Azature: Light Gray

Hello beauties. Ever fantasized about a nail polish full of diamonds? Well Azature is a brand known for creating a nail polish full of black diamonds, a $250,000.00 nail polish. Crazy extravagant. They've now launched a line of polishes, sans price tag, containing a single black diamond in each bottle. I had the chance to sample two colors and today I am going to show you Light Gray from the line. You can read more about the brand on their Facebook page.

Light Gray is exactly what the name implies. It's a light gray creme with no shimmer particles. I am a sucker for these shades and this one is very pretty.  This is a really pretty polish but nothing unique in the color area.  My swatch photos are not really up to snuff, so I apologize, IDK what the problem is with my camera lately.

Formula on this is rich and pigmented. It's nearly opaque in just one coat, but I did two for good measure. 

This is a solid offering from the brand but at $25.00 a bottle it's certainly no friend to my wallet. I would consider shelling out the $25.00 for a truly unique color but for the everyday colors it's a little high for me. I guess they justify the price by telling you there's a real black diamond inside, and I am sure it's there but what good is it doing me in there? I would like to see it though. Someday when I finish the bottle I guess. LOL. 

I hope you all had a nice weekend. Mine was low key and I got to spend a lot of time with my hubby so I can't complain. This coming weekend we have a wedding and a Christening *twins*, so we should be super busy. Can't wait! Hope the weather cooperates. It's cooling down here, which is nice, as long as it's not too cold! 

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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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: Glints of Glinda

Hello my friends. Happy Monday. I hope you all had a nice weekend. Mine was great! We got to spend time with our nephew/Godson PJ, his new brother and sister, and of course my brother in-law and sister in-law. Saturday was a great family day! On to the polish...

Today I want to show you a sheer nude. This is Glints of Glinda from OPI's Oz The Great and Powerful collection. This was provided to me by PR for consideration. I am going to cut right to the chase, I don't like this one. It just does not work for me. It's far too yellow in tone and makes my nails look discolored.

I used two coats for the opacity shown and like I mentioned above, this is sheer. It's meant to be and I don't think you'd get this opaque no matter how many coats you did. The formula is nice and there's no issue with streaking or balding. It has a nice high shine, it's just the color that doesn't work for me.

I look at this one like a glaze, just a skim coat of "color" to shine up the nails. I just wish the coloring wasn't so yellow on this one. Oh well. 

What do you think of Glints of Glinda? Do  you think the yellow tone would work for you?

I wanted to share a professional photo of my niece and nephew. My friend Bambi, of Everlasting Beauty Photography took some amazing new born photos of the twins.  This is my favorite one, just look at the smile on Anthony's face!!!! Take a look at Anthony and Aria:

Have a great week everyone!

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: My Vampire is Buff

Hello beautiful people! Thanks for stopping by today! Today I have a fun nude to share with you from OPI. I love nudes, especially nude cremes, it's nice to wear a clean neutral color every so often.

This is My Vampire is Buff and it's a bone/ivory creme. It's a really neutral nude, not too pink toned, not too yellow toned. I have a feeling many skin tones will be able to pull this one off. I love when a polish is so universal!

The formula is okay but it's on the thin side. I used two coats for the opacity shown but it really does require three. I think you'll be able to see why from the photos: it looks okay in my photos but there's a bit of visible balding and streaking. Next time I will just do three coats and then I think it will be perfect.

What do you think of this nude? Do you NEED another nude? I personally can never have enough nudes.

Random Thoughts:

• Seriously, the snow needs to go away!
• Who's been watching The Walking Dead? I enjoyed this week's episode, even though we didn't see all characters, someone I have been dying to see showed up! What a great episode and the ending was great - it really showed how people have changed over time. 
• I cannot wait to see Oz: The Great and Powerful. I love all things Oz related, I hope this does not dissappoint!

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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