Valentine's Day Nails

Hello lovelies! Today I'm sharing my Valentine's Day nails. For this look I used Zoya Sooki and topped it off with CoverGirl Gold Front. I stamped using Daschica's Beauty image plates SdP-A14 (cupid - the number is slightly missing but I believe it's A14) and SdP-B09 for the hearts.

A swatch two coats of Sooki. I love saying that name, lol.

Sooki topped with old school Cover Girl FrostSlicks in Gold Front. I'm so happy I ran across this at the Dollar Store. It gives the nail a touch of glam.

Do you have anything fun planned for Valentine's Day? Hubby and I went out already over the weekend so I'll probably spend the day with my girls and finish making our Valentines tree house :)

Zoya Fleck Effects Collection 2012, Swatches and Review

Hello everyone! I'm still slightly under the weather. It's quite funny that I've tried so many things to make myself feel better and today the only thing that worked was painting my nails. Polish makes me happy. It just feels natural to me. Anyways, I wanted to take a moment and thank you all for your sweet comments. I'm still slightly behind on catching up with everything in my life but I hope to be on track soon!

Today I want to share the Zoya Fleck Effects Collection with you. This Collection consists of a green, blue and pink flecked topcoat that can be layered and applied over several colors to create a 3-D effect. I believe they look best over a black creme which is what I used below.

Maisie - Aqua flakie that flashes blue and green in a sheer turquoise base. This was my favorite from the collection. It makes my nails look like the Sea!

Opal - Green flakie in a sheer green base. It flashes a bright green and shifts to a blue.

Chloe - Sheer pink base with two types of flakes. One flashes red to orange. The other flashes green to blue, but my camera couldn't capture this one. It's quite beautiful on the nail.

Opal over Chloe - For fun I added a little Opal to Chloe. Love the look!

A closer view of the pretties.

I applied one coat of each Fleck to create the above looks. They all applied well and removed easily. The concentration of Flecks is what I would consider medium. They're not as thick as Essie's flakies and not as thin as FingerPaints. I like that you can layer the Flecks to create the look that you want. I think it gives you more control over the outcome when you can layer the polish to your own personal taste. Overall I think they're pretty Jazzy! My favorites from the set are Maisie and Chloe.

Zoya Flecks Collection can be purchased from Zoya.com

~Provided for Review~

Zoya True Collection Spring 2012 - Swatches and Review

Today I'm excited to share the Zoya True Collection with you all. The collection consists of 3 creams and 3 metallic glitters/shimmers. I photographed them in sun and shade because some of the polishes really varied by light. Zoya did a great job with describing each polish so I used their description for each.

Cho - opaque yellow-toned soft peachy beige with a hint of ultra fine silver shimmer. I was really surprised by how much a liked this one. I'm always picky when it comes to neutrals. Cho looked great against my skin tone and required 3 coats.

Farah - opaque light khaki-beige with subtle sandy greenish undertones and a cream finish. Farah's formula is a lot thicker than Cho. It also appears to have more gray and required less coats. I used 2 coats to make it opaque.
Bevin - dusty medium sage green with teal tones and a creamy opaque finish. I really love this one. I immediately thought green tea when I put it on. It looks more dusty in the sun and more creamy in natural light. Very beautiful.

Skylar - medium steel blue with a softened, dusty look and speckled by visible gold and silver shimmer flecks. I ooohed and ahhhhed when I applied Skylar. The silver peaking through the blue made me drool. Love it!

Lotus - a very soft blue toned amethyst-purple with colorful shimmer that reflects pink, red and gold. The shimmer peaking through the soft purple makes the overall look more interesting.

Tru - A saturated red-tone grape purple with speckled shimmer that reflects gold, orange and red. My camera couldn't appropriately capture the beauty of Tru. A grape bonanza with hints of red and orange shimmer. I used 2 coats.

A view of the entire collection.

The True Collection is a beautiful conglomerate of soft shades to help you transition from Winter to Spring. The neutrals are great for the workplace but not too boring. When I look at them together I immediately think resort. The second half of the collection is comprised of captivating soft brights with multidimensional glitter or shimmer. My favorites from the collection are Bevin, Skylar and Tru.

The True Collection can be purchased from Zoya.









~Sent for review by Zoya~

Top 11 of 2011, My Favorite Polishes of the Year!

Raindrops on roses and whiskers on kittens

Bright copper kettles and warm woolen mittens
Brown paper packages tied up string These a few of my favorite things....

My favorite polishes of the year in no particular order

Oh my Megan you're such a gem. Elegant and sophisticated. Although it's not your typical neutral I think it can pass in various environments.

I think I finally figured out how to create the perfect movie manicure. You know the one that Jennifer Aniston usually wears in movies. Mousseline takes a few coats but it's like cushiony clouds once you get there.

The perfect little topcoat to quickly spice up a mani, Nubar White Dots.

The perfect Holiday green Glittering Garland.

I coveted the magnetics from a far throughout 2010 and was thrilled when they made it to the US in 2011. One of my favorites the year, Layla Black Metal.
The Special Effects arrived late this year but just in time to ignite a fire on my nails. Twisted was my favorite from the collection of five. I know a lot of people don't like the density of the polish but I think it's perfect because it allows me to create the look I'm going for. I can be a demure vixen with 1 coat or take it into overdrive with several coats.

Khloe Had A Little Lam Lam. Need I say more?

Change your Holiday vision. Blue is not a color that comes to mind during the Holidays but Snow-Man of My Dreams was the perfect mate this year.

The Lovely Gayle. This muted one coat-er won me over.

My first neutral glitter, or should I say a neutral based. Glitter in the Air makes me happy :)

First Mate. A stunning cobalt blue that's sure to turn heads.

The return of DS polishes. We were all hoping for holographics but were gifted with glitter instead. With the mix of purple, blue and pink used to make DS Temptation, I'm not complaining.

Perfecting a Dupe. This may be one of the most popular Revlon's of the year. A duplicate to Deborah Lippmann's Bad Romance, Facets of Fuschia, was definitely a favorite of mine.

While the excitement over crackles has died down there were a few stars amongst the bunch. Clean Break was one of my favorites from the plethora of crackles that were released in 2011. It was one of the few that cracked wide enough to allow ample room to visualize the base color. Go Color Club for mastering this formula!


And there you have it. A few of my favorites. Yes I know, I went well over 11 polishes but I just couldn't narrow it down!

I hope you enjoyed my selections. Until next time, Happy Polishing!

FingerPaints Special Effects over Purple

Good morning lovelies! Here are a few swatches of Special Effects over purple. For the purple base I choose Zoya Hope. I like the look of Motley and Twisted the best.

And a few close ups.

Swatch of Zoya Hope, a medium purple-violet. I used 2 coats as the base.

And that's all for today. If you haven't checked out my swatches over black you can view them here. Happy Holidays!

Zoya Feel Collection Winter 2011 Swatches and Review

Good morning lovelies! Today I have the Zoya Feel Collection to share with you. The set features 6 neutral shades that vary from dusty pink to light winter blue.


Kennedy - Muted pink creme with hints of grey. I must admit I like Kennedy just because of the name :)

Avery - medium beige creme. I see this as an anytime anywhere color.

Kendal - dusty lilac-grey creme. Kendal reminds me of the Spring, very soft and feminine.
Megan - a fabulous lavender creme with hints of grey. I probably shouldn't like this cool color against my warm skin but it works!

Carey - lovely grey creme with hints of blue. I was complaining to a friend over the summer how grays didn't work for me but I really like this one.

Kristen - dusty baby blue creme. I thought this color was very chic. It reminds me of the dusty winter sky.

I created a collage to show the variation in colors.

It was a clever idea for Zoya to create neutrals in the winter because they are a fresh twist from the usual winter darks and will transition easily over to the Spring. The collection has a pretty thick formula which allowed complete application with only 2 coats. The only 3 coater from the set was Kennedy. All of the colors played well with my skin tone and my favorites from the collection are: Kendal, Megan and Carey. Kristen is also gorgeous but I may have a duplicate somewhere. I usually don't like neutrals because they can be monotonous but Zoya managed to spice things up a bit.

The Feel Collection can be found at Zoya's website. Now is a good time to follow them on Facebook because they are offering Flash Promo's all week!

~Sent for Review~