I must apologize for my absence. As you know I am in the process of packing and moving which has forced me to be a bit thin in my posts. But today may make up for it. I have swatched ALL of my Zoya nail polish to help guide you in your choices if you are doing the polish swap for Earth Day.
I started working on swatching all of them a while ago when Zoya had a promo to get two free polishes with any order over $10. How nice is that!? Well, they frequently do nice things like that and when they do, it prompts us (myself included) to scramble to find swatches so we can get ideas of what to order. And now with the exchange in full swing it is happening again! Well, I decided to give you a place to find a truckload of swatches of Zoya shades. Right here! I have included swatches of Zoya nail polish, from shimmers and glitters to mattes and cremes, in red and pink to blue and green and white and purple and everything in between! Here you are, my friends:
Malia - Hot. This may have been 3 coats, but I am not totally sure! No, I think its two but I though about doing 3 and decided not to
Pinta - This is one or two coats. I can't remember for sure but it is very rich and pigmented and can get on in one coat. Not only is it gorgeous alone, but it makes a great base to layer over; more interesting than a black creme, in my opinion.
Adina - Wow. This turned out to be so much prettier than I thought it would be. I was afraid it'd be frosty and unflattering. I was wrong! This is 2 coats.
Jo - Periwinkle shimmer. I love this. Some nails have 2 coats and some have 3 to touch up and bald spots.
Midori - Light green with lots of green shimmer. Apparently close to a discontinued favorite from China Glaze: Moonpool
Gaia - This is 4 coats and still streaky but I have seen others rock it well at three. It may just have been me this day. I love it though any way and plan to layer it over white next time.
Thank you so much for this post. I am having the *hardest* time picking out polishes I want for the exchange. I think I'll be adding Kotori and Pinta to my list!
ReplyDeleteGreat post!! Just for the record Gaia is the polish I would choose if someone told me I could only wear one color for the rest of time. It's just gorgeous and impossible to capture on film. Soft white with gold microshimmer!
ReplyDeleteOh, they are gorgeous! I want them all... :P
ReplyDelete0_0 wow! That is so many polishes! Did you get them all from the Zoya Promo?
ReplyDeleteStartdustStephanie - Those are great picks!
ReplyDeleteApril - Gaia is so gorgeous! I have got to get in on with good application
Biba- hehe! Get them all!!
Lolitadewdrop - I got a large chunk of them in the exchange last year and then I bought some here and there over the past year and I also made an order the last sale they had for get 2 free with purchase. I am a big fan of Zoya!
Thanks for this, Elaine! I'll be one of the ones on the search for good swatches, this helped me a ton. I'm definitely taking advantage of this, this year! I hope that your move goes well, and everything works out for you.
ReplyDeleteWow thanks for the pictures! Of course I already mailed my exchange package, but now I wish I had gotten Adina :( Oh well, there's always next year!
ReplyDeleteGreat post. Thank you I have got to get Kotori and Ki and I wouldn't have wanted them from looking at the Zoya website. Much appreciated!
ReplyDeleteI believed I picked Midori among other ones for the exchange and it looks great on your nails!
ReplyDeleteThank you for taking the time to swatch all of your Zoyas! I had eliminated Sienna and Gabrielle from my shopping list for being too sheer, but now your swatches have put them back on my wishlist. Argh, Elaine, you must talk me out of them again! :)
ReplyDeleteI love purple!!!! I haven't tried Zoya yet. Want to badly! Will check out where I can buy them.
ReplyDeleteI'm having a contest if you're interested.
http://nailtalez.blogspot.com/2010/04/my-first-giveaway.html