Swatch and Review: Zoya Sarah

Hi everyone! Sorry for being MIA the last few days... I've been smacked in the face by my allergies and have spent most of my time sneezing in bed. But with the rain falling here in Jersey, I finally am back to normal. At least for a little while.

But the good news this week, aside from the 500 'Likes' giveaway for the ENTIRE Zoya Beach & Surf Collection, is that my B3G3 shipment from Zoya came in! If you like me on Facebook, which you totally should go ahead and do, you know that I went back and forth on my three free shades until time was almost out.

And finally, I landed on Sarah, a shade that had piqued my curiosity for the better part of two years, but never found its way to the top of my wishlist.

So was it worth caving on?

Holy hell, YES.

First of all, as soon as I applied the first coat, I was smitten. It literally looks like I painted molten rubies on my nails. I received so many compliments on this shade in every single class. It was like I was a walking Zoya ad for the last three days.

The above was with two coats and a topper of Seche Vite (Yes, my mom replaced the bottle she broke with a new one and not a moment too soon), but as a berry metallic shimmer, Sarah is pretty shiny on her own.

Here's a macro shot:

 

Wowza. Dying. I do not regret snagging this polish for a second.

Sarah is available for $8.00 at Zoya.com and at your local Ulta store. 

While not all Ulta stores carry a wide selection of Zoya polishes, like the one near my school, Sarah is one of the staple shades at the smaller locations!

So what do you think of Sarah, ladies? Do you already own her? Or will she make your wishlist next go-around?

Until tomorrow!

Princess Polish

A Belated Hump Day Holo: Deborah Lippmann Razzle Dazzle

Sorry for the delay, everyone! Between school and spring allergies finally knocking on my door, it has been a rough 36 hours. But never fear... the holo is here.

 

 This holo-fied color is Deborah Lippmann's Razzle Dazzle, a smooth cranberry jelly with fuschia glitter. Be on the lookout for a full review tomorrow. A coat of OPI DS Shimmer turns this shade into a linear bordeaux holo that is to die for!

So what do you think of this holofied shade? Get ready to go purple next week!

Day 18: Zoya Valerie

Why don't you come on over, Vaaaaaalerieeeee?!?

I love that song. BUT not nearly as much as I love this polish. I mean, I love sparkles. I love vampy colors. And I love duochromes. So Valerie fits the bill on all three. With a smooth as butter application, Valerie is everything you could ask for in a polish. At first glance, she is a deep shade of fuchsia shimmer.Then, with the slightest movement of your fingers, she's more of a dark magenta glass-flecked. Here, it's more of a garnet color, with the slightest hint of gold.And in this final picture, you can see just how much of a color shift there is. There's garnet, gold, fuchsia, and magenta all in one, just like in the bottle.

A TOTAL stunner.

Valerie and Jem are definitely cousins, as you can see from {Day 2'}s post. However, Jem is not really a duochrome. Though, I do love them both and you'll have to pry them out of my hands.

For Day 19, we're going to look ahead a few months. I personally am experiencing cold and dreary weather out here in New Jersey, so we're breaking out the summer shades! So what bright polish will you vote for: Breezi or Mira?

Until tomorrow!
Princess P

Day 1: Zoya Crystal

I purchased Zoya Crystal last fall and didn't get the chance to wear it for the first time until February. But thanks to you awesome readers, I'm now rocking Crystal on campus and getting tons of compliments.



Zoya Crystal is an amazingly gorgeous ice blue color that applies like butter. It has flecks of silver and gold glitter all throughout the polish. It really looks naturally speckled, not even like glitter is suspended in it at all.



Close up, you can see that Crystal's base color looks very similar to Noel, a shade you'll see as soon as my Halloween package comes in the mail.

It really is the perfect color as we move into winter. Can you believe there's actually snow on the ground at my campus?

Alright, readers... it's up to you again! Let's go with my favorite color of all this time: purple! Zoya Nimue, Zoya Meeka, Zoya Petra, and Zoya Jem are your choices. (I'm saving the more glittery purples for a different theme). Get to voting.