I was tipped off to a hot Zoya BOGO sale by Flight of Whimsy. Thanks Eva for posting about it!! I went to town on this sale and bought ten Zoyas for a total of $40 and free shipping!! I picked up three creams for my mom which she loves (Wednesday, Arizona and Perrie) and she texted me last nite to ask if the sale was over. Sorry mom, it’s over. So if anyone hears of a new sale please let me know! Cuz we need MORE! (Have you seen that cute AT&T commercial with kids in it? ‘You really like it, you want MORE!’ LOL) Here’s a shot of my 7 new zoyas….
5 out of the 7 are shimmery so I thought it would be fun to test out those 5. I made sure to pick ones that were opaque. Zoya’s website rates the opacity of each polish on a scale of 1 to 5 so I picked colors that were highest on the opacity meter. I was surprised to find that all needed at least two coats and the light shades needed three. Here’s what they look like:
My favorite one is probably Mimi- that purple is so lush!! Ivanka the dark green stands out too- it’s super glitzy and I’m sure I’ll be using that during the holiday season!! My only other comment is about Emme, the light pink. I heard it was infamously brush strokey, and I have confirmed that! You can see all the strokes in my pics. I didn’t love the formula either- it was thick and almost rubbery while drying. I dinged it up real bad and had to re-do it. That was annoying.
Now for the fun part! I’ve had a bottle of Zoya Chloe flakies for a while now and it was calling to me. Please pair me with your new zoyas!
Here’s the shimmers with Zoya Chloe on top! I think it definitely has the strongest effect over the darker polishes. Now I’m wondering if flakies ALWAYS look better over dark polishes? What is your experience with flakies? Do they ever stand out over light colors? I can barely notice Chloe over top of my silvery white Ginessa! Hmmmm…
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They are all so gorgeous!
Thank you!! I think so too!! I kept them lined up on my coffee table for days- I like to gawk at them LOL
I only ever use flakies over dark colors for that reason! Love, by the way. Also, how did Ivanka work with you? I’ve been wanting to get it for a while but I’ve heard conflicting reports on how many coats it takes to cover! (ranging from 2 to 4…and I refuse to do four coats of polish).
Really? I always seem to need 3 instead of 2 for most polishes… but Ivanka was a two coater! It’s pretty dense with metallic micro glitter bits so mine seemed fairly opaque.
That is exciting news…so its back on my wish list! Tehehe. I can usually do two for Zoyas..some others need three.
So jealous! Great picks 🙂 I especially love Ivanka and Mimi, but you probably knew that already 😉
Flakies really stand out over darker shades. I’ve been playing with flakies over light shades and it is pretty sometimes but not WOW 🙂
Mimi +flakies = amazeeee!
Yes, Ivanka and Mimi stole my heart too 🙂
I guess flakies belong with dark colors then!
Nice swatches! Will have to add Chloe to my buy list.
Thank you! Chloe is pinkish, and there were two others from that collection too. Here’s some swatches by the polishaholic in case you are interested: http://www.thepolishaholic.com/2012/01/zoya-spring-2012-fleck-effect.html
Will do thanks!
I think I like Mimi the best as well! Nice job! 😀
Thanks !! I love that purple too 😀
There all gorgeous colors! So much pretty 🙂
hehe! ‘So much pretty’ 🙂 Love it!
Wow I love Mimi too! And Flakies! Sometimes I’ll wear flakies on lighter colors for a more subtle, work appropriate look.
Thats a good way to spice up a mani but still be suitable for work!
LOVE! I love me some flakies!! 😀
They do look lovelier over darker colors but I like them over nude polishes too.
Thats a great idea! I imagine they’d be lovely over a nude!
Despite the brushstrokes, I love the way Emme looks! I’ll have to get it soon 🙂
I hear ya! I knew it would be strokey but its such a girly pink i just had to have it 😀
Zuza is my favorite but all of them are gorgeous! I love the flakies on top 🙂
Thnx!!! And zuza was the one I was most excited about getting!! I knew I would love it!
Wohooo Zuza is my absolute favorite.
ya!! Zuza has a cool finish. i would like to try it with matte sometime!
Those colours are amazing!
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thanks!
Love the Zuza – it reminds me of The Little Mermaid 🙂
yes!! I thought that too, believe it or not!
On it’s own, Mimi is my fav! It is just luxurious!
With Chloe on top, Zuzu and Mimi stand out the most! Gorgeous!
I have Sinful Colors Green Ocean and I find, over lighter colours, it works but doesn’t stand out at all. It’s just average then BUT over dark colours, it POPS! I actually want to use mine over a nice darkish purple now too!!!
Yes! I can’t wait to wear Mimi again!
I guess flakies do best with dark colors then 🙂
These are really pretty! Great choices–who can resist a Zoya sale, anyway? I’m just glad they have them often so if you miss out on one, you always can take advantage of the next one.
That’s good to hear! I have a Zoya account but I never seem to hear about their sales for some reason though 😦 Thank god for ‘through the grapevine’ !
You know what? I never catch them either which is kind of a good thing. I also have like over 1,000 share the love points and they haven’t had anything to redeem them on forever. What the heck!?
All the swatches are so pretty!
Thanks! 🙂