Showing posts with label Poppy. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Poppy. Show all posts

Thursday, September 20, 2012

ZOYA Pink-Red Ombre

Good evening all. I was in the mood to be colorful today so I decided to try for my first ombre manicure. I chose to use only Zoya polishes. Although I have more Zoya than any other brand, I guess I don't quite have enough for a 5-shade ombre manicure. Well, I DO, but it's a bit of a jump. Jessica suggested I could have simply mixed white with one or more of the shades for an in between color, but this gal didn't consider that when I was painting.

Sooki, Tosca, Kate, Poppy & Melanie

Zoya ombre mani
I really like ombre manicures, I'm not sure this one hit the mark for me, but I would try it again. I might need to get into my sister's stash to make it work. Also, that photo is a prime example of why I always take my pictures outside, the lighting in my house is terrible! Kate (middle finger) is not that red at all. Although, I dig the shot of my bottles on the black glass.

I love all of these colors though so I'm not completely bummed with how it turned out. Have you tried out an ombre mani? I feel like it's harder than it seems to make it flow cohesively.

I'm debating participating in my first nail challenge for Halloween. What do you all think? Could this come and go blogger pull it off? Maybe it's the kick in the butt I need to dedicate myself to my blog more. Thanks for popping in!

Tuesday, May 29, 2012

ZOYA Poppy

Hello, ladies. I hope you all enjoyed your Memorial weekend. The weather here in Virginia was beautiful.

Today's polish of choice is ZOYA Poppy. Zoya has Poppy labeled as a metallic, but I think it comes off as more of a pearl finish to me. It applied very well, but it has these frosty streaks to it. I wasn't exactly expecting the finish to look the way that it did and I don't quite think I'm a fan of the streaks in it. The colors is pretty, though. Poppy is an orangy-coral with some red & peach undertones. I applied 2 coats and topped with Seche Vite.

Poppy w/ topcoat in direct sunlight
Poppy w/ topcoat in the shade
ZOYA Poppy
Thanks for popping in!