOTTOM ROW RIGHT - TAKE ME SHOPPING: Love the name on this one lol. The formula is perfect on this color and goes on smooth and glossy. This one only requires 2 coats and it's a very pretty bright reddish pink (more on the red side).

STAY TUNED FOR BARIELLE'S SPRING 2014 VELVET'S

Zoya Magical Pixie Swatches

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Today I have amazing polishes to share with you from ZOYA. Here are the new Magical Pixie Polishes for Spring of 2014. I will tell you right up front, I'm in love with these polishes. I am going to Vegas in April for a week and these polishes are coming with me (the only polishes coming with me).

 Cosmo (Left), Lux (Center), and Vega (Right)

I LOVE these Pixies (have I mentioned that?). They are very similar to the regular pixies in texture. I didn't find that I was catching or snagging on anything. Below are swatches without Top Coat.

The shine from these is unreal. I felt like I had a Disco Ball on my finger tips. In Vegas and I am going to alternate them as I go through the week. I honestly didn't want to take these off. 

If you are looking for some fun Spring polishes you will not go wrong with these.

 COSMO

LUX

VEGA

The camera can not even come close to capturing the sparkle in these beauties. What are your thoughts on these?

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