Zoya Tanzy

ohmygosh the gorgeous-ness of Tanzy leaves me in awe...

Isn't Tanzy so pretty? Tanzy is a warm medium orange foil with a slightly darker orange duo-chrome. Tanzy also has some gorgeous yellow, silver, and orange shimmers. The formula on this was perfection, this is three thin coats.

You have no idea how much I am loving my two Zoya polishes! I absolutely love the brush, the colors, and the formula!

I would say the first photo is the most color accurate. The next too are a tad bit too.... dark. I have no idea why those turned out different. But they are still pretty close(:

Like my last Zoya, I didn't want to cover up the beautiful color so I just stamped my thumbs. Next time I will stamp all of my fingers because I LOVE the way the stamp looks against the bright orange *drool*

Do you love Zoya as much as I do??

• Base Color: Zoya Tanzy
• Stamp Color: Konad Black Pearl 
• Plate: BM215

OPI Int'll Date Line

I didn't think that I was going to like this color... but once I got it on... it was actually quite flattering(:

Int'll Date Line is this pretty chocolate-y brown with maroon/burgundy, and maybe even some dark raspberry undertones. This polish is a black label so I am guessing thats why the formula was nice. I am not sure if they still sell this shade. Int'll Date Line dries fast and shiny. This is two thin coats.

Afterwards, I decided to do to the same thing I did to my other black label OPI... add dots!! Also, I wanted to mention that this polish is a tad bit more maroon/burgundy in real life... All pictures taken pre-top coat. 

• Base Color: OPI Int'll Date Line
• Dots: fuchsia- OPI The One That Got Away, gold- OPI Bling Dynasty

Rimmel Marine Blue

I finally got around to using this beauty(:

Marine Blue is this gorgeous duo-chrome that changes from blue to green. It's shimmery but it's very fine shimmer. It's not chunky at all... almost like a foil. Formula on this was buttery smooth, nice and even. Dry time was average. This is 2 coats. 

• Base Color: Rimmel Marine Blue
• Stamp Color: Luv My Nails White
• Plate: BM201

Zoya Kieko

Here it is, my first Zoya beauty(:

Kieko is this gorgeous magenta berry color. It's so pretty. The formula on this was amazing!! The best I have probably ever used! Coverage was very even and smooth. It was sort of a mix between a jelly and a creme. When it dried it dried shiny and a little bit squishy so be careful... you don't want to ding it. This is two coats.

The only problem I had when using Keiko, was that is started peeling the very next day! Maybe it was because I used a cheap basecoat?? Or maybe the wrong type of top coat?? I am not sure... I'll try to experiment with different topcoats, ETC.

Overall I am absolutely in LOVE with Kieko and the brand Zoya and this is just my first polish! I can't wait to try Tanzy. I ended up just stamping my thumb... didn't want to cover up that beautiful color!

• Base Color: Zoya Kieko
• Stamp Color: Luv My Nails White
• Dots: blue- China Glaze For Audrey, green- Carla #25
• Plate: BM212

Jordana Purple Punch + Cute Stamping

This has got to be one of my most favorite and fun manicures of all time(:

AHHHH, I love this so much!! After I did this I realized that it was similar to a manicure that Cristina did. Haha, sorry Cristina, I didn't mean to copy :P

Purple Punch is the only Jordana polish I own(: It's extremely pretty... I think this is my second time using it... Anyway, Purple Punch is sort of a medium red-ish purple with extremely fine burgundy shimmer. It's so fine that I actually couldn't capture it on the camera. So ya... it's sort a "sheen". Formula on this was perfection; two buttery smooth coats.

Personally, I really like this color but I don't think it looks THAT great against my skin tone...
Also, I dotted the center of the flowers myself(:

Do you own any Jordana polishes??

• Base Color: Jordana Purple Punch
• Stamp Color: Luv My Nails White
• Dots: Konad Regular Polish Pastel Green, Carla #25
• Plate: BM224

My franken(:

You know the franken I blogged about last week? (HERE) Well, I finally got around to swatching it and it's gorgeous(:

This is three coats of my franken. All coats were smooth except for the time where it got a little lumpy due to the flakies. After about 3 coats the flakies are everywhere so it looks nice(: Dry time was a little slow though. I didn't apply a topcoat before I stamped just because I didn't think it would dry.

Speaking of stamping...

The "lighter" photos were taken outside under a tree, see how different the colors look?? It's a lot more green in real life. I really like my skin color in the lighter photos but the colors are off :(

I have been wanting to use the cool snakeskin print on my new BM plates and I thought this was the perfect opportunity. 

What do you think I should name my franken?? Overall, I think the color and the stamp is very cute, what about you??

Nail Mail + How I Store My Plates

YAY! Nail mail! Come take a look :)

My first package of nail mail (I got these this afternoon). I won Jenny, from Polishology's, giveaway! I won my first two Zoya nail polishes! I was soooo excited to get these :)

OMG aren't they gorgeous?? Thank you so much Jenny!!! Swatches will be up as soon as possible!! :)

Colors: Kieko and Tanzy

After months and months of debating whether or not I should get Bundle Monster plates, I finally just bought them. I am so happy that I did(: My BM plates got here pretty fast too, I ordered them on Monday, it shipped out on Tuesday, and got here on Wednesday! I was so surprised. Then I found out they came from a neighboring island... anyway, here are some pics(:

I couldn't really photograph all of them so I just did little sections at a time, lol. Also, they still have the protective film on them, that's why they are blue.

I thought this post would be a cool opportunity to show you how I store my stamping plates so I took some pictures...

I keep my plates in this little metal "suitcase" thing that you can win at the arcade. Like, you play a lot of games, get tickets, and then "buy" prizes with the tickets. My friend got this one for me(: 

Here is the inside. My plates now reach the top!!

Some pictures of my plates... still haven't taken off the film, lol.

This is my scraper. Your probably wondering why the heck I am using an old giftcard. I noticed how my actual stamper scrapes my plates and makes them ugly so then I started using old giftcards. They work just as well and they don't scrape the plates. As you can see, I need a new one. It's all dirty and ugly, and the bottom is starting to get a little dull.

Random picture of my stamper which, sadly, cannot fit in there anymore :(

How do your store your stamping plates?? Have you acquired any nail mail lately?? Anyway, that's it for today, hope you enjoyed this post :)