Zoya Bubbly Collection

Happy Monday lovely readers!  Hope the day treated you well.  I am feeling a bit sore from soccer  yesterday and running today, but it's all in the name of getting in shape, right?  Well that'll all go grown the drain since it's Cinco De Mayo and I'm making enchiladas, beans rice and bought the supermercado out of every single type of pan they had.  I'm about to carb overload tonight!  Well this post isn't about carbs...it's about polish.  Squishy jelly polish packed full of iridescent glitter and heavy gold shimmer.  Yup - I'm talking about the new Zoya Bubbly collection.  The 6 polishes that made up the Bubbly collection were all great formula wise (speaking for a jelly) and applied with ease.  The formula on each was sheer yet buildable.  If you want for a deeper color I'd suggest layering over a similar base.  For each set of pictures I used 3 coats and 1 layer of topcoat.  The Bubbly collection is available now and each full sized bottle is $9.  So let's jump in and see the polish!  

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Up first is Alma, "a warm golden peach metallic featuring the exclusive liquid metal...jelly formula."  I love the light, but bright color of Alma, it's cheerful and happy.  I'd have pegged it more as a tangerine shade though.  In the sunlight Alma really sparkles and glistens.  In shaded lighting you can easily see the iridescent glitters at play!

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Jesy is a "fiery coral orange metallic."  Now Jesy would have been the color I categorized as peach, but you say tomato I say tomatoe.  Jesy has a soft and subtle color payoff that will be a really pretty color to wear throughout the summer.  I love how the purple and green color pop out in the shade picture of Jesy.

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Harper turned out to be my favorite of the collection, probably because it was the most opaque and color rich.  Harper is a "cot to candy pink with a spun gold shimmer."  You can get away with 2 thicker coats of Harper instead of 3 like all the rest.  When I look at this pink I think Barbie.  How awesome will Harper look on tan toes?  Pretty epic in my opinion!

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Binx, "a spicy orchic purple dappled with gold metallic and...sparkles."  Ok, I have no idea what orchic means so I looked it up, and guess what...it doesn't exist in Wikipedia.  Maybe it's supposed to be orchid?  Anyways, Binx looks like berry hue to me.  The iridescent glitter play really well with this color and you can really see the blues in the shaded picture.

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Muse is a lovely "blue raspberry...fizz with a subtle vein of gold."  Muse was my second favorite in the Bubbly collection.  Probably because it was another deeper shade that was fairly opaque after the 3 coats.  The gold shimmer comes across more green in Muse for a more unique look amongst the collection.  Muse reminds me of a sparkly ocean, somewhere where the water is deep and clear, preferably warm.  Muse will be a perfect pool-side (or ocean-side) shade!

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Stassi is a "brilliant citron green with a gold metallic glaze."  Stassi was probably the sheerest of the collection - surprising since I immediately thought Alma or Jesy would take that title.  But Stassi is still a fun color that it really shimmery and sparkly.   

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Darling Diva Polish Like A Virgin

Good afternoon!   Here I am with another fun polish that surely will make you think of a song and possibly make you sing it.  Hey, I'm singing it right now!  It's a good song, give me a break.  Ok I'm talking about Like A Virgin from Darling Diva Polish.  Carrie came out with a line of polish that was inspired by Madonna songs and they are very fun and unique.  I recently posted a review for Into the Groove and you can see it HERE.  You can follow Darling Diva Polish on Facebook and you can purchase these lovely polishes in the shop on Etsy.  

Like A Virgin, named for the popular Madonna song that came out on the album (also named Like A Virgin) in 1984.  Just because it's fun - here's the video for Like A Virgin, enjoy!  I have black and white nails to show off Like A Virgin because those are the 2 outfit colors I think of for that song/video.  I started with 2 layers of Orly Au Champagne and 1 layer of Sinful Colors Black on Black.  I then used 1 layer of Like A Virgin.  LAV is so many cool glitters - bars, circles, hearts, hexs, iridescent, microglitter and shimmer.  The iridescent glitters also shift from blue to purple and yellow!  LAV applied wonderfully, lots of glitter came out and it all laid flat on the nail.  It's also a glitter topper that would look awesome over many colors!  I used 1 layer of topcoat for smooth nails.

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*this polish was provided for my honest opinion and review

Rainbow Honey Apple Kid & I Miss You

Hullo polish friends!  I'm back with more gorgeous Rainbow Honey The Summer of 199X colors!  This set consists of 10 polish colors inspired by the 1995 SNES game Earthbound.  Dee explains that each polish reminds her of the different game levels.  Part 1 of the collection "is made up of 5 new glitter bombs bursting with shimmer and color."  Part 2 is "3 new shimmer-dusted cremes and 2 new glitter toppers that give each creme a bold or sweet look."  There are A LOT of gorgeous polishes in this collection.  I recently reviewed Mint Flavor and I Miss You, you can see that post HERE!  Head over to the Rainbow Honey Facebook page or Instagram (rainbowhoney) to see pictures and swatches of the other colors!  The Summer of 199X will be available on Friday June 21 atwww.rainbowhoney.com.  

This is Apple Kid.  It's my favorite of the 3 polishes I was sent to review.  Apple Kid is a beautiful "bright and rosy fuchsia creme" color with amazing pink-purple flakes!  It's stunning.  Application on Apple Kid was flawless, smooth and easy flowing.  2 coats for full coverage.  I also have an accent nail of Mint Flavor with Apple Kid zig zags drawn on.  1 layer of topcoat for extra shine.  

Here is Apple Kid topped with I Miss You.  I Miss You is a delicate glitter topper full of iridescent and pastel glitters in butterfly, heart, square and hex shapes.  Tons of glitter comes out with each brush dip and it spread nicely on the nail.  All the glitter lay flat and smoothed out with a layer of topcoat.  

*these polishes were provided for my honest opinion and review