Zoya Earth Day Polish Haul

I ordered six polishes in April during the Zoya Earth Day polish sale:  Aurora, Ivanka, Chita, Charla, Chyna, and Seraphina.  I knew the sale was coming and that I definitely wanted to take advantage of those lower prices.  I did my research, watched some YouTube videos, and then made my selections based on input from Bloggers and YouTubers that I follow regularly. 

So far I've worn all of them with the exception of Chita, but I've only taken pictures of three of the polishes on my nails (see below).  I just haven't gotten around to Chita yet and since summer is upon us I feel like its much too nice for a army greenish color. 

SuperChic Lacquer is a brand I came across on Instagram, which led me to watch a bunch of YouTube videos, which led me to purchase three polishes from their online store. 

These are three polishes from the Dreamology collection:

Realm of Erotica, No Rest for the Wicked, and Wake Me Up (from left to right)

Before I knew it I was obsessed with holographic polishes.  It's been all downhill from there...

  

As soon as I tried them I knew they were different from the mainstream brands I usually find at TJ Maxx, Marshalls, and Nordstrom Rack, they also cost a bit more than polishes from the bargain bin.  This was now an investment! LOL....I'm kidding of course.  About the investment thing, not about the beauty of these polishes. 

They dry down to a dull finish that can be corrected with your favorite top coat

I find that they dry down to a less than shiny finish (see swatch sticks above), but when you add a top coat...BAM!!!  These pictures are taken in natural sun light.

No Rest for the Wicked ~ SuperChic Lacquer

Realm of Erotica ~ SuperChic Lacquer

I don't know where my swatch picture for the purple polish went, I'll need to take another picture next time I wear it.  A few notes about these polishes: They are very pigmented, so a base coat is a must and they tend to stain the skin upon removal.  I only have darker colors from this brand, so I'm not sure if this goes for any of the lighter colors as well.  The bristles on the brush from their current bottle were a little unexpected, they are very short and I was worried about it causing problems with application, but it ended up being fine.  See photo below. They are about $10.00 per bottle plus shipping.  They do have a free shipping promo right now. (I am trying to resist buying anymore at the moment) I covet these polishes so I always wear my favorite long wear base coat from Nubar to make my manicure last as long as possible.  I know this seems like a strange thing to mention, but I normally save my more expensive base coat for my favorite polishes.  I tend to change my polish sometimes daily depending on my schedule and when I'm going to change it quickly I don't use the Nubar base coat.  My untried polish stash is 20 polishes deep at the moment. The price is comparable to full price OPI polishes in the core collection or any of those specialty collections they offer throughout the year and quality-wise they are definitely better because they are so unique.  As a side note:  I never buy OPI or any other mainstream brand full price.  Why would I?  I can always get a coupon at the drugstore (my last one was for $5) or wait until they are on clearance at other stores (i.e. jcpenney, ulta, etc.)



So, I am new to blogging.  I've seen a blog before and I feel like I can express my inner monologue into useful information that the world might be interested in reading.  So here goes...

I'm a collector, always have been.  I might even admit to having an obsessive personality that feeds my need to collect things and line them all up and look at them.  My current focus is nail polish!  It's not a bad thing, yet.  I mean I haven't collected anything dangerous or harmful to myself and/or my love ones.  I'm not counting some old China Glaze polishes that I bought from eBay that smell like toxic waste and may be radioactive.  I promised I wouldn't open those bottles anymore, I'm just going to line them up and look at them (LOL).  Here they are if your interested:

This blog might seem like a cave painting posted on a cave wall at this point, but I m new at this so bare with me.  Leave me a comment, let me know that someone is reading this.  Ask questions, I may actually have the answers. 

Jenn