Candy Stripe Nail Art with Zoya's Bubbly Collection

I wanted to share with you some fun summery nail art I did with the shades from Zoya's new Bubbly collection! This was quite simple to achieve and I believe anyone can do it.

I started with a white base and placed striping tape diagonally across the nail. I used all 6 Bubbly shades and painted in 1 coat in each section rotating the colors.

This reminded me of one of those huge lollipops with the rainbow swirled in it!

Zoya Bubbly Collection Swatches and Review

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I've got the 2nd half of Zoya's newest collection for Summer 2014 to show you today, called Bubbly. These all have jelly-ish finishes, a semi-sheer base, packed with golden shimmer and iridescent glitters. These can be a topper in one coat or full coverage in 3-4 coats. I quite liked all of these and love their versatility! 

I wanted to show you how these work both as a topper and full coverage, so the ring finger in my swatches is 3-4 coats of the polish alone and the others are 1-2 coats over the corresponding color from the Tickled collection. Let's take a look!

Jesy is a medium orange. 3 fingers layered over Rocha.

Muse is a pretty blue that sort of reminds me of Charla in the bottle. Still very different though! 3 fingers layered over Ling.

Stassi is an apple green. 3 fingers layered over Tilda.

Alma was the only outlier that didn't have an obvious corresponding color in the Tickled collection but it still works beautifully over Wendy (3 fingers layered). This goes to show that these can be used as toppers over other colors besides the obvious match and have a cool effect!

Binx is a magenta pink. 3 fingers layered over Rooney.

Harper is a true pink. 3 fingers layered over Kitridge.

I would definitely recommend this collection for it's versatility and because I don't think there are any polishes out there like this. Of course, in true Zoya fashion, the formula is great too. Although these take up to 4 coats for complete coverage with no base, each coat dries fast and the end result is not thick or gloopy.

These are available for purchase now at zoya.com for $9/bottle.

Any of these catching your eye?

Keep an eye out for some fun nail art I did with this collection on the blog soon!

*Products sent for review in exchange for my  honest opinions.

Zoya Tickled Collection Swatches and Review

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Hey guys!

How about some swatches of one Zoya's newest collections for summer 2014? It's the Tickled collection, which are all cremes. I've never met a Zoya cream I didn't like formula-wise and these were right on point as well!

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Rocha is a hot red/orange shade. I feel like my photo is leaning a bit more orange than this really is in person. 2 coats for perfection!

Ling is a medium blue with a slight dustiness to it. 2 coats for full coverage. This is very similar to some other Zoya blues I own -Robyn and Breezi- but neither are exact.

Tilda is a yellow based apple green. Not sure I've got anything like it in my stash! 2 coats for full coverage.

Rooney is a magenta pink shade. Very pretty and another I don't think I have a polish similar to. This is a few shades lighter and less purple than Zoya Areej. 2 coats for full coverage.

Kitridge is one of those awesome neon/pastel hybrids. This is a super bright bubblegum pink shade! I'm a pink lover and this is super pretty. Although this was the streakiest to apply, with some effort it can still look flawless. 3 thin coats makes it a bit easier.

And finally, Wendy. This watermelon coral/pink just makes me happy! So bright and playful. This is 2 coats.

I also wanted to note that none of my swatches include topcoat and all of these cremes have a pretty great shine on their own don't you think? I would definitely recommend top coat just to increase staying power of course.

Overall, another fanastic, quality collection from Zoya! Keep an eye out for swatches of the Bubbly collection here on the blog very soon!

These are currently shipping now for $9/bottle on zoya.com.

Which are your faves?

*Product sent for review in exchange for my honest opinions.

Mermaid Skittles

 Hi everyone!

I had so many teal polishes in my untrieds I decided to pair them all together to create a mermaid skittles manicure.

Thumb: Sephora by OPI Teal We Meet Again + Jordana Cosmic
Pointer: Sephora by OPI Mermaid to Order + SOPI Teal We Meet Again
Middle: Zoya Charla
Ring: Sally Girl Brainy
Pinky: SOPI Teal We Meet Again

I am so behind on blogging...makes me sad. I hope to post a little more regularly from here on out!

Hard Candy Pixie Pink

Hello!

Are you US ladies enjoying your Thanksgiving weekend? It's been a whirlwind week for me as my husband got a new job and has to leave for 3 months to another city to train tomorrow. I will see him at Christmas but to say I am overwhelmed at the thought of not having him around with 2 kids to help out is an understatement! We had to put You Mix on hiatus because of this and we have been working around the clock to get out all the orders we could before Thanksgiving. It's been exhausting!

Anyway! I totally dropped the ball on any Thanksgiving nail art this year. I did do some fall indie glitter manis but I haven't had a chance to edit those pics, so you will be seeing those later. ;)

I wanted to show you a swatch from a mani I wore recently. It's Pixie Pink from Hard Candy. Obviously, heavily indie inspired. I still love a good milky glitter polish! The formula was great considering most milky glitters have a difficult formula. I love the color combo that Pixie Pink has, too.

I know these Hard Candies are old news but I only recently got my hands on this one.

Do you have any favorites from this line?

Pop Culture Cosmetics Wish Upon a Star

Hey everyone!

Just a quick mani to show you today. This is 2 coats of Wish Upon a Star from Pop Culture Cosmetics over Zoya Mira. I loved wearing this polish! Even though there is only one color involved, it's so not boring!

If you haven't checked out Pop Culture Cosmetics before you really should...LOTS of eye candy in that shop!

Water Marble Water Decals

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Hi guys!

If you want to get the look of a water marble but don't like the mess and skill involved, these water decals are for you!

 I have only used water decals once before but quickly fell in love with how easy they were to use to get intricate nail art. This was my first time using full nail water decals though and  these have a much better end result than any other nail strip I've tried. 

This design is a chocolate brown, teal and mint water marble. I did a base of a coordinating polish to help mask any imperfections in my application but it turns out that wasn't necessary because these fit my super curved nails perfectly. I usually have gaps on the side of some nails when using other nail strips because they don't fit me well enough. 

When wearing nail strips I usually have serious tip wear really fast, but these wore like iron and stayed put. Removal was a cinch too!

I would highly recommend these if you have lost all hope in using nail strips. I referenced this tutorial to get some application tips and was glad I did because I learned to apply my top coat before filing the excess strip off and that made a huge difference in getting a clean edge at the tips. Maybe this could work with other nail strips. Anyone tried it before?

These water decals are from Born Pretty and can be found *here* for less than $5, plus get 10% off with my code, AMG10.

What are your thoughts on water decals?

*Product sent for review in exchange for my honest opinions.