NOTD: Zoya Matte Loredana

Zoya Matte Loredana

This one applied so much better than the Posh- or maybe I was just more used to it! It seemed thinner and easier to apply. Love love love.

That's two coats over a coat of Orly Bonder that I allowed to dry for about 10 minutes.

How gorgeous is that?

I do these things when my husband goes out of town ...

Q: What do you get when you mix 3 coats NYC Polyester Pink Creme, 1 coat SV, a modified French tip with Avon French Tip White, rhinestones, and a bored, lonely woman??



A:


The Divine Miss M was so enamored that she asked for the same thing:



Her little fingers could only handle bling on the thumbs.


Clearly, I need practice ... LOL!

List of OPI DS Shades

Most lists I'm finding of the OPI DS shades are incomplete, so I'm compiling my own list. Let me know if I've missed some!

Amethyst
Classic
Chiffon
Coronation
Couture
Dazzle
Design
Desire
Diamond
Divine
Elegance
Exclusive
Extravagance
Fantasy
Glamour
Illuminate
Jewel
Limited
Original
Opulence
Passion
Perfection
Reflection
Reserve
Royal
Ruby
Sapphire
Sensation
Shimmer
Signature
Tapestry
Treasure
Vintage

Posh: Day 3 (or is it 4?)

Zoya Matte Posh on Sunday night

Zoya Matte Posh on Wednesday afternoon

I'm super impressed with the wear, although you can see the finish has changed a little. I wouldn't call it shiny like normal polish, but it's lost a little of it's super-matte finish. But I have absolutely no chips and just a small amount of tip wear.

I am pretty sure I took both of these in my bathroom in identical lighting.

This is basically day 4 and I've showered three times (each morning) and applied lotion and cuticle cream as usual- no way I can give that up.

I'm satisfied with this polish and can't wait to try the other two Zoya mattes!

Sephora Mattes!

Looks like even Sephora is jumping on the matte bandwagon! I really want Matte Domestic Goddess! They show as "temporarily out of stock" for now.

OPI DS Divine

Here is OPI's DS Divine. It's lovely. Good application, great sparkle. I really love this color, but lately I've been craving pastels and jellys (or a combo of the 2!), so I don't love it right at this very moment. Here are a few pics that show my day 3 tip wear and ragged cuticles! This is 2 coats DS and 1 coat SV. Enjoy ...


(I resized this first pic, but it still looks big to me ... hopefully that corrects itself soon, otherwise I'll remove it)




Tomorrow, The Divine Miss M (my daughter) and I will be doing our toes and nails. I bought bling. This should turn out interesting ... Stay tuned!

NOTD: Zoya Matte Posh

Zoya Matte Posh

Girls, I just don't know about this polish.... it was kind of hard to apply, and you can't use a topcoat, and that kind of freaks me out. It does dry awfully fast..... But it was kind of thick and gloppy.

Looking at it today, I do like the way it looks. I am anxious to see how long it lasts without chipping, since other bloggers said it chips pretty quick. I did use Orly Bonder underneath it, although they tell you not to. One blogger said to go ahead and do it because it makes it wear better.

On Zoya's website, they say not to use hand lotion, but that's plum crazy. I applied lotion as usual this AM and also used my CND Cuticle Eraser, and it doesn't look any different... so we shall see. Not sure of the final verdict yet.