Forever 21 Flakey Find!

So I went to Forever 21 tonight because I have a gift card that I need to spend, and I love their cheap rings! Anyway, whenever I'm there, I always check out the nail polish, and tonight- I'm SO glad I did! There were some great glitters (one that even reminds me of the new OPI Muppets Going Gonzo!!), and get this- a FLAKEY!!  I of course couldn't resist either the glitter or the flakey at a paltry $2.80 a bottle, and I have quick shots of them for you tonight!!  (I couldn't resist posting right away!!)

1 coat over Essie Power Clutch, American Apparel Hassid, 2 coats over nothing, and 1 coat over Cult Nails Awakening

1 coat over Essie Power Clutch, American Apparel Hassid, 2 coats over nothing, and 1 coat over Cult Nails Awakening

1 coat over Essie Power Clutch, American Apparel Hassid, 2 coats over nothing, and 1 coat over Cult Nails Awakening

1 coat over Essie Power Clutch, American Apparel Hassid, 2 coats over nothing, and 1 coat over Cult Nails Awakening

OPI Going Gonzo dupe?!  I hope so!

What do you think?  Are you grabbing your keys to head to Forever 21 yet?

ZOYA Gems & Jewels PREVIEW!

So I got a chance to see this at Cosmoprof 2011, and it's gorgeous!!  I was totally drooling over the bar glitter polishes!  (Rina is SO my favorite- the blue glitter peeks out amongst the green bar glitter like it's glowing!)


Enjoy! :)


Gems and Jewels
jewelry for nails!

Zoya Nail Polish presents 3 new jewel toned metallic shimmer polishes
and 3 glitzy, glitter glazes (featuring unique bar glitter) for an extra special holiday and winter 2011 season!

Zoya Gems and Jewels Collection

Holly (ZP577): Full coverage, rich green metallic shimmer.Rina (ZP576): Gorgeous green glitzy, glitter glaze (with unique bar glitter).

Kissy (ZP578): Full coverage, party pink metallic shimmer.Izzy (ZP579): Vivid pink glitzy, glitter glaze (with unique bar glitter).Twila (ZP580): Full coverage, icy blue metallic shimmer.Noel (ZP581): Bold blue glitzy, glitter glaze! (with unique bar glitter).

Mix it up... The Zoya Gems and Jewels color assortment allows
for multiple layered nail polish looks! Have fun…

• Wear the full coverage, jewel toned shades alone for a classic metallic shimmer look!
• Wear the glitzy, glitter glazes alone for a hint of glitz.
• Wear several layers of the glitzy, glitter glazes for a unique textured glitz nail look.
• Layer the glazes over the shimmers to a totally glam nail jewelry look.
• Layer the glitzy, glitter glazes over other colors to create a totally unique look that is
all your own (hint - hint: silver, gold, white and black totally rock under the glazes!).

Ultra long-wearing, glossy nail lacquers by Zoya are free of harmful industrial chemicals like toluene, camphor, formaldehyde, resin, dibutyl phthalate (DBP) that are known to cause cancer and birth defects.
Find Zoya Gems and Jewels as well as over 400 other high-fashion Zoya shades at www.zoya.com.

As always, each and every Zoya color is made for women so we name them after women.

Zoya is the new color of fashion...

Shipping September 15, 2011

Sug. Retail $8.00 ea.

Cosmoprof 2011 - China Glaze Preview!

Warning: VERY picture heavy! 

At Cosmoprof this year, I got the chance to check out all the awesome new stuff from one of my favorite nail polish brands, China Glaze! Luckily, I was lucky enough to be allowed to take photos, and I'm sharing them with you today!

There are SO many awesome collections coming up!  Let's start with Halloween!

There are 6 colors for Halloween:

Goulish Glow- A glow in the dark polish

Black Crackle- a black crackle

Crimson - a vampy blackened wine red

Near Dark - a swampy blackened green

Haunting- Black with silver sparkle

It's Alive- Swampy olive with multi-sized glitter

OMG I want 'It's Alive' SO badly!

Now let's take a look at Holiday - Watch out - there are TONS of Gift Sets!!

The holiday colors include: 

Velvet Bow - crimson creme

Winter Berry - bright red creme

Ring in the Red - red glitter - multi-sized glitter particles

Poinsettia - warmer bright red creme

Twinkle Lights - gold, green, and red glitter mix

Champagne Bubbles - golden yellow shimmer

Holly-Day - bright green creme

Glittering Garland - shimmering evergreen - is this what it's all a-'bough'-t?

Blue Year's Eve - Royal Blue Shimmer

Tinsel Town - Gunmetal glitter - multi-sized glitter particles

Icicle - silver metallic 

Snow Globe - iridescent white glitter - multi-sized glitter particles

 

Some of my favorites from the collection:

China Glaze Ring in the Red

China Glaze Snow Globe

China Glaze Tinseltown

China Glaze Twinkle Lights

Phew! That was A LOT of Holiday!  Awesome stuff, right?! I'm totally LOVING Tinseltown and Twinkle Lights the most!

Now for the non-holiday collections, get prepared to have your socks knocked off!!

First stop is ELECTROPOP!  Inspired by Gaga, the colors are bright and fun!

The colors in Electropop include:

Kinetic Candy - pale blue creme

Electric Beat - sky blue creme

Aquadelic - aqua creme

Gaga for Green - grass green creme

Sunshine Pop - yellow shimmer

Make Some Noise - red-orange creme

Wicked Style - pink-based red creme

Fuchsia Fanatic - Fuchsia creme

Gothic Lolita - Purple with blue/purple shimmer

Dance Baby - bubblegum pink creme

Sweet Hook - lilac-y pink creme

Techno - silver glitter with large hex holographic glitter

And the collection I think that I am the MOST excited to get my hands on...

EYE CANDY! Inspired by Marilyn Monroe, this collection of glitters is bound to be a girl's best friend. 

Colors/Glitters in the Eye Candy collection include: 

Blond Bombshell - gold  - multi-sized glitter particles

Love Marilyn - Red & silver  - multi-sized glitter particles

Material Girl - pale & darker pink  - multi-sized glitter particles

Marry a Millionaire - purple & multi-colored  - multi-sized glitter particles

Some Like it Haute - Gunmetal and iridescent - multi-sized glitter particles

Lorelei's Tiara - silver & teal  - multi-sized glitter particles

PHEW!  Did you make it this far?  Are you as thrilled for the upcoming collections from China Glaze as I am?  A lot of these colors are really freaking awesome!!  I swear I started drooling a little when I saw the Eye Candy Collection, and when I saw the Halloween set with the glow-in-the-dark polish and black crackle I kicked myself for not thinking of that before! lol

What is YOUR favorite upcoming collection? Is there a specific color you especially love and have to have?

Cult Nails Hypnotic Collection

While at Cosmoprof this year, I had the pleasure of meeting Maria of Cult Nails fame. While I've heard wonderful things about her polishes, I had never gotten to see or try them in person...until now. Maria was generous enough to gift me a couple of her latest collection, the Hypnotic Collection, and  I am super excited to show them to you! These polishes far exceed my expectations, and the polish I didn't really think I'd like (it's so sheer, and my nails are so stained!) turned out to be the gem, and my favorite of the four!

The four colors included in the Hypnotic collection are In a Trance, Awakening, Enigmatic, and Hypnotize Me. 

Cult Nails In a Trance

Murky olive green shimmer that has hints of gold and coppery awesomeness.

This is the color I was SUPER excited to check out, and it surely didn't disappoint. When the sun hits this polish, it is stunning! A perfect color for fall, I wouldn't miss picking it up if I were you. 

Opacity scale (1-5): 3

Use for Konad: TBA 

Finish: Shimmer, 2-3 coats to be opaque

Cult Nails Enigmatic

Winey purple with silver sparkle.

This silver sparkle in this seems to pick up different colors of the rainbow - at first I thought it was holographic, but it's not. Very pretty though! 

Opacity scale (1-5): 3

Use for Konad: TBA 

Finish: Shimmer, 2-3 coats to be opaque

OMG, look at that amazing deep blue sparkle!

Cult Nails Awakening

Dusty teal creme

This, although simple, is a gorgeous color, and I wore it for 5 days straight!! Paired with Hypnotize Me, I truly couldn't keep my eyes off it (especially in sunlight!) This polish IS fairly sheer, but it did build up very nicely in only 3 coats. 

Opacity scale (1-5): 2

Use for Konad: TBA 

Finish: Creme, 3 coats to be opaque

Cult Nails Hypnotize Me

Sheer green base with green and blue glitter. 

Though I would probably never wear this color on its own, since my nails are so stained, I absolutely adore this color over Awakening.  LOVE. IT. The glitter in this polish morphs from different angles and over different colors. This is a MUST purchase. Bear in mind that, like most glitters, this dries to a semi-matte, textured finish, so you'll definitely need a top coat like Seche Vite.

Opacity scale (1-5): 1

Use for Konad: TBA 

Finish: Glitter, a million coats to be opaque :-D

Cult Nails polishes can be found at www.cultnails.com and are sold for $10 per bottle. 

Disclosure: Polishes in this post were provided for review by the manufacturer.