Zoya Iris

Zoya Iris is one of their new matte polishes.  Their old matte polishes had more shimmer and were really something special.  If you have a purple this color, you can just throw a matte polish over the top and get the same look as the new mate polishes.  I do like this color though. 

Zoya Yves

Zoya Yves is a really pretty color.  However, it is one of Zoya's new mattes and the formula has less shimmer then the original mattes.  This means they are really nothing special.  If you own a blue this color and put a matte top coat over it, you will get the same look.  I don't know why Zoya changed their perfect matte formula. 

Zoya Loredana

Zoya Loredana is from Zoya's original matte collection.  It is a perfect matte gray with blue shimmer. I really love this one. The new mattes have less shimmer and are not worth it.  You can get a similar look to Zoya's new mattes by adding a matte top coat to a regular polish. 

Zoya Posh

Zoya Posh is from Zoya's first matte collection.  That collection was really special.  It had shimmer along with the matte to make a great finish.  Posh looks like red velvet.  The new matte collection has less shimmer.  You could get a similar finish by just adding a matte top coat to a regular polish. 

Zoya Dovima

I love the matte formula in Zoya's first matte collection, which includes Dovima.  It has a nice shimmer along with the matte.  The new matte collection does not have as much shimmer.  The new collection has nothing special you couldn't get by just adding a matte top coat over a regular polish.  This one, however, is special.  I really like Dovima with a top coat used to make a French tip as shown below. 

Zoya Dillion

Zoya wears well on me and I love their foil finished.  I wanted Zoya Dillion because I love the darker versions of this kind of color like Zoya Zuzu, Spoiled Deeper Dive, and Zoya Remy.  But, this lighter color does nothing for me. 

Wet 'n Wild Megalast On a Trip

Wet 'n Wild Megalast wears really well for me.  I like this color in the early spring before I have a tan.  I seem to be able to pull off more cool toned colors when I am pale. 

Valentine's Day Manicure

This is the manicure I did for Valentine's Day this year.  OPI I Think In Pink, Rimmel Pro Posh Pink, and Essie Super Bossa Nova.  I'll probably do a similar one next year. 

Bison Manicures

The manicure above I wore to watch the NDSU vs. UND game.  If you care about this game, you are old.  :)  I think I need to stop doing jerseys.  They never turn out the way I hope they will. 

The manicure below I wore to watch the Bison win their 5th national championship.  My sister gave me the bison logo stickers.  They are printed on plastic instead of temporary tattoo paper.  It is a shame, because you can clearly see the plastic outline on the nail.  I'm guessing whoever ordered them for NDSU wasn't a nail geek.  Still awesome though. 

zoya erica and orly luxe

Zoya Eva

Zoya Eva is sort of a rosy red coral (is that a thing?).  It is a pretty color, but is now discontinued.  You can find it on Amazon though. 

Aqua Ombre and Gradient

From light to dark:  Zoya Dillon, Zoya Zuza, Spoiled Deeper Dive, Zoya Remy.  I did a gradient on the thumb using a make-up sponge. 

Zoya Erika

Zoya Erika, three coats.  I actually looked at this one in real life and thought it was the perfect color light pink.  However, it was not good when I wore it.  I'm hoping it will look better in the winter when I'm paler. 

Gradient Dots on a Gray Ombre

Going from dark to light I used Zoya Raven, Zoya Noot, L'Oreal Greycian Goddess, Zoya Harley, and Wet 'n Wild French White Creme.  I used a dotting tool for the dots. 

Daisies Manicure again

I did a daisies manicure again.  I liked it better over the mint green polish, but I used that bottle all up.  Here is the original post I copied the manicure from. 

Jordana Celebration

Jordana Celebration is a great spring glitter.  It sometimes looks like this color and sometimes it looks more pastel.  I did one thin coat and one thicker coat.  I think three thin coats may have worked better. 

Flower Accent Nail

The base color for this manicure is a super old Rimmel polish in Speed Dating.  This looked better on pinterest, but I did O.K.  *sigh*  Everything looks better on pinterest. 

Easter Nails

I do basically the same Easter manicure every year.  I used to believe that some day I'd get a normal bunny and chick.  I don't think that is true anymore.  I'm sure my bunny will always exhibit some odd emotion.  This year's bunny was sad (and a little smudged) again.  I've had bunnies that have been in bar fights before.  This year's chick is barely cracking out of the shell and is being born breech (oops). 

Aqua Ombre Manicure

This is an Ombre manicure of Zoya Dillion, Zoya Zuza, and Wet 'n Wild Spoiled Deeper Dive. 

Green Gradient

The base color is Finger Paints A Tough Art to Follow.  I sponged on Zoya Holly and added some Pure Ice Heartbreaker for the gradient.  The tips of this mani sorta glowed in real life.