Zoya Brittany Swatch

As you may have realized by now, I really love Zoya nail polishes. So, when I saw the new Zoya Naturel Satins Collection, I knew I had to try the formula out. I ordered the color Brittany, which is described as a "rose mauve cream" because I thought it would look nice with my skin tone.

Zoya Vespa Swatch

I didn't have time to do any intricate nail art during this week, so I decided to swatch one of my newer Zoya polishes. This is Vespa, described as "a mint kiss with a sugared sparkle" on the Zoya website. It's one of their special textured PixieDust polishes, which are being discontinued.

Zoya Bar Swatch

I have definitely been neglecting my blog lately, but with good reason! I am thiiiis close to finishing up a paper for submission, and once it's done, I will celebrate will all the nail art! ...and then get back to finishing up a paper on a totally different project. So, I just went with a simple swatch to save time. I have a bunch of new Zoya polishes that I got around the holidays with all the deals, so I decided to try one of them out - a Pixie Dust nail polish (which are apparently being discontinued??).

Note: Please excuse my dead-looking hands! It's winter and I am cold!!

Classic Red Nails with Heart Accents

It has been so long since I have had the time to sit down and do my nails! I decided that I at least wanted to do something simple for the graduate student Winter Formal that my boyfriend and I attended last weekend, so this is what I came up with! I wore a black dress, and I wanted to accent with some red.

Zoya Haul and Swatches

I recently took advantage of a "Buy One, Get One + Free Shipping" promotion from Zoya to order some new nail polishes! The sale was for polishes from their Fall 2014 "Entice & Ignite" and "Naturel Deux" Collections. I picked up 4 polishes for $18 - Chantal, Autumn, Remy, and Yuna. I swatched each of these polishes on my nails in the same way: 1 coat of Orly Bonder as a base, two coats of the Zoya polish, and topped with a generous coat of Sally Hansen Insta Dri Topcoat. I tried my best to get all of the pictures in natural light. Please read on to view the details.

Simple Accent Dotticure

 

I didn't have too much time to spend on my nails last night, so I went with something really simple, and also got to try out one of my new polishes that I picked up on clearance at Target (yes, I am a clearance shelf junkie). It's a deep green color by Maybelline Color Show, whose polishes I am continually impressed by. Hope you like this short and sweet mani!

Girly Pink Scented Nails

I have been wanting to try out the Revlon Parfumerie Scented Nail Polish line for awhile now, and I got that chance when I found a couple bottles in the Target Clearance box. I got African Tea Rose, which is a very bright pink color, and Bordeaux, which is a dark red wine color. I was looking for something really simple to do on my nails, so I decided to swatch the African Tea Rose color and add a little glitter for fun.

Swatch: Deborah Lippmann - Good Girl Gone Bad

I'm taking a short break from intricate nail art, but I wanted to have some nice nails for a small conference yesterday, so I decided to try out one of my new nail polishes on it's own. I got this full-sized Deborah Lippmann in the color Good Girl Gone Bad in the Sephora Favorites Glitz and Glam Sampler.The Sephora Favorites samplers can be a good way to try out some popular high-end products without completely breaking the bank.