China Glaze Light As Air vs Zoya Marley

So now that you've seen both of them separately, let's check them out together.  From the bottles, they look a lot alike, but how close are China Glaze Light As Air and Zoya Marley?


For Light As Air, I used a base coat of Seche Natural, 2 coats of polish and a top coat of Seche Vite.  For Marley, I used a base of Zoya Anchor, 2 coats of polish and a top of Zoya Armor.

In the sun, you can tell just slightly that Marley is darker than Light As Air but it's not completely obvious.

However, in the shade, it's a little bit more obvious when looking at the ring and pinkie fingers.  I'm kinda torn - I'm not sure which one that I like better... that's why I'm all about having both!  ^_^

Disclosure: The product[s] in this post was [were] provided to me by the company for consideration.  For more information, please read this post.

China Glaze Light As Air

Hey!  Look at - another pretty muted purple grey!  China Glaze Light As Air from the Up & Away 2010 Spring Collection is one that I kind of glazed over the first time, thinking it was too muted for me, but after seeing Zoya Marley, I knew I had to take a second look.


I used a base coat of Seche Natural, 2 coats of Light As Air, and a top of Seche Vite.  The formula on this was slightly runny but not unmanageable.  

Mmm pretty!  The purple is so pretty in this dusty color.  I'm really in love with this look - it's a perfect balance of flirt and being coy.

In the shade, you pretty much get the same story.  Lovely, soft, beautiful.  Oy.

China Glaze [official website] can be found online through several etailers, including my favorite Head2Toe Beauty [official website], Sally's Beauty Supply [official website] as well asTransDesign [official website].

Disclosure: The product[s] in this post was [were] provided to me by the company for consideration.  For more information, please read this post.

Zoya Marley

Oh Zoya, you slay me with your Intimates Collection.  I'm definitely a sucker for soft cremes - I feel like they are super work appropriate, fun, flirty... I'm in lust.  Marley is a soft purple with a hint of grey in it - it looks very "washed out" here in the bottle picture but oh wait until you see it on the nail!


I used a base of Zoya Anchor, 2 coats of Marley and a top of Zoya Armor.  I did feel that the formula on this was slightly thick but it may also just be my storage conditions.  Despite these blue skies, it was freezing temperatures.

In the sun, you can see how lovely this color is - very soft, very pretty.  I think this would also be a great base coat for some bright Konading or even nail art.  Oh how I wish I was more creative (and patient).

In the shade, this color really pops.  The purple is really showing its stuff against the muted greys.  Very much a winning color for me, but keep watching today - I have another comparison post coming!


Zoya [official website] can be purchased on their website for $8/bottle.

Disclosure: The product[s] in this post was [were] provided to me by the company for consideration.  For more information, please read this post.

Jesse's Girl Crush vs Zoya Jancyn

Are you seeing double?  DOUBLE TROUBLE!  ^_^  While wearing Jesse's Girl Crush, I was thinking "Hey, I've seen a perfectly pigmented orange before!"  Zoya Jancyn from the Flash collection was a pretty awesome orange as seen here so it's time for a comparison!


For Crush, I used a base coat of Seche Natural, 3 coats of Crush and a top of Seche Vite.  For Jancyn, I used a base of Zoya Anchor, 2 coats of Jancyn and a top of Zoya Armor.

Yep - they look pretty much like twins!  Both were smoothly applied, both have a nice shine - winners!

Same story in the shade.  Nice - orangey... mmmm juice.  Love it.


Disclosure: The product[s] in this post was [were] provided to me by the company for consideration.  For more information, please read this post.

CSN Giveaway #5

I'm still validating the entries from my Urban Decay Giveaway, but hey, let's have another CSN gift certificate giveaway - this one for $45!  Sorry international friends - this is only for USA & Canadian readers, but I'm going to be having a few more giveaways in the near future, so stay tuned!

To sign up, just fill out the form below - giveaway ends in one week on 16 February at midnight GMT.

So as I mentioned before, I purchased my first house last year, and while we were remodeling the kitchen, we tore down the existing bar area in the kitchen to open up the floor plan.  Now that it's gone, I miss it!  I've thought about building a new one, or even just a stand alone area but one thing that was missing was an overhang to place some modern bar stools.  It was pretty annoying, actually, since you just had to stand there and when one person was preparing food and the other was talking to you at the bar, well, it wasn't very inviting

Now, I'll be honest, you're not going to find a bar stool for $45 on CSN, but you could get some beautiful framed art, or maybe some accessories for you bar, so with that in mind, make sure you follow via GFC and fill out the form below!  ^_^