Random Swatches and Combos

Morning everyone! I still had a few swatches on my computer before my camera broke. I thought I would share them in one post instead of splitting them up because my nails have gotten longer since doing these. :)

 Elevation Polish Pic de Sotllo is described as a vibrant blue creme. All nails are 2 coats with top coat. 

Elevation Polish can be purchased through her BigCartel store. It is stocked every 7th (at 9 PM CST) and 22nd (at 9 AM CST). Find information about restocks and new colors on Lulu's blog and follow her on Instagram.  

Enchanted Polish Flamingo Freckles has a pink jelly base with scattered holo, iridescent flakes and pink, orange and white glitters. For these photos I layered 1 coat over 2 coats of Elevation Polish Pic de Sotllo. 

 Enchanted Polish Octopus's Garden is a purple based multi-chrome holographic. Shown is 2 coats with top coat. I added a few photos of this polish to try to capture all it has to offer. ;) 

Enchanted Polish Mr. Burgundy is a burgundy holographic polish. All nails are 2 coats with top coat. 

Enchanted Polish is available through EnchantedPolish.com, Nail Polish Canada and Mei Mei's Signatures. Most of these colors are out of stock or no longer available, so keep an eye out. :) Follow Enchanted Polish on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter.

 These next photos are some random combos I did with the Zoya Bubbly Collection and Tickled Collection. :)

Here is 2 coats of Tilda and Stassi dabbed on the tips.

This mani I started with 2 coats of Rocha and sponged on Alma and Jesy. My camera really did not want to capture it because it was so sparkly. :P 

My last combo is 2 coats of Rooney and Harper in what I like to call a "halfi-cure". :P

Find these Zoya polishes and more through Zoya.com. Follow Zoya on Facebook, Twitter, YouTube and their blog for information about new upcoming colors and deals.

Zoya Magical PixieDust Sumer 2014 Collection Reviews & Swatches

Back again today with the newest Magical PixieDust polishes from Zoya! 

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Arlo is described as a glittering violet amethyst in the textured, matte, holographic Magical Pixie formula. Shown is 3 coats with no top coat.

These new Magical PixieDusts seem to have a bit more jelly base than the previous ones, so they do need to be built up with an extra coat. I didn't see this as a problem as all, but it was something I noticed. Other than that, they are similar to the last ones. :) I really like Arlo with and without top coat, but prefer it without if I had to pick. :P 

Here is Arlo with top coat. 

Bar has a nude base with a Magical Pixie finish. All nails are 3 coats with no top coat.

Bar is very skin tone-colored for me. I actually really like it though because what it lacks in color it makes up for being so sparkly! :) I prefer it with top coat because it helps it pop against my skin. I know this is a shade any darker skinned ladies could wear with no problem!

This is Bar with top coat. 

Ginni is a light pink Magical PixieDust. Here is 3 coats with no top coat. 

 Eep I love this pink! It's very princess like and the base color has a hint of coral so it works well with my skin. :) Like Bar, I prefer Ginni with a top coat because it brings out the sparkles like nobody's business! :P

Here is Ginni with top coat.

 

Find the new Magical PixieDust collection for sale right now on Zoya.com. Make sure to follow Zoya on Facebook, Twitter, YouTube and their blog for information about new upcoming colors and deals.

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Lynnderella Angel Kitty, Donut Hol-O!, Finger Food & Lapin of Luxury Swatches

Hi guys! I know it's been awhile. If you follow me on Facebook or Instagram you probably saw my camera pretty much up and died on me a few weeks ago, so it made doing any swatches impossible. My camera was 8 years old, so it did really stand up for a good amount of time. I believe the problem is the shutter, which per my reading goes out around 50K photos. I take roughly 2-3K photos every week when I'm swatching (yes I go a little overboard!) multiply that by almost 2 years plus 6 years of randomly using it before blogging and I think I can say I got much more use out of it than 50K photos. ;) Nevertheless I was really bummed because no camera meant no blogging and even though I had some photos done before my camera went toast, I just didn't have the enthusiasm to actually sit down to edit and write. Thanks to an amazing friend and the husband who stick by me no matter how stubborn I am when I say I don't need help, I have a new camera now. These photos and a few more I will post here and there are with my older camera, so you may see a little bit of difference between the two. Also, I have a lot to catch up on so you may see some double posts for a few days. ;)

Angel Kitty has black, grey, neon pink, pink and iridescent glitters in a translucent violet-shimmered grey base. All nails are 1 coat over 2 coats of Zoya Ling.

Donut Hol-O! has silver holographic circles with assorted metallic donuts and silver holographic micro-glitter in a clear base. Shown is 1 coat over 2 coats of Zoya Wendy.

Finger Food is a blend of assorted silver, pink, and gold holographic glitters accented with pink jelly glitter in a warm pink-shimmered clear base. Here is 1 coat over 2 coats of Zoya Rooney.

Lapin (Lapin is the French word for rabbit) of Luxury is a multi-glitter made with satin, matte, holographic and metallic glitters suspended in a translucent violet base with matching shimmer. These photos show 2 coats over 3 coats of Zoya Kitridge. 

Lynnderella limited edition and core lacquers can be found through Lynnderella.com. International readers can find core lacquers from Norway Nails and Glitter Connect. Make sure to follow all the Lynnderella fan pages on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Pinterest and Tumblr!

Zoya Tickled Collection Reviews & Swatches

Hey guys! As promised here is the Tickled Collection from Zoya. :) I was working on it all last night but didn't know if people would love me posting 3 times in one day or not....or I fell asleep editing photos...The first thing sounds better though right? :P I do have another post done for today, featuring an indie brand, so stick around! :)

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Kitridge is, what I would call, a bright pepto-pink. All nails are 3 coats with top coat.

Formula of Kitridge was a tad streaky in the first 2 coats, but it evened out nicely in a third coat. To be honest, even if this took 4 coats I would probably still stick with it because I love how bright it is! It's like a pastel-neon, if that makes sense. It does dry with a rubbery finish, so a top coat is necessary, but again it's all totally worth it because this polish is amazing. ;) 

Ling is described as a vibrant royal blue creme. Shown is 2 coats with no top coat.

 This polish is a nice blue, perfect for summer! The formula was great; an easy 2 coats with no problems. In normal light (i.e. not my light box) it's a little darker than my pictures, but still a lovely shade of blue. 

Rocha has a bright orange-red base with a very faint gold shimmer. I used 2 coats with top coat for these photos. 

I tried to pick up the faint shimmer in Rocha, but my camera was not having it. It is slightly noticeable in person when light hits your nails just right and I found shows up better with a top coat. Even without the shimmer it's a pretty color. :) It's bright, but not too bright like an orange traffic cone because it has a nice red undertone. 

Rooney is a magenta-pink creme. Here is 2 coats with no top coat.

Such a pretty color, such a pain to photograph! >_< I did feel a little better when Zoya posted "Rooney has a unique pigment which makes the true vibrancy of this shade hard to capture". I tried a ton of different lighting and camera settings and just had no luck. :( It's a little dustier than my photos lead you to believe. Overall it's a pretty color and had an easy to use formula, so it's got that going for it. ;)

Tilda is a mantis-green creme. Shown is 2 coats with no top coat. 

I'm slowly becoming a green fan and Tilda really helps. ;) The formula was great and the color is something that I think will work great from spring or summer. :) 

Wendy is a bright melon-coral creme. I used 2 coats with no top coat. 

I'm one to normally not love colors like this because I know darker skinned ladies can rock it like I can't, but really it looked great on me! So Zoya really did a great job with Wendy because it will work on a variety of skin tones and I think it will make an awesome pedi color for summer. :)

I really love this collection and it's a great combination of cremes for the summer. My top picks would be Kitridge, Tilda and Wendy, but I think you could buy the entire collection and be happy. :P

The Zoya Tickled collection is available for preorder, shipping 5/14, through Zoya.com. Follow Zoya on Facebook, Twitter, YouTube and their blog for information about new upcoming colors and deals.

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