Zoya - Magical Pixies Summer 2014 - Swatches & Review

Today I have for the Zoya Magical Pixies Summer 2014 polishes!


All swatches are shown with two coats of color without topcoat

Bar: Nude Topaz Magical Pixie

This shade is pretty and is definitely more gold than the previous Pixie, Cosmo. I would consider this a neutral, that would be fine to wear to the office or to add a little glitter to a look without a crazy color.

Ginni: Pink Tourmaline Magical Pixie

This is a pretty pink shade, it's fairly sheer so you can still see a VNL with two coats, but I was OK with it. I'm a sucker for pink, what can I say?

Arlo: Violet Amethyst Magical Pixie

I really wish that they described this more as a Radiant Orchid shade, because that's the color that I view this as. However, despite the description, this was my favorite of the collection :)

So there you have it, the Magical Pixies Summer 2014 Collection.

You know my favorite, now tell me yours!

The Nail Challenge Collaborative Presents - Skittles - Week 4

I'm getting this final look just in the nick of time with 1 day to spare in May. I had been wanting to do this mani since Skittles was announced as the theme for the month.



Source: http://929thebull.com/skittles-trades-green-apple-flavor-for-lime-and-totally-screws-up-the-original-rainbow/


(P.S. I like the article that the image is from - not that I liked Lime but why'd they go changing it to green apple on us)

Literal Skittle Nails! Skittles are one of my favorite candies and I love all flavors of them, my all time most favorite are the tropical skittles that come in the sky blue bag. They don't sell them at all stores, so when I see them I always grab a pack for myself :-P

Polishes Used:
-Orly - White Tips
-Essie - Fishnet Stockings
-Zoya - Pippa
-Zoya - Josie
-Sinful Colors - Hazard
-Wet 'n Wild - Disturbia
-Konad - White
-Hard Candy - Matte-ly In Love

I thought that these nails came out fun and doubled checked with my husband before posting them to see if they were recognizable or not, he said they were so I thought that was good. I don't LOVE the "S"'s that I did, I am never good with curved lines / letting with my current nail art brush, but I think the idea is conveyed.

What do you think about this mani? What about the candy?

Check out what the other ladies did for their fourth and final Skittle Manis!

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China Glaze - Off Shore Collection - Swatches & Review Part 2

Yesterday I showed you the first 6 polishes from the China Glaze Off Shore Collection and today I will be sharing you the second half of the collection.

All swatches shown with 2 coats of color plus topcoat

Sun Upon My Skin: Yellow crème

I have to love a good yellow cream polish, while this isn't really a "Pittsburgh Yellow" it's still a nice shade to have in my collection.

Be More Pacific: Light lime crème

This shade sort of reminds me of a mojito green polish. Slightly on the thinner side, but mostly self leveling.

Shore Enough: Green crème

I like this green cream; I didn't have anything like this in my collection before this. Slightly streaky, but a fairly nice self leveling formula.

Float On: neon pink crème

You know I love a good pink cream, and unlike some neon polishes, this one showed up pretty true to it's neon color in the pictures, which was nice.

Dune Our Thing: Dark neon berry crème

This polish is showing up a little lighter in the picture than in person, however, I love the berry-ness of this color. Perfect if you're looking for something slightly darker than the normal hot pinks of summer.

X-Ta-Sea: Dark neon eggplant crème

This is a bit of a darker shade for a summer collection, but I like it! It's nice to have options in a summer collection.

So there you have it, out of the second half of the collection, which is your favorite?

China Glaze® Off Shore will be available as individual colors, plus two 6-piece box collections “Stoked To Be Soaked” and “Dune Our Thing”. Individual polishes retail for $7.50 MSRP and the 6-piece box collections retail for $45 each.  

 

And here's a final look at the entire 12 piece collection!

 

 

 

China Glaze - Off Shore Collection - Swatches & Review Part 1

You know that I have been loving all of the summer collections that have been coming out lately, and today I have the first half of the China Glaze Off Shore Collection to share with you.

All swatches are shown with two coats of color with topcoat

Feel The Breeze: Baby pink neon crème

I am a huge fan of pink cream polishes so I really liked this one. It was slightly thicker than the other polishes I am sharing with you today, but I would not classify this as a "thick" polish, and the color, love it! (I checked it against some of the shades from last summer's collection and it's a cross between Neon & On & On and Bottom's Up.

If In Doubt, Surf It Out: Mellow orange crème

This shade had a nice self leveling formula and application was nice and easy. I am not a huge fan of oranges as they remind me of fall and Halloween, but this is a nice shade.

Stoked To Be Soaked: Primary orange crème

The application of this shade was awesome as well. I do have to say I don't necessarily agree with the description from China Glaze; there is a an awesome sheer shimmer to the cream base of this shade which they didn't mention at all, extra surprise for me!

Sea's The Day: Rich red crème

 

This is one of my favorites of the collection. It's a nice red cream, but its a bright red, almost something neon but not exactly. Really like it and it had a nice formula as well.

 

Wait N' Sea: Aqua crème

Gotta love a nice blue shade for summer. This color was on the sheerer/thinner side, but as you can see, it's completely opaque in two coats. It reminds me of Sinful Colors Savage, but I think this is lighter (i'll have to do a comparison later)

I Sea The Point: Bright neon blue crème

Gosh, I love shades like this (although I don't wear them out too often I love having them on). This color had nice application, it did have a slight "blue polish" smell too it, which is to be expected sometimes; wonder what it is about the blue pigment...

Overall, I think part 1 of the collection is really pretty and since creams are my FAVORITE, this was a big hit. I like that the colors are bright colors and not 100% neons like some collections in the past. Everyone is really hitting it out of the park this year for summer collections.

Which of these shades is your favorite?

China Glaze® Off Shore is available as individual colors, plus two 6-piece box collections “Stoked To Be Soaked” and “Dune Our Thing”. Individual polishes retail for $7.50 MSRP and the 6-piece box collections retail for $45 each.  

Stay tuned for Part 2 swatches and review coming soon!

*Products in this post were provided by the manufacturer for my honest review*