Introducing the New Zoya Naturel Collection - Press Release!

Introducing the new Zoya Naturel Nail Polish Collection available online NOW!!!

Zoya Nail Polish Naturel Collection Sometimes less can be so much more...

The natural nail only better... The Zoya Nail Polish Naturel collection masters delicate tone on tone color with six new, full-coverage (opaque) neutral nudes with a pink undertone, that can be worn beautifully alone or stunningly together to create modern tonal accents. The Look: It’s not about matching - it’s about coordinating colors with slight tonal differences to create interest. 

Zoya Naturel Collection 

• ZP704 - Chantal: French Vanilla Cream, Full Coverage Formula. 

• ZP705 - Taylor: Light Toffee Cream, Full Coverage Formula.
• ZP706 - Rue: Boudoir Blush Cream, Full Coverage Formula.
• ZP707 - Brigitte: Bombshell Mauve Cream, Full Coverage Formula.
• ZP708 - Odette: Sultry Maroon Cream, Full Coverage Formula.
• ZP709 - Normani: Sable Mauve Cream, Full Coverage Formula.

ZOYA IS THE NATUREL COLOR OF FASHION! $9.00 ea. (US) STAY TUNED FOR MY SWATCHES ..... COMING SOON!!! Available on Zoya.com

Zoya ZENITH Holiday 2013 Collection swatches

Long time no see :) Tonight I wanted to share some swatches from the Zoya Holiday collection for this year. This is the ZENITH COLLECTION.

There are some real beauties in this collection for Winter 2013. I am really pleased how this collection turned out. 

Starting at the top left we have Seraphina. This is a full coverage Metallic Silver and I just love the formula on this polish. Sometimes Metallic polishes are difficult to apply, but this one just glided on in 2 coats. I really love the thought of wearing this one for the New Year.

Next, is the top center polish, Mosheen. I layered this over Jock Juggler from Sation. Mosheen is a bar glitter top coat. The bar shaped are very very small so I think even you bar glitter haters out there will like this one. It reminds me more of crushed irregular shards, but upon closer inspection they are bar shaped. It a beautiful iridescent color. For whatever reason it reminds me of sparkly winter snow!

On the Top Right is Dream. This one reminds me of Starry Starry night. It's a beautiful deep blue and has Holographic glitters in it. I will say even though it does not show up as Holographic on the nail as much as the bottle, it is still GORGEOUS. In the right lighting the scattered Holo look does becomes slightly apparent.

On the Bottom left is Payton. This polish is a very pretty deep wine color. I felt like I was applying a Jelly with mixed in glitters. Can you say no to that? lol.

The bottom center is Belinda. This is a purple lovers DREAM!!!! It is so pretty and intense. It has a blue base and the blue shows well in most lighting. This is by far my favorite of the collection.

Finally, the bottom right is Cassedy. This is a gorgeous silver green. Yes, I said green. It has flashes of olive green, but still has that beautiful gun metal look to it. It's a really unique color to my collection. I see myself wearing this shade a lot.

Thanks for visiting and enjoy! These polishes are available at Zoya.com

Thanksgiving with Tom Turkey!!

Tonight I have a super cute polish on for Thanksgiving! This is Tom Turkey by Trelly's MISC. How cute is that name??? eppps :)

I purchased this polish last year, but I never got to wear it. I'm usually not a fan of having a glitter nail polish on my nails while cooking. I always remove all nail polish of any kind when I cook. The thought of chipped off nail polish in my food freaks me out lol. Yes, you heard me right. In my house I cook dinner most nights, so polish application always go on AFTER I make dinner. For those that follow me you know my posts are late night, and now you now why.

This year I am visiting family that is out of state for Thanksgiving and I do not have to cook, so that means I can wear polish for Thanksgiving Day for a change - HAPPY DANCE!!!! lol. The first polish that came to mind was this one. I layered it over China Glaze Mahogany Magic. It's a brown I would not wear on it's own, but topped with Tom Turkey it's wonderful.

This combination came out even better than I expected. My nails are on the nubbins side. I have not taken the best care of them over the last 2 weeks, but I'm starting to baby them again so they should grow longer soon! 

 

I really do love this. These are the perfect Thanksgiving Day colors. 

Thank you so much for visiting and I hope for those that celebrate, you have a wonderful Thanksgiving from my family to yours.

Candy Corn Flowers?

Tonight I have a super amazing polish from Candy Lacquer. This one is Candy Corn FLOWERS :)

It has super fun Flower shaped glitters in it, which I love. I did not individually place the glitters either. This is just how they brushed on! This was a super amazing formula. I layered it over Manglaze Matte is Murder.

I got on a Mate kick this week and applied it to this polish as well. The shiny top coat version was just not making me happy lol. I used Hard Candy Matte top coat, one of my favorites but unfortunately discontinued. I hope to never run out of it lol.

Please excuse the Horrible condition of my hands tonight. The hubby and I did some SERIOUS brush clearing in our backyard (the weather has been so nice) and I beat up my poor hands. An area we have been meaning to clear for ages now. I think after the Halloween Swatch-a-thon is over I'm going to have to rest my fingers hahaha :) 

This is 2 coats of Matte is Murder covered with 2 dabbed on coats of CCF, topped off with a Matte Top Coat. This always happens with Matte Top Coat with me. I don't touch it for long periods of times, and then when I do I can not stop using it. It's almost Halloween here, but have no fear. I will have one more Halloween Polish up tomorrow evening before my Halloween Swatch-a-Thon ends. I hope all you trick-or-treaters out there stay safe and have a blast collecting candy. I'm looking forward to my trick-or-treaters...Candy Treat Bags are stuffed filled with fun toys and candies!

A little matte :)

Tonight I have a fun polish to share with all of you. This is a polish that is just a perfect addition to my Halloween Swatch-a-thon.

This is 2 coats of Matte is Murder by Manglaze, with Rainbow Polish's Pumpkin Smashing layered over it. At first glance I disliked it (with the shiny top coat) Sorry I didn't take a picture with the shiny top coat. After staring at it for a certain period of time, I realized I could use a Matte top coat. I'm usually the QUEEN of Matte polish,  so it shocked me to think it's been well over a year maybe since I used a matte top coat last.

I'm in love with how this combo came out! Matte Top coat is a great way to really change things up. 

I hope you all liked this one. It really made me feel in the spirit of Halloween!!!

It's Spooky up in here!!! Witch's Brew

I have a super fun polish for you guys tonight. This polish was originally from 2ChixLacquer (now: Liquid Lacquer). It is called Witch's Brew and so far this is my favorite of all of my Halloween Swatches.

The base polish is 2 coats of BB Couture's Joker, my go to purple for Halloween time. It's a gorgeous purple with a blue shimmer. I than layered on the Witch's Brew ...dabbed on like I do most of my glitter top coats.

I LOVE IT!!! I have received so many compliments on this look. This has a perfect mix of glitters. My favorite part of this polish is the micro fine silver glitters. It brings such a stunning shine to the whole combination. I hope you guys like this one as much as I do! What are your thoughts on this one? Leave your comments below. Thank for visiting!!!

Sigma ...

Today I'm just wanting to share with you the current Sigma Beauty Codes that are currently available. I'm sure a lot of you that are into makeup are sick of seeing Sigma Affiliate links, but here goes with mine.

Just 2 simple steps to savings.

STEP ONE: CLICK THE LINK ABOVE when you are ready to start shopping. (I do make commissions on this and all commissions made will go towards giveaways here at the ThePolishHoochie).

STEP TWO: place the discount code of your choice from below to get extra savings!

AVAILABLE DISCOUNT CODES

10% off your entire order: Use Code FALL2013
or
5$ off the Sigma Spa Glove for Washing Makeup Brushes: Use code 5OFFSPA

Crackle Madness with Cirque

Today I have some crackle madness for you all. I KNOW I KNOW, I can hear it already, the sighs of disappointment as you read the word 'crackle'. I too am not a fan, but this crackle polish is a bit different. It is a sparkle crackle, and you all know I can't walk away from anything that sparkles!!

I won this polish last year in Sassy Paints Giveaway, but because my hubby got sick I wasn't able to use it til now.  I have been anxiously waiting to use it and finally did tonight!

The base color for tonight is Cirques - Kabocha. This was a limited edition Halloween polish that was released in 2012.

This is 3 coats, but this polish is fabulous. It's so easy to apply and 3 coats to get it opaque were thin coats. It does dry matte so keep that in mind, but the best part is that it is glow in the dark.

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Once Kabocha was dried, I layered on the China Glaze Jade-D and sat back to allow it to crack. I love how it came out. It's super fun looking and so Sparkly.

My glow in the dark pic tonight leaves a lot to be disired lol, but here it is...

The crackle looks so cool when it glows !!!

I hope you guys liked this one. I wanted to try a combo that I don't think anyone has paired together :) What do you think? I know Crackle is much hated so I would love to hear what you all think.

Safety Stick!!!

Tonight I have a fabulous polish to share with you all. I originally thought I would like this polish the least of my Halloween polish, and I was so very very wrong. I can always admit when I'm wrong lol. I actually LOVE it to pieces!!!!

This is Safety Stick by 2ChixLacquer. I believe 2ChixLacquer no longer exists, and they have adopted a new company name since, but for the life of me I can not think what it is. If you know what the name is please head on over to the comments section and let me know lol.

This polish definitely reminds me of the glow sticks that are all over during Halloween time that the little kiddos carry around while trick or treating. This polish is brilliant!!!

This is two coats of Zoya Purity with two dabbed on coats of Safety Stick.

Agian, this polish is from 2012 and I do not believe it's available anymore. Sorry for that. I would never have any polishes to show you guys if I only stuck to polishes still available.  

Thank for Visiting. I would love to know if any of you have this one and what your thoughts are on it. 

ALSO, don't forget to enter my Halloween Giveaway ...You can do so HERE 

Halloween Giveaway

THE POLISH HOOCHIE HALLOWEEN GIVEAWAY!

This Giveaway applies to all US Residents only. Sorry I can not do International shipping, I wouldn't be able to mail it to you in time for Halloween. 

One Grand Prize Winner 

 and...

3 Runner Up Winners!!!..

 Sinful colors Trick or Treat Nail Appliques.

ENTER TO WIN!!!!

ENTER HERE!!!

a Rafflecopter giveaway

Dollish Polish ... This is Halloween!

Today I'm going to be showing you a NEW favorite in my collection (well prior to today I hadn't used it, but today it pushed a ton of other polishes out of the way and went straight to the head of  the line).

GAHHH...how awesome is this??!! At first I thought I could wear this alone and build it up to an opaque color, but it just didn't work out that way. If you did that it would be really lumpy and bumpy. I decided to layer mine over China Glaze's Tree Hugger. 

It's really simple fine glitters, but I just loved the way it looked. The gorgeous gold really makes it stand out a lot.

I even made a short spotlight video showing the polish in action!

This was so spectacular I needed to do a spotlight video on it! Check out the way it sparkles as I move my hand around in the light. GORGEOUS!!! 

Thanks for watching and thanks for joining in on this months Spooky Hoochie Halloween Swatch-a-thon!!!

Hare The Monster!!!

Tonight I have The Monster by Hare. This is one of those polish that took stalking the restock to get. It was sold out literally in seconds off the Hare shop restock sale (last year) for me to get it, and I'm still shocked I was able to grab it in time. 

I know that showing polishes you can no longer get upset some people, but than I wouldn't have anything to swatch here lol.  A lot of my collection is HTF's (especially in the indie brands I own), and I hope you enjoy me sharing them with you.

I'm not sure if this is a Halloween polish per say, but it does remind me of Frankenstein when I see it. I figured it would fit right in with other Halloween polishes. It's a very dusty teal color with very small black and blue/green iridescent glitters. the glitters are sand like.

Lately this has been my new favorite color. The whole Minty color thing. It's an older trend, but I'm still loving and it still works for me! 

I was disappointed some with this polish when I first applied it because I thought this wouldn't need a base color. I tried to build it up to opaque in 3 coats...it wasn't bad and you could get away doing that, but it was too 'lumpy' for me. In the end I just decided to layer it over Essie's Greenport. 

I have 2 coats of Essie Greenport with 2 coats of The Monster on top of that.  It's slightly gritty, so I suggest you use a regular top coat with one layer of Seche Vite over everything. That should smooth things it right out.

I'm loving this!. Do any of you own this one? What are your thoughts. Leave your comments below, I would love to hear what you guys think of this one.

Spooky Hoochie Halloween Swatch-a-thon continues...Trelly's Witches in the Sky

The last post I showed you all was a polish that was HTF (I know I know, people hate that), but tonight I have something you CAN find! 

Trelly's MISC: Witches in the Sky

This is an AMMMMMMAZZZING polish. I layered it over Manglaze's Butt Taco (lol...always love saying that haha!).

I bet this would look CRAZY BEAUTIFUL with a Matte Top Coat. Of course my favorite part is the Moon Glitters (see pinky nail above). FUN FUN FUN. 

Now you can see why Trelly's is one of my favorite brands of my collection!!

 

CLICK HERE to visit Trelly's MISC.

Sally Hansen Witches Brew!!

Tonight I have an oldie but goodie. This is an original Sally Hansen Hard as Nails Witches' Brew. I was lucky enough to track this down in a Dollar General several years back. When I first started my blog, this polish was on the top of my wish list so imagine my surprise when I found it. I hunted Dollar Generals for weeks and weeks, and finally got lucky. This polish is one of my pride and joys of my collection and I wanted to share it with you guys. I love old hard to find polishes like this.

Keep in mind this polish is extremely old, I am guessing maybe 1990's??? The glitter in polishes back then were very basic and no where near what we have today, so keeping that in mind, I think this polish is FABULOUS!!! 

I wouldn't think of wearing this polish over any other color but black. The base in the above picture is Illamasqua Boosh. The two polishes paired together perfectly!

I have had this on a few days now and I seriously love it. I keep staring at my fingers and thinking how cutting edge this glitter must have been when it first came out.  I'm actually having a hard time removing it and moving on to the next polish lol.

Hope you guys enjoy this one! Thanks for Visiting :)

Spooky Hoochie Halloween Swatch-a-thon!!!

Hi Guys,

Today I'm kicking off the...

Spooky Hoochie Halloween Swatch-a-thon

Villains are part of Halloween, right? What better way to kick this swatch-a-thon off with a preview of some classic Villains...

I was in Walgreens this weekend, and I ran into this wonderful collection: Limited Edition ELF Disney Villains.

There are 12 mini polish in this box set - three polishes for each of the four villains.

VILLAIN #1: CRUELLA DE VIL

(left to right: smokey brown, smokin hot, nude)

VILLAIN #2: URSULA

(left to right:  sea escape, mint cream, coral dream)

VILLAIN #3: MALEFICENT

(left to right: mod mauve, gina girl, bumble gum pink)

VILLAIN #4: THE EVIL QUEEN

 

(left to right: cranberry, pot of gold, thunderstorm)

They also have matching Nail Art Kits made by KISS. 

Watch my video below to see a close up look of all the nail art kits!!!

Thanks for watching! I would love to hear what your favorites are, leave yours in the comments below.

Halloween Polish Collection and Halloween Swatch-a-thon info...

 I made a video of all my Halloween Polishes that I have from last year that never got used. For those of you that were around last year you all know my hubby had a Heart Attack in October, and I had to abandon my blog Mid October. I ended up with a ton of Halloween Polishes that never got used from that time.  I decided for this year, starting OCT 1, 2013, I would swatch as many as I could up until October 31st on my BLOG for this Halloween!!! I can't promise a post EVERY day, but we will see how it all plays out :) I would love it if you guys could join in on the journey with me.

Prepare yourself for The Spooky Hoochie Halloween Swatch-a-thon!

The video showcases each polish that I have. THIS IS WHERE I NEED YOUR HELP. Since I have so many polishes for Halloween I would love it if you can take a few minutes out of your hectic day and please watch my video, and then (MOST IMPORTANT) vote in the comments section of the video which polishes you HAVE to see on the blog. This way I get all the favorites up for you guys.

• I will also be adding some NEW Halloween Polishes for this year as well, but those will be surprises. 

• ALONG the way if I end up with anything stand out or REALLY BAD, I will do an individual video for that specific polish. Maybe what's SPOOKY HOT and what's SPOOKY NOT lol. 

• FINALLY - Expect to see a giveaway along the way too, so keep your eyes peeled for that!

YOU CAN FIND THE VIDEO HERE!!

THANKS for VISITING!!!

POLISHES IN VIDEO ABOVE IN ORDER OF APPEARANCE:

Kiss Nail Dress
http://www.kissusa.com/nails/nail_dress

Sinful Colors Trick or Treat
Sinful Colors Webs

2ChixLacquer Witch's Brew
2Chixlacquer Safety Stick
2ChixLacquer Goblin's Spit

Naild'it - Ghost Hunt
http://www.llarowe.com/catalog/Shop-by-Collection/Naild%27it-Unique-Polish

Dollish Polish - Vampire Coven
Dollish Polish - Spectral Pup
Dollish Polish - This is Halloween
Dollish Polish - Somethings Up with Jack
http://dollishpolish.bigcartel.com/

Trelly's MISC - Zero
Trelly's MISC - Trick or Trelly
Trelly's MISC - Witches in Sky
http://www.etsy.com/shop/TrellyPolish

Hare - The Monster
http://www.harepolish.com/

Cirque - Halloween Combo 2012
http://www.cirquecolors.com/about/

Some YouTube Video fun!

For those of you that don't follow me on Facebook, I wanted to make you guys aware that I put up some new videos on Youtube. 

I love doing Haul and Collection Videos.

I'm not a makeup guru or anything lol, but I do like to share what I purchase.

More videos coming soon too!!
 

 

Barielle Fall 2013 Sophisticated Lady Swatches & a Barielle Giveaway!!!

Press Sample

Here is the second Fall 2013 Bariellle collection, Sophisticated Lady. If you missed the first collection, Nude and Naughty, you can find it HERE. These polishes retail for $8.00/bottle or $25.00/5 piece box collection shown below. They can and be purchased at Barielle.com.

ALSO, don't forget to scroll to the end of the post for Giveaway details.

This is another impressive collection from the people at Barielle.  I can honestly say, when I first saw these I was not impressed. The colors seemed boring and ho hum. Once I saw how they applied and the complex colors, I changed my mind really fast!!! 

LONDON HIGH TEA

This color is such a classy pink, and the bonus is that it has a hidden gold shimmer. The formula on this was excellent and brushed on flawless. This is 2 coats of polish with 1 coat HK Girl Top Coat. Need I say more?

IN GOOD TASTE

The true color of this polish is a tough one to capture on film. It's a beautiful mix of brown and olive green. I see the olive in this one, than other times I look at it and I only see the brown. It's really a complex shade, and very impressive. It's a perfect color for the fall. The formula was perfection, and it went on very easy. This is 2 coats of polish with 1 coat of HK Top Coat.

TRES CHIC

This is yet another fabulous polish in this collection. This collection will not disappoint, because it has a little of everything in it. I love the variety in this set. The best way to describe this polish is a dusty navy. It is very chic for sure, the name really nails it. This is 2 coats of polish with 1 coat of HK Girl Top Coat. Navy blue has been really hot this Fall.

DANGER AT 8

This is fast becoming my new go to red polish. The color is a perfect red. As many reds as I own, I do not have this shade of red. It's a blue based red and works really great with my pale coloring. The formula was also flawless and I couldn't ask for an easier polish to work with. This red is a dream! This is 2 coats of polish with 1 coat of HK Girl Top Coat. This is the perfect red that I will be using for the Holidays coming up.

EDGY

I saved the best for last. This is an AMAZING color. It's a wonderful mix of raisin and purple. I LOVE LOVE IT. I could not take this polish off once it was on my fingers. I see this being a staple color for me this Fall. I have only had it on for one day, and several people have already complimented me on it. It's another one of those polishes that changes with the lighting. In dark lighting it will almost look black, but in brighter light the wonderful plum raisin color emerges. I can not say enough good things about this one! If you can only pick one out of the entire collection, I highly suggest this one. I sill have it on and I will not be removing it until my weekend getaway coming up. I have to really love a polish to keep it on for 3 days lol!!

I also wanted to let you know that Barielle is having a great giveaway that will start September 12th and end on September 26^th.  Don't miss out on this one guys, you can win both Fall collections with this giveaway. 

 

There will be 10 prizes (retailing $175.00), and one Grand Prize (retailing $200.00). 

The 10 individual prizes will each be the Barielle kit which will consist of:

Two of the Fall Collections 5 Packs (Sophisticated Lady and Nude & Naughty) 

One Nail Rebuilding Protein Base Coat

One No Chip Speed Dry Top Coat

One Nail Strengthener Cream

The Grand Prize will include all of the above PLUS the Cole Haan Satchel!!!! (shown below).

 

 (Photo courtesy of Barielle)

Head on over to the Barielle Facebook page for details!

GOOD LUCK!

Press Sample