NOTD: Fun with Zoya Happi!

Hello there my lovelies! 

For today's Nails of the Day, I'm re-swatching Zoya - Happi, and also having a little French Mani fun with it! :) 

I got Happi back in January during the Try 3 Free promotion, and it's definitely become one of my top favorite polishes in my collection now! :) 

Happi is a pretty, summery, pink with coral shimmer, and in in the right lighting you can even see a hint of green shimmer! :) 

It's perfect for Spring and Summer, and now that warm weather is finally here in PA, I'm super-duper loving this one! :) 

I tried to capture the green shimmer, but it's tough to see on camera. You can see it in person though, especially in the sunlight! You can definitely see the gorgeous coral shimmer though! :)

Now, time for a little mini French Mani Fun! 

For this one I used a base of the nude color from the Mark. Mode & Trend Collection, which is a light nude with pink shimmer. Then I added on Happi for French Tips, and sealed with a coat of Seche Vite! 

I think the shimmer of the nude really complemented the shimmer of Happi, and the result was a nice Springy, shimmery French! :) 

I hope you're all enjoying nice weather like we're having! Spring coming around always puts me in a happy mood! :) 

BONUS! Check out this gorgeous rainbow! This came out over my neighborhood the other day after it had been storming all day long. It was so bright and beautiful, and it was perfectly arched all the way around! I haven't seen one as bright as this in a long time. :) 

Luck of the Irish Challenge: Day 4!

Hi lovies! I'm super late posting today, sorry about that. But today is Day 4 of the Luck of the Irish Challenge, and the theme is Shamrocks!

I went with a green/gold combo for this one!
I used Sephora by OPI - Already Famous for the gold, and Color Club - Wild Cactus for the green.

To make the shamrocks, I used a dotter to make tiny little heart shapes for the clover leaves. :)

Tomorrow is the last day of the challenge, so make sure to come back for that! My nails for it are little simple, but I like them! :)

An of course, make sure go check out all the other bloggers manis! :)

Dipped in Lacquer

College Polished

Kate Kreates

Galactic Lacquer

Makeup and Nails, Not War

Seriously Swatched

Tes Did It Nails

Jilltastic Nail Design

My Vanity Basics

Peace Love Lacquer

I’m Just Me…ChiChi

XO, Noelle

Swatch: Zoya - Mitzi!

Hello lovelies!
I have a quick little swatch for you today.
This is Zoya - Mitzi from the Mod Matte Velvet Collection.

I know I've swatched this polish before, but I wanted to re-swatch with my new camera to get a better photo for you guys. :)

You can read my full review of this polish here .

Flip/Flop February Day 8! Color Blocking/Black and White!

Hi my lovies!! You know the drill, Flip/Flop February day 8!!

Today's Flip/Flop is Color Blocking/Black And White. And I sort-of-kind-of-not-really did both but-not-really-either-at-the-same-time. So... Yeah. xD

For some odd reason that I can't explain, my brain immediately thought, "JIGSAW PUZZLE!!!" when I read Color Blocking. Pretty sure this doesn't count as color blocking at all but...yeah. I couldn't NOT do it once I thought of it LOL. So blame my brain.
And, just for the fun of it, I made one of my jigsaw nails be Black/White/Gray. I know that that's not strictly black and white, but I thought it would look cool with the transitioning from white, to light gray, to dark gray, to black.

I probably should've added an outline of some kind but, oh well.

Oh also, kiss that long ring fingernail goodbye because it broke off really low last night. :(
I may or may not put a falsie in it's place, I haven't decided yet. But there's no way in heck that I'm cutting down all my nails until after this challenge is done. Why must you break, nails, why?! Oh well.

The polishes I used for this mani were:

Color Block Nails:
Sephora by OPI - And A Cherry On Top
Sally Hansen Xtreme Wear - Mellow Yellow
Sally Hansen Xtreme Wear - The Real Teal
Ulta - In The Lime-Light

Black and White Nail (from lightest to darkest):
Sinful Colors - Snow Me White
Sephora by OPI - Thyme For A Mani
Sephora by OPI - Break A Leg-Warmer
Ulta - Little Black Dress

Of course as always, please go check out the other bloggers manis!! :)

Zoya - Opal Swatch!

Hello Lovelies! So today I'm sharing another Zoya beauty with you, this is Opal.

Opal is from the fleck effect top-coat collection, it's a clear jelly base with a green tint, and all different sized blue-green duo-chrome flecks throughout it!
My one and only complaint about this polish is that it's terrible to photograph, pictures don't do it justice! In person it's soo beautiful, the effect is definitely unique.

The first shot is Opal swatched all by itself, this swatch is three coats.

The second is two coats of Opal over Zoya - Happi.

The third is Zoya - Mitzi with one coat of Opal on the accent ring.

I can't wait to play with this and experiment with it over other polishes!! :)

Zoya - Happi Swatch!

Hello lovelies!
So when I did the Zoya "Try 3 Free" promo, this was the second one I got! :)

Happi is an absolutely gorgeous, almost duo-chrome, sheer polish. It's so pretty, and has a really good formula. It's opaque in 2 coats, (though I did 3, because I'm OCD about coverage LOL) normal drying time, no streaking at all, and has a really nice, shiny finish. :)

The color is a beautiful coral/pink, and what I didn't realize just from the bottle is that in certain lighting, it has a bit of green in the shimmer! Pink + Green is one of my favorite color combos so I looved discovering that!

Below the swatch of this beauty, I added Zoya - Opal on top of it. I reeeeaaaaallllly love this polish combo! Not only does it make them sparkly, but the blue-green color of opal really brings out the green shimmer of Happi! :)

Love this polish by itself, and paired with opal! Perfect for warm weather! (Which needs to hurry up and get here already! :p)