Zoya Giovanna

I have another Zoya for you. This one I bought because the color just called to me for some reason. I'm not really a green girl but this one I couldn't pass up. Then in my Ipsy Glam Bag in November I got this same one. So now I have 2 bottles of this gorgeous color, I guess I was just meant to have this one, lol!

This is Zoya Giovanna, it is a emerald green metallic and boy is it gorgeous. I love how saturated the color is in this one, I thought this one would be an awesome color for Christmas but I couldn't wait that long to wear it so I wore it for my birthday instead.

The formula is Zoya's awesome formula. I absolutely love Zoya's formula, I haven't had a problem with any of there polishes. I think the only problem I have encountered in the 50+ Zoyas I own is ONE was a tad streaky but that's it, and it wasn't even that streaky, just a tiny bit. If you haven't tried Zoya polishes then you are surely missing out on some great lacquers! They have an amazing formula that is by far my favorite and their colors are gorgeous with a huge selection to chose from!

I used 2 coats of Giovanna over a base coat and then topped it off with some Out The Door for added shine. The pics were taken indoors with just natural lighting and no flash. I also took the pics before I added my topcoat so that you can see that they are shiny on their own.

Zoya polishes can be purchased at Ulta, select salons, or on their website here. They are $8 (except the new Natural Collection is $9 for each bottle and Pixie Dusts are also $9 a bottle) for a full sized 0.5fl oz bottle.

OPI Alcatraz Rocks and Color Club Blue Heaven

Well, I am back! I'm still recovering from surgery and then to top it all off, I caught the nice flu bug that was going around. So this year for Christmas I was sick with the flu and didn't make it off of my couch much. But finally feeling better and hoping to be back to normal real soon, here's a post for you of a mani I did a couple weeks ago.

I have OPI Alcatraz Rocks from the San Francisco Collection. This one is one of their Liquid Sands and I can't remind you enough of how much I LOVE the textured polishes!!! Alcatraz Rocks is a navy/purple with shimmer in multiple colors. The shimmer that stood out most for me was a gold shimmer but there is more than just the gold in this one. The formula on this was amazing and the dry time was pretty good. I think it was dry to the touch in about 10-15 minutes.

I just can't say enough how much I freaking love the textured feel and look! This was 2 coats of Alcatraz Rocks over a base coat and no topcoat.

Then I decided I wanted to try out another beauty I received as a gift, one that I had been lusting after ever since I became obsessed with polish. Color Club Blue Heaven. This holo is GORGEOUS!!!!!!! It is a very pale blue holo. As you can see in this shot the beautiful rainbow that this holo gets when exposed to the sunlight. I wanted to wear both of these polishes so I just added Blue Heaven as an accent nail for this mani. I used 2 coats of Blue Heaven and added a top coat for added shine on this accent nail.

I don't know if I'll be able to handle a full on mani of Color Club Blue Heaven because it is so gorgeous and holo-rific that I don't think I'd get any work done. I'd be staring at my nails all day long, lol!! These pics (with the exception of the one below) were taken indoors with the natural light shining in my windows, no flash.

Here is another beautiful shot of these, look at that holo in the sun (this pic was taken outside in direct sunlight, no flash)! You can also see the gold shimmer stand out in Alcatraz Rocks in the sun too!! These were such a great compliment to each other and I loved wearing this mani.