[Review+Swatch] Zoya Naturel Satins Collection for 2015

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Hi, everyone! Can you believe it's already February? Today I have the rest of the Zoya Naturel Satins collection for you. If you missed my first post, head on over here for more info on the satin finish and my in depth review of Ana. The rest is all below, and the swatches are all shown without top coat to show the semi-matte finish.

[Review+Swatch] Zoya Naturel Satins Ana

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Quick and simple swatch today! :) This is Ana from Zoya's new satin finish collection for Spring 2015. The collection features soft, muted colors to flawlessly transition you from winter to spring. The satin finish is described as a "hybrid between matte and glossy polishes and is not intended to be worn with a top coat." I believe the finish is similar to those labeled vinyl or rubber from other brands.

Ana, 4 coats: a "light toasted almond cream" satin. Mine applied a little unevenly, but was passable at 3 coats. I did an additional coat for pictures. I've seen reviews stating opacity at two coats however, so maybe mine was a dud? With that said, I found dry time to be perfect: slow enough to take your time applying, but fast enough to move onto the next coat. The polish levels nicely as it dries, and I think it's best applied in medium coats.

I was in the mood for something Valentine's Day inspired that wasn't too obvious, so I grabbed my MoYou London Fashionista 08 plate and stamped the same design across all my nails using Barielle Barefoot In Bermuda. I skipped top coat to maintain the satin finish. I think it kind of reminds me of scrapbook paper. ^^

Verdict: Overall, I'm a fan of the satin finish and can't wait to try the others from this collection.

Availability: The Zoya Naturel Satins collection is currently available at Zoya.com for $9 each.

[Review+Swatch] OPI Gwen Stefani Collection

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Hey guys! It's already Friday - TGIF! Today I have swatches of the new Gwen Stefani for OPI collection. This collection features several different finishes, so there's something for everyone. There's also nail art at the end, so keep reading!

OPI Miss Universe 2013 Collection Review & Swatches

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Hi guys!  Whew, did October fly by or what?  Now that it's actually cold here, I'm so into the dusty, darker colors we're seeing for fall and winter - like the colors I'm showing you today!  These were released as 2013's Miss Universe collection. :)

Sally Hansen Parchment

Hello all!  I have tons of polishes to review, so they will be going up about every 12 hours.  I got some of these right before finals, so they got pushed back until now.  I want to get them up asap, so I hope you don't find it all too overwhelming.  Here, I have the polish I wore to my graduation from the Alexander Wang Spring 2012 collection.

Here's a little background on the Alexander Wang collection:

Alexander Wang enlisted Sally Hansen for a first-time collaboration to create a clean, natural-looking runway nail to offset his spring collection which channels a tropical speed racer using perforation and lasering. Models wore Parchment, a sheer nude Complete Salon Manicure shade on the runway—the perfect accent to Wang’s downtown cool looks.

Orly Au Champagne

3 coats, satin matte.  I think Polishaholic said this too, but this color reminds me of the Misa Wishes Spring 2011 collection.  It's dries semi matte, so I'm wearing top coat in all of these to make it shiny.  This is a really nice pearly white and a palette cleanser for me.  Click 'read more' to see more pics! 

Misa- Genie in This Bottle

Yay it's finally the weekend!  I have so many polishes to show you, so I might start posting more than one a day this weekend.  The swatches I've been showing you lately were from last week, when I couldn't upload them.  Since then I've swatched a bit more, so I want to be up to date on my pictures.  That way I can show you my NOTDs.  :)

Today I present you with Misa's Genie in This Bottle.  This is my first Misa polish and I'm hooked.  Genie in This Bottle is a pale gray base with pretty purplish pink shimmer.  It's really gorgeous in the sunlight.  I've done gold tips with this polish  before and it looked so angelic.  (I'll try to do it again and post it sometime.)  The application for this polish was excellent, and even though it's light it was pretty opaque in two coats.  All my swatches are two coats and you can see VNL, but I personally like it because it kind of looks like a french.  If you don't want VNL, I'm guessing 3 coats will be sufficient.

And finally, here are a couple more giveaways:

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Enjoy your Friday!

Liz