Zoya - Ray

This is one trooper of a polish! I've had this one on since sunday night (it's now wednesday night, unheard of for me!) and I've only had minor tip wear, no chipping (also unheard of for me - even with the best of brands I usually chip heavily by the end of one day). Whilst I only thought of the colour as 'ok,' I think I may be coming back to this one on my lazy/busy weeks! Very impressed!
2 coats, 1 coat Dior Gel Coat.

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April Nail Polish Haul

April felt like the month that never ended. I was slugging my way through everyday absolutely exhausted, so I haven't even been thinking about blogging. But May is a new month, and I really miss blogging, so I'm going to try to get back into the swing of things. I did buy some new light bulbs in the hope that I could find a really cheap alternative to the sun, but alas I'm still working on it so please excuse some of these photos! I've also been working on trying to get my blog back to what I wanted it to be - a comparison blog. So once I've done all my nail stick swatching (this weekend fingers crossed!) I want to accompany every NOTD post with a comparison of similar shades :) Anyway, enough rambling, onto the haul!

L-R: Bikini / Spring Ball / Princess / Delice / Diablotine 

Zoya - Kendal

Zoya's Kendal was thursday's notd, and it's another perfect work colour. Leaning a little mauve, it's really subtle but elegant and I really enjoyed wearing it. Though I do apologise about the dryness of my fingers, I didn't have much time for nail care this week :( Painted on perfectly in 2 coats, with 1 coat Essie Good to Go top coat.

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February Nail Polish Haul (and mini reviews)

February was a crazy month for me. I broke my camera; I started a new full-time job; I got a "promotion" at my new job; My camera got fixed before I promptly broke it again; Two of my close friends moved away; I got sick; I got my camera back; and I finally stumbled into march feeling a little worse for wear. This is one reason why I haven't posted any NOTD's in February. The other reason is that my nails have been in the worst condition they've been in months, which has bummed me to no end.

So instead of trying to photograph my roughed up nails, I decided to post a monthly nail polish haul (which I'm  totally copying from Alanna because I eagerly await her hauls all month!) As a bit of a disclaimer, I know my photos aren't great. They're often wonky and the background isn't always a true white, but I'm trying and it's the best I can do for now on my time schedule. Also, I wanted to point out that I know this is quite a lot of polish to buy in 1 and a half months, but I told myself I was on a no buy in February, and this was the result >_< Maybe in march I should say I'm on an all-buy? ;)

Zoya - Kimber

This is a polish out of the Surf collection, which I assume came out this past summer for the northern hemisphere (but I don't completely know, I only bought my first Zoya this month so I haven't kept up with collections). To me, this is the epitome of summer - bright pink with gold shimmer! I also have Zoya's Chloe (flakie) on my ring finger...isn't it hilarious that this is the most dramatic I've ever gotten in terms of "accent" nails? I love them on other people but I just never try it for myself. Maybe this is my step in the door.

2 coats Kimber, 1 coat good to go, 2 coats Chloe on ring finger.

PS - I broke my nail nipper and I'm feeling a little self-conscious about my unruly cuticles. To some people, these aren't unruly at all, but to an obsessive nail nipper, they've gone wild!

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Nail Polish Collection: High End Misc. [January 2013]

Chanel is one of my favourite brands. Quartz is my favourite nail polish of all time (I know, huge right!) and both Paradoxal and Lilac Sky make my top 10. Coconutty by Leighton Denny also makes it into my top 10, and some of the Butters are getting close! I didn't realise until typing out this post but you can see my fingers in all of the bottle caps! 

NOTE: I have to mention that I took all my photos in a crudely made lightbox. Well, I don't think you could call it a lightbox...it's two planks of white painted wood and a lamp with a daylight globe! So whilst I tried to get these as colour accurate as I could, some colours may be just a tad off. I'll try to let you know when that happens, otherwise just google image the colour you were looking at. Also, I took these photos freehand so I'm sorry that some are a little crooked..I hope it doesn't bother you as much as it bothered me!