Zoya Paradise Sun

First off, these polishes were sent to me for my honest opinion.

This is the Zoya Summer Paradise Sun collection.
It consists of:
Genesis described as a crystalline white with a micronized metallic pearl finish - designed to look like micro-fine diamond dust! (my take: it's an odd bird, but an awesome one. The sparkles seem embedded, not on top.)
Selene described as a true teal with a micronized metallic pearl finish. A unique shade with an aqua fleck that resembles deeper layers of ocean water. (my take: This is an AMAZING green. I don't really see the teal, and yes, the sparkles run deep with this one.)
Oceane described as a true turquoise with a micronized metallic pearl finish that reflects the clearest blue ocean waters! (my take: it is a very beautiful more of a cobalt in person to me.)
Isa described as a deep blue-based purple with a micronized metallic pearl finish and an aqua flash that embodies the beauty of exotic island flowers! (my take: exactly as described, a deep purple with a blue flash)
Mae described as a warm magenta pink with a micronized metallic pearl finish, reminiscent of vibrant Mediterranean flowers (my take: a beautiful magenta with just the right amount of blue flash)
Aphrodite described as a vibrant summer red with a micronized pearl metallic finish and multi-hued flash that brings it to life. Think of fresh and juicy tropical fruit! (my take: more of a poppy orange.)

OK, THAT was a lot of words. A LOT... but you know what?
This collection is AMAZING!!! The colors are awesome, the sparkle is amazing, these were 1 heavy coaters/2 thin coaters. so sparkly, so beautiful.

My favorite is Selene BY FAR. I can see myself needing a back up bottle of this one. Followed by Ocean, then Isa.

The picture of Isa is blurry both to show the sparkle, and because when it would actually focus on it, the color was off. THIS is as close to true color as I can possibly get it.

They all have a sparkle like you wouldn't BELIEVE. My favorite polish for YEARS from Zoya by far is Sarah. a beautiful red sparkle. THESE have that same sparkle, and can see them being a part of my regular rotation.

 

These are available on zoya.com for $9 a piece.

Zoya Island Fun

Ok, first off, these were sent to me for my honest opinion.

Island fun is the crèmes of the collection.
The collection consists of:
Jace described as a muted lime
Cecilia described as a classic teal
Talia described as a true turquoise
Serenity described as a summer purple
Nana described as a deep summer fuchsia
Demetria describes as a vibrant poppy red

I found these to all be ALMOST one coaters.
If you did a careful, thick coat, it was a one coater.
I'd prefer to do 2 thinish coats for a better, more consistent wear.
My favorite BY FAR out of the entire collection was Serenity.
I have searched for a nice "one coater" like this FOREVER. It is a dark dusty lilac. I am in love with this color.
Nana is a very bright beautiful fuchsia. To be honest I am looking forward to having time to play with Serenity and Nana.
Ok, being COMPLETELY honest, all of these colors are so vibrant that I am looking forward to playing with all of them.
My LEAST favorite (but still a great color) is Demetria only because the color doesn't mesh well with my skin tone. It would be neat for accents in some nail art, though.

On to the quick swatches:

These are available on zoya.com for $9.
Keep watching for my nail art with them.
Next week, I will have Paradise Sun!!!

Zoya Delight

So this is the Zoya Delight collection.
These were sent to me for my honest opinion.

So the colors are:
Rayne described as a dewy, spring blue metallic with an energizing turquoise metallic flash.
Daisy described as a refreshing lemon meringue yellow metallic with an energizing turquoise metallic flash.
Leslie described as a soft spring lavender metallic with an energizing turquoise flash
Lillian described as a faded aquamarine with a glossy cream finish
Tiana described as a pistachio gelato green in a glossy cream finish
Eden described as a classic spring flower pink in a glossy cream finish
Click on the names above to go to zoya.com

Coverage on them was ok. The crèmes needed 2 good coats to be opaque, but as always they went on like butter. The "metallic" ones you can't really describe as metallic because the simply don't have THAT kind of flash. They definitely have a blue sparkle that makes them beautifully unique, but yeah...not metallic.
On to the colors.
I am not a fan of pastels...
They tend to wash me out.
THAT SAID, I really like Rayne and Leslie and Daisy. That turquoise flash is awesome. I've worn both of these several time. They are so sparkly and have depth.
The crèmes are nice. Like I said I'm not a huge fan of pastels, but these are nice. If you like these colors, then these would be right up your alley. They are not for me. Although if I had thought about it, I probably could have done a kick ass Easter mani with them... Hindsight and all.

On to the pictures!!!

 

 

 

 

These are available at Zoya.com for $9.

Zoya Satins!!!

So here are the Zoya Satins.
These were sent to me for my honest opinion.

The Zoya Natural Satins are:
Leah described as a lavender tinged taupe cream.
Rowan described as a suede taupe cream.
Sage described as a mossy sage green cream.
Tove described as a misty slate grey cream.
Brittany described as a rose mauve cream.
Ana described as a light toasted almond cream.

I wanted so bad to love these. I love the idea of them. I like them a lot. But as you can see on the second picture, I just felt like I needed topcoat, but I refused to topcoat as THAT IS NOT THE POINT!!!
To be honest, they all seem WAY too muted.
The colors in person are not as vibrant as they are in pictures. Still pretty, but just muted.
They all went on like a dream, were smooth when I swatched them, beautiful colors. Although they did show every little imperfection in your nail bed. They are not too good for nail art, unfortunately. One thing I did LOVE about them is the finished texture. It's not matte, it wasn't anywhere near shiny. just...Satin is a perfect description.
On to the pictures:

 These came out in January. They are available right now on Zoya.com for $9.

You're not supposed to put a basecoat, but I would NOT use without a ridge filler of some kind. and I would definitely not put a topcoat on over if wearing by themselves.

All in all I like them. Just wouldn't use them for nail art again.

Fortune Cookie Soap Company Spring Soapbox

I have not had a subscription box in about 6 months. Birchbox got boring, Beauty Army never had any openings, I’ve heard more “meh” than “yay!” about Ipsy, and Julep…lets not even start with that…

Anywho in one of my make up groups, I heard about FortuneCookie Soap Company. They have a box. It’s $20 every 3 months, and you get a code for $10 off your next order (which really makes it the cheapest box out there) I wanted to try it. I like baths, why the hell not…

 This is my first ever Fortune Cookie Soap Company Soap Box. I plan to buy as much of this stuff as my poor little wallet will allow… THAT being said, let’s get down to business. I’ve finally tested/tried everything in the box so I feel confident in my review.

 The Soapbox comes with a card like Birchbox (and I am assuming others) that tell you what everything is.

First off let me say how much I love the good/evil theme they had going on.

Let’s just make it easy and go down the list, because there REALLY was not a bad product in the box. I wish I would have smelled everything before I read the descriptions, though. Just so I wouldn’t be told what to think. Anywho…

  Native Nectar Body Wash: just like it says, it smelled exactly like you would think a coconut would smell, it was softly fragranced. Not in the least bit heavy or over powering. It felt so awesome on my skin. It was soft (which is odd to say about a liquid) but sometimes you know how you can get some body wash or soap and when you get it wet it feels kind of harsh? Yeah, this is not.

Afternoon Delight OCD: Ok, I will say I am one of the people addicted to hand sanitizer. I know how horrible it is to over use it, but I can’t help it. I can’t walk into a B&BW without walking out with at least 5 hand sanitizers. This one was on par with those…however, there was glitter in it. I could see it…I couldn’t feel it. In B&BW I can feel the glitter, not in OCD. 

Marshmallow Dreams Cuticle Butter: THIS is going to be one of those “holy grail” items. I will reorder this over and over and over again. Remember how everyone freaked the hell out about Lush’s Lemony Flutter? Yeah, this is about 800 times better. Try it, I promise you will not be disappointed. It’s a solid, but has a very, VERY low melting point my hands were freezing and it still melted in wonderfully. The smell…oh my gosh, the smell… I hated using lemony flutter, the smell made me sick. This smells like marshmallows on a campfire. It says sticky sweet, but it’s not as sweet as you think. There is a musk that tamps it down; it has to be the basil.

Make It Rain Whipped Cream: From the first second I put it on, it felt so smooth and silky. It lasted a good while. The scent dissipated quickly, though. It was not my favorite, but it was very pleasant and soothing. Not overpowering. 

Forbidden Fruit Fortune Cookie Soap: TBH, I thought I was going to hate this. I’m not a fan of blueberry. And the smell was overpowering when I opened the box. This was the absolute last thing I tried. It’s not bad. The smell was tolerable once it got wet. I used it as a shaving medium. My legs were so soft and silky, it was almost ridiculous. I will try other fortune cookie soaps, probably not this scent, though.Waking up the next morning, my skin was still extraordinarily soft. One of those "WOW, THIS is what soft, hydrated skin feels like?!" feelings.

Me so Thorny Steam Me Up Scotty!: I hate, HATE patchouli. It makes me nauseates me. The sandalwood and vanilla cover it nicely so it’s not too bad. I had to take it up out of the shower, though. I know my fiancé won’t care for the scent.

The Bloom Bloom Room Bath Fizzy: I need the cuticle butter out of this scent. It is very, VERY floral such a feminine smell. It made the water incredibly soft and luxurious. It smelled amazing, but the smell did not transfer to the bathwater. I was a bit disappointed. 

Venus Fly Trap Perfume Oil: I LOVE Bergamot anything. It’s one of those smells that makes me instantly happy. I was OVER THE MOON EXCITED to get this. It smells like gardenias. I love gardenias. I put it on at 5am when I left the house, and could still smell it when I went to bed that night. It smells wonderful!

All in all I am stupidly happy about this box and can’t wait until the next one!!!  

Zoya Naturel

Ok, I couple of things.

Sorry I've been away, lots of stuffs have been going on in my life and had very little internet access, and my computer has been in storage ...BUT... I HAVE IT BACK NOW!!!!! YAY!!! I can blog again!!! Oh, how I've missed it!

So you would think that would give me ample amount of time to swatch and do many different nail arty things, but alas, I haven't really had time for that, either.

I've been neglecting my nails (and cuticles), and it makes me sad that they are not as long as they used to be, but that can be a good thing, too.

 That does not mean that I have not been taking pictures of the things I have been doing, I have. But the pictures are kinda poor quality as I misplaced my camera during the move.

Everything is found, and everything is now in place where hopefully I can get better pics and stuffs, Again, YAY!!!

OK, now what you came for.
This is the Zoya Naturel collection.
I was torn about this, and ALMOST didn't get it.
I am not AT ALL into nudes or neutral colors. I need color I love color, I crave color.

Let me say,
I
AM
NOT
DISAPPOINTED!!!!!

These colors are kind of amazing!!!
As always, very smooth formula, long wear time, flawless application.
Gotta love Zoya for their cremes...(and glitters, and shimmers, and everything else!!!)
My favorites were Normanni, Odette, Bridgette, and Rue.
Taylor and Chantal were too yellow for my skin tone and made my hands look mannequinny.

 Normanni, Odette, Bridgette, Rue

 

 you know me, I have to do art with them.

These are available at Zoya.com Naturel Collection for $9

These were sent to me for my honest opinion

Colgate Slimsoft from Influenster review

This is a little different. I sigend up tp receive an Influenster VOXBOX and got the colgate slimsoft tooth brush, Colgate toothpaste and Colgate mouthwash.

I received these free to review.

First off, a pic. I did not take a before and after of my teeth because, well, they are teeth, and it's not like you can tell how clean they are... besides...GROSS!!!! ;)

This is what I received.

First off...not just because it was free, but this is about the best toothbrush I have ever used. When I first opened it, the bristles looked weird, but that big 17x on the package explained the the bristles are 17x smaller than a regular sized bristle... and I've given the word bristle no meaning. it sounds funny now...Anywho, I am sure that is the "slim" aspect of it. I prefer a med brush for the bristles, and I was thinking there is NO WAY I will like this brush...I was wrong. The handle is nice and trim with a little bit of rubber for a no slip grip. It is for all intents and purposes a plain jane run of the mill toothbrush with a hidden secret. Those bristles...
After using it for 3 days, my teeth were so clean, THEY SQUEAKED.
You read that right,
THEY SQUEAK when I brush them.
It might just be a weird material, but they don't feel like a strange material. I giggle every time I brush my teeth because they freaking squeak!!!

The toothpaste tastes pretty awesome, nice and minty (which I love a nice good mint.) To be honest, I didn't notice my teeth any whiter.

The mouthwash was kinda amazing, and I've bought more since this is such a tiny bottle. And full disclosure, I've bought this mouthwash before...Still love it. It is not alcoholly and stingy.

In short, when I need a new toothbrush or need more mouthwash, I will be purchasing the colgate Slimsoft toothbrush and the Colgate total mouthwash.

I received these products complimentary from Influenster for testing purposes.

Zoya Fall Pixie Dust review

First off, these polishes were sent to me for my honest review.
(If you click Zoya PixieDust anywhere in this post, it will take you to the Zoya Pixiedust page, you know, just in case you want to order some. :D)

Here we go!
I am a HUGE fan of textured polishes. Especially the Zoya PixieDusts.
Lets see how Zoya describes them.

ZOYA PIXIEDUST - FALL EDITION
ZP698 - Tomoko: Glowing Champagne Silver. Exclusive Zoya PixieDust - Textured Matte Sparkle Metal* formula.
ZP699 - Chita: Emerald Forest Green. Exclusive Zoya PixieDust - Textured Matte Sparkle formula.
ZP700 - Sunshine: Van Gogh Navy Blue Exclusive Zoya PixieDust - Textured Matte Sparkle formula.
ZP701 - Carter: Regal Purple. Exclusive Zoya PixieDust- Textured Matte Sparkle formula.
ZP702 - Arabella: Rich Fuchsia Pink. Exclusive Zoya PixieDust - Textured Matte Sparkle formula.
ZP703 - Dhara: Dazzling Coppery Orange. Exclusive Zoya PixieDust - Textured Matte Sparkle Metal* formula.
*foil twinkle

 My initial reaction of the bottles was OMG, I LOVE THEM ALL!!!! I especially love love LOVED Tomoko and Carter In the bottle. I had such high hopes.

First off, you know I don't do swatches. That is not what I've ever done. There are many great swatches out there Harri at Trailerhood Chic has some AMAZING ones. Check hers out!!! I just don't feel I can do swatching very well. Of course I did nail art. :D

Ok, on to my review:
The final texture on all of them were just as I expected, with the exception of Carter. It was a little softer than the others. It was more of a concrete finish than sandy, but still lovely.

Formula and coverage: The formula was great on all of them was great, AGAIN, except for Carter. It was thick but workable. Chita, Sunshine, Arabella, and Dhara were all one coaters. Tomoko took 2, and Carter took 3 for full coverage which was odd because it was definitely the thickest of all of them. The second time I used it, i had to put thinner in it. I'm wondering if I got a bad bottle. I am disappointed in Carter. All the rest were exceptional. *****EDIT: I've used Carter several times since I've thinned it. The finished texture is better (more sandlike) and the polish is a LOT easier to work with. However, I still don't have the coverage I would like. I wanted so bad for it to be a one coater.*****

Zoya always wears exceptionally long on me. It always lasts at least 5 days (that is as long as i can stand the same mani) These were no exception. I skittled and wore them for 5 days with very minimal tip wear.

My favorite of the entire set Tomoko. It is beautiful. it's silvery, it's hard to photograph, it's wonderful.

Ok, thats my review, lets get on to some pics. Thats what you came for!!!

 Carter (pre thinned, you can see it's not as sandy as the others. I should have taken a picture of it up against the others.) stamped with Konad Special White and freehanded Zoya Posh hearts

 Same mani as above but topcoated. This one I was torn on, it was one of those manis that didn't turn out the way I wanted to, it wasn't BAD, but just didn't turn out how I wanted it to.

 I LOVE doing different textured manis. They are so much fun! This one is Zoya Dovima and Tomoko

 A skittled french. Ignore the ding, please. Stuff happens. :( My nails are in horrible shape. I went tubing and broke a couple. :(

 Tomoko stamped with Sunshine and Arabella

Again, different textures. This one was one of my favorite. Gemma taped off with Arabella.

 Sponged Gradient with Carter (thinned), Arabella, Dhara, and Tomoko.

 Dottycure with random white, Carter (thinned), Arabella, and Dhara

 I made these "Stamped decals" with Dhara and Chita. Basically I picked up the image, left it on the stamp, colored it in, topcoated over it, waited for it to dry, carefully peeled it off put it on damp polish, sealed it down with Seche Vite. I have been waiting for winter ever since I've learned this process...think of the sparkly snowmen!!!!! :D

Over all, I am really happy with the Zoya PixieDusts. Carter is a pain, but workable. The color is amazing, so I can put up with a wonky formula for a beautiful color.

Purchasing Information:
Zoya Nail Polish $9.00 ea. (US)
Available on Zoya.com

Again, I received these polishes for my unbiased opinion.
Thanks for reading!!!

More PixieDust nail art (review)

 

I got my summer Zoya PixieDusts to review!!! I am so excited!

These are about the same as the last review with just a few exceptions.

Application was the same except MOST of these were 1 coat coverage. JUST one coat!!! I did 2 anyway because just one coat of polish feels wierd to me. The only one that NEEDED 2 coats was Stevie. (the purple) Liberty looked better with a second coat, also, but it wasn't a necessity. I only did quick swatches because EVERYONE does swatches. Removal was the same. As with the others, the PixieDusts are $9 but they are so much more than worth it. I love them so much.

 

The colors are pretty awesome.

Solange is a beautiful golden shade.

Beatrix is a vivid orange

Destiny is a coral-ly red

Miranda is a pinkish red

Stevie is a lovely shade of lilac with SILVER sparkles

Liberty is such a bright brilliant blue

 

Liberty is my favorite followed by Stevie and Miranda.

Enough with the talk, on to the pictures!!!!

 

Index-pinkie

Miranda, Destiny, Beatrix, Solange



 

Stevie 

 Liberty...OMG, This is my favorite! my absolute favorite!!!

Aaaaaaaaaand a little nail art.
This is Destiny, Beatrix, and Solange sponged

 This is Miranda, Stevie, and Liberty.

 

I was a little disappointed that there were 2 "reds" included when I kinda wanted a limish green. Vespa was included in the Winter release, but I want something a little yellower, not so pastel. maybe next set, Zoya? ;)

 

run on over to Zoya.com and make your order for all the pixiedusts NOW!!!!

 

I recieved thes polishes for my honest review.

Oooooh!!! A review?!? Yes, please!

I was lucky enough to be at the right place at the right time when I came across Once Upon a Polish on facebook. As you can probably guess, all of her polishes are fairy tale themed. Late one night while I was messing about on facebook, she asked for bloggers to review her collection! I emailed her as quick as I could!!! She asked me which I would like to try. I told her to suprise me, I'm not picky! and BOY did she!

First off, lookit how stinkin' cute!

 This is what I recieved!

 Chimney Sweep, Ariel, and Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs

 OOOOOOOOh, SHINY GLITTER!!!

 Ariel is a clear polish with teeny tiny almost pigment sized red, green and what looks like turquoise glitter. This WAS smooth by it's self but of course, i have to put seche over everything.
Pictured above, it is 3 coats by itself, 1 coat over Sooki, 1 coat over Au Champagne, and 1 coat over black. I think my favorite of the bunch is over Au Champagne.

 Chimney Sweep is very cool. Kinda like the coveted Connect The Dots. White and Black bar, and medium silver hexagon. It was almost smooth on it's own, of course 1 thin coat of seche smoothed it riiiiiiiiiiiight out. Pictured above over all China Glaze Turned Up Turquoise, Frostbite, Cha Cha Cha, and Spontaneous. it was awesome over Turned Up Turquoise. it was my favorite.

Aaaaaaah, last but certainly not least, Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs. This one was my ABSOLUTE FAVORITE of the 3. Again, it was relatively smooth on it's own, but one coat of Seche and it was glass. This is jam PACKED full of glitter. I mean SO full that the above picture is a THIN coat! It is medium white hex and small silver holo hex and lots and LOTS of tiny black hex and tiny black irregular shaped...I can see this being used A LOT! If she were to add irregular white like the black, it would be overload for me, and too awesome...so it's a good thing she didn't. ;)

Out of the ones she sent me, Snow White was my favorite. like all chunky glitters, I had to load the brush, but that was to be expected. For being a chunky glitter, it settled out wonderfully, and dried rather quickly even without the Seche.

ok, all the good stuff!
You can find Kimberlys shop Once Upon A Polish, here. Her fullsized polishes range from $8.50 to the Spectraflair ones being $10 She also sells jewelry done with her polishes. Check her out!!!