From China Glaze’s 2008 Christmas collection, Under the Mistletoe, this is described by CG as a cherry red with gold glimmer. It is quite the pretty color!
CND – Asphalt layered with Amethyst Sparkle
Thursday, 20 January, 2011
China Glaze – Anchors Away
Wednesday, 19 January, 2011
Spring is almost here and China Glaze brings it to us with Anchors Away. I already posted Below Deck here.
This is another image heavy post from me, so I’m just warning you now! I’m hiding them behind the jump.
Come on over and see what CG offers us for Spring 2011…
Don’t be a hater!
Sunday, 16 January, 2011
Inglot – #855
Monday, 10 January, 2011
I always lament that there are no Inglot stores close to me…the closest are in Vegas and New York. I think that is a good thing…especially for my wallet. 😀 Quite possibly good for hubby’s sanity as well.
This is another bottle that I had purchased for my friend Kelly while I was living in India. I keep telling myself I have to send it back to her. I will, I promise, K!
The formula was good and dried quickly. This was opaque in 2 coats.
Chanel – Brown Sugar
Thursday, 6 January, 2011
Is a polish from 1994-1995 considered old school? In my head it is, but it may not be so for others. Anyway, enough with the debate over semantics. Let’s look at my treasure.
I know I’ve gone on and on about Chanel’s Brown Sugar. I did a search for Brown Sugar in my blog and I found three instances of where it’s mentioned. I know I’d have mentioned it a lot more but editing saved you from having to read about it everyday. Now friends of mine, on the other hand. I’ve more than bent their ears on it. Frankly, I think I think I abused them. LOL.
I’ll dig up Violette and let you look at them to see. I will eventually do a side by side comparison, but for now here is my one true nail polish love.
Zoya Crystal
Wednesday, 29 December, 2010
My pictures do not do this color justice. This is the smoother, sleeker version of OPI’s Absolutely Alice.
I am going to re-swatch this color again now that I’m more familiar with my camera and processing pictures in RAW mode.
For now, enjoy the pretty blue gold goodness that is Zoya Crystal. It is a beautiful metallic blue with flecks of gold glitter thrown in. Application was easy and smooth. This is right up there with Zoya’s Ivanka, in my opinion. Two coats and dried quickly.
I think that Zoya Crystal is one that you need to have in your collection. For some reason, when I look at this, I’m reminded of a globe from my old days in school. It’s like land masses surrounded by all the water. It’s just super gorgeous! Can you imagine if they did a green version of this?! *swoons*
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Two different shade shots of Zoya Crystal to show you the gold flecks and the shimmery metallic goodness of blue.
Sunlight washed out this shot, making it appear dull and lifeless. That is not the case, it really is a gorgeous color
Now that you’ve seen Zoya Crystal, do you think you want/need this in your collection? I think it’s a must! Do you?
I’ve been eyeballing Dior polishes for some time now. I just never really had the urge to buy them because the colors don’t really appeal to me. This one reached out enough for me to be tempted into buying.
The formula was lush and just all around luxurious. It’s what I expect in a bottle of nail polish I’m forking out some serious money for. It dried fairly fast and was opaque in two coats.
It’s almost vampy…
…and it remains totally dark and gorgeous in the sun. While not a traditional purple I was expecting, it was a yummy plummy color.
If other Diors are like this, I’ll gladly keep buying this brand.