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Happy St. Patrick's Day.

Obligatory green!

Such prettiness. I think Zoya was able to do what OPI couldn't - make a pretty matte that didn't seem so dull and lifeless. Go on with your bad self, Zoya!

Now, something NOT green. :)

I spoke about Ginger & Liz, my new nail polish crush...and here is Trance.

I think it was supposed to be a holographic, but it's not showing up here. In person...it is some serious wow factor. Definitely one of my faves! I have a few more bottles from Ginger & Liz and I've a feeling I'm going to be loving every single one of them.

Ginger & Liz - mini swatch

I've been waiting for a shipment of nail polish to come in from a new company called Ginger & Liz - and it's finally arrived...pity a bottle (Tough Luxe) got broken in transit and it spilled everywhere, but the colors that did make it are fabulous! Tough Luxe sure looked pretty enough all over the inside of the packaging and on the other bottles. I was finally able to clean off the broken bottle's contents off the remaining shipment...and what a treasure, indeed.

I was so excited I had to share. So much for putting up a green nail polish in honor of St. Patrick's Day. Guess that'll happen tomorrow because for now it's all about Ginger & Liz, my new nail polish crush.
I'm going gray, baby!

Ginger & Liz - remember those names because the colors and application will rock your world. I love the wax coat finish on Gray Area and I've got to bust out with Royal Flush now. The finish is awesome - it's not super shiny and it's not like other mattes out there - this is a wonderful compromise that reminds me of candle wax. It's a nice dull shine! I only needed 2 thin applications of the prettiness.

Check it out below. :)

 

Zoya Polishes - Irene and Anastasia

 I keep looking at this color and thinking, it's the sister to Midori! I'm going to have to do a comparison swatch...it's darker, edgier with a lovely golden shimmer. It warms it up enough but doesn't detract from the coolness of the color - if it had been too warm it would look like green pewp on me.

And no it's not like Midori - my bad! Midori is lighter and more golden...but still gorgeous. :)

 I was having China  Glaze flashbacks when I put this on. This is suspiciously close (at least in color and shimmer) to CG's Lasso My Heart... Oops, compared swatches and I'm wrong. This is richer, fuller...much prettier. I definitely prefer Zoya's take on this.

Note on the formula - these were 3 coaters for me. 2 looked ok, but 3 really showed the true beauty of these babies...and look ma -- NO BUBBLES! It dried fast and smooth.
Will be doing more Zoya colors during the week because I ordered quite a few when we got our tax return. ;)

Essie - Angora Cardi swatches

So much for me keeping Cashmere Cardigan on for the weekend. I got all distracted by Essie's Angora Cardi. It was a winner for the weekend. :) It's not quite a rose color and it's close to Butter's Tramp Stamp.

Very pretty! :)