Nails: Zoya Kimber

It's been awhile since I did a nails post. I just haven't been doing anything too interesting with them lately. I did want to share this Zoya polish in Kimber though. It's absolutely gorgeous. It's a hot pink that has a nice shine to it. 

Application: I found that this polish went on VERY easily. I'm not the most graceful person when it comes to nails, but this polish really made it super simple. The color was not streaky at all. I used just one layer of this polish to get the above look. 

Color: I love the way this polish catches the light. I have found myself staring at my nails a lot while wearing this color. It's a really nice pink for summer. 

Finish: Shine/sparkle. I would say that Kimber has shine with tiny sparkles in it. It's not like an overwhelming glitter bomb, but it's lovely in the sunlight.

Dry time: Kimber dried pretty quickly for me when I was using Out the Door topcoat. I didn't have any problems with drying. 

Nails: Mint and Gold

I am really, really feeling the pastel nail trend and wanted to try it out for myself. Here's what's currently on my nails for this week.

Let me know what you think :)














Products used:

Essie Mint Candy Apple
Maybelline Color Show in Gold's Night Out

Nails from the last two weeks!

This first set of nails is what I currently have on. This polish is Essie Van D'go. This has got to be one of the prettiest peachy pinks I have seen. I think it is very Spring appropriate and is subtle enough to wear around the office. It is also my first "higher end" nail polish. 

















Here we have Ulta's Vintage Violet. I was expecting to love this color a lot more, but I didn't really feel that impressed by the actual shade of purple. This may just be because I am not really a purple person. Either way, here's the polish I wore on  my Spring Break trip. 

Nails: Poppy with Glitter

Today's nails are using the Ulta polish in Eye Popping Poppy and a sponged on glitter polish from the Wet n Wild Spoiled line. I wanted something fun and springy that was somewhat girly. This is what I was able to come up with! Let me know what your thoughts are and what nail looks you might want to see in the future.

Nail Polish Haul

I wanted to show you guys all of the new polishes I just received today from my Ulta.com order. Ulta had these polishes on sale for $2, so I decided to pick up these ten shades.

From Left to right:
Set the Nude: Color is a light taupe. Very work appropriate
On Taupe of the World: This is yet another taupe but is quite a lot darker than the first shade.
Vintage Violet: This is a pale purple
Cream of the Crop: This is a very light yellow. On the pastel side of things.
Sun-Sational: This is a very bold yellow.
Limelight: A medium green
Peach Parfait: A pastel orange/coral color
Showgirl: A bold pink
Eye Popping Poppy: This name is pretty self-descriptive. It is a poppy color that is very vibrant.
Little Black Dress: A black with some sparkle in it.

Nails: Gradient Blue and Purple

I tried out a gradient nail for the first time. I thought it looked cute, so I thought I would share. 

I achieved this look by painting the polishes directly onto a sponge and dabbing it onto my nail. I first painted a line of the blue on the sponge and then painted a purple line right next to it and slightly overlapping it to give a gradient effect. 

Polishes used:
Wet  n Wild I need a Refresh-Mint
and Spoiled 2 Weeks Sober

Review: NYC Long Wearing Polish

Anyone who knows me knows that I rarely paint my nails. By rarely, I mean pretty much never. I thought that I could make an exception and paint my nails a pretty color that would be appropriate for spring. I went down to Target in search of a pretty color and stumbled across New York Color Long Wearing Nail Enamel in the color 124 Cashmere Creme.

I thought this color was absolutely stunning and at 94 cents, I thought it would be worth checking out. Now, just to be clear, I am pretty terrible at painting nails. It took both my husband and I to get the nails to look as good as they do now. This is important to know for my review.

Color: I thought the color was pretty true to the bottle. It looked pretty similar on my fingers as it looks inside the bottle. The color was pretty sheer though and required SEVERAL layers to build up a solid color.

Application: As I said, VERY sheer color. I think I put about 3-4 layers just to get the color this built up. The polish really applied in a streaky fashion. It was very difficult to work with this polish.

Other thoughts:  Not even 24 hours after application, one of the nails has already chipped and will need to be repainted. I did apply a top coat to help prevent this from happening, but it seems to have made 0 difference.

Would I repurchase: Probably not. While I enjoyed the color and the price, the application was terrible. I had to repaint the nails several times because the color was just not drying correctly. I'm all about products that I can use easily and quickly because I am a very impatient person.

If you are good at applying nail polish and don't mind waiting, this polish would probably be a cheap option that you might be interested in.

If you have had experience with NYC nail polishes, leave a comment response letting me know what your experience was like.