NOTD: Cynthia by Zoya and OPI's Wondrous Star

Less than 2 weeks until Christmas, but I wasn't in the mood to do a holiday inspired look this week.  So, I settled for using one of the OPI Mariah Carey holiday polishes as an accent nail, just to kind of keep that holiday spirit going :-)

I was in the mood for dark, and Cynthia by Zoya satisfied that craving quite well.  A blackened peacock blue, Cynthia was part of Zoya's 2011 fall Smoke and Mirrors collection, but I just acquired it during their black Friday sale.  The first coat was streaky, but the second filled in everything nicely.  I used Zoya's base and top coats, as well as the Qtica quick dry drops.  These are supposed to completely dry your nails in 7 minutes, and while I don't think that was completely true, they did help as sheet impressions were minimal.

I picked up Wondrous Star as part of the Mariah Carey holiday mini set, and what you are looking at is 3 coats.  A shiny crystalline with black glitter, the polish was easy to work with and I'm liking it more than I thought I would.   I actually thought it was My Favorite Ornament from the same collection, so imagine my surprise when I saw the black glitter peeking out :-)   Have you found a favorite holiday polish this year?  My favorite holiday collection so far is from KBShimmer, but I haven't picked up any yet.

Linking up with The Nail Files hosted by Jennie at Well Shut the Front Door!