Zoya - Heidi

This shade is one of the bottles that I picked for the Earth Day Polish Exchange. From the pictures and description I thought it was more of a coral but in person it's more of an orange-red creme with more emphasis on the orange. It's pretty bright and a good Spring shade but I was a little disappointed because of my expectations.

I almost didn't post about this because I chipped my middle nail. So, ignore the botched filing and focus on the color lol.

NOTD - Zoya's Faye

In sunlight

Close up

Natural lighting

With flash

I felt like going a different route with my polish and wear something I haven't worn in never. Metallic-finish polish. It reminds me a lot of my mom whose go-to polish was always a metallic one. This particular polish is from Zoya's  2011 Sunshine Collection and one of the polishes I chose for the Earth Day Polish Exchange.

It's a rich bronze with purple undertones and an abundance of gold sparkle. I don't know when I will ever wear this color again but it lasted me a good couple of hours before I moved on to another shade.

This took 2 coats and the brilliance was more pronounced with a top coat. I use Poshe top coat.

Zoya Earth Day Polish Exchange Haul is HERE!!!

Finally, finally, finally!!!

I ordered by polish on April 21, and it got here today! Man, 10fdays!!! That is waaaay too long because that is how long I've been anxious for my first Zoya haul to come in. I really need to find some other hobby to help occupy my mind!

Picture time!

When I opened the box...

When I took the popcorn out, this is what it looked like in the box...

Do you see that full sized bottle??? That was FREE

Left to right: Maise, Bevin, Carmen, Casey. Heidi

Left to right: Charisma, Nova, Charla, Trixie

Left to right: Miley, Ibiza, Faye, Dree, Kennedy

Free: 2oz Remove+, Summer Acrylic Tray, 7oz Grapefruit Sugar Scrub

I just had to take a picture of this up close. The color is so captivating!

I can't wait to start wearing these colors! Thank you, Zoya!

NOTD - Zoya's Paz

This is my first bottle of Zoya polish and I got it at Ulta on clearance. This is from Zoya's La-Di-Da Summer 2009 collection. After months on my polish rack I decided to give it a try since the weather has been quite warm lately and the color totally suits it. This is also my first bottle of a jelly type of polish so I was surprised at its gelatin-like cream opaqueness after one coat. After two coats I realized how bright it was. I never thought to look at other bloggers review of this and after some research, most agreed with its eye-squinting brilliance.

This took two coats of the Zoya and 1 coat of Poshe top coat.

This was great while it lasted the weekend but I'm ready to tone it down a bit. See you later LacLoves!

ZOYA Earth Day Nail Polish Exchange 2012

I have been waiting AAAALLL year for this! I have been religiously checking Zoya's blog for them to make the announcement and I didn't see it until two days ago.

Unlike the previous years, the time allotted for this exchange has significantly shortened to just one weekend. I just submitted my order and now I am writing this post.

Via Zoya's Blog...

Here’s all you need to do!

1.    Go to www.zoya.com, pick out the polishes you would like and add them to your cart. You must select at
       least 6 and no more than 24 bottles of polish (Salons accounts minimum 12 maximum 48 bottles).
2.    Apply the code: EARTHZOYA2012
3.    Your order value will be adjusted to reflect a 50% discount (we use these funds to properly dispose of
       the old nail polish).
4.    Review and SUBMIT your order!

 Once you get your order (Here is where the exchanging* happens)…

 
1.    Ship back the equivalent number of bottles to the ones you received to the return address below
       (ie. If you got 6 bottles of Zoya – you would send us up to 6 NON-ZOYA polishes). Please check with
       your carrier on the proper way to ship nail polish.

 
 2.    Include a copy of your order.

To clarify the exchange: You do not have to send us the exact amount of bottles that you are ordering. You can send any quantity up to that amount. You can also donate. If you decide you don't want to do either, it's ok "Offer is not contingent on customer returning polish" we will still love you and send you the Zoya polishes... We'll just send you on a guilt trip for a while :)

Shipping Address
Art of Beauty, Inc.
c/o Polish Exchange
5060 Taylor Rd, Unit D
Cleveland, Ohio, 44128, USA

Once we receive your polish we do the rest! It’s that simple!

IMPORTANT

The bottles you send in cannot be Zoya, Qtica or Nocti polishes (but they can be any other brand).

We are using the honor code here folks! We want to make sure you get your Zoya Nail Polish! We send you the polish first then you send your old polish back to us! If you do choose to send us your old polish we promise to properly dispose of it according to EPA guidelines. This offer is only good through this
weekend so hurry – Don’t Wait!

I can't wait to show you what I ordered!

NOTD - Zoya's Carey

Zoya's Carey, that is!

Like I said, Luxe and Lush was next and there she is atop my one nail.