Evangeline.

This is a polish from an older collection, and I don't know which one. I bought it when they had a sale. It is called Evangeline. I love it. I am not a pink wearer. but this is a deep berry, and I LOVE it.

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.

blue sparkly watercolor

ok, so these didn't turn out how I wanted.

and the heart is covering up a nasty hangnail.

Yeah, my cuticles need some major nourishing...Stupid dishes.

This is Zoya Trixie, Song, and Ibiza.

blue gradient

I asked the husband for inspiration...

He said Blue and Silver.

This is Trixie, Song, and Ibiza.

Oldie but goody

Ok, so this is Catrice Beam me up Scotty with OPI Simmer and Shimmer over the top for an accent.

I haven't even thought of this polish in YEARS. I got most of my polish put up on my rack and finding all of these polishes I forgot existed. Hopefully I'll be featuring more old polishes.

Naturals and Jamberry

So this is one of my favorites. When the Zoya naturals first came out, I wasn't too into them. But the more I use them, the more I like them.

This is Zoya Naturals Aubrey, Brigette, Odette, and Rue with Jamberry Black and White Chevron.

Read about my jamberry experience here. :)

semi Valentines

Honestly, I do not know what I used, or whit plates, but this is kinda too awesome not to share.

sorry, I don't know more details on it. I want to re-create it.

Gradients and Jamberry

So this is Zoya Kimber, Ibiza, and Tru with an accent of Jamberry Black and White Chevron.

Read about my experience with Jamberry here.

Musically speaking...

So I had a cold a few weeks ago, and got on facebook and agreed to host a Jamberry party in a cold medicine induced haze.
Anywho.
The first time I put them on,
I didn't read directions,
I just slapped them on.
They fell off.

Second time, I read directions
I heated them,
Applied them exactly how the instructions said,
They fell off.

This is actually the third application.
I watched videos, I read blogs, I really, REALLY wanted these to work.

Jamberrys big draw is 2 weeks, FOURTEEN DAYS of wear.)
The most I got was 4 days.

What I figured is the fact I handwash my dishes and shower daily in scalding hot water, the fact that I work with my hands in the back of a warehouse, The fact that my nail beds are a little oily..

The lady who hosted the party proceeded to tell me *I* didn't know how to prep my nails. WRONG ANSWER, LADY. You basically just insulted me...
Anywho, These are them.
I like them. The application sucks and is tricky, and they don't last but a few days on me, but I would purchase these because now I know a little better how to apply them. :) I will order from a friend though... not the crazy lady

Zoya Willa and Trixie and accented with Jamberry Rhapsody

 

If you want to order click the links I have provided. They go to my friends page, she's not a pushy saleswoman. She'll talk to you about them but won't tell you you're wrong, won't push you into selling, anything like that. She's pretty awesome.

 

Jamberry

 

Potion Dust Valentines Soap Box

So I have got into indie soaps. I love them. They have done incredible things for my skin, and the moisture of my skin. I have become addicted to soap boxes. They provide a sampler of all the new scents and multiple products. Which is awesome because I'm picky about products/scents. :)Being able to try random things makes me happy. :D

This one is from Potion Dust. (click the  name to go to her etsy shop.) It's her first box, and she kinda hit it out of the park with this one.

So here is the loot.

Awesome, huh? Lets get a closer look.

Oh yeah...Lets go through things line by lovely line.

Call Me Baby Shampoo bar. I found a love for shampoo bars. They are tricky to get the hang of at first, but so wonderful. My hair feels clean and moisturized and after using them I rarely need to use conditioner. It's kind of awesome. This smells soft yet so clean.  I have not had a chance to try this yet. I have high expectations, though. Dry it feels silky, and oily (which is a good thing) **EDIT**Ok, so the shampoo bar was JUST as I imagined, it is amazing. It lathers well. I do believe I will be ordering a full size bar. :)

Under a Spell Magic Mist. Basically it's just a body mist in Lovespell (From victorias secret) This scent has always overwhelmed me. It's kinda strong. It's not caustic or anything, but it's just not for me.

I Lime You Lip Balm. Ok, just what you would think. It is Lime flavored lip balm. I LOVE THIS STUFF!!!! I am not a huge fan of the lime, but it is awesome enough that I will continue to use this (I've always joked that I am such a "fat girl" that even my lip balm is cake flavored, (chapstick cake batter)) I think I will use this before my cake batter.

Lipstick Hand Sanitizer. It's nice. I used to have an addiction to hand sanitizer. I had to scale it back. This stuff is nice. It smells like cereal. (I LOVE cereal.)

First Date Lotion. Ok, this stuff is amazing. It's silky, it's soft. It smells like sugary powder. Somewhat like cotton candy.

Lips Taste Like Soap. Just typing that made me laugh. This smells like Cherry Jolly Ranchers. Again because everything is natural, this feels so nice.

My Chocolate Whipped Soap. It smells like salted chocolate. Feels even better.

Gimme Candy Bath Cream Scoop. This smells like tart sugar candy Sweettarts, Spree, Smarties. **EDIT**so I got to use this tonight. I only used half of it, and yeah, it's super moisturizing and felt lovely.

Oh, also, in the box was this tiny little packet that said squeeze here. So I squeezed it, the bag inflated then a minute or so later that adorable little balloon popped out. It scared both me and my cat. But it was all kinds of awesome. :D

She also put a code in for $10 off $20. :D That means I'll order more!!!

So looking forward to other boxes from here and others!!! :D