NEW!!!! Zoya Naturel Satins: Press Release

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The next generation of Zoya Naturel is almost here! Introducing, Zoya Naturel Satins, a collection of six new, neutral nail polish colors in an ultra-wearable, low-sheen, chic satin finish. A hybrid between matte and glossy polishes, the new Zoya Satin* formula provides opaque coverage and is longer lasting than traditional matte shades. The flawlessly smooth finish hides imperfections and creates a luxurious, satin finish nail look.

This collection will be available January 15th!!

Names of the new shades are.....

·      ZP782/Leah: Lavender tinged taupe, exclusive Zoya Satin* finish.

·      ZP779/Rowan: Creamy suede taupe, exclusive Zoya Satin* finish.

·      ZP781/Sage: Mossy sage green, exclusive Zoya Satin* finish.

·      ZP778/Tove: Misty slate grey, exclusive Zoya Satin* finish. 

·         ZP780/Brittany: Rose mauve cream, exclusive Zoya Satin* finish.

·         ZP783/Ana: Light toasted almond, exclusive Zoya Satin* finish.

WANT MORE?

COMING SOON -  Zoya Satin Seal Topcoat!
Turn any color into an elegant Satin finish beauty with just one coat!

**BIG5FREE: Formula contains no formaldehyde, formaldehyde resin, dibutyl phthalate, toluene or camphor.

How amazing are these new shades? I'm in love already.

For more information on this collection,be sure to check out Zoya's social media sites.The links will be posted for you below!!

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The Beauty Quartet Box-Treat Yo Self-February 2015

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Well New Years is sneaking up on us fairly quickly. Do you have any special plans? I know some of you could possibly get engaged!!! I really don't know,it's just a possibility.I'm just spiting words.That would be amazing though.I would love to get engaged on New Years.Most of you may think I am married.I am not,but I am by common law.I have been with my man for 14 years and no marriage yet.Hopefully we will take that step soon.It's a looong story why we are not....you know,married!I know it will happen one day.

Anyway let's talk polish!!!! This that I am sharing with you today is the Beauty Quartet Box for February.The theme is called Treat Yo Self.This box will contain polish from Philly Loves Lacquer,Smokey Mountain Lacquers,Digital Nails and the quest indie,Love,Angeline Polish.Sadly Northern Star Polish was involved in this box but had to leave due to time constraints.So bi-monthly there will be a new brand involved.Yes this box is a bi-monthly box which means every two months there will be a newly released Beauty Quartet Box.About the theme....Treat Yo Self.If you watch Parks and Recreation,you will immediately understand the reference. If you don't here's a helpful link....Click Here.Basically, the idea of treating oneself to a day of pampering and luxury is the epitome of the term "treat yo self". So we wanted this box to encompass that. 

The nail polish lineup for the February box is as follows:

• "The Best Day of the Year" by Philly Loves Lacquer - a dark fuchsia crelly filled with pink, dark pink, magenta, and red glitters of various shapes and sizes.
• "Pleasure in Your Base" by Smokey Mountain Lacquers - a bright blue creme with a foil-y finish.
• "Chocolate Waterfall" by Digital Nails - a dark brown jelly with gold, silver, and copper micro holo glitter.
• "Emeralds Are a Girl's Best Friend" by Love, Angeline - an emerald green holo with green flakies and green shimmer

The extra additions include: 

• "Annberry Sauce" Scrubby Schmear Lip Scrub by Philly Loves Lacquer - a sugared strawberry flavored moisturizing lip scrub
• Rose-Scented Body Whip by Smokey Mountain Lacquers - an extremely moisturizing whipped body lotion with a rosey scent.
• Improver Remover by Digital Nails - conditioning nail polish remover scented like Cocoa Puffs.
• Stuck on Love Nail Shields by Love, Angeline - tiny heart-shaped nail vinyls

Pre-orders will run  January 1st -15th, and will ship February 1st. The BQB will always be sold in the Philly Loves Lacquer shop, and you'll always find updates on all of the brand's Facebook pages and other social media sites. This box of awesomeness can be purchased for only ($50 shipped in the US, $55 shipped to Canada and $60 shipped International.)Enough chit-chat,let's take a look at the goodies!!

The Best Day Of The Year by Philly Loves Lacquer

Description:

The Best Day Of The Year is described as a dark fuchsia crelly filled with pink, dark pink, magenta, and red glitters of various shapes and sizes.

Application:

I applied 2 coats followed by a quick dry top coat.

My Opinion:

This is a very beautiful polish!! I love the color and combinations of glitters.No fishing for glitter was needed.This applied nicely with no issues.

Philly Loves Lacquers Extra:Annberry Sauce Lip Scrub

This photo above is Philly Loves Lacquers extra. It's a sugared strawberry flavored moisturizing lip scrub.How to use...Just pull that nifty tab right off,then rub your finger around in a circular direction.Then apply the product to your lips.You can either lick it off like I do or......gently wipe it off with a wash cloth.

Chocolate Waterfall by Digital Nails

Description:

Chocolate Waterfall is described as a dark brown jelly with gold, silver, and copper micro holo glitter.

Application:

I applied 2 light coats followed by a quick dry top coat.

My Opinion:

This is a fantabulous blend!!!! I LOVE LOVE LOVE it!!! The formula is slightly thick making this polish a one coater.I used 2 coats just because I felt like it. LOL No issues to report. This polish is so sparkly.If brown is not your color...it is now!!

Digital Nails Extra: Remover Improver

This photo above is Digital Nails extra. It's a remover improver that conditions nail polish remover and it's scented like Cocoa Puffs.!! Something fresh and new to the indie market. I'm sorry but this product is kick-ass!!!!The product comes in a glass vial.This is not nail polish remover.It's actually ingredients you add to remover that will soften you skin leaving it feeling moisturized and smelling amazing. It is water,glycerine,jojoba oil,almond oil and cocoa puffs fragrance. What I did was I got a mason jar,poured 8oz of acetone in it.Then grabbed my Digital Nails Remover Improver and poured the entire vile into my mason jar and shook it up really good.You will need a larger container if you will be mixing 8oz.Mine ended up being 1 1/3 cups instead of 8oz/1cup.

My first thought was that since this product did separate in the vial before mixing with acetone,it would separate in the acetone as well. WRONG: The product did not separate at all once it was shook up and mixed into the acetone. I let the jar of acetone sit for 16 hours and there was no separation at ALL! As for the scent....Have you ever opened a box of Cocoa Puffs cereal? Well it smells just like that. Yummy right? The scent is not strong or overwhelming. It's actually a pleasant sweet smell.

Emeralds are a Girls Best Friend by Love,Angeline Polish

Description:

Emeralds are a Girls Best Friend is described as a emerald green holo with green flakies and green shimmer.

Application:

I applied 2 light coats followed by a fast drying top coat.

My Opinion:

I'm adoring this polish so much!It is such a fun and pretty color. Love,Angeline creates some beautiful blends.This polish is thick and that's why it is a one coater. I used 2 just because ..but 1 coat is enough to get that opaque finish you want.No issues to report.

Stuck on Love Nail Shields by Love, Angeline 

Love,Angeline Polish's extra is a sheet of 10 heart shaped nail shields.When I peeled off the shields,the hearts came up with the shields as well. I did have to get tweezers and pull off all of the hearts one by one which made it very time consuming.The shield did stick to my nail really well. Unfortunately when pulling the shield off of my nail it did smear the hearts a little. Oh well I need practice.

Pleasure In Your Base by Smokey Mountain Lacquers

Description:

Pleasure In Your Base is described as a bright blue creme with a foil-y finish.

Application:

I applied 2 light coats followed by a fast drying top coat.

My Opinion:

The formula is perfection. Not to thin or to thick.This blue is the most radiant shade of blue in my collection.It's really pretty.

Rose-Scented Body Whip by Smokey Mountain Lacquers

Southern Fancies Rose Scented Body Whip is an extra by Smokey Mountain Lacquers.This lotion is very moisturizing and leaves my skin feeling hydrated and refreshed. No greasy or dry feeling after application. It had a faint rose fragrance that does not overwhelm the senses. I really love it and I know you will too.

That is that! I hope you enjoyed this review and find it informing. If you have any questions about February's Beauty Quartet Box just leave me a comment below.Or for more info on this box,be sure to check out all of the sites I linked for you below.

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Digital Nails Facebook|Instagram|Shop

Love,Angeline Polish Facebook|Instagram|Shop

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Smokey Mountain Lacquers:Heritage Collection

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Hey,Hey,Hey!!!! How was your Holiday??What did you get?What did you give?I'm glad it's over.Back to saving money$!!Well......I have managed to break a nail again!!!! The same damn nail that broke a month ago that was so close to being grown out.Now I have two breaks!!!! I will show you this bummer at the end of my post and YES it's on my swatch hand.Errrrrr!!! 

Today I have a beautiful collection by Smokey Mountain Lacquers.It's called the Heritage collection and consists of 8 lovely foil polishes.This collection launches today at 8pm EST.Let's take a look below!!

Meda

Description:

Meda is described as a bronze foil polish. Meda means prophetess in Native American.

Application:

I applied 2 easy coats followed by a quick dry top coat.

My Opinion:

I really like it actually. I did not think it would look this good on me but WOW! It's such a beautiful shade!!It applied smoothly and the formula is perfect.It may apply streaky,it really depends on how you apply it onto your nails.

Delia

Description:

Delia is described as a black foil polish. Delia means dark in German.

Application:

I applied 2 light coats followed by a quick dry top coat.This one is actually a one coater and has a natural glossy finish.

My Opinion:

This is my favorite shade in this collection. The formula is so perfect.It applied opaque with one light coat and applied so evenly.The formula is the best and the foil makes this polish that much more fun.

Carmen

Description:

Carmen is described as a red foil polish. Carmen means red in British.

Application:

I applied 2 light coats followed by a quick dry top coat.

My Opinion:

This is a very beautiful and vibrant red!! WOW!!!! It's really amazing! No issues to report.

Teagan

Description:

Teagan is described as a yellow gold foil polish. Teagan is Irish for beautiful.

Application:

I applied 2 easy coats followed by a quick dry top coat.

My Opinion:

This polish applied nicely with no staining issues.

Kyna

Description:

Kyna is described as a purple foil polish. Kyna is Irish for love and affection.

Application:

I applied 2 coats followed by a quick dry top coat.

My Opinion:

This is a beautiful shade and applied perfectly with no issues.

Lorelei

Description:

Lorelei is describes as a salmon pink foil polish. Lorelei means temptress in German.

Application:

I applied 2 light coats followed by a quick dry top coat.

My Opinion:

LOVE LOVE this color!!! It is so perfect!When looking at the bottle I thought...."Oh this is pretty.WhenI tried this shade on my nails I was like...."Holy Cow! How beautiful is this?!"This shade totally surprised me. It's not only beautiful,the formula is amazing also.

Kamama

Description:

Kamama is described as a blue foil polish. Kamama means butterfly in Cherokee.

Application:

I applied 2 coats followed by a quick dry top coat.

My Opinion:

This is a beautiful shade of blue. No issues to report.

Jewel

Description:

Jewel is described as a green foil polish. Jewel means precious gem in British.

Application:

I applied 2 coats followed by a quick dry top coat.

My Opinion:

This polish applied a tad streaky,just a tad. It's still a fabulous shade. I love green polishes.No other issues to report.

And....The Broken Nail...Noooooo!

Just ignore how pathetic and ugly this nail is. It still has nail polish and nail glue on it. I didn't clean it up just because,let's face it..the damn nail is ugly anyway! 2 flipping breaks on one nail,just don't get better than that huh?I'm tempted to just file them down to nothing. As much as I want to blame it on the winter I cant,my kids did it. Yup,this is the result of trying to clam my kids down during a temper tantrum.When will I learn!!! LOL "Keep your distance from kids when they are upset,they are dangerous!! LOL

For more information on Smokey Mountain Lacquers Heritage collection,check out all of their social media sites.The links are posted for you below.

What are you thoughts on this collection?Have you had any experiences with foil polish?

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Photo of Diesel when he was 6 weeks.He is now 7 weeks old. He is getting so big!

Born Pretty Store Stamping Plate Review

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Today I have 2 stamping plates from Born Pretty Store to share with you. I have ordered a few of their plates before and really loved them.I was so excited that I was able to choose two plates of my choice to review.Lets take a look at which plates I have chosen below.

BP-21

The mani above I used plate BP-21. I used 2 images on this plate to complete this look. Now this look is not how I pictured it in my mind. I thought it was going to be pretty but it turned out pretty ugly.Oh well.

What I did was applied dots of wait paint all over my nails.Then I got a tooth pick and drew lines through the dots. On my middle finger I double stamped with an image with Mundo de Unas stamping polishes.I also doubled stamped my ring finger.

This mani was also created using an image from BP-21.This mani was created using the saran wrap technique. I applied a white base and lightly placed many dots of red,green and white onto my nails.Then placed saran wrap over my nails and carefully pulled off the saran wrap.When that was dry I stamped over it and applied a top coat.This one I actually love. It turned out beautiful. 

Polishes that were used on both manis....

• SinfulColors/Ruby Ruby
• Zoya/Livingston
• SinfulColors/Envy
• Zoya/Trixie
• Zoya/Ivanka
• Sally Hansen/OMGhost
• Konad/Black
• Mundo de Unas/12 Cream
• Mundo de Unas/Green

BP-08

This mani I LOVE! I used two images from BP-08.I did not have any issues with the image plate at all.I actually used one image 3 times on my ring finger and it looks amazing!!!I used a yellow stamping polish and I was so worried that yellow over red would look odd,I was so wrong. It turned out fabulous!!

Polishes that were used.....

• Rain City Lacquer/Athena
• Mundo de Unas/43 Papyrus

For more information on these plates be sure to follow Born Pretty Store on all of their social media sites.The links are posted for you below.For a 10% off of your order use code JEFH10!!

What do you think of these plates?Which mani was your favorite?

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