Zoya Tickled Collection Summer 2014: Reviews and Swatches of Tilda, Kitridge, Ling, Rocha, Rooney, and Wendy

Zoya Rocha and thumb with dots of Zoya's Tilda, Wendy, Ling, Rooney, and Kitridge, the Summer 2014 Tickled Collection

Okay, kids, here's the cream polish counterpart to the Bubbly collection I swatched yesterday, the Zoya Tickled Collection for Summer 2014. This six polish collection consists of six full coverage cream polishes. They're super bright, super fun, and super pretty. I think it's pretty much the perfect summer collection. While I'm a glitter girl (as we all know), I actually like this collection better than the Bubbly. Shocking, but it's a shockingly lovely collection.

Zoya Rocha, sun

Zoya Wendy, sun

Four of the polishes range in the pink to coral orange shades, with a blue and a green added in for good measure. There were a couple real surprises for me in Tickled, and they were really good ones, actually. Not all were polishes that I would gravitate towards normally, but each had a lot of merit in their own right. I'll start off with Zoya's descriptions, and then move into what I thought of the color and its place in my stash. 

Zoya Tilda, sun

Zoya Rooney, sun

Once again, just as a disclaimer, these were press samples sent from Zoya for review, but that just means that I was able to fall in love with colors I might not have otherwise been brave enough to try. There were a couple in this collection that this would have happened with. All of the colors are Big 5 Free (Formaldehyde, Formaldehyde Resin, Toluene, Dibutyl Phthalate, and Camphor), and available for pre-order on zoya.com. They're $9 each, and ship May 15th.

Zoya Kitridge, sun

Zoya Ling, sun

Zoya Tilda is described as a warm mantis green cream that is a great alternative to a summer lime. That's pretty much precisely what I would call it. It's a real spring green that works well in the summertime. It's like the leaves on trees when they first open. The coverage was amazing on this polish, and fully opaque in one coat, and it went on super smoothly. I totally could see a really adorable bug nail art... Just sayin'. The body could even stretch in segments over each finger. It'd be so cute.

Zoya Tilda, shade

Zoya Tilda, indoors in natural lighting

I have to say right off the bat that this is the polish in the collection that surprised me most. I wasn't anticipating to like it in the least. I was actually not a fan of it in the bottle, but when I put it on, it was so incredibly happy and flattering that I couldn't help but love it. My top three favorites are all super close, and I think I'll have a different top choice every time I look at them, but Tilda is one of those top picks. It was lovely against my pale skin, but I think it would look amazing against a tan and darker skin tones as well. I would never have picked this up at first, but I really love it. Green is my favorite color, but I generally don't like green nail polish. Tilda is apparently the exception. I do recommend using a base coat, as Tilda wanted to stain my nails a bit; I used Get Even before putting it on, but I'd probably go with Anchor in the future.

Zoya Tilda, indoors in artificial lighting

Zoya Tilda, flash

Zoya Rocha is described as a classic folly red cream with warm undertones that flatter a summer glow. Um... I think it's a dark orange that leans deep coral in a pretty way. I don't know what folled red is. I think it's too yellow for me to classify it as a red, anyways, but I suppose that's as good a description as any other. It's really bright, very summery, and hard to pin point the color precisely, which actually sort of adds to its allure. There's even a bit of a shimmer to it if you look close enough. It sort of absorbs sunshine and spreads it around for a smile when you look on your nails. The formula was super smooth, and covered fully opaque in two coats. 

Zoya Rocha, shade

Zoya Rocha, indoors in natural lighting

Rocha is actually probably going to be my most consistent favorite of the Tickled collection. It's really bright, but, to me, it is summer in a bottle. I smile every time I look at it. I don't know if it's one I would have picked in a first order of the collections, but I think maybe it's the same as with Tilda--I don't wear that many straight up red polishes, so I don't have all that many, and that's what I thought Rocha was. It's totally not in person, and I'm so glad I have it. I'm pretty sure it's going to be on my toes all summer long--it seems made for the perfect summer pedicure, but it's going to get a ton of play on my fingers, too. I actually already put it on my toes, and haven't quite decided if I'm going to wear Rocha or Wendy on my fingers first, and that's choosing between all of Bubbly and Tickled. Rocha is that gorgeous. The color also stays pretty consistent throughout different lighting, which is really nice (and unusual).

Zoya Rocha, indoor in artificial lighting

Zoya Rocha, flash

Zoya Wendy is described as a juicy summer melon, deep enough to flatter a tan, but bright enough to stand out. I think that's actually really accurate. It's a pretty salmon that manages to be bright, yet hold a bit of a dusky quality that keeps it from being too cloying. It took a solid two coats to get fully opaque. It went on super smoothly, and the formula is pretty much always amazing with Zoya; Wendy was completely up to their high standards.

Zoya Wendy, indoors in natural lighting

Zoya Wendy, shade

Wendy is the other polish in my top three favorites in the collection. It's a sweet and summery color, without being too pink or young. I've become a big fan of Zoya's cream polishes, and I think Wendy is a perfect example of why. Even though they're solid colors with no shimmer, they're not boring or dull. The Tickled collection creams really have a nice glossy finish. I actually didn't use a top coat with any of these polishes, and they have such a nice finish all by themselves. This really did flatter my pale skin, which means I can extend it to spring and early fall with ease, and I probably would even wear it in the winter. It's a versatile shade, and maybe is the most refined of the Bubbly and Tickled collections.

Zoya Wendy, indoors in artificial lighting

Zoya Wendy, flash. Shockingly accurate, if a bit pinker

Zoya Rooney is described as a mid-range magenta pink with balanced undertones to flatter most skin tones. I'd call it closer to a fuchsia or maybe even orchid, though on the definite pink scale. I think there's a definite purple leaning to Rooney, which is really nice. It took two coats to get it opaque, and I briefly debated on a third, before deciding it wasn't necessary. The formula was nice and even. Rooney is dark enough not to be too candy pink, and the purple in it adds a nice dimension to the color.

Zoya Rooney, indoors in natural lighting

Zoya Rooney, shade

I really liked Rooney. I had actually pegged it as an early favorite of the Tickled collection, and it did deliver as a solid choice for a happy mani. I think I might have liked it better if it went further towards the purple. It's not deficient in any way, but maybe I'm just not in the mood for such a straightforward pink right now? Both these collections are pink heavy, and Tickled particularly, but Rooney doesn't have that little extra quality like Wendy or Rocha that elevates it into something more special. I do like it, but it's not going to be what I reach for first out of the collection.

Zoya Rooney, indoors in artificial light

Zoya Rooney, flash

Zoya Ling is described as a vibrant royal blue cream that is evenly balanced to flatter most skin tones. That's pretty dead on, I think. It has a dusty quality that really works well to keep it fairly neutral. The formula was the same as in Tilda, and it covered amazingly and smoothly to opaque in one coat. Sometimes, I think some Zoya polishes have better formulas, and I think that Tilda and Ling can't be beaten in that respect. This polish almost looked like it wanted to have teal overtones, like Muse from the Bubbly collection, but if you look at it, it really doesn't have any green. Maybe it's just me that sees that? Who knows.

Zoya Ling, indoors in natural lighting

Zoya Ling, shade

I actually was planning on not loving Ling at all. I'm not a huge blue person on my nails, but it's actually a quite lovely shade, particularly on the nail. I wasn't a huge fan of it in the bottle, but it was nice once I had put it on. It's sort of like Tilda in that way, too. I like it when I have really low expectations, and actually like the color a lot. It's not quite the sleeper success for me that Tilda and Muse were, but Ling is quite lovely. I think it'll be amazing around July 4th, for a bit of patriotism in the mani. Very pretty, and a really unique color. I don't have anything like it in my stash; I have Liberty from Summer 2013's PixieDust collection, as well as Sunshine from the Fall 2013 PixieDust collection, but the texture, shimmer, and matte qualities really make them vastly different, and I tend to buy blue shimmers when I buy a blue polish. This is a nice change of pace, and I think I'll like it through the fall, as well.

vibrant royal blue cream that is evenly balanced to flatter most skin tones. - See more at: http://www.zoya.com/content/category/Zoya_Tickled_Bubbly_Summer_2014_Nail_Polish_Collection.html#sthash.KDrZe6yZ.dpuf

Zoya Ling, indoors in artificial light

Zoya Ling, flash

Zoya Kitridge is described as a summer bubblegum pink cream, and is universally flattering, with enough white to pop against a tan. It's very pink. It's like what most Barbies wore for clothes, accessories, cars, and horses. I almost wanted to start singing the Aqua song when I painted it. It's pink, and makes no excuses for it. The formula was actually less consistent on Kitridge than the other Tickled polishes; it took three coats to reach opaque, and even then, I thought I probably should have done another to be safe. It's a very summery color, and the undertones are balanced beautifully.

Zoya Kitridge, indoors in natural lighting

Zoya Kitridge, shade

Kitridge looked quite lovely against my skin. Super pale to tan to very dark skin tones will be able to wear this well, I think. It's just so unabashedly pink that I couldn't quite warm up to it. It has a definite place in my stash, and is legitimately beautiful, but it's just not a polish that I can see myself wearing. I don't know if I could take myself seriously wearing it, but I think, in reality, that it takes some serious confidence to put yourself out there with something so unapologetically girlie, and I don't quite have it. I think maybe it's a bit too young for me. Then again, isn't summer the time when you can kick back and just wear something that is fun and makes you happy? If you're a pink lover, I think Kitridge is absolutely a must have color. It's the most confidently sweet, fresh pink I've ever seen in a polish. Definitely not something in my stash before now, but it owns its pinkness with pride.

Zoya Kitridge, flash

Zoya Kitridge, indoors in artificial light

The Tickled collection is absolutely stunning. The colors are well coordinated, and all really do scream summer to me. My faves are by far Tilda, Rocha, and Wendy. Since I started writing this beast of a review, I have come to the decision that Tilda has won the battle for my fingers. It's the first to fully debut of the collection as a mani, and Rocha is my pedi color. So stunning. I adore Wendy, as it's soft and sophisticated, but very fun at the same time. Rooney really is quite pretty, and will be worn often. I love Ling, and, while I really have to be in the mood for funky, will definitely be in the rotation from the collection. Kitridge is a lovely polish, but not something I can pull off easily. I think people with darker skin tones (anything beyond freaky pale and pink) will be able to wear Kitridge with pride.

As always, I encourage you to check out zoya's blog and follow @ZoyaNailPolish on Twitter. They always have tons of contests and promotions going on, and fresh ideas for nail art, new trends in colors, and in fashion. It's amazing that they are so environmentally friendly and natural, but even more so since they have the longest wearing polishes with the best formula I've used. They're my favorite for a good reason, and they definitely showed their stuff with the Tickled and Bubbly collections this summer.

Happy painting, kids! Until next time,
Emily, the Manic Paintress