
Happy New Year’s Eve dolls! I hope you all are looking forward to what’s ahead in 2017; I surely am. I’m excited to keep watching my little one grow, tackle new challenges regarding my career, and to create new memories with my loved ones. Regarding R&P, I’ve debated whether I just want to let the blog go completely or not.
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Hey dolls! I can’t believe how long it has been since I typed those words. As you all know, I’ve been on an extended blog hiatus after having my precious baby. Motherhood has been wonderful! I can’t believe it’s time for me to plan her first birthday party next month. I have to be honest, my nails have been naked
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Hey dolls! Today I have swatches of the Zoya Paradise Sun collection. It features six metallic shimmers that are great for summer manis or pedis. Zoya Aphrodite is described as a vibrant summer red with a micronized metallic pearl finish and multi-hued flash. This shade reads like a red-toned orange on me. The shimmer was extremely hard to photograph! Two
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**This is a re-post from 1.13.15 due to my site crashing.** Hey dolls! I was super excited when I saw this week’s theme for Twinsie Tuesday. I have a thing for shoes, so it was a little difficult for me to choose just one pair for this mani. Based on the time I had to complete my look, I went
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Hey dolls! I hope that you all have had an enjoyable weekend. The week of Zoya features is coming to an end with the collection I was most excited about, the Matte Velvets. This collection was first released and loved by many in 2009. The formula was the same on each polish. They were all extremely pigmented and applied effortlessly
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Hey dolls! I hope you all have been enjoying the week full of Zoya posts. This evening I have photos for you of the Zoya Entice collection. It features five cremes and one shimmer. Zoya Claire is described as a warm, rich burgundy. This shade has just the right amount of brown undertones. Claire had the typical Zoya formula; on
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Hey dolls! I hope you all are having a good week. This evening I have photos for you of the Zoya Ignite collection. The Ignite collection features six shimmers that are perfect for the fall. I was really impressed with the formula on each shade. They all applied effortlessly, self-leveled well, and were opaque in two easy coats. Zoya Autumn is
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Hey dolls! The theme for this week’s Twinsie Tuesday was “I keep meaning to…”. As bloggers, we have a lot on our plate and things get pushed to the side for long lengths of time. At first I was going to swatch an untried that I’d been meaning to wear, but that was way too difficult to narrow down. For
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Hey dolls! I hope your week is off to a great start. This evening I have photos for you of the Zoya Ultra PixieDust collection. The texture of this set fits between the original (1, 2, 3) and Magical PixieDust formula. They dry to a gritty finish and contain both fine and larger hex glitters. The formula was the same on
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Hey dolls! This week is officially Zoya week on R&P and I will have reviews of the four latest collections! Keeping with the Zoya theme, I decided to start off the week with my second breast cancer awareness mani. Cancer is a pretty big deal for me since my mom had cancer and she even needed home care from https://homecareassistance.com/palo-alto/. I
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