Blue Kisses:)

Happy Valentine's Day Dolls!!!!  This is by far one of the most over-rated holidays to me, either you need to go above and beyond to show your love for your SO... or you get the reminder that you are alone:( And even though I am very happily married, I think that flowers or candy on a random day mean more. But that is just me, and I have a lot of friends that LOVE this holiday and relish in all things Valentine:)  So this one is for the lovers of all things Valentine🎔🎔🎔

 The base for this is Barry M Gelly in Blueberry. I stamped on Sinful Colors Pink (neon from a couple of years ago) and China Glaze That's Shore Bright. The kiss designs are from Bundle Monster Plate BM-303 and Cheeky Plate CH29:) I followed it all up with a matte top coat by Butter London!

I hope you have a fantastic Valentines Day no matter your relationship status!!! You all deserve to be pampered and loved on everyday of the year!!!

🎔 Melissa

Modern French with a Twist

Happy Friday Dolls!!!! I have really had a surge of inspiration for nail art lately, I feel like I am finally getting back into my groove :) So for today's mani I did a modern twist on the classic french mani:) I did a creme gradient with full coverage pink and white, stamped on a square pattern in white and then matted the whole thing!!! 

I used China Glaze Pink or Swim and White on White for the gradient, stamped Konad White using Bundle monster plate BM-320! I finished this mani with China Glaze Matte Magic:) This is a super easy mani to wear, just like a classic french it goes with everything!!! Hope you all have a great weekend:)

♥ Melissa

Zoya Matte Velvet Holiday 2015 Swatches and Review

Hey Dolls!!!! Today I have for you the new Matte Velvet Holiday 2015 Collection from Zoya:) This collection is gorgeous!!! All swatches are 2 coats with no base coat or top coat:)

*press sample*

First up is Iris a deep plum with a hidden fuchsia fleck:)  This polish reminds me of a ripe plum, so gorgeous!!!! Formula was good but it dried super fast, which lead to some brush strokes being visible:(

Iris with a top coat!!!! 

Next up is Honor, a emerald green beauty with shimmer for DAYS!!!! A perfect Christmas green with the edginess of a Matte finish!!!!

 Honor with a top coat!!! 

Yves is a deep royal blue with the same stunning shimmer of Honor:) Think Pepsi Can Blue with this gem!!!! Stunning:) Beware of Staining with this one though, clean up and removal both showed staining potential so make sure you use a good base coat!!!! (I know a base is not recommended with this finish of polish, but I don't want stained nails and I'm sure you don't either) 

 Yves with a top coat!!!

Amal, is a classic Cherry red!!! I want this color in a lipstick to match my mani, STAT!!!!! Another color for a perfect Christmas mani!!!! 

 Amal with a top coat!!!

Sue, is a champagne gold that is dreamy!!!! Don't want naked nails??? Don't want them to be the focus either??? Sue is a great go to!!!! I know I'll be reaching for this often:) 

 Sue with a top coat!!!

Aspen is a bright winter white!!!! Shimmer, sparkle and the clean feeling of white all this with the twist of Matte = perfect!!!!

 Aspen with a top coat!!!

And there it is ladies the Matte Velvet 2015 Holiday Collection!!!! I know I will get use of all these colors and can't really nail down a fav because I like them all sooo much!!!! This Collection is available now from www.zoya.com for $60 for all 6 or $10 per color!!! Which ones are you gonna grab???

 ♥ Melissa

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

Aphrodite Mattified

So when Zoya's summer collections came out, Aphrodite part of the Paradise Sun Collection quickly became one of my favorites!!!  I love the color, a bright red with a slightly orange tone, but the finish is what really got me!!! A squishy almost metallic Jelly with micro flakies:)  And one of the best thing to do with flakies is to matte them!!! It changes the whole feel of the polish!!!! I knew when I swatched this polish I wanted to Matte it, so that is exactly what I did!!!! (I keep a little book full of mani ideas, so when inspiration is lacking I can grab a quick idea). Now those little white specks you see are from my matte top coat (I used Butter London Matte top coat) and as unfortunate as they are it seems that any matte topcoat, after a couple of months, will do this no matter which brand it is by:(

Even with the little white specks I Love this mani!!!!

♥ Melissa

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

Matte Rainbow Dots

Hi Dolls:) I haven't done a dot mani in a while and with all the rainbows on social media this week, I was inspired:)  I Love Dot manis mostly because they are super easy and fun!!! and with all the fabulous neon colors out right now I couldn't resist!!! For this mani I used all China Glaze polishes:

White:  White on White

Blue: DJ Blue My Mind

Pink: Shocking Pink

Purple: That's Shore Bright

Orange: Sun of a Peach

Green: I'm with the Lifeguard

I decided to add a Matte top coat to this just to give a little different feel:) CG's Matte Magic is what I used here:) I love how this mani turned out!!! 

♥ Melissa

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

Treble Maker

Who LOVES neon???? I DO:) A couple of weeks ago China Glaze released the much anticipated Electric Nights Collection! As soon as I saw the press releases I knew I was gonna have to grab quite a few of these (six to be specific). The first one I wanted to show off is Treble Maker! This baby is an electric neon green cream, and it is gorgeous!!! I did 2 coats over 1 coat of white to make the color pop, and followed it up with a coat of SV:)

 Now as gorgeous as Treble Maker is, I just had to do one of my favorite things and add an additional topcoat.  The topcoat I decided on was Mentality Matte Holo topcoat!!! This gem is matte and holo all at the same time, it adds an additional dimension to the polish and tones it down just slightly:)  

Don't you just love this color??? and with the top coat WOW!!! 

♥ Melissa

all products in this post were purchased by me

My First Makeup post:)

Happy Monday Dolls!!! I hope you all have a fabulous Holiday!!!! Today I am branching into unknown territory of Blogging... Makeup:) I have been contemplating diving into makeup on the blog for a while. As the new year starts I figured why not :)

Today I have NYX soft matte lip cream in Monte Carlo! In the tube this stuff looks like its going to be a deep blood red, but on the lip it's more of a berry red! This color has a slight blue undertone which looks great with my pale skin!!! It is super creamy but with a slight powdery feel (I'm guessing for the matte finish) when you put it on. Downside it does tend to get flaky after about an hour on

:( and then you have to wipe it off and reapply or it gets a little clumpy, which sucks!

 I picked this up at Ulta for $5.99, definitely a good deal!!!  I LOVE red lips and the fact that this is matte gives a slight twist to a classic!!! 

♥ Melissa

Zoya Matte Velvet!!!!

Is this week over yet????  The never ending Laundry Pile, dishes in the sink, your standard house cleaning and a super fussy baby = a super tired mommy!!! Somehow during the craziness that my life has been the week I managed to swatch all six of the re-released Zoya Matte Velvet collection:) Let me just tell you that these polishes are perfect for fall and sooooo gorgeous!!!! All of these dry to a nice Matte finish, but you know me I just had to see what they look like with a topcoat!!!

*press sample*

Up first is Dovima, this is a smoky charcoal black that has a slight silver shimmer:) Too pretty!!! 

Posh is a gorgeous cool toned red!!! Add a top coat and you can really see the red shimmer!!!

Veruschka, is a rich hunter green that is so in right now:) add in a rich shimmer and bam!!!

Savita, is my favorite of this collection, a vibrant purple with a pink and purple shimmer!!!! Add a top coat and it is unbelievably gorgeous:) 

 Loredana is gunmetal gray with a strong silver shimmer!!! Easy enough for anyone to wear but still edgy:)

Harlow, is historically the most popular of this collection and it is easy to see why:) A rich fuchsia with a ton of sparkle!!!!

It is easy to see why Zoya brought this collection back:) It is phenomenal!!!! Each of these polish are available @ www.zoya.com  for $9, and grab the Matte topcoat too for $10 to make your fav polish Matte!!!!

♥ 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*