Press Release: Zoya Lovely for Spring 2013

Zoya Lovely

Beauty is a lovely state of mind

Lovely, just LOVELY!

Spring is awash in six soft and lovely new Zoya shades including three dewy metallics and three fresh blooms of cream. Poetic in nature, this collection is sure to capture the beauty of the season like no other....

ZOYA LOVELY – SPRING 2013

Piaf (ZP652) - Fresh Forsythia Yellow Metallic - Full Coverage (Originally designed for Fashion Designer Zang Toi)

GeiGei (ZP651) - Blushing Cherry Blossom Pink Metallic - Full Coverage (Originally designed for Zang Toi/SS13).

Julie (ZP650) - Soft Wisteria Purple Metallic - Full Coverage (Originally designed for Zang Toi/SS13).

Blu (ZP653) - Lucky Hyacinth Blue Cream - Full Coverage

Neely (ZP655) - Earliest Spring Green Cream - Full Coverage (Originally designed for Peter Som/SS13).

Jacqueline (ZP654) - Perfect Magnolia Nude Cream - Full Coverage (Originally designed for Peter Som/SS13)

Shipping January 01, 2013

Ultra long-wearing, nail lacquers by Zoya are BIG5FREE - all formulas are completely free of harmful industrial chemicals such as toluene, camphor, formaldehyde, formaldehyde resin and dibutyl phthalate (DBP) that are known to cause cancer and birth defects.

Zoya Lovely $8 (US)

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Sally Hansen Salon Effects in Snow Bunny

Getting ready for the trip is still kicking my butt, complicated by the fact that my shower broke and all I have is a bathtub and no easy way to wash my hair, so I'm depending on the Sally Hansen polish strips for my manicures these days!  Snow Bunny is a white pearl background with snowflakes or poinsettias in red.  It was part of the 2011 Holiday collection, but I found them for $3 at Big Lots, and just saw them for $3 at Five Below.

I don't think I'm going to have time for another post, so happy holidays to everyone--see you in 2013!

The blog sale I didn't have

Unfortunately, the pictures of all the nail polish and manicure sets are on my mom's camera, but I've got one picture of the completed gift bags.  Thanks to donations from Amelia, Cedric Diggory, Phil and Tara, I managed to take 21 bags, each filled with a set of manicure tools and 3-4 nail polishes, to Good Neighbors! I think I'll do this again next year. :)

Thank you, my friends!

My first holiday mani and a blog break

First, the good stuff--my first holiday mani this year.  I started with two coats of Zoya Veruschka, then free-handed French tips with KBShimmer Candy Cane Crush and did a full coat of CCC on my ring fingers.  Veruschka is one of my favorite Zoyas, although it seems to be gone from their site. :(  It's a deep emerald matte, and I just adore it for its ease of use, velvety finish, color and quick dry time.  Candy Cane Crush is an adorable combination of large, medium and small white and red hex glitters, plus small green glitters.  It is also scented with peppermint and vanilla, and this is definitely going to be one of my holiday favorites from now on!

Next, the not fun stuff.  I am stressed out of my mind right now.  Work is crazy, plus I'm trying to get ready to close up the house for ten days and pack for the cruise my family is taking over Christmas.  I'd be more excited if I weren't so freaked out by everything that needs to be done and hasn't been done!  So I am taking a break from five posts a week until I get back from the cruise.  I will take pictures of my holiday manis and post them sporadically.

I would like to thank everyone who has followed along with me through 2012--it's been a rollercoaster of a year, but knowing that people read my little blog has helped a lot through some of the down times.  

Cult Nails Behind Closed Doors: Coveted

I have saved the best for last--the final polish from the Cult Nails Behind Closed Doors collection is Coveted, a deep emerald green jelly with green flakies and green micro-glitter.  The formula was exquisite, and it reached bottle color in two coats.  All swatches are two coats with no top coat.

Indoors with flash:

Indoors without flash:

If your idea of a holiday green is a color full of fire and flash, then you need to grab Coveted ASAP!  It's available on the Cult Nails website for $10.00 plus shipping.

Cult Nails Behind Closed Doors: Flushed

The fourth polish from Cult Nails Behind Closed Doors collection is Flushed, a chameleon that looks like a creamy dark purple in low light, and a vivid aniline purple with fuchsia shimmer in brighter light.  Like all Cult Nails polishes I've tried, the formula was neither too thick nor too thin, and Flushed hit bottle color in just two coats, shown here with no top coat.

Indoors with flash:

Indoors without flash:

Whether you like your purples bright and shimmery or dark and mysterious, Flushed can be the one for you. It, along with the rest of the Behind Closed Doors Collection, is available on the Cult Nails website for $10.00 plus shipping

Cult Nails Behind Closed Doors: Bitten

My third polish from the Cult Nails Behind Closed Doors collection is Bitten, a gorgeous berry red jelly stuffed full of fuchsia mini-flakes.  It was opaque in two easy coats, with no dragging, pooling or bald spots.  All swatches are two coats with no top coat.

Indoors with flash:

(more color-accurate)

Indoors without flash:

(less color-accurate but shows off the flakies)

Bitten is a gorgeous take on a holiday red!  It and the rest of the Behind Closed Doors collection are available on the Cult Nails website for $10.00 plus shipping.

Cult Nails Behind Closed Doors: Afterglow

The second polish I have from the Cult Nails Behind Closed Doors collection is Afterglow, a chestnut brown shimmer with sparkly matching particles.  Perfect formula, gorgeous color, all swatches are three coats with no top coat.

Indoors without flash:

(color is accurate here)

Indoors with flash:

(color is too orange in this pic, but the sparklies show up better)

Afterglow is a real beauty, especially if you love red-toned browns.  The entire collection is gorgeous, and they are available on the Cult Nails website for $10.00 plus shipping.

Cult Nails Convert Packs!

Cult Nails Convert Packs are here!

Cult Nails convert packs are the ideal way to introduce yourself to the Cult, or get a friend the perfect gift!  These convert packs save 15% off the retail price and are offered for $24.00 each.  Each pack consists of a base color, an enhancing layering polish, and our Wicked Fast speed dry top coat.  Available for a limited time only! No substitutions please...  Join the Cult today!

#JOINTHECULT

Cult Nails Behind Closed Doors: Disciplined

The first polish I have from the Cult Nails Behind Closed Doors collection is Disciplined, a gorgeous grey with blue-violet shimmer.  It was a bit on the thin side, but without dragging, streaking, pooling or bald spots.  All swatches are three coats without top coat.

Indoors with flash:

Indoors without flash:

This entire collection is gorgeous, and Disciplined is no exception.  It's available on the Cult Nails website for $10.00 plus shipping, and if you saw yesterday's post, you know Maria uses cotton balls for packing, as well as wrapping up the polishes!

Cult Nails Behind Closed Doors

Just a really short teaser of what's coming this week from Cult Nails: