Fall Fun Series

Hello there friends! It's been a bit since I have posted but I joined some friends in a fall tag - so I'll be much more consistent!  This will be a new post series that myself, and a bunch of old and new blogging friends will be engaging in this autumn season.  We will be covering fall wax melts, candles, polishes, and more. If you are a blogger and would like to join please let us know and we will send you a schedule of posts. I will still be incorporating polishes, but I thought this would be a fun way to get into the festivities of the best season!  

Please welcome the following bloggers and check out their posts as well which will generally post on Monday and Friday starting September and ending the day after Thanksgiving.  I'm not going to be able to do all of these, but will do all the ones I can do!

Amanda at ThriftyPolished

Ashley at The Bohemian Sassenach

Deb at It's Always Something

Hayley at Polished at Heart

Jessica at The Meltdown Blog

Julie at The Redolent Mermaid

Lauren at LoloLovesScents

Lindsey at Little Bit of Lindsey

Liz at Furianne

Sandra at Finger Candy

Stephanie at Imperfectly Painted

Sunnee at Our Sunny Life

To kick off the first post we will do a Fall Tag!

1. What is your favorite thing about fall?

Cooler weather so I can wear boots, scarves and other fall fashion.  Copper colored polishes.  I wouldn't be honest if I didn't say PSLs too. 

2. Do you get fall colors where you live?

Unfortunately, only in the mountains here in AZ. I am from Pittsburgh so I grew up with the most beautiful fall foliage....I miss it so much!

3. Favorite fall scent (wax, or anything)?

I love the smell of wood fire in the air at night! For candles, I have some very specifics I recommend if you can find them: 

- Tailgate by Bath and Body Works - they discontinued it but was amazing!  

- Also, I adore the Farmer's Market (apple cider scent) candle by Everyday Luxe - the best fall apple scent EVER!

4. Favorite fall food or drink?

Pumpkin everything! Pies, PSLs, etc... Does Halloween candy count too?

5. Football.....yay or nay?

Huge YAY! 1000% 

6. Do you rake, jump in, or burn piles of leaves?

Not applicable in Arizona :(

7. Haunted house or corn maze?

Corn Maze

8. Have you ever gone on a hayride?

Yes!

9. Cider or hot chocolate?

PSL! Between these...probably cider

10. Carve a pumpkin or eat pumpkin pie?

Eat pumpkin pie. I'd rather just design the pumpkin.

11. Do you dress up for Halloween?

Yes! If I could still Trick or Treat I honestly would.

12. Candy corn.....yay or nay?

Disgusting. No.

13. Favorite Halloween movie?

It's the Great Pumpkin Charlie Brown.  It's the only one I bother to watch in between football days.

14. Scariest movie?

Hmm not a big fan. I know there is another Blair Witch coming out and I remember that was the ish when I was a teenager and it freaked me out.

15. Halloween or Thanksgiving?

Halloween since family is across the country. But the past two years we have done a Friendsgiving and that is super fun.

16. Do you watch the Macy's parade?

Usually some of it.

17. Apple pie or pumpkin pie?

Pumpkin pie

18. White or dark meat?

White meat

19. Jellied or real cranberry sauce?

Jellied but I'll take either.

20. Will you host or travel for Thanksgiving this year?

Plan is to travel this year.

How about you? I would love to hear some of your fall tag answers! Our next post will feature some fall scents / first fall sightings in a store and I'll be back with a pretty polish too! Happy Fall, y'all!

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Ever After polish: Mermaid Princess

Hello sweet friends!  Many months ago I mentioned I was going to post the other half of this Ever After Polish duo that is the companion polish to Let's Eat Cake! and finally I am!
This pretty blue holo polish is called Mermaid Princess.

Swatches are 2 easy coats of Mermaid Princess. It's an ultramarine blue holo polish with sparse blue microflakes.  The formula was absolutely a dream, I adored how easy this was to work with.  I topped Mermaid Princess with one coat of KBShimmer Clearly On Top.
I loved the other polish in this duo too, so it's hard to pick a favorite but this might have a slight edge.

Aside from all the pretty polishes, I highly recommend their cuticle crelly (it's a cream and oil mashup).  Miranda creates some amazing scents and rotates them all the time. The cuticle crelly soaks in quickly without any greasy feeling and my cuticles feel great!  My personal favorite scent is Pink Champagne....it's amazing!  I have a crelly at home and at work, and a few friends loving them too.  You will not be disappointed if you add one to your polish purchase!

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~ Hayley ~

PRESS RELEASE: Zoya Urban Grunge Fall 2016

Hello all! Fall is coming and I am excited!

Press Release

The NEW ZOYA Urban Grunge collection of creams, metallics & holos reinterprets Grunge with a modern twist for Fall 2016! Featuring six sleek, one coat, color saturated creams plus six coordinating linear, scattered holos and metal foil metallics to amp up the voltage of the season. All densely pigmented with a smooth application. 

CREAMS
·AUGUST (ZP854): A full coverage gray like a fine, expensive leather with a mid-ranged, balanced tone.
·MALLORY (ZP853): A full bodied, vibrant Prussian blue with a deeply saturated color.
·TARA (ZP857): A purple plum with a balanced tone between red and purple.
·COURTNEY (ZP856): A deep red beet root shade.
·WYATT (ZP855): A true racing green with a deep pigment
·NOAH (ZP858): A mid-range taupe evenly balanced between yellow and grey

METALLICS & HOLOS

·ALICIA (ZP859): A linear holo with a touch of gold.

·TROY (ZP864): Liquid pewter with a foil finish and an edgy touch of black and gold.

·MERIDA (ZP861): A brilliant lush evergreen scattered holo.

·FINLEY (ZP860): A deep royal purple scattered holo.

·BRITTA (ZP862): A berry metallic with a red and purple, fuchsia flash.

·ASH (ZP863): A vibrant cherry with a red and gold metallic shimmer.

AVAILABLE FOR PURCHASE AUGUST 15, 2016 ON ZOYA.COM
$10 ea.(US)

~Hayley

KBShimmer One Night Sand

*Polish provided for an honest review*

Hello again!  I am back with a KBShimmer from the current Summer collection and it is metallic and pop of holo all in one pretty polish!  Meet my One Night Sand ;) 

So, this one will be sticking around for more than one night because it's pretty fabulous!  The full KBShimmer Summer collection is an array of bright and summery creams, shimmer, crellies, and another metallic flakie like this.

The swatches directly above and below are indoors. The holo isn't noticeable so the polish is more subtle but such a lovely shade of rose copper (my camera makes look a bit more gold indoors than it actually is).  Expect a beautiful shiny, sparkly copper foil finish. It catches shimmers the same way as a diamond. It's really pretty!

This is 2 coats of One Night Sand and a coat of KBShimmer Clearly on Top. You can see it's more copper.
The formula was effortless on One Night Sand, and because of the microflakies is very smooth and not gritty at all.  The topcoat glossed it up, and I always recommend it, but dry time was great even without.

I have been loving how unique rose gold and copper polishes look on the nail.  Unfortunately, photos don't truly do them justice since they tend to get a bit washed out.  One Night Sand is a great addition to any collection and I know I'll be grabbing for this one in the fall and even throughout winter with a cozy cream sweater and boots. I'd love to hear what you think!

To keep up with all new things from KBShimmer, check their social media sites below. 

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Have a great weekend!
~ Hayley ~