Please Give Me a Chance!

Please watch this video and see why I am in the situation I am currently in and why you should consider giving me a chance........

Setting things up

slowly but surely I’m getting my two stations in the house set up. I have a small one in the bedroom and m6 main one in the basement. I had an ide@ this am and sis an insta live to show you! I was originally going through colors for my eventual mega sale when this idea came about.

Zoya Island Fun Collection!

Check after the jump for more pix and my review!
You can find these colors for $9 each at Zoya.com.
You can also find Zoya on Facebook, Twitter, Their Blog, Youtube, and Pinterest!

*Product was sent for review but in no way affected my review as it is 100% my own!

Zoya Buy 3 get 3 Surprise Deal Part 1 of 2

The Buy 3 Part :)

Zoya had a deal back in February where you buy 3 colors and you get 3 minis but you have no idea what you are getting until they shipped.  So I bought Prim, Emilia, and Haven! OMG I love the colors and will be showing you them after the jump. I will be showing the other 3 colors next week in a separate post.

I want to say I know a lot of you have missed my posts and I'm sorry. I never knew when I walked into the dr.'s office on 12/30/2013 what I was in for. They told me that had I waited 3 more days I would have been dead. Literally. I had blood clots filling both lungs, one in my right atrium, and one 13 cm one in my lower vena cava vein along my belly. I stayed in one hospital a little over a week before they had a bed for me at UNC where they transferred me to do surgical procedures to take care of the clot in my belly as apparently if I moved it could have killed me. They didn't want me out of bed or ANYTHING! 

I ended up staying in the hospital a total of 20 days. I had to let go of my job with the census bureau because I was told it was work and die or live. My final diagnosis is right side heart failure and I have to have oxygen with me 24/7. This made me fall behind on my reviews and I lost my spot with Zoya because of it. 

I have been doing a lot of work over the last year to get stronger and not rely on the oxygen etc. and I am hoping to prove to Zoya over the next month that I deserve back on their media list because I'd been on it for years and was one of the very few that reviewed every single color in every single collection they sent me compared to a lot of people who only picked one or two etc. 

I am planning to swatch every single bottle I have left to swatch that I haven't swatched that they have sent me. I still have them set aside and will be doing them as soon as these two set of 3 are done. I wanted to do more recent colors first as I did last year prior to being cut without being notified. 

While I'm still sick, I'm stronger and better and back to doing what I was before. So, if you want to see me doing Zoya reviews again, let them know! tweet them, comment on this one or any posts after this one I do. Thanks guys!

Now on to the Gorgeous pictures and thoughts!

Zoya Tickled and Bubbly Summer 2014

Tickled and Bubbly!

Feel Good Color!

Laugh, Giggle, Chuckle and Smile! Welcome to a happy Summer Season of long-wearing, feel good BIG5FREE* nail color by Zoya featuring two new collections destined to bring out your inner Glee!

                         

ZOYA TICKLED                                                                            ZOYA BUBBLY

No wall flower here... six pigment packed,                  Six dazzling hues loaded with shimmering

full coverage creams shades to glide onto your          Holographic glitter particles. This is color 

nails. Be ready to stand out in the crowd - the            made to dacce in the light & deliver great

eyes of the world will swoon over these beauties.       color well into the night! Buildable

                                                                                              formula- great for layering!

*ZP730 - Ling: True Blue Cream                                                  *ZP736 - Muse: Blue Met, Holo, glitter

*ZP731 - Tilda: Mantis Green Cream                                          *ZP737 - Stassi: Jade Green Met, Holo, glitter

*ZP732 - Rooney: Hollywood Pink Cream                                   *ZP738 - Harper: Mexican Pink, Met, Holo, Glitter

*ZP733 - Kitridge: Carnation Pink Cream                                  *ZP739 - Binx: Purple Orchid, Met, Holo, Glitter

*ZP734 - Wendy: Tickle Pink Cream                                           *ZP740 - Jesy: Coral Orange, Met, Holo, Glitter

*ZP735 - Rocha: Folly Red Cream                                                *ZP741 - Alma: Golden Peach, Met, Holo, Glitter

"Color inspired by the fashion, sun, jewelry and culture of South Beach!"

-Rebecca Isa

Zoya Creative Director

$9.00 ea. (US) Available May 15, 2014 at Zoya.com

***pix courtesy of Zoya.com

BLOGGERS, VLOGGERS, EDITORIAL MANICURISTS,

MAKEUP ARTISTS & STYLISTS

FOR INFORMATION CONTACT:

Erin Giddings

ART OF BEAUTY (makers of Zoya & Qtica)

ering@artofbeauty.com

216-238-6363 ext 106

ZOYA an ARTOFBEAUTYcompany

*BIG5FREE: formaldehyde, formaldehyde resin, toluene,

camphor & dibutyl phthalate free, vegan friendly nail color.

© 2014 Art of Beauty Inc. All rights reserved

Zoya's 2013 Winter/Holiday Collection Zenith!

ZENITH

Harmonious Cosmic Color for Winter/Holiday 2013

Enter the color cosmos with this new collection of six perfectly harmonious nail polish beauties by Zoya.

ZOYA ZENITH WINTER/HOLIDAY 2013

ZP689 - Seraphina: Polaris Silver Metallic. Full Coverage Formula (bottle shown above).

ZP687 - Cassedy: Celestial Pewter Metallic. Full Coverage F Formula (shown above).

ZP678 - Belinda: Cosmic Purple Metallic. Full Coverage Formula (bottle shown above).

ZP688 - Payton: Galactic Cranberry Halo. Full Coverage Formula (shown above).

ZP686 - Dream: Deep Space Blue Halo. Full Coverage Formula (shown below)

ZP643 - Mosheen: Astro Ice Blue Topper - great for layering over other hues (bottle shown above).

Ultra long-wearing, nail lacquers by Zoya are BIG5FREE - all formulas are completely free of harmful industrialchemicals such as toluene, camphor, formaldehyde, formaldehyde resin and dibutyl phthalate (DBP) that are known to cause cancer and birth defects.

Find over 300 stunning Zoya colors on www.zoya.com. Each and every color has a name as unique as the women who inspired it.

ZOYA IS THE NEW COLOR OF FASHION!
Zoya Zenith Collection

$8.00 ea. (US)
Available on Zoya.com

FALL COLOR – AVAILABLE OCTOBER 01, 2013

 Photo credits: Zoya Nail Polish

Zoya Irresistible Collection!

Be sure to check after the jump for all the awesome pix and my reviews of each of the colors!

You can find these colors for $8 each at Zoya.com!

You can also find Zoya on Facebook, Twitter, Their Blog, Youtube, and Pinterest!

Really Fun Store to order from!

So I was asked to check out the site KKCenterHK.com and see what I thought of them.  I decided I would check out NNail's 2.5 mm circle glitter black dots and their 2.5 mm mix heart glitter nails decorations.  I had so much fun playing around with all the stuff!  It was hard to decide what I wanted to play with because they had so much fun stuff! Click the names of the glitter or the pictures below to get to their website to order them! You can also click the jump below to see more in depth photos and the fun I had!



You can get find this company on their various sites:

website: http://www.kkcenterhk.com
Blog: http://kkcenterhk.blogspot.com/
Tumblr: http://kkcenterhk.tumblr.com/
Facebook: KKCenterHK
Google+: 108172894204617826877
Youtube: wwwkkcenterhkcom
Twitter: @kkcenterhkcom
Weibo: kkcenterhk

ATTENTION!! GIVEAWAY HAPPENING SOOON!

If you have not started following my blog yet, you should! I will be putting a blog up within the next week and if you haven't become a follower by networked blogs, Google, or e-mail by June 25, 2013, 11:59PM you will not be able to try for the giveaway. if you have followed my blog, you know I subscribe to the Nail Art Society.  They sent me an extra May Box to do as a giveaway and TRUST me you want it!!!! They are currently not up and running as they revamp things so this is a rare opportunity! You must live in the USA or Canada.

I will also be reviewing Zoya's Irresistible line and some nail decorations for another company this week! keep your eyes peeled!

April NAS Box   March NAS Box   February NAS Box   December NAS Box

Zoya Summer Stunning Collection!

Check after the jump for more pix and my reviews!

Please excuse my cuticles, I've been swatching non stop for a bit so they are inflamed off and on in photos. 

Zoya's Pixie Dust Summer Collection!

Check after the jump for more pix and reviews! 

Recent Haul!

Now, see the 2 edge boxes on the right? I will be doing those kits as a video blog here shortly and when they are done I will also be giving away a set of each one when I do! Make sure you are a follower prior to those posts going up!  I have all 3 summer sets for Zoya.  I have finished the Summer Pixie Dust collection and will be posting that within a day or so.  I also got some really cool old colors from China Glaze (crocodile and cat's eye) as well as another one. I ♥ the plates!

I'm so excited to get to playing! lost of posts coming up!

Zoya's Annual Earth Day Event!

Announcing the 2013 Zoya Nail Polish Exchange*

Hooray for Earth Day! Once again, Zoya is helping you do a little spring cleaning with the return of the Earth Day Zoya Nail Polish Exchange* for 2013. Clean out your nail polish wardrobe and get rid of old nail polish that may not be BIG5FREE (Free of Formaldehyde, Formaldehyde Resin, Toluene, DBP and Camphor) and exchange it for a greener alternative - long lasting, award winning, healthy Zoya Nail Polish bottles!

Now's the perfect time to make the switch to an eco-chic beauty routine! From April 19, 2013 - April 26, 2013 (11:59PM EST), exchange your old, unwanted nail color for toxin-free ZOYA Nail Polish for only $4 per bottle plus shipping and handling fees. Rest assured - ZOYA will properly dispose of your old polish. 

Here's all you need to do!

1.  Go to www.zoya.com and pick out the polishes you would like (excludes all Zoya PixieDust™ Collection shades) and add them to your cart. You must select at least 6 bottles and no more than 24 bottles of polish (Salon accounts minimum 12 maximum 48 bottles.)

2. Apply the code (copy and paste for best results): 
ZOYAEARTH2013

3. Your order value will be adjusted to reflect a 50% discount (we use these funds to properly dispose of the old nail polish).

4. SUBMIT your order!

Then Zoya will ship out your NEW polish! HOORAY! This is how your order should look like...  

Once you get your order 
Here's where the exchanging* happens...

1.     Ship back the equivalent number of bottles you received to the return address below (ie. If you ordered 6 bottles of Zoya – you would send us 6 NON-ZOYA polishes). Please check with your carrier on the proper way to ship nail polish.

2.     Include a copy of your order. 

To clarify the exchange: You do not have to send us the exact amount of bottles that you are ordering. You can send any quantity up to that amount. You can also donate. If you decide you don't want to do either, it's ok "Offer is not contingent on customer returning polish" we will still love you and will send the Zoya polishes... we'll just send you on a guilt trip for a while :)

 Ship Your Old Nail Polish To:

Art of Beauty, Inc.
c/o Polish Exchange
5060 Taylor Rd, Unit D
Cleveland, Ohio, 44128, USA

Once we receive your polish, we do the rest! It’s that simple!

IMPORTANT!
The bottles you send in cannot be Zoya, Qtica or Nocti polishes (but they can be any other brand). We are using the honor code here folks! We want to make sure you get your Zoya Nail Polish! We send you the polish first then you send your old polish back to us! If you do choose to send us your old polish we promise to properly dispose of it according to EPA guidelines. This offer is only good for 1 week so hurry – Don’t Wait!

*Offer valid online at www.zoya.com only. Offer expires on 4/26/2012 at 11:59PM EST. Continental US ONLY. Not valid with any other codes, coupons or promotions. Shipping and handling fees apply. Consumer accounts must exchange a minimum of 6 polishes with a 24 bottle maximum. Salon accounts must exchange at least 12 with a maximum of 48 bottles. Polish can be from any brand EXCEPT Zoya, Qtica or Nocti and can be exchanged for in-stock .5oz Zoya Nail Polish. Excludes all Zoya PixieDust™ Collection shades. Offer is not contingent on customer returning polish. Zoya Exchange code is unique and non-transferable. One code per account. Art of Beauty is not responsible for incorrect addresses, credit card entry errors or errors associated with declined credit cards. Please allow standard time for processing and shipping, however if volume is higher than expected please allow up to 6 weeks for shipping and processing. Art of Beauty, Inc. reserves the right to remove any polish that is out of stock from your order. You will not be charged for this polish. Backordered polish is not included in this promotion.

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CONNECT WITH ZOYA: Make sure to tagTwitter, Instagram and Pinterest posts with @ZoyaNailPolish and hashtag posts with#ZoyaNailPolish and #ZoyaEarthDay. Website, Blog and YouTube links can be shared on our facebook page (http://www.facebook.com/zoyanailpolish).

This is something I have participated in when done in previous years and is such a great thing to participate in! PLUS, you get colors you really want from Zoya!

Zoya in Nailed It!

MEDIA RELEASE: Nail It Magazine Features Zoya Nail Polish online
Why They Love Zoya…

“As if the gorgeous shades and lovely shape of the lacquer bottles weren’t enough for us to go gaga over Zoya nail polishes, this nail polish brand was the pioneer of the “3 Free” effort.

Three-free means that three ingredients are absent from the nail polish formula: toluene, formaldehyde and dibutyl phthalate (DBP).

Zoya was free of toluene, formaldehyde and formaldehyde resin since its inception in the 1990's. It then went on to remove DBP from its formulation in 2002. What’s more, in 2007, Zoya became camphor-free as well.

In 2006, after feeling the heat from health groups and shoppers, a handful of brands, including OPI and Essie, removed the “toxic trio” from their formulas, and many companies, such as Butter London and Sally Hansen, followed suit.

But unlike those brands, Zoya embraced the “3 Free” ideology from its inception, a decade before there was a concerted public awareness campaign!”

LINK: http://www.nailitmag.com/nail-designs/zoya-3-free-nail-polish/why-we-love-zoya
In fact, Zoya Nail Polish remains committed to providing a healthier choice in beauty with a formula that is also free of formaldehyde resin and camphor, making each and every long-wearing, beautiful shade Big5Free.
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CONNECT WITH ZOYA: To alert our social media department of your Twitter, Instagram and Pinterest posts make sure to tag us@ZoyaNailPolish and hashtag posts with #ZoyaNailPolish and #ZoyaBig5Free. Website, Blog and YouTube links can be shared on our facebook page (http://www.facebook.com/zoyanailpolish).

The New Professional Nail Polish Neutral from Zoya!

“Work Appropriate” nail polish doesn’t have to be boring.

Get to work with the best neutral nail polish: Zoya Godiva

We all know that “work appropriate” fashion and beauty office guidelines vary greatly from company to company depending on the business at hand. And fingernails are often viewed as best covered in clear nail polish, just buffed or a worn in classic French Manicure to error on the side of humdrum and boring but safe in some environments...

Zoya PixieDustTM in Godiva solves this common workplace dilemma with a neutral nail polish color option that is modern, soft and stylish and works as well in the classroom, boardroom and courtroom as it does at a red-carpet movie premieres.

Here’s why... the textured, matte nude nail polish Godiva is beautifully buildable from semi-sheer as a single coat to full-coverage in just two coats, depending on your personal color intensity preference. No matter what, the look is always that of impeccably groomed and modest with just enough sparkle to keep things feminine (and a dare we say a bit sexy too - work it girl!).

The unexpected and huge bonus to Zoya’s PixieDustTM Godiva formulation is that the color dries quickly, requires no base or top coats and is long wearing - which saves precious time for busy professional women (and Mom’s) who always want and need to look their best in a variety of professional situations.

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INSIDER PRO MANICURE TIP: If you would like to customize Godiva to perfectly match your skin tone, it’s easy. Simply add a drop or two of another Zoya PixieDustTM color, usually Chyna, as desired to the bottle and blend by gently stirring the two shades together. Wearing the color as a semi-sheer single coat also allows your natural skin tone to show through for subtle “naked nail” look that works beautifully with any light or dark skin pigmentation.

See the “Zoya How to apply Zoya PixieDustTM Video” for more great beauty tips and tricks to use when applying Zoya PixieDustTM.

Credit Info
Zoya PixieDustTM Nail Polish in Godiva
$9 ea (US)
www.zoya.com

Photo credit: Zoya Nail Polish

Get Social with Zoya Nail Polish and Treatments

on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Vine and Pinterest…
Tag Zoya @ZoyaNailPolish and use Hashtags for this story…

#NeutralNailPolish #NudeNailPolish #ZoyaGodiva #ZoyaNailPolish #ZoyaPixieDust

FOR MORE INFORMATION
OR RELATED IMAGES CONTACT

ART OF BEAUTY

Erin Giddings
Media Relations

ering@artofbeauty.com

Secret Giveaway

So, I told y'all to pay attention because at any time I would do a giveaway.  You must be a follower and unfortunately due to the new changes to the shipping situation outside the US and Canada I can only include the US and Canada.

I recently did a poll on this blog and it was actually a secret giveaway! The winner or winner's prize pack is already on it's way to them and should arrive on the 26th!  Once the prize pack or packs are received I'll let you know what the giveaway was and who won! Keep an eye out!

:)

update: one recipient as received hers and it was Zoya's ColorCutie in Zuza! Congrats Liz Navarette!

A second recipient has received hers and it was Zoya's ColorCutie in Pippa! Congrats Patricia Medina!

The 3rd and final winner received hers and it was Zoya's ColorCutie in Glinda! Congrats Anamarie Gonzales!

So the prize pack was the ColorCutie they responded in my poll with, a Hello Kitty pencil case, Hello Kitty sticky note pad, a Hello Kitty shrinky dink type thing, and a laffy taffy in banana with cotton candy pop rocks!  All 3 were surprised and love them! I'm glad I could pull that off!

Keep your eyes peeled in the future for more flash giveaways etc.  All giveaways are open to the US and Canada only.

Zoya's Summer of Stunning and Irresistible Collections!

JUST LIKE THE SUN, YOU ARE THE CENTER OF ATTENTION!

STUNNING & IRRESISTIBLE

Twelve new Sun Inspired Colors for Summer 2013.

Summer brings the sunniest colors to nails! Including six super shiny creams and

six fresh foil metallics to put all the focus on the brightest shining light in any room - YOU!

ZOYA SUMMER 2013: STUNNING COLLECTION- CREAM

•             Darcy (ZP663) - Sunny Yellow Cream - Full Coverage.

•             Thandie (ZP664) - Citrus Orange Cream - Full Coverage.

•             Micky (ZP665) - Amazing Coral Cream - Full Coverage.

•             Yana (ZP669) - Rubine Red Cream - Full Coverage.

•             Josie (ZP667) - Grassy Green Cream - Full Coverage.

•             Rocky (ZP668) - Serene Blue Cream - Full Coverage.

ZOYA SUMMER 2013: IRRESISTIBLE COLLECTION- METALLIC

•             Kerry (ZP684) - Yellow Gold Foil Metallic - Full Coverage.

•             Amy (ZP670) - Red Orange Foil Metallic - Full Coverage.

•             Tinsley (ZP671) - Rose Gold Foil Metallic - Full Coverage.

•             Bobbi (ZP672) - Hot Magenta Pink Foil Metallic - Full Coverage.

•             Hazel (ZP673) - Blue Green Foil Metallic - Full Coverage.

•             Rikki (ZP674) - Fern Green Foil Metallic - Full Coverage.

Shipping April 15, 2013

Ultra long-wearing, glossy nail lacquers by Zoya are BIG5FREE - all formulas are completely free of harmful industrial chemicals such as toluene, camphor, formaldehyde, formaldehyde resin and dibutyl phthalate (DBP) that are known to cause cancer and birth defects.

Find over 300 stunning Zoya colors on www.zoya.com.

Each and every color has a name as unique as the women who inspired it.

ZOYA IS THE NEW COLOR OF FASHION! 

$8.00 ea. (US)

Available on Zoya.com

Also, if you haven't seen the Zoya Nail Polish ColorCuties yet, make sure to check them out - they are selling superfast and if ordered before March 24th, they will be delivered in time for Easter (talk about a fat-free goodie to add to baskets)... plus, they are a great item to have on hand for Spring Event gifts.

Pre-order NOW through 03/24/13 with Expedited shipping for guaranteed delivery by Easter shipping 03/21/13.

Special Offer*: $5 ea. buy 6 or more at $5 ea. get FREE Expedited Shipping - OR- 12 or more at $3 ea. (bonus price), get FREE Expedited Shipping. No code necessary, discount applied at checkout.

My St. Paddy's Mani with Zoya!

I used all Zoya for this special mani!

These are what I used for the mani! I did 3 coats of  Zoya Ivanka as the base, then Zoya Gilty on 4 fingers, and then used Zoya Ziv for the stamping of shamrocks but it didn't really turn out well.  very hard to see due to the yellow tones in Zoya Ivanka.  Click after the jump to see the results!

Announcing Zoya ColorCuties!

I bought 6!  how bout y'all?? any must haves?  should I make a contest with these?

Zoya Nail Polish ColorCuties – Spring 2013

Spring just got even more colorful with Zoya ColorCuties! The Zoya Color Experts selected 12 best-selling Spring inspired shades to offer in an adorable mini size (0.25oz) with a coordinating polka-dot box, for a limited time. ColorCuties make perfect Spring gifts for Easter baskets, Mother's Day, Spring weddings and more! Collect all 12 colors while they last... 

Pre-order NOW through 03/24/13 with Expedited Shipping for guaranteed delivery by Easter.
Shipping 03/21/13.  

Special Offer*: $5 ea. Buy 6 or more at $5 ea. get FREE Expedited Shipping - OR - Buy 12 or more at $3 ea. (bonus price), get FREE Expedited Shipping. No code necessary, discount applied at checkout.

* Terms and Conditions
Available online at www.zoya.com only, while supplies last. Continental US only. Not valid in conjunction with other coupons, codes or promotions. Returns or exchanges of promotional items not permitted. Art of Beauty is not responsible for incorrect addresses, credit card entry errors or errors associated with declined credit cards . No code necessary, discount applied at checkout.

Day 6 of 6 Days of Zoya PixieDust!

Today's day 6 of 6 of the Zoya PixieDust Collection!!

Check out after the jump to see pix and my review!