Sunday Swatches: Zoya Naturel Satins
Sunday, January 25, 2015
1/25/2015 03:21:00 PM
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Today I'm bringing you the much anticipated Zoya Naturel Satin polishes. I've been obsessing over these since I received the press release and I'm happy to report they are as awesome as I'd hoped they'd be. This is Zoya's transitional collection that bridges the gap between winter and spring.
Let's address formula before we talk about each polish. These are Satin finish polishes so they are meant to be worn without topcoat, Zoya describes them as a hybrid between matte and glossy polishes. Each polish is shown with two coats for full coverage. They all apply great and dry quickly, but be sure to let each coat dry before you apply the second to avoid any dragging.
Up first is Tove. Tove is a light slate grey that leans a bit blue depending on the lighting.
Sage is next and the name says it all. Sage is a mossy light green polish. This is such a unique color, love it!!
Brittany, is a rosy mauve polish. This is the darker of the two pinks in the collection.
Leah is a taupe with lavender leanings. I'm loving this unique shade.
Rowan is a light tan/brown polish. This was a surprise love for me!!
Ana is a light pink creme. Zoya describes it as a "light toasted almond creme" but whatever it is, I love it!
Overall I'm loving this collection. Most of these shades are really unique to my collection and I'm happy to have them. I can see these spanning into spring and farther! What do you think of polishes that don't need a topcoat? Fan or not a fan?
Enjoy & until next time, Amy Lee
*products featured in this post were sent for my honest review
#StampingSaturday: Double Stamping
Saturday, January 24, 2015
1/24/2015 11:40:00 AM
I'm going to keep today's post quick and simple-ish. My base is Duh Nail Polish (a new to me brand) This is My Party Dress. This is a deep deep forest green polish filled with magenta sparkles. My swatch is one coat. ONE you guys!! You cannot beat that.
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I then used MoYou London Suki 07 plate to stamp on some flowers in OPI Casino Royale, which matches the magenta sparkles in This is My Party Dress.
This ended up being a little dark for me, so I doubled stamped over the top with Sinful Colors Snow Me White. I'm not particularly in love with this look. It is a little fun but the combo of all the colors doesn't work for me.
What do you think? Yay or Nay? Be sure to add your own Stamped look below and check out all the other ladies!
Enjoy & until next time, Amy Lee
*nothing to declare
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#TheLacquerRing: Splatter
Thursday, January 22, 2015
1/22/2015 11:04:00 AM
It's time for the #TheLacquerRing's art prompt of the month. You may remember we did Cobalt earlier this month. Amanda from Mae's Beauty has picks this month and her art pick was "splatter." This was my first time trying splatter and I think it's safe to say that I hate it and Amanda is a jerk for picking it. ;-)
Seriously though, it looks so easy. In reality it's really hard and makes a HUGE mess. I think there may be nail polish on my ceiling now.
My base for this mess is the lovely Floss Gloss Wet. This color is so freaking pretty. It's described as an "electric turquoise creme" and I don't think I can top that.
For my splatter I chose L'Oreal's Masked Affair. My beautiful friend Frosso sent this to me cause she loves me. There is a lot of hype surrounding this polish and let me say it's worth hunting down. It's a holographic grey polish (with light lavender leanings) that is simply stunning.
Be sure to check out all the splatter mani's the TLR ladies came up with below.
Enjoy & until next time, Amy Lee
*nothing to declare
Inspired by: Rainbow Swirls
Tuesday, January 20, 2015
1/20/2015 10:00:00 AM
Some of my bloggy girlfriends and I decided to do another inspired by post again. We had so much fun the first time seeing how we all interpreted the inspiration piece differently that we picked another one.
This time around our inspiration post was these rainbow swirl doodles. It posed quite the challenge for me, but I think I did it justice! For my base, I started with OPI Don't Bossa Nova Me Around. Can we talk about how this is the perfect polish? I love this nude color and need to wear it more.
I then used Sally Hansen I <3 Nail Art pens in Magenta #390, Yellow #320, Turquoise #450, and Orange #330 plus China Glaze The Grass is Lime Greener to draw on the swirls. The Nail Art pens are so great. I need get these in all the colors!!
Be sure to check out how the other ladies interpreted the art below. I love each design!!
Faded Neon Rosebud
Monday, January 19, 2015
1/19/2015 10:00:00 AM
I hope everyone is enjoying their long weekends. Sadly for me I have to be at work on Monday. No holiday for me. :-(
Today I'm showing you a fun striped look with two Indie polishes. My base is Floss Gloss Faded. This is a greyed out denim blue. It's a really unique color and I'm a huge fan. This is two easy coats.
I then used straight Nail Vinyls to add stripes of ILNP Neon Rosebud. These multi-chrome flakie polishes are everywhere lately but they are SO GORGEOUS! Neon Rosebud goes from blue to green/yellow and magenta. It's so stunning and I love the way it accents Faded.
As a final touch, I matted the whole look with my Revlon Matte topcoat. I much prefer it matted vs. shiny.
What do you think? Flakies or no flakies? Matte or shiny?
Enjoy & until next time, Amy Lee
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#StampingSaturday: Tri-Color Stamping
Sunday, January 18, 2015
1/18/2015 08:15:00 PM
I'm aware that it is actually Sunday, but I had the busiest weekend ever. Some of my in-laws were in town to celebrate the BIL's birthday. We ate (alot), we saw a Broadway show, we raged (as my SIL calls hitting the bars), and we had tons of fun, but it didn't leave much time for blog posts. It really makes me wish I had tomorrow off to recover, but no such luck. Anywho...on to the mani.
I started with a base of LVX Oyster, a medium gray. This is two easy coats. I'm so in love with LVX polishes. Their formula is always spot on.
Next I went in with PUEEN Buffet 61 and OPI Live.Love.Carnival, Toucan Do It If You Try, and Where Did Suzi's Man-go? I totally stole this color combo from Reinovate (I think she does it WAY better than I do!)
Anywho, I'm going to try and get to bed semi-early today. I've got a full day tomorrow. Hope the rest of you enjoy your holiday!! Don't forget to add your stamped link below and see all the other designs!
Enjoy & until next time, Amy Lee
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I started with a base of LVX Oyster, a medium gray. This is two easy coats. I'm so in love with LVX polishes. Their formula is always spot on.
Next I went in with PUEEN Buffet 61 and OPI Live.Love.Carnival, Toucan Do It If You Try, and Where Did Suzi's Man-go? I totally stole this color combo from Reinovate (I think she does it WAY better than I do!)
Anywho, I'm going to try and get to bed semi-early today. I've got a full day tomorrow. Hope the rest of you enjoy your holiday!! Don't forget to add your stamped link below and see all the other designs!
Enjoy & until next time, Amy Lee
*all products used in this post were self-purchased
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NYE Look feat. Cirque Coronation
Thursday, January 15, 2015
1/15/2015 11:33:00 PM
I suck at blogging this week y'all. Life has gotten crazy. Trying to fit in gym time for half-marathon training, time for directing a musical starring kids only (did I forget to mention that?), blog, and work means something is taking a backseat for a hot second. Sadly this week it was the blog. Sorry about that. I didn't mean to ignore you.
I'm backlogged on manis to show you, so even though we're like 3 weeks into the new year, I'm finally getting around to showing you my NYE mani. I know, I know....I told you I was behind.
My base was Cirque Coronation. I've made it no secret that this is my "you can only take one polish to a desert island" polish. Love this one! Which makes me a giant scaredy cat when it comes to using it because "OMG what if it runs out!?!" Anywho, two wonderful coats gives you the perfection you see below.
It is so hard to capture that copper shimmer in the squishy royal purple, but thats why I love it. To accent this look, I took Cirque French Roast a bronze/brown/copper full coverage micro glitter and did triangle accents. These two polishes are made for each other. They match perfectly.
This look was really subtle and elegant, which is what I wanted for New Years. I loved how it came out and even the hubs said he liked it (thats a win!).
What is your desert island polish? I can't wait to hear!
Enjoy & until next time, Amy Lee
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