Another Winner & Mani.

Since Sue didn't respond to me within 48 hours (I gave an extra day), I picked another winner randomly. The new winner is joanne.j ! Congratuations and thank you so much for your input on your entry into the giveaway! I will definitely try to post more pedicures although I don't like my feet at all x___x; maybe I'll crop them out. Anyways Joanne, I hope you get back to me within 48 hours or I'll have to pick another winner.

And as an extra, here's one of my new favorite plain but beautiful mani.

The manicure below is OPI Reserve from their Designer Series. It's a beautiful pink mauve which holographic shine. The holographic isn't very noticeable, but you can see most of it in the light. For the mani., I used 2 coats of Reserve and 1 coat of Seche top coat. I love this color! It's such a 'reserved' or conservative color with a twist, a holographic twist that makes it conventional and non-conventional at the same time! Totally awesome! And if you noticed the ring, I picked that up at H&M because when I saw it, I knew I had to have it! ^_______^; They had it in gold too but I'm not that fond of gold jewelry, lol.

Hope you enjoyed,

<3katherine

Random Swatches Part 2 - Essie & Misa

More random swatches from my collection:

Essie Barbados Blue

light blue frost. The swatch is 2 coats and no top coat. This was one of my first Essie bottles that I own. Back then, this was my favorite and now I've grown out of it a bit. But I still have some love in my heart for it. :)

Essie Chinchilly

light/medium gray creme. The swatch is 2 coats and no top coat. The formula and application was great. I love this polish!

Misa No Shrinking Violetta

light pink with gold shimmers. The swatch is 2 coats and no top coat.

Misa Runway Diva

dusty rose / muted mauve color. The nail polish is darker and dustier in real life. The swatch is 2 coats and no top coat. It was taken with the sunlight. I'm going to have to take another picture of this to show you the true color. But amazing formula and application.♥

hope you enjoyed,

<3katherine

Swap!

I 'recently' joined makeupalley and immediately started swapping with people! It's so cool haha :P So today I have swatches from some of the swaps I'm doing right now. There's more coming when I receive them! :)

China Glaze Crown Jewels

a shimmery purple frost. The swatch is 3 coats and no top coat. Although it's on the sheer side, the color is beautiful.

China Glaze Heirloom Organza

a light brown or a lighter milk chocolate. The swatch is 2 coats and no top coat. It's a little more brown than I expected but I think it's a cute color. :P

MAC Love & Friendship

a purple mauve. The swatch is 3 coats and no top coat because it's on the sheer side. But nonetheless this is sooo amazing. I'm happy about this one the most out of the 3 and it's my first MAC nail polish. :) I want more MACs now♥

hope you enjoyed & enjoy your weekend!
<3katherine

Rea, Richelle & Trixie

Zoya Rea

color: purple mauve with metallic foil shimmer

swatch: 2 coats & 1 coat of Seche

review: the color is amazingly beautiful and I have nothing like this. *o* easy application and dries quickly.

Zoya Richelle
color: gold bronze with metallic foil shimmer

swatch: 2 coats & 1 coat of Seche

review: loveeee it! easy to apply and dries quickly. the color reminds me of a new shiny penny LOL! very beautiful color ♥

Zoya Trixie

color: silver with metallic foil shimmer

swatch: 2 coats & 1 coat of Seche

review: loveeee it! not much to describe but easy to apply and dries quickly.. (that's like all my reviews for Zoya, x_x)

31 followers, 29 more to go until I start my 50 followers giveaway as a thank you for following my blog! :)

see you soon,

<3katherine

Zoya Group 2

Today was 'supposed' to be rainy & thunderstorms but it ended up being really SUNNY AND HOT. I wore sneakers out of my house thinking it would rain and it would come in handy but no it did not -.- I got my a hair cut today - just a trim but I really needed it since my hair was getting longer with split ends and my bangs were getting too long. Anyways, spent a lot of time in the Walgreens and Rite Aid in my neighborhood stalking for Hidden Treasure. Still haven't gotten my hands on it but I'm hoping I could get it through Katrina's giveaway (check my most recent giveaway post).

Anyways, so I'm feeling as if I need to make up for the days I haven't swatched so there'll be a bunch of swatches today.

Zoya Ivanka from Zoya's 2010 Summer "Sparkle" Collection

color: mermaid green sparkling metallic/glass fleck glitter

swatch: two coats and no top coat

review: love the color & the swatch picture does not do any justice! It shines different shades of green from the glitter but it's definitely a keeper! easy to apply and dries quickly. Not a hassle to take off ~ comes off easily and very smooth when it's dried. :)

Zoya Ki

color: duochrome of purple and black

swatch: two coats and no top coat

review: love the color! It's so different and unique. Easy to apply and dries quickly. :D

Zoya Kotori

color: bright blue shimmer over a sheer black base

swatch: three coats and no top coat

review: the black base is sheer so it took one more coat than usual

Zoya Lexi

color: shimmering multichrome shade of mauve, pink, silver and little blue

swatch: two coats and no top coat

review: an awesome unique shade of mauve and pink with shimmer frost of silver. It's darker than most pinks I have and it's definitely different from what I've seen.

Zoya Luna

color: light shimmering sheer silver gray with shiny silver glitter

swatch: two coats and no top coat

review: very shiny and glittery glam. Two coats but you have to make sure it's even or else your nail lines shows.

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American Apparel is going to have 6 new polishes coming out!

I'm so excited I want to get them :)!

except for the top coat since I have my seche top coat. <3

Top Coat, Malibu Green, L'Espri, Summer Peach, California Trooper, Butter

I have 30 followers so far, and when I hit 50 followers, I will start my first giveaway! :) I haven't though of exactly what to give away yet but I will as hopefully my number of followers go up. So stay tuned for updates on the giveaway ideas!

see you soon,

<3katherine