Favorites of 2012 - Part 1 - Favorites I Was Behind On

Happy (almost) New Year's Eve everyone! Tonight I have for you a favorites post that is a little different than some you have been seeing around the blogosphere. These are my favorite polishes that I acquired this year that were released prior to this year - in other words, polishes I was behind on!

I was going to narrow this down to 12 for 2012 but I just couldn't knock any of these off my list so I have lucky #13 for you today. Here they are in no particular order.

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Chanel Dragon - I received this as a birthday gift in November. It was my first Chanel and it is simply amazing. Perfect. Red. Creme.

Chanel Dragon

China Glaze High Def - this is from China Glaze's Tronica Collection that came out in 2011 - and I managed to miss every single one. Now I need them all. LOL! This one is a perfect dusty blue.

China Glaze High Def

 Dior Liquorice - this super hard-to-find Dior is simply amazing. The picture speaks for itself.

Dior Liquorice

Illamasqua Hectic - I do love me some poopy greens and this one is my favorite. It was not easy to acquire this polish as it is extremely hard-to-find so that makes me treasure it even more.

Illamasqua Hectic

MAC Bad Fairy - this one needs no explanation. And the story behind it makes it very near and dear to my heart.

MAC Bad Fairy

Zoya Petra - this is one of my go-to polishes. I wear this polish a lot and am at least halfway through the bottle.

Zoya Petra

Dior Purple Mix - one of my favorite polishes out of my whole stash. You can't go wrong with a Dior creme and this color is to die for.

Dior Purple Mix

China Glaze Hyper Haute - another offering from the Tronica Collection. This is my favorite out of the Tronicas that I have so far.

China Glaze Hyper Haute

Zoya Jana - I wear this polish all. the. time. However, I realized I have NEVER blogged it! How in the world did that happen? LOL! So, I have borrowed a photo from Pointless Cafe.

Zoya Jana

Dior Jamaican Pepper - can you tell that I love Dior? This time last year I had never even considered Dior polish - now it is one of my favorites. I would own even more if my wallet would let me!

Dior Jamaican Pepper

Orly Frolic - just such a happy, cheery color.

Orly Frolic

Orly Green Apple - this shade of green looks yummy enough to eat (pun intended).

Orly Green Apple

Sinful Colors Dream On - (shown with stamping) - I absolutely adore this color and the rubber finish of this polish.

Sinful Colors Dream On

Well, there are my previously-released favorites! I will be back tomorrow with more favorites! Let me know your favorites in the comments!

Thanks for reading and happy polishing! ♥

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Feeling Dotty!

It's time for another group collaboration themed mani! This time we chose to do "dotticures" - a mani with polka dots! I am not the best with dotting tools but I do enjoy them. (Make sure to visit all of the other bloggers at the bottom of this post to see their awesome dotticures!)

I used Zoya Petra as my base (I LOVE Petra) and Milani White on the Spot for my dots. I only did the dots on my "tips" (if my nails were longer I would have been happier with it) and then I added a small piece of light pink metallic striping tape to tie it all together. I didn't wait long enough to add my top coat and it smeared some of my dots, as well as dragging over Petra on my middle and ring fingers. Grrrr.

Dotticure Collaboration Manicure

Dotticure Collaboration Manicure

Dotticure Collaboration Manicure

Dotticure Collaboration Manicure

I hope you enjoyed this mani, as well as all of the others!

(If anyone wants to add on to this collaboration, please email me or PM me on Facebook for the link to insert into your post. Anyone adding on and not linking back will be removed. Thanks!!)

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Zoya Petra gets Spotted! With Swatches and Review

I have a little nail art for you tonight! Well, MY version of nail art. LOL I've been wearing Zoya Petra for a little over a day and I love it but I thought it I would jazz it up a little. I decided to break out my dotting tools and used Zoya Shelby and Wednesday as my dotting colors. The dots are not perfect, as you can see in the photos, but overall I am happy with this. 

I love Petra and I think it looks good with my pasty white skin tone as well. The color is kind of hard to describe. It changes from a charcoal grey to a dusty purple to a mushroom color. Amazing. I had full opacity with 2 coats and the application was wonderful. All photos are without top coat. 

And a couple more shots of my "nail art." 

Zoya polishes retail for $8 and can be purchased at Zoya.com or at select Ulta locations. Don't forget about their Share the Love program! If you sign up for a new Zoya account using my link you can get a free bottle polish added to your first order!