Zoya Fall 2014 Ignite Collection Swatches and Reviews

*press samples*

Zoya Autumn (2 coats)

Autumn is exactly what you'd expect: fall in a bottle. It is a medium copper with lots of gold shimmer. It's darker and has shimmer unlike Zoya's Penny. This one makes me think of cider and pumpkins. 

Zoya India (2 coats)

Yes, the time has finally come: a red that took my breath away. When a friend saw my nails, he immediately said, "Your nails look like blood," and I think that's a perfect description (well, that and the purple and gold shimmer put in there for good measure). This is also on the must have list. 

Zoya Remy (2 coats)

When I glanced at the bottle, I immediately thought of Charla for some reason. When I got my old bottle out, I was happy to see that Remy was much darker than Charla. Anyway, Remy is a deepened blue with gold shimmer. Better wear a great basecoat with this one, because I was one of the people that experienced some (but not too much) staining. 

Zoya Sansa (2 coats)

Oh Sansa, you are beautiful. This is another must have for the collection if you are a purple fan. It's an extremely dark purple (which never looks black) with lots of copper and gold shimmer. Very royal if you ask me.

Zoya Teigen (2 coats)

Unfortunately Teigen is my least favorite of the collection. While still pretty, it lacks that special oomph that the others have. It's a red with some purple undertones with gold shimmer. 

Zoya Yuna (2 coats)

I knew immediately that Zoya's Yuna was going to be one of my favorites. It has this murky deep grey and some green with copper and gold shimmer (and do I notice some flakes in there?). Big winner here!

Overall, this whole collection is full of win. WIN! My recommendations are Yuna, Autumn, India and Sansa. Ok, basically all of them. I didn't mention formula because they were all the same which is perfect to say the least. They were the right thickness for easy control and almost 1 coaters. If Zoya has a sale soon, I think you should definitely pick some up.

You can purchase these Zoya polishes right now on their website for $9 each or at select salons or Ulta stores. Stay up-to-date with all things Zoya (often including giveaways and sales!) on Twitter or Facebook.

*These polishes were provided by the company or PR representative. All reviews are based solely on my opinion. For more information, please see my full disclosure at the bottom of the site*

Sally Hansen Complete Salon Manicure Swatch and Review: Barracuda

Sally Hansen Barracuda (3 coats)

This is just a very quick post tonight, but I first wanted to say that I'm so happy that my father and brother came out of surgery safely the past 2 weeks. They went in for different reasons, but I'm so glad neither had any complications. 

Sally Hansen's Barracuda is part of the permanent Completely Salon Manicure, but first started out as the Tracy Reese 2011 collection. It's a pretty sky blue creme that fits the line perfectly. It is a bit streaky on the first coat, and overall needs 3 coats for full opacity, but it could be worse. Oh, and I must always end a review like this to complain about the mop-like tapered brush that I hate. Please change this Sally Hansen! 

Rainbow Honey June 2014 Mystery Bag Review and Swatch: Ichigo

Rainbow Honey Ichigo (3 coats)

Ok ok, this is a polish from the June Mystery Bag and it also happens to be taken outside. In my defense, I was getting ready to go on vacation. 

In hindsight, Ichigo may have been better with underwear, but I'm not 100% sure that's true. It's a fuchsia jelly with blue and purple flakes that takes 3 extremely thick coats to be mostly opaque. While I love flakies, it just seems like it gets lost in the jelly. Your thoughts?

I Love Nail Polish (ILNP) Review and Swatch: Sweet Serenade

ILNP Sweet Serenade (2 coats)

Happy Friday! Wait, what? It's not Friday? Oh, it's only Wednesday? Ugh. It's not like I have plans this weekend, but do wish it were here. Today is the last of my ILNP polishes, and I'm ending on a bang. Sweet Serenade, be still my beating heart! The pictures just cannot do justice to this polish. It's a multichrome shimmer of green, blue and teal. For some reason I don't have a closeup of the polish (what was I thinking?), but doesn't even need it. Just look at it. Oh, and of course it had a perfect application and formula. Do I recommend ILNP polishes? Of course....that is, if you have a big wallet. 

I Love Nail Polish ILNP Review and Swatch: Princess Diaries

ILNP Princess Diaries (2 coats)

Happy Manic Monday! Today I have the last of the ILNP holo polishes called Princess Diaries (I kept writing Princess Bride) which is a cool toned light pink linear holo. While quite delicate, it sure stands out when you get the right light on it. It's not my favorite of all the holos I bought, but I'm still really happy to have it. If all the polishes I own applied like these holos, I would be an extremely happy person. I also wish I could have all the ILNP (I also wish I had the money to do so, am I right?).