I recently won a giveaway over at Nails done by a Blimbo ! Isn’t that one of the most exciting things about reading blogs- opening your email to find that you won a giveaway? It’s like… best day ever, cha cha cha! !
One of the polishes I graciously received from D. was this stunning blue foil called Crystal by Zoya. LOVE IT! Then I decided to stamp on top of it and this mani got even better! These scales are too cool! I used Mash-39 plate and Illamasqua Vice for my stamping. Vice is a rubber-finish lacquer so it really has a neat appearance that almost pops up off of the blue. I loved this manicure so much that I made a little collage for you….
Since my base color is so gorgeous I have to show you some swatches of that too! Crystal is from a winter collection a few years back and I’m surprised that I’ve never seen it before! It’s a shiny blue foil that has tiny flecks of gold glitter (I’ve seen it described as ‘irregular shaped glitter’ online). Here’s a swatch of three coats plus topcoat. I could’ve gotten away with two coats, but I couldn’t tell if parts of it were transparent or not in direct light, so I went with three coats….
Isn’t it lush? Thank you D. for picking out this Zoya for me! Crystal is a perfect combo of icy blue and warm gold. It’s just my style and I can’t wait to wear it this winter!
Crystal is part of the 2010 Winter Flame Collection which I’ve also seen called the Fire & Ice Collection. Do you own any of these and are they all as awesome as Crystal? Here’s the collection on the Zoya website if you want to check them out.
Wow, love this basecolor! And the shape of your nails 😀
Thanks! 🙂
Crystal is actually what I got from Zoya in the 50 cent thingie…assuming it ever arrives :-p
No way? What a cooncidence!
My credit card company called me because the 50 cent charge was suspicious. I’m thinking……. i know! What a crazy bargain right? It’s for real!
…actually, scratch that. It looks like they cancelled the order? Boooo 😦
my order isn’t even showing up when i login to my acct. is yours eliminated too?
Yup. 😦
waaahhhh! no fairs.
I KNOW. not cool.
I love this..super cute!!!
Thanks! I feel like Ariel 🙂
Crystal looks amazing! Glad you’re having fun with Vice!
Thanks for sending it to me! Special finish polishes like that work pretty well for stamping. no topcoat needed- looks cooler that way 🙂
Crystal looks so pretty! And I love the scales!
thanks!!
Mermaid nails, YAY!
I mean, we’re talking mermaids. Too cool.
Thanks Cat!
Lucky you! That crystal named Crystal is so purr-retty!!
isn’t it? hehe thanks !
Gorgeous!! I’m about to post scale nails today too!!
oh awesome!
Great minds I guess!
that’s what they say ! 😀
Wow, I adore your mermaidy nails!
Thanks darlin!
omg this is sooooo cool! great color combo! i never would have thought to put these 2 together but they look great!
Thanks ! 🙂
These are cute! Crystal is so pretty!!
Thanks- Crystal was like a hidden gem to me!
Everything about this is FABULOUS!
Thanks Lady! 🙂
Yay, I’m glad Crystal worked out and you like it so much. You said how much you like blue so I added a extra one and thought it was the most stunning one I could find. the mermaid nails are so cool. I might have to buy a bottle of Crystal for myself
Thank you, I really love it!
Very pretty 🙂 For a second I thought you had free-handed the scales, and it blew my mind!
Haha! I wish.
Lol
I love Crystal, the little gold flecks look gorgeous! The stamping looks great, too — reminds me of mermaids 🙂