Corner Filigree

These nails are super simple and were incredibly quick to do. Unfortunately, they ended up a bit more bland than I had anticipated but it did give me the opportunity to wear the underused Zoya Harlow.

Soft Lace

    I recently went on a job interview and while I wasn't really concerned about my nail art, I thought I would play it safe and paint something soft and subtle anyway. I have done lacey nail art similar to this before. While the designs aren't exactly the same, they are basically the same concept, but I do think it's nice to revisit older designs sometimes and hopefully see improvement. The base that I used is Zoya Megan, a personal favorite, partially because its my namesake, but I also love this dusty light purple tinted color.

Green Holo Bursts

Here's a design I did to utilize some new nail vinyls and polishes.The primary green is Zoya Merida, the bursts are outlined in Color Club Kismet, with dots of Milani Hi-Tech in the centers. The surrounding dark creme green is OPI Here Today... Aragon Tomorrow.  I was initially going to do this design on every finger, but I wasn't sure how much I would like it and I also wanted to show off more of Merida.

Jelly Sandwich Flowers

I got this jelly polish, Zoya Frida, years ago when it came out, and until now I had never used in an actual manicure. I was so excited to do all kinds of cool stuff with it, but I had trouble getting an even coverage, so I kind of just forgot about this polish. Well I finally broke out this bad boy the other day and I'm glad I did. I know this manicure has probably been done a hundred times, but I wanted to give it a go and I think it looks  pretty cool. It's not the most incredible thing in the world, but it is a great way to get a neat looking design using basically only one polish.

Matte Sharp Chevrons

Today I broke out some Zoya matte nail polishes. I used Zoya Aspen, Yves, and Honor. It does look a little rough though, because I didn't use any type of topcoat; I wanted this manicure to have the matte polishes' true finish, and this wouldn't have been possible even with a matte topcoat.

Dusty Floral Design

Hello! Here's a quick and simple floral that I did to use some polishes that I haven't reached for in a while. I used Zoya Skylar, Zoya Lotus, and Zoya Tru.

Zoya Tove

This is Zoya Tove from the recent Naturel Satins collection! I love the color and satin finish of this polish, however I did find that it was a little difficult to get a really nice smooth finish. To give the nails a little bit of something, I added some black studs. I really like these studs, and I was super impressed at how well they stayed on.

GOT Polish Challenge: With Bling

 This Thursday's prompt is "with bling." When I think bling, my mind automatically goes to nail gems. For my manicure I used Zoya Dream as a base and then applied some silver gems as a border around my nails. Holy cow, I love these! I was so surprised with how long the gems lasted on my nails too, especially because I didn't use top coat or glue to sick them on. I ended up wearing these for about 4 days with zero problems! I only took them off because I was itching to paint my nails again.

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Comparison: Zoya Tinsley Vs. Rica

Hello! Today I will be doing a comparison between two polishes, both from the brand Zoya. I absolutely love Zoya polishes and I was really excited for their summer 2013 Irresistible collection. One of the polishes I had my eye on was Tinsley. I knew right from the beginning that it was similar to another polish named Rica, but I didn't mind because I really like Rica, so I went ahead and bought Tinsley anyway. As it turns out, the two polishes were a lot more similar than I had expected. In the bottle the two are decipherable. Tinsley has a cool toned rose gold base, while Rica is a bit more on the coral side, and is a warmer color with more orange in it.

                                                               Right: Tinsley    Left: Rica
On the nail however, I had a lot of difficulty finding differences between the two polishes. I'm gonna be honest, I took these pictures a little while ago, and I'm not exactly positive which polish is on which nails. That's because they are so similar! However, I think  Rica is on the pointer and ring fingers, and Tinsley is on the middle and pinky nails.

While they do have different bases, they both have a ton of the same gold shimmer in them. The gold is so dense and vibrant that when you look at the nail you really can't decipher all that much of the base color. The formula on both of these polishes was great and I used 2-3 coats for each. I really do like both polishes a lot, I'm just bummed that they look so similar on the nail. I highly recommend purchasing at least one of them though.

Zoya Nyx

Hi! Today I'm swatching Zoya Nyx. This is actually my sister's nail polish, but she let me try it out. It's from the 2013 spring PixieDust collection, which means that it is a textured polish. Nyx is a dusty light blue with shiny silver glitter. The glitter is super sparkly. The formula was smooth, and it took three coats to be opaque. I haven't really liked any of the texture polishes from other brands, but there is something about the Zoya ones that makes me excited to purchase from their upcoming summer PixieDust collection!

Zoya Julie

Hi! Today I am wearing Zoya Julie. Julie is from Zoya's recent Lovely collection. I wanted every color in that collection, but my number one pick was Julie. I just really love light purples, and this polish is no exception! Julie is a soft lilac metallic. With two coats there were slight bald patches, so I added a third coat just to even it out. The formula was great as per usual with Zoya. I love the subtle silver shimmer in this polish!

Zoya Vespa

Hi! Today I am wearing a nail polish from Zoya's PixieDust collection! This collection is comprised of 6 textured nail polishes of varying colors. The only one I picked up is Vespa, I'm not huge on textured nails. Vespa is a light green with a ton of sparkly silver glitters. The finish is textured, but not rough, my nails didn't end up snagging on anything! For me this chipped off within a day, but it lasted a whole week for my sister, I guess I just have bad luck. I used three thin coats for evenness and opacity.

Zoya Aurora

Hello! Today I am wearing Zoya Aurora! This polish recently came out as a part of Zoya's Ornate collection this past winter. What an amazing color! Aurora is a purple color, dense with scattered holo shimmer. The formula was amazing. For my nails I used three coats, just to make sure that there were no bald patches.

Gradient Over Zoya Paloma

Hello! Today I have a manicure that I originally saw on Pinterest. It's from Lucy's Stash, and I fell in love with the look as soon as I saw it. I'm not totally happy with how my try turned out, but it'll do! For this look you lightly brush on a color to create a gradient look. Lucy used Zoya Mimi over Zoya Paloma, and I happened to have those colors!

New31DC: Day 10

We are just about a third of the way through this challenge! The prompt for day 10 is geometric. My sister let me borrow some polishes of hers, and with them I had all of the cremes from Zoya's 2012 summer collection. I used all of those polishes to put together this random geometric design.

I used Zoya Wednesday, Shelby, Arizona, Reagan, and Lara.

31 Day Challenge II: Stripes

Today's prompt is stripes! I just got some new Zoyas in the mail, and I really wanted to try them out. I picked three of them that I thought would go together best. I used Arizona (orange), Shelby (pink), and Kristen (blue).

Oh, and my pinky nail broke off again. I'm too lazy to be bothered with regluing it back on every time I have cheerleading, so I will now sport my nubbin proudly!

Zoya Adina

Today I'm wearing Zoya Adina! Adina is a light purple polish with green duochrome! It has a bit of a metallic finish, but it's not all brushstrokey. The formula's a bit sheer at first. I used three coats because at two the color just didn't seem to stand out enough. This is such a great color, plus I love wearing pale purples.