OPI Beach Sandies Nail Art

A couple of Friday's ago I arrived home from work to find a mysterious birthday gift waiting for me. The first time this happened to me (around Christmas) it took me a while to figure out who the gift was from, however, this time I knew right away, my friend Amanda! Amanda and I used to work together and were really close when we were working; she has since found a different job, and although we don't get to hang out as much, she's still a good friend, and super sweet for leaving mystery presents on my doorstep!

This package included a Coach wristlet and the OPI Beach Sandies mini set. Coincidentally, I had been eyeing up this set earlier this year when it came out but never ended up picking it up for myself, so it was perfect that she got this for me.

Is anyone surprised that I decided to do a negative space look? LOL. I'm obsessed lately! The colors included in this look (and the set) include, Samba-dy Loves Purple (purple), I'm Brazil Nuts Over You (pink), What's a Little Rain Forest? (blue), and You're So Flippy Floppy (yellow).

These colors are so bright and vibrant and were perfect for creating this fun summer look, especially since they dry to a textured finish. What do you think? Do you own any of these Beach Sandies?

P.S. Thanks again Amanda!

Zoya Naturel Deux (2) Collection - Swatches & Review

Today I have swatches of the new ZOYA Naturel Deux (2) Collection! There are six shades in this collection which according to ZOYA bridge the transitional gap between late summer / early fall, and I completely agree!

Let's jump right in!

Spencer: A full-coverage, rich camel cream

Chanelle: A full-coverage, toasted almond cream

Emilia: A full-coverage, dark chocolate cream

Marnie: A full-coverage, deep warm plum cream

Aubrey: A full-coverage, medium mauve cream

Madeline: A full-coverage, muted rose cream

All of these polishes had amazing application; none were streaky and were all completely opaque in two coats. Some of the Zoya polishes in the past have been on the streakier side but these were not at all, they were perfect.

I loved Zoya's first Natural Collection (you can see my review of that here) and I'm loving this one as well. As someone who wears natural colors to work on a daily basis, it's awesome to have more polishes to work into the "work" rotation.

Which of these shades is your favorite? Do you prefer this new collection or the original Naturel Collection better?

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

Salon Perfect: Neon Pop Collection Swatches & Revew - Part 3

Happy Monday! Before we get into the look, today is my husbands birthday (HBD Rob!), we are taking the day off of work to go to the local amusement park - so hopefully the weather holds out!

With this look I am wrapping up the review of the Salon Perfect Neon Pop Collection polishes that I received.

Left to Right: Plum Sorbet, Bermuda Baby, Flamingo Flair

Instead of some straight up swatches I decided to do a splatter mani to show them off!

Lightbox with Nikon Camera; with flash

Lightbox with iphone; without flash

Lightbox with iphone; with flash

Outside with iphone; without flash

I'm loving this look! The white is Salon Perfect Sugar Cube and once I "splattered" on the neons I topped off this look with Salon Perfect Crystal Clear. I didn't want to take this off when I did but I had other looks to do, so I only kept it on for a couple of hours. I will probably re-do it at sometime. Also, I love the purplish shade that the blue over the pink creates!

These polishes are currently available at Wal-Mart, retailing for $3.98/each.

What do you think? Are you loving this look as much as I am?

Incoco Real Nail Polish Appliques - Bonfire Nights

Last week I showed you one of the appliques from the Incoco Tribal Beats Collection, and today I'm sharing with you another awesome pattern, Bonfire Nights.

Bonfire Nights: The rich colors in this tribal design create a welcoming, but confident look.

This look is the same color palette as the Desert Sunset pattern but the design almost has a "sweater/tribal" feel; is that a thing? It is now! I love how detailed  these strips are; it makes me look like a nail art pro!

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

Salon Perfect: Neon Pop Collection Swatches & Revew - Part 2

Today I am back with 3 more Neon Pop Collection polishes from Salon Perfect:



L to R: Haute Pink, Loopy Lime, Tickled Pink

For today's look, I put all three colors together into one bright mani:



Lightbox with Nikon Camera; with Flash



Lightbox with iphone Camera; no flash



Lightbox with iphone Camera; with flash



Outdoors with iphone Camera; no flash

I am wearing two coats of the Sugar Cube white polish base, two coats of the neons and a final "Crystal Clear" topcoat. I tried to capture the "neon-ness" of the colors but taking pictures in a couple different lights. It is so crazy how some of the color (I'm looking at you Haute Pink) with different lights - it always seems to be the brightest neons that are the hardest to capture.

Which of these shades is your favorite?

Salon Perfect: Neon Pop Collection Swatches & Revew - Part 1

Happy Sunday lovelies! I was recently sent 9 of the new 12 Neon Pop Collection shades and today I will be sharing with you 3 of those colors.

L to R: Yowza Yellow, Traffic Cone and Fired Up Fuchsia

This collection also comes with a white "base" coat to make the neons pop called "Sugar Cube" and a clear top coat to give them a shiny look to give you options (as they dry to natural matte finish), called "Crystal Clear".

For this post I have a couple different camera / lighting set-ups to try to capture all the neon goodness of these shades.

Yowza Yellow: A Highlighter Yellow

Traditional Lighting Set Up (Nikon Camera & Lightbox)

This is definitely a "highlighter yellow" as described, and I love that they named it YOWZA yellow, lol. It really matches perfectly with how crazy and bright this color is. I am wearing one coat of color, over two coats of the base with topcoat.

Traditional Lighting Set Up (Nikon Camera & Lightbox)



I-phone camera in lightbox; no flash

I-phone camera in lightbox; with flash

Traffic Cone: A Neon Orange

Traditional Lighting Set Up (Nikon Camera & Lightbox)

This shade was the hardest of the shades that I am sharing today to capture on camera. It really is just a super bright neon orange. I am wearing one coat of color, over two coats of the base topped with topcoat.

Traditional Lighting Set Up (Nikon Camera & Lightbox)

I-phone camera in lightbox; no flash

I-phone camera outside; no flash

I-phone camera indoors; no flash

Fired Up Fuchsia: A Flashy Fuchsia Shimmer

Traditional Lighting Set Up (Nikon Camera & Lightbox)

In these first two pictures, the shimmer is really prominent, I would say it's silvery blue shimmer, which always looks awesome with these bright Fuchsia colors. I am wearing two coats of base, one coat of color and topcoat.

Traditional Lighting Set Up (Nikon Camera & Lightbox)

I-phone camera in lightbox; no flash

I-phone camera in lightbox; with flash

So there you have it, the first 3 shades of the collection. I will be sharing with you the other 6 that I was sent in the next couple of days so keep an eye out.

Out of these three, which was your favorite?

These shades launched in July as part of a limited edition promotion between Salon Perfect and Walmart. Individual shades retail for $3.98.

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