Showing posts with label spring. Show all posts
Showing posts with label spring. Show all posts

Sunday, June 21, 2015

I'm TRY-angling!

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A few weeks ago, my sister was taking a road trip across the US with her boyfriend, hitting all the hot fishing spots between Michigan and the west coast. One of her stops was in St. George, UT, only 1.5 hours from me, so we met up for a hiking adventure with our hounds! Amongst the camping supplies, dog food, flyrods, and other miscellaneous stuff taking over the back of her Jeep was a couple of Nubar collections that she neglected to inform me that I had received (tsk, tsk!). However, it was like Christmas for me! (literally - she brought the Christmas collection! lol)

Monday, March 23, 2015

Zoya Delight Spring 2015 Swatches & Review

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Zoya Delight Collection

When I was younger, my favorite part of Easter (aside from dyeing eggs) was eating the royal icing eyeball off my chocolate bunny, then following with the ears, naturally. As I've grown older, my taste buds yearn for the deliciousness off Cadbury Mini Eggs. They're SO. DAMN. GOOD! I'm not a jellybean girl, though. I mean, I love sugar, but there is something about the sickeningly sweet jelly consistency that I just can't get behind. Bleck! The latest collection from Zoya evokes memories of spring and Easters past. They make me think of dyed eggs in bright green cellophane grass and, for some reason... daffodils. Those are like the universal flower of spring, right? Hit the jump for the photos and review! :)


Zoya Lillian Swatch from Zoya Delight Collection

Zoya Lillian Swatch from Zoya Delight Collection - 2

Zoya Lillian

Robin's egg blue

One of the TRUE colors of spring to me. Living in Michigan, the first sign of spring is when you see the first Robin! This reminds me of the lovely blue shade of a robin's egg!  

Opacity scale (1-5): 4

Finish: Creme, 2 coats to be opaque


Zoya Eden Swatch - Zoya Delight Collection

Zoya Eden Swatch - Zoya Delight Collection - 2

Zoya Eden

Bright medium pink

A pretty medium pink that makes me think of the beautiful tulips that seem synonymous with spring where I lived in west Michigan, gotta love Tulip Time in Holland, MI!

Opacity scale (1-5): 4

Finish: Creme, 2 coats to be opaque


Zoya Tiana Swatch - Zoya Delight 2015 Collection

Zoya Tiana Swatch - Zoya Delight 2015 Collection - 2

Zoya Tiana

Creamy mint green


This color makes me think of my all-time favorite ice cream flavor- Mint Chocolate Chip! This redhead can never get enough mint ice cream. It's the best!
  
Opacity scale (1-5):3.5

Finish: Creme, 2 coats to be opaque


Zoya Rayne Swatch - Zoya Delight 2015 Collection

Zoya Rayne Swatch Close Up - Zoya Delight 2015 Collection

Zoya Rayne Swatch - Zoya Delight 2015 Collection - 2

Zoya Rayne

Aqua with turquoise shimmer


Of the three shimmers in this collection, this one really sings! The shimmer is very evident in this polish and makes me think of the anti-spring...ICICLES! It's SO pretty, and is one of may favorites of the collection.
  
Opacity scale (1-5): 2.5

Finish: Shimmer, 3 coats to be opaque


Zoya Leslie Swatch - Zoya Delight 2015 Collection

Zoya Leslie Swatch Close Up - Zoya Delight 2015 Collection

Zoya Leslie Swatch - Zoya Delight 2015 Collection - 2

Zoya Leslie

Lilac with turquoise shimmer

I'm loving this combination! The shimmer adds a little oomph to an already pretty spring purple. This one is more opaque than the other two shimmers in this collection, too.   

Opacity scale (1-5): 3

Finish: Shimmer, 2 coats to be opaque


Zoya Daisy Swatch - Zoya Delight 2015 Collection

Zoya Daisy Swatch Close Up - Zoya Delight 2015 Collection

Zoya Daisy Swatch - Zoya Delight 2015 Collection - 2

Zoya Daisy

Sunshiny yellow with turquoise shimmer

LOVE this one! Yellow is one of my favorite colors, and I love the addition of the turquoise shimmer, it's super unexpected! 

Opacity scale (1-5): 2.5

Finish: Shimmer, 3 coats to be opaque


What is your favorite memory of spring or Easter? Tell me in the comments below! 

Zoya nail polishes, as always, are free of formaldehyde, formaldehyde resin, toluene, dibutyl phthalate, and camphor and can be purchased at zoya.com and Ulta and Ulta.com for $9. 

Disclosure: Products in this post were provided for review by the manufacturer. See the legal page disclosure for more information

Tuesday, April 8, 2014

Point Taken!

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It's spring. Seriously, in Michigan today I am able to go outside WITHOUT A COAT! How exciting, right?! I have to say, I'm super stoked about slightly warmer days and well, the lack of snow. I can't wait to be able to play outside with Homer and take his energetic little white butt for walks.

Today, to celebrate a day above freezing, I decided to do some quick nail art using some nail polishes from the Morgan Taylor nail polish line. It's very simple, but it makes me think of pools and bright sunshiny days!

To achieve this look, I simply painted my nail with Morgan Taylor Water Baby and then used tape to mask off where I didn't want the turquoise to go, then painted with Morgan Taylor West Coast Cool. Remove the tape, add topcoat and done! :-D




I used:

Light Blue: Morgan Taylor Water Baby
Turquoise: Morgan Taylor West Coast Cool

Basecoat: Morgan Taylor Stick With It basecoat
Topcoat: Morgan Taylor Need for Speed topcoat

What do you think? Does this nail art feel like Spring? What are you painting for spring? Tell me in the comments below!

Morgan Taylor nail polishes, as always, are free of formaldehyde, toluene, and dibutyl phthalate and can be purchased at loxabeauty.com for $8.50. 

Disclosure: Products in this post were provided for review by the manufacturer. See the legal page disclosure for more information.