This is a combination nail art and comparison post. It's probably difficult to see the comparison part right now but I feel like when I point it out it will be very obvious. Anyway sometime back I got a pretty epic Zoya haul. I'll be honest and say I had never really been very into Zoya prior to April of this year. For starters there were no retailers for it around me and I don't prefer to purchase my polishes online since it's really difficult to see what you're getting. And then I did pick up a few when my Ulta started carrying them but they were kind of meh shades and they seemed to dislike my Seche Vite and chip more than other polishes on me. Several people suggested I get a different top coat to use over them and recommended that I invest in Zoya's own brand of top coat since it works best with their polish but let's face it. I'm not a salon. I'm not interested in branding and with nearly 1,000 polishes I need a top coat that works with anything so I'm not investing in brands for brands. So what changed my mind? Discounts. I ended up with quite a lot of them for pretty cheap and I thought since I wasn't wearing my polish very long it probably wouldn't matter so much if they chipped a day later since I'd be changing up the art anyway. I also got a lot of wrapping practice working in a salon so I started to do a much better job polishing and wrapping my tips and the Zoya/Seche combination actually ended up working quite fabulously in the end. So anyway, back to my story....I snagged a BUNCH of these things...
Yep. Yep. This one was in the bunch. It's Skylar and she is a beauty. Really reminds me a bit of butterLONDON's Victoriana which remains one of my most favorite polishes of all time for it's wonderful ability to be fabulous both shiny and matte. Skylar is no exception. After I had it on for a day I decided to dress it up and since I had just gotten a Klout perk in the mail, what better to use than my brand new Essie Penny Talk? Then I added Seche but I didn't love the shiny look so I covered that with Essie Matte About You. And now is where the comparison comes in. I know you probably didn't really notice it and since we mostly do our nails all at once I may never have. While I was making that infamous matte/shiny decision I matted one nail, intending to cover it with Seche if I disliked it and Seche'd another nail to cover with the matte. Well ladies and gentlemen...check out my ring finger in this pic vs my other fingers. Here's a close up if you need more evidence...
Yep. If you haven't picked out the difference yet look for the shine on the middle finger. On the fingers I added Seche to before I added the Essie there is just a hint more shine than on the ones I straight matted. They're still all nicely matte but the metallic still has some sheen to it on the Seche ones. Interesting, no? I've only done that once so I'd love to hear it if any of you have had similar experiences!!! Thanks for following!!
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