Berry Stripes featuring the Zoya Naturel Deux "Berrys"

Hey there, happy Friday!  It makes me happy when the week goes by quickly.  It also makes me happy when I have an idea for nail art and it actually turns out.  I wanted to try a layered look with the berry colored Zoyas from the Naturel Deux collection and this turned out just like I imagined.  If you missed my review of the Naturel Deux collection HERE or the "drizzled chocolate" nails I created using the browns from this collection HERE.  

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I started with the lightest of the 3 berry shades - Madeline.  I used 2 coats to create a nice saturated base color.  I was going to use striping tape then decided that I could draw 3 lines freehand and they would be straight enough.  So about a third of the way down I drew a horizontal line using Aubrey.  I then painted my nail below that line.  I did the same thing with the bottom third of my nail using Marnie.  You can see my lines came out fairly crisp and straight, though they would have been more so if I had used the tape.  I finished up with a thick layer of topcoat.  I really do love the way these turned out.  The colors work so well together!

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Zoya Naturel Deux

Good morning!  I know you've seen these on many a blog already, well now it's my turn!  The Zoya Naturel Deux collection is a set of 3 delicious browns and 3 stunning berry creme polishes!  The brown shades remind me of rich chocolates (which is why I created chocolate drizzle nails with there - you can see it HERE) and they berry's are the perfect feminine and sweet polishes to bring us into the Fall season.  I wanted to see how the Deux set held up to the original set so I did a couple comparisons at the end of the post.  The Naturel Deux collection is available as a set for $54 or individually for $9 a bottle.  

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Up first I have Madeline, "a full-coverage muted, rose cream."  I love the light shade, it's sitting somewhere close to mauve territory but in a good way.  The formula was creamy and smooth and it applied like butter.  I used 2 coats of Madeline and no topcoat.  

Aubrey is a "full-coverage, medium mauve cream."  I definitely see Aubrey leaning more berry toned, but there is definitely some mauve in there as well.  Again, perfectly creamy and smooth formula that literally applied itself.  I used 2 coats of Aubrey and no topcoat.  

Marnie is the deepest of the berries and is a "full-coverage, deep warm plum cream."  Marnie is rich and a little dusty and all kinds of gorgeous.  There are some brown undertones in Marnie which I think helps with the richness of the shade.  Fabulous formula and perfect application.  I used 2 coats of Marnie and no topcoat.  

Moving on to the brown shades, this is Spencer.  Spencer is a "full-coverage, rich camel cream."  This warm nude looks like a rich and luxurious camel coat.  I think it's the perfect neutral for any outfit.  formula and application were both amazing.  Very creamy and buttery.  I used 2 coats of Spencer and no topcoat.    

Chanelle is a "full-coverage, toasted almond cream."  Chanelle makes me hungry because she looks like melted milk chocolate.  This color is so beautiful and like Spencer, luxurious.  Just a touch above a neutral but I still think you could wear this with any outfit.  The formula and application were both fabulous - smooth, creamy, buttery.  I used 2 coats of Chanelle and no topcoat.   

And last but not least is the delectable Emilia.  Emilia is a "full-coverage, dark chocolate cream."  Indeed it is.  This is the other brown that really made me hungry!  This beautiful polish is so decadent  in color and formula.  The creme is amazingly buttery and smooth.  Also shiny!  I used 2 coats of Emilia and no topcoat.  

I did a couple comparisons between the Naturels and the Naturel Duex's just because I wanted to see how they matched up.  None are the same but they are so complimentary to each other!  I'm eager to use the sets together for some lovely nail art now.   For the pictures I have on 2 coats of each polish.

From top to bottom: Brigitte, Madeline, Rue, Brigitte

From top to bottom: Spencer, Chantal, Taylor, Spencer

From top to bottom: Aubrey, Marnie, Normani, Aubrey

Chocolate Drizzle featuring the Zoya Naturel Deux "Browns"

Good morning dears!  It's the first day of August and I have a sweet post to share with you today.  A couple days ago I received the Zoya Naturel Duex set and I immediately had 2 art ideas to try out with the different shade sets.  I must have been hungry when I pulled these out because I decided to use the browns first and give the sugar spun method a try - I thought it would look like drizzled chocolate, yum.  This is a fairly easy, but time consuming nail art.  As it was my first attempt it came out a little messier than I would have liked but it also really captured my inspiration and looks delicious!  So let's take a look at my pics and I'll tell you what I did!  Keep an eye out for regular swatches of the Naturel Deux collection and another nail art post featuring the 3 berrys!  The Nautrel Deux collection is available now and retails for $9 a bottle.  

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The Naturel Deux collection has 3 brown cremes in shades that look so much like chocolate I couldn't resist maybe my nails look like chocolates.  I started with the middle shade brown, Chanelle which is described as a "full coverage toasted almond creme."  Chanelle has a fabulous formula and lovely creamy finish.  I then used the sugar spun method to create the chocolate drizzle.  I used Emilia first and carefully layed polish strings across my nail.  Emilia is the darkest of the 3 browns, described as a "full coverage dark chocolate cream."  Mmmmm, dark chocolate.  I finished by placing strings of Spencer, "a full coverage rich camel cream." Spencer looks an awful lot like caramel.  I finished it all off with a thick layer of topcoat, but you could also leave the look as is for a little texture.