Zoya Gilty

Hey dolls! Over the last few days, I've been wearing a gorgeous combo - Zoyas Gilty and Natty. As soon as I heard that Zoya was putting out a LE gold leaf top coat, I immediately pre-ordered even though I wasn't sure that I would like it. I'm glad to report that I love it! Gilty is pretty dense, so I only needed one coat over Natty.

I love the way this pair looks together! I am looking forward to pairing Gilty with other cremes. I'm envisioning some great holiday looks. Zoya just announced yesterday that the Gilty trio is available again for a limited time. Head on over to get yours while they are still in stock!

Have you picked up any of the gold leaf top coats yet?

Cult Nail Nevermore + Charlatan

Hey dolls! Today I'm wearing a great Cult Nails combo in celebration of their sale over the next week. Nevermore is absolutely the best black polish I have ever tried. The formula is just the right consistency and it is completely opaque in one coat. I then applied one coat of Charlatan, which is from the most recent Deceptive top coat collection. Charlatan is a sheer top coat with a magenta to violet color shift. The pictures below were taken outside in the shade.

Love Charlatan! The color shift is visible in all lights, which is awesome. I'm glad I picked this one up because I see it looking great over so many different shades. At the top of this post I mentioned a Cult Nails sale. You can get 20% off using the code CULTOBER. Happy weekend dolls!

Reader's Choice Monday ~ Butter LONDON Victoriana

Hey dolls! Today's winner was Butter LONDON Victoriana with 75% of the votes. I bought Victoriana  during Ulta's BOGO BL sale last year, which means this has been untried for over a year. Victoriana is a gorgeous dusty blue that is filled with silver shimmer. The formula was amazing! It almost applied itself. Two coats of Victoriana were used in the photos below.

Love Victoriana! This shimmer is gorgeous and it puts me in the same mindset of a more muted Zoya Skylar.

For this week's poll, I have a couple of neutral/nude polishes for you to choose from. I haven't worn this type of shade in awhile. The poll will close on Friday as usual. Many thanks to all of you who take the time to vote!

Power Thief, Gouda Gouda Two Shoes, Cruisin' Nude

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Reader's Choice Mondays ~ Zoya Crystal

Happy Monday dolls! This week's winner was Zoya Crystal with 60% of your votes. Crystal is a gorgeous metallic, wintery blue that is filled with gold flecks. The formula was sheer, but not problematic. I applied 3 coats for the pictures below.

I like Crstal! The gold flecks make it a unique color. It is similar to Zoya FeiFei, but the base is lighter and doesn't include pink and blue flecks.

For this week's Reader's Choice, I have three SpaRituals for you to chose from. Please take a second to vote. The poll will close on Friday, September 14.

Shooting Star, Deep, Revere

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Reader's Choice Mondays ~ The Hungry Asian Sneeze Breeze

Happy Monday dolls! I hope and pray that all of you who are in the path of Isaac remain as safe as possible. I'm thankful that northern Florida got passed over this time. The winner of last week's poll was The Hungry Asian Sneeze Breeze with 40% of the votes. Sneeze Breeze is a matte blue and black glitter. The base was relatively thin, but easy to apply. Sneeze Breeze dries to a textured finish, but was easily smoothed out with one coat of Nubar Diamont. I used one coat of Sneeze Breeze over Zoya Carey in the pictures below. I chose to use a light gray base in order to show off the glitter best.

I really like the way Sneeze Breeze looks over Carey. The fine blue sparkle is super pretty! I enjoyed wearing this combo for a few days.

I realized that I haven't worn any purple polish in some time, so I have three untrieds for you to choose from. Please take a second to vote. The poll will close on Friday, August 31.

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Reader's Choice Mondays ~ China Glaze Rain Storm

Hey dolls! This week's winner with 44% of the votes is an oldie - China Glaze Rain Storm. Rain Storm is a cornflower blue with silver shimmer and subtle blue micro glitter from the 2010 Rainbow of Hope collection. The formula was not problematic, but it was extremely sheer. I used 3 coats of Rain Storm over one coat of Essie Marshmallow.

Rain Storm is so gorgeous! I only wish it wasn't so sheer. Typically this would go on my swap list simply because of the sheerness, but the color payoff makes it a keeper. Rain Storm is unique to my stash, so it's not going anywhere!

I have three polishes from The Hungry Asian for you to chose from for next week's Reader's Choice. I  love her polishes. I can take my time when ordering as most polishes are usually in stock. Please take a second to vote. The poll will close on Friday, August 24.

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Sea Lore Ariel

Hey dolls! Today I'm wearing a gorgeous polish from a new Indie brand. Sea Lore, created by my polish friend Jamie, recently released a collection of polishes based on King Triton's daughters. I immediately ordered two, Ariel and Adella, after seeing her pictures. I didn't want to take off Nails Inc Baker Street, so I added one coat of Ariel for a little bling. Ariel is described as a bright turquoise jelly base with red squares, purples hexes, green glitter, and green shimmer. The formula was very easy to use and I didn't have difficulty getting any of the glitter onto my nails. It dried relatively quickly but with a little texture, so top coat is needed if you prefer a smooth finish.

I love the proportion of the different glitters; it's not too chunky! Typically I don't go for square glitter, but I don't mind them here because they aren't massive. The addition of the shimmer really makes this stand out from others. I purchased the mini bottles and I'm pleased with the size and the ease of use with the brush. Sea Lore polishes are $5.50 (7mL) or $10 (15mL). 

Hope you all have a great weekend! I plan to do absolutely nothing and I'm looking forward to it!

Nails Inc Baker Street

Hey dolls! Hope you all are doing well. I started a new job last week at a reading research center, so I'm trying to get adjusted to being at a desk all day and working normal 8-4:30 hours. By the time I get home in the evenings, the last thing I've been wanting to do is my nails. I graduated over the weekend and wore Essie Mojito Madness for several days. I took pictures on day 3 or 4 of that mani and it had already started to chip, so I probably won't share those.

Tonight I decided to do my nails using Nails Inc Baker Street. This color has been in the back of my mind since I purchased it last month. My local mall finally got a Sephora; I'm so happy I can get more high end brands on the ground now. Baker Street is an extremely popular cobalt blue creme. It caught the attention of many polish lovers when it was seen on Beyonce during one of her first outings with baby Blue Ivy. The formula was extremely pigmented. I only used one coat for most nails, but there were a couple that I had to add another coat just to make sure it leveled out evenly. As I'm getting home later in the evenings, the sun more than likely won't be out for pictures. I'm still trying to perfect pictures in my light box, but these are pretty accurate.

Baker Street complimented my skirt perfectly!

I adore Baker Street! I think it now has a place in my top 5 blues and it will definitely be on my year end favorites list. This is a must have for blue lovers! Cobalt blue is such a huge trend in fashion right now and I just can't get enough of it.

Happy hump day dolls!

Reader's Choice Mondays ~ Nails Inc. Sweets Way

Hey dolls! The winner of this week's Reader's Choice was Nails Inc. Sweets Way with 45% percent of the votes. Sweets Way is part of the Sprinkles collection and is a milky white base filled blue, pink, and silver glitter. The formula was a little thick, but easy to use. It dried relatively quickly and I applied two thick coats for opacity.

Sweets Way is a super cute and fun polish! I love the pastel glitter and how some appear to be matte. My stepdaughter is in town for the summer and she decided to wear the other two colors, so we were Sprinkles triplets. Here are a couple of pictures we took on Instagram.

Sweets Way complimented my dress for church perfectly!

For next week Reader's Choice Monday, I have three American Apparel polishes as your options. I recently received these in a swap, so I'm excited to try out this brand for the first time. Please feel free to vote below and the poll will close on Friday, August 3, 2012.

MacArthur Park, African Violet, Army Jacket

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Zoya Diva Collection

Hey dolls! Today I have the final fall 2012 offering from Zoya, the Diva collection. This collection consists of several different finishes including shimmers, glass flecks, metallics, and frosts in an assortment of jewel tones.

Elisa is described as a bright shining medium crimson red with subtle gold shimmer and a glowing metallic finish. The formula was very easy to use and Elisa was opaque in two coats. Red lovers will enjoy this shade.

Song is described as a bold, vibrant medium primary blue with silver and blue glittery metallic sparkle. It's filled with glass flecks and is definitely what I would consider to be a year-round blue. There were no issues with the formula and it was opaque in two coats.

Ray is a dark, blackened pine green with smooth, delicate silver and green frost shimmer. This is the only color from the collection that fell flat for me. I wish it was a little more vibrant like the rest of the polishes. Two coats were used in the photos below.

Suri is a medium blue-tones purple with delicate red and blue shimmer and smooth metallic finish. The flashes of red and blue in Suri are absolutely gorgeous in person. Two coats were used for opacity.

Daul is a medium red-toned purple base with heavy purple and gold iridescent metallic sparkle. This description is on point; the gold shimmer is extremely heavy! The formula was thinner than the previous colors, but not problematic. Three coats were used in the photos below.

FeiFei is the most complex shade in the collection. It is a medium steel blue base with heavy gold, blue, and pink iridescent metallic sparkle. Upon applying this polish, I kept saying out loud how gorgeous it was. Three coats were used for opacity. Pictures do FeiFei no justice; you need to see this one in person.

Overall, I think this is a strong set of polishes. The Diva collection offers an assortment of colors and finishes that most could chose from. My favorites are FeiFei, Song, and Suri. I hope you all have enjoyed seeing all three Zoya fall 2012 collections. Zoya polishes can be purchased for $8.

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Which collection was your favorite from Zoya: Diva, Designer, or Gloss?

*Products in this post were provided by PR for review*