Random Essie Polishes

Today I have a few random Essie polishes that I haven't shown you yet so here they are!

This is Essie Smokin' Hot, released in the Winter collection of 2010, A Winter's Tale. It's a smoky dark purpley gray. I was on the fence about this when it came out and then it took off as the new It color for a while there so I reconsidered. I'm still not 100% in love with it but it is pretty and I'm glad I have it. Three coats.

Armed & Ready is from the Go Overboard collection that came out in early Spring of this year. It's a very unique color, dark brown tinged green grey, with a metallic gold shimmer. Awesome formula and I can't think of any color like it. This is two coats.

This is a surprising love of mine, from the Wedding collection that just came out from Essie. I actually adore all of the colors in this collection! This one is called Who Is The Boss, haha. It's a pale white washed green with a hint of blue. I had trouble with application on this, as it was a bit thick. This is three coats.

And last for today is Like to Be Bad, which is a dumb name, especially for a bridal collection. The color is gorgeous though, a pale peachy pink with the slightest hint of pinky orange shimmer. I wish it was a tad more pronounced, it's basically imperceptible. This one was thick also unfortunately, three coats.

I got all of these from Transdesign for $4.35 each. Any of these calling to you? Armed & Ready is a must have for sure.

Zoya True Collection

Hello my darlins :) Hope your Monday is off to a good start! I have a Spring collection from Zoya to show you today. The True collection has three shimmers and three crèmes in varying shades of spring.

This is Skylar, which is my favorite name EVER. I got a new car a few months ago, a white Subaru Impreza, and I named her Skylar! This polish is a really beautiful dusty blue filled with silver and gold shimmer flecks. This is two coats.

Next is Cho, another name I like, mostly because of my Harry Potter addiction (yay shout out to the Ravenclaws!). This is described as a yellow-toned light soft peachy beige with a hint of ultra fine silver shimmer. Honestly it's not that exciting and rather thick. Not my favorite to apply, but it's very pretty on the nail. Two coats.

This is Lotus, whom you saw the other day when I posted about Lacquistry Shredded. It is a medium smoky purple with subtle cool toned pink sparkles. This is two coats.

Bevin is next, another unusual name, that I've acutally only heard as a guy's name. This is a dusty, medium sage green with teal tones. It's different from many of the other greens out there in the "mint" range. This is also two coats.

The other creme is Farah, a beige khaki with green undertones. Very safari chic. This one is actually nicer than Cho but still on the thick side. Two coats.

And finally is Tru, a stunning red toned grape polish with lots of warm pink shimmer sparkles. I wish the shimmer was a little more pronounced when not in direct light, but I still really love it. This is two coats like the rest of them.

You can get these on www.Zoya.com and at salons and stores like Ulta for $8 each. Stay tuned for the second Spring collection, the Fleck Effect polishes.

Products provided for review.