First Look: Zoya Zenith Collection

"Harmonious Cosmic Color for Winter/Holiday 2013. Enter the color cosmos with this new collection of six perfectly harmonious nail polish beauties by Zoya."

Shades included...

Seraphina – polaris silver metallic

Cassedy – celestial pewter metallic

Belinda – cosmic purple metallic

Payton – galactic cranberry halo

Dream – deep space blue halo

Mosheen – astro ice blue topper (Top Coat)

So what do you guys think of the Zoya Zenith collection? It looks pretty good, especially if you love metallics. I'll wait to see them in person, but they look promising. Which ones are you girls most excited to check out?

First Look: China Glaze Happy Holiglaze Collection Part 2

We had a great look at the China Glaze Happy Holiglaze collection a couple days ago. Check it out here. Now I've got info on the holiday sets being released alongside the full size collection. There are quite a few different sets, so take a look and pick out your favorites!

Good Spirits 

features 2 full size nail lacquers and a shot glass

Colors included (l. to r.):

Bells Will Be Blinging

Mingle With Kringle

Get Carried Away

features 3 full size nail lacquers and a change purse

Colors included (l. to r.):

Santa Red My List

Your Present Required

So Blue Without You

Sparkle All The Way

features 3 full size nail lacquers and a compact mirror

Colors included (l. to r.):

Your Present Required

Be Merry, Be Bright

Just Be-Claws

Snow Buddy

features 3 full size nail lacquers and a stuffed polar bear

Color included (l. to r.):

There's Snow One Like You

Be Merry, Be Bright

Elfin' Around

Be Merry

features 4 full size nail lacquers

Colors included (l. to r.):

Just Be-Claws

Santa Red My List

Put A Bow On It

Be Merry, Be Bright

Be Bright

features 4 full size nail lacquers

Colors included (l. to r.):

Your Present Required

Be Merry, Be Bright

Bells Will Be Blinging

Mingle With Kringle

Touch Of Twinkle

features 3 full size nail lacquers

Colors included (l. to r.):

Just Be-Claws

Be Merry, Be Bright

Santa Red My List

Dash Of Dazzle

features 3 full size nail lacquers

Colors included (l. to r.):

Mingle With Kringle

Bells Will Be Blinging

So Blue Without You

Oh, Joy!

features 4 full size nail lacquers and a "Joy" necklace

Colors included (l. to r.):

Just Be-Claws

Santa Red My List

Your Present Required

So Blue Without You

These would make great gifts for any nail polish girls in your life. China Glaze is always smart with their holiday marketing, always releasing a lot of gift sets. I'm curious, what set would you guys pick?!

First Look: China Glaze Happy Holiglaze Collection Part 1

I've already previewed the upcoming OPI Mariah Carey Holiday Collection (Part 1|Part 2|Part 3), but now we're going to take a look at what China Glaze has to offer with their new Happy Holiglaze collection. It features twelve brand new shades including one shade in China Glaze's exclusive Texture finish. Below you will get a closer look at the colors and their names.

There's Wno One Like You

Elfin' Around

Just Be Claws

 

Santa Red My List

Put A Bow On It

Be Merry, Be Bright

All Wrapped Up

Your Present Required

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So Blue Without You

Bells Will Be Blinging

Mingle With Kringle

This is Tree-mendous

I might check out the glitters in this collection because China Glaze glitters are amazing. The cremes and shimmers will be a judgement call when I see them in person. I'm picky about China Glaze because of the small brush. How I wish the brush was bigger because their color selection is so amazing! Anyone else have major issues with the size of the brushes on China Glaze? Anyway, Bells Will Be Blinging, Your Present Required, and Be Merry, Be Bright look like the winners of this collection. At least in my opinion, that is. What are the winners in your opinion?

Information Galore!

As we're approaching the end of the year with the holiday season fast approaching, I'm finding a ton of information on nail polish collections coming out. Most are holiday related collections, so I'll be posting a boatload of first look blog posts over the next several weeks. Please forgive me, but I know how much I love being informed about upcoming collections and figuring out what I want from each individual collection. I want to share all the information I find with you guys because I believe every nail polish girl should be well informed and ready to make all her collection purchases.

On the subject of holidays, who else is super excited for Halloween and Christmas?! My favorite time of year for sure!

NTOTD: OPI La Paz-itively Hot

I'm coining a new phrase for my blog today... Nail Tale of the Day. I thought it was cute to play on the phrase "Nail of the Day" and give it a unique spin to go with my blog name. I'm hoping to do a lot more swatches in the coming weeks and months, so this little phrase will get a lot of use! The abbreviated version will be NTOTD, so when you see a blog post title with those five little letters, it's a brand new swatch for the day!

Today, we'll look at one of my favorite colors ever... OPI La Paz-itively Hot. It's a gorgeous hot pink color, which, in my opinion, is perfect all year round. I love it so much because it looks awesome with my skin tone, but honestly, I believe it would look amazing with almost all skin tones! If you don't own this color, go get it now! It's a must have for any nail polish girl!

Swatch is 2 coats in natural light.

Re-launch & Give Me Some Feedback!

Hi fellow polish addicts,

It's Jeanette here. I hope you girls can tell that I've decided to give a great effort on making this blog work. My life has taken a change of course, so I'm looking to start up a hobby that will help me deal with everything that is going on with me privately. I knew I already had this blog, but I also knew I had been shamefully neglecting it. That prompted my decision a little over a week ago to dedicate myself to this blog as my new hobby (Can't you tell by the spamming of posts over that short time?). My hobby was already nail polish, so it seemed like the natural choice.

I've given the blog a new name because I found the old one boring and not creative. It was more like a screen name, and it will remain my screen name for other venues. Now, however, I wanted something that defined my purpose for this blog and that belongs solely to this blog. The new name is A Nail Tale. It might not be super creative, but I thought it was girly with the play on the word fairy tale, so I'm happy with it. Let me know what you guys think!

From this point forward, my goal is to do at least 2 or 3 posts a week. I think that's realistic. It's not too much for me to handle and it's not too few for you girls. My question for you, however, is what do you girls want to see in this blog? It's important to me that this blog is enjoyable for all you girls. I have no blog without the amazing readers I've already had and undoubtedly the new ones I'll hopefully gain in the new future. What are your favorite subjects to read about on nail polish blogs? Are you girls interested in swatches, nail art, etc? Please let me know in the comments!

Thanks for listening and participating on my re-launch of this blog! I hope to be a better nail polish blogger for all of you! Here's to more blogging!

XOXO

First Look: China Glaze Monster's Ball Collection

Halloween is coming, so I've got some great news about China Glaze. They're helping to make our Halloween nails even more boo-tiful than planned by offering up a great collection titled Monster's Ball. Loving the collection name, and the shades look like they'll have great potential! Let's have a look!

China Glaze Monster's Ball features 4 glitter shades and 1 Texture shade.

Top Row (l. to r.)...

Bat My Eyes

Fang-tastic

Boo-gie Down

Bottom Row (l. to r.)

Howl You Doin'

Bump In The Night 

This collection is scheduled to be released this month, so choose quickly because those glitters are going to go fast! So pretty! Which shade is your favorite from this collection? Let me know in the comments! Can't wait to see which is the overall favorite!

First Look: OPI Mariah Carey Holiday Collection Part 3

Finally, OPI will be releasing gift sets as part of the Mariah Carey Holiday collection launch.

Mariah Carey Look features three full size bottles (l. to r.)...

My Favorite Ornament
Visions Of Love
I Snow You Love Me

Fit To Be Tied features 2 full size bottles of Liquid Sand colors (l. to r.)...

 It's Frosty Outside
Emotions

Top This! features three full size bottles of GelColor top coats (l. to r.)...

Top Coat

Matte Top Coat

Wonderous Star

Mariah Carey GelColor set features 6 full size bottles of GelColor shades (names TBA)

Toe-tally Fabulous! features 6 full size bottles of GelColor shades (names TBA) and 6 OPI Pedicure products...

Massage

Scrub

Soak

Soften

Last, but not least, OPI is releasing a 18k White Gold and Silver Top Coat called Pure as the last surprise of Mariah Carey Holiday sollection!

Check out the first two parts of my Mariah Carey Holiday collection first look: 

First Look: OPI Mariah Carey Holiday Collection Part 1

First Look: OPI Mariah Carey Holiday Collection Part 2

My Stash!

Listed all the polishes I own on my new stash page. The stash will forever be an evergrowing process! Can never have enough! Check it out! 

MY STASH!

First Look: OPI Mariah Carey Holiday Collection Part 2

OPI will be releasing two separate mini sets along side the full size Mariah Carey Holiday collection. Each set features three mini versions of the Liquid Sand colors featured in the full size collection.

Mini Set #1 (l. to r.)...

Emotions

It's Frosty Outside

Kiss Me At Midnight

Mini Set #2 (l.to r.)...

Silent Stars Go By

Baby Please Come Home

Make Him Mine

To get a more detailed look at the full Mariah Carey Holiday collection, check out my last blog post: First Look: Mariah Carey Holiday Collection Part 1

First Look: OPI Mariah Carey Holiday Collection Part 1

OPI Joins Mariah Carey to Launch 18 New Limited Edition Holiday Nail Lacquers

OPI announces the launch of 18 new limited edition holiday nail lacquers inspired by recording artist and international superstar Mariah Carey. This seasonal promotion includes an assortment of red, burgundy, maroon and chocolate brown hues, along with glitter-packed gold, bronze and pearl shades. 

Mariah Carey Holiday also features six new Liquid Sand™ lacquers, ranging from icy blue to frosted pink to sparkling graphite. Each of the Liquid Sand shades showcases OPI’s groundbreaking technology for a textured, matte finish infused with reflective sparkle.    

“Mariah Carey is truly synonomous with the holiday season,” says Suzi Weiss-Fischmann, OPI Executive VP & Artistic Director. “People around the world listen to her festive, iconic songs – ‘All I Want for Christmas is You’ is a personal favorite – and these 18 lacquers evoke the warmth, beauty, energy and positive spirit that’s present in Mariah’s music.  

“This holiday season is all about red, glitter and texture for nails,” adds Weiss-Fischmann. “With 18 shades, there’s a perfect hue for every occasion. The 12 crème and glitter lacquers include classic reds, champagne gold, and warm burgundies, while the six Liquid Sand shades should be worn without top coat for a matte finish in icy, frosted colors.”  

Mariah Carey Holiday includes the following (*Liquid Sand shade):

My Favorite Ornament  

Make this champagne glitter your new personal favorite.  

All I Want for Christmas (is OPI)  

This marvelous maroon is present-ly my top choice.

Cute Little Vixen  

This deep red violet has foxy written all over it. 

  

Underneath the Mistletoe  

Is my kiss as spicy-sweet as this candy-apple red?

In My Santa Suit  

This generously pigmented red is worth staying on the “nice” list.  

Visions of Love  

I see this rich burgundy in my immediate future.  

Warm Me Up  

This spiced coffee hits all the cold spots. 

Wonderous Star  

This gold-flecked shimmer has heavenly shine. 

All Sparkly and Gold  

What more can we say...the name says it all.  

Sleigh Ride for Two  

There’s only room left for this dark hot chocolate.

Ski Slope Sweetie  

This golden pearl is everybunny’s favorite.

I Snow You Love Me  

Just like I snow you love this disco light confetti. 

Silent Stars Go By*  

This blush of textured pink has parades of sparkle. 

Baby Please Come Home*  

Can’t wait to see you...in this textured and sparkling lilac.

Make Him Mine*  

But make this textured glistening rose mine first!

It’s Frosty Outside*  

This frosted silver is so icy it’s hot.

Emotions*  

This dramatic sparkling coal has got me feeling fine.

Kiss Me at Midnight*  

It’s time to fall in love with this frosted ice blue.     

Mariah Carey Holiday nail lacquer shades each feature OPI’s exclusive ProWide™ Brush for the ultimate in application. Liquid Sand nail lacquers should always be worn without top coat.

Mariah Carey Holiday will be available October 2013, at Professional Salons, including Beauty Brands, Beauty First, Chatters, Dillard’s, jcp Salons, Pure Beauty, Regis, Trade Secret, ULTA and ulta.com for $9.00 ($10.95 CAN) suggested retail for each nail lacquer.              

For more information, please call 800-341-9999 or visit www.opi.com. Follow OPI on Twitter @OPI_PRODUCTS and become a Facebook fan!

Looks like a decent collection. A lot of the colors look similar to each other, however. I have a feeling if I get any, it's only going to be a few. Definitely looking forward to seeing the glitters in person! I Snow You Love Me looks like it will be an amazing glitter for layering! I'll also probably pick up All I Want For Christmas (Is OPI) just for the name alone. Always get sucked into the cutesy names!