Drugstore Haul...Sinful Colors & Wet n Wild

After hearing on one of the nail forums that Walgreens had their entire stock of Sinful Colors on sale for $.99, I had to make my way there. I was glad to see that Wet n Wild polishes were on sale for $.69, so I threw in a couple of those too. Here's what I got:

Sinful Colors: Unicorn, Let's Meet, Cloud 9, Pink Forever, Forget Now, Happy Ending, Mint Apple, Nail Junkie, & Purple Diamond

Wet n Wild: Sparked, Wild Card, Night Prowl, & Caribbean Frost

Looks like I've got some swatching to do. Did any of you take advantage of this sale?

Swatch Alert...Zoya Caitlin

Happy Easter dolls! I decided to change my nails last night to a new shade. I'm trying to make it through all of my last Zoya promo haul before the next one gets here. In steps Zoya Caitlin...this is a wonderful muted purple cream, with lots of bluish-gray undertones. The polish was thick, just as all of the others from the Intimate Collection, but it was also a little streaky which was a surprise. The color was completely opaque in 2 coats.

This is a great shade of purple! Its unlike most in my collection because of the gray in it. Its attention-grabbing, but not in the same manner as a loud, neon color (those have a place in my collection too).

What do you think of Caitlin?

Nail Polish Trends ~ In the Nude

I was browsing the web a few days ago, and I found an article from Refinery 29 on the top trends for nail polish for the early part of this year. The top 6 trends listed are:

• Nudes
• Blues
• Peachy-Pinks
• Lavender
• Gunmetal Grays
• Topcoat Effects

One of the biggest trends in all of fashion is the nude look. I personally love a nice pair of nude heels. I think they make your legs look amazing…but I digress. My bestie is typically a nude-nail kinda girl and I would always try to get her to switch to some color. I guess she was ahead of the times. This trend is perfect because it can be worn on all skin complexions. Most companies have a variety of nude shades, ranging from those with more pink undertones to those that are more beige or brown. Here are some awesome shades that go well with this trend!

Sand Tropez

Knotty

Inattendu

San Tan-tonio

Flowie

This look was all over the fashion runways earlier this year. I'm ready to take part in this trend. A nude nail would look great with the outfit below. These shoes are AMAZING! What are your feelings on the nude look?

Zoya Earth Day Exchange!

So if you're a Zoya fan, you've probably already heard that the Earth Day exchange started yesterday. You can exchange a minimum of any 6 non-Zoya polishes for new colors and Zoya will recycle your old bottles. The price for each new bottle is $4 (shipping/handling charges). For more details, visit the Zoya blog. I ended up ordering only 8 new shades...I say only because it was extremely hard to narrow it down to that many. :) Here are the ones I chose.

Akyra

Midori

Flora

Elodie

Ginger

Goldie

Charisma

Gretchen

Can't wait for these new polishes to arrive. I'm most excited about Gretchen and Flora. I've been looking for new nude and pastel pink shades. Maybe I'll swatch some of the shades I'm exchanging before I get rid of them. Happy polishing dolls!

Swatch Alert...China Glaze ~ Turned Up Turquoise

I was in my local Sally Beauty Supply over the weekend and they were having a buy 2 get 1 free on all of their polished. One of the shades I bought was Turned Up Turquoise by China Glaze. This is an awesome shade! It's a neon turquoise with great green undertones. It has just a hint of a frosted shimmer. The pictures make it look way more blue than what it truly is.

The formula was just okay for me. On the first coat it was very streaky and dried really quickly. The shade looked much better with two coats (shown in pictures above). This is a great shade for the warm weather! Happy polishing dolls!

P.S. I'm so in love with the peacock-themed jewelry above!