Shadow and Shimmer: May 2014

Wednesday, May 14, 2014

Zoya's Summer 2014 Bubbly Collection

* The items in this post were sent to me for consideration and review. All opinions expressed are my own and are never paid for.*

Up today is the Zoya Summer 2014 Bubbly Collection!

A beautiful set of 6 polishes made from Zoya's exclusive liquid metal, holographic jelly formula.

·Stassi - brilliant cool toned citron green with gold metallic glaze and a holographic finish. (Listed as 3/5 on the opacity scale)

·Muse - a cool toned blue raspberry holographic fizz with subtle veins of gold. (3/5)

·Harper - a cool toned cotton candy pink with spun gold shimmer. (3/5)

·Binx - a cool toned spicy orchid purple dappled with gold metallic shimmer and holographic sparkle. (3/5)

·Jesy - a warm toned fiery coral orange metallic with holographic sparkle. (3/5)

·Alma - a warm toned golden peach metallic with holographic sparkle. (3/5)

The formula of these was nice. Slightly on the thin side, but easy to work with. They applied very smooth and fluid. The opacity of these was accurately listed. With two thin coats I could still see my nail line through them. After a third thin coat they were completely opaque with the exception of Jesy and Alma, which needed four thin coats before I could no longer see my nail line.

I tested out Muse for wear time and was able to get 6 days before I had noticeable tip wear, and get my first chip on day 7. I would definitely give a thumbs up for wear time!

My favorites of the group are Muse and Jesy. Which ones are your favorites?

Each polish in this collection can be purchased from www.zoya.com for $9 each or as a set of all 6 for $54.

Zoya Bubbly Collection (L-R) Alma, Jesy, Harper, Binx, Stassi, Muse

Muse

Stassi

Binx

Harper

Jesy

Alma

*The items in this post were sent to me for consideration and review. All opinions expressed are my own and are never paid for.*

Zoya's Summer 2014 Tickled Collection Swatches and Review

*Items in this post were sent to me for consideration and review. All opinions expressed are my own.*

Is everyone ready for summer? I*ow I am! Luckily, I've got the Zoya Tickled and Bubbly Collections to help add some summer into my life.

Up first is the Tickled Collection:

This collection can be purchased at www.zoya.com for $54, or each polish can bee purchased individually for $9.

·Tilda - a warm mantis green creme.
(Listed as 5/5 opacity)

·Ling - a vibrant royal blue creme with balanced undertones. (5/5)

·Rooney - mid range magenta pink creme with balanced undertones. (5/5)

·Kitridge - classic bubble gum pink creme, universally flattering with evenly balanced warm and cool tones. (5/5)

·Wendy - a cool toned juicy summer melon creme with cool undertones. (5/5)

·Rocha - a folly red creme with warm undertones. (5/5)

I found the formula of these to be excellent. Sometimes I have trouble applying creme formulas but these were a dream to apply. They were neither too thick nor thin, and they were all nicely opaque. I was able to get complete opacity in two coats with all of them. I was expecting Kitridge to be streaky and sheer, especially after the problems I had with Dot from the spring collection, but it went on beautifully. They all dried down smoothly and evenly, with a glossy finish.

I tested Rooney to see what the wear time would be before I began to get chipping. I made it 5 days before I had noticeable tip wear, but no chipping. At day 8 I got my first chip. Needless to say, I am really impressed with the wear time. I am a mom to a 1 year old and an almost 3 year old, and cleaning up after them is TOUGH on my nails and hands. The Tickled Collection definitely passed the test for wear time.

My personal favorites from the Tickled Collection are Ling, Wendy and Rocha. Which ones are your favorite?