Zoya X Redbook Limited Edition Trio Holiday 2015 Swatches & Review

Happy Monday! I know that for many people Mondays are a source of sadness, especially when everyone was just off for Thanksgiving...I definitely enjoyed my short break of just being able to spend time with my family and my boyfriend and not think about school for a couple of days. Don't get me wrong, I love what I study but everyone needs a little break once in awhile!

Today I have another exciting post! I was at an Ulta near my college and I saw a brand new display from Zoya labeled "Sugar Plum Surprise". I had heard nothing about it so I did some further looking into it and I found out that this was a collaboration between Zoya and Redbook! 

Happy Thanksgiving

Hello everyone!

I just wanted to hop on here really quick and wish everyone a Happy Thanksgiving! I went to my grandparents' house as usual, ate lots of good food and caught up with some of my relatives.

Anyone going Black Friday shopping ? I'm going later in the afternoon tomorrow.

Anyway, I hope you all had a good day~

Coral Polish Comparisons

Happy Tuesday! To say yesterday was interesting was an understatement...because of Thanksgiving and my upcoming break, I'm looking forward to a relaxing weekend before I do the tons of work that has been assigned haha.

I have my first dupe post today! If you cannot tell from my first post ever, I'm a coral polish addict. I own at least 7 or 8 to which 3 of them are the exact same color (which was the whole point). My addiction started when I first put on China Glaze Surreal Appeal for formal at my old high school. It ended up matching my dress perfectly and I just fell in love with the color ever since. Of course, it is not a permanent shade in China Glaze's range so I am always seeking out dupes for when the terrible day comes that I finish my only precious bottle haha.

Winstonia Jumbo Sticky Stamper Review

Hey all! How's your day so far? I'm doing pretty good, well I just woke up not long ago so much hasn't happened yet haha. I have class at 2:50 and then I have to meet my Korean Literature professor about my final paper topic, that's all I have to do!

Flower Stamping Nail Art

Hello all ! I'd say "Happy Monday" but nobody really likes Mondays, right? haha Anyway how was you guys' weekend? Mine was pretty awesome! On Saturday, Nicole from Youngwildandpolished had a meet up and I got to meet her! I would post my photographic evidence but my boyfriend blurred the only photo I got so....no photo here haha But I did post my only photo on Instagram so go look there! She was even more gorgeous in person and so nice to boot. Incidentally while I was waiting in line, I also (sort of) met Jill from Glisten & Glow! She liked the nail art that I'm going to show you in this post. Overall, my weekend was quite exciting, no? haha

Star Glitter Nail Art ft. OPI Give Me Space

Happy Thursday everyone ! Just one more day until Friday ! I always kind of look forward to Thursdays because I don't have any classes on Friday (I lucked out this semester) so once I'm done my weekend "begins".

Essence Nail Art Stampy Set Review

Hello Hello ! Today's Hump Day ! I have a review that has been a long time in the making...I've been using this Essence Nail Art Stampy Set for a while now and I'd thought I'd share my thoughts so if anyone was interested in buying it, this could help make your decision !

Here is the outside packaging of what the set looks like (please see * & ** for  a special note).


*As I mentioned before, I've been using this for a while now so I threw away the original box. I just wanted to make a note saying that the image below is not my own and I don't claim it as mine either. I used it purely so you could see what the packaging looks like if you were to pick it up in the store :)

**Image is not my own. This is taken from the Essence website :)

KBShimmer Bahama Drama, Let's Not Coral, and Spot Sign Swatches & Review

Hey everyone ! This is my first official post on my newly designed blog. I've had a nailstagram (here) for a while. I debated for a while whether I should make one or not but I decided to take the plunge and here we are ! Please bear with me as I'm very new to this so some things may still be wonky but I'm always working to iron everything out ! ;)

Now onto the exciting part~ this particular group of polishes are my first purchases from KBShimmer. I'm a little late to the Indie nail polish trend but better late than never right? I'm a self-proclaimed pink-toned coral polishaholic (so specific I know) so the first two cremes, Bahama Drama and Let's Not Coral, should come as no surprise to why I chose them. Then I thought Spot Sign was such a unique glitter...and I've kind of had my eyes on it for a while too so I had to have it obviously! Anyway let's get to the swatches:

Bahama Drama is a peachy/pink/coral that was released with the summer 2015 collection. I found the formula to be a bit streaky but leveled out by the third coat. I must add that when I first saw this it was much brighter than I expected! I was blinded haha. I used 3 coats plus topcoat.

 Let's Not Coral is a medium pink. It pulls more raspberry on my skintone (I'm very cool-toned) but in person, it's a bit lighter and almost exactly like a medium pink. This was released in the summer 2014 collection and the formula was wonderful! I used 2 coats plus topcoat.

 Spot Sign  has leopard glitter, different sized black circle glitter, and holo glitter all suspended within a clear base. This was released in the winter 2014 collection and I absolutely love this! The base isn't too thick and while you do have to fish out the leopard glitter, it isn't difficult to do. Very unique and I highly recommend, especially for those who cannot do animal print nail art. This is 1 coat over Let's Not Coral plus topcoat.

Overall, I'm very happy with my purchases and will definitely pick up some more when I get the chance!

KBShimmer can be found here: https://www.kbshimmer.com/