New Zoya Petals collection is just my cup of tea. Delicate floral shades with hints of dew that shine like the morning sun. I received my swatch box while on vacation in Florida. In fact just a couple days after we left home. So you can imagine how anxious I was to open that box! But then again, being at our vacation home in Florida is pretty sweet too! Let’s take a look at these long-awaited beauties.
Zoya Petals is a delicate collection for spring 2016. Some of these seemed more pale in this photo than what you see in my swatches (those are more accurate). From top center and clockwise: Laurel, Leia, Tulip, Azalea, Aster, Zahara.
Let’s start with Laurel. So stunning and delicate at the same time.
Another favorite, Laurel in three coats. Laurel – ZP840: Warm pastel pink with the slightest hint of sheen to mimic a petal soft finish.
Leia is one of those shade shifting polishes that shine on their own (with multiple coats) or create cool illusions over other shades.
Here is Leia, a sheer beauty, 3 coats alone and one coat over Laurel. Leia – ZP835: Sheer opalescent white with flecks of fuchsia, green and gold.
Tulip, one of my favorite flowers. What a perfect name for this one!
Tulip in three coats. So delicate and surprising! Tulip – ZP839: Pure pastel salmon cream with the slightest hint of sheen to mimic a petal soft finish.
So hard to pick a favorite, but this one, Azalea, ranks high in my book.
Azalea is a MUST HAVE pink! Here she is in two coats. Azalea – ZP837: Classic spring pink with a captivating white and fuchsia flash.
Aster is a breathtaking periwinkle sparkler!
Aster in 2 coats. What a gorgeous lilac leaning periwinkle. Aster – ZP836: Fresh periwinkle with flecks of fuchsia to create a dewy finish, mimicking the look of spring flowers in the morning.
Zahara is now one of my favorite orange tones. And I have several.
Zahara here in three coats. Her sheer coral beauty is worth the extra coats. Zahara – ZP838: Brilliant shimmering coral made modern with an opalescent effect.
Conclusion: I love the shades and finishes in all six of this collection. Formulas were perfectly smooth, easy to apply and although half of them required three coats to full opacity for me, subsequent layers were no problem to apply. I would have liked to see at least one less orange/coral tone in the set, even though they were all gorgeous. I’d have liked to see a green, maybe a pale green with glass fleck to set off and cleanse the pallete. But, maybe some pretty greens are on our horizon!
ZOYA IS THE HEALTHY COLOR OF FASHION! (US) Available in top salons, spas and on zoya.com. These retails for $10ea or $60 for the whole set.
**BIG5FREE, TOXIN FREE: Zoya Nail Polish Formula contains no formaldehyde, formaldehyde resin, dibutyl phthalate, toluene or camphor.
* These polishes were sent to me at no cost for review purposes. All opinions are my own and I was not compensated.
Zoya Petals, a flourish of beautiful blooming nail color!
This new Springtime collection looks like a beautiful gathering of floral splendor. Order now for a huge discounted price on the set!
Introducing Petals, the latest color collection from Zoya Nail Polish just in time for Spring 2016.
Inspired by the gardens of spring, this fresh and vibrant collection invites you to revel in the beauty of the season!
ZOYA PETALS COLLECTION
Leia – ZP835: Sheer opalescent white with flecks of fuchsia, green and gold.
Just as beautiful alone as it layered over your favorite spring shades! Aster – ZP836: Fresh periwinkle with flecks of fuchsia to create a dewy finish,
mimicking the look of spring flowers in the morning. Azalea – ZP837: Classic spring pink with a captivating white and fuchsia flash.
Zahara – ZP838: Brilliant shimmering coral made modern with an opalescent effect. Tulip – ZP839: Pure pastel salmon cream with the slightest hint of sheen to mimic
a petal soft finish. Laurel – ZP840: Warm pastel pink with the slightest hint of sheen to mimic a petal
soft finish.
Front to back: Leia, Aster, Azalea, Zahara, Tulip and Laurel.
PLUS, SPECIAL EARLY BIRD COMPLETE COLLECTION PRICING OFFER!
Zoya Petals Collection Set includes one (1) ea. of all six (6) new Petals nail polish colors in a full size (0.5 oz) bottle.
Offer not available as open stock color. $60 Retail Value/$10 ea. *Details on Zoya.com.
BIG5FREE Formula: Zoya Nail Polish contains no formaldehyde, formaldehyde resin, toluene, dibutyl phthalate or camphor.
Get ready to make a dental appointment because these six sweeter than candy shades from Deborah Lippmann will make you drool! The Sweets For My Sweet – Shades of Pastel (Limited Edition fashion sized set) are full coverage and irresistible. Heavenly. Scrumptious. Delicate. Deborah Lippmann reps describe it as, “Treat yourself to some nail candy with this collection of sweet pastel shades. Long-wearing and quick-drying, it’s all the indulgence you could ever ask for — and totally cavity-free.” I agree! Let’s see these confectionary-inspired pastels.
A sweet new Deborah Lippmann collection for February 2106, (available now) Sweets For My Sweet! These gorgeous pastel cremes are Limited Edition. In this cute pastel cotton candy design box, from left, are: Sugar, Sugar, Lemon Drop, Sweet Pea, My Boy Lollipop, All Day Sucker and Candy Girl. Each bottle is 8 ml/.27 fl. oz.This 6-piece collection of pastels include the two Pantone shades for 2016, Candy Girl, pink on the lower right, and My Boy Lollipop, blue on lower left.
Let’s start with the pastel orange creme, Sugar, Sugar.
Sugar, Sugar is a pastel peachy orange creme. Although it was fully opaque in two coats like the others, the formula was thicker for some reason. It dried just as fast, but was trickier to apply. Still, a pastel orange like this is hard to resist.
Next up, one of the prettiest pastel yellow cremes I have every tried. Lemon Drop!
I’m not usually a big fan of yellows on my skin, but this formula, pastel yellow is perfect. A great formula really helped me fall in love with this one.
Every lacquer collection needs a delicate pastel green, Sweet Pea. And with a great formula and this sort of opacity, I say, “gimme”!
Sweet Pea, a super opaque pastel green is so springy. Perfect 2-coat formula.
Oh, those baby blues! My Boy Lollipop is a sweet little pastel blue number. Also half of the Pantone 2016 duo.
My Boy Lollipop is the other shade of the Pantone 2016. A full coverage pastel baby blue.
Like flowers in the Spring, here is a scrumptious little lavender creme, All Day Sucker.
All Day Sucker is medium thick formula and very opaque. 2 coats here. These dry fast and glossy, not glass, but plenty of shine.
The other half of the oh-so-delicate pair for Pantone 2016, here is the mouth-watering pale pink, Candy Girl.
Candy Girl (pastel pink) and Pantone for 2016, this highly opaque creme is perfect in 2 coats.
Well, that’s it for now sweeties! Are you hungry yet?! I am quite pleased with this Limited Edition set. I don’t know how long they will be available, so you might want to order these asap.
Conclusion: I love all these pastels and they are as opaque as you can get. Five of the formulas were perfect medium in thickness and super easy to apply. However I did have more issues applying the orange pastel, Sugar, Sugar. It was thicker but still doable. All six were quick drying but gave plenty of time to work with them. These shades remind me of those Jordan Almonds! Love!!!
Sweets For My Sweet collection is available now 2016 (SRP: $34) online at www.deborahlippmann.com, and at Barney’s New York, Bloomingdale’s, Neiman Marcus, Nordstrom and Sephora stores nationwide.
7 Free Formula. Contains no toluene, formaldehyde, formaldehyde resin, camphor or DBP (Dibutyl Phthalate). No animal testing.
Wake up to these soft and easy-on-the-eyes shades from Vinylux Spring 2015 Flora & Fauna Weekly Polish Collection from CND. Colors and styles are inspired by watercolor impressions of luminous landscapes. I have to disclose immediately that every single one of these formulas are jaw-droppingly gorgeous. I’m not kidding! I would consider this collection sent to me by RPR Marketing a spring essential for salons everywhere and avid polish collectors in general.
Introducing CND Vinylux Weekly Polish (also available in Shellac) Spring 2015 Flora & Fauna Collection. This set of eight polishes include 4 creams, 2 glass fleck shimmers, and 2 pearly shimmers. Back row: Wild Moss (glass fleck), Salmon Run (cream), Thistle Thicket (cream) and Field Fox (cream). Front row: Creekside (cream), Blush Teddy (shimmer), Dandelion (pearl shimmer) and Fragrant Freesia (glass fleck).
CND describes this collection, available in these Weekly Polishes as well as Shellac as: “Moments of reflection as wildflowers sway in the soft morning breeze. Untouched meadows, nature’s retreat, sigh with tranquility.” They are available now.
“This season’s trends are all about unplugging from today’s digital world and embracing the simpler things. Sun-bleached tones and dreamy watercolor paintings emerge from the perfection of nature,” says CND Co-founder and Style Director Jan Arnold. “Nails are easy and softly squared – as wearable and simple as a barefoot stroll through the grass while finishes play with matte and shiny effects.”
I’d say that pretty much nails it! I couldn’t be happier with this breath of fresh air. Let’s take a look.
First up is Blush Teddy. I’m not sure what that implies 😉 But its gorgeous.
Blush Teddy is a cream with a super subtle shimmer.
I’m in love with Creekside! I guess because I love the water. But it’s a stunning pale blue.
Creekside is a pale blue cream with a great formula.
I wasn’t sure if I’d care much for Dandelion on my skin tone, but I think it’s one of my faves of the bunch.
Dandelion is a pale peachy pearly shimmer.
What a glorious neutral is Field Fox!
Field Fox is a beautiful taupey nude cream that reminds me of a milk chocolate drink.
Fragrant Freesia has a wonderful glass fleck effect that I love in polishes!
Fragrant Freesia is a gorgeous glass fleck shimmer polish with a superb formula, just like Wild Moss, two coats.
Even though Salmon Run was streakier in application on the 1st coat, it nicely corrected itself on the second, and still needed a third. But it turned out nice and I love this shade!
Salmon run is the only 3-coater in the set of creams but the gorgeously peachy payoff is worth it.
Thistle Thicket is one of those must-have greys that tend to go with everything! This would be a wonderful polish for the workplace, but also as a base for nail art. It’s got a touch of blue/lavender to it which makes it adaptable.
Thistle Thicket is another fabulous formula. A pale neutral, a greyed out blue/lilac is opaque in two coats.
I LOVE this Wild Moss with it’s glass flecks and shimmer!
Wild Moss is the other silver glass fleck shimmer. Great formula in two coats, super easy!
And just for fun, I played around with a bit of springtime nail art of Wild Moss.
Here is a little nail art, a spring tree in bloom, using four of the Flora & Fauna collection, Wild Moss, Salmon Run, Field Fox and Creekside.
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Mark your calendars for March 21st! This oh-so-spring collection from indie brand Chloe & Bella, the 2015 Spring Collection, will go on sale and you don’t want to miss any of the six mix ‘n match set. Here they are!
Here they are! The stunning Chloe & Bella 2015 Spring Collection. They are, from left, “Strawberry Cream, Strawberry Twinkle, Tangerine Cream, Tangerine Twinkle, Aubergine Twinkle and Aubergine Cream.
The formulas of the creams were consistent and easy to work with. No flooding and not overly thick with a nicely splaying brush. Although it’s hard to capture the iridescent flashes within each of the creams, believe me, they are there in full sun and well lit rooms. The glitter toppers are great formulas as well, each in clear bases. No fishing here as these formulas have plenty of multi-sized glitters without being chunky on the nail. I found that they applied so smoothly you really don’t need a glitter filling top coat for any of them.
Let’s start off with the Tangerines! Tangerine Cream…
Tangerine Cream is a smooth 2-coater with flashes of purple iridescent shimmer. Hard to capture in the photo but believe me, it’s breathtaking!Tangerine Cream is described as, “Tangerine Cream is a deliciously yummy orange pastel cream that reminds me of those wonderful Creamsicles of my younger days. Tangerine Cream consists of a fluid and creamy polish that also contains a surprising purple iridescent shimmer. This polish is opaque in two easy coats.”
Tangerine Twinkle, her outspoken sister!
Tangerine Twinkle is perfectly paired up to it’s sister, Tangerine Cream, but I’m tempted to think outside the box and pair her over Strawberry Cream! Ohh, ahh!Tangerine Twinkle is described as, “Tangerine Twinkle is a sparkling glitter-filled topper that begins with a clear base and is filled to the top with delicious glitters and is then amped up to the next level with holographic glitters that give it an extra shiny spark. Glitters include: matte peach and white hex, metallic orange hex, and holo orange hex.”
Everyone needs a dreamy pink in their springtime collection. Here we have Strawberry Cream.
Strawberry Cream is a luscious 2-coater with a shimmer to take it from a beautiful cream to a fabulous pink stunner!Strawberry Cream is described as, “Strawberry Cream is a delectable warm-pink pastel cream that looks good enough to eat (but please don’t!) Strawberry Cream consists of a fluid and creamy polish that also contains a surprising orange and gold shimmer. This polish is opaque in two easy coats.”
And to top it off like a Sundae, here is Strawberry Twinkle!
Strawberry Twinkle over Strawberry Cream is the perfect spring pair!Strawberry Twinkle is described as, “Strawberry Twinkle is a sparkling glitter-filled topper that begins with a clear base and is filled to the top with delicious glitters and is then amped up to the next level with holographic glitters that give it an extra shiny spark. Glitters include: matte light pink and white hex, metallic pink hex, crystal clear fuchsia hex, and holo pink hex.”
And finally, the Aubergines! Now, I had to look up this word because frankly, I didn’t know what it meant! 😉 Aubergine is actually another word for eggplant! Now, although this could be a pastel version of that deep purple squash, you’ll see the true eggplant shade in it’s sister’s glitter. Here is Aubergine Cream.
Aubergine Cream is a great 2-coat polish with a bit of iridescent flash. I accented her with a light layer of Aubergine Twinkle.Aubergine Cream is described as, “Aubergine Cream is a luscious purple pastel cream. Aubergine Cream consists of a fluid and creamy polish that also contains a surprising blue iridescent shimmer. This polish is opaque in two easy coats.”
And paired with the cream this glitter is too gorgeous. Here is the last of the collection Aubergine Twinkle.
Aubergine Twinkle is a gorgeous mixed purple glitter topper in a smooth clear base. Perfect to pair over Aubergine Cream!Aubergine Twinkle is described as, “Aubergine Twinkle is a sparkling glitter-filled topper that begins with a clear base and is filled to the top with delicious glitters and is then amped up to the next level with holographic glitters that give it an extra shiny spark. Glitters include: matte lavender and white hex, metallic purple hex, purple round, and holo blue iridescent hex.”
Reminiscent of Easter egg colors and springtime blooms, you’ll definitely want this collection. I highly recommend them!
The polishes go live for sale on the Chloe & Bella website beginning March 21, 2015 and will retail for $7.50 each.
I can’t say enough about this amazing collection! Chloe & Bella polishes have never disappointed me and they are a great value! This is why indie brands flat out rock. They are always innovating. Let me know which ones you will be buying. I love hearing from you.
By now you may have started noticing swatches and reviews of the newest darlings on the 2015 Zoya train…those fab new Naturel Satin collection (available now) and the delightfully spunky spring line, the Delight collection (Available to order NOW!). And as always, Zoya continues to think “outside the box” when it comes to new finishes and shades.
As we speak, my swatching samplers of the six Naturel Satins and the six springy Delight collecion have appeared at my post office. Since I’m out of town, there they shall stay for another week all snuggled up with a plethora of other nail mail until I return! I can’t wait to get these on my nails 🙂 But I just wanted to keep you updated in case you thought I was skipping, TOTALLY NOT! LOL Just weird timing that they would show up while I’m in sunny Texas. Please be sure and become a follower of mine. That way you’ll be notified by email when I’ve posted my review and swatches, thanks!
Remember! These sell indiviually for $9 ea. (US) and $54/set all 6 of each collection
Available on Zoya.com
*BIG5FREE: Zoya Satin Nail Polish Formula contains no formaldehyde, formaldehyde resin, dibutyl phthalate, toluene or camphor.
Thank you for reading and I’ll be back with my swatches in about a week! Have a great weekend 🙂
Press Release! Say hello to the NEW Zoya Naturel Satins Collection featuring 6 shades in an ultra-wearable, semi-matte, chic satin finish!! Available for Pre-Order NOW as of 1/15/15! Shipping will begin next week.
ZOYA DELIGHT
Get ready for mouth-watering spring delights from Zoya! Inspired by the soft and airy colors of the season, Zoya Delight serves up three cheerful creams and three turquoise flash metallics for an updated, flirty way to wear pastels! All in the full-coverage, long-wearing, Big5Free* formula Zoya Nail Polish is famous for.
• ZP772/Rayne: Dewy, spring blue with an energizing turquoise metallic flash.
• ZP773/Lillian: Faded aquamarine with a glossy cream finish.
• ZP774/Tiana: Palette-cleansing ‘pistachio gelato’ green in a glossy cream finish.
• ZP775/Daisy: Refreshing ‘lemon merengue’ yellow with a turquoise metallic flash.
• ZP776/Leslie: Soft spring lavender with a turquoise metallic flash.
• ZP777/Eden: Classic spring flower pink in a glossy cream finish.
**BIG5FREE: Zoya Professional Nail Lacquer formula contains no formaldehyde, formaldehyde resin, dibutyl phthalate, toluene or camphor.
I’m pretty excited about these six satiny neutrals. How about you?
The next generation of Zoya Naturel is almost here! Introducing, Zoya Naturel Satins, a collection of six new, neutral nail polish colors in an ultra-wearable, low-sheen, chic satin finish. A hybrid between matte and glossy polishes, the new Zoya Satin* formula provides opaque coverage and is longer lasting than traditional matte shades. The flawlessly smooth finish hides imperfections and creates a luxurious, satin finish nail look.
*Zoya Satin is not intended to be worn with a top coat. For best results: Prep nail with Zoya Remove Plus Nail Polish Remover, apply base coat and finish with 2 thin coats of any Zoya Satin Nail Polish. AVAILABLE 01/15/15!
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