Press Release: Zoya Winter Holiday Matte Velvet Collection

BACK BY POPULAR DEMAND!!! 
ZOYA MATTEVELVET 

Six new MATTEVELVET Nail Colors to slip into this WINTER/HOLIDAY season.

The best-selling, MATTEVELVET finish returns this holiday season with six new shades. Each nail polish perfectly opaque, matte color with that extra special ZOYA MATTEVELVET fleck finish everyone loves.

·         Aspen (ZP814) - a sparkling artic white with a micronized diamond pearl fleck.

·         Sue (ZP815) - a soft champagne gold with a multi-hued oyster shell pearl fleck.

·         Amal (ZP816) – a classic crimson red with a ruby red pearl fleck.

·         Iris (ZP817) - a deep amethyst with a fuchsia pearl fleck.

·         Yves (ZP818) - a deep sapphire that's midway in between indigo and royal blue with a blue pearl fleck.

·         Honor (ZP819) - a true emerald green with a tone on tone emerald pearl fleck.

NOTE: MATTEVELVET nail color by Zoya is not intended to be worn with a base coat, glossy top coat or speed dryer. Due to the unique matte formulation, color is not as long-wearing as traditional nail color. A completely clean, dry surface yields the best results for matte nail color wear. To extend wear, apply one coat of theZoya Matte Velvet Topcoat over your favorite matte shades after polish is completely dry.

AVAILABLE NOW!
ZOYA IS THE HEALTHY COLOR OF FASHION!Zoya MATTEVELVET Colors, 0.5 oz. -  $10 (US) ea.
Zoya MATTEVELVET Color Sampler, 6 – 0.5 oz. bottles -  $60 (US)

Available in top salons, spas and on zoya.com

* **BIG5FREE, TOXIN FREE: Zoya Nail Polish Formula contains no formaldehyde, formaldehyde resin, dibutyl phthalate, toluene or camphor.

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Barielle Mirror, Mirror for Fall/Winter 2015

Good morning!  It's a great day, even though its Monday.  And today I have another fabulous Fall collection to share with you.  Actually this is a Fall/Winter collection.  Mirror, Mirror from Barielle and it's chock-full of gorgeous cremes (and a crelly).  I have been consistently impressed with Barielle's formula and colors.  If you haven't tired their polish yet you should really put it on your to-do list.  And if you keep a watch on their Facebook page you will likely catch a fantastic deal (they have them all the time).  The Mirror, Mirror collection is available on the Barielle website now for $25.  Let's take a look at polish, shall we?

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Barielle: Website/Shop, Facebook, Instagram, Twitter   

Blushing Beauty is a lovely bright red crelly.  The website classifies it as a creme but I found the formula sheer and buildable, much like a crelly.  I liked the formula and the application was great.  I used 2 coats of Blushing Beauty and 1 layer of topcoat.  

Feathered Slippers is a perfect medium tone grey.  The formula was nice and creamy and fully opaque in 2 coats.  Feathered Slippers applied easily, no issues to mention.  I finished with 1 layer of topcoat.  

Ribbon & Lace is a pretty, dusty teal creme.  I love this color for Fall!  It's fresh and a nice 

change from the typical oranges, reds and browns.  The formula was great and it Ribbon & Lace applied perfectly.  I used 2 coats of Ribbon & Lace and 1 layer of topcoat.  *please note that my pictures are showing the polish slightly more blue than it is.

Silk Stockings is a beautiful sandy tan creme.  I love this.  L<3VE this color is what I actually wrote in my notes.  The color is so perfectly neutral and wearable, yet not mannequin hands at all.  I see a great base for nail art here too!  The formula and application were both wonderful. I used 2 coats of Silk Stockings and 1 layer of topcoat.  

And last in the collection is Pretty Woman, a dusty blue creme.  This is a gorgeous blue that's super creamy and opaque.  The formula and application were both fantastic.  I only needed 1 coat of Pretty Woman for full coverage.  I finished with a layer of topcoat.  

JORD Wood Watch, Cora Series - Koa & Rose Gold

Good evening!  I have a different post for you tonight, and I'm very excited about it!  I was recently approached by JORD, a company that makes gorgeous wood watches, to review a watch for them!  I know a watch has nothing to do with nail polish, but as I (infrequently) feature makeup, jewelry and skin care products on my blog I felt it wasn't that big of a stretch to share a watch with you too so I happily accepted.  Let me fill you in on JORD.  JORD is a company run by artists who that create watches modeled after a modern lifestyle.  A variety of wood from all over the world is used to created these unique timepieces; Ebony (Africa), Koa (Hawaii), Rosewood (Brazil), Maple (America), etc.  The face of the watches are made of Sapphire Glass, a synthetic crystal that is colorless and optically clear.  It's very high quality and second only to diamonds for its hardness and scratch resistance.  There is a wide range of watches on the JORD site, both in men's and women's styles.  I also feel that for an artisan time-piece, the watches are very affordable - plus JORD offers free shipping worldwide!  The Cora Koa and Rose Gold watch is available online now for $275 USD.  Now that you know a little about JORD let's check out some pictures and my thoughts on the watch I was sent!  

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JORD Wooden Watch: Shop, Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, Pinterest

I selected one of the newer watched to the JORD family, the Cora Koa and Rose Gold style.  I am a huge fan of rose gold and feel it's one of those colors that is trans-seasonal so this watch will be easy to accessorize with my upcoming Fall and Winter outfits.  My Cora Koa showed up in a this pretty wooden box with the JORD J etched on to the lid.  

The lid slides off to reveal this tiny herringbone fabric pillow and the Cora Koa and Rose Gold watch.  

There is also a membership card, a cloth to clean the face of the watch and extra links if I ever need to have my watch resized.  When you select your watch you can download a sizing tool to determine the length that would be most comfortable of your.  It's very easy and also a nice touch to have a watch customized so specifically to your own wrist size.  

I wanted to make sure to show you all the features of the watch.  Look at how intricate and interesting the back of the time piece is.  I love that it's not covered up so you can see the gears working.  

Here's the clasp.  Both wooden ends close in towards each other and click closed.  The links are flush with the rest of the watch when the buckle is closed.  

I took a few pictures wearing the watch so you could see the size and the thickness of the face of the watch.  I have a very thin wrist and the JORD Cora Koa and Rose Gold watch was very comfortable to wear.  I didn't have any problems moving my wrist around or bending my hand in any direction.  This watch was unbelievably light weight too!  When I am wearing it I forget that I have it on.   Can you see that little circle window that peeks in to the gears of the watch?  How cool is that?

And just because my blog is primarily a nail blog, I had to do some nail pics with the Cora Koa and Rose Gold watch!  I wanted to create nails that reflected the beautiful face of the watch - emulating the rose gold color and Swaowski crystal accents so I picked out Orly Rage, a metallic rose gold polish and brushed on loose silver glitter at the tops.  The Cora Koa is causal elegance at it's best and it fits my mom uniform lifestyle so perfectly!  

Cupcake Polish Modern Vampire Collection, Fall 2015

Good afternoon!  Trying to beat the heat (yes again) out here in Northern California.  Dagnabit, can it be Fall weather already?  I feel like I am pleading for it!  Not only will I happily welcome the cooler weather but it's killing me to feel off season in my clothes and colors!  Do you wear colors according to season or are you an anything goes kind of person?  I go both ways, but I want it to feel like Fall so badly so I can sport all my favorite Fall colors and polish.  Today I have a perfect example of a Fall collection that totally rocks!  Tomorrow, Saturday the 26th at 11am CST, Cupcake Polish will be releasing the Modern Vampire collection.  This is a fangtastic collection of colors in that super linear holo that Sara makes so well.  So set your alarm, you don't want to miss out tomorrow!  Let's dig right in and check out these vampy beauties.  
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Cupcake Polish: Shop, Facebook, Instagram, Color 4 Nails, Harlow & Co.,  Femme Fatale, Live Love Polish, Mei Mei's Signatures, Norway Nails, Polishinail, Rainbow Connection 

Up first I've got Down For The Count, a gorgeous, warm, butterscotch shade linear holo.  I LOVE this color so flipping much!  Down For The Count had a stellar formula and applied like a dream.  I only needed 2 coats for full coverage.  No topcoat used.  

Another favorite of mine is Blood Hound.  WOW, just WOW!  Look at this stunning Merlot (or blood) red linear holo!  It is the epitome of a "vampy" shade.  Formula and application of Blood Hound were both perfect.  I used 2 coats and no topcoat.  

Hello, broken record, but Coffin Break is another one of my favorites from the Modern Vampire collection.  How could it not be? Coffin Break is a super dark brown-black linear holo that screams classic black and white horror flick!  Once again the formula and application were stupendous.  I used 2 coats of Coffin Break and no topcoat.  

Moving right along, this is Bat-Chelor Pad.  This is a beautiful dark blue linear holo.  I see a lot of green in the flame to add some color interest.  The formula and application were perfect.  I only needed 1 coat of Bat-Chelor Pad to reach full opacity.  No topcoat used.  

Last but not least is Re-Vamped, a green-teal linear holo.  This is a great color, I love that it's still fresh but also perfect for Fall.  Formula and application were both awesome.  I used 2 coats of Re-Vamped for full coverage.  No topcoat.