Zoya Neeka

This is one of my free polishes from Zoya's latest promo. Zoya.com describes Neeka as a greyed out amethyst with red duochrome and bright gold glitter. Yes. That's it exactly! The red is very subtle, but it's definitely there. The gold is pretty obvious.

The formula is great, as it often is with zoya. I could've done 1 thick coat, but used Seche Vite so I wrapped my tips to help with shrinkage. Wrapping needs 2 coats to even everything out. So far, so good. I've had it on for 2 days now and there is almost no shrinkage.

I also used Zoya Anchor, which is what I ordered to get the free bottles, so I'm curious to see if this mani really does last longer.

Neeka is part of the Fall 2011 collection, Smoke & Mirrors. Go get a bottle! Now! :)

Uh...Avon?

Holy smokes! I bought this a few months ago for my 2 (almost 3) year old. It's Avon Top Speed (there's a nail polish tip for ya! If you're planning to put it on a toddler make sure it is fast drying!) in Electric Purple. I thought it would be fun for the baby, but as you can see it is less than electric or purple! She never picks it as her color so I thought I'd try it on me. To my utter surprise I love it. Not so much the color, but the formula. One coat was plenty and it really did dry quickly. It only took about 2 minutes to be completely dry. I didn't like the brush, a little to soft for me, but that was the only dislike. I will definitely try other colors since it was so fast and easy.

Sally Hansen HD in Cyber

This is an older polish that I found marked 75% off at CVS. I have a hard time turning down a purple, so it came home with me and sat for at least a month.

I love the color, which is much warmer in real life. It has a nice depth and sheen. The formula was pretty watery and took 3 thin coats to cover. The one thing that really makes me sad is the shrinkage. This picture was taken the morning after I polished my nails, and look at that! :( It only set me back $2, so it's not too horrible, but I would've returned it if I'd paid full price.

And a big welcome to my partner in crime, Abbie. I was so excited to see her posts last night. She's a pretty awesome person. I'd even tell her that to her face. :)

Now With Sparkles!

Thought I'd try a twist on my face. This is still Finger Paints Art Dealer Teal-er, but I added 1 coat of China Glaze Fairy Dust. The CG added the perfect amount of glitter. Some of the glitters are too much, but this one was perfect. I can't wait to try it over other colors!

My Favorite!!!!

First post! I won't pretend that my posts will be as intelligent or witty as Pam's, but then, she us hard to compete with in those departments. Bare with me....maybe I'll get better.

This is by far my favorite color so far (and it was the first one I bought)! I've only recently jumped on the polish bandwagon, but I keep going back to this one. It's Finger Paints (from Sally's) and it's calked Art Dealer Teal-er. The first coat looks so thin and sheer, but after the second it's perfect! I bought it as more if a toe color, but keep finding it on my fingers.

First French manicure

My husband is not a huge fan of crazy, glittery nail polish. He has been hinting for ages that he wants me to do a French mani, but I always seem to have at least 1 nail that is short and wonky. But now, they are all at a frenchable length, so the DH has got his French mani.

I used Nailene nail guide strips because my Harry Potter manicures were sufficient evidence to the fact that I cannot paint a straight line. :)

China Glaze White on White was used for the tips and 2 coats of Zoya Bela were used over the whole nail. I am pretty happy with it. (But will continue to use crazy colors as well!)

My first franken!

I have been lusting after OPI Steady as She Rose (and singing The White Stripes' Steady As She Goes) since I first saw it. Since I can't get into only place in town that carries it -Cosmoprof - I decided to try frankening as opposed to ordering online.

This is what I get when I mix 3 parts China Glaze White on White, 1 part Hot Topic bubblegum pink, add 4 drops of Hot Topic periwinkle, and 2 drops of Zoya Raven. Close? I think so, but just not murky enough. This picture is with flash as it's the only way it showed accurate.

The formula was a little thick and streaky, but 3 coats covered nicely. A few people at work commented on it. I'll definitely use it again, but will prob buy SaSR if I get the chance. I'll save my shipping funds for Zoya buy 1 get 2 free promos.