Zoya Naturel Swatches and Review

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Everyone loves a good neutral polish and I'll admit, I'm a total sucker for them! After the jump, Check out my swatches and review of the Naturel collection from Zoya!! It's a pretty collection that I feel will look great on a number of skin tones and with all different styles. Application on every one of these was a dream, not a streak in sight, and these were all creamy and pigmented!

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All Wrapped Up

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So good news for Dexter fans without Showtime...Season 8 is on NETFLIX! :D I'm surper stoked, and trying to pace myself so I don't devour the entire season in a single day. (I watched seasons 1-4 in a week, all while working full time, I have a problem.)

Aaaaaanyway. I actually did this nail design back in July when the show was on TV, but never posted it. I know, I suck. I based this off of a Season 8 promo image I saw, where Dexter's image is made up of blood spatter. On the remaining nails, I did blood splatters over a white background. Red is the worst color to do splatter nail art with, it's so hard to remove all the pink residue that remains from the pigments. I'm fairly pleased with how this turned out, the face isn't super obvious at first glance, which I like. :)

I used:

White: Chrome Girl Between the Sheets
Red: China Glaze Adventure Red-y
Dark Red: China Glaze Adventure Red-y mixed with American Apparel Hassid

One of more of the items used in this post were provided by the manufacturer for review, the remainder of the items used were purchased by the author.

Who, Me?

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Hello sweeties!

I'm a Whovian. A new Whovian, but a Whovian, nonetheless. I never thought I'd be into it, but one day I was bored and was on Netflix and thought I'd give it a whirl. Several hours later, I'd finished the first season. (Yes, I watched an entire season in a day) The following seasons didn't take me much longer, since I devoured each episode in whatever free moments I had, sometimes staying up well past my bedtime. It's cheesy, yes, but in a marvelous way, and have a mentioned David Tennant? Deliciously, adorably nerdy. By far my favorite Doctor.

Anyway. As other nerds know, yesterday was the Day of the Doctor, the 50th anniversary of the Doctor Who series. I have been making nail art, but for some reason, I rarely get around to posting it! :( I'm making a serious effort to change that, I promise! :) Today I'm starting with showing you my Doctor Who manicure, featuring the TARDIS, the Silence, a Dalek, a Weeping Angel (don't blink), and the Doctor Who logo.

Allons-y!

I used:

Thumb: Weeping Angel

White: Chrome Girl Between the Sheets

Dark Grey: Nubar Stronghold

Black: American Apparel Hassid

Index: Dalek

Silver: Nubar Hi-Ho Silver
Black: American Apparel Hassid
Dark Grey: Nubar Stronghold
White: Chrome Girl Between the Sheets

Middle: TARDIS

Blue: Seche Wonderfully Witty
White: Chrome Girl Between the Sheets
Black: American Apparel Hassid

Ring: the Silence

White: Chrome Girl Between the Sheets
Tan: China Glaze Kalahari Kiss
Nubar Stronghold
American Apparel Hassid

Pinky: Doctor Who logo

Cult Nails Time Traveller (perfect right??!)
Chrome Girl Between the Sheets

Are you a Doctor Who fan? Who is your favorite Doctor? Companion? Tell me in the comments below!

ZOYA Summer 2013 Pixie Dust Review

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As promised, here are swatches of the Summer 2013 Zoya Pixie Dust collection! These were beasts to get photographed, I seriously swatched/photographed them 3 times, the pictures kept coming out with everything in focus but the polish! :D

Hit the jump for the swatches and reviews!

Who is This Person?

Woah buddy. So I should probably introduce myself. I'm Melissa, the person who writes this blog. You may not remember me because it's been approximately 3,450 years since I've written anything. I used to post pictures of nail art and whatnot that I created, and then I'd write about it, I'd even tell you what colors and products I used. I was that weird chick that brought you bacon-themed nails, Apple-themed nails, Finding Nemo nails, and let's not forget pimple nails. Remembering me now? Great!

I'm working on getting this blog back on the map again, I've been feeling wholly uninspired lately, exhausted, and overwhelmed with life outside of the blog. I miss it though, the creative outlet, and especially the interaction with all of you!

Cosmoprof North America is coming up soon (July 14-16), and I WILL be attending this year, so I'll be bringing you the latest in nail products and gear, so keep an eye on the blog and my social media for updates! I'll also be posting swatches and nail art that I've been working on lately as often as I can, so keep an eye out for those posts as well- I've got a THOUSAND BAZILLION swatches and reviews of polishes getting posted over the next week. I've had them done for weeks, but haven't had time to get them typed up and posted.

Coming up on the blog:

ZOYA Summer 2013 Pixie Dust Swatches and Review

ZOYA Stunning Swatches and Review

ZOYA Irresistible Swatches and Review

China Glaze Texture Swatches and Review

China Glaze Hologlam

New nail art!!!



See you soon!

shamROCK OUT!

Get your pinching fingers ready, it's that time of year again–St. Patrick's Day! Time to put your drinkin' shoes on, and don your best green attire, because it's time to do it up right! I'm not Irish, but with the pale skin, red hair, and freckles, I definitely look the part. Here's hoping that this St. Paddy's Day, my 'Irish' looks bring me a few extra tips at work tonight! :D

I totally HAD to use my Zoya Gilty for this manicure, I mean, how much more appropriate can you get than St. Patrick's Day? :D  Michigan winters and being a server have not been kind to my nails/cuticles, my nails break every 2 minutes it seems like (hence the super nubs), and I'm pretty sure I could wear gloves made of Lemony Flutter and my cuticles would still be unhappy.

Anyway, Happy St. Paddy's Day! :)

I used:

White: Cult Nails Tempest
Red: American Apparel Downtown L.A.
Orange: CND Electric Orange
Yellow: American Apparel Manila
Green: CND Green Scene
Turquoise: Zoya Robyn
Blue: Pure Ice French Kiss
Purple: Funky Fingers Riot
Gold Flake: Zoya Gilty
Basecoat: Cult Nails Get it On
Topcoat: Cult Nails Wicked Fast

ZOYA Pixie Dust Review

WOO! Today I am sharing with you my review and swatches for the new ZOYA Pixie Dust Collection! I am totally in love with this collection, and the textured finish trend in general. I love the feel, the way it looks, and especially the wear. I got really great wear with these! (which is saying a lot, since my hands are wet a lot of my work day)

Hit the jump for the swatches and reviews!