Seeing Red!!!

So yesterday, I think I had a little too much fun swatching that I decided to do it again today with some of my reds.  I have a SLEW of Zoya's reds and I thought today on this perfectly gloomy day, I would dive in. 
 

Tosca

Tosca...I bought this red because this is the name of one of my favorite operas.  LOL  The red is more on the pinkish side and it has a hint of gold shimmer. It went on very smooth and in 2 coats.  I love it, but not as much as a couple of the other colors.  I know when the sun starts shining on the regular and I get a tan, I shall love it more.








Next up...Delilah.  It is a nice red jelly with sparkles.  I don't even know if my camera caught the full effect.  I was a tad disappointed because it took like 4 coats to get the look that I wanted, but once I got the look...I loved it.  I think it is my favorite out of this group.

Kamilah, nice frosty and pinky red.  LOL  I didn't care for it much, but it is really beautiful.

To break up the super shiny thing, I found Posh in the stash.  It is a beautiful matte red from the Matte Velvet Collection.  It is even prettier when there is a top coat on it.

Posh Mat

Posh with Top Coat

My second favorite out of the reds is Isla...makes me want to sing La Isla Bonita.  LOL  It reminds me of the Nubar's Torrid Red that I swatched yesterday.  Wow...

Isla

Chelsea

Last of today's Seeing Red....Chelsea.  I bought it because that is one of my favorite sections of NY.  LOL  It is a great orange frosty red.  This is more of my mom's flavor and I am going to drop it in her purse when I catch up with her.  LOL  She loves a good red and a good frost.  LOL

So happy Tuesday....oh...and my last pic is yesterday's manicure.  Gargantuan Green Grape by OPI and Sweet P by Hard Candy.  Oh so perfect!  I had to help out one of my mother's friends who teaches high school and the girls were asking me what color I had on.  LOL  Gotta love the teens!

Zoya Haul

I swear...I'm so, so sad. LOL Last week Zoya had a sale of sorts. You spend over $10 and you get 2 polishes free. Now...any normal person would buy 4...get 2 free....but not me. I ordered 6. Ack. LOL I got some colors that I have been lemming and one was a surprise to me. LOL

I ordered Yummy, MarryJ, Layla, Star, Paz and Savita. The Savita was a surprise...I have no idea why, but I didn't realize it was a matte. Funny enough this was the color that I was drawn too. So, I opened the box and there it was in all of its purple glory. Wootie Woo!

Sexxay!! I wonder if there will be one color by Zoya that I DO NOT like??

with China Glaze Fast Forward Top Coat

matte...no flash for both.

OYI.

That is the only way I can describe today's manicure and nail drama. Last night I finally broke out Dorothy Who? from the Wizard of Ooh Ahz Collection. Lemme just say, I actually love the color, but I obviously did something wrong. When I woke up my right hand looked like this....

And my left hand looks like this....

Harumph! That's all I can say. Then then the day got worst...well nail wise....LOL...the nail on my middle finger broke in a half jagged crazy look. Argh! ARGH!! So I think i will be polish free until something good happens. Pish-posh!

On to good news...well, during the icky snow last week, I ran by Ricky's Beauty Supply here in New York City...and they were selling Barielle nail polish for $1.99. I picked up 3...Joytini, Suntini...and something else that I can't find. LOL This is Joytini with 2 coats of Orly Prism Gloss Gold...and Seche Vite. I love it...but it happened that I didn't go out of the house, but my nails looked snazzy...while I sat in the house and watched the dreadful day this past Monday.

Oh and one last piece of good news...I had been lemming...more like having a SUPER LUUUUUUUUUST for Yellow Kitty..which is a part of the Sally Hansen Complete Manicure line. When I saw it on Elaine of Lacquer Laine...I about died. LOL I couldn't find it ANYWHERE and lemme tell you, I was hunting like crazy!

Well...lo and behold, I went to Target tonight (a place that I have been avoiding like the plague.) I strolled by the nail polish section and there it was...in all its pretty yellow glory...YELLOW KITTY! Wootie Woo!!! Needless to say, I almost skipped down the aisle. LOL I am looking forward to my nail growing back so I can use it!

Now...off to spoiling myself with a couple of Zoya's. You know they are having their sale in honor of New York Fashion Week. Spend $10 and get two polishes free!!!! Just use the code NYFW.

Get to Zoyain'! LOL

Sloane you're sexy

Last week on Twitter I saw a posting from Zoya saying that they were having a free shipping day. *sigh* Me being me, I had absolutely NO control and bought 7 new polishes...Nina (chocolate brown), Zanna (a creamy mauve), Hope (sexy pinkish purple), Gwin (from the new collection), Isla (burgundy frost), Max (pinky red) and Sloane (dark vampy plum).

Today I have on Sloane...OH.MAH.GAWSH!!!! Wow...so hot, so sexy. It reminds me of a flashier Essie Wicked...and I love Wicked. Wicked was the first vampy color that I got into. I remember a friend at church had it on and it looked so amazing that I had to try it. I bought and was instantly in love...just as I am right now.

All I can do is oo and ahh...wow....OH.MAH.GAWSH. That's all I can say. I swear Zoya keeps me swooning....constantly!!

No flash

Flash

Flash

Ugh...and no sun. Sun...you've left us once again for snow! Argh!

Pinkie, Pink

This looks like the color I wore through most of high school, but it isn't...very close though. This color is more purplish than pink, but I still stick it in the pink pile.

This is Lillith by Zoya. It was actually a part of the first haul I ever got from Zoya. I love it. It took me 3 coats to get the color I wanted to see. I also used the Zoya Complete Color Lock System. I liked the system, but I don't care for the quick dry drops....that's just me. I rather use Seche Vite. *shrug*

Zoya...Ohya

Yesterday after getting home from the gym, I sat around and learned new music....and waited. Waited...and waited.....and waited....and waited some more. On what? On mah haul. *shhhh* LOL

At 4:45PM it finally got here...with a few things on back order.

MY GREENFRIDAY HAUL!!!! LOL Sweet drops of Zoya heaven!!!

So here is what I ordered...

• Colbie (which I'm wearing today)
• America
• Delilah
• Luna (which I'll be wearing tomorrow.)
• Kamilah
• Nova

With this order I received 3 out of my 6 GreenFriday gifts.

• Suvi
• Veruschka
• Midori (which i think is the PRETTIEST color and I will wear it the next time I make my favorite Midori Sour's. *snicker*)

Alright....so...Ms. Colbie.

Here she is in daylight. I like her. She is a brownish red with almost a blackish undertone. Crazy hunh? When I applied the first coat, i was NOT impressed at all. After the 2nd coat, I was totally in love.

I like the way it looks despite my jacked up cuticles. (Oh...if i would JUST wear gloves when washing dishes. pish-posh.) I can't wait to see what it looks like on my toes. This is a definite keeper!!

Thanks Zoya for another love!!!

First post and....Green Friday

Well...here is my first official post on my new blog. I have been blogging for years, but things took a down turn. I got bored...then I started finding bloggers who have habits...like me. They are makeup artists, nail polish junkies, shoe whores...you get my drift. LOL So I have decided to deal with my own habits...which are all the above.

So, last I placed my GreenFriday nail polish order with Zoya. Talk about SO excited!!! Needless to say, I have been looking at my blackberry and email like a little crack addict waiting for my shipping information. No word. Well...the analness in me had to find out SOMETHING! I just spoke with a representative from Zoya... *drum roll* They had 4,500 orders placed on GreenFriday. Seriously. The person I spoke with said give the order about 2 weeks. So...I wait. LOL

Oh well...I look forward to being back in the ranks of blogging.

Have a great day!