Aly Loves Lacquer

Here is the third lacquer from Zoya's Sunshine Collection that was released for this summer. Sunshine has 6 sparkling summery shades, each with lots of golden glitter. Zoya Tanzy is the perfect summer orange. Orange doesn't always look very good with my skin, but all the golden glitter in Tanzy made it look very nice on my skin tone. It applied well, like most Zoyas do. I needed 2 coats for opacity. The glitter in Tanzy is completely smooth to the touch, something I really like. It is a beautiful color for summer.

 This is 2 coats Zoya Tanzy and no top coat, so you can see the polish's shine.

Hi, everyone! Today I'll be showing you my first Borghese. It's called Mediterraneo Sea, from the Holiday 2010 Collection. This is a really cool polish. It has a dark blue base color, and it's chock full of glitter. The glitters are blue, silver, green, purple, and some even look a little holographic. It dried matte, but I didn't like it that way, so you'll be seeing it with Seche on top. I had no application problems.

Here are 2 coats Borghese Mediterraneo Sea and 1 coat Seche Vite.



I couldn't really figure out a graceful way to hold the bottle, sorry about that. But look at the color! It is super unique in my opinion, I have nothing like it. It wasn't very difficult to remove, considering it's a glittery polish. Borghese Mediteranneo Sea is really cool!

- Aly

This is my second Mean Girls-inspired post for On Wednesdays We Wear Pink. I chose to show you guys one of my new OPIs. This is OPI Don't Know...Beets Me! It's kind of a silly name, like lots of OPI polishes, but it is a very nice color. Though not unique, it's a pretty bright pink crème. The application was flawless. It took two average coats and looks so nice. I know it isn't anything groundbreaking as far as color goes, but it is really gorgeous. Everyone needs a nice pink!

This is 2 coats OPI Don't Know...Beets Me! and 1 coat Seche Vite.


And, because I have lots of trouble leaving a mani plain, I decided to do a funky French with it. I used OPI Flit a Bit, which is another summer crème. It's a bright orange. I used Scotch tape for the tips. I loved this look. It is simple but interesting.


I really like this. It's very cute and super summery.

- Aly

P.S. Just a little thank you to everyone who has followed thus far. Only 4 more followers until I do a 50 follower giveaway!

After a day or two of wearing OPI Dating a Royal, I decided to add two layers of Nubar 2010. Nubar 2010 is a clear polish filled with awesome flakies. It's so pretty. Check out the difference it made with OPI Dating a Royal! It's like a whole new polish. Nubar 2010's flakies shine orange, green, gold, and blue depending on the angle. What a cool flakie :)

1 coat OPI Dating a Royal, 2 coats Nubar 2010.

OPI Dating a Royal is a gorgeous royal blue. It's very opaque, and it was a one coat wonder for me :) I really love the OPI formula on colors like this -- super pigmented, and super creamy. It didn't stain my fingers or nails at all either! It also looked so great on the nail. I wasn't that excited for it, but I picked it up anyway, hoping I might be surprised. And I was! I love this color so much!

This picture is ONE coat OPI Dating a Royal, and 1 coat Seche Vite.

So shiny!

Zoya came out with a matte collection for summer, called Mod Matte. The colors are very bright and summery, and, of course, all have a matte finish. Zoya does mattes quite well, in that they aren't too difficult to apply. I never wear nail polish long enough to really test the wear on them, but they seemed okay throughout the day.

Phoebe
First up is Phoebe, a super bright blue with hidden shimmer. The shimmer really adds a lot to the color, and I think Phoebe is my favorite from the collection. This is 2 coats of Zoya Phoebe, no top coat.