Thursday, September 8, 2011

Going Home for the Weekend so No Post. :(

But alas there is hope! When I come back I want to do a nail polish collection (possibly?)
I'm also thinking of doing the colors I think I'll wear most this fall and a nail routine (base coat, remover, top coat, etc) I'll probably do a few reviews on some things I've been using (It's a 10 products and some drugstore makeup) But other than that I'm really excited to get back into the blogging world. I missed being up to date on what's new. :)

Wednesday, September 7, 2011

Random Summer Nail Designs.

Here are just a few nail designs I did this summer that I didn't show because I was being lameee. lol

This is Rimmel's Wild Orchid with Color Club's Wild at Heart for the stripes.
I used the Konad m57 plate or the only Konad plate I have. :(
Funny story behind this mani actually. I only had half boxes of each design left so I decided to do an alternating mani. It was really cute. These are the Sally Hansen stickers in Girl Flower and Wild Child (?)
This was way deep into my obsession with Rimmel's Wild Orchid.
The other color I used was Rimmel's English Rose. Both apply soooo smooth. They have a stiff brush that I love to death. The mani was freehand so it's way messy. OH! And I used China Glaze's Fairy Dust for the holo glitter on the tips.
This is OPI's Gargantuan Green Grape with Wet n' Wild's Black as the stripes.
It felt just like summer with this on my nails.
This is using the Konad m57 plate as well.
This is Hard Candy's Beetle with Wet 'n Wild's Black as the spots.
I promise it looked way better than this. I wish I'd have gotten a better shot. (>_<)
This is using the Konad m57 plate.
This was my first ever diagonal mani! And I was so excited to show that it looked good that I didn't even clean up my nails to take the picture. lol
But it's Zoya's Savita as the purple and Color Club's Revvvolution for the holo polish on the tips. I used a black striper to paint on the black lines (and cover mistakes) And voila!
THIS is Zoya's Ali which this picture does no justice.
Ali is the most beautiful neon pink a girl could ever own!
I smudged the design being to eager to be done. (>_<)
But this is using my bundle monster plate BM223
I got bundle monster plates for my birthday so be on the lookout for more nail art! Until next time fellow nail fiends. Go forth and be polished! :)

Zoya Posh!

I've never said this but how cute are their little bottles! :D
This is Posh from the 2009 MatteVelvet Fall collection. She is soon to be discontinued. :(
But check out these gorgeous pictures before she's gone! :)
This is just one coat! She's a one coat wonder!
Might be my new go to for fast and out the door.
Here's two coats. Still matte and fabulous.
I was literally swooning over this color mid-application.
And are you ready for this? Top coat! Simply spectacular!
So glossy, red and wonderful.
I use Out the Door top coat by the way. It's one of my faves.
I just can't get over how pretty this is. I can barely keep my composure while typing this. lol
Closer up. I'd do macro shots but I've been taking all this pictures on my iphone. :(
But do you see that shimmer almost pulling pink? It's awesome!
Verdict? I'd say if you're looking for a polish that is great for fall and looking good matte and glossy look no further. I love all the Zoya mattevelvets I have. They apply like no matte I've ever used before. Savita and Veruschka are both wonderful. I may do post on them soon. ;)
Until next time! Stay polished and pretty. :)

Zoya Ki (aka my rainy day go to)

Let me just say I've never talked about how magnificently Zoya nail polish applies. Perfection and this one is no exception. It applies so smoothly.
I usually apply a coat of black to insure opacity. But that's only to preserve my bottle. :)
If you've never seen this color it is a wonderful smokey duochrome. Flashing purple, green and every color in between. WARNING: Picture Heavy. :)

This photo shows it's duochrome-ness well eventhough it's blurry.

This is the most purple picture I caught of it.
This is the most green I could catch it. Beautiful right?!
I love the green side oh so much. :)
Here's the smokey side I was mentioning earlier.
And here are some smokey purple undertones.
Overall I love this polish for fall. All this week it's supposed to be rainy here in Baltimore so I'll be wearing all my fall colors that really shine on days like these.
Until next time my fellow nail bloggers! :)

Monday, September 5, 2011

Zoya Post! Yara tips and Neeka toes.

This is Yara from Zoya's Smoke and Mirrors collection. And it's gorgeousss. I've already put her on twice since I got her a week ago. And that is RARE. lol
But Yara is one of those green colors I gravitate to because I love olives and drab greens.
And do you see those micro gold flakies??? :D


Neeka is definitely a great color to compliment Yara. They have the same types of undertones and flakies. And Neeka is a very pretty umm grape soda purple? I'm not good at describing colors. But she is soooo pretty. :)

Sunday, September 4, 2011

Hard Candy Beetle!

I know I'm late to this party but I picked up Hard Candy's Beetle months and months ago...just never wore it! And boy was that a mistake. This color is gorgeous!
It's a duochrome and flashes so many different bronzey colors. I love it.




This picture shows the duochrome-ness best!

Purple Zebra Print. :)

I did this design using Rimmel's Wild Orchid as the base color. This is definitely one of my go to colors as of now. It's my perfect shade of purple. :)
For the zebra stripes I used Color Club's Wild at Heart. I thought a holo design would be great for summer.

The next day I decided to add a coat of China Glaze's Fairy Dust to jazz it up and it got me so many compliments! :D
Just a heads up...I did alot of zebra stripes manis this summer. I can't resist them!