The Time Has Come...

I have been contemplating writing this post for a while now, and I can't put it off any longer. I have been blogging for a long time, si...

Monday, January 3, 2011

3 Free Zoyas! (pic heavy)

Do you "like" Zoya? On Facebook, Zoya has been trying to hit 20,000 fans and they finally did it! To celebrate, they're giving their fans a code that allows them 3 FREE Zoya nail polish bottles! Today, they will release the code on Facebook so be sure to "like" them and keep your eyes peeled for the special code!

Here are a few swatches of some awesome Zoya colors, maybe giving you an idea of what you will want to pick out for yourself!

Here's Lexi, a metallic pale pink. Zoya describes it as "A soft-toned shimmering multichromatic shade that combines mauve, silver, pink and hints of blue."
 
Irene is a metallic olive toned green shimmery stunner. Zoya describes it as "Muted, mossy camouflage olive green accented by fine yellow-based green shimmer."
Kierra is a reddish plummy shimmer. Zoya describes it as "Fascinating brown-based wine purple with fine metallic mauve shimmer."
 Gigi is a baby pink with silver micoglitter. Zoya describes it as "Light baby pink with pink duochrome shimmer and lots of twinkling silver microglitter."
Fawne is a pinky frosted lavender purple. Zoya says it's "Frosted pinkish mauve with a fine layer of smooth golden shimmer."
Felicity is a gorgeous pale rose pink with gold and pink sparkle. Zoya says it's a "Soft dusty tea-rose pink with champagne and bright pink duochrome shimmer and flecks of gold."
Ivanka is a sexy sparkle-filled green polish. Zoya calls it "Mermaid green sparkling metallic."
Adina is a metallic lilac polish with a light green metallic duochrome. Zoya says it is a "Violet metallic multichrome. A frosty hint of green and magenta creates a unique 'oil-slick' look."
Anastasia is a gorgeous dark wine shimmer with gold sparkle. Zoya says it is a "A warm brown with strong purple tones with golden plum duochrome and heavy gold microglitter."
Casey is a cult classic vampy almost-black red. Zoya describes it as a "Dark, rich, saturated blackened red-purple creme."
Mimi is a bluish purple sparkling polish with silver gleam. Zoya says it is a "royal purple sparkling metallic."
Gwin is a gleaming tangerine shimmer with a gold flash. Zoya describes it as a "Sunny melon metallic duochrome."
 Calypso is a frosty grapefruit coral with silver shimmer. Zoya says it is a "Bright yet soft looking light orange-coral with smooth, frosty metallic shimmer."
Lola is a shocking pink fuchsia neon with a blue flash. Zoya says it is an "Ultra-bright warm fuchsia-pink base with strong blue-violet duochrome shimmer."
Reece is a purple tinged rose metallic polish with a gold duochrome. Zoya describes it as "Rose metallic duochrome. A frosty hint of gold creates a unique "oil-slick" rose-gold."
Audrina is a dusty mauvey purple creme. Zoya calls it "A very bright funky mix of medium pink and purple with a milky creme finish."
Astra is a sparkling dark rose pink chunky glitter polish. Zoya describes it as "A deep, rosy warm pink tinted translucent base with lots of dark and light pink glitter."
And LAST is miss Kotori, a metallic almost teal deep ocean blue shimmer with a semi-translucent black base. Zoya explains it as "A dense bright blue shimmer superimposed over a sheer black base."
I hope I gave you some help to pick out your own 3 favorite shades for Zoya's awesome giveaway. With over 300 shades available to choose from (OMG!) you might be a bit boggled with your choices! Good luck :)

xoxo,
kelliegonzo

Sunday, January 2, 2011

BB Couture Wild West Collection

I am always super excited and on the edge of my seat to see what is up next for BB Couture. Their collections and colors never disappoint us polish fiends, with their wild hues and awesome finishes. The newest collection is no exception. Wild West has six colors for ladies and six for the mens collection. I am happy to show you them all today.

Belle Starr is a simply gorgeous purple dusty mauvey color with sparkle! Fabulous coverage and pigment in two coats.
Wrangler is a frosty sparkley cool steely blue. This was probably my least favorite of the collection in terms of application, it was a bit thick and I can never handle frosts well, but it is really pretty as an end result.
Frontier Woman is definitely a keeper. Medium kelly green with sparkle!  A winner in my book.  Two coats and it's heaven.
Laced Corset is sexy! A shimmery plum purple that goes on smooth and pretty in two coats. Actually I don't think any of the ladies colors took me more than two coats! They were all great.
Pistol Packin' Mama is deep dark and hawt. It's a bit ambiguous, a little bit brown, a little bit green, golden and glowy.  I love it.
Saloon Girl is a seriously shimmery red pink. How gorgeous is this?! Very flattering.
Now on to the men's collection!

Posse is my favorite out of the collection BAR NONE. It is a burnished metallic olive green with some dark gold shimmer. I got more compliments on this nail polish than I have on one in a LONG time. It almost reminds me of a manure color haha, but I love it! At certain angles it looks really steel-like too, which is a cool effect. I wore this for almost a week, so that will explain the tip wear.
Sundance is a firey orange with an almost foil like shimmer. I don't know if this will be particularly flattering on everyone out there, but if I do say so myself, it looks pretty good on me ;)
Bandito is a real dark purple eggplant with fine shimmer. There is an elusive duochrome of green and there is a tinge of blue in there as well. Shows more in the bottle than on the nail though.
Outlaw is a gorgeous shimmery purple on the reddish side of the spectrum with red and gold sparkles. This one is truly breathtaking.
Rustler is a milk chocolaty brown creme. This is the only one I needed three coats on, it was a bit watery. Reminds me a bit of Dea by Zoya.
And last is Gunfighter, a steely grey blue with a foil-like shimmer. A lovely and aptly named polish.
I'd have to say this collection is a total winner. A few are definitely must-haves and the rest are absolutely should-haves.  You can get these online right now at BB Nail Polish from Cindy and the other lovely ladies that run the company for $9.95 each.

xoxo,
kelliegonzo

These were sent for review.

Saturday, January 1, 2011

Top 20 of 2010

Here are my top 20 of 2010, meaning these are my favorite nail polishes as of the end of 2010--not that they have all come out in 2010 :)

20. Mac - Ming Blue
19. Deborah Lippmann - Bad Romance
18. Gosh - Gasoline
17. Ulta - Tainted Love
16. Zoya  - Gloria
15. Man Glaze - Fuggen Ugly
14. Sally Hansen - Hidden Treasure (seen here over Rain by Eyeko)
13. China Glaze - Heli-Yum
12. Zoya - Edyta
11. OPI - Smitten With Mittens
10. China Glaze - Ingrid
9. Glitter Gal - Copper
8. Butter London - Marrow
7. Gosh - Holographic
6. China Glaze - Groovy Green
5. BB Couture - Coal Miner
4. Zoya - Kelly
3. Deborah Lippmann - Across the Universe
2. OPI - Glamour
1. OPI - Merry Midnight
Oh dear spaghetti monster, zeus, and cthulhu if I forgot any please don't strike me down haha! I hope everyone had/has a happy and safe new years!!

xoxo,
kelliegonzo
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