Zoya Loredana with Studs

Hello, everyone! I just picked up some awesome clearance stuff while at Ulta, including backups of the Zoya MatteVelvet Collection and a nail wheel of studs. Both were on clearance for 50% off!

I thought it would be kind of cool to play with the matte silver metallic look of Zoya Loredana with the shiny gold metallic pop of the square studs.

The above is with three coats of Loredana. In order to make the studs stick (because they're concave), I had to apply top coat to my ring finger before applying the studs. After I felt the top coat was dry and the studs were secure, I went back over the polish with a matte top coat. I honestly wouldn't notice the difference.

Will you try the mixed metallic look anytime soon?

Zoya Negative Space Nail Art

Hello, everyone! I hope that you all had a lovely holiday and are enjoying the final giveaway in the 31 Days of Giveaways series, which features a Coach Wristlet and a Pixie Dust set!

Today, I have my first negative space nail art to show you. I experimented with some nail vinyls to achieve this look and I'm pretty happy with how it came out!

 

I decided to go with matte shades for this look, so I used Zoya Veruschka and Savita.

A helpful tip for using nail vinyls: peel them off in the direction of the design. So for here, I peeled up a little, then down a little, following the zig zag. It helped me achieve much cleaner lines on this hand.

What do you think of my negative space zig zags? Is this something you'd like to try for yourself?

Until next time!

Zoya Earth Day Exchange Swatch Spam

Hey everyone! With the Zoya Earth Day Promo here, I thought it might be a good idea to compile a list of some of my favorite Zoyas to recommend for this amazing offer!

These are just a bit of a hodge podge from a ton of different collections!

 

Gei Gei

  

Aurora

 

Storm

Blazr

 

Suri

 

Tomoko

 

Ray

 

Sarah

 

Song

Peyton

 

Pepper

 

Anja

 

Belinda

 

Breezi

 

Chyna

 

Dream

 

Josie

 

Liberty

 

Mira

Check out the Zoya Earth Day Promo by clicking HERE and use the code ZDay2014!

Let me know what shades you picked out or if you agree on any of my personal picks!

Swatch and Review: SinfulColor Got a Blush on You and Orange Crush

Happy Monday, everyone! (Alright, I know, I know... *grumble grumble*)

I have two new shades from the SinfulColors Crystal Crush collection, which consists of jewel tone matte texture glitters.

First up is Orange Crush!

Orange Crush is a tangerine matte glitter texture with light orange glitter throughout. The above is with two coats.

Swatch and Review: SinfulColors Get it On and Strapped

Happy Hump Day, all!

Today, I have two shades from SinfulColors' new Leather Luxe collection for the fall, which is exclusively available at Walgreens!

First up is Get it On, a tomato red matte polish. The above is with two coats.

Now, for those of you who have been following me for a while, you'll know I'm not a huge fan of the matte trend. I'm really picky about the shades that I like.

However, this was a stunner as soon as I put it on. It's highly pigmented, but its matte finish has a frosty feel to it that makes it wintry and I'm obsessed.

Even Queen Polish (aka: my mother) was in love!

The second shade is Strapped, a seafoam green. The above is with three coats.

I really liked Strapped a lot, as well. It has a delicateness to it that reminds me of the waters of the Caribbean. It has the same frosty finish as Get It On and I adored it.

I've heard from others that this is a stainer, but I used my regular base coat and didn't have a problem at all.

Overall, these two polishes were awesome! Get It On is my clear favorite, but Strapped was really pretty too. I foresee doing some Christmas nail art with these two! They'd look so nice with some silver on them, too!

The Leather Luxe collection is currently available at Walgreens for $2.99.

Clearly, I love these two. What do you think?

Disclaimer: The product(s) in this post were provided to me by the manufacturer or their PR company for consideration. For more information please visit my Disclaimer page.   

Swatch and Review: Milani Textured Creams

It's Milani Monday over here at Princess Polish and I have the six new LE Textured Creams collection for you today!

The Textured Creams collection consists of six dramatic, fall-inspired cream nail lacquers with a textured, matte finish. They are similar in texture to the Texture Collection released this past March.

Swatch and Review: Zoya Summer PixieDust Collection

Happy Saturday, lovelies! As I teased last night on Facebook, I received some amazing blogger nail mail yesterday afternoon from Zoya and I immediately went into swatch mode! Despite the rain!

 

Warning: THIS WILL BE PICTURE HEAVY!

DEAL ALERT: 46% off Julie G Frosted Gumdrops

Happy, Friday! A new swatch and review will be up in a little while, but there are some killer deals out there today and here is one of them!

Groupon is currently offering the hard-to-find Julie G Frosted Gumdrops Collection for $12.99, instead of the $23.94 retail value! And considering I haven't found these polishes in a single store near me, this is a STEAL! Note: Shipping costs $2.50, but that's a pretty reasonable shipping price.

How do you get this amazing deal? First off, sign up for Groupon here if you haven't already. Then go to the Julie G Sale Page to purchase your collection!

So what are you waiting for? Go get your gumdrop on!

Announcing: Zoya Pixie Dust - Summer Collection

INFUSED WITH SUMMERY MAGIC AND WONDER
ZOYA PixieDust - Summer Edition
Because everyone wants more of it...
the color experts at Zoya went back to the lab and created six more beautiful, long-wearing textured, matte and sparkling Zoya PixieDust Colors!


This incredible and best-selling formula is sure to captivate with a magical sparkle and sugary finish like no other.
Zoya PIXIE DUST - sUMMER edition

ZP683 - Solange: EXCLUSIVE PIGMENT!!! Gold Metal sparkle, exclusive Zoya PixieDust Matte Sparkle formula.

ZP677 - Beatrix: Tangerine Metal sparkle, exclusive Zoya PixieDust Matte Sparkle formula.

ZP676 - Destiny: Coral Metal sparkle, exclusive Zoya PixieDust Matte Sparkle formula.

ZP682 - Miranda: Rose sparkle, exclusive Zoya PixieDust Matte Sparkle formula.

ZP675 - Stevie: Violet sparkle, exclusive Zoya PixieDust Matte Sparkle formula.

ZP681 - Liberty: Blue sparkle, exclusive Zoya PixieDust Matte Sparkle formula.

Ultra long-wearing, nail lacquers by Zoya are BIG5FREE - all formulas are completely free of harmful industrial chemicals such as toluene, camphor, formaldehyde, formaldehyde resin and dibutyl phthalate (DBP) that are known to cause cancer and birth defects.

PixieDust Application: For BEST RESULTS apply 1-3 (for full coverage) thin coats of polish. Allow product to dry completely for full effect. Do not use a base coat or top coat.

Find over 300 stunning Zoya colors on www.zoya.com. Each and every color has a name as unique as the women who inspired it.

ZOYA IS THE NEW COLOR OF FASHION!

$9.00 ea. (US)
Available on Zoya.com

So what do you all think? Are you ready for some summery Pixie Dust?

Swatch and Review: Zoya Pixie Dust Part 2

Hello, everyone! Today, I have for you the second half of the Zoya Pixie Dust Collection!

I picked Godiva, Dahlia, and Chyna to show you first and you can check that post out here. Today, I'm bringing you Nyx, London, and Vespa.

Disclaimer: The product(s) in this post were provided to me by the manufacturer or their PR company for consideration. For more information please visit my Disclaimer page.

Swatch and Review: Zoya Pixie Dust Part 1

Hello, everyone! Today, I have for you three shades in the Zoya Pixie Dust Collection!

I picked Godiva, Dahlia, and Chyna to show you first!

Disclaimer: The product(s) in this post were provided to me by the manufacturer or their PR company for consideration. For more information please visit my Disclaimer page.   

Hump Day Holo: Julep Rebel

Happy Hump Day, everyone!

Today's post is Julep Rebel, which is billed as a silver scattered holo. It came in my February box and is named for star of Pitch Perfect, Rebel Wilson.

Well, as it turns out, this is not as holographic as billed. Not even scattered. It just seems like a matte silver foil. I was rather disappointed by this. Oh well.

Even though this isn't holographic, do you like Rebel as a matte silver foil?

Swatch & Review: SoFlaJo Silverado

Happy Thursday, my lovelies!

Today's featured polish is by the wonderful brand, SoFlaJo! You may remember this awesome indie for Pendragon, Sunset Grille, and Ghost of a Chance. This shade is from the brand new Matte Love Collection, which features seven shimmers that can be worn as matte (which is how they dry) or with top coat for some big time pop!

The polish I'm showing you today is called Silverado!

 Silverado is a matte charcoal polish with holo glitter. Here, it is with two coats.

You all know me. I'm not exactly a fan of mattes. But this one was a shade I could wear without issue all day, every day.

And bonus...

 Look at how gorgeous it looks with top coat! It's a little blacker with gloss, but you can see how much the shimmer pops in this one. I can't wait to two-tone this with a glossy tip French manicure or stripes. Or some other awesome options!

Overall, this was a BIG winner for me. If you're a fan of mattes, this is totally for you. Even if you're not, this one will definitely surprise you.

All SoFlaJo polishes are available on her website. The full Matte Love Collection consists of a yellow (Going Down), magenta (Pink it Up!), amethyst (Involved), solid black (Black Dagger), Silverado, black shimmer (Black Beauty), and white (White Sensation). They are $5 for a mini bottle (5mL) and $10 for a full sized bottle (15mL). The mini set is $35 with discounted shipping.

I LOVED this shade. How about you?

Disclaimer: The product(s) in this post were provided to me by the manufacturer or their PR company for consideration. For more information please visit my Disclaimer page.  

Nailtini Speakeasy Collection

Hello, everyone! Happy Tuesday!

Today, I'm bringing you the newest collection of polishes from 'Tini Beauty's Nailtini brand! You may remember how much I loved their Cocktail Napkins (polish remover pads) from my last Nailtini post! I'm still obsessed and no one else is allowed to use them!

 

And how adorable... it's called the Speakeasy Collection! The collection consists of two cremes and two glitters!