'Zoya Week' Day 7: 'Gilda'

happy easter!

:) 

Today has a couple different meanings. Last night, I thought my mac had finally bit the dust :(( I was super depressed about it.

Then this morning I figured 'what the hey' & figured i'd try one last time to turn it on and see if it would work...

and behold! It rose from the dead today alongside Jesus. holla!

:DDD

Okay really quickly,

today (or really, a day or two ago) was the last day of Zoya week and I chose to end it with my favorite- 'Gilda'!

*shade

*sunlight

Zoya describes 'Gilda' as a "fashion pink sparkling metallic". It DOES indeed sparkle- it's PACKED with it- it's fantastic!!

It's a gorgeous, beautiful spring color.

Hope everyone has a great day!

:)

'Zoya Week' Day 6: 'Miley'

Bonjour, friends!

I'm in bed cramming my face with Reese's Puffs & reading some last minute material for a paper that's due... now :f

oops.

Anyway, tonight's polish is 'Miley'! It has an unfortunate name, seeing as how it reminds me of Miley Cyrus & I can't stand that thing. but oh well.

xP

*shade

*sunlight

Zoya describes 'Miley' as " a pale, delicate lilac creme with light blue undertones". This polish is very sheer, but it's surprisingly easy to build up opacity (I used 3 coats). I randomly picked this up in Ulta  the other day and i'm pleasantly surprised with how much I like this polish. The shade is great for Easter & it's a lovely, soft polish (& I don't feel like I have very many of those!). This is one I'll definitely be using often this spring.

:)

'Zoya Week' Day 5: 'Pippa'

HEYSUP.

Sorry for the lack of posting the past couple days. I've been in Knoxville having a BIT too much fun. I'm really getting too old to do somethings nowadays :/ Went to an amazing show, but was yawning before it even started & had cramps in my side after only like 15 minutes of dancing.

...

 pathetic. I feel like i'm 35, not almost 23.

ANYWAY, on to the remainder of Zoya week!

*shade

*sunlight

Zoya describes 'Pippa' as "ultra bright, sunny, and cheerful medium lemon yellow creme". "Sunny" is a great word to describe it. It's definitely a happy color. Unfortunately, the formula (at least with my particular bottle) was pretty runny (which is kind of odd for a creme) and balding happened constantly. The above picture are with 3 coats, which is definitely needed to optimum opacity and a consistent look. I'm not a huge fan of yellow on my hands, and sadly this was no exception. BUT, on others I'm sure it would look great because the shade itself IS so fun and happy.

Do any of you have 'Pippa'? 

What are your thoughts?

'Zoya Week' Day 4: 'Ivanka'

Hellooooooo!

I'm heading to knoxville for the weekend, HOLLA!

So excited :)))))

So today I have a gorgeous metallic for you, 'Ivanka'!

*shade

* sunlight

Zoya describes 'Ivanka' as "mermaid green sparkling metallic". Depending upon the light, it can look more forest green than grass green. Either way, I love it. It's packed with TONS of sparkle and is just dazzling. I used 2 coats here & application was great.

I wish I'd bought this in time for St. Patty's day because it would have been perfect... but oh well :)

'Zoya Week Day 3: 'Phoebe'!

Happy Friday! :)

I'm really excited about today's post because it's my first matte polish! I'm not usually a fan of matte anything, but this sucker really won me over.

*outside, shade

*outside, direct sunlight.

Zoya describes 'Phoebe' as "bright azure with fine electric blue and violet shimmer with a velvety matte finish".

H YEAH!

It really does look like velvet- so luxe. I used 3 coats here, but 2 achieved opacity.

Not only is matte usually not my thing, but I didn't use to think bright blue was either... but this combo totally works. I absolutely love it! It's a fantastic polish for the season, too. Makes me want to go swimming :D

Whatcha think?!

giveaway ideas & 'Zoya Week' Day 2: 'Gaia'!

hello everyone :)

I want to start this post off by getting some feedback from you... 

My bestie over at GaGa for Nails & myself are thinking of hosting a giveaway,

but aren't sure what to actually give away!

SO, what would YOU guys like to see/have?!

We're obviously not made of money but we're going in on it together, so we're

pretty open to suggestions.

let us know!!

Also, I'm continuing Zoya week with a lovely gem: 'Gaia'
(& my bone dry cuticles)

* shade, no flash

** excuse messed up pointer finger; SV just didn't kick in in time :/

Zoya describes 'Gaia' as "a bright, clean white accented by golden shimmer".

*partial sunlight, no flash

** yes, that IS my thumb that's also messed up now, fml

Here I tried to capture the golden shimmer. My camera didn't do as well as I wanted, but it did the okay.

'Gaia' in direct sunlight, no flash

 It IS a metallic, but it's quite sheer (even though it's rated a 4, wtf). At least 3 coats are needed for opacity... and even then, i'm not sure. It showed every mistake and was hard to get an even coat without and balding... I really love this polish, though. It's sweet, delicate, and spring-y & reminds me of a good polish for a wedding or some other spring formal event. The golden shimmer is really what makes it unique.

Do any of you have this?
What are your thoughts?
:)

lilac look & 'Zoya Week'- Day 1!

hey guys,

two posts in one today!

First off, last night I got the idea (also thanks to Kaki) to maybe try to pair some looks with some mail posts.

SO, this next look was inspired by my last post.

*outside, shade

*inside, with flash

swatches! (all urban decay)

'Ransom', 'Zephyr', & 'Gunmetal'

I didn't have a shade that was the same color as the NOPI, so I decide to make my own. I blended 'Ransom' (a rich, shimmery purple) with 'Zephyr' (white with slight shimmer, mostly matte) and voila! I achieved something along those lines... so it was good enough for me. I then used a bit of 'Ransom' & 'Gunmetal' on the brow bone.

:D

Now on to part 2 of the post...

I realized that I've got quite a few Zoyas from recent promotions that I never got around to swatching... WTF. 

So, i'm dedicating this week to all my little seemingly forgotten Zoya beauties :)))

For day 1 I have 'Kimmy'

*sunlight

Zoya describes 'Kimmy' as "gleaming metallic candy apple red brightened by gold sparkle". This little number really is a fire-engine red that has UBER spark-taculous appeal.  It's fantastic.

Here I tried to capture some of the gold (because there's actually quite a lot of it), but it didn't capture as much as I'd like. The red looks more orange here, too, since it's under a fluorescent light.

This is definitely my favorite red EVER. In any kind of light, it sparkles like crazy & it's so, so gorgeous.

What do you guys think?

What's your favorite red?

Thanks for reading!