Zoya Shawn+Tanzy

Hi everyone! Been super busy lately with school and everything that I haven't been able to do my nails and such :) I actually painted my nails today during English... But anyway. I know it's super simple but... Yea. I was going to stamp over it but I really liked the color combo so I decided to leave it! I will have something wayyy better and something with more thought put into it later this week. I promise!

Thanks so much for reading and be sure to let me know what you think!

Oh and be sure to check out my giveaway. Link is in the top right hand corner :)

• Base Color: Zoya Shawn
• Accent: Zoya Tanzy layered over Bettina Orange

(**Bettina product sent for consideration**)

Tribal Nails!

Hi everyone! So I finally got around to doing tribal nails! :)

I started off with two coats of Bettina Clouds, which is seriously the best white I have ever used. All of the whites I have tried in the past are nasty, streaky, and look like I painted my nails with white out.  The formula on Clouds is amazing and smooth...  It's a "real" white but it's... soft... like, not as stark. It's amazing and so pretty...

Afterwards I sponged on a bunch of different colors and then stamped on a fun polynesian-esque tribal print.

Thanks so much for reading and let me know what you think!

• Base Color: Bettina Clouds
• Sponged Colors: Orange- Bettina Art Deco Orange, Yellow- Bettina Art Deco Yellow, Navy- Bettina Indigo, Red- OPI Red My Fortune Cookie
• Stamp Color: Konad Black 
• Plate: BM221

(**Bettina products sent for review**)

Halloween Nail Art Series: Spooky Meadow

Hi everyone! So today's nails were inspired by Ihaveacupcake on youtube. She did a haunted house tutorial (which is awesome and you should check it out) but I was really inspired by the designs on her other fingers (and I already did haunted house nails which you can see HERE) so I decided to do a spooky meadow mani. Hope you like!

So my dad couldn't really figure out what these were at first, haha. Then after I explained to him he was  all like "ohhh! These are nice!" He also told me to tell you guys what each thing is... just in case. Ok, so the blue is supposed to represent the night sky, and the glitter represents the glittering stars. The shimmery orange (near the bottom) is just there so add some depth and contrast between the grass and the sky. The black stripes on the bottom is the grass from the meadow... or field. Whichever you prefer(: For the ring finger, I added a moon and a little bat(:

Anyways, I worked really hard on these (first time using a striper!) so I really hope you like it(:

• Base Color (Sky): Bettina Indigo
• Glitter (Stars): Finger Paints Sparkle Top Coat
• Black (Grass): Milani Black Sketch Nail Art Striper
• Orange Shimmer (Near Grass): Zoya Tanzy
• Yellow (Moon): Bettina Yellow
• Stamp Color: Konad Black Pearl
• Plate: BM213

(**Bettina product sent for review**)

Halloween Nail Art Series: Candy Corn Bats!

Hi everyone! Another halloween post for you(:

So this was inspired by (THIS) post by Amy from I'm Feeling Nail-Venturous(: Hahha, well not much to say... I started out with striping each color horizontally and then stamped cute bats on it afterwards.

Anyways, thanks so much for reading! Be sure to let me know what you think:)

• White: Luv My Nails White
• Yellow: Bettina Yellow
• Orange: Bettina Orange
• Stamp Color: Konad Black Pearl
• Plate: BM213

(**Bettina products sent for review**)

Halloween Nail Art Series: Pumpkin Nails

Hi!! Today is the very first day of my Halloween Nail Art Series, or HNAS, haha. I decided to start things off with something really simple and something that screams Halloween. Pumpkins.

I think these turned out super cute(: I started off with 2 coats of Bettina Orange (darn it! My Bettina's are supposed to be on vacation! Oh well :P ), then sponged a little bit of Tanzy to the tips just to add a little sparkle... that and I am kind of obsessed with sponging. I then stamped this super cute little pumpkin with vines (?) on top afterwards. To add some shine I topped everything off with one coat of Pro-FX Top Coat.

So, what do you think?? :)

• Base Color: Bettina Orange
• Sponge Color/Shimmery Orange: Zoya Tanzy
• Stamp Color: Konad Black Pearl
• Plate: BM224

(**Bettina products sent for review**)

Bettina Week Recap + Final Thoughts

Hi everyone!!

I hope all of you enjoyed Bettina Week(: Here is a recap just in case you missed anything. I'll have the names link back to their post if you want to read them separately. I also wanted to mention that these aren't all the Bettina's I own, I had two more that I swatched earlier and then two more that I didn't have time to swatch. Anyway, moving onto the photos! :)

Art Deco Yellow: Three coats of my new favorite yellow, then stamped it using another Bettina color... I love the way this turned out, I got so many compliments!

Secret: I have to say that I am not a fan of black. I did find a use for this color though! It works for stamping, yay!! I used two coats and layered Sinful Colors Out Of This World over it. I apologize about the lightning.. the pics were taken hours apart.

Art Deco Orange:  This is probably my new favorite orange! I love love LOVE it:) This is two buttery smooth coats. I then stamped it using a fun flower print. I think it looks super summ-ery and fresh(:

#4: This is one of the two only pinks in my collection... and I love it! It's a little peachy for my skintone but I like it nontheless:) This is two slightly thick coats and I stamped it using another Bettina color. 

Trees: Green jelly perfection! Formula was awesome (as usual) and dry time was great. Stamped with another Bettina color... not crazy about the print though.t

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Final Thoughts: Overall I am in LOVE with Bettina. They come in a bunch of fun colors, and even when they are basic they still have that something that makes them special. The formulas are amazing, even for the tougher colors such as yellow. Dry times are usually above average and they dry shiny, which I love. Even the colors which I didn't exactly love, I still found a use for them. 

About Bettina: Bettina is a cosmetic brand from Puerto Rico. I first heard about them through Let Them Have Polish! They just recently started distributing their lacquer in the US, starting in Miami, Florida. Not sure about retail locations, but I am pretty sure you can order them.  If you have any questions visit their FB page, they are pretty good (and fast) at answering your questions. To see more of their enamels visit their website: www.bettinacosmetics.com

If you are want to know exactly what products and things I used, please click on the name of the polish, it will redirect you to their post. If you want to see the colors that I didn't feature in Bettina Week, you can click my Nail Polish Collection tab below my header(:

Thanks so much for reading and I hope you enjoyed my recap! :D

(**Products were sent for review**)

Bettina Art Deco Orange

This is seriously the best orange I have seen in a while....

Art Deco Orange is basically a vibrant red orange. So pretty. For me, it's hard to find a good orange color and this is perfection. My photos don't do it any justice. It's much more bright and red-ish in real life. The formula on this was buttery smooth and extremely opaque. Dry time was average. Like my other Bettina's, Art Deco Orange dried shiny(: This is two thin coats.

I also wanted to mention that this works fairly well for stamping. Not over darker colors, but over lighter ones. You can see it being used (HERE). 

So, what do you think?? Like it?? Don't like it?? I would love to know! :)

• Base Color: Bettina Art Deco Orange
• Stamp Color: Luv My Nails White
• Plate: BM221

(**Product sent for review**)

Bettina Art Deco Yellow

Loving my nails right now! So cute and summer-y(:

If you follow me on Twitter, which I suggest you do ;), you would know that this week is Bettina Week!   So this whole week is going to be focused on the Bettina brand. I wanted to start things off with something bright and fun, so I chose Bettina Art Deco Yellow(:

Art Deco Yellow is this fun, bright yellow creme. The formula on this wasn't great, but it was better than my other yellow. I don't think it was Bettina's fault though... It's hard to make a good yellow polish. And like I said, the formula on this yellow was way better than my Sally Hansen yellow. This is three coats but dry time was fast so it didn't bother me(: Overall this color is gorgeous and if your looking for a good yellow I recommend it. 

Afterwards, I stamped it using Bettina Art Deco Orange and this fun circular image from BM206. The stamping is way more stark and vibrant in real life. I love the way this turned out, what about you?? :)

• Base Color: Bettina Art Deco Yellow
• Stamp Color: Bettina Art Deco Orange
• Plate: BM206

(**Products were sent for review**)

CRAZY DOTS!!

Tons and tons and tons of dots....

Like I said... tons and tons of dots :) I think it turned out cute... what about you?? :)

• Dots: purple- OPI Planks-A-Lot, blue- Sally Hansen Blue Me Away, yellow- Sally Hansen Mellow Yellow, orange- OPI Bet It All On OPI, green- China Glaze Tree Hugger

Club Havana

I usually use this for stamping but I decided it was time to use it as my base color....

Club Havana is an orange leaning towards a melon color... Dry time was average, and application was pretty good considering the price. Only problem I had was bald spots, but after three thin coats, everything evened out(:

I then stamped an image from plate BM210 and then filled it in using some shimmery OPI's :) It looks a little messy... but overall I kind of like it... not crazy about it... but I like it. The blue looks kind of "sketchy" because I was running out... sorry about that.

What do you think?? FAIL or GRAIL? 

• Base Color: Wet N Wild Club Havana
• Stamp Color: Konad Special Blue
• Shimmery Polishes: orange- OPI Take The Stage!, gold- OPI Rising Star
• Plate: BM210