Chain Of Hearts Nail Art

Just a quick post with an old manicure that I didn't manage to get any great pictures of even though I really liked it! I used The drop dead gorgeous Zoya Keiko for the base & Zoya Chloe for the flakies inside the heart. Same chain & technique as these nails I did last Christmas.

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April

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Zoya Meg & Flakies

Zoya Meg is correctly described by Zoya as a "light yellow-toned mermaid green with heavy gold and silver metallic shimmer and a sparkling foil finish." I found this to be the same color as the lovely Zoya Apple but with the addition of silver in a foil finish as opposed to Apple's strictly gold shimmer.Nice formula & only 2 coats as opposed to 3 needed for Apple, however I think I slightly prefer Apple & will be passing Meg on to a lucky friend.

I decided to take a picture with my awesome Medusa toy by Todd McFarlane. Don;t look into her eyes!

I thought Zoya Chloe would look pretty layered over Meg so I gave it a try, very pretty.

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April

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China Glaze Instant Chemistry Magnetic Polish + Golden Rose Flakie 04

March 16, 2012

Hi everyone!

This is one coat of China Glaze Instant Chemistry Magnetic Polish with one coat of top coat. This polish went on very easily and dried quickly. I used the China Glaze magnet that was available for purchase with the polishes. It worked great.

Then I added two coats of Golden Rose Flakie 04. This is a green flakie that I think paired nicely with the purple base color. It was hard to photograph the flakies. The last photo is a horrible photo, but you can really see what the flakies looked like in person. What do you think of this look?

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Sation Silver Frost & American Apparel Meteor Shower

I couldn't wait to use American Apparel Meteor Shower again. Meteor Shower is irregular shards of gold foil or mylar in a clear base. I didn't have much trouble with application but you do have to push down the larger pieces to get them to lay flat.
I'm wearing two coats of American Apparel Meteor Shower over 2 coats of Sation Silver Frost in these photos. I followed up with 2 coats of topcoat just to make sure all of the edges were well stuck down. I love the frosty white & gold combination!

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April

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Flakie Crackle Heart Nails

I added some simple hearts in my favorite crackle polish La Rosa Maroon Red to my Zoya Chloe nails. I meant to post this before Valentine's Day but it got lost in the bustle of moving. Super easy & effective. I love the color combination.

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April

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Zoya Tru & American Apparel Meteor Shower

I love American Apparel polishes & I couldn't wait to get my hands on this one. Meteor Shower is irregular shards of gold foil or mylar in a clear base. I didn't have much trouble with application but you do have to push down the larger pieces to get them to lay flat.
I'm wearing two coats of American Apparel Meteor Shower over 2 coats of Zoya Tru in these photos. I followed up with 2 coats of topcoat just to make sure all of the edges were well stuck down. I love the effect and will be wearing Meteor Shower again soon!

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April

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Layering With Zoya Chloe

Zoya Chloe is a sheer pink topcoat loaded with duochrome flakies in red-orange to gold and gold-green to blue from their new Fleck Effects collection. This set looks gorgeous in their bottles so I decided to try to get the same look on my nails. I think I accomplished my goal!
Chloe by itself is very sheer with just a hint of pink in the base. This is 2 coats of OPI Elephantastic Pink topped with 2 coats of Chloe. Gorgeous! I love all of the Fleck Effects but Chloe is my favorite. I can't wait to try it over other colors.

 

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April

This polish was sent to me for review. All opinions are my own & were not influenced by Zoya! For more information you can read my disclosure policy.

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Layering With Zoya Opal

Zoya Opal is a sheer green topcoat loaded with blue & green flakies from their new Fleck Effects collection. This set looks gorgeous in their bottle so I decided to try to get the same look on my nails. I think I accomplished my goal!
Opal by itself is very sheer with just a hint of green in the base. This is 2 coats of OPI Greenwich Village topped with 2 coats of Opal. Lovely!

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April

This polish was sent to me for review. All opinions are my own & were not influenced by Zoya! For more information you can read my disclosure policy.

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Layering With Zoya Maisie

Zoya Maisie is a sheer turquoise blue topcoat loaded with blue & green flakies from their new Fleck Effects collection. These all look gorgeous in the bottle so I decided to try to get the same look on my nails. I think I accomplished my goal!
Maisie by itself is very sheer with just a hint of blue in the base. This is 2 coats of Maybelline Blue Water topped with 2 coats of Maisie & then 1 more coat of Blue Water. Normally I would never use 5 coats of polish, but the Water polishes go on super thin and dry very fast so it's really no problem. I love how they turned out!

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April

This polish was sent to me for review. All opinions are my own & were not influenced by Zoya! For more information you can read my disclosure policy.

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Color Club Wild At Heart + NYX Gilded glitter + Polish Ninja Nessie Scales

January 12, 2012

This is two coats of Color Club Wild At Heart. I received this beauty from the lovely Heather from Peace, Love, & Polish!

Then I decided to layer with one of Rhonni's color changing flakie top coats!!!! .... This is two coats of Polish Ninja Nessie Scales. You can purchase some of these by clicking here.

I added one coat of NYX Gilded Glitter to the tips (which I purchased from Rhonni's blog sale!)

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American Apparel The Valley & Color Club Covered In Diamonds

This is 2 coats of American Apparel The Valley. I love American Apparel polishes & this one is no exception. Easy application & pretty color.

I added one coat of the lovely but slightly troublesome Color Club Covered In Diamonds. I think it's worth the extra time it takes to apply this unique polish. You just have to work a bit to get the mylar pieces to lay flat. An extra thick topcoat helps out too! Such a pretty winter combination.

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April

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Day 2-3 of 30 day of untried challenge

Todays untrieds are brand spanking new just got them this past week. I finally gave in a bought an Illamasqua polish and I picked Jo'Mina since they didn't have Obsses. I love this polish its so bright and pretty and to top it off the application was great now I see why people like Illamasqua polishes. This is 2 coats of Jo'mina.

After wearing this polish for a day I decided I wanted to add something to it so why not use another new polish that I woke up extra early to order for me and my polish bestie Jen and only 275 people own this limited edition polish nothing else but Cult Nails Unicorn puke. I added a coat over Jo'mina unfortunately I didn't get any pic of it in the sun so apologize for the sucky pictures.

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