Ziv, Blaze and Valentines

Since i'm already in the spirit of V-Day, I decided to do a sparkly Valentines mani. For this one I took Zoya Ziv and Blaze, both from the glorious Ornate Collection of Winter 2012. They are both gorgeous polishes, very sparkly and very festive. I suppose they could make a perfect Christmas mani, but they work so perfectly together for Valentines just as well!

Zoya Ziv and Zoya Blaze under artificial lighting indoors

So I started with two coats of Zoya Ziv, a stunning warm gold with a somewhat foil finish and lot's of golden glitter or flakies inside for added depth. Formula is perfection. Great consistency, completely self leveling and  short drying time. 

Zoya Ziv indoors, artificial lighting

Zoya Ziv indoors, artificial lighting

Zoya Ziv indoors, artificial lighting

I then added the tips and a little heart using Zoya Blaze, a beautiful Cranberry red filled with holographic little flakies that show mostly red, pink and purple but have the entire rainbow within them too! Again - a dreamy formula and a great drying time. Opacity is also achieved mostly in two coats.

Zoya Ziv and Zoya Blaze indoors, artificial lighting

Zoya Ziv and Zoya Blaze indoors, artificial lighting

Zoya Ziv and Zoya Blaze indoors, artificial lighting

Zoya Ziv and Zoya Blaze outdoors in natural light

Zoya Ziv and Zoya Blaze outdoors, in natural light

Zoya Ziv and Zoya Blaze - Close Up

Do you have those two pretty babies? These are definitely a MUST in your stash!