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Zoya Calm Spring 2020 Collection

Hello there! Are you ready to check out the Zoya Calm Spring 2020 Collection?

Zoya Calm features six new, muted shades. Five of these are cremes and one is a soft shimmer. All of them really are calming, mellow colors. For some reason they remind me of the kinds of shades you might see in a spring wedding.

These had a good formula and the coverage was pretty nice. Only one of them required three coats for me.

Laura

Laura is a pale ivory creme.

Colleen

Colleen is a warm-toned pale pink creme. This is three coats.

January 23, 2020 5 comments

Nail Polish Orly

ORLY Birds of Prey

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ORLY Birds of Prey

Happy Wednesday friends! Today I’ve got the ORLY Birds of Prey trio for ya. You have probably heard by now that Birds of Prey (and the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn) is coming to movies soon. February 7th to be exact.

I was sent a box filled with movie-related goodies like a shirt and choker (available at Hot Topic), three Smashbox Always On Cream to Matte Lipsticks (available on their site and Macy’s), Splat Semi-Permanent Hair Dye (available at Target, Walmart, CVS, Walgreens and Rite Aid) and the three limited edition ORLY nail colors (available on the ORLY site).

Two of the nail polishes are neons and one is a glitter that makes a nice topper. Everything was swatched over a ridge-filing base coat and I only needed two coats.

ORLY Birds of Prey

Emancipate This

Emancipate This is a highlighter yellow neon.

January 22, 2020 3 comments

Nail Polish OPI

OPI Mexico City

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OPI Mexico City

Why hello and welcome to the OPI Mexico City collection! This collection features twelve new shades all inspired by the bright and festive shades of the city.

For this collection OPI partnered with a native Mexican artist named Sofia Castellanos, who is known for her illustrations and murals. Her artwork is featured on select packaging throughout the campaign.

The formula was good with these. Most of the light shades tended to be three coats for me and the medium and dark shades were just two coats.

Hue is the Artist?

Hue is the Artist? is a very pale lavender creme.

Mexico City Move-Mint

Mexico City Move-Mint is a super soft minty/blue creme.

January 21, 2020 5 comments

Essie Nail Polish

essie gel couture timeless tweeds

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essie gel couture timeless tweeds

TGIF and say hello to essie gel couture timeless tweeds!

essie gel couture timeless tweeds is their take on not not-so-neutral classics in pinks and browns. There are four cremes and two shimmers in the collection and I definitely get Chanel tweed suit vibes from the shades.

Nearly all six of these covered nicely with two coats. One was a three-coater though, and a bit problematic for me. More on that later!

polished and poised

polished and poised is a light warmish pink creme. This is two coats.

woven with wisdom

woven with wisdom is a cool toned medium pink creme. This is two coats.

January 10, 2020 3 comments

Nail Polish Orly

ORLY Arctic Frost Collection

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ORLY Arctic Frost Collection

Happy Wednesday to ya and welcome to the ORLY Arctic Frost Collection!

ORLY Arctic Frost features six new shades reminiscent of frosty, icy winter-y days and nights. It’s filled with glitters and shimmers and lots of various layering opportunities, if you’re into that sort of thing.

Most everything here covered nicely with just two coats, however some of the lighter shades required three.

Snow Worries

Snow Worries is a very pale pink with pale pink shimmer. This is three thin coats.

Gilded Glow

Gilded Glow is a light beige with heavy golden shimmer. This is two coats.

January 8, 2020 9 comments

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Zoya Calm Spring 2020 Collection

Hello there! Are you ready to check out the Zoya Calm Spring 2020 Collection?

Zoya Calm features six new, muted shades. Five of these are cremes and one is a soft shimmer. All of them really are calming, mellow colors. For some reason they remind me of the kinds of shades you might see in a spring wedding.

ORLY Birds of Prey

Happy Wednesday friends! Today I’ve got the ORLY Birds of Prey trio for ya. You have probably heard by now that Birds of Prey (and the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn) is coming to movies soon. February 7th to be exact.

OPI Mexico City

Why hello and welcome to the OPI Mexico City collection! This collection features twelve new shades all inspired by the bright and festive shades of the city.

For this collection OPI partnered with a native Mexican artist named Sofia Castellanos, who is known for her illustrations and murals. Her artwork is featured on select packaging throughout the campaign.

essie gel couture timeless tweeds

TGIF and say hello to essie gel couture timeless tweeds!

essie gel couture timeless tweeds is their take on not not-so-neutral classics in pinks and browns. There are four cremes and two shimmers in the collection and I definitely get Chanel tweed suit vibes from the shades.

ORLY Arctic Frost Collection

Happy Wednesday to ya and welcome to the ORLY Arctic Frost Collection!

ORLY Arctic Frost features six new shades reminiscent of frosty, icy winter-y days and nights. It’s filled with glitters and shimmers and lots of various layering opportunities, if you’re into that sort of thing.