Seas and Greetings

Hey Dolls!!! Hope you all had a fabulous Thanksgiving Holiday!!! So today I have the unconventional Holiday Collection from China Glaze:) Seas and Greetings, is a tropical take on traditional holiday classics that will make you want to jet away to a white sand beach with crystal blue waters.

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First up is the namesake of this collection, Seas and Greetings. This beauty is a medium purple with an intense pink shimmer. The formula was a little thin but builds up easily:) 

Eat, Pink, Be Merry is a gorgeous pale pink with a bright pink shimmer:) Again formula is a little thin, here are 3 coats.

Joy to the Waves is a serene light blue shimmer, that has a slight metallic quality. 

Let's Shell-ebrate, is a explosion of purple and gold glitter in an variety of sizes in a clear base.  This does cover really nicely, here are 3 coats:) 

Twinkle, Twinkle Little Starfish, is a pale green micro glitter bomb in a clear base:) Again excellent coverage, so full of glitter it almost appears to be a metallic:) 

Good Tide-ings, is a cool blue lavender creme! This one has great pigmentation and great coverage:) Here is 2 coats!

Sand in my Mistletoes, is a pale peach creme. I love this color but, it does something very funny to my skin tone :/

Warm Wishes, is a brilliant watermelon pink with a slight silver shimmer.

Tis the Sea-Sun, is a orange leaning coral creme:) That is brighter in person! Here are 2 coats.

Snow Way, is a beautiful iridescent whiten with a heavy pink shimmer:) If you liked Pearl Jammin' from the Rebel Collection, you will love this!

Partridge in a Palm Tree, is an aqua green with a slight shimmer that has a matte finish:) The formula is a little thick and dries super quick, beautiful but a little hard to work with:(

The More the Berrier, is a metallic magenta with a hot pink shimmer!

I love this entire collection! I like the fresh tropical take on the traditional:) I was very happy with the formulas for most of the colors, but I feel like the shimmers could have been more pigmented, and the matte was very finicky! This collection is available at Sally's Beauty Supply now!!! My faves are Eat, Pink, Be Merry, Snow Way and Tis the Sea-Sun:) 

❤ Melissa

*Press Sample: Some of the products in this post were sent to me for review. I was not paid for my review of this product and all opinions are my own*

Zoya Enchanted Swatches and Review

Hi Dolls:) Today I have the New Enchanted Collection from Zoya to share with you!!! This Collection has 2 color shifting metallics and 4 new pixie dust texture polishes.

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First up is Olivera, She is a majestic indigo based color flip metallic that flashes deep green and purple:) Now depending on the light and angle this beauty flips from a dark indigo to a deep green both with a purple flash!

 Saint is a rich shimmery cornflower/periwinkle blue that has an intense magenta flash. He doesn't shift colors like Olivera does, but his flash is fantastic even though it doesn't translate in the pics.

 Next is Alice:) She is an intense perwinkle pixie, with fabulous magenta, blue and silver sparkles!!! 

 Lorna is deep berry magenta pixie:) She shows her mysterious side with pink and plum colored sparkles:)

This is  Elphie! She is a deep emerald green pixie with light and dark green sparkles!

 Waverly, in all of his handsomeness,  is a rich sapphire blue with cobalt and navy sparkles! 

Like all pixie dust polishes these have a texture similar to a heavy grit nail file with a perfect matte finish. The depth of these can really be seen with a top coat added and then they take on an almost gem like sparkle! All swatches are 2 coats:)  The formula on all of these was exactly what I expect from Zoya, Perfect! Drying time for the pixies was right on point with past pixies (approx 10 min to full matte, 30 to complete set) My faves are Olivera, Elphie and Waverly the richness of these colors is perfect for the Holiday season!!! All are available on www.zoya.com for $10:)

♥ Melissa

*Press Sample: Some of the products in this post were sent to me for review. I was not paid for my review of this product and all opinions are my own*

China Glaze Desert Escape Collection

Hey Dolls!!!! Wow it is HOTT outside here today, and I have the perfect collection to go with this hot weather to show you; The China Glaze Desert Escape Collection!!!! This is a six hue collection that is both Modern and Neutral, I LOVE IT:) 

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First up is Don't Desert Me, a magenta polish with a slight blue pearl shimmer:) Here is 2 coats with no topcoat!!!

 Rain Dance the Night Away is next:) A gorgeous bright blue/turquoise polish that is super fun!!!! This is one of my favorites from this collection, I love the contrast between my nails and skin tone!!!! Here is 2 coats, no topcoat:) 

 Meet me in the Mirage, is another fav in this collection!! This is a bronze super shimmer, that shines in epic proportions! This one is a little finicky in regards to brush strokes but so worth the effort, just use thin coats:) Here is 3 thin coats with no topcoat! 

The Heat is On, a cherry red crelly polish:)  I love the finish on this beauty, it is squishy like a Jelly!!! Here is 2 coats with no top coat:)

 Don't Mesa with my Heart is a bright bubblegum pink creme with a slight dusty feel to it:) This is bright and subdued all at the same time:) Here is 2 coats with no top coat!

 What's she Dune, is the final color in this collection:) A sand colored creme that leans a little grey! I love the neutrality of this color, a great a palate cleanser:) Here is 2 coats with no topcoat!

Isn't this Collection gorgeous!!!! I can't wait to see where China Glaze goes next!!!! This set is exclusive to Lockandmane.com and retails for 7.50 per color:) Ulta will not have this collection and Sally's will only have select nail art kits but not the individual colors.  So if you want them go grab them now:) 

 ♥ Melissa

*Press Sample: Some of the products in this post were sent to me for review. I was not paid for my review of this product and all opinions are my own*