Essie Dive Bar

Now here is a shade I had been lemming for a REALLY long time. When ShopRite put all of their Essie shades on sale for $4.99, I marched my behind right over to the local Harmons and price matched a slough of colors. One of which was Dive Bar! It's really hard to describe this color. Sometimes, it looks like a dark emerald. Other time, it looks like an ocean blue. But most of the times, I would say it looks like a blackened teal.

Regardless, it's to die for and I'm so glad that I bought this retail exclusive shade.

What do you think of Essie Dive Bar?

OPI Meep Meep Meep

A big hello from the sunny shores of Florida! Thanks for sticking with me during the break from the 30 Days of Zoya Challenge and my time off of the grid. If you haven't voted on the most recent post, be sure to do so here.

The first polish I'm going to show you has special significance to me. When I was a toddler, I used to LOVE to watch Muppet Babies. In fact, I used to love the character Beeker so much that I would zoom around the house, yelling "Beeka beeka!"

So I found it super appropriate that when OPI released their Muppets collection, the first shade I rocked was Meep Meep Meep! Because I had gotten the polish as part of a manicure, I don't have a bottle shot. But it was just a bit pinker in the bottle than in the photo that you see.

On the nail, there's much more of a blue flash than in the bottle. But it looks redder, as well. I honestly didn't care, though. It was a beauty. It's definitely a great color for Christmas.

Until tomorrow!
Princess Polish

New Years Contest

While I'm off sailing the seven seas (okay, maybe just one), I thought it would be a fun idea to run a little contest. One winner will receive a very appropriate prize: a mini set of the OPI Pirates of the Caribbean collection.

All you have to do is create your best New Years-themed manicure! To enter, you can email me a picture of your nails at PrincessPolishBlog@gmail.com.

Here are the rules:

1) Only one entry per person.

2) This contest ends at 11:59pm EST on December 31st.

3) This contest is open to residents of the US only.

4) All winners must be 18+.

Good luck!

- Princess Polish

Day 16: Zoya Reva

Oh, Reva... how you have earned this one! *Sigh* Now she gets to ride off into the sunset with Prince Charming. (Who, in my mind, is the Prince Charming/James from Once Upon a Time, but I digress...)I'm so glad that Reva finally got the love that she deserves because she is gorgeous. A hot pink with gold glass flecks, Zoya Reva is an absolute stunner.
And here she is in the shade!

I really considered using this color for my holiday manicure, but chose to go with something a little more representative of Chanukah. Don't get me wrong, it's sparkly (which you know, I'm all in favor of), but I wanted to go against the trend of bright pink and red sparkles.

On the subject of the holidays, this will be my last Zoya post until the New Year, as I am traveling with my family on vacation. Our first stop will be Florida to visit my grandmother and then we're heading out on our third annual cruise (technically, cruise #5 for us… but the other two were spaced further apart). We'll be making stops in St. Thomas (I have been once and it is LITERALLY paradise), Antigua, Tortola, and the Bahamas.

I'm going to schedule posts through New Years Eve, but none will be Zoya. They'll be a hodgepodge of various nail art and swatches I have been collecting over the past few months for the occasion. But I promise, it's going to be pretty cool. Keep an eye out for a special post tomorrow for a giveaway that will run while I am gone, as my holiday present to you all!

As a result of my absence, I'm going to give you options for a New Years Day-themed Zoya post and please pick the polish you would most like to wear for a New Years Party: Charla, Mimi, Jo, Jana, Petra, Dree, Nimue, Tao, Kristen, Jo, Breezi, Mira, Colbie, Kotori, or Valerie?

I hope you all have a great holiday, whether it be Christmas, Chanukah, or Kwaanza and enjoy your vacations. I'll try to post pictures while I'm gone, if my iPhone (and Verizon) cooperate.

Lots of love,
Princess Polish