Friday, January 18, 2013

My First Zoya!

I feel like I am so behind the times. I have seen so many other nail bloggers post pictures and sing the praises of Zoya for years now. I have wanted to try them for a very long time. For some reason though, I just never got around to it. Well, I am here to tell you that if you are at all on the fence about it, just do it! You won't be sorry.

I decided to give Zoya a try last week when they were having a sale. I figured that if for some reason I didn't like it, at least I wouldn't have paid full price.

Once I placed the order I was even more excited that I thought I would have been. I watched the mail like a hawk! When they finally got here I'm sure I looked like my 7 year old daughter on Christmas morning! I ripped that package open and dug right in! 

I was super impressed with their packaging! All three of the little bottles were nestled into a cute little black box. 

Inside that cute little box were three beautiful colors! 


The first one Heidi, a lovely orange/coral creme. I was already excited by the color, but I was even more impressed with the application! It glided over my nails like a dream. No pooling around the cuticles and no brush marks left behind. I got beautiful, shiny, full coverage in just two coats!

Below is Heidi - 2 coats, no topcoat! Look how shiny!!!


Next up is Barbie. It's a flirty pale pink with the lightest touch of hot pink iridescence. This one wasn't as impressive as far as application is concerned, but the overall look is amazing. The formula on this one is a little thinner, and definitely not as opaque. It took 3 coats to conceal my free edge. I love this color though. It's flirty, fun and in the sunlight has a subtle hot pink shimmer. 


Below is Barbie - 3 coats, no topcoat.

Lastly we have Wednesday. It's a pale turquoise creme that is even more beautiful in person. Just like Heidi, this one applied flawlessly with just two coats. I am in love with this color! Of the three, this is my favorite!


Below is Wednesday - 2 coats, no topcoat


I can honestly say that I love these! The formulas are great, even if Barbie is a little on the thin side. I like the brush too... It's not to thin and not too long. It applies just the right amount of polish. 

The best part for me though is their formulation. Long wearing, vegan friendly, paraben free AND it's also free of formaldehyde, toluene, camfor and dibutyl phthalate! So basically you get kick ass colors, smooth application AND none of the yucky chemicals! For me, that's a win/win! 

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Wednesday, January 16, 2013

Let It Snow Challenge Week #6- Winter Solstice Nails

Let It Snow! Challenge Week 6
Winter Solstice Nails

I know, I'm late posting this. I hope that in spite of my tardiness you enjoy this post. 

Winter Solstice is actually on my birthday (December 21) so I decided to do a look that was fun, fresh and full of winter blues!

I started off with Essie [Smooth Sailing] and sponged on a generic silver polish. After that I used a thin coat of OPI [Pirouette My Whistle] and then topped it with a swirl of the generic silver with a thin brush.

 It's a simple and fun look!


Even though this post is a week late, please take a moment to look at the other ladies' looks for week 6!




Friday, January 4, 2013

3 Free Bottles of Zoya Polish!!



STARTS MONDAY, JANUARY 7th 2013
A New Year Calls For New Color!

Zoya Nail Polish wants you to SHINE in 2013 by rocking your unique style -
on your nails! Pick any 3* Zoya Professional Lacquer shades 
to instantly update your nail polish wardrobe for the New Year!


Offer Valid Monday, January 7th (10AM EST) through 
11:59 PM EST January 13th ONLY
 Pick3 bottles of Zoya Nail Polish for FREE
** just pay shipping & processing charges of $10. 

Use Code: ZOYA2013


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Create an account on Zoya.com if you do not already have one.. 
Add at least (3)Zoya Nail Polish shades to your shopping cart, 
along with any additional items you wish to purchase.
Enter Code ZOYA2013 into the coupon code field in cart and press
 "Apply Code".
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