Zoya: Micky

Hello loves! I cannot even believe it's already Wednesday! Are you kidding me? Where does the time go?! On Wednesdays we wear pink so today it's Zoya's Micky for your viewing pleasure. This was sent to me for consideration.

Zoya's Micky is a hot pink with some really subtle microshimmer. Zoya describes this as a coral, but I do not see coral in this color at all. What were you thinking Zoya Fairies?! In any event, this is a really pretty pink for spring and summer.  The microshimmer is really really subtle but makes this color a bit more fun than a flat pink. To my eye that shimmer is silver in color, maybe white. I cannot be sure.

The formula on this was excellent. I used two coats for opacity and it went on smoothly with no streaking or balding. This is highly pigmented and has a nice shine! 

Who else is a fan of this pretty pretty pink!? I want to hear your thoughts on this polish! Also, what have you all been up to? Is it finally warming up near you? It's been warmer here but we just got another cold front so the beautiful weather is not sticking around just yet. 

Have a wonderful day everyone! Thanks for taking the time to check the blog! 

Disclosure: This product was provided by PR for review purposes. All reviews are 100% honest and done at my discretion. For more information please see my Disclosure Policy. 

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OPI: Don't Burst My Bubble and Which is Witch? (Pink Wednesday)

On Wednesdays we wear pink and today I have a soft and sheer milky pink to share with you.  This is Don't Burst My Bubble from OPI's Oz collection. This polish, and the other polish featured today, was sent to be by PR for consideration.

Don't Burst My Bubble is a soft and sherry milky pink shade which is perfect if you have a conservative work place or just need a break from all the color! It's a nice color that makes the nail tips appear really white, which I love. Sometimes sheer colors make the whites appear yellowish or otherwise off-colored. This one doesn't do that at all. I like it.

I applied two coats for the photos below and while it's not opaque, it's not bad at two coats. I think these colors are intended to be sheer like this, so while three coats may eliminate some of the visible nail line, two coats are adequate for a polished look.

I wanted to dress Don't Burst My Bubble  up a bit so I added two coats of Which is Witch? on top. Which is Witch? is a silver and holographic glitter containing fine particles of bar glitters and medium sized holographic hex glitters. It's suspended in a clear base but PACKED with glitter.

I wasn't sure I'd  like this glitter because the bar glitters really do nothing for me, but this one is stunning once applied. The bar glitter is so fine that it doesn't appear the way traditional bar glitter does. This polish creates an almost iced effect on the nails. It's simply beautiful  - I am glad I tried it! 

  

What do you think of these two?

On a side note: I finally went to see OZ: The Great and Powerful last weekend. It was ok but I was disappointed overall. Michelle Williams, who I typically do not love, was awesome though and she looked amazing, especially her skin. What a beauty!  I guess I had high hopes that would never be met. It was pretty though. I am a little less than thrilled that OPI thought SoftShades would do Oz justice. Strange choice. Did you see the movie? What did you think of it!?

Disclosure: This product was provided by PR for review purposes. All reviews are 100% honest and done at my discretion. For more information please see my Disclosure Policy. 

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Pink Wednesday: OPI Liquid Sand in The Impossible

It's Wednesday and on Wednesdays we wear pink! Today's pink is a fun one. It's another of the Liquid Sand colors from OPI. This one is called The Impossible and it's a matte, textured, hot pink with holo sparkle and some stars!

I love the star shaped glitter in this one but unfortunately it's almost impossible (no pun intended) to get the star glitter out of the bottle and onto the nail. I was so disappointed in that! It just all sinks to the bottom and it's extremely difficult to get it onto the brush and apply it. What a bummer! You can see I was only able to apply one star, to my pinkie finger.

I used two coats for the opacity shown and had no issues with application  This dries nice and fast to that matte finish but it does take some more time to dry since you don't use a top coat. That's okay though, I am just spoiled by using Seche Vite. You can use Seche Vite on this if you want,  but you will lose the matte texture which is what makes the Liquid Sand polishes unique and beautiful, so I do not recommend that. 

Overall I love the idea of this one, with the beautiful stars but find it's aptly named The Impossible because it's impossible to fish them out and apply them to the nails. What a drag! 

Disclosure: This product was provided by PR for review purposes. All reviews are 100% honest and done at my discretion. For more information please see my Disclosure Policy. 

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Pink Wednesday: Nicole by OPI: Selena

Hello my loves! I hope you're all doing well today! It's Wednesday and on Wednesdays we wear pink so today I have a really pretty one to share with you.

This is Selena and it's part of the Selena Gomez Collection that Nicole by OPI recently released. It's a gorgeous soft peachy pink with extremely subtle, almost undetectable, micro-shimmer.  This is a really flattering shade. With my skin tone I really cannot pull off a try peach color but this has just enough pink that it really works for me. 

The formula on this one was nice. I had no issues with application and it was fully opaque in just two coats. No streaking, no balding, no clumping. A solid formula. 

Isn't this such a great pink? Do you have it? Do you want it? What do you think of it?I am a fan, this one will go in my regular rotation for sure, and most pinks don't make it so that's a huge compliment. 

Random Thoughts:

• Remember the new washer and dryer I was so excited about? Well, they came in on Thursday. When I got home from work I was so excited I immediately put an entire load of bath towels into the washer. Washer works like a dream. They finish washing, I got to put them in the dryer... turn the dryer on... select desired setting... hit start... and... NOTHING! The dryer didn't work! Can you believe that!? Brand new dryer, didn't work at all! Needless to say I was LIVID! My mother in law was the one who took delivery and the machine powered on, no one thought to make sure it actually worked beyond powering on. I don't blame her, I wouldn't have, I mean if it powered up and the digital display came to life I'd have assumed it worked. I had wet towels hanging all over my house that night to dry!  To make a long story short I got a new one but it didn't come until yesterday... and yes, I tried it, it works! What a week!!
• Saturday is my husband's birthday! I ordered a cake from a really nice bakery in my area, but I can't tell you what kind in case he reads this! It's going to be yummy though! 
• Yesterday I made Chinese food at home using a recipe for baked sweet and sour chicken I'd seen over and over again on Pinterest. It was fantastic and you MUST try it! I have my own way of making fried rice so I didn't use hers. The chicken turned out wonderfully.  I was impressed with myself, haha. I made a HUGE mess cooking though! 

That's all for now! Thanks for reading and have a beautiful day! I hope it's warmer where you are than it is here in Connecticut! We're in the single digits! 

Disclosure: This product was provided by PR for review purposes. All reviews are 100% honest and done at my discretion. For more information please see my Disclosure Policy. 

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Pink Wednesday: Zoya: Gie Gie or is it Gei Gei?!

Today is Wednesday and On Wednesdays We Wear Pink. . . 

Well, this is interesting. I was all set to go with this blog post and then I realized that the name of this polish on Zoya's website is spelled differently than it is spelled on my bottle. So I don't know what the name of this one really is?! I am going to go with what is on my bottle because the photos have already been labeled accordingly but I think I may have a misprinted bottle.  How odd!!!

So I am showing you Zoya's Gie Gie today, which is how it's spelled on my bottle, see the photo on the left... but I think this is really Zoya's Gei Gei I don't know, because as I have said in the past, Zoya names their polishes weird ass names that I have never heard of... so this is either called one or the other, does it even really matter?

Zoya calls this a cherry blossom pink metallic. It's a baby pink color with tons of microshimmer inside, the shimmer looks to me like it's silver or very very very pale pink.  This color would be a nice color to wear to a conservative workplace or a job interview. It's subtle but interesting.

I used two coats which provided full opacity. Well, almost full. Now that I look at the photos there may be some VNL on the middle finger, but it's hardly noticeable so I think two will do it. This polish has a texture to it but it didn't make application any more difficult than any other polish. 

   

What do you think of this one? How about that name confusion? Which is right?! 

Disclosure: This product was provided by PR for review purposes. Zoya Share the Love affiliate link used. All reviews are 100% honest and done at my discretion. For more information please see my Disclosure Policy. 

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On Wednesdays We Wear Pink: Lime Crime: Parfait Day

Hi everyone! It's another Pink Wednesday and today I have a brand new polish to share with you all. This is Parfait Day by Lime Crime. Lime Crime just started making polish and was kind enough to send me some to try. This is the first one I pulled out to try and I have to say, I'm impressed.  I haven't tried anything else from Lime Crime but have seen them featured on many YouTube channels I watch. 

Parfait Day is a strawberry milkshake pink creme. It's super pigmented and was opaque in just two coats. The color is really bright, almost neon but has enough white in the base to stay more like a hot pink pastel. Sometimes polishes this pigmented are trouble to apply, but I didn't feel like this one was difficult to apply at all. I was able to achieve full and even opacity with just two coats.  It was not chalky at all but needs a topcoat for sure or can look slightly dull, and with a color like this you don't want dull. It doesn't dull out the same way a neon would but it's not glossy like some polishes.

I really like this one though I am not sure this color works for me. I don't think I pull off these sorts of pinks well.  I think it might make a really nice pedicure color. 

This polish, along with several other colors I will feature shortly, is available on the Lime Crime website for $5.99 each which is super affordable! The bottles are slightly smaller than the average polish but I still think that $5.99 is a great bargain. These come packaged in really cute boxes too, which is a plus. And come on, who doesn't adore the unicorn on the bottle?

What do you think of Parfait Day? Have you checked out Lime Crime's other polishes? Which one would you most like to try?!

Disclosure: This product was provided by PR for review purposes. All reviews are 100% honest and done at my discretion. For more information please see my Disclosure Policy. 

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On Wednesdays We Wear Pink: Nicole by OPI Strike a Pose

Hello my friends. Today is Pink Wednesday and though this is more coral than pink I am considering it pink for those purposes.

This is Strike a Pose which is part of the CVS exclusive Nicole by OPI  Kardashian Kolors Collection. On me this appears a true pinked coral but I have seen photos on other blogs where this appears to be a much darker orange-red color. Very strange.  Maybe it is my skin tone, I am not sure. It does have orange undertones but it's not full on orange. This color is really hot right now. I love how this looks on me and this is really a nice go to fun summer color.  I plan to rock this on my toes very often this summer.

I used two coats for full opacity and did not have any issues with application.  I still hate the shape of the Nicole by OPI bottles but I'll live. 

Like I mentioned above this color is exclusive to CVS stores and retails for $7.99 a bottle. Have you gotten your hands on this beauty? What do you think of it?

Sensationail Update:

Yesterday was day three of my Sensationail manicure and it's  still looking fresh to me.  The marks near the tips are from the camera flash. I have no chips and it's still nice and shiny. I love it so far. On to day four....

Disclosure: Sensationail was purchased by me with my own money. The Nicole by OPI product was provided by PR for review purposes. All reviews are 100% honest and done at my discretion. For more information please see my Disclosure Policy. 

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