Zoya Nail Polish in Nails Love - Italy

Textured Nail Polish with Zoya

Zoya PixieDust Fall 2013 Collection was featured in Italian Magazine - Nails Love! With a wide range of shades to choose from, PixieDust adds a little shine to your mani!

"It was an absolutely revolutionary collection that has sold out all over the world: PixieDust back to amaze with 6 brand new fashion colors, 6 shades feature a unique finish, embossed on base matte intensified by iridescence very special. The shades are: Tomoko, silver, Chita, emerald green, Sunshine, a name for the bright blue used by Van Gogh, Carter, a purple cardinal of absolute elegance, Arabella, bright fuchsia and incredibly feminine, and finally Dhara, a coppery orange perfect even in winter." - Nails Love English Translation 

Textured nail polish is a fun way to switch up your mani, or to add an accent nail! See the entire Zoya PixieDust Fall 2013 collection here. 

ZOYA IS THE NEW COLOR OF FASHION!

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Zoya Nail Polish Holiday Polka Dots

Polka Dot Party Nails

'Tis the season to have some fun with those nail looks! Zoya PixieDust is ultra sparkly to celebrate with! Try this fun polka dot look to add some fun to that mani this holiday season! 

Get The Look:

1. Start by prepping your nails with Remove +

2. No need for a Base Coat - for best results, Zoya PixieDust looks and feels best without!

3. Swipe 2-3 layers of the GORGEOUS Zoya PixieDust in Tomoko as your base. 

4. Take a dotting tool or ball point pen, and dip into Zoya PixieDust in Chita to create polka dots.

5. Do the same with Zoya PixieDust in Chyna and alternate colors of the polka dots.

6. No top Coat required! 

This look is a great quick and easy way to bring some holiday cheer to your mani. Now go out there and show off those sparkling tips! Throwing a party? Try some great accessories similar to this nail look with fun throw pillows and a gorgeous chandelier!

ZOYA IS THE NEW COLOR OF FASHION!

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Claudine Inspiration

Classic Black and Grey with Zoya Nail Polish 

Are you as drawn to those fabulous boots as we are? This super casual look is by blogger Zita Csaszari  from PersonalShopper and she nailed it with black and grey shades. We love how comfortable this look is, perfect for a day out shopping but still chic for a night out on the town. Below is a similar look inspired by Zita and Zoya Nail Polish in Claudine -  a striking dark meteorite gray metallic. Ps, let us know if you find the actual boots Zita is wearing, we are obsessed!

You could also bring the black and grey look to your nails with other shades like Zoya Nail Polish in Dove or Zoya Nail Polish in Trixie. Love Claudine? Check out more of our black shades here.

ZOYA IS THE NEW COLOR OF FASHION!
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Review: Bunny Nails Holiday plates HD-E and HD-F

Hello!

You know I love Bunny Nails plates, so I was over the moon when she asked me to review her new holiday plates. Hee hee hee heee heeeee...Of course I have to start off with a video showing you the plates, with my...unique...stream of consciousness comments over the top of it:

Now on to the still pictures, starting with HD-E:

And some close-ups:

Reindeer sweater, plus a matching single reindeer in the next picture

Pine cones to layer with the pine spray you'll see later. I love that stylized holly spray, that perfect tree, those three wise men, the stars...sigh...so many pretties...

This looks like a plate of Christmas cookies to me.

Pretty leaves to make any color you like

This looks to me like a magic breeze (ala Chocolat or Mary Poppins) came up and swirled all of those leaves around

How cute is that dinner plate and the turkey on the platter! 

Easy Christmas Tree background

Pretty leaves--I see poinsettias when I see these. :)

Those New Year's Eve revelers toasting and dancing just make me want to get up and partay

If you want a holiday sweater look without reindeer or santas all over it, this is perfect

Acorns and leaves perfect for building fall manicures

Numbers made out of stars, perfect for welcoming in the New Year

Firework burst large enough for you to go in and add glitter or accent colors

And on to HD-F:

And on to the close-ups:

Santa sweater pattern :)

A quick pause to comment on the below picture. If you have the Bunny Nails Holiday plates (a set of octagonal plates she released last year) you may be worried about whether there are any dupes. In particular, the top left 6 designs on the below picture are also on those plates. However, these are smaller in size, so they are not exact dupes. The only other design I found that had a potential dupe from the other plates was the turkey on HD-E (the live one, not the one on the platter). Not only is the turkey on HD-E smaller than the previous one, it's a mirror-image reversal, too. So no dupes, and only a few images that are close to the ones she had last year. :)

I really love the idea of putting the 'Let It Snow' from this plate over the snowflake image below

Amazingly detailed snowflake image...this is my favorite snowflake background image I've ever seen

Pretty stars for all of your silent winter night manicures. A beautiful background stamp, or isolate any and every size you could ever need, lol!

I love the hanging 'Ho ho ho' and that pine branch would be amazing for building your own wreath

Angel Christmas sweater!

I see ice crystals on a window in this one...it would also make lovely winter tree branches

The holly bough here makes it easy to stamp a holly design across all your nails; but I am so excited to have a manger scene that I can play with!!!

This has this retro look that I think is so fun for playful holiday looks :)

Cable knit? Wheat field? Whatever you like.

Army of gingerbread minions!!!

Candy Canes FTW

One of my favorite images from the set--I will do a tutorial about how to make each of the ornaments different colors if you'd like me to. :)

So many different pretty snowflakes to choose from...

An easy way to get lights on your nails

The cutest snowman on the planet

It's probably pretty clear from my comments that I adore these plates and think they are a one-stop center for all your holiday designs. There are so many individual designs I love, and of course that's important. But aspect of Bunny Nails' plates that I really appreciate is how the images are designed to work together. She gives you plenty of variety to be able to build scenes or have complementary designs on different nails. Making a dinner scene would be a snap with these plates, a Santa-and-his-reindeer scenario, a beautiful manger scene and even a wreath made up of the pine bough and ornaments. There is a lot of thought here, not just in slapping down some holiday images, but in putting together plates that are highly versatile in their possibilities.

I'm hurrying to get this up in time for you to by them for your Christmas Eve manicures, so I didn't include a test here. But I can tell you with 99% certainty that these are high quality plates that you won't have a problem with--the etching is very well done, and looks just like the plates I've gotten from her in the past. I will do a manicure with them later today to show you in case you want to wait to see that test.

Here is a size comparison with a standard Konad plate:

You can see that the full-nail images are gi-flippin-normous. :)


These are available now on the Bunny Nails site; you can find them here:

HD-E Plate
HD-F Plate

At the time of this posting, they were $17.99 each, with free shipping internationally!!! You still have time to get these before Christmas Eve if you are in the US and probably also Canada. It's a little bit more unclear if you can get them in Europe before then, but I did send a package to France recently that got there in less than a week. :)

I totally love these plates, they are well in line with Bunny Nails' high standards. I highly recommend you take a look, and I hope you're having a very happy holiday season so far!

Hugs and holiday loves,
M.

Dog Vs. Julep

It's time for the next unfortunate installment of Dog vs. Nail art supplies:

She tried to destroy it, yes she did, but she was not successful! The magic julep potion remains intact inside of its jar! And in case you were ever wondering what's in those lids, under the plastic? Styrofoam.

Not this time, puppy. Not this time.

Dog 0, Julep 1

Previous battle (click here to revisit the horror): Dog 1, Konad 0

Summary of the war thus far: Dog 1, nail art 1. Who will be the eventual victor? Not me, that's for sure.

M.

Blue-Eyed Girl Lacquers Release Information

Ok, so tonight's post will be mega-self serving.  If you're not into that, just skip tonight's post and come back tomorrow where it will be back to business as usual.  Tonight, I wanted to give you guys a heads up to the goings-ons over at Blue-Eyed Girl Lacquers.  So, let's get down to it!

First, there will be a full restock of all current polishes, the Winter Collection, which you can see here, and the New Year's Duo on 1/1/2014 at 3:00 est.  The New Year's Duo is not a 10 bottle limited edition.  It will be available throughout the entire month of January.  There are still a few discontinued polishes available right now, but there aren't any guarantees that they'll still be there in two weeks!

Second, I will be restocking the final three polishes in the Holiday Limited Edition series tomorrow, 12/18/203, at 9:30 pm est.  The shop will be in maintenance mode until then so I can make sure everything is all cleaned up and ready to go.  Remember, there are only 10 bottles a piece for sale of these polishes, so grab them while you can!  Ok, let's take a look at them!

Guided by Starlight (Christmas)

Guided by Starlight is a white crelly polish packed full of silver and gold metallic and holographic glitters in hexes, squares, dots, diamonds, moons, and stars and a light dusting of iridescent glitters.  This polish is a bit thick by design in order to keep the larger glitters suspended, but you may want or need to add in a little bit of thinner.  This is three coats without undies, a layer of Lynnderella Glitter Tamer, and topped off with KBShimmer's Clearly on Top.  Surprisingly, this polish is a bit of a topcoat eater, so you may need a thicker layer of topcoat or an additional thin layer.  Dry time is average, and the larger glitters did require a bit of fishing.  Granted, my tester bottle is a mini, so the full sized bottles might not have the same issue.

Newborn Solstice Sun (Yule)

Newborn Solstice Sun is a deep ruby red jelly with silver and red holographic micro glitters.  This is two coats without undies, a coat of Lynnderella Glitter Tamer, and finally topped off with KBShimmer's Clearly on Top.  Dry time was average, and, as you can see, it reaches full opacity in two coats.  Reds tend to stain on me, both the skin around my nails and the nail itself, but NSS wasn't a stainer on me.  However, it's a definite topcoat eater, so be aware of that.  Dry time was quick, and the glitters were easy to spread.  I hate mini bottles because of their crap application, so I can't tell you if the base is too thick or not.  You may need to add in some thinner, though.

Matunda Ya Kwanza (Kwanzaa)

Matunda Ya Kwanza is a lightly purple tinted polish with a bright rainbow of glitters in all sorts of shapes and sizes.  You can use the dab method to get a more opaque look, or you can swipe across the nail for a more sparse look.  These photos show MYK as one coat over Color Club Pucci-licious on all fingers except the ring finger, which is three coats of MYK alone.  I added extra topcoat, Glitter Tamer and Clearly on Top, but it's not really necessary for this polish.  Dry time was a bit on the longer side, but that could be because I'm impatient and didn't wait long enough between coats.  Be aware, though, that if you wear it alone, as with most glitters, it will be a giant pain to remove.  

So, there you have it!  What do you think?  Did you guys enjoy this series of polishes?  If you miss out on the chance to purchase these polishes, they are their own prize in my New Year's giveaway!  Make sure you enter here!  Don't forget to follow my Facebook page, Blue-Eyed Girl Lacquers Facebook page, and my Instagram, and remember to be over at BEGL headquarters at 9:30 pm est tomorrow night to purchase the remaining Holiday Limited Editions!