Zoya Focus Swatches and Review

 I can't believe that Fall is right around the corner!!!! It is already the middle of August!!! Where has the Summer gone:( And with fall comes cooler weather, changing leaves and of course new nail colors!!!! To start us off on the new fall colors I have the Zoya Focus Collection!!!! Six gorgeous cremes that go from subdued to bright!!!!

*press sample*

First up is Charli, a dusty taupe with a green base:) This polish is tricky, it looks almost grey sometimes but then an olive green at others!!! 2 coats with no top coat:)

Desiree is next:) A nice chocolate brown, but with just enough grey to keep the tone cool!!!! Completely gorgeous, here is 2 coats with no top coat:)

 Lidia is a rich eggplant purple!!!! A perfect fall purple that look fabulous against my pale skin!!!! Here is 2 coats with no top coat:)

 Janel is a warm deep red that is slightly smoky:) Absolutely stunning:) Here is 2 coats no top coat!!!

Sia is a bright royal blue!!!! Super pigmented so make sure to wear a good base coat to prevent staining!!! Here is 2 coats no top coat:)

 Hannah is a bright fire engine red!!!! A purely true red great for any time of year!!!!! 2 coats no top coat:)

I Love this collection:) The formula is perfect, richly pigmented and so smooth!!!! I think there is something for everyone!!!! Sia, Hannah and Lidia are my favorites but I will definitely wear all of them!!!! You can grab these babies from www.zoya.com!!!! Enjoy:)

 ♥ 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

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

Green Chevrons

Happy Monday!!!! Wow last week was CRAZY!!!! My little princess turned 1 on Wednesday and we had her party on Saturday:) Here is my little beauty!!!

For today's Mani I used China Glaze Treble Maker:) I Love this polish, I have reached for it at least 6 times since I bought it; and that is almost unheard of with my collection!!! I added an accent nail in white and used some Kiss Nail Art stickers as a template for my chevrons!!!

Simple and easy, the way I like my mani's!!! Here's to a fabulous Monday!!!

♥ Melissa

All products in this post were purchased by me and all opinions are my ow

I Want it NOW!!

And It is Friday AGAIN!!!! So another simple mani for you today:) The base is SC black on black with random triangles taped off and Smitten polish I Want It Now over:) This particular polish I got several years ago (pretty sure it is not available at this time) in a grab bag and just never used it, but couldn't seem to part with it either it was just tooo pretty!!! Well I decided today is the day, and I couldn't be happier!!! I Want It Now is a dark green tinted base with green, teal and a few black glitters:) And It is not a topcoat eater like I would have thought:)

Check out those Macros!!!! Such a pretty color!!!!  Have a great weekend!!!

♥ Melissa

All products in this post were purchased by me and all opinions are my own

Poppy Accent Nail

Hey Dolls:) I'm back from an impromptu Vaca!!!! Got the opportunity to visit DC last week and jumped on it!!! I Love DC!!! I'm am not a "city girl" by nature but DC is beautiful, the architecture and the history are fantastic!!!!

(the hubby and me @ the Lincoln Memorial)

 And all of my nails made it back in one piece!!!! I know I can't be the only one but whenever I head out of town my nails decide break:( Anyways... on to today's mani!!! For this mani I used Zoya Maura as the red, and accent nail of white with some free handed poppies. I diluted Maura with a little bit of acetone to get the watercolor effect, added the stems and details with black and followed it all up with a coat of SV!!!

The only thing different I would do is really pay attention to where I put the poppies, cause I wish they were more centered... my OCD is kicking in:) Have a great weekend!!!

♥ Melissa

All products in this post were purchased by me and all opinions are my own

Navy and Rose Gold:)

So I was looking at some nautical inspired manis on Pinterest this am and noticed lots of navy white and gold:) So I figured I would do a nautical mani but then I saw China Glaze's Meet Me at the Mirage, a gorgeous Rose Gold sitting on my mani table and I couldn't resist!!! So instead of nautical I went with chevrons:) Chevrons are done with a Kiss stencil, and freehand lining:)  Now the Navy I used is Zoya Ryan, I am not happy with this selection.... I think this is a bit too dark for the look I had in mind, I think Zoya Sailor would have been a better choice:( Just a little too much contrast!

What do you think too much contrast??? or just right???

♥ 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

Blue and Green Fun

Hey Dolls:) Don't you just LOVE summertime!!! One of my favorite things about summer are the colors!!!! Everything is so bright and colorful, one of the saddest things about winter is everything is brown :(  I am a sucker for blues and greens so I grabbed 2 of my favs and threw this mani together!!! The colors I used are Barry M Greenberry, Sinful Shine Most Sinful and Sinful Color White on White.  I did some quick dots and added a gradient for fun:) 

I Love the look of this mani, But I did figure out that Sinful Shine Most Sinful is a pain to gradient:( No matter how many times I tried I couldn't get the fade smooth or completely covered:( But it still turned out good!!!

♥ Melissa

All products in this post were purchased by me and all opinions are my own

Red-y to Rave!!!

A few months ago China Glaze came out with the Electric Nights Collection, and I just knew I had to have them!!!! One of the first colors in this collection that caught my eye was Red-y to Rave:) This is a super bright Red/Orange neon that does not play well with my camera at all (like most neons)!!! I used China Glaze Liquid Leather as an accent for this mani:) I love the contrast between the two colors!!!!

Love, Love, Love this mani!!! Neon and black is always a good color combo no matter the design!!! and China Glaze has done a fantastic job with this collection of Neons!!!!

♥ Melissa

All products in this post were purchased by me 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

Tuesday French Tips

Happy Tuesday dolls!!!! I have such a fun mani to show you today:) I think this pattern for nail art in general is one of my favorites, it just has so many potential color combos and is so super easy!!!! Check out these others I have done in the past here and here:)  For this mani I started with tips in Zoya Kitridge a nice bubblegum pink:) I then added some leopard spots with Barry M's Blueberry and Black! Followed all this with a coat of SV:) Super easy, fun and quick!!!!

What do you think of this??? Played out or Play On??? I Love it and I guess that's all that really matters:) Hope you are having a great week and staying cool (it's so freaking hot outside)

♥ Melissa

All products in this post were purchased by me and all opinions are my own