Lynnderella Mixed Feelings Collection Giveaway!

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Shorty Post--Zoya Ziv Swatches

Typically, silver is more my style. I don't wear gold very often. Then I saw Zoya Ziv. Love!
*I received this product in a trade on makeuptalk.com. I am not affiliated with nor compensated by any of the brands mentioned in this post.*

Ziv is more gold and less yellow. The finish is like a flecked foil. Below the photo is blurred; you can kind of see how sometimes the flecks flash differently depending on the light. 

There wasn't anything I didn't like about this polish. Granted, the flecks got all over my hands when I removed it. But they were completely gone once I showered. 

The above photos are with Orly Bonder as the base coat. I did not wear a top coat, and Ziv still wore well. 

*I received this product in a trade on makeuptalk.com. I am not affiliated with nor compensated by any of the brands mentioned in this post.*

Colores de Carol Giveaway

Carolina of Colores de Carol is having a giveaway, yay! The prize is her new nail polish collection--my favorite based on the photos is A Mother's Bond. See the link below to check out her blog and enter her giveaway:
Colores de Carol: Mother's Day Giveaway!♥: Hello Lovely Readers! I haven't done a giveaway in a long time and what a better occasion to celebrate Mother's Day than giving the...

Review and Swatches--Essie First Timer

What, another creme nail polish? Yup, that's my spring mood so far, and recent collections in stores have been very accommodating. 
*I purchased this product with my own money and I am not affiliated with nor compensated by any of the brands mentioned in this post.*

Essie makes some of my favorite creme polishes, so I have been on a little kick with them lately. This beauty is call First Timer and is from their Resort 2013 collection (the same collection as In the Cab-ana).

The consistency was thin, but fortunately it didn't make the coverage poor or streaky. All photos show two coats Essie First Timer and one coat Poshe top coat. 

Inside the house under natural light, First Timer pulled a lot more blue. Most of the time, it was the vibrant green that you see in my sunny photos. 

I was very happy with this polish. I am a big fan of green and kept looking at my nails while wearing it. It chipped sooner than I would have liked, which isn't a big deal for me since I change my polish so often, but maybe something to keep in mind if you want your manicure to be long-lasting. 

Essie nail polish usually retails for $8.00 and can be purchased at stores like WalMart, CVS, and Target as well as on their Web site. 

*I purchased this product with my own money and I am not affiliated with nor compensated by any of the brands mentioned in this post.*

Manicures with Friends Part 2: Tot's Dots

The most recent hand model for Rouge Required is my friend Tatiana. We call her Tot or Tater Tot as nicknames, thus Tot's Dot's. She wanted something that she wouldn't do for herself, and we were having trouble deciding which polishes to use, so we used several of the top choices for this 'dotticure'. 
*Products shown below were either purchased by me or received in a trade with one of the other members on makeuptalk.com. I am not affiliated with nor compensated by any of the brands mentioned in this post.*

 

I first painted Tot's nails with a base coat of Orly Bonder, then two coats of Essie Play Date. I applied Poshe quick-dry top coat before creating the dots.

The dots were created with my Martha Stewart dotting tools that I bought at Michael's. These photos are before I applied a final coat of Poshe over the dots, indoors under artificial light. If you choose to do a similar manicure, I recommend waiting longer than you think you need to before applying the last top coat. The dots are thicker than a normal coat of polish, so they tend to smear if you top coat them too soon.

The polishes used for the dots:

Blue--Essie In the Cab-ana

Green--Essie First Timer

Lavender--Julep Renee

Purple glitter--Zoya Aurora

*Products shown above were either purchased by me or received in a trade with one of the other members on makeuptalk.com. I am not affiliated with nor compensated by any of the brands mentioned in this post.*

Emily de Molly Regal Beginnings Revisited

Emily de Molly Regal Beginnings is one of my most treasured polishes. See my previous post HERE for a review. Today's post is to show the photos that I preferred, but were stuck in my new-to-me camera (I needed to buy a card reader to make my computer load them) at the time. 
*I purchased this polish with my own money. I am not affiliated with nor compensated by Emily de Molly.*

*I purchased this polish with my own money. I am not affiliated with nor compensated by Emily de Molly.*

Photos--Essie In the Cab-ana

Essie In the Cab-ana is a fabulous polish. However, it did not photograph well for me in artificial light. I will try to photograph it for you another day in sunlight, and then I'll give you a real review. The photo of Miss Blu's (my four-year-old cousin, my beloved one) hands is the most color accurate of these. I dislike these photos, but I was really happy with my nails that day...sigh.