Zoya Charli. Two coats. This is a green-leaning taupe shade. When I first unpackaged it, I thought it was a grey with a green undertone, but it ended up looking like this on the nail. The formula was really great and opaque. This is a perfect fall shade for me, as it is dark green but still taupey enough to remain neutral.

Outfit photo from http://seamsforadesire.com

Zoya Hannah. Two coats. If I'm being honest, this polish threw me off a bit. Is this a lovely shade of red? Yes! Does it have an amazing formula that's opaque and easy to work with? Indeed! Is it a fall color? I dunno about that...this bright red comes off as bright and summery to me. In fact, I paired it with a bright blue and white dress for a pop of color in my outfit...

I'm not sure who this image belongs to since I got it off of Pinterest and the link led me to some spam site - sorry!

...In similar vein to this outfit. Unfortunately, I don't own bright red shoes or a purse, so I used this nail polish for the pop of color instead.
Zoya Janel. Compared to Hannah, this red has a warm tone and is much darker. This one screams fall to me much more. I must say, I'm a bit disappointed that Zoya decided to make two red creams instead of including another color - perhaps a true green shade. But overall, I really like this collection and can't recommend these polishes enough if you're looking for fantastic formula and very opaque polish. These are truly a creme polish lover's dream.

You can pick up the collection for $9 each at Zoya's site. My picks from the collection are Charli, Lidia, and Sia.

Thanks for stopping by, and I'll have the shimmer half of the collection coming up for you next week!

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Hi all!

Somewhere along the way of my blogging/nail polishing hiatus, I forgot how to create a proper gradient! It took me likely over 10 sponging attempts to get this looking passable...and even then, I had to cover it with some stamping because I wasn't completely happy with the fade. It's likely going to take me a while to relearn the technique. Despite my difficulties, I ended up being quite delighted with this manicure. :)
This is two coats of A England Her Rise Adagio for the pink-leaning silver shimmery base. I used a make-up sponge to apply a gradient using both Her Rise Adagio and a bit of Cirque Vesuvius. Finally, I topped it off with Konad Stamping Polish in Black using a design from the Konad m60 plate.

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Here I used two coats of Zoya Cecilia and BM-S107 with Konad Stamping Polish in Black. The plate design transferred well and I'm rather glad I picked up the whole collection. The entire collection of ten plates can be purchased $14.99 or you can pick up individual plates for $2.49 each.

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Happy Monday all! I'm so exhausted from doing concentrated lab work this afternoon...blah. Hope everyone else had a slightly less exhausting day.
Here's a look you can recreate using two polishes from the new Zoya Paradise Sun collection. First, apply three coats of Zoya Genesis. Once this has dried, use a floral stamping plate (I used Pueen 22) with Zoya Mae to add flowers. Add some top coat for shine and enjoy your new floral manicure!

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Hi all!

Sorry for the delayed post.  Unfortunately, I have tendinitis in one of my wrists which made it really difficult to polish. But I've been undergoing physical therapy and have gained a lot of movement back! So without further excuses...
Here is the second half of Zoya's new summer collection for 2015, Paradise Sun. To see the other half consisting of six creams, you can check out my post on the Island Fun. This half of the collection offers six shimmery shades that are nearly perfectly aligned with their cream counterparts.

 Zoya Genesis. Three coats. This is a pretty white shimmery shade. It was pretty opaque after three coats but I found it a little streaky to work with though. I don't have an opaque shimmery white in my collection, so I'm happy to have this one!

 Zoya Isa. Two coats. This could have been one coat, and the formula was amazing on this purple base with deep blue shimmer. I ended up wearing this one during my afk days from nail polishing because of the injury, and it had a lot of staying power. However...and I haven't seen anyone else reporting this, my bottle stank to high hell. It smelled absolutely awful, and I have sampled many polishes scents in my day...But anyway, I liked the polish despite the terrible smell.
Zoya Mae. Two coats. This is a warm magenta pink shimmer polish. Not much to say about it - good formula in an unexciting color.
Zoya Aphrodite. Three coats. This one is a little less opaque than the other colored shimmers. It's a really bright red that has that "glow from within" look to it. It does lean a little orange like the cream from the other half of the collection. The formula was good.
Zoya Oceane. Two coats. This is a metallic turquoise shimmer. I had trouble with the formula on this one being a little runny, but it was nice and opaque otherwise.

Overall, I am really happy with these shimmers! I am especially happy to be adding a pretty new white simmer into my collection. You can check out and order the collection from Zoya's website for $9 a piece!

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 *The products in this post were sent for review. To see my disclosure policy, please click here.

Hi all!
This lovely Friday evening, I've got half of Zoya's new summer collection for 2015 called Island Fun to show you all! This half of the collection consists of beautiful and bright cream polishes. All swatches were taken indoors and I used one coat of Venique Gel-Like Base Coat and one coat of Out The Door Top Coat.
Zoya Talia. One coat. Although a lot of polishes in this collection approached almost complete opacity with one coat, this was the only one that I was able to apply with just one coat. Isn't it beautiful? I love this bright shade of blue.

Zoya Jace. Two coats. Jace is almost like a dark lime green. I wasn't really a huge fan of this one...it's too murky of a green for my liking. I would pass on this one, but maybe greens like this strike your fancy!
Zoya Serenity. Two coats. I also really adore Serenity, which is gorgeous bright purple polish. I did some nail art with this one that I will be showing you all later.
Zoya Demetria. Two coats. Sorry for the weird lighting, but taking pictures of really bright red nail polish is actually pretty challenging. In a bunch of my other pictures, it came out looking really orange! But I digress, Demetria is a bright red polish. It's a staple for any polish collection; a nice, bright red.
Zoya Nana. Two coats. This is a deep fuchsia color, and very opaque. I think it's a flattering summer color. It reminds me of a non-jelly version of Zoya Paloma.

The formula on all of the polishes was perfect! I highly recommend this collection. You can check out and order the collection from Zoya's website for $9 a piece!

Thanks for stopping by!

 *The products in this post were sent for review. To see my disclosure policy, please click here.