Last chance! Zoya 3 FREE!

Don't forget! The Zoya promo code for THREE FREE polishes expires tonight at midnight!

Code is ZOYA2013!

Receive 3 free polishes and pay online $10 s/h. Expires at midnight on January 13, 2013.

I ordered Addison, Sirena, & Kylie! I'm excited for some fun pink and neutral colors for Spring!

Zoya Nail Polish - Buy One, Get One!!

It is Zoya BOGO time again! They are featuring a Back to School special where you can receive up to three nail polishes FREE and get FREE shipping too!!

Buy Two, Get Two Free -> $16
Buy Three, Get Three Free -> $24

So it is basically $4 per bottle of polish! Such a great deal!

You know I heart my Zoya!!

Stock up now at Zoya.com. Check out all of their details on the promotion at their BLOG here.

Pink polish Wednesday! Zoya Anaka

It's a "berry happy" Wednesday with Zoya Anaka! Even though it is still 1000 degrees outside, I decided to go with a bit darker pink today. I love the subtle glitter and shimmery-ness of the color though!

Zoya Anaka:

Happy Wednesday!

Coming up later this week... my new love - Zumba! Favorite shoe recs for Zumba... and a July favorites with still photos will be a new blog post to go along with my You Tube Channel video as well.

Pink Polish Wednesday

I decided to go with Zoya's Mischka again this week, so since it is a repeat I decided to do something a bit different for Pink Polish Wednesday!

I have started doing color wheels (just learning, be gentle!) - and wanted to show a few of my favorite pinks compared to each other...

Left to right:
 - Butter London, Disco Biscuit
 - Zoya, Gilda
 - OPI, I'm All Ears
 - Zoya, Kimber

Happy pink polish Wednesday!

It has been a crazy busy week already, we have family in visiting, I just started a new gym membership (yay!), and we have lessons & play dates galore planned... I did manage to sneak in a little time to refresh my pink nails, from the more peachy pink Zoya Willow - to bright and happy, Zoya Reece.

I decided to fall back on one of my old favorites for this nail polish Wednesday, since I'm feeling great about being back in fitness classes again and just wanted a generally cheerful pink color to reflect that!

Happy Wednesday!

Happy 4th of July! ~Pink Festive Nail Polish Wednesday~

Happy 4th of July!

I hope you're all having a fun & festive day! We will be sporting our red, white, & blue around here... well, to be honest our red might be a dark pink that is red leaning. ;)

So in the spirit of fun nails that are somewhat festive as well... I've chosen Zoya's Kimber, which is a dark pink that is red leaning with lots of subtle, fun shimmer!

Pink nail polish Wednesday!

I decided to follow a trend... and do multi-colored pink nails for pink nail polish Wednesday! I used Zoya Shelby and Zoya Lara from the 2012 Beach collection! They remind me of candy, cupcakes, and everything sweet!

My Zoya collection!

I decided to do a polish collection video exclusively dedicated to Zoya since it is my favorite nail polish brand!

Zoya colors shown:

Neutrals: Anne, Lulu, Felicity, Pandora, Barbie, Uma, Lyric, Cassi

Grays/Lt. Purples: Dove, Marley, Harley, Brizia, Caitlin, Adina, Lotus, Dannii

Dark Purples: Casey, Jem, Julianne, Stacy, Rhiana, Roxy, Hope, Mata Hari

Reds/Dark Pinks: Divincia, Kierra, Burke, Brooke, Nova, Anaka, Brie, Kimber

Bright/Lt. Pinks: Charisma, Dana, Gilda, Lillith, Areej, Reece, Rory, Chloe

      Others:  Maya, Deidre, Tao, Gemma, Zuza, Tallulah, Shelby, Lara, Reagan, Wednesday, Carly

I do feel like my nails have improved since I started using exclusively Zoya on my finger nails. (I do occasionally use other brands on my toes.) In conjunction with using Zoya's Remove+ polish remover, I feel like my nails have been stronger, have been more apt to grow longer, and have had less peeling problems!

Current Nail Polish Collection & Storage

It was requested that I share my current nail polish and how I store it in a You Tube video. I'm showing my collection in two videos, the first just a general overview - and the second video will be a more in-depth look at my Zoya collection, which is my favorite brand.

Recent nail polish purchases!

These are some of my recent nail polish purchases that either arrived or I picked up this weekend... I've been getting back into nail polish a bit more after I recently completed a nail polish collection video for my You Tube Channel, which I will be posting here on Mom's Got a Brand New Bag tomorrow as well. Zoya is my absolute favorite brand right now, but I also enjoy the formula and range of colors that OPI has too.

My Zoya order:

L to R: Kiki, Star, Nimue, Willow, Miscka, & Erika

Up close:

Kiki, Star, & Nimue

Willow, Miscka, & Erika

I also ordered the Zoya Renew, which is supposed to bring old polishes back to life. I'm interested to try this, and will do a review in the future on how well it works.

Zoya Renew

And Zoya loves me so much, they included two freebies! A lime pomegranate shower gel and a 2 oz size of Zoya Remove polish remover.

The two OPI polishes I picked up at Ulta this weekend came with a free top or base coat, and I chose the base coat. I am normally really bad about remembering to use a base coat (in fact, I didn't currently have one until I received this one) - but I'm going to try to make a sorted effort to use it more often... especially with darker blues, pinks, or purples so they don't stain my nails.

OPI It's all Greek to me, Meet me on the Star Ferry, & Base Coat

Pink nail polish Wednesday ~ Zoya Lillith

This week's pink polish has been shown before, but it is such a gorgeous color that it deserves extra time in the spotlight! Zoya Lillith is a gorgeous magenta pink that's rich color just beams off of your nail. I especially like it for pedicures too!

Even though I don't do much with nail polish other than pink polish Wednesdays, I'm a nail polish lover at heart! If I had acrylics on I would do more with swatching, but alas - they tend to ruin my real nails too quickly these days, so I've decided to stick with au naturel for now... However I do have a few fun features coming up showing my nail polish collection & storage, as well as a video specifically on my favorite brand, Zoya, polish collection! So keep an eye out for all of those fun polish videos in coming weeks!

Happy pink polish Wednesday!

May Favorites!

Some of my favorite products from the month of May!

I'm so excited that I finally found a new vanity to meet my needs! It is the Hamilton desk from Target, I love the details on the sides and that it has one large drawer for extra storage and will be sharing a more in-depth look at my new vanity organization in a future blog post. I moved my handbag storage into my closet, so I am also re-doing my closet organization right now and found some great items at the Container Store to help with the organization. I'm loving the closet organizers in the Como print.

Como Handbag Storage Bin, www.containerstore.com, $21.99

Other favorites of mine from the month of May include:

- Marc Jacobs "Daisy" perfume: I originally wasn't wild about this when I first purchased it back in the winter... but I'm loving it now that it is warmer out.
- Too Faced Natural Eye palette: Just as the name suggests... perfect natural daytime eye looks!
- Fairy Drops mascara: Fabulous volume that doesn't smudge and is long-lasting.
- Dior "St. Tropez" nail polish: Beautiful blue for spring.
- Butter London "Slapper": And electric teal color that is definitely a show stopper!
- Zoya "Reagan" & "Lara": Two beautiful pink polishes from the summer collection that are going to get a lot of wear!

Thanks again to Jen from myhousewifelife for the amazing gifts for being a finalist in her contest!

Pink polish Wednesdays ~ Zoya Reagan!

Zoya Reagan is a delicious, berry pink that is from their 2012 Summer Beach Collection. It is a beautiful deep pink with a bit of a purple undertone, that I think will lend itself nicely to cooler months as well... I'm looking forward to reaching for this nail polish for many months to come!

Zoya Reagan, www.zoya.com, $8

Zoya Reagan with flash, www.zoya.com, $8

Check out Zoya's Beach & Surf summer collections HERE.

Pink polish Wednesday! ~ Zoya Gilda ~

This week's pink is a real showstopper... Zoya Gilda!! Such a gorgeous color, it is a color that just encompasses being a girl. Bright, shiny, sparkly, and pink! It is a nice metallic polish with good coverage.

Unfortunately my nails keep breaking off, so you'll have to ignore the shape of those... but this color just makes me happy when I look at it! So glad I stumbled across it at Ulta, I think it will be one of my favorites for Summer!

Pink polish Wednesdays! Zoya Rory

This week's pink polish is from Zoya's summer collection, "Surf"! I love this color and couldn't wait to share it. It is very unique from the other pinks that I have in my polish collection - shimmery and reminds me of my favorite lip glosses!

Zoya "Rory" from the 2012 Surf Collection:

Michigan Shopping Haul!

As a follow-up to my Michigan shopping videos... I wanted to share my Michigan "shopping haul"! We had a great time visiting and I did just a bit of shopping, anticipating that my birthday would be coming up in May. I took a few trips to Sephora, ordered another pair of Tory Burch shoes from Saks Fifth Avenue, and had some fun Zoya polish waiting for me when I got home!

My haul!
Zoya polishes: Lotus, Chloe, Gilda, Rory, Kimber, Zuzu
Dior polish: St. Tropez
Chanel Aqualuminere Compact
Tory Burch Revas in Royal Tan
Sephora: Complexion Kit, Sephora makeup bag, Philosophy Full of Fortune shower gel, Too Faced lipstick in Free Love

I hopefully will be sharing my "birthday haul" in the next week or two, which will be comprised of mostly beauty items!

Blogging on the go!

This is my first attempt at "mobile blogging", so excuse all of the typos I'm sure will be present! Since we have a few trips coming up, I thought I would explore blogging from my iPhone and the mobile blogging application!

Here's a fun pic from my phone of Wednesday's pink nail polish... Zoya Dana!

*~My 8 Most Worn Things~* Follow-up Blog!

Following up from my blog post last March, HERE... It is time to see how my 8 Most Worn things have (or haven't!) changed!

(I mean seriously... does You Tube purposely pick the worst thumbnails ever?)

Here are my current most worn products:

1. Most Worn Hair Product - I still really love the Matrix Essentials Vital Control Hair Spray that I featured in 2011, but it has been discontinued... so I'm out of luck after I finish off the can that I'm currently using. I've found a new love in Alterna products and use the Alterna Bamboo Shine Mist everyday and also use a leave-in creme every day as well... right now I'm using and really liking the L'Oreal Paris Everstyle Smooth & Shine Creme.

2. Most Worn Lip Product - Another one that I'm still liking... Too Faced Lip of Luxury Lipstick in Free Love & Too Faced Glamour Gloss in Peek-a-Boo, they are still staples in my makeup bag that I carry in my purse AND in my vanity! I like them that much! I've also found a new favorite, NARS Crusing... and between these three lip products - I am typically wearing on of these a lot of the time and they are my most worn.

3. Most Worn Earrings - I finally ponied up and got a few pairs of nice earrings for every day wear... one of my most worn being the Tiffany & Co Somerset Knot earrings. (Kind of a nicer version of the Forever 21 pair that I feature in 2011!) I also wear a CZ pair from Target a lot too.

4. Most Worn Shirt - My most worn shirt is actually a "type" of shirt... those flowy cardigans that are in style (they're still in style, right??) and ever so practical if you'd like to, *ahem*, mask a few things. I have a few that are favorites from H&M and Gap.

5. Most Worn Nail Polish- My most worn polish now is Zoya Reece... it is an extremely fun and happy pink, that I love wearing in all seasons! 

6. Most Worn Shoes - I'm loving my Tory Burch Silver/Black Leather Revas right now and they are my most worn shoes! The Revas are a comfortable flat for me and I really love the medallion on the toe area to just give it a little bit of extra character.

7. Most Worn Perfume - Marc Jacobs, Oh, Lola! - It is a great scent that has light scent and is practical to wear in most situations. 

8. Most Worn Bag - The Louis Vuitton Tivoli GM, is a great little bag! (Well, not so little... more large-medium sized!) It is fun to use, comfortable on the shoulder and the pleating gives it a lot of style! One of my favorite bags by Louis Vuitton right now!

Share the Love with Zoya!!

We're talking pink nail polish early this week, so that I can tell you about Zoya's "Share the Love" promotion!

Click this link below, and you will receive a coupon in your account for a FREE bottle of Zoya polish when you set up a new Zoya account:

https://www.artofbeauty.com/rd/01042408

By following the link, it will take you to my favorite pink nail polish from Zoya's Surf collection, Rory!! A gorgeous mauve pink with silver and gold glitter accents... I also probably love it since the name is a throw back to my all time favorite TV show, "GilmoreGirls" too! (You don't have to order Rory, you can order any color polish... I'm just sharing "my love" for this Surf Collection color - get it?!?) 

Once you have an account at Zoya, you can "Share the Love" with your friends as well, create a link at Zoya.com after you are signed into your account. When your friends create an account or order after following your link, you're awarded with Love Points to get a discount off of Zoya polish!! Win, win, win!!

More information on the "Share the Love program HERE.

Pink polish Wednesdays... Zoya Uma!

Today's pink is kind of more of a beige-y, peach-y, pink. I didn't have much time to do my nails and had zero time to do any clean up around the edges... so I needed to use a neutral flesh color polish so that my mistakes weren't as noticable. I'm planning on wearing a brighter pink at the end of the week or this weekend, when I have more time to do my nails.

Still love this color though... Zoya 'Uma'!