China Glaze - Electric Nights Collection

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Today I am so excited to share with you my review of the China Glaze Electric Nights Collection!! I love that summer collections are coming out already because it gets me excited for the warmer weather that is hopefully on the way. Let's jump right in!

Glow With The Flow: Ultra bright baby pink creme 

Red-y to Rave: Unstoppable neon red creme

Home Sweet House Music: Neon orange creme

Daisy Know My Name?: Hi-lights yellow creme

Treble Maker: Glowing green creme

UV Meant To Be: Tranquil baby blue creme

DJ Blue My Mind: Vivid blue creme

Plur-ple: Vibrant blue-purple creme

Violet-Vibes: Ultra-violet purple creme

Can I Get An Untz Untz: Cool neon blue and green matte multi-sized glitters

Point Me To The Party: Neon green, orange, pink and blue matte multi-sized glitter

Let The Beat Drop: Hot pink and orange matte multi-sized glitter

Whoa! There you have it the entire collection!

Onto my thoughts... first of all, my camera hates shooting neons and brights, I tried to take pictures outside but after the first swatch, it became cloudy and rainy all of a sudden so they were all indoors as usual. Thank you Pittsburgh weather, LOL.

I love bright colors for spring and summer and if you do too then this collection is perfect for you. Application and formula was really nice actually with these shades. Sometimes they can tend to be thin and streaky, but with two coats (how I have my color swatches) they seemed really self leveling and smooth. The glitters are really fun too, I have shown them over white but they would also look lovely over a plethora of colors.

If I had to change anything about this collection, I would have done a darker pink maybe and a purple based glitter and skipped out on one of the blues, but generally I think there are a bunch of pretty colors and everyone will be able to find one that they like.

These colors are available now at fine beauty stores and salons nationwide including Ulta and Sally Beauty Supply for $7.50.

Be sure to check out China Glaze at the following locations:
Website: www.chinaglaze.com
Facebook: www.facebook.com/chinaglaze
Instagram: www.instagram.com/chinaglazeofficial
Twitter: www.twitter.com/chinaglaze
Pinterest: www.pinterest.com/chinaglaze 

-Stephanie

*Product in this post was provided for my honest review

Handcrafted Nail Lacquer from Poison'd Lacquer

I recently was lucky enough to win a prize of a gift card to Poison'd Lacquer. I was excited to pick out some shades and try them out as I wasn't too familiar with this brand.

Green-Eyed Monster: a kelly green nail lacquer

Rise By Sin: a smokey plum nail lacquer

Both of these shades are shown with 3 coats of color and no topcoat. I love how they each have a shimmer and shine to make them each a little bit special. :)

If you liked these shades and want to find out more about Poison'd Lacquer, be sure to check them out at the following locations:

Website: www.poisonedlacquer.com 
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Pelirrojita.Studios
Twitter: https://twitter.com/poisonedlacquer
Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/poisonedlacquer/
Instagram: https://instagram.com/poisonedlacquer/

Have you ever tried this brand before?

-Stephanie

Zoya Naturel Satins - Swatches & Review

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Happy Wednesday! Today I'm sharing with you the 6 shades from the Zoya Naturel Satins Collection.

The colors in this collection are transitional shades from Winter to Spring and are just perfect for this time of the year. Zoya describes these as, "a collection of six new, naturel nail polish colors in an ultra-wearable, low-sheen, chic satin finish. A hybrid between matte and glossy polishes, the new Zoya Satin formula provides opaque coverage and is longer lasting than traditional matte shades. The flawlessly smooth finish hides imperfections and creates a luxurious, satin finish nail look."

Rowan (ZP779): Creamy suede taupe, exclusive Zoya Satin finish

Ana (ZP783): Light toasted almond, exclusive Zoya Satin finish

Sage (ZP781): Mossy sage green, exclusive Zoya Satin finish

Brittany (ZP780): Rose mauve cream, exclusive Zoya Satin finish

 

Tove (ZP778): Misty slate grey, exclusive Zoya Satin finish

Leah (ZP782): Lavender tinged taupe, exclusive Zoya Satin finish

All of the above swatches are shown with 2 coats of color, without base or topcoat. I really like the colors in the collection as I mentioned above, but I don't really love the finish. It is just a personal preference though, to me it seems like some mix between wet and dry.
Also, I generally wasn't a fan of the formula; it has a thin/thick thing that I find with most of my Zoya polishes (thin at first and then they get thick by the time I am doing my second coat).

These shades are currently available at Zoya.com for $9.00.

-Stephanie

*Product in this post was provided by the manufacturer for my honest review*

Zoya Delight for Spring 2015

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I am so excited about Spring Collections being out; now if only the weather felt a little bit more like springtime... but I digress.

The Zoya Delight Collection consists of 6 springy shades, 3 creams and 3 shimmers, all perfect for the Springtime season. Let's get started.

Rayne (ZP772): Dewy, spring blue with an energizing turquoise metallic flash.

Eden (ZP777): Classic spring flower pink in a glossy cream finish.

Daisy (ZP775): Refreshing 'lemon merengue' yellow with a turquoise metallic flash.

Tiana (ZP774): Palette-cleaning 'pistachio gelato' green in a glossy cream finish.

Leslie (ZP776): Soft spring lavender with a turquoise metallic finish.

Lillian (ZP773): Faded aquamarine with a glossy cream finish.

All photos above are shown with 2 coats of color and topcoat. All of the colors had a pretty consistent formula; a little streaky on the first coat and then a little thick on the second coat (if that makes sense) but basically what I expect from the Zoya polishes.

The Zoya Delight collection is currently available at Zoya.com.

Will you be picking up any of these shades for spring?

-Stephanie

*Product in this post was provided by the manufacturer for my honest review*