Zoya Irresistible Summer 2013

Here is part two of the Zoya Summer 2013 collection, samples provided for review. These are six gorgeous foil metallic shades perfect for summer!

Kerry is a true gold foil perfect in two coats - almost one if you do it right. Zoya has really impressed me with their gold shades this summer. First Solange, then Darcy, and now Kerry. I can't get enough of Kerry. Bottled sunshine on your nails!

Tinsley looks like she fits right in with Zoya Rica. A rosey pink that absolutely glows in the sun. In the shade she looks more like a dusty rose with a hint of gold. Tinsley, for me, had the thinnest formula out of all of them and required three coats.

Amy is a deeply saturated burnt orange with gold shimmer. A great way to wear orange without the pumpkin-Halloween vibe. Almost a dead ringer for China Glaze Riveting, but Riveting has a bit more red to it in its base.

Bobbi is an eye catching jewel toned magenta.  My formula was a bit goopy but that could also be due to the random 80 degree day we had today. 

Rikki is a metallic cool toned green. The zoya website describes it as a fern-green. Another pretty jewel tone. Not as bright or saturated as the rest but the coverage is phenomenal. This is two coats.

Hazel is unlike anything I own. It works for summer but I can also see it in a winter collection because it looks very icy and frosted over. It's a very unique, metallic steel blue shade. I think this would look great in a gradient with Zoya Marina. I also had some formula issues with this one, but

There you have it! The second part of the Zoya summer collection for 2013. What are your thoughts? Any must haves for you? Hazel took me by surprise but my stand alone favorite is definitely Kerry. I don't own many yellows, and the ones I do are awful for formula and application.

You can buy the summer collection at www.zoya.com for $8.00 each.

Zoya Summer Stunning Collection

Today I have one half of the Zoya summer collection for you (products provided for review). These are six cremes in the Stunning collection and they truly scream summer fun. All the colors remind me of the flavors you get in ice pops. Yummmm...

I love ice pops. I've eaten an entire bag in like..two days. I'd like to blame it on the pregnancy but really I just have a Popsicle problem. Anyway - on to some of the happiest nail polish shades ever!

Darcy:  Hello, taxi cab yellow! This is bright and hands down the best yellow in terms of application I've ever used. I've owned a few neons, pastels, and everything in between. I also own zoya Pippa and this is leaps and bounds better. Below is two coats and it is soo sunshine-out-the-bum bright.

Josie: The perfect sky blue! It's very delicate but still vibrant and has enough punch for the perfect summer blue. 

Micky: (get it out of your system..) OH MICKY YOU'RE SO FINE YOU'RE SO FINE YOU BLOW MY MIND HEY MICKY.

Okay. This is a gorgeous, juicy watermelon shade of pink. It took a lot of will power not to eat my fingers. Though it takes a lot for me not to devour most things these days.

Rocky: a sweet, grassy green. I don't own any shades like this and I've wanted to. All my greens are mint or army green, so this is a lovely addition and a great spring to summer transition color. It's not too bright and it's fairly neutral in terms of green.

Thandie: a bright peach shade. This is the only color in the collection to give me any application issues. The other five shades apply smooth in two coats. This required three to cover up streaks. However, I still cannot wait to rock it with a nice summer tan!

Yana: a bright fuschia-pink. A great borderline neon color for when you want something bright but not incredibly in your face.

There we have it! The stunning collection. Anyone else feel like devouring a box of popsicles? You can purchase the stunning collection at www.zoya.com for $8.00.

Zoya Pixiedust Summer Edition

Products in this post were sent for honest review.

Due to the success of the first series of pixiedust nail polishes by Zoya, the fairies quickly went to work and came out with six more stunning, bright pixiedust finish lacquers to satisfy your every summer need. Today I have all six in the collection to show you. Let me tell you, these are gorgeous but so frustrating to remove. Glitter is everywhere. It's pretty and sparkly and can totally interfere with your next swatch or mani if you're not paying attention (like me. I have a bad case of omg-a-squirrel).

All photos are shown with two coats. First up! Beatrix. A warm, metallic orange. This reminds me of those yummy sugar coated, chewy orange slices you can buy at the candy store. They're usually by the abra-cabubbles. Yum. Two coats, no VNL, and lots of bright, happy-happy-happy.

Liberty. A deep, saturated pacific blue. This color is so calming and serene, but very intense at the same time. It reminds me of the crayola color "pacific blue".

Destiny. This looks like Rica's twin sister! To me this looks like coral with gold undertones. It really comes to life in the sun.

Stevie. A pretty, pastel lavender. It's described as violet on the website, and even the photo shows violet but  it's much more pastel in person. Not as saturated as the other colors but still absolutely gorgeous.

And my favorite of the bunch...Solange! I have no words. It's like someone captured the sun in a bottle, mixed it with glitter and said HERE, enjoy this on your nails. It's bright, it's sunshine, it's metallic and sparkly and just GOLD. This is a gold that will come up sparkling and gorgeous on any skin-tone. The road to El Dorado is on your nails, folks.

Lastly, we have Miranda. A deep rose- magenta shade. This is very girly and screams put me on your toes!

There we have it. The stunning new summer pixiedust colors by Zoya. I think these are the best textured polishes you can buy. The formula is typical of a Zoya - two coats and you're set. Dry time is next to nothing and I can get a good 3 days of wear (dishes, potty training, the works!) with no chipping. You're not supposed to wear a base or top coat with these and honestly, I don't have any more difficulty removing these than regular glitter polishes.

You can purchase the summer Pixiedust shades at www.zoya.com for $9.00 a bottle. Enjoy! Have you picked up any of these shades?

Beauty Tips

With summer fast approaching, everyone thinks to apply sunscreen to their face and body. Did you know your fingernails also endure damage from the sun, and can quickly turn dry and brittle? Excess sun exposure can cause vertical lines in your nails, and cause your cuticles and nail folds to dry out. When your cuticles and nail folds are dried and cracked, you're leaving a vulnerable part of your body exposed to nasty bacteria to seep in and potentially give way to illness. 

Apply sunscreen multiple times a day to your hands. If you're already wearing sunscreen, you're probably hitting all the exposed parts of your hands in the first place. Take extra notice to your cuticles like you would a cuticle cream and you're ready to go!

What can you do if you already have vertical ridges from sun damage on your nails? Apply a ridge filling base coat daily. The healing process can take around 6 months, so be very persistent.

My favorite ridge filling base coat?




Seche Ridge Filling base. I use this every day. I buy mine at Sally's Beauty Supply, but I've also seen it at Target. Retails for around $6.00.

As for sunscreen, there are quite a few that I love:



Hawaiin Tropic Shimmer Effect smells amazing and has SPF 40. Great for day to day use! Retails for $10.00




Kiss my Face face factor for face+neck. SPF 50, and fights wrinkles. I use this one on my cuticles. Retails for $12.00-$13.00.

Wet n Wild Saw a Comet

Today I have a new Wet n Wild megalast polish, also found in the new dollar general displays. This one is called "saw a comet". I layered it over OPI Fly. This is two coats. I think this is going to be my new summer time, pool side favorite shade. It's very mermaid-esque, super glittery and fun! 

This retails for $2 and is amazing! Go buy it if you can find it, it's a great addition to your "pick me up" shades. All Dollar Generals vary from store to store with their stock. These new megalast polishes are absolutely gorgeous. I really commend Wet n Wild on updating their cosmetics. They've come a long way!

Zoya Beach

L-R: Arizona, Wednesday, Tracie, Reagan, Lara, Shelby

L-R: Reagan, Lara, Shelby

L-R: Arizona, Wednesday, Tracie

Arizona: Beautiful orange creme, has more of a yellow base but still looks awesome on me which is great. Usually more yellow/red based polishes look a bit off against my skin. It's opaque in two coats and is a very subtle orange. Arizona is a fun way to wear the upcoming orange/tangerine trend without being overly bright. In the bottle shots, Arizona appears to be light but she is much more saturated in person. The photo here is true to color, however.

Lara: A deep pink creme (and pretty name!). It's opaque in two coats. I don't have much to say about this color. It's really pretty and very flattering. Easy formula, just like everything else. It screams "put me in a floral dress and let's go run in a sunflower field!"

Wednesday: This is ever so slightly lighter in person. I almost thought it looked like OPI mermaid tears but I think MT has more of a green tint to it. This has more aqua. It would look very fun with Zuza!

Tracie: I'm not sure why they threw this shimmery green in there. Diversity? A curve ball? Not sure.It's really pretty but I think it would be more striking as just a creme, not this frosty shade. The green is gorgeous but the shimmer to it takes away from the green. That's great if you want a subtle way to wear green, but I'm not subtle :) Tracie is a very fun, more spring like light-apple green. I'm not a fan of frosty shades, but this one doesn't look half bad. I can't say that I'll be wearing it, though. It's opaque in two coats.

Shelby: Another very anticipated shade. I've been on the hunt for the PERFECT bubblegum creme for the longest time. All the ones I've tried have been super streaky or goopy - no bueno Shelby is opaque in two coats and the perfect consistency. Not thick, not thin, just easy and beautiful on the nail. I am incredibly stoked this baby made her way to me. I'll need a few bottles of her because I can't imagine anyone else doing a better bubblegum pink.

                                   


Reagan: A deep fuschia creme. Almost a one coat creme, but there's still a slight visible nail line. This photo is two coats. Reagan is a very fun and pop-like, great for summer! The photo here is not taken in my little homemade lightbox and I did use flash (washed out fingers, booooohisss). The inconsistency bugs me, but not enough to put that thing back together for one photo. :) The photo is showing a bit more purple than it should be.

Verdict:

This are all beautiful, effortless cremes and each one of them are very appropriate for summer time. I love them all so much it's hard to pick a favorite - even more difficult is picking which one I want to wear.