Hello Again!

Testing...testing if this thing is still on?

I know it been a hot minute, ok year, since I've even drafted a post. I would love to get back to writing again and tinkering in the blogiverse again. 

Not sure if you noticed but it appears that gold flakes are back again and I am SO here for it. There are so many beautiful options by Pahlish right now. In the meantime, I'm sharing a pretty spring look using Sally Hansen Water Lily and an oldie but goodie Sephora gold flake topper. 

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What are your thoughts about gold flakies coming back? Thanks for taking the time to read this, if you're out there I'd love to know it! 

If you drop a comment so I know you're there, that would be wonderful. Have a great week, sweet friends!

~ Hayley 

Press Release: Fall 2017 ZOYA SOPHISTICATES

It's that time again....Zoya is flooring me with their Fall collection! Take a look:

ZOYA SOPHISTICATES COLLECTION – FALL 2017

Meet the Sophisticates, Zoya's latest palette of smoldering nudes, wine reds, and shadowy hues in pearl, metallic and cream nail polish finishes

 Mckenna (ZP904): a refined pearl in soft almond. 

 Beth (ZP905): a soft, sandy, rose gold metallic. 

 Presley (ZP906): a smokey, mauve taupe cream. 

 Joni (ZP907): a deep, dusty plum cream 

 Hera (ZP908): a muted, red mauve cream. 

 Padma (ZP909): a deep, vermillion red cream. 

 Yvonne (ZP910): a rich, bordeaux red cream. 

 Mona (ZP911): a deep, burgundy plum cream. 

 Elaine (ZP912): a dark, umber brown cream. 

 Hadley (ZP913): a smokey, midnight blue cream. 

 Tabitha (ZP914): a refined pearl in a deep hunter green. 

  Gal (ZP915): a smokey, iridescent, peridot gold metallic.

These are available August 1st on Zoya.com. I hope I am lucky enough to get a few to swatch for you.  Are you as excited as I am to see the first taste of a fall collection?  

~ Hayley ~

UPDATE! PRESS RELEASE: Zoya Spring 2017 Charming Polish & Lipstick Collection

These Zoya colors took my breath away just in the press release, so I had to share! I don't get samples from Zoya to swatch at this time, but I'll still be clamoring for these polishes!
Update:

Charming Pre-order deal now - 2/28
Get the complete polish set for $40 plus free shipping!
and includes the new lipstick, Violette

Use code: SPRING

ZOYA CHARMING COLLECTION – SPRING 2017

Spring arrives with six new nail colors from Zoya including three fresh creams and three dewy micro-sparkles. All in the long-wearing two coat, full-coverage, 10-FREE formula nail polish lovers love. 

ZOYA NAIL POLISH - $10 ea.

· Jordan (ZP886): a soft blossom pink cream.
· Abby (ZP887): a light lavender cream.
· Tina (ZP888): a medium amethyst cream.
· Millie (ZP889): a dewy violet micro-sparkle.
· Lacey (ZP890): a light dewy green micro-sparkle.
· Amira (ZP891): a soft dewy blue micro-sparkle.

Plus, three coordinating Zoya Lipstick hues!

ZOYA CHARMING COLLECTION

AVAILABLE FEBRUARY 1, 2017

PRE-ORDER JANUARY 23, 2017 ON ZOYA.COM

~ Hayley ~

Fall Fun Series and Color Club

*nothing to disclose*

Hello! I am combining 2 topics into this post to catch up on the Fall Fun Series.  

The first was a fall music highlight. I wanted to highlight a fall polish that went along with the music theme. I chose Color Club We'll Never Be Royals from last year's Oil Slick collection.

This was an untried for me and I LOVE it! It's a multi chrome, so no surprise...but the formula was a winner too! I love the shift between magenta, royal purple, and brick red.
This is 2 coats, no streaks and well......

I have been loving that Mumford and Sons folk-type music. These songs feel pretty fall-like to me! I want to be on a walking through fallen leaves or snuggled up with a latte (oh that's always!). On repeat this week has been:

Mumford and Sons - Wilder Mind album 

Gregory Alan Isakov - Virginia May 

Head and the Heart - Lost in My Mind

Kings of Leon - Waste a Moment

Scents:

- I gave my BBW Leaves candle a go this week. Great throw and not headache inducing. :) Yay!

- I still cannot stop melting my Everyday Luxe Azure Sands leftover wax - I never showed it so this is what it looks like.  I'm going to be seriously sad when it's gone!

- I also tried Phury from Ten Digit Creations. Great scent! Comparable to the scent when you walk into an A&F store. Has a medium throw.  I'm impressed with my first indie wax.

The second post was a fall craft. I have had zero time to be crafty other than this blog, so sadly I had no craft of my own. But my friend Amanda at Thrifty Polished crocheted these adorable pumpkin coffee cup cozies and sent us each one! I was SO excited when I opened my package and saw this since my love for coffee and pumpkin spice knows no bounds.

Her post is linked if you want the tutorial on how to make your own!  Amanda, will you please move to AZ so you can teach me to crochet, we can be BFFs, drink coffee and paint our nails?  :)

Phew! So, that's what I have been up to this week! I purchased the entire Color Club Oil Slick collection when I got We'll Never Be Royals, so now I'm off to try the rest of the shades. Hope you have a great 'officially fall' weekend!

~ Hayley ~