Aurora Sparkle

Here is a quick swatch of a gorgeous polish I picked up recently. This is 3 coats of Zoya Aurora a pretty dark purple holographic polish. You know I love my holos, especially stunners like this one.

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Gradient Friday : CNY Edition

Wishing you all a very happy Chinese New Year filled with happiness and joy. May it bring prosperity and good fortune to all of you.

Zoya Carmen / Dr.s Remedy Glee Gold / OPI The Man with The Golden Gun

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Bullying Stops Here

Feb 29, 2012 – Pink Shirt Day to raise awareness of what bullying does

Zoya Max / Goldie 13 

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Shades of Pink

Pink Gradient Friday (or ombre) from dark to light: Zoya Valentina / Zoya Max / SkinFood VL001 / Essie Castaway / Essence Sweet as Candy 

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Reverse Chevron

Today I am going to show you a cute and fun reverse chevron design I did to match my raspberry pink trousers. I used 2 coats of Julep Miranda, a pretty seafoam green cream, as my base coat. The application was smooth and it dried well although it did dent a bit when I was taking photos (pinky). Next I used a piece of scotch tape and turned it so it looked like a triangle. I stuck this on my palm first (to get rid of some stickiness) and then applied this on the bottom of my nail. Finally, I put on 2 coats of Zoya Sachi, a gorgeous dark pink, to finish off my look. The application was super smooth and this color is very opaque. I topped this manicure off with a coat of Seche Vite.

I think the design is so cute and adds such a nice pop of color to your outfit!

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Sunday Snaps

A quick snap of some colourful and fun Fall trends:

Polishes in Cobalt, Gold, Purple / H&M Hair Ring / Red, Orange, Emerald Polishes

Topshop Raspberry pink trousers / Madison quilted chevron satchel / Grey, Mustard, Nude polishes

Orange adjustable belt / pretty long necklaces / pink helmer drawer – dotted = blogged

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Ladybug party

I was invited to a cute ladybug themed party recently, so I thought it was only suiting that I did a mani to match! I used Zoya Carmen (swatch seen here) as my base coat and then used Milani Nail Art in Black to draw my ladybugs. I used Sally Hansen Nail Art pens in white to add the dots. I thought my thumb looked a little bare, so I added a leaf using Milani Nail Art Green Sketch and Black.

I took some pictures of the party favors and cupcake decorations. They are all homemade! Arent they adorable? Thanks so much for reading. It has been a crazy week.

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Subtle shimmer gradient

Today's gradient Friday features 2 Zoya products I received with my purchase of Zoya Carmen, seen here. I used 2 coats of Zoya Ivanka, a bright shimmery green, as my base coat. Application was smooth, and it was easy to control the brush. Next, I sponged on Zoya Charla, a medium shimmery turquoise, on the top half of my nail to create a subtle gradient. I waited for it to dry then sponged on another coat. Finally, I topped it off with ColorClub Starry Temptress topcoat for addition glitter.

Below are pictures of the gradient in my light box, with flash in my room and a swatch of Zoya Ivanka.

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Carmen Blasted

I am lacking reds in my collection, so when I saw Zoya Carmen, I knew I had to have it. I got it during the promo where if you bought anything, you would get Zoya Charla and Ivanka free, so how can a girl resist? My lovely aunt from the states brought it up for me and I finally got to try it out for the first time. Zoya Carmen is a gorgeous glossy cream red that applied smoothly and was opaque in two coats. I really like this red and I am glad I got it. After a day, I decided to put on Sephora by OPI Electric Blue Blasted, their version of shatter, on top, and I liked the color blocking combination.

From all the shatter/crackle I have tried so far, if you are a big crackle lover like me, this is what I would say – China Glaze, Sephora by OPI, OPI. I have yet to try Color Club and Nicole by OPI, so we will see how those compare once I get my hands on them.

Hope you are all enjoying some sunny days!

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Valerie

Happy Chinese New Year everyone! My tummy is so full from eating yummy dinners. This is Zoya Valerie. I am absolutely in love with this color. It’s a gorgeous purple shimmer with a tint of red. It was opaque in 2 coats but I am wearing three with top coat. Application was smooth and removal was not too bad. I got a bit over excited about the sun we had recently, so I apologize if the picture is a little bright. I am also super excited about all the new spring collections coming out…my wallet better watch out.

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Tiffany

Thanks to everyone who participated in my giveaway! The winner will be announced in the next couple of days. Today’s post is of Zoya Tiffany. It is a very pretty pink with gold-bronze shimmer. This polish was opaque in 3 coats. Application was smooth and easy to apply but tip wear was already noticeable by day 2 when this picture was taken. It is my first Zoya polish as I have recently found a beauty supplier near me that sells them.

Thanks for reading~

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