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"We don't wanna drink, we wanna dance. Party life." - Miguel
Welp, now that I've randomly quoted a Miguel song we can move this blog post along.


Much like my Supreme nails, I painted these during the school year and never had the time to actually blog about them.

Due to my wildly busy schedule, I made these nails wildly simple. Matte and striped. I used the entire Zoya Party Girls collection. See full press release HERE.


Party Girls is comprised of 12 shades ranging from cremes to metallic jewel tones. If this collection seems more fitting for let's say a winter/holiday collection and not a summer release; that would be because it is.
After doing three stripes of color per nail, I finished this off with a matte top coat.  Easy enough right?

What's your I-need-an-easy-manicure look? Tell me in the comments?
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Nothing To Disclose Ah, yes. The Internets have done it again. There's a new meme trend. You guessed it, it's the Area 51 & I have the nails to match.


While the theme was inspired by Facebook & Twitter memes alike, the colorway was inspired by my fav Fenty x Puma Creepers. You know the ones. The dark blue and neon green joints. I've got a story about those for another day. But I digress.


This mani was relatively easy. Some simple shapes using two of my beloved Color Club matte neons, some reverse stamping, and some Sha Nail Pro decals a friend got for me while she was in Japan.


Those aliens seen above are from a Sha Nail Pro decal sheet. Sha Nail Pro decals range anywhere from $7.50-$19.99 each depending on the retailer. But I found some knock-offs on AliExpress for .89¢-$1.69 each. More on those knock-offs at a later date post.


For my alien thumb, I did a reverse stamping technique with Maniology BM-XL409.


A portrait of my zaddy after we met at Area 51 😍👽




This was my first time doing a reverse stamp. I've gotta admit it was pretty easy. 10/10 will do it again.

What are your first plans for your alien from Area 51? Tell me in the comments.
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Joss (ZP1001) - Zoya in Joss can best be described as a soft colonial rose cream. The perfect neutral with a kiss of pink. Kinsley (ZP1002) – Zoya in Kinsley can best be described as a blush-toned caramel cream. Foster (ZP1003) – Zoya in Foster can best be described as a decadent hot chocolate cream with pink undertones. Briar (ZP1004) – Zoya in Briar can best be described as a red-toned terracotta cream.   Margaret (ZP1005) – Zoya in Margaret can best be described as a well-balanced vivid auburn red cream.   Rashida (ZP1006) – Zoya in Rashida can best be described as a dazzling ruby red with a shimmer of red micro pearl. Etta (ZP1007) – Zoya in Etta can best be described as a vampy cabernet with a hint of violet micro pearl, adding depth to your nail look. Ripley (ZP1008) – Zoya in Ripley can best be described as a rich boysenberry cream. Michaela (ZP1009) – Zoya in Michaela can best be described as a dusty purple taupe cream. Vesper (ZP1010) – Zoya in Vesper can best be described as a deep, antique grey-violet cream. Elliot (ZP1011) – Zoya in Elliot can best be described as a blackened peacock blue cream. Ashton (ZP1012) – Zoya in Ashton can best be described as a black tourmaline with a scattered silver effect.

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Nothing To Disclose Well hello there. Today is the first of two things: 1) the first post since I graduated college 2) the first post of a new series, The Counterfeit Drop Out.

Yes. I, Briana Nail A College Drop Out, finally finally FINALLY completed college. Thank you for all for sticking with me through my blogging hiatus while I finished out my last few semesters. Now back to our regularly scheduled program


Welcome to The Counterfeit Drop Out. The series that works designer logos of brands I currently can't afford into my broke ass budget. So let's keep FAFSA outta this aight? Cool. To kick this new series off, I decided on the American skateboarding shop and clothing brand, Supreme.


I started this set with a base color of Zoya Alicia. When I planned these nails out in my head, I definitely thought the base color would be more visible. That wasn't the case but still a good choice nonetheless. For that shmoney, I used some water decals and nail art stickers from Aliexpress. And for the Supreme logo? I used Mundos de Unas Logos 2 stamping plate with Sally Hansen Insta-Dri Wild Strawberry.

Anyone else too lazy to fully clean off their stamping plates when they're fone with them? No? Just me?

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Say hello to BAREFOOT, the newest collection by Zoya for Summer 2019 featuring an assortment of bright, cheerful shades to subdued shimmering neutrals - plus, an exciting new topper. Reminiscent of easy, laid back summer days, Barefoot brings effortless colors to life, so there is something for everyone.   

 






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Introducing INNOCENCE, the newest collection by Zoya for Spring 2019 that is evocative of nature and the transitions from Winter to Summer. Complete with its own thunderstorm in the color Theo, this collection is stormy and subtle, yet features a touch of brightness and softness.

Nothing To Disclose Hey. What's up? Hello. If that opening sounds familiar, you've either read my most recent post or you've listened to my radio show on 91.3 WBNY. Yes, ya girl is also a radio personality. Adding more notches to my resume one gig at a time.

Anyway, remember when I went to  (read: stalked) six or seven Walmarts to find Color Club over the summer? Well, it was a success. Remember when I took a reasonable guess that Color Club would continue to be a staple at Walmart? I was right about that too! Need a refresher? Click HERE.


Unlike the Color Clubs I bought back in August, this collection was found at two Walmart locations near me. It could possibly be in more, but I'm not about to go to six or seven stores to find something that I already found at the two Wally Worlds I frequent the most.



The Meet Your Match Collection consists of 16 nude shades. There is pretty much a nude lacquer for everyone. But I'm the most hype for of the nudes for brown girls like me. Shout out to COlor Club for finally getting a nude nail polish collection right. So many other brands that do nudes don't have the shade range.

With the exception of D.I.D. Nail Paint, there hasn't been a nude collection I was crazy about in, well, ever.


I've been waiting for this collection since I saw it on Instagram during Cosmoprof North America and when I saw this endcap my little heart jumped for joy. While I didn't pick up all 16 shades, I did however, end up coming home with nine of them.



I haven't gotten the chance to use these yet but they will be making an appearance on IG and in the Store Finds highlight.

For individual pics of each bottle, make your way over to @DropOutNails on Instagram.


Nothing To Disclose Are you as excited about this collection as I am? Let's exchange views on nudes in the comments.
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