Zoya Delight for Spring 2015

Good morning all and happy Saturday!  It's cold here today, and there's rain in the forecast.  I was going to run but I just don't think I can force myself to do it.  So I will just lounge and type up posts of you to enjoy instead.  And maybe the Zoya Delight Collection will make me forget that it's yucky outside.  I know you've seen posts for this collection already and I didn't want to bombard you so I waited a little while to share mine.  So let's jump in and hope this long winter finally subsides and we can all enjoy some sunshine and warm air soon.  

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Lilian is a "faded aquamarine" creme finish polish.  Not very exciting or unique, but it is a pretty color with a good formula.  It applied easily enough and I used 3 coats for full coverage.  No topcoat.  

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Tiana is a "pistachio gelato green" creme polish.  Again, not a unique color but I do love this shade.  I think it's one of those shades that I continue to buy even though I have a zillion just like it.  Formula and application were both good.  I used 3 creamy coats for full coverage and no topcoat.  

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Eden is a glossy "cream flower pink" polish.  It's actually pretty bright as far as pastel shades go.  Formula and application were both great.  I could have gone with 2 coats but used 3 for my pictures.  No topcoat.  

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Daisy is a "lemon meringue yellow metallic with...turquoise metallic flash."  Now things are getting interesting.  This is a fun yellow (yes I love yellow) with some extra flare from the blue shimmer.  The formula was a little sheer for my liking with 2 coats so I added a 3rd and then thought the polish felt heavy and thick on my nails.  No topcoat.  

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Leslie, one of my favorites in the collection, is a "soft spring lavender metallic with...turquoise flash."  I love the blue shimmer against the purple in this polish.  Since I learned from Daisy that 3 coats were too thick, I stuck with 2 and you can see there is still visible nail line.  It's not horrible but it's there.  No topcoat.  

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Rayne, my other favorite of the collection, is a "dewy, spring blue metallic with...turquoise metallic flash."  Again, the formula was a tad sheer and you can still see my nail line with 2 coats.  My real issue with the polish was that it was streaky.  Alas, the color was so pretty the streaks won't keep me from using it again and again in the warm weather months.  No topcoat.  

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Superficially Colorful Lacquer St. Patrick's Day Collection

Good afternoon again lovelies!  I have another fantabulous collection from Superficially Colorful Lacquers to share with you right now.  This collection of green beauties is the Sham Rockin' Collection and if you love green you are in for a big treat.  Sham Rockin' is of course in celebration of St. Patrick's Day.  Jin shared her inspiration for the collection with me and I'd like to share it with you!  "Shamrock is the young sprigs of the clover that symbolize St. Patrick's Day.  In Irish slang, Sham is a friend, mate, dude.  And according to the Urban Dictionary Shamrocking has several meanings but my favorite is yelling out loud and crying when you lose at a game you suck at horribly.  So this is my collection: a play of shades, finishes and words based on Irish slang."  The Sham Rockin' Collection will be available Saturday 2/28 at 12pm EST.  They will be $9 each.  I think it's time to jump in and enjoy this collection, don't you?

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Boxing the Fox is a term for "robbing the orchard."  Jin describes this as a "silvery green holographic polish that is like an apple orchard worth robbing."  I love this gorgeous color, it's just so fresh!  The formula was great and it applied nicely.  I used 3 thin coats of Boxing the Fox and no topcoat.  

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The other holo in the collection is Stouting.  Stouting is "the act of drinking stout."  It's described as a "very dark forest green holographic polish that is as dark as the Irish beer."  I'm slightly biased because I adore deep, dark shades and this was a real beauty!  I found the formula and application of Stouting to be lovely.  I used 2 easy coats, the polish was creamy and opaque.  It does dry slightly dulled so you will want a layer of topcoat to gloss things up.  

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Stop the Lights is an "expression of incredulity or astonishment."  It's a "base of golden green flakies with different sized of green hex glitter."  I wasn't surprised at how much I liked this one, the gold flakies stand out so vibrantly and give the polish a nice dose of depth.  And while I love all things holo I have come to greatly appreciate the subtle (or not so subtle) details that make a polish lovely.  You can wear Stop the Lights as a topper or on it's own in a few coats.  I went with topper and alone so you could see it both ways.  The formula and application were both fabulous.  Stop the Lights built up well on it's own and made an easy accent nail over another color.  I used 3 coats on all nails except the accent, which is 1 layer of Stop the Lights over Stouting.  I finished with a layer of topcoat.     

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Finally, we have Acting the Maggot.  This is a gross term to me because I can't help but think of the nasty little bugs, but the description, "playing the fool, acting annoyingly stupid" really does make sense for the slang terminology.  Acting the Maggot is a "squishy medium green jelly polish with holographic micro glitter."  Well hello there sexy green jelly polish!  I loved the formula/finish on this one.  It was so shiny and sparkly at the same time.  The jelly finish built up beautifully on itself and the holo glitters added a perfect touch of sparkle.  I used 2 coats of Acting the Maggot and no topcoat.  

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Lumina Lacquer Spring/Easter 2015 Collection

Good afternoon dears!  I hope your Friday is going swimmingly and your work day is almost done.  I'm holed up in the house with my kids (who didn't have school today) and just lounging in pjs and watching tv.  We are so lazy.  It's also a bit chilly outside so I don't even want to go outside until warmer Spring weather decided to make it's appearance.  But since that will be a while I will console myself with pretty Spring polish posts.  Let's start with the new Lumina Lacquer Spring/Easter 2015 Collection!  Tatiana really has a way with glitter combinations that always make my heart beat a little faster.  This collection captures Spring in soft and bold shades, glitters and a very pretty crelly full of micro glitter.  All 4 polishes in this collection are Limited Edition and available now for $9 each!  Hurry over and get your favorites before they are gone!

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Let's start with Baby Bunny, a "white, opaque crelly that contains pastel colored micro glitter."  This screams Easter to me.  Baby Bunny reminds me of the speckled Robin's Eggs candies.  Yum yum!  Baby Bunny was full coverage in 2 coats.  The formula was a little thick, but not difficult to work with.  It dries ever so slightly textured but with a nice layer of gelous or a few layers of topcoat it's perfectly smooth and shiny.  

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Bee-Lieve is a fun and bright "yellow and black glitter mix with an assortment of different shapes (hearts, stars, hexs, dots, etc.) in a clear base).  Hello I love this so much!  I am a big ol' fan of yellow and yellow glitter polishes.  I would have layered it over yellow but I wanted to really show off the different shades of yellow in Bee-Lieve so I went with a red-orange creme.  The formula and application of Bee-Lieve were both fantastic.  The glitter payoff was perfect.  You could easily use 1 layer for a lighter glitter look, I used 2 for denser coverage.  I finished with a layer of topcoat.  

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Easter Basket is a delicate blend of pastel glitter.  It's officially described as a "pastel colored micro glitter with dots and hexs in a clear base."  I loved the soft look of this one.  I think Easter Basket will look beautiful over any pastel base color including white and cream!  The formula and application were were both great.  I decided I wanted a lighter glitter payoff so I used 1 coat of Easter Basket over a softly shimmered pastel orange peach shade.  I finished with a layer of topcoat.  

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Rounding out the collection is Baby Chick.  This is a "neon yellow and white mix that includes triangles, hexs, dots, stars hearts, daisies, etc."  As much as I loved the pastel colors, Baby Chick is the one that stole the show!  Yellow AND neon AND fun glitter shapes!  So much win.  The formula and application of Baby Chick were both great.  I was able to get plenty of fun shapes out without much fishing required (turn the bottle upside down for a few minutes for the bigger shapes to float to the top).  I did dab a few shapes on to have a consistent flow to the glitter on my nails.  I layered 2 coats of Baby Chick over a shimmery pastel blue and finished with a layer of topcoat.

*there is a note on this listing that overtime the base could become tinted

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