May 14, 2009
Zoya Exchange – Part II
Here is my second installation of my Zoya exchange haul. These colors were all awesome in their own way and I am super happy to own them. No application problems with any. Why? Because Zoya rocks!
Oh and I know I said no more words on the pics, but these are old which is why they are on there. Sorry for the wishy-washiness!
Charisma is really one you MUST see in person to believe. This is officially now my favorite pink ever. In the bottle it looked like a watery bright purple and I was sure I would hate it. What came out was a stunning bright blue based fuchsia that is so mesmerizing! Granted, it is sheer at first and jelly like so I needed a good three coats. Plus it’s dull and flat with no top coat, so I used a top coat here to shine it up for you and show it’s true potential. Amazing, right?
Deidre is a color that’s hard to describe. It’s a beige/pink that has heavy gold shimmer. It’s like a neutral but not. I liked the idea of it better than how it actually looked on my skin. I think it kinda washed me out, but would look great on darker skin tones. This was three coats.
Freja I love, of course. It’s not necessarily original as there are a lot of steely grey’s out there, but it’s great anyhow. I wish this was named “Freya” instead because that was the name of my best friend when I was younger and I think she would really like this color. This leans towards the black side of grey rather than blue and it has strong silver shimmer to it. This was three coats.
Hope is really pretty and purply. It’s more of a pink purple and fairly bright. The shimmer is a reddish/pink color. This is three coats.
Indigo is REALLY hard to get a good picture of, so I am showing you a macro shot and a shot of the bottle. The base is dark navy blue but it’s filled with multi colored glitter, which you can see below in the bottle shot. Absolutely stunning, I love it! This was three coats.
I think you know where to get Zoya by now, but just in case, here’s the link! They are $6.00 each and worth every penny!
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Oh i love them.. they are so pretty! ;D
Can I ask how you mailed your polishes in? I am thinking about doing the exchange, but I’m not sure what the best way to mail them would be…I love your blog BTW!!
Hi Tiffany,
I just packed them carefully in bubble wrap so they wouldn’t break all over the place and sent them off!
Thank you!!!
Ohhh Freja & Indigo – gorgeous.
I don’t think we can get Zoya in the UK but I do love looking at them.
Ooooh! I *love* Indigo! And it is hard to get a good picture of it. I think it makes a great pedi.
I think the Zoya exchange is such a great idea, to bad it’s not international! The shimmer in Indigo is so gorgeous.
I love your blog and your new banner rocks
I need Charisma like now!
Yes you got some pretty. It’s 50/50 some I don’t find them pretty at all lol. I have Freja myself, it’s very nice. I’m really not in colors like Deidre, Raine, Pru, Pasha or Addison but the ohers are ok. Lol, I’m sorry actually I’m feeling nauseous now thinking about this 5 I mentionned lol. You should try and find someone to exchange them back lol. Charisma does look very pretty.