Zoya Wednesday 619

From Zoya:  Faded dirty medium turquoise with green undertone and an opaque cream finish. A very stylish shade with a funky yet easy to wear vintage look.

This turquoise is definitely different than other colors I have.  It reminds me of the color of my vintage Boston pencil sharpener I have.

Sparkle Gloss top coat on ring finger.  Click pics for better view.

Sent for review, opinions are mine.

Zoya Tracie 618

From Zoya: Faded, yellow-toned pistachio green with delicate silvery shimmer for a frosted pearl finish. Great for a fresh-looking twist on vintage avocado green.

This is a surprising color, I think.  It is a soft spring green.  The shimmer is a very faint, and gives it life.  I think without the shimmer it might be kind of dull.  It has a retro feel for sure.

Ring finger with Sparkle gloss topcoat.  Click for bigger pics.
 Sent to me for review, all opinions are mine.

Zoya Arizona 617

From Zoya:  Softened bright citrus orange with a muted cream finish. This orange is bright but also very soft, giving it a fun, orange sherbet-like look on the nails.

This orange is very nice.  It's not neon, and it's not obnoxious.  Not quite pastel, but soft.

Sparkle gloss on ring finger.  Click for bigger pics!
Sent to me for review, all opinions are mine.  

Zoya Shelby 616

From Zoya: Soft but colorful cherry blossom pink with an opaque cream finish. A light girly pink with enough tint to keep it from looking pastel or washed out.

Usually light pinks don't excite me, but I like this one.  It's not overly bright, not boring either.  Cool toned and chic.  :,)  Click for larger view!

Sparkle gloss on ring finger.
Sent to me for review, all opinions are my own.

Zoya Lara 615

From Zoya:  Medium magenta-rose pink with subtle yellow undertone and a soft cream finish. A soft shade, but with a candy-like pop of color to ensure that it doesn't look flat.

This is a really pretty cream pink.  It makes me think of bright pink flowers.  Sparkle gloss top coat on ring finger.

Click for larger pics!
Sent to me for review, all opinions are my own.

Zoya Reagan 614

From zoya.com: deep, cool fuchsia pink with subtle blue undertone and an opaque cream finish. Reagan packs a lot of color without being excessively bright and is soft but not overly muted.



On my ring finger I applied Zoya Sparkle Gloss top coat. It is a clear base with little tiny shimmeries in it. So pretty!
http://zoya.com/content/38/item/Zoya/Zoya-Nail-Polish-Sparkle-Gloss-Topcoat.html

I love this shade. I think it packs a punch for Summer! This has awesome color saturation. :,)

Sent to me for review, all opinions are my own. Click for a larger view!

Zoya Sparkle Gloss top coat

A few posts ago I mentioned the Sparkle Gloss top coat from Zoya.  I took a super short vid of it and a few pics. It looks like crushed diamonds in the bottle!  My bottle is older, so it looks yellow here, but it goes on clear.  I do have a newer bottle and it looks clear.  The sparkles are the same.  :,)  Happy polishing!  Click on pics for larger view, watch vid in HD! 

Coming soon!

Four hours, 12 colors, 16 cotton balls, and 176 pictures later, I have pics!  I did this last night.  I will be editing soon, and chucking up lovely pics soon of the Zoya Beach and Surf collection! 

I already started going through the pics this morning and editing.  It's a process, so bear with me.  On each color, I swatched the ring finger with the Sparkle gloss top coat!  It really shows off on the creams.  The metallics are already so shimmery that it blends.

Please stay tuned!

p.s. I did do vids of the creams, but wasn't pleased with the way they turned out.  I didn't do it like I should have and the vids were more shaky than I liked.  I was waiting to get a new camera, and now have one!  I was using a Sony....and the macro just...FAIL. I now have a Canon and LOVE it!  :,)

Qtica Intense Total Hydrating Therapy

 

Qtica is made by Art of Beauty, the same company of Zoya.  :,)

This is an awesome cream.  I can't tell you how many times I've reached for this cream when my hands are dry.  In the winter my hands start to get chapped from the cold and working where I am constantly washing them.  When I apply this, it instantly adds moisture back into my poor skin, takes away the pain, and makes my skin feel healthy again.

The texture of your moisturized skin after it dries is soft, smooth, pliable, and powdery.  Smooth, but not slick.  Very non-greasy.  The smell is unique.  Not overwhelming.  Smells slightly medicinal/herbal. Very light. 

From the website:

What is Qtica Intense Total Hydrating Therapy Lotion

Qtica Intense Total Hydrating Therapy Lotion is an unscented, advanced therapy lotion for hands, feet and body that locks in moisture for up to 8 hours and helps to keep skin looking smooth and healthy.
Qtica Intense Total Hydrating Therapy Lotion is gentle, non-greasy formula uses a miraculous hyaluronic acid (HA) panthanol and colagen combination to impart and lock in moisture to the dermal layer of skin...and it keeps it there for almost 8 hours. Vitamins A, B, and E help to soothe skin and keep it looking fresh and healthy.

Pics:  Before

After:

 

 The cream comes in two sizes, 6oz for $16, or 16oz for $30.  You can buy it online here, at Qtica's website.

Zoya Reagan 614

Watch in HD!



From zoya.com: deep, cool fuchsia pink with subtle blue undertone and an opaque cream finish. Reagan packs a lot of color without being excessively bright and is soft but not overly muted.


On my ring finger I applied Zoya Sparkle Gloss top coat. It is a clear base with little tiny shimmeries in it. So pretty!
http://zoya.com/content/38/item/Zoya/Zoya-Nail-Polish-Sparkle-Gloss-Topcoat.html

I love this shade. I think it packs a punch for Summer! This has awesome color saturation. :,)

Sent to me for review, all opinions are my own.

Zoya Chloe 584

Zoya Chloe 584 from the Fleck collection.  .5oz, $8.  Watch in HD for full effect!!

From Website: Chloe is a sheer coral pink base with two types of duochrome Mylar flakes: red-orange to gold and gold-green to blue. A fun flake glitter topcoat that can be layered over any shade to create a fascinating 3D effect.

This is a very pretty polish.  It can be seen layered over other colors in some of my past videos.  Sent to me for review, all opinions are my own.

WTDW. Pics fail.

I took pics of polish swatches of the lovely new Zoya colors.  Either the pinks looked red, the pinks looked lavender, or the purples showed non-existant blue flecks.  Really not happy with the pics at all.  I feel I should stick to the HD vids.  They show everything as is.  I'm sorry.  :,(  I'm going to have to take vids soon.  Right now I'm exhausted.  And my teeth ache.  (went to the dentist for the first time in 10 years today.  When they mention gum probing...yeah.  It's not fun.)

Stay tuned...

Zoya Opal 583

Zoya Opal 583 from their Fleck effect trio!

From website:  Opal (ZP583): Green tint with mylar green fleck effect.

Sent to me for review, all opinions are my own.

This is a quick video of a close up to the bottle.  You can see this over the True collection on my other vids.  So pretty!

Watch in HD!

Blistex Deep Renewel

During the winter my lips can get very dry.  I often hunt for the perfect lip balm I can grab and quickly apply.  Enter Blistex Deep Renewel with CoQ10 and spf 15.  I love this stuff!  It glides on like butter, goes on completely clear, natural shine, and smells ever-so-slightly of spearmint. I took my Lakme kajal, drew a circle on my dry hand, and applied the Blistex in the circle.  You can see the difference below.  Click the pics for a closer looksy!  :,)  http://www.blistex.com/products/deep-renewal

Lakme Kajal, my fave!

I know I usually do polish, since this is a polish blog.  But once in a while I'm going to review miscellaneous products I use.  Why not? 

Have you heard of Lakme kajal?  The brand, Lakme, is pronounced lawk-may.  (lawk like hawk).  It's a very big brand in India.  They have many products that I've only seen online, but would love to try. 

I love this kajal.  I've used it for a very long time.  I use it on my waterline in the morning, followed by my mascara.  Now, it does migrate from the outer corner to my lashline, but you can easily reapply if this bothers you.  It doesn't me, because my eye still looks defined even when it has migrated. 

I applied this to my dry hand.  It glides on very smoothly.  In the pictures with the cross, I had sprayed my hand with water and then drew the cross.  I did this to show you the ability to transfer on wet surfaces...i.e waterlines.  It does have camphor in the formulation, which is cooling.  If you have super sensitive eyes, you may want to avoid it.  I personally like the feel.  It smells really nice too.  As far as helping your lashes grow, I can't comment on that per se.  But I will say my lashes certainly don't lack. :,)

http://www.lakmeindia.com/shades/prod_kajal.asp

• Has camphor and castor oil to cool and soothe the eyes
  
• Helps eyelashes grow longer

Click on the pics for a closer look! :,)