Zoya Delilah

Yet another Zoya for y'all today...

Zoya Delilah




(outdoors)




This one is a nice, sparkly, glittery, jelly red color. I am wearing two coats here, but three would have been better. What really surprised me with this one is that the removal was a piece of cake. It wasn't as complicated as I thought it would be. I think I just see glitter and think the worst. But, since this one is a jelly polish, it came off pretty easily.

Zoya Tosca

I think this color is absolutely perfect for summer! (well, what remains of it anyway...)

Zoya Tosca




(outdoors)




The formula was this one was great -- I didn't have any problems with it. It was practically opaque in one coat, but I am wearing two here. It is a bright pink with a hint of gold shimmer on it. You can see the shimmer better in the bottle than on the nail, but I swear it's there!

Zoya Mercedes

Happy Labor Day!! I hope everyone enjoyed a nice day off :-)

Zoya Mercedes




(outdoors)




Mercedes is a nice, almost-frosty, slightly-shimmery light mauve color. The formula is a tad on the sheer side, so this took three coats for full opacity. I like it, but can't say I'm in love with it. I will have a lot of Zoyas to show over the next couple of weeks. I got a ton of new ones during their recycling program this past summer, so I am slowly going through them all :-)

Zoya Tori

Hmm... I don't think I've swatched a Zoya in a while, and since I have so many more now because of the polish exchange, I figured it'd be the perfect opportunity to try out a new one!

Zoya Tori




Tori is a wonderfully opaque jelly-red glitter polish. The glitter is not grainy, so the polish isn't a pain to remove. The formula was excellent -- it gave great coverage in just one coat, but I am wearing two here. I love the color as well -- it really POPS and has a hint of silver to it. Well done, Zoya!

Zoya Persiphony

I like the name of this polish -- I am assuming they somewhat-named it after Persiphone, the character from Greek mythology. Her story is one of my favorites. If you've never read it, you should (it's the story about how her kidnapping led to the changing of the seasons).

Zoya Persiphony




This one was a two-coater for me -- great formula, nice and even. It is a shimmery medium rose color with a hint of silver sheen to it. Though it's not incredibly original, I do like it and the fact that it didn't require a million coats makes this one a winner for me. After I wore it, I put it in my "keep for future use" pile.

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Happy Earth Day! Zoya Nail Polish Exchange 2010!

In honor of Earth Day, Zoya is kicking off their Nail Polish Exchange program again! Essentially, you can turn in your old, unwanted, non-Zoya polishes and "exchange" them for new Zoya polishes. Each polish will cost you just $3.50, which includes shipping and is half-off their normal MSRP of $7/each. I just picked my colors and I ended up getting 15. Oopsie! However, I don't think I'll have a problem finding 15 polishes in my stash to exchange for them :-) Happy Shopping!!

For more info, click on the image below to be taken to Zoya's page!

Zoya Veruschka

When Zoya came out with their Winter Matte collection, at the height of the matte polish frenzy, the only thing I could think was, "Oh great, another matte collection. Blah!" So, I waited months before I decided to try it, but much to my surprise and delight, this has been my favorite matte polish so far!

Zoya Veruschka




I was finally able to take some outdoor pics, and these were taken after about a day of wear. Considering this is a matte polish, the wear isn't too bad. It shows the most on my middle finger, but that is mostly because that nail is broken anyway and has been hanging on for dear life... haha. Anyway, I loved how this one applied -- very evenly and only two coats. Drying time was fast, but it wasn't so fast that I didn't have time to fix my mistakes. I also LOVE how you can see a little bit of shimmer in there. The color is also spot-on -- it reminds me of evergreen! It's absolutely perfect! I didn't pick up either of the other two Zoya mattes from this collection, but now I am thinking that I should!!

Oh, and today is also my boyfriend's birthday :-) We will hopefully be driving down from San Diego to Mexico today and hang out there for a little bit. Neither of us have ever been, so hopefully it will be fun. He is such a sweetheart to me <3 I hope he has a fabulous birthday today :-D

Zoya Denise

I was at a Cost Cutter a few weeks ago and saw that they had a huge table of polishes and other beauty supplies that were on sale. They had a bunch of Zoyas that were marked down to $3, so I had to pick up a few :-)

Zoya Denise




Denise is a jelly-like, glittery medium pink color. It applied quite easily and was opaque in two coats. Coverage and wear were pretty good. The glitter in this polish is subtle, and I like the "wet" look of the polish. As Borat would say, "vedy niice!"

Zoya Tess

Happy Almost-New Year's! To close out this year, let's go with a gorgeous pink frosty shimmer!

Zoya Tess




I have one word for this polish: LOVE! It is just absolutely gorgeous! Everything about it was perfect - the formula, the application, the color, the glitter, the frost, the wear -- everything! I kinda have a love/hate relationship with Zoya, and this polish definitely falls on the "love" side.

I hope everyone has a fabulous New Year's! Have a wonderful and safe celebration! :-) See y'all in the new decade :-D

Zoya Colette

I was really impressed by this Zoya color - I don't have anything else in my collection like it, and it is not your typical, Zoya shade (I tend to think they are known more for their reds and pinks).

Zoya Colette




The application was rather good -- it only took two coats to be completely opaque. This is a shimmery ginger color that has a hint of brown in it as well. It is one of those polishes that are more beautiful on your finger than in the bottle. I also love the golden shimmer in this polish -- it is more noticeable in sunlight or bright light. A little hard to make out in my pictures, but trust me, it's there! :-)

Zoya Rea

This is probably the first Zoya polish I've tried that wore really well! Yay for Zoya! (finally!)

Zoya Rea




Rea is a super pretty lavender polish with bits of silver and purple microglitter. It is almost like a mauve-lavender color. Unlike some of the other Zoyas I've tried so far, this one was easy to apply, only took two coats, and I didn't have any pull-back after I put on a topcoat. Also, wear was very good -- lasted two full days before I got any tipwear. This one makes me hopeful that the other Zoyas I have in my stash will be as good as Rea! Every time Zoya has some kind of promotion, I try to pick up some polishes. I also recently discovered that a local Cost Cutters has them in stock and sells them for $6 instead of $7. They also have a clearance table where the Zoyas are only $3! Boo-yah!! So, there will be lots more Zoyas coming up in the near future :-)

Zoya Astra

I just put this polish on last night, and I love it SO much that I feel compelled to show it off today :-D

Zoya Astra




(no flash)


This is probably one of the most beautiful glitters I've ever seen! For Winter 2009, Zoya released three UltraGlitters. Astra is a gorgeous Barbie-pink color. At first glance, I thought it was a clear base with pink glitter, but it is actually a pink base with a crapload of pink glitter loaded in there. The pink base makes it build up rather quickly -- I am wearing three coats here with one coat of top coat that helped smooth it out rather nicely. I love how densely packed the glitter is, and it REALLY makes your nails POP! What a super gorgeous color! I can't wait to try out the other UltraGlitters :-)

These retail for $7 each and are available through Zoya's website.

Zoya Evangeline

Sorry for my absence lately! It has been a super busy few weeks for me! But, now things are a little better, so I should be able to go back to regular posting :-) I have my second Zoya to show off today!

Zoya Evangeline
(indoors, with flash)




(outdoors, direct sunlight)




My biggest beef with this polish, like the first Zoya I tried (Shivon), is wear. Immediately after I put on my topcoat (Seche Vite), I could see the polish "pull in." The first two pics were taken immediately after I finished putting on a top coat, and you can already see a little bit of white on the tips. Kind of disappointing, to say the least :-( But, the polish itself is gorgeous! Evangline is a super pretty jelly-like bright pink with shimmer. I am wearing three coats here. It is a tad sheer, but I didn't have any application issues. I also wore this as a pedicure (but without topcoat), and it lasted a lot longer. So, that seems to be the secret with Zoya -- don't wear a topcoat and you'll be OK :-)

Zoya Shivon

After like what seemed like an *eternity* I got my Zoya nail polishes from the Zoya 5000 promotion. Zoya ran a Twitter promotion where, if they reached 5000 followers by a certain date, they would give away free nail polish. It turned out their offer was more than generous, as they decided to give everyone THREE free nail polishes! I actually ended up picking up four (I paid for one of them), and the first one that I swatched was Shivon.

Zoya Shivon
(indoors, with flash)




(outdoors, natural light)




I seriously love love love this color. As soon as I took the bottles out of the box, I knew this one would be my favorite. It is a mauvey-pink color with gold shimmer. I am wearing two coats, and application was very good. This was my first experience with Zoya, and I have to say, the only complaint I have is wear. As you can kinda see in the pics, there is some "pullback" on the polish when I applied my topcoat. My topcoat isn't even dry yet on my pics, and you can see the polish on my tips already start to retract. I hope all Zoyas aren't like this! I have three more to try!

But, I do have to say that they have a gorgeous range of colors, and at $6/bottle, I don't feel terribly guilty about purchasing them (though their price will go up to $7/bottle starting in October). If you want to follow Zoya on Twitter, click here. To order from Zoya, check out their website.