Zoya Rekha & Red Creme Comparison

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I seem to be loving everything I'm trying at the moment and Rekha is no exception!
All I have to say is this,
"Imagine the ultimate red creme, true, neutral, flattering to all, now get out your wallets and head to your closest Zoya seller!"

Zoya Rekha

 Rehka is a neutral, classic red creme. It must be universally flattering! I think it's said to have blue undertones but I see yellow too. In these photos it comes off a bit more tomato looking and it really suited me so I think it has to be neutral...
Application was nice, two thin coats covered well but I might have done with a third. It could just be the camera but I think it looks a little lighter around my cuticles?

I know reds are hard to judge based on swatches, so I did a comparison between two of my other plain red cremes to give you (and me!) an idea of where Rekha sits.

Red Creme Comparison: Zoya Rekha, Cult Nails Quench & OPI Keys To My Karma 

Index: OPI Keys to my Karma - maraschino cherry red creme, three coats; it is lighter and brighter, quite pink until full coverage reached
Middle & Pinkie: Zoya Rekha
Ring: Cult Nails Quench - deep red/blood creme, two coats; much darker/deeper and with cooler undertones.


xxx
NPA

Sation Love Is In The Heir might be the prettiest pale blue shimmer ever!

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Sation brought out a beautiful mix of soft sheers and bold lacquers in their Miss Antoinette Collection (they really know how to put out great concept collections). My favourite by far is Love Is In The Heir!

I think the swatches will tell you just how crazy I am about finding the perfect warm, pale blue.

Sation Love Is In The Heir

Love Is In The Heir is a dusty pale blue (with grey undertones) buildable sheer, with white micro-flake shimmer. Do you realise how hard it is to find a warm toned blue? What I wouldn't give to suit cool shades!! I can't pretend the formula is stellar... I applied three thin coats and it was still a bit uneven coverage wise, but some Jordana Quick Shine Topcoat helped to disguise that. It looks a bit like Illamasqua Raindrops' baby brother with the greyish blue and the fine glass fleck shimmer, don't you think?

And to think sheers used to be the 'devil'!!! Now I really do love them; they make for fantastic work manis or palate cleansers and I always end up wearing them for a lot longer than other polishes last on my nails.

How about you?


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NPA

piCture pOlish Kryptonite

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Press Sample

Ahahahahahahaaaaa, this is the perfect time to post KRYPTONITE with Man of Steel coming out!

I've wanted Kryptonite for sooooooooo long, since pp brought it out in collaboration with More Nail Polish; so I was super excited when it arrived with my review bootie!!!!

This green scattered holo is just friggin' gorgeous!!! Possibly one of the best executed pp collaboration shades ever????

piCture pOlish Kryptonite

Kryptonite is a deep green blue based jelly with scattered silver holo shards! It's to die for! The most beautiful formula and application, needs only two coats and is very shiny without topcoat.

Seriously, my love for K knows no bounds!!!!

You can get your own bottle and lots of other great pp's on their WEBSITE, or from one of their NETWORK partners.

Have a great weekend guys!

xxx

NPA

The Lady Varnishes: Volume II

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Hey all, how have your weeks gone?
I'm back with part two of my The Lady Varnishes swatches. I've kept some of the best for last, enjoy them after the jump!

The Lady Varnishes: Volume I

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I can't remember how I came across The Lady Varnishes; I must have seen it on Facebook or in a blog post, but either way the Etsy store really captured my imagination (and my wallet).

Each polish is inspired by a film, book or television show so they will no doubt be must haves for fans of the original material.

Back in March I ordered 12 bottles of art and now I'm finally showing them to you! I've broken the swatches in to two posts because that's a lot of photos.
Here is part one: