Zoya Intimate Spring 2011 Collection: Jules

Zoya Jules (3 coats)

Ugh, I've had one of those days. I sat in traffic for an extra hour today (it took me 2 hours to get to work) and missed the 1 class I'm taking. I know, I finished my PhD last year and I am still taking classes for fun! Right now I'm in Soil Chemistry class. If you're in school, what are you taking? I really can't complain too much because I know some of you in lager cities have to sit in traffic pretty often.

This is the second cheap Zoya polish I bought from Ulta. I feel bad for those of you without an Ulta store nearby. When I lived in Knoxville a few years back we didn't have one and I was so happy to move to NC where I had one nearby. At first I thought Jules was going to be boring, but it is a little darker than I expected on the nail so that makes me happy. It's a really pretty taupe color with champagne and gold shimmer. I think this one would make a nice office polish. The color also had me worried it was going to be sheer, but I only needed 2 thin coats for full coverage. Hooray!

On a different note, I've noticed a lot of new viewers from Pinterest. If you're new, welcome! If you like any of my pictures enough to post on the site, please do because it helps get the word out about my little blog. If you haven't heard about Pinterest, or need an invite, please visit their site here or send me an e-mail. 

Zoya Intimate Spring 2011 Collection: Marley

Zoya Marley (2 coats)

The Superbowl starts soon so I figured I'd do a quick post. Usually I have a party to go to, but I've got nada this year (which is fine with me). I'm honestly not too thrilled about the Madonna half time show, either. I guess the part I'm most excited about is the commercials. 

Marley is part of the Zoya Intimate Collection and is a light lavender color with hints of pink with some nice shimmer in the background. I found several of the Intimate Collection polishes in the clearance bin at my local Ulta for $3.99 each. Score! Despite being February, I have been craving some spring-like colors, likely due to the extremely warm temperatures this winter. I was a bit worried about application after the first coat because it was a bit chalky, but it was just fine after the second. I like it, it's really pretty! 

Orly Mineral Fx Fall 2011 Collection: Rock Solid

Orly Rock Solid (2 coats)

I picked up a worm today! It's a little known secret that I've loved the Oligochaeta for quite a long time. I always feel so bad when worms get onto the driveway when it rains and they get smooshed so I bring them back to the grass for safety. I know, I'm so weird! 

I am extremely behind on swatching. I have so many polishes sitting around here waiting to be swatched that I should probably be on a no-buy for a month. Have you ever done a successful no-buy? 

I only have one of the Orly Mineral Fx polishes to show (I found it on sale at Sally's a few weeks ago) and it's Rock Solid which is a blackened shimmer with both silver and holographic glitter throughout. I really thought this one was beautiful, despite being so dark. The application was also pretty great and only needed 2 coats. Some people hate on the Orly bottle, but I love the rubberized cap.

Are you having a good weekend so far? I think I might go see The Woman in Black tomorrow before the Superbowl. I love me some D-Rad (my husband laughs so hard when I call him D-Rad). 

SinfulColors Holiday 2011 Wish Collection: Daddy's Girl

SinfulColors Daddy's Girl (3 coats)

Since this is a purple, my camera is a liar. My pictures make it look more like a bluish jelly, but it is more of a true purple jelly with some lighter purple/pink glitter in it. I know, I'm a little ashamed on these swatches because I just couldn't capture the polish the way I wanted to. Since it is a jelly, you can still see some of my nail underneath, but in real life it wasn't noticeable. Application was also not the best on this one. It was quite runny and sheer so it doesn't have that going for it. I dunno, this one is just in the "ok" pile for me. 

The Wish Collection also contained some nail art polishes with very thin brushes called Fashionista and Flower Girl. You guys know I'm not the greatest at nail art so I basically did just a little bit to show you the brush and how they work on the nail. Enjoy!

 Flower Girl

Fashionista 

Finger Paints Special Effects Flake Glitter Topcoat: Twisted (FLAKIES!)

Finger Paints Twisted (2 coats) over 1 coat SinfulColors Last Chance

Oh yes, 2012 is the year of the flakies. I still haven't bought any of the Zoya ones yet, but I can't wait to get my paws on those, too. Finger Paints has a set of 5 different flakie polishes for your pleasure. Each bottle is a different color, but Twisted is the one with a rainbow of colors. This is by far the most vibrant flake polish I've owned. Usually there are a couple colors of flakes, but this one has them all. I've found that the these look best on dark polishes, but if you want something really subtle, they work fine on light colors as well. The flakes weren't really densely packed so I used 2 coats on the swatch. These were released last month at Sally's Beauty Supply so check for these ASAP. Apparently some stores have sold out of them, but my city isn't full of nail fanatics so there are still some left. Enjoy!