Zoya Luxe Noir, Swatches and Review

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I am making my way through my swatch pile and although I swatched these, I never shared them. I also just realized that Zoya did not actually release a holiday collection, which is so unusual. As I was swatching this collection, I realized this collection is actually pretty festive and holiday like so no harm no foul that I did not end up swatching it until way later. Also it’s pretty transitional between winter and spring. Lastly, starting today, Zoya has a deal of 10 polishes for $25, so time to stock up. So let’s get to it! 

Happy New Year! First Manicure of 2025

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So I’ll shock you (or not). I went into 2025 with nothing on my nails! Right before new years, I got sick again. Ugh I was sick five times in 2024 so my 2025 goal is to somehow boost my immune system. I had actually mapped out what I was going to do for my nails as I wanted something sparkly. I pulled out some older sparkly nail polishes and then I started thinning sparkly old nail polishes. Maybe one of my 2025 goals will also be to pull out old nail polishes and thin what needs to be thinned and toss what can’t be fixed. Anyway, I finally did my nails, so although they were not my New Year's Eve nails, they were my new year nails!

Favorite Nail Arts of 2024

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Happy 2025! As I enter into the new year, I want to reflect back on 2024! I knew this year would be intense for me with my doctorate. It has definitely taken over my life. You can do all the research on these programs, take notes on expectations, but until you really live it, you do not realize how consuming it is. In 2023, I really got back into leisure reading. Well, in 2024 I only read 15 leisure books (and not kidding, probably 1,000+ pages of research, and I wrote hundreds of pages--maybe I should add up how much I wrote in 2024 and cry hahah!). My nail art definitely was not a priority but as I looked back at the year, I was shocked that I usually still did 2-3 nail arts a month. Yay! So I have highlighted some favorites here!

Hanukkah Menorah Nail Art

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 Tonight is the seventh night of Hanukkah and New Year's Eve! I cannot remember the last time Hanukkah went into the next year. According to Google, this last happened in 2005-2006 so that's pretty special! And it only has happened a handful of times before. So as my last post of 2024, I figured I would highlight this rare event with a sparkly Hanukkah manicure.

 

KBShimmer Breathe, Just Breathe, January 2025 Polish Pickup

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Polish Pickup for 2025 is occurring this weekend! I had this swatched and ready to go and time just passed me by! It happens. I have the KBShimmer offerings today and this will be available January 3! Let’s get to it.