Zoya Anaka

   

This is two coats of Zoya Anaka. It has such a beautiful shimmer. I don't have much to say about it other than I really like it! I got it during the recent Zoya promo that offered two free polishes (shipping cost only). If you are a polish fan, you should sign up at zoya.com. Also, check out their blog here. They have amazing promos sometimes. 

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Zoya Dree

This is two coats of Zoya Dree. I thought the color matched the leaves on the rosebush pretty well. The formula was incredible. Sorry this is kind of a boring post, but my next one will be fabulous!

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Zoya Yara

I love it so much! This is two coats of Zoya Yara. It is the one I was most excited about from Zoya's Fall 2011 collection, and it did not disappoint. 

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Zoya Kimmy

 This is two coats of Zoya Kimmy. It is such a fantastic color. SO sparkly. Also, Seche Vite doesn't work well with Zoya polishes, so I tried Revlon's quick dry topcoat. And it is fabulous! No shrinkage. It takes a little bit longer to dry than Seche Vite, but not by much. So hey, more pics!

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Blue and Silver

Sorry it's been a while! I've been lazy. :) This is from a week or so ago. The base is two coats of Zoya Breezi (which is awesome. Seriously.). I layered this with Zoya Charla, Zoya Crystal and Orly Shine. I like it, but I don't think I did the greatest job. So here are more pics: 

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Punisher Skulls

Hi everyone! This is kind of a tribute to my boyfriend, 'cause he's a Punisher fan. :) The white is Sally Hansen White On. The details were done with Sally Hansen Nail Art Pen in Black. The red is Zoya Tamsen. Yeah, there is no way I could draw skulls with my left hand, so I just made the nails on my right hand look bloody. The thumbs on both hands look the best, I think. This was a difficult manicure to do, but I really like it. 

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Hello Kitty Tips

This is two coats of Avon Cotton Candy. The white tip is Sally Hansen Hard as Nails Xtreme Wear in White Out. Black: Orly Instant Artist in Jet Black. Yellow: Orly Instant Artist in Yellow Submarine. Red: Zoya Tamsen. All my other nails were a complete fail, so you only get this one. I didn't even bother with topcoat on my other nails, so I got the worst sheet marks all over them. 

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Sunny Stripes

This is Zoya Alegra (two or three coats, I can't remember!) with China Glaze Happy Go Lucky and China Glaze Life Preserver on the tips, topped with two coats of China Glaze Lighthouse. I don't hate it, but for future reference, Alegra is really too pretty to cover up. Lighthouse is really beautiful.

Here it is in the shade: 

As always, you can click to enlarge. I won't be held responsible for Sparklpocalypse though.

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Yellow, Green, Blue

This is three coats of OPI Fiercely Fiona with layers of Zoya Apple, Zoya Ivanka, and Zoya Charla. I didn't do the best job of free-handing this, but I do think the colors look great together. Seche Vite caused some shrinkage at the tips and I even put a layer of another clear topcoat underneath it. 

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Orange-tacular Floral Ruffian!

China Glaze Japanese Koi (two coats) topped with Zoya Tanzy (two coats), all topped off with Essie Matte About You topcoat (you guessed it, two coats). Dried flowers are from Born Pretty Store, and I attached them with Orly Top 2 Bottom topcoat.

Here come the pictures!

Japanese Koi by itself (no topcoat to show off the neon satin finish):

Japanese Koi topped with Zoya Tanzy (no topcoat):

Completed manicure in the shade: 

 Closeups of thumb: 

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Nail Fail!!!

Allow me to explain: Sally Hansen Nail Prisms in Amber Ruby is gorgeous... just not over a bright red (Zoya Sooki, which is gorgeous by itself). You can see some of the awesome duochrome in this photo. In the future, I'll layer Amber Ruby over a black or very dark red. 

Oh, and I got dirt or something on my nails before they dried. Check out the bubbles: 

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Let's Go Kings!

I'm a huge L.A. Kings fan, and to support my team in the NHL Playoffs, I've done a Kings-inspired manicure. 

The products I used: Zoya Mira (2 coats), Sally Hansen Xtreme Wear White On (one stripe on each ring finger), and Orly Instant Artist in Jet Black (3 little stripes on each ring finger) and the crown decals are from the Fing'rs Edge Royal Punk Nail Art set. 

My hands aren't super-steady, but I think the stripes actually turned out better on my other hand: 

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Zoya Rica with A Little Birdie!

Here is Zoya Rica (2 coats with one coat of Out The Door topcoat) from Zoya's Sunshine Collection. I love it! It is a coral shimmer with gold sparkles. The bird is from Big Ruby Tattoos  Tweet Collection. It was so easy to apply! Unfortunately, I didn't center it very well. It's applied just like a temporary tattoo. 

Here is the birdie up close and personal!

And right after I took my pictures, the sun came out. So I ran back outside and took one of Rica in all it's glory!

The sparkles!! As always, you can click the pics to enlarge. Thanks for looking!