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Zoya: Yasmeen

Since I'm feeling the Zoya love today, I thought I'd post one of Zoya's best shades ever. I have to admit, Yasmeen was my first Zoya and I was not impressed. The formula and wear were just ok for me, and I think all the hype kind of built up my expectations. I wore Yasmeen once and put it in my stash, vowing never to buy another Zoya. I even had it up for swap at one point, but I'm so glad I never got rid of it because I swatched it again recently and fell in love.

Yasmeen is a deep purple with fuchsia shimmer and a little bit of gold shimmer. It has a glowing ember effect, and it's absolutely beautiful. It kind of looks like a duochrome in the bottle, but not on the nail. Two coats, no topcoat.











Isn't she lovely?

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Zoya Bailey, and RIP to my right ring fingernail

Zoya Bailey is really pretty, but this is another color I don't generally go for. It's a sheer nude with silver and pink shimmer. I think I jinxed myself by putting it on, because I broke my right ring fingernail today and it is Not.Pretty. So now I will only be wearing nudes until it grows out a little. This sucks! Anyway, Zoya Bailey. It's perfect for work because it's subtle enough that it doesn't stand out, but it's sparkly enough that you still want to look at your nails in the light.

Three coats, no topcoat.

Sunlight:


Sparkly:




The formula was fine, but you definitely need at least three coats.

Please pour out a little lacquer for my fallen fingernail.

Happy Painting!

Zoya Creamy

I'm ready for spring! It was 70 degrees and beautiful here over the weekend. Unfortunately, it's now 50 degrees, grey, and rainy. And dreary. What a way to start the week. Mondays are already bad enough.

Zoya Creamy is the exact opposite of dreary. It's a bright, sunny yellow creme.

Three coats, no topcoat.

Natural light:





Indoors:


I had issues with the formula, but I expected that with a color like this. It was thick, yet streaky. I made it work, but I think it looks rather lumpy. I'm sure I can master the application with a little practice, which I definitely plan to do because I love the color. This is actually my very first yellow polish, and I can't wait to wear it this spring/summer. It's bright enough that it catches your attention, but it's not neon or loud. In other words, it's very wearable.

Happy painting!

Franken: Leaving Pine Valley

This polish has a forest green base with light green, silver, and pink shimmer.

Two coats, Revlon topcoat.





With flash


My original franken was called Pine Valley, and it looked like this (two coats, Seche Vite topcoat):


The recipe for the original was three parts Icing Envy and one part Color Club Naughtycal Navy. I made this years ago and only wore it once or twice. I was going through my stash today, saw it sitting there, and decided to do something with it.


I added about 20 drops of Wet 'N Wild Hallucinate, which is has pink, silver, and light green glitter in a clear base. Next I added about 10 drops of Maybelline Go Go Green, 10 drops of Zoya Bailey, 5 drops of Sinful Colors Mint Apple, and 5 drops of China Glaze Naked. I shook it all up and got a dusty forest green with subtle shimmer.

The formula was pretty darn good, I must say lol. It dried to a sheen rather than a shine, and it was a tad on the grainy side, so topcoat was a must.

Happy painting!

Zoya Shawn

This has been a pretty sucky week for me. I've been battling a stomach virus, which unfortunately makes this shade pretty appropriate. Zoya Shawn is a lovely pea-green creme.

Two coats, no topcoat.





The formula was fine and it dried very quickly. As you can see, the finish is nice and glossy. I absolutely love this color. Oddly enough, I've never been all that impressed by Zoya, but these last three cremes I got really made a believer out of me.

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Zoya Pinta

I love this one! It's a fairly straightforward blurple creme that looks black in low lighting and comes alive in the light.

Three coats, no topcoat (please excuse the lint on my pointer fingernail. I hate when that happens!)






The formula was fine and it dried to a nice glossy finish. There's not much to say except that I love the color, although it's not terribly unique. I had Orly Wild Wisteria on my wishlist, but when Zoya did their promo, I decided to get this one instead.

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Zoya Kelly

My Zoya order came today (well, the first of two)! I finally got my hands on Kelly. You've all seen this one already...it's a slate gray creme.

Two coats, no topcoat (and please excuse my cuticles).






The formula was great, and it's so shiny it doesn't even need a topcoat.

I also got Pinta and Shawn. I'll post those in the next couple of days.

Happy painting!

Zoya Harley

I love this polish so much. It's not terribly unique (China Glaze just came out with a similar shade in their Anchors Away collection, and OPI released one last year), but it's pretty and that's all that matters.

Harley is light gray with what looks like very fine silver and black shimmery particles. Boy, do I suck at descriptions LOL. Anyway, it all comes together to look like cement. That doesn't sound very pretty, but it is.

Three coats, no topcoat.





Formula wise, it was ok. I had a bit of cuticle drag, but it was fine by the third coat.

Why do I love this polish? Because it looks dirty. I love the dirty look of darker or contrasting glitter/shimmer. The very first polish I ever saw like this was China Glaze sprinkles, and I've been in love ever since. It's also why I love Falling Star.

Am I the only one who likes it dirty? LOL

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I bought Pinta, Kelly, and Shawn. I can't wait to get those beauties in the mail!