Ozotic 513 is a grape purple polish with crazy, awesome  linear holo! At $18 a bottle this polish is pricy, but it does pack a sparkly punch! My husband got me several Ozotic polishes for Christmas. These were my first Ozotics, but they won’t be my last

Ozotic 513 in sunlight

Application was very good (especially for a holo). Two coats and a top coat shown.

Ozotic 513

Moonlight & Mistletoe is a plum with pink and blue shimmer. In the bottle the blue shimmer showed much more than the pink and the polish appeared to be duochrome. On the nail the blue and pink look like they have a similar concentration, and there is no duochrome effect. I was hoping that the blue shimmer would be stronger on the nail. It looked amazing in the bottle – especially under the bright lights in Ulta. I like it, but I wish it were more blue, shimmery and “special.” Having said this, the bottle proved to be maddeningly photo shy!

Piggy Polish Moonlight and Mistletoe in natural light

Application was ok. Somehow it managed to be a bit thick and sheer at the same time. My husband asked if this was because it was a pedicure formula, but I suspect that is just marketing. However, I did find that it wore well. I wore this for 4.5 days before I got a chip. Three coats and a top coat shown.

Piggy Polish Moonlight and Mistletoe

Houses of Parliament is a dark purple metallic polish. It is the purple sister to Trafalgar Square and has the same magnetic cap that transforms the polish into a chevron pattern. I love it!  I wore it to the grocery store, and both the checker and the bagger were grabbing my hands to get a better look at my nails. Needless to say that made me feel pretty good

Nails Inc. Nails Inc. Houses of Parliament in sunlight

Application was very good. I did touch the magnetic top to my nail a few times, but it patched easily.

Nails Inc. Houses of Parliament

Zara is a cool light purple with a strong golden shimmer (their website identifies it as a cool color, but it is much cooler in the bottle than on the nail where it really warms up).  The color went on pretty sheer, and after three coats I still have a bit of a visible nail line. My first reaction to this was the the golden shimmer was too warm for my skin tone. It is a lovely color, but I wish the shimmer was silver or maybe rose gold! I am a sucker for pretty much anything in rose gold. After wearing this around for a day, it is growing on me. However, I still think I would have preferred it with a different shimmer color. I think this would look great on someone who is darker or more tan than I am.  :-)

Zoya Zara in sunlight

Application was very smooth, but a bit sheer. Three coats and a top coat shown.

Zoya Zara

Nike is an awesome purple from BB Couture’s Touch of Greece collection for women. The color is a somewhat reddish-purple with red and blue shimmer. Since I adore both purple and sparkly polishes, it’s not a huge surprise that I like this one too! It’s a great color, and as per usual with BB Couture the formula is great too.

BB Couture Nike in sunlight

Application was very good. Three coats and a top coat shown.

BB Couture Nike

No Miss is a line of natural cosmetics available at Whole Foods. I got this beauty while I was on vacation with my husband in Portland. Purple Xtasy is a pale sheer purple with multicolored iridescent glitter. I found that it was to sheer for my taste to wear alone. However, it is great for layering. I tired it over BB Couture’s Nike (a somewhat reddish-purple with red and blue shimmer). The results were a purple that was a bit paler and more bluish with glitter that reminded me of confetti I found that this polish was similar to most flakie glitter polishes I have tried in that it photographed best in indirect sunlight.

No Miss Purple Xtasy in natural light

BB Couture Nike in sunlight

Application was very good. I used three coats of BB Couture Nike with one coat of Purple Xtasy and a top coat.

No Miss Purple Xtasy

Royal Velvet is from Orly’s spring 2011 Precious collection. Royal Velvet has a dark purple base with an intense blue shimmer. The shimmer gives this polish a lot of dimension, and it really does look a bit like velvet. What can I say? I LOVE IT! Shimmery, rich and delicious purple goodness – It doesn’t get much better than this! I plan to reach for this polish again and again.

Orly Royal Velvet in sunlight

The wear is pretty good too. Of course this polish was destined to be a full manicure, and I have been wearing it for three days. I have a little bit of tip wear, but no nicks or chips in sight. Application was very good. It took three coats for maximum opacity, but it went on very smoothly. Three coats and a top coat shown.

Orly Royal Velvet

Bubbly is a violet glitter bomb from  Orly’s new summer collection Pin-up (I also grabbed Here Comes Trouble which I will review soon). It is a very dense glitter in multiple shapes (very fine glitter and a larger hex glitter). I am not always a huge fan of glitter polishes, but this one is very pretty!  Bring on the backyard BBQ and a festive umbrella drink!  :-D

Orly Bubbly Bombshell in sunlight

Application was very good. The finish is pretty smooth for a glitter. It is similar to their recent foil finish polishes. Three coats (I probably could have gotten away using two) and a top coat shown.

Orly Bombshell and Orly Here Comes Trouble

Ultraviolet is a bright blueish-purple crème. In some lights it looked more purple and it some it looked more blue. It’s a fun, bright color that would be great for a pedicure too! For some reason it makes me think of jelly beans

Pop Beauty Ultraviolet in sunlight

Application was good, but it took me three coats to get totally opaque coverage. It actually dried a soft matte, but I prefer my polish shiny so I added a top coat. Three coats and a top coat shown.

Pop Beauty Ultraviolet

I reviewed the first half of Zoya’s Intimate collection before Spring Break. The new quarter started yesterday, and I am finally posting the second half of the collection.

Caitlin

Caitlin is a lovely bluish gray purple crème. Is similar to Kelly from last fall but much lighter.

Application was very good. Two coats and a top coat shown.

Zoya Caitlin

Dove

Just as the name would imply Dove is dove grey crème. It is a soft, elegant spring color.

Application was very good. Two coats and a top coat shown.

Zoya Dove

Marley

Marley is a pale lilac with a subtle silvery shimmer.

Application was a bit streaky, but it mostly leveled out by the third coat. A top coat took care of any remaining uneven spots. Three coats and a top coat shown.

Zoya Marley

Overall these are beautiful choices for spring. Zoya makes some of my favorite polishes, and these don’t disappoint!

Zoya Intimate Collection