Zoya Caitlin

Today's polish is Zoya Caitlin from the Intimates Collection, a misty, moody gray violet creme.  This is definitely the little sister of Kelly - same purple base but not nearly as dark.  (I'll do a comparison soon.)


I used a base of Zoya Anchor, 2 coats of Caitlin and a top of Zoya Armor.  I did find this polish to be slightly thicker than the others so far.

In the sun, you can see how moody this looks - it's soft but moody... a lot like me on cloudy days :P

Looks like a whole other color, right?  It's the purple base coming out - hides the grey while out in the shade.  Still very lovely and definitely a must have for me.


Zoya [official website] can be purchased on their website for $8/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 Jules

Next up from the Zoya Intimate collection is Jules, a "soft, glimmering gold kiss metallic" - except this girl doesn't want to behave!  She continued to photograph more slate grey than shimmering gold for me - go figure.


I used a base of Zoya Anchor, 2 coats of Jules and a top of Zoya Armor.

Oh hey, there's some gold!  But only in the sun, seriously.

Back in the shade and there's more of that slate looking color.  Oh Zoya, what are you doing to me?

Zoya [official website] can be purchased on their website for $8/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!  I'm having to spend the day cleaning (rawr), but please enjoy these blogs that I follow!

First is Ginger Kitty Designs.  Tracy makes jewelry using nail polish suspended in - well, I guess that's her trade secret, because I don't know what it's made from but it's BEAUTIFUL.  I own 4 sets of earrings and get compliments all the time on them.  Seriously, check out her blog.

Next is Iceomatic's Nails.  Liz has been on a break ever since getting a new job, but check out her blog for loads of detailed and really awesome looking nail art on her medium length nails!

Finally today is Imperfectly Painted.  Steph has medium to long length nails and she features a LOT of different brands, colors and finishes.  This is kind of a great melting pot blog because it has so much and it's all really awesome.

Enjoy!

Zoya Dannii

Did you know that every bottle of Zoya Nail Polish is named using a woman's name?  They have talked about their "Wall of Names" a few times and even posted a picture before.

Photo from Zoya Nail Polish & Treatments's Facebook page

I had no idea who Dannii could have been until today when I saw a tweet about Australian singer Dannii Minogue, sister of Kylie Minogue.  Maybe she was the inspiration for Zoya Dannii from the Intimates Collection?  Dannii is listed as a sparkling, enchanted orchid metallic and it is definitely a beautiful purple.  I wouldn't originally have thought this was a metallic because it's such a soft color, but the finish is a mix of a foil, a metallic and a shimmer.  I used a base of Zoya Anchor, 2 coats of Dannii and a top of Zoya Armor.

It even looks a bit holographic here in the sun!  But no holos here - it's just the goldish shimmer reflecting on the nail.

See the pretty shimmer?

In the shade, this color looks more blue but it's still a light "orchid" purple with that foil-y, metallic finish.  A very lovely soft, spring color - a must have for me.


Zoya [official website] can be purchased on their website for $8/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.

Sally Hansen Flame

I had received a package from The Daily Nail awhile back that included this gem in it.  Sally Hansen Flame is currently discontinued (since they redid their entire line of products) but I did find a listing of 16 bottles on eBay for about $5 per bottle.  This is a very tomato red jelly polish.


I used a base of Seche Natural, 2 coats of Flame and a top of Seche Vite.  The formula was nice to work with.

Very nice color - it kind of looks like Jesse's Girl Wham Bam that I reviewed earlier this month - I may have to do a comparison soon.

Not much difference in the shade - just an overall poppy happy color.  ^_^  Thank you again Daily Nail!