Showing posts with label #Matte. Show all posts
Showing posts with label #Matte. Show all posts

10.15.2014

Zoya Matte Velvet - Swatches & Review

 
Zoya is re-releasing their legendary Matte Velvet polishes and today I'll be sharing my pictures and thoughts with you.


I was excited when I saw that Zoya would be re-releasing these as I hadn't picked any up when they originally came out. Let's get started!

Loredana: A medium gunmetal grey, packed with silvery shimmer and a velvety MATTEVELVET finish. This shade gives the nails the appearance of brushed steel.



Posh: A medium cool-toned wine red with metallic red shimmer and a velvety MATTEVELVET finish. Impossibly sexy and glamorous, this matte red truly lives up to it's name.



Veruschka: A deep evergreen garnished with strong metallic shimmer in a velvety MATTEVELVET finish. One of this season's hottest colors in a trendy, matte finish.



Harlow: A rich, saturated rose plum packed with sparkling metallic shimmer in a velvety MATTEVELVET finish. A perfect choice for fall or winter that combines rich color with a lush matte finish.



Dovima: A smokey charcoal-black with strong silver shimmer and a velvety MATTEVELVET finish. This shine-free black is the must have shade for fall.



Savita: A bold, vibrant medium purple with strong red and gold shimmer with a velvety MATTEVELVET finish. A new take on the matte trend for fall/winter with a pop of bold color.



Aren't those bold jewel toned shades perfect for this season? I am wearing two coat of each shade without base or topcoat for this review. All of the shades had nice application as well.


Will you be picking up any of these shades for yourself? Which is your favorite?


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

8.25.2014

The Nail Challenge Collaborative Presents - Tea Party - Look 4

I'm back today with my 4th and final August Tea Party look for the Nail Challenge Collaborative, and I am totally in love with this look!





Polishes Used:
-Morgan Taylor - Ahead of the Game
-Morgan Taylor - New Kicks on the Block
-Morgan Taylor - Funny Business
-Morgan Taylor - Mint Chocolate Chip
-Precision Nail Lacquer - Grape Devine
-Seche - Versatile
-Rica - Whiteout
-Hard Candy - Matte-ly in Love

I love this look! I feel like I finished strong this month. The color seem is cheery and the white dots on the yellow feels very country chic for a tea party. The purple flowers sort of remind me of lilac flowers that may be out at a tea party.

Check out how the other ladies are wrapping up their Tea Parties below!



7.29.2014

Twinsie Tuesday: Interlocking Design

As you know, yesterday my husband had his birthday and we went to the amusement park; it was high 60's low 70's for the temp and cloudy; the park wasn't too crowded and hardly had to wait in any lines, with the exception of one 10 minute shower, it was great!

So onto the look; this week's theme is Interlocking Design. I took a little creative freedom with this one, I'm sure if it's technically "interlocking" but it's close enough! It was inspired by @lilmissnails_ on Instagram, who was inspired by @nailedthepolish.





Polished Used:
-Seche - Keep It You
-Seche - Conquer The World
-Hard Candy - Matte-ly In Love

I love how simple this look was to create, and the colors sort of remind of watermelons or something. I think it may sort of qualify for interlocking right? The only thing that I didn't like was that I ended up putting a matte topcoat on it; also I waited what felt like 20 minutes and it still smudged up when I applied it.

I can't wait to see what the other ladies have come up with!

Alaina at The Little Canvas
Amanda at Amandalandish
Chelsea at Nailed Blog
Cordia at Seriously Swatched
Elizabeth at Did My Nails
Jessica at Blue Velvet Lacquer
Kelly at Tuxarina
Lakeisha at Refined and Polished

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Marisa at Polish Obsession
Róisín at Cuti-CLUE-les
Stephanie at A Little Polish
Tiffany at Polished To Precision​
 
 

7.22.2014

Twinsie Tuesday: Inspired by Nature

This week's Twinsie Tuesday theme is Inspired by Nature. I wasn't 100% sure what to do for this theme, I had a couple ideas but nothing I was in love with, so I turned to the internet, and found this picture:


Source: https://www.etsy.com/listing/61697293/misty-morning-in-pink-art-print?ref=shop_home_active_1
I liked how misty this nature scene was and the pink was definitely calling my name, so here is my look!




Polishes Used:
-OPI - My Boyfriend Scales Walls
-OPI - Don't Pretzel My Buttons
-OPI - Alpine Snow
-Acrylic Paints

My nails are for sure not an exact re-creation of the photo, but more of an "inspired by". For the most part I like how these turned out but there are some things I would change if I ever re-created them. I think for the most part that I need a thinner brush. The brush that I used for this look is the thinnest that I have and sometimes it still seems too thick.

Overally, I'm happy with this look and I hope you can all see my inspiration; make sure to see the other ladies "Inspired by Nature" looks:

Alaina at The Little Canvas
Amanda at Amandalandish
Chelsea at Nailed Blog
Cordia at Seriously Swatched
Elizabeth at Did My Nails
Jessica at Blue Velvet Lacquer
Kelly at Tuxarina
Lakeisha at Refined and Polished
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Marisa at 
Polish Obsession
Róisín at Cuti-CLUE-les
Stephanie at A Little Polish
Tiffany at Polished To Precision​
 
 

7.08.2014

Twinsie Tuesday: Stripes

This week's Twinsie Tuesday theme is Stripes. I wasn't 100% sure what I was going to do for this look, until this past weekend when I wore a patriotic striped shirt and decided to re-create that pattern but with different colors.




Polishes Used:
-Orly - White Tips
-Zoya - Ling
-Zoya - Tilda
-China Glaze - Dune Our Thing
-Hard Candy - Matte-ly In Love

The shirt had a nice freehand stripe look which I tried to re-create in this look; not worrying about straight lines, or things being even, it was free-ing and OCD'ing at the same time LOL.

What do you think of this look? Love? Hate? Indifferent?

Make sure to check out how the other Twinsie's created striped looks!

Alaina at The Little Canvas
Amanda at Amandalandish
Chelsea at Nailed Blog
Cordia at Seriously Swatched
Elizabeth at Did My Nails
Jessica at Blue Velvet Lacquer
Kelly at Tuxarina
Lakeisha at Refined and Polished
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Marisa at 
Polish Obsession
Róisín at Cuti-CLUE-les
Stephanie at A Little Polish
Tiffany at Polished To Precision​
 
 

5.24.2014

A Rhyming Dictionary Polish - Swatches & Review


Today I'll be sharing with you 7 pretty shades from A Rhyming Dictionary Polish. Morgan from A Rhyming Dictionary Polish is a super sweet girl and I was excited when she asked me if I wanted to try some of her polishes.



Show and Tell-- One of Calvin’s favorite ways to disgust his fellow classmates is by bringing in whatever gross stuff he can find, usually a big bag of dead bugs. The polish is a gold hued holo (spectraflair) with gold and orange flakies interspersed.



This is a really unique shade, and I don't have anything like this in my collection. I really like how this has flakies and holo, it was a fun combination. This is two coats with topcoat.


Moe-- We all had one. He calls Calvin a twinky all the time and steals his lunch money.  Calvin: “Are your antisocial tendencies the product of your berserk pituitary gland?” Moe: “What?”An aqua holo (spectraflair) with a warm tint.


This is such a fun shade, I loved how it was a bit of metallic but holo. I am wearing two coats here but you can definitely get away with one with this polish.


Susie-- Named after the one and only Susie Derkins, Calvin’s frenemy and neighbor, lunch mate and snowball target who has a soft spot for the cuddly stuffed tiger Hobbes. A periwinkle blue holo made with spectraflair this is a subtler holo, it's not totally in your face. Finish is matte until top coated.


As mentioned in the description, this dries to a matte finish, I am wearing topcoat here but either way you wear it, it's a really pretty shade.


The Transmogrifier-- The transmogrifier is an upside-down cardboard box with a dial on the side that could be set to whatever the user wished to be turned into. The transmogrifier's dial is an arrow that is turned to a setting, which is whatever animal, plant, or thing you want. During its first trial, "Calvin" and "Tiger" settings were added for Calvin to turn into a tiger and back. Little known fact: the transmogrifier will only work if the cardboard box is upside down. Blue sparks with iridescent shine to it this polish is hard to capture accurately.


 I am wearing one coat of Transmogrifier over Sally Hansen Pacific Blue. This is a lovely glitter topper or could be built up into nice jelly glitter.


Bath Time-- We all lamented bathtime as kids but Calvin takes the cake. His love of tsunami’s and antics in the bath make it one of Calvin’s mom’s least favorite times of day as well.  Micro flakes of copper, blue, orange, and gold make for a complex depth, like that of deeply embedded mud and clay.


I am wearing two coats of color with topcoat. I love how full coverage this glittery shimmer shade is in just two coats.


G.R.O.S.S-- Get Rid Of Slimy girlS Calvin and Hobbes create an exclusive club with the primary purpose of excluding and bugging girls. Susie Derkins is frequently the target of the club's activities. Famous for their extremely long password, all the verses are dedicated to praising tigers, since Hobbes is the only one who can climb to the treehouse without a rope ladder. The polish itself is a girly mix of white circles, silver hexes, gunmetal holo hexes, pink holo circles, neon pink squares, flat pink hexes and tiny pink holo hexes.


I am wearing one coat of this glitter topper over Morgan Taylor Berry Perfection. This combination of glitter would look good over a broad spectrum of base colors. There was also a nice distribution of glitter in just this one coat.


Lots of Tiny Snowmen - This is a glitter topper packed with multicolored circle glitters in all shapes and sizes. This polish is not currently in the shop, but should be up soon!


Seriously how fun is this glitter?! As with the last glitter topper it would look good over all base colors, and I love how all the glitter just pops against this black base (KB Shimmer Eclipse)


So there you have it, a wonderful example of some of the pretty shades created by A Rhyming Diction Polish. 

Which of these shades is your favorite? If I had to pick I would have to narrow it down Moe, Susie, The Transmogrifier and Lots of Tiny Snowmen, although you can't go wrong with any of these shades.

You can find A Rhyming Dictionary Polish at the following locations:

Etsy Shop: https://www.etsy.com/shop/Arhymingdictionary
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ARhymingDictionary