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polishSWATCHES: Zoya Sparkle Collection Ivanka + Nidhi + MiMi + Gilda + Alegra

fabulousfashion — Mon, 05 Apr 2010 17:45:12 -0700

I decided to go ahead and share the rest of the swatches I needed to post of the Zoya Sparkle Collection today due to numerous requests I had for certain colors. So, here you go ladies... Enjoy! :) On my previous post showcasing Charla from this collection I was asked the question "how easy are the polishes to remove?" . I just wanted to answer and state that these polishes are actually quite easy to remove.

If you take your removal pad or cotton ball and saturate it with remover, then let it sit on the nail a few minutes, and make a downward sweep down the nail while gently moving side to side... most of the polish should come off in that one sweep. If you still have polish left just repeat the steps and that should remove the polish easily without getting glitter all over your skin.

IVANKA

GILDA

ALEGRA

MIMI

NIDHI

polishSWATCHES: China Glaze Strawberry Fields compared to Milani Pink Out Loud

fabulousfashion — Mon, 15 Mar 2010 09:26:12 -0700

polishSWATCHES: China Glaze Strawberry Fields compared to Milani Pink Out Loud

Pinkey Finger: Milani Pink Out Loud

Ring Finger: China Glaze Strawberry Fields

If you follow my tweets on Twitter then you know that last week I found several dupes or near dupes in my collection that I didn't know that I had. I actually have more than I knew about and I plan to try and share the ones I haven't already shared with all of you this week.

The two colors I've pictured here today are actually colors that were not even included in my list of near dupes because I apparently looked over them when making out my list. Due to the fact we're attracted to certain colors, I guess it's almost inevitable that we'll end up with duplicates in our collections at some point in time.

These two are not necessarily dead ringers for one another however, if your lemming China Glaze Strawberry Fields, Milani Pink Out Loud just may scratch the itch for you... at least a little anyway, lol.

polishSWATCHES: Milani Neon Pink Rocks Nail Polish

fabulousfashion — Mon, 22 Feb 2010 15:41:02 -0800

Due to today being somewhat dreary and drab- a huge difference from yesterday, I decided I would try and brighten up my day (and everyone else's) by putting Milani Neon Pink Rocks nail polish on my nails today. To be honest, even though it's a hot pink polish it really just doesn't look all that neon to me against my skin tone.

I like how the formula dries to an almost flat matte finish, but I don't like how many coats it takes for this polish to reach it's opaqueness. This finish is very similar to Diamond Cosmetics matte polish finish. I did 3 coats and I can still see the free edge of my nails and that irks me. Maybe I just wasn't liberal enough, but seriously after three coats I still have see thru.

I purchased this polish at my local Walgreens pharmacy and I was really shocked to see that the prices for these polishes, along with the new nail art polishes, and the Milani Holos have increased in price from around $4 to closer to $6 now.

Though I'm usually a big fan of Milani polishes I think I'll be taking Pink Rocks back. I still have Totally 80's to try as well, so we'll see how that one works out and if I'll have better luck with that one. Hopefully I can get swatches of it up tomorrow sometime, but until then....

XoxOx0,

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polishSWATCHES: OPI Hong Kong's Dim Sum Plum

fabulousfashion — Sun, 07 Feb 2010 23:14:31 -0800

polishSWATCHES: OPI Hong Kong's Dim Sum Plum

This pretty fuchsia polish from OPI is a wonderful shade, but it's certainly nothing out of the ordinary. The formula was a good creamy consistency, not too thick, and applied evenly and true to color in two coats.

Though I do really like this color and am pleased with it overall, for whatever reason it just seems average to me. My hubby really liked it though and complimented me on it, so I guess it'll definitely remain a keeper.

polishSWATCHES: Zoya Reverie Nail Polish in Adina+Happi+Reece

fabulousfashion — Wed, 03 Feb 2010 10:20:55 -0800

I finally said to heck with this dreary weather and decided that I would go ahead and post pictures of my first three polish choices from the Zoya Reverie nail polish collection. First off I have to say that these polishes apply like a dream, but be forewarned... either use speed dry or give them the allotted time needed to dry thoroughly or run the risk of ruining your beautiful manicure like I did.

polishSWATCHES: Zoya Reverie Nail Polish in Adina+Happi+Reece

This wonderful polish here is Reece. I'm sure you're already had the pleasure of seeing swatches on other blogs, but I wanted to show from a brown girl perspective how gorgeous this color looks against our skin. It's not your average pink toned polish, as this little beauty has beautiful irridescent golden tones infused within.

This lovely polish here is Happi. A beautiful pink, that at first glance may shy some of you away if you're a brown girl, but trust me when I say take a chance! It's so pretty! Again, infused with those beautiful iridescent gold sparkles, this color is subject to get a lot of wear from me for Spring.

Ahhh... and this plum beauty right here is Adina. Yes, the absolute stunner in the bunch according to most. I definitely have to agree that this color is the attention grabber and I am absolutely in love with the shade and how it looks on me. I put it on and couldn't stop myself from staring... the duo chrome effect just had me mesmerized.

All of these colors went on wonderfully with two coats of polish and the formulation is an absolute dream to apply. Tomorrow I hope to have up the other three colors in the collection... Gwin, Lana, and Laney for you to view.

If you have been holding out or debating on whether or not you should grab this collection, let me help you out and say... do! I couldn't be anymore pleased than I am with the polishes and I'm really disappointed to think about how I might have missed out on them.

XoxOxo,

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