 The Julie G Nail Color in Tokyo Nights is a dark navy. The polish is super opaque, I only used one coat in my swatches. As dark polishes tend to do, Tokyo Nights did stain my nails a bit around the edges, so I would recommend some kind of base to be paired with it.  XOX ♥
 I created the granite texture with some plastic wrap, which is not a new technique. The base color I used was Sally Hansen Xtreme Wear Black Out, followed by China Glaze Five Rules, OPI Alpine Snow & Zoya Kelly.   XOX ♥
 To recreate the album cover, I used Wet n Wild 1 Step Gel in Power Outage (black), Sally Hansen Insta-Dri in In Prompt Blue (royal blue), Sephora Formula X in Flashy (red), OPI Alpine Snow (White) and Sally Hansen Xtreme Wear Mellow Yellow (yellow). I sealed the design with the Nail Tek Intensive Therapy II Top Coat.    XOX ♥
Price: $4.99 * Buy At: Walgreens * Size: 0.45 fl oz  The Wet n Wild 1 Step Wonder Gel Polish in Power Outage is a classic glossy black. Power Outage is super opaque, something I definitely look for in a black polish. It is super easy to apply, and since it is not thick, it dries fairly quickly. I wouldn't say that it gives quite the shine and thickness that gel polish does, but it still looks nice on the nails.   XOX ♥
Price: $9 * Buy At: Zoya's Website * Size: 0.5 fl oz  Zoya Storm is a black creme packed with holographic silver pieces of micro glitter. Storm seemed a bit sheer with the first coat, but with two coats it is completely opaque. I used two coats for the swatches. I love holographic polishes and I love black nails, so Storm is right up my alley! I think the color is just gorgeous.   XOX ♥
Price: $10 * Buy At: Ulta * Size: 0.5 fl oz  Zoya Sue Zoya Sue is a soft champagne nude with a satin matte finish. Sue is almost opaque with one coat, but I used two in the swatches. With the matte finish of the polish, it becomes dry to the touch pretty quickly, but it does not become fully dry for a little while. Sue is a nice easy color that would work any time of the year as an everyday kind of shade  Zoya Sue  Zoya Sue XOX ♥
Price: $9 * Buy At: Zoya's Website * Size: 0.5 fl oz  Zoya Malia is a cool toned medium lilac creme. Malia is completely opaque with one coat, something I often find with Zoya polishes. Malia has a very smooth formula that is easy to apply and dries at an average speed. One coat of Malia is shown in the swatches. I typically do not like purple in general, but if I wear it it will be a shade like this one.  XOX ♥
Price: $9 * Buy At: Zoya's Website * Size: 0.5 fl oz  Zoya Kelly is a dark grey creme with a blue-purple undertone. It is nearly opaque with one coat, but I used two coats for the swatches. As with all Zoya polishes, Kelly has a great formula that is easy to work with. I love grey or neutral nail colors, so I will be using this one quite a lot.   XOX ♥
 OPI Don’t Bossa Nova Me Around is a light pink toned nude with a cream finish. Don’t Bossa Nova Me Around has the same great formula that I typically find with OPI. It applies very smooth and only needed two coats for an opaque look. I really like neutral nail colors like this one and find that it looks nice in every season with all kinds of outfits and jewelry.   XOX ♥
Price: $7.50 * Buy At: Beauty Brands * Size: 0.5 fl oz  China Glaze Blue Swayed China Glaze Blue Swayed is a shimmery navy, exclusive to Beauty Brands for the holidays. Blue Swayed has a very opaque formula and I only used one coat in my swatch photos! It was really nice and easy to apply, I really like this polish!  China Glaze Blue Swayed  China Glaze Blue Swayed XOX ♥
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