Zoya Summertime Summer 2011 - Areej

I am in love with this color.  I promise to step out of my pink and purple nail polish zone later...just not today!  Zoya Areej ($8.00 for 0.50 fl. oz.) is another polish from the Summertime Collection.  For me, this is a nice pink that's bold, but not too obscene.

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Maybelline Express Finish Nail Color - Coraliscious

I was really excited for the Maybelline summer nail polish collection.  The colors were all so bright and vibrant that I ended up getting all six polishes!  This post features Maybelline Express Finish Nail Color - Coraliscious ($4.49 for 0.50 oz).  This summer, I am really into corals and oranges.

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Zoya Summertime Summer 2011 - Kieko

Zoya Kieko Professional Lacquer ($8.00 for 0.50 fl. oz) is a creamy purple that has more of a red undertone, resembling a magenta shade!  This is one of the six colors in the Summertime Summer 2011 collection.  Purple is my favorite color so I couldn't pass this up.

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Zoya Intimate Spring 2011 - Gemma

Zoya Gemma Professional Lacquer ($8.00 for 0.50 fl. oz) is a pale green polish, with a hint of blue  This is one of the six colors in the Intimate Spring 2011 collection and my first Zoya product.  I wanted to purchase the polishes that I definitely couldn't dupe with my existing stash of lacquers.  Gemma is a color that I have never worn before.

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China Glaze Crackle - Review & Pictures

Hey ladies (and gents).  Welcome back!
I'm sorry it took so long to get this review done.  I was able to find the China Glaze Crackle polishes at a Sally's in my area.  Now, it did take a little bit of detective work to hut these down (I had to call a few of the stores before finding one that did have them available).  This was my first experience with the whole "crackle phenomenon".  I must say, I did have to read the directions (that are listed on paper tag wrapped around the polish) because I had no idea what to do.  I was so curious how this stuff worked that, I swatched one of the polishes on a bare nail (not realizing until later that I should have applied some type of "color" underneath to get a better effect!).  Even though I didn't use a color initially, I was amazed at how the polish began to "crackle" on my nail.  Later that evening, I got home and tried out each polish (along with a colored polish).

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