Zoya Sarah vs Lisa

In the just released 2010 Winter collection "Flame", two different reds were released, both with pretty interesting descriptions.  Sarah was called "possibly the prettiest sparkling red metallic ever!" (exclamation point included) whereas Lisa was called a "celebration red sparkling metallic."  Okay, what?  On the actual press release, Lisa was shown as much more pink than Sarah, but as you can see above in the sun picture, the colors don't look that different.  I used a base of Zoya Anchor, 1 coat of both colors, and a top of Zoya Armor.  Lisa looked a tad thin on the nail this time because of Sarah but it was fully opaque for me.

Even here in on the nail, there's not THAT much difference other than Sarah is slightly darker than Lisa.  But wait, there's more!

As always, the truth is in the shade.  You can totally see these are different - with Sarah being at least 4 shades darker (not a scientific measurement).  Also Lisa looks more like a liquid metal to me, where Sarah is much more of a blackened red (in comparison to Lisa only).

Here you can really tell that these are two different colors and depending on the look you're going for, you'd want to choose carefully.  Are they both totally worth it in the collection?  For me, the answer is always yes but I also have a collection problem and normally want complete collections.  While I would have liked to see a green in Flame (for winter), Zoya has put out a lot of greens lately, and they have all been super pretty, so it's a win/win situation in my book.


Zoya [official website] can be purchased on their website for $7/bottle.

Disclosure: The product[s] in this post was [were] provided to me by the company for consideration.  For more information, please read this post.

Blogs of Note

Happy Sunday!  Here are 3 more blogs.

On top of loving nail polish, I also love fonts.  Obsessively so - I have well over 3000 of them.  I can't even have them all installed on my computer because it crashes several programs, but one place that I constantly go for fonts is Amanda's Font for Peas.  She features some of the best handwritten fonts I've ever seen, and even allows you to submit your own handwriting sample for consideration.  She's also helpful with blog design, and that's where I got my custom signature (that's my handwriting by the way) to post on each of my blogs, as well as some other design features.


Second blog today is F-YeahPrettyNails.  As you can see, they actually use the entire F word, but I'm being semi responsible in not saying my favorite curse word.  This is a tumblr account that only features other people's nails (unless stated).  You can submit your nail pictures to her website directly or you might find your handiwork is already there.  There isn't a way to search which I hate, but overall it's super neat to see all the pictures.  Mostly, they are nail art of some kind, but I have seen a few plain jane nails.


Last today is Glitter Millie.  Blog owner Millie was rated one of the top 50 nail blogs by SpaBeautySchools.com back in August 2010.  She has what I'd call long nails and does a lot of konad and nail art on her nails.  She also has a lot of chatter about her cats, but as a huge cat fan, I love it.  Millie does franken some of her polishes as well and does a great job with her creations.


Enjoy!

Zoya Lisa

Zoya Lisa is the other red in the Winter 2010 "Flame" collection, listed as celebration red sparkling metallic.  I will actually have a comparison post tomorrow showing the difference between Lisa and Sarah but the easiest way to say it is that Lisa is a lighter red.  Hard to tell huh?  It is in the sun - I'll say that much.  I actually had to study my bottle pictures when editing because I thought I mislabeled them.  Fun times.


I used a base coat of Zoya Anchor, 1 fully opaque coat of Lisa, and a top coat of Zoya Armor.  As with this entire collection, the formula was smooth, not runny or thick.

Bing!  One sun picture, done.  The pinkie LOOKS like this polish is gritty, but it's not - that's just the light bouncing around, not the texture of the polish.  Good to know if you like smooth nails.

The bottle has a bit of an orange looks on it but honestly, I think that was a reflection of my tree (oops).  You can see how it's a bit more pink than Sarah did, but again it's just such a smooth looking polish.  I almost see a bit of light purple in there too near my pinkie.


Zoya [official website] can be purchased on their website for $7/bottle.

Disclosure: The product[s] in this post was [were] provided to me by the company for consideration.  For more information, please read this post.

Zoya Sarah

Zoya Sarah is one of 2 reds from the Flame 2010 Winter collection, listed as "possibly the prettiest sparkling red metallic ever!" Seriously, that's straight from the press release.  Unlike China Glaze Ruby Pumps or any of the other red glitters, this has such a fine microglitter in it, and is actually listed as a metallic.  Now, I asked the head fairy over at Zoya about the name on the bottle, which clearly says Sara, without the H.  She replied that it was just a printing mistake and that all future bottles would include the H.  (This was also later mentioned on their website for the release.)  Sarah or Sara, this is a really pretty red.


I used a base of Zoya Anchor, only 1 fully opaque coat of Sarah, and a top of Zoya Armor.  I'm still not in love with Zoya Armor - it dries too slowly for me, but because of the actual formula, Zoya polishes do not play well with Seche.

In the sun you can really see how pigmented this color is.  There are going to be a LOT of reds this winter season, but this gives a bit of a metallic look to the classic red creme. 

In the shade, you can see how it looks similar to a red glitter but unlike a glitter, this is much easier to remove - no scrubbing necessary.


Zoya [official website] can be purchased on their website for $7/bottle.

Disclosure: The product[s] in this post was [were] provided to me by the company for consideration.  For more information, please read this post.

Zoya Gloria

Zoya Gloria is listed as a pink champagne sparkling metallic from the 2010 Winter "Flame" collection.  It has the same finish as Tiffany and Crystal, which by the way were both opaque in their 2 coats.  This is more of a rose pink to me, and I thought it would be a great color for someone like my mom but I also know I'll wear it in the future.


I used a base of Zoya Anchor, 2 coats of Gloria and a top coat of Zoya Armor.  The formula was perfect, as has been this entire collection and the brush was very well behaved.  I always forget to mention brushes - but Zoya has one of the best that fans out beautifully on the nail.

As you can see in the sun, there's that microglitter metallic effect going on - very pretty, but as always, this color really shines in the shade.

There is definitely some hint of gold in the polish as you can see in the bottle.  Very nice color for going out, I'd think - not too muted but nothing really crazy out there.  Another great winter color.


Zoya [official website] can be purchased on their website for $7/bottle.

Disclosure: The product[s] in this post was [were] provided to me by the company for consideration.  For more information, please read this post.