Zoya Ornate Gradient

Good Monday morning to you all! I hope your weekend was more enjoyable than mine. I have midterms this week, so need I say more? Didn't think so.

Before all hell broke loose and my brain became a jumble of criminal law statutes and jibberish I'm convinced doesn't actually mean anything, I had a little fun with the scattered holo shades from Zoya's brand new Ornate collection!

Here are the three shades I used (left to right): Blaze, Aurora, and Storm!

I started out with a base of Aurora and then lightly sponged Blaze from the tip of my nail to just before where the half moons start. I repeated this about two or three times per nail until I was happy with the blend. Then I sponged Storm until a little below my visible nail line. I applied Storm lightly, but dabbed polish just at the tip a few times to make it a little more opaque.

Here was the end result:

What do you guys think of the finished product? I'm in LOVE with it!

Princess Polish

Julep's November Preview and the $.01 Maven Box!

Hello, everyone!

I just received word that the November colors are officially out and the long-awaited suedes have arrived!

Don't forget that Julep is currently running another Penny Promo. Click here and use the promotional code COLOR2012 to pay just $.01 for your first box!

Here are the colors in this month's boxes:

American Beauty - Amber and Brit (plus Pink Body Frosting)

Boho Glam - Nora and Amber (plus Pink Body Frosting)

Bombshell - Trina and Donna (plus Pink Body Frosting)

Classic with a Twist - Brit and Minka (plus Pink Body Frosting)

It Girl - Hailee, Nora, and the Julep Matte Top Coat

The Pink Body Frosting is rich and moisturizing Pink Grapefruit lotion made with aloe vera and vitamin E, meant to keep your skin moist and soft all fall and winter long. I don't know about you, but that's one of my biggest cold-weather problems.

I'm personally going for Bombshell because I'm not a fan of mattes, but you can get your first maven box for just ONE PENNY! Click here and use the promotional code COLOR2012 to pay just $.01 for your first box! Remember, you can cancel your box at any time, so don't feel like you need to commit. Just enjoy your super-cheap Maven Box!

So what do you ladies think? Still on board the matte train? Are you liking this month's box better than the last?

Princess Polish

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Swatch and Review: 365 Days of Color Hocus Pocus Collection

Happy Friday! (Unless you're like me... sick and studying for midterms. BLECH)

Now that Halloween is less than two weeks away, I wanted to bring you two polishes from the Hocus Pocus Collection by 365 Days of Color! BUT I had to wait until they were re-stocked so you could enjoy them too!

The Hocus Pocus Collection is named after the famed Disney movie, starring Bette Midler, a pre-SATC Sarah Jessica Parker, and Kathy Naijimi.

So let's take a look!

Swatch and Review: Zoya Ornate Collection

 

It's here! It's FINALLY here! I've been so excited for this collection from the moment the press release hit my inbox.

The Zoya Ornate Collection features six shades, three scattered holographic polishes, two foils, and a bar glitter. That's a pretty awesome variety for a seasonal release, which is usually saved for the same silver, gold, green, red, blue, and white shimmer/glitter bombs from year to year.

Also... five out of the six polishes share names with superheroes. So, that's not exactly a negative for me!

Warning, this is going to be a pic-heavy post!