Zoya~Fleck Effect

Don't adjust the device you are viewing this on... it is me, Cindy and I am actually posting!  Life has consumed me lately and I apologize for my lack if posts and all around involvment in the nail polish and blogging world. I thought this post was perfect, since I feel like a total flake lately,  Zoya's amazing Flakies!!!  Fleck Effect from Zoya is 3 seriously flaky, and I mean that in a very good way, amazing polishes!  The Fleck Effects collection can be worn alone or over your favorite polish to give it a different look. 

Chloe is a pretty pink base with iridescent green and gold mylar flecks.

Opal is a sea foam green with iridescent green mylar flecks.

Maisie is a bright blue with iridescent green mylar fleckes.

Shortly after I swatched these pretties, I cut my finger pretty good.  So I will spare you the nastiness of my poor cut finger and show you how amazing the Fleck Effects are layered over other polishes.  Behold, the polish wheel.

How are you all enjoying Zoya's beautiful Fleck Effect?

Zoya~True Part 2

Today I have they other half of Zoya's Spring 2012 collection, True.  Zoya polishes and lot of other great Zoya products can be found here.  Also, don't forget to enter my Holo 2012 giveaway!

If the first three polishes were a little tame for you, these three are little more spicy!

Skylar is a muted sky blue with silver micro glitter.

Tru is a grape purple with golden and magenta micro glitter.

Lotus is a dusty purple with pink micro glitter.

So, what do you think, is True as must have collection, must have a few, or a pass?  I love this collection and is a must have for me.  You never know when you need a good neutral and True has several.  Thanks for looking!

*These polishes were sent me for an honest review*

Soulstice Nail Colour & Giveaway!

This contest is now closed!  Thank you to those who entered.

Today I have something exciting for you guys.  A new (to me) brand and a giveaway!  Soulstice is a vegan and cruelty free brand.  They offer spa quality products & toxin free nail colours.  They have 35 colors of polish to choose from that are 3-free, vegan and cruelty free.  I was sent 2 polishes to review and I really like them!  The colors are beautiful and the application was great.  You can find Soulstice Nail Colour on the Soulstice website for $8 each.

Provence is a nice lavender creme.  This went on smooth and easy, not chalky at all.

Monterey is a blue creme that is a little on the jelly finish side.  Love this one!

 ~sunlight~

~inside with a flash~

Giveaway Time!
Soulstice is giving one of my lucky followers their new 5 piece Fall 2011 collection! 

Here are all the rules & details:

*This giveaway starts now (11/9/11) and ends Wednesday, 11/16/11 at 11:59pm PST.
*You must be a Nail'd & Polish'd follower.  Please follow through GoogleFriend Connect. (one entry)
*Like the Soulstice Spa Facebook page http://www.facebook.com/soulsticespanailcolour (one entry)
*Sign up for the Soulstice Spa Newsletter here (one entry)
*Please leave one comment below with your email address, which entries you did, and names you did them under
*You must be 18 and older
*Open to US & Canadian residents

I will choose the winner using random.org and announce it on Thursday, November 17, 2011.  Good Luck!

China Glaze~Metro Collection

The Fall 2011 collections have been out since summer and I figured it was about time I get these up!  The Metro Collection by China Glaze is a 12 piece collection ranging from shimmers, to glitters, to cremes.  I have 3 of the polishes from this collection, two glitters and a to die for creme!

Skyscraper is a blueberry base with silver glitter.  In the bottle, this color pulls more purple, so I was a little surprised when I applied and it was blue.

Midtown Magic, how do I describe this one?  Bare with me-It is a brown/burgundy base with gold, brown, & I think I see green micro glitter.  I can't tell if this has a duo chrome to it or if it has a slight holographic to it.  It is a really cool and trippy color.  And it is gorgeous! 

Concrete Catwalk is they grey creme I have been searching for!  It's more of a blue-ish grey, but I just love it!

What do you all think about this collection?  Is it a hit or a miss?

Maybelline~Fall 2011, Scene on the Runway

Making it's Nail'd & Polish'd debut is Maybelline.  I can't believe I have never swatched a Maybelline polish before, but better late than never I suppose.  Today I have two limited edition polishes from the Scene on the Runway Collection.  I recently found a display at Kmart and grabbed these two.  Cool Couture and Notorious Navy are very pretty colors.  The formula, however, wasn't all that great.  I couldn't get the polish to go on very smooth and the brush was a little funky for me.  But they are very pretty.

Cool Couture is a grey base with a teal shimmer to it.  The color of this polish made me forget about the application issues.  Look at this beauty!

Notorious Navy is a steel navy blue shimmer.  Very pretty and flattering.

So did I just get a bad couple of bottles, or have you guys had application issues too?

Zoya~Summertime

Happy September!  Wasn't is just May?  With summer winding down, I thought I had better swatch the Summer Collection from Zoya that has been sitting under my desk for months.  Summertime and Sunshine are the two collections that Zoya launched a few months back.  Summertime is a set of 6 beautiful creams and in Sunshine, are the 6 sparklies.  Today I have a few Summertime polishs to show you.

Breezi is a beautiful bright mid-tone, blue creme.

Kieko is a warm purple cream.  Wouldn't this be pretty with a duo chrome finish?  I think so.

Sookie, well I bought Sookie for the name.  It is a red creme and I really don't need another red creme.  But, I love True Blood!

It thought this was a pretty collection, nothing too spectacular or that I haven't seen before.  These are available at www.zoya.com and they retail for $8.  Thanks for looking!

Patriotic Manicure

Happy day after the 4th of July!  Hope everyone enjoyed their weekend.  I did a red, white, & blue paint job on Sunday and thought I would share.  I am not the person who does her nails for this holiday and infact, usually the only holiday I really get into is Halloween, so this is really out of the box for me.  I used Zoya~Sookie for the red & Nubar~Navy Blue for the blue.  The white is China Glaze Crackle in Lightning Bolt.  Then I added a coat of China Glaze~Pixie Dust, & toppped it with a top coat.  Before you look at the pictures, I just want to remind you to enter my Summer Give Away!  Check it out and enter here. 

I have to be honest, this is so not me!  I think it looks pretty good and maybe if it were a different set of colors I would have liked it better.  My kids loved it and Some times, that is enough!

Zoya~Mod Mattes

Zoya recently came out with a really cool set of matte polishes.  Eventhough I think that 'matte' has ran its course, I really like these polishes  Phoebe, Lolly, & Mitzi are bright, fresh, and perfect for summer.  The application was okay, not great.  I am not a big fan of matte polishes and I have a hard time getting them to go on smooth.  I had good luck and bad luck with these.  Some nails are good, and some are lumpy.

Phoebe is my favorite of the three.  It is a gorgeous bright Caribbean blue with a slight shimmer to it.

Lolly is a beautiful bright hot pink.

Mitzi is a lime green that I love.  However this shade of green does not love me. 

What do you think?  Do you like the Zoya Mod Mattes?  If you do, you might want to check back tomorrow for a chance to win your own matte trio.

Deborah Lippmann~Glitter in the Air

Hello my new favorite color!  Deborah Lippmann was inspired to create Glitter in the Air by P!nk's performance of her song Glitter in the Air, on the 2010 Grammys.  That performance was so beautiful and amazing, just like this polish.  I have been staring at this polish on my nails for four days now and been trying to think of what I wanted to say about it.  I still can't quite descibe it, except to say that it is beautiful. 

Glitter in the Air is a milky pale sheer blue creme base with pink and light blue larger hex glitter, pieces of small pink and silver glitter with a hint of tiny blue shimmer.  I used 3 coats and topped it with Deborah Lippmann Addicted to Speed top coat.  Perfection!

I got my Glitter in the Air at Nordstom, but you can also find it at http://www.deborahlippmann.com/. 

And for you viewing pleasure, the peformance that inspired the polish, Glitter in the Air~

Essie~Nice is Nice & Coat Azure

Spring 2011 is in full force and the polish collections are gorgeous!  French Affair by Essie is a beautiful collection of soft, classy colors that do not disappoint.  There are 6 colors in French Affair and today, I have two to share with you.  Nice is Nice and Coat Azure are perfect for Spring and would make great addititions to everyones polish collections.

Nice is Nice is a soft pale lilac creme.  It went on smooth and covered completely with the second coat. 

(sorry about the fuzz in the polish on my first nail-didn't notice it when I was swatching)

Coat Azure, how beautiful is this one?  A bright blue with just a touch of shimmer.  Beautiful!

The other 4 colors are neutrals and a pale pink.  All six are well worth the hunt :)

China Glaze~Anchors Away

The Anchors Away collection from China Glaze was one of the most talked about collections last summer and fall.  Everyday for months people where talking about it on twitter and other blogs.  I was so excited for the collection to come out and when it finally did, I had the hardest time finding it!  It seemed like it was launched one day and gone the next.  Neither one of my Sally's even got it in.  However, I was lucky enough to find two polishes from this collection.

Sea Spray is a pale grey-baby blue micro shimmer or semi-pearl.

First Mate is a gorgeous dusty dark blue creme.  I was really happy that I found this one.

How lucky where you guys in your Anchors Away hunt?

China Glaze~ High Def & Gamer Glam

Happy last Monday of March 2011!  Hope everyone had a great weekend.  Mine was alright.  I got some really bad new on Friday.  My good friend was hit Thursday night by a drunk driver.  He was on his motorcycle and hurt really bad.  So I am a bit of an emotional mess.  But he has a lot of people who love him and are praying and sending good thoughts and energy to him.  So, my tip for the day is be careful out there and please don't drink & drive.

Today I have 2 China Glaze polishes for you.  These are from their Tronica Collection that recently came out.  I know a lot of people are having a hard time finding this collection.  You can try checking at Sally's.  My Sally's doesn't have them, but I have heard they are out there.  I found mine at Cosmoprof. 

High Def is a medium blue holographic polish.  The holographic finish is more subtle than I hoped for, but it's beautiful!

Gamer Glam is a gorgeous purple holo.

OPI~Katy Perry Collection

OPI and Katy Perry teamed up to create a really great collection of four polishes and a shatter finish.  The shatter or crackle effect is all the rage right now and OPI's is wonderful.  This collection has sparkle, shimmer, and duochrome!  You can find these at your favorite OPI retailer.

The One That Got Away is a beautiful magenta base with magenta sparkles.

The One That Got Away with Black Shatter

Teenage Dream is a sweet sheer pink base full of tiny pink glitter and larger iridescent glitter.

Teenage Dream with Black Shatter.

Last Friday Night is a bright sheer blue base with tiny blue glitter and larger iredescent glitter.

Last Friday Night with Black Shatter.

Not Like the Movies is a silver shimmer base with a light purple/green duochrome.  I was hoping this color would be a little darker.  It's actually pretty sheer.  But it is pretty.

Not Like the Movies with Black Shatter.

Tha Black Shatter takes a nail or two to figure out, but once you get the hang of it, it's really pretty easy to use.  I do recommend a top coat.  If you want the mate look, try a thin coat of a regular top coat and then ttry a matte top coat over it.  What do you think?