Barielle Hot Chic Collection

Hello!  Today I have the Barielle Hot Chic collection for fall/winter 2015.  I am loving several of these, even the brown!  This is a five piece collection that has a nice variety of colors.  I'm starting with my very favorite from the collection, Orange U Jealous, a perfect for fall orange with gold shimmer.  It was perfect in two coats.  There's only one photo sadly because it was overcast outside that day.  

Barielle Orange U Jealous

Sheer Nonsense is a pale sand color.  I didn't have high hopes for the formula on this but I was so very wrong.  This is two coats and top coat.  It was super opaque with an easy to control application.

Barielle Sheer Nonsense 

Barielle Sheer Nonsense

Harley D is the most gorgeous, glowy brown.  I have two full sun photos for you because the shade photos just don't do this one justice.  The first coat was sheer-ish but the second coat made it perfect.

Barielle Harley D

Barielle Harley D

Secret Desire is my second favorite from this collection.  Such a neat, pretty purple.  This one needed three coats to be opaque but it did have a good application.

Barielle Secret Desire

Barielle Secret Desire

Born 2 B Naughty is a lovely blue leaning green cream.  It was almost opaque in one coat.  I used two coats and top coat for the photos.

Barielle Born 2 B Naughty

Barielle Born 2 B Naughty

I'm really loving this as a fall collection.  It has a little something for everyone I think.  This is available now at Barielle.com.  Be sure to give them a like on facebook to stay up to date on all the latest information.  Thanks for stopping by!

Until next time...

Sara

*Polishes were provided for review.  All opinions are 100% mine.*

OPI Venice Minis

*Press Sample*

Hey guys!  I have the OPI Venice collection minis to show you today.  This is a four piece set with a few different finishes.  My nails aren't exactly small so I do find the OPI minis harder to use than most because they are so tiny.  They aren't impossible to use I just have to change my approach a bit.  Usually just needing to get more polish on the brush than normal.

First up is OPI A Great Opera-tunity.  This needed three coats to even out.  It had the feel of a pastel when I was putting it on.

OPI A Great Opera-tunity

OPI A Great Opera-tunity

OPI Worth a Pretty Penne was perfect in two coats.  I love finishes like this.  

OPI Worth a Pretty Penne

OPI Worth a Pretty Penne

OPI Amore at the Grand Canal is a squishy red cream.  I used three coats for this.  

OPI Amore at the Grand Canal

OPI Amore at the Grand Canal

Lastly we have OPI My Gondola or Yours?  I thought this was a black cream but it has a pretty shimmer to it.  This is three coats as well.  I had a few thin spots after two coats.  

OPI My Gondola or Yours?

OPI My Gondola or Yours?

 

Of these four, My Gondola or Yours? is my favorite.  There are some other cool shades i this collection though that I want to check out.  I picked up the LE blue ones last time I hit up the nail store.  These are available now everywhere you can find OPI.  You can find more info at opi.com and on their facebook page.  

Until next time...

Sara

*Polishes were sent for review.  All opinions are 100% mine. *

OPI Infinite Shine Soft Shades

*Press Sample*

Hey all!  I have a review of the OPI Infinite Shine Soft Shades today.  I really liked most of these.  The white I'm starting off with is my favorite.  Right after I wore it I had to shorten my nails so I apologize for the shorter length on all the rest.  Every one of these is shown with three coats and top coat.  They all had a good formula that wasn't runny just needed all three coats.  It's what you'd expect from pastels or white polishes.

OPI Pearl of Wisdom

OPI Pearl of Wisdom

OPI Pearl of Wisdom

OPI The Beige of Reason

OPI The Beige of Reason

OPI The Beige of Reason

OPI Non-Stop White

OPI Non-Stop White

OPI Non-Stop White

OPI Beyond the Pale Pink

OPI Beyond the Pale Pink

OPI Beyond the Pale Pink

OPI Eternally Turquoise

OPI Eternally Turquoise

OPI Eternally Turquoise

OPI Go To Grayt Lengths  (My second favorite)

OPI Go To Grayt Lengths 

OPI Go To Grayt Lengths 

These are available now everywhere you normally find OPI.  You can check out opi.com and OPI on Facebook for more information.

Until next time...

Sara

*Polishes were provided for review.  All opinions are 100% mine.*

Zoya Focus

*Press Sample*

Hey all!  I have the other half of Zoya's fall offerings for you today.  I showed you the Flair collection here.  This is the Focus collection.  I'm just going to jump right in.  Most of these had a great formula and were perfect in two coats.

Zoya Janel is a red cream.  Two perfect coats plus top coat were used for photos.

Zoya Janel

Zoya Janel

Zoya Lidia is a gorgeous dark purple.  I used two coats and it looked fine inside.  As you can see it's a bit streaky and could have used a third coat.

Zoya Lidia

Zoya Lidia

Zoya Hannah is a brighter red cream.  This has a fantastic formula, again two coats and top coat.

Zoya Hannah

Zoya Hannah

Zoya Sia is an amazing blue cream.  I'm so in love with this one.  Great formula and no staining for me.  Side note, Sia and Hannah are the perfect blue and red to match my son's baseball team.  I will be using these lots for game day nails.  Only one photo because the sun went away on me.

Zoya Sia

Zoya Desiree is a brown cream.  It was almost perfect in one coat.  I used two and top coat for photos.

Zoya Desiree

Zoya Desiree

Zoya Charli looks like a brown cream in the bottle until you set it next to a real brown like Desiree.  Again this is two coats and top coat.

Zoya Charli

Zoya Charli

Over the years I've come to expect a great formula from Zoya's creams.  This collection doesn't disappoint.  You can order these now at zoya.com.  Be sure to give them a like on facebook as well.

Until next time...

Sara

*Polishes were provided for review.  All opinions are 100% mine.*

Zoya Flair

*Press Sample*

Hello! I have the Zoya Flair collection to show you today.  This is the metallic half of the Fall 2015 offering.  I hardcore love metallics so I'm super excited for this one.  I'm going to dive right in, starting with Tris.  Zoya describes Tris as a blackened, brushed nickel.  It pulls a little on the brownish side on me.  Either way it's a really cool polish, perfect for fall.  I used two coats and top coat.

Zoya Tris

Zoya Tris

This is Zoya Aggie.  In the bottle there was a color shift that I just couldn't get to show on the nail.  This is the only polish that needed three coats to be opaque.

Zoya Aggie

Zoya Aggie

Zoya Cinnamon is a gorgeous metallic brown.  I'm not a huge brown fan but this one has a bronze leaning that makes is so pretty.  This is two coats and top coat.

Zoya Cinnamon

Zoya Cinnamon

Zoya Giada is my favorite from this half of the fall collections.  This purple is just everything.  So gorgeous and perfect in two coats.

Zoya Giada

Zoya Giada

Zoya Estelle is my second favorite.  This blue is just perfect.  Totally opaque in two coats and no staining issues to report.

Zoya Estelle

Zoya Estelle

Zoya Ember is just so glow-y.  I love this one too.  This is two coats and top coat.

Zoya Ember

Zoya Ember

Overall I'm really enjoying this collection for fall.  Now if we could just get some fall temps here in the desert.  Other than Aggie that was a little sheerer than the others, the formulas were fantastic.  These are available now on zoya.com.  Be sure to like them on facebook to stay up to date on all the latest info.

I will be back soon with the cream half of this collection.  Until next time...

Sara

*Polishes were provided for review.  All opinions are 100% mine*