Zoya Zenith for Holiday 2013

Please enjoy the following press release from Zoya for their upcoming Zenith collection for Holiday 2013.

ZENITH
Harmonious Cosmic Color for Winter/Holiday 2013

Enter the color cosmos with this new collection of six perfectly harmonious nail polish beauties by Zoya.

 

 

Zoya ZENITH WINTER/HOLIDAY 2013

ZP689 - Seraphina: Polaris Silver Metallic. Full Coverage Formula (bottle shown above).

ZP687 - Cassedy: Celestial Pewter Metallic. Full Coverage F Formula (shown above).

ZP678 - Belinda: Cosmic Purple Metallic. Full Coverage Formula (bottle shown above).

ZP688 - Payton: Galactic Cranberry Halo. Full Coverage Formula (shown above).

ZP686 - Dream: Deep Space Blue Halo. Full Coverage Formula (shown below)

ZP643 - Mosheen: Astro Ice Blue Topper - great for layering over other hues (bottle shown above).     

 

Ultra long-wearing, nail lacquers by Zoya are BIG5FREE - all formulas are completely free of harmful industrial chemicals such as toluene, camphor, formaldehyde, formaldehyde resin and dibutyl phthalate (DBP) that are known to cause cancer and birth defects.

Find over 300 stunning Zoya colors on www.zoya.com. Each and every color has a name as unique as the women who inspired it.

ZOYA IS THE NEW COLOR OF FASHION!
Zoya Zenith Collection

   $8.00 ea. (US)
   Available on Zoya.com 


FALL COLOR – AVAILABLE OCTOBER 01, 2013

Ninja Polish Nebula

   Happy Friday all.  I hope you all have had a good week.  Aside from a migraine early in the week mine's been pretty good, just busy.  Today I have a gorgeous polish from Ninja Polish to show you.  For those of you not familiar with Ninja Polish they carry not only their own brand of polish, but also some other indie polish brands and brands from other countries that are harder to get in the US.

   Nebula is a multi-chrome holographic glitter polish.  The base is clear and jam packed with tiny glitters that shift from green to teal to purple and some holographic glitters.  It's sheer enough that you can use it as a glitter top coat over another polish but can also be built up and worn on its own.  If you want to wear it alone I would suggest thicker coats to keep down the number of layers.  You will still have a few sparse spots, but this polish is so sparkly and blingy that you won't notice them for the most part.  
   I found the formula to be good and application was easy, especially for a glitter polish.  For the photos below I used 3 coats of Nebula over a base of Orly Bonder and Duri Rejuvacote.  For my topcoat I did one layer of Gelous to help smooth out everything and a final layer of NYC Grand Central Station for a quick dry time.

Indirect Sun

Indoor Blurred

    I did a blurred shot to show you the holographic glitters.  Please click on the photos above for an enlarged view to see the color shift better.  I wore this as my Fourth of July mani to give a fireworks effect to my nails.  I loved the color shift and rainbows that showed up in all different types of lighting.  The biggest issue I had was how distracting it was, especially when I was driving.  The colors are extremely hard to capture in photos and trust me this is much more beautiful in person.  If you like multi-chromos or holographic glitters, I highly recommend Nebula.  The price was $9 plus a few dollars for shipping, which I found very reasonable for an indie polish.

Color Club Eternal Beauty

   I have one last polish from the Color Club Halo Hues collection to show you today.  At least for now.  I'm sure I'll pick up more in the future.  I really am a sucker for a good holo polish.

   Eternal Beauty is a medium purple linear holo.  Once again, the holo flame is very strong.  Formula and application were both really good.  I had no streaking or cuticle drag.  I used 3 coats in the bellow photos, but I probably would have been fine with just 2.  My base coat was Nail Tek Foundation II and I did not use a top coat.  

Direct Sun

Indoor Natural Light

Indoor with Flash

Kitchen Lighting

   Purple and holo, of course I'm in love.  I have several other similar shades of purple holo, but this is definitely the strongest.  

   All three of the Halo Hues colors I bought dry very quickly.  This comes in handy if you don't like using a top coat over holo polishes since some top coats can dull the holo effect.

Color Club Over the Moon

   I have another Color Club Halo Hue polish for you today.  

   Over the Moon is a medium-light blue linear holo.  Again the holo flame is very strong.  The formula was good, but the application was a bit streaky, especially the first coat.  I also had a small amount of cuticle drag with this one.  Everything evened out by the third coat, which is what you see in the pictures below.  I used Nail Tek Foundation II as my base coat and no top coat.  I would possibly recommend an aqua base for Over the Moon if you have one.  

Direct Sun

Indoor Natural Light

Indoor with Flash

Kitchen Light

   This is a lovely shade of blue, though not the most unique for a holo.  I'm glad I picked it up at my beauty supply just for how holo the polish looks inside. 

Color Club Cosmic Fate

   Happy Tax Day everyone!  I hope you all have nice refunds coming your way.  Who's planning a polish splurge with theirs?  I might have ordered a few things recently with some of mine....
   Today I have one of the new Color Club Halo Hues to show you.   I recently purchased 3 of the shades at a local beauty supply shop.  They cost a little more, retail is $10 most places, but I think they're worth it.  First up is Cosmic Fate.

   Cosmic Fate is an orange/copper linear holo.  The holo is very strong, just look at the bottle.  The formula is good and application is smooth even without a special aqua basecoat.  I used Nail Tek Foundation II for my base coat.  The first coat of polish was a little streaky, but it evened out well.  I used 3 coats for complete coverage and did not use a top coat.

Direct Sun

LOOK at that rainbow flame!

Indoor Natural Light

Not as exciting here, but still a pretty color.

Indoor with flash

Kitchen Lighting

   As you can see, the holo flame comes out with any light source shining on the polish.  I love that you can see the rainbow in all lighting, not just in direct sunlight.  The color reminds me of a new penny.  If you like holos I highly recommend picking this one up.  Like I said earlier, I picked these up at an independent beauty supply near me.  If you don't have one near you that sells Color Club, you can find these online at several etailers including Head2Toe, the official Color Club site, or even Ebay.

  

Butter London Trustafarian

   Continuing my Butter London theme this week, today I have a polish from their Fall 2012 collection.

   Trustafarian is a celery, or sage, green scattered holo.  The formula was good and I got a smooth application over my regular Finger Paints base coat.  Some holos are very streaky without a special base coat.  Luckily this is not one of those.  Trustafarian is a bit sheer and I needed 3 coats for full opacity.  Be careful with the coats though, as brushstrokes will show.  Especially inside and in low light.

Direct Sun

Indoor Natural Light

Indoor with Flash

   Trustafarian is not a strong holo.  But you can definitely see the holo in the sun.  So far, I've been impressed with all the Butter London polishes I've tried.  If you haven't tried any yet, I would recommend the brand.  If you can find it on a good sale.

China Glaze Hologlam Press Release

   TGIF everyone.  I actually have the weekend off for a change and plan to have a swatching spree if the weather cooperates.  Please enjoy the following press release from China Glaze for their upcoming Hologlam collection:

TRAVEL TO A NEW GALAXY WITH CHINA GLAZE®

China Glaze® Introduces 12 Illuminating Holographic Lacquers with Hologlam

Los Angeles, CA – (March 2013): 3…2…1…Blast off! Take your summer manicure out of this world with China Glaze® Hologlam, an all new12-piece collection of shimmering holographic nail lacquers.

China Glaze® established itself as the leader in holographic nail lacquer with the 2007 OMG! collection, one of the most popular collections in the brands’ history. Fueled by that success and back by popular demand, China Glaze® Hologlam uses reflective, holographic particles to capture light and transform nails into amazing, ever-changing visual effects. With a strong linear finish whether indoor or shining bright in the sun, China Glaze® Hologlam bends and changes, creating an illuminated three-dimensional, traveling color effect across the nail.

The China Glaze® Hologlam collection features 12 futuristic shades, including:

Get Outta My Space: powdered violet

Astro-Hot: soft, baby pink

Infra-Red: warm, magenta pink

When Stars Collide: warm maroon

Not In This Galaxy: bright, warm coral

OMG A UFO: warm, moss green

Don’t Be A Luna-Tic: turquoise aqua

Sci-Fly By: light, silver blue

Take A Trek: cool, denim blue

Strap On Your Moonboots: midnight sky blue

Galactic Gray: warm, gunmetal

Cosmic Dust: silver metal

The China Glaze® Hologlam collection will be available in April 2013 at fine salons and beauty supply stores nationwide with an SRP of $14.

China Glaze is free of DBP, toluene, and added formaldehyde.

China Glaze nail lacquers are available through salons and professional beauty supply stores nationwide. For more information, please visit www.chinaglaze.com or follow China Glaze on Facebook (@ChinaGlaze), Twitter (@ChinaGlazeOfficial) and Pinterest (pinterest.com/chinaglaze).

China Glaze® is a division of American International Industries.

About American International Industries

For 42 years, AII has been the leading manufacturer and worldwide distributor of innovative, quality beauty and skin care products for men and women.  Our product lines include Andrea, Ardell, Body Drench, Bye Bye Blemish, Checi, China Glaze, Clean + Easy, Clubman/Pinaud, Duo, European Secrets, EzFlow, Fright Night, Gena, GiGi, Gypsy Lash, IBD, It’s So Easy, Jeris-Lustray, LASH BeLONG, Nail Tek, No Tweeze/Micro Tweeze, 'N Rage, Poshe, Prolinc, RAW, Seche, SuperNail, Surgi-Care, Waterworks, Winning Nails, Woltra, Woody’s, and Youthair. For more information, visit our website: www.aiibeauty.com.

Orly Miss Conduct

   Happy Friday all!  Anyone have big plans for the weekend?  Mine involve going back to work.  I'm actually looking forward to it.  So to celebrate, today I'm showing you Miss Conduct from the Orly Naughty or Nice collection for Holiday 2012.

   Miss Conduct is a magenta base with scattered holographic particles.  Formula was good and application was very smooth, no special base coat required.  I used Finger Paints base coat and no top coat for these photos.  I got a little happy with my clean-up brush on my middle finger so please excuse the excessive gap.  

Direct Sun

Indoor Natural Light

Indoor with Flash

   If you saw my holo comparison post here, you know that Miss Conduct is lighter than OPI Extravagance and Zoya Blaze.  I really like this polish and recommend it if you like holos. 

Holiday 2012 Holographic Polish Comparisons

   Merry Christmas everyone.   Happy Tuesday or Movie and Chinese Food Day to everyone not celebrating.  Today I just have a quick comparison of a couple holographic polishes that have come out this season, and one older polish, for you.  

   For this comparison I used 2 coats of each polish over Finger Paints base coat and no top coat.  The polishes are Zoya Blaze on my thumb, Orly Miss Conduct on my index finger, OPI DS Extravagance on my middle finger, Zoya Aurora on my ring finger, and Color Club Gift of Sparkle on my pinky.  I noticed no significant difference in application or formula between the Zoyas, OPI, and Orly.  The Color Club was a bit thicker because of the glitter particles.

Direct Sun

Indoor Natural Light

   As you can see, there are similarities in color, but no dupes.  I'd say Aurora and Gift of Sparkle are the closest color wise.  Do you need all 5 of these?  Maybe not, but they are definitely different enough to justify buying all of them if you like all 5.

Disclaimer:  Some of the products in this post were sent to me for consideration.

Zoya Ornate Collection Part 1- The Holos

   I've been sitting here staring at my screen for the last few minutes with absolutely no idea what to write.  The fact that I can barely remember what day it is, and that I might be coming down with a cold, probably has something to do with this.  I'm looking forward to Christmas tomorrow mostly to have a day off.  And a day off where I don't have to feel guilty about not doing chores, or anything else if I don't want to.  So please forgive me if my posts are very short this week, but the retail world is rather exhausting this time of year.
   The Zoya Ornate collection for Holiday 2012 consists of 6 polishes.  Today I have the three holographic polishes for you.  The formula and application for all three of these was excellent.  I used Finger Paints base coat and no top coat for all swatches.

Aurora

   Aurora is a red-based purple base with scattered holo particles.  This one is the strongest holo.  This is 3 coats.

Direct Sun

Indoor Natural Light

Indoor with Flash

Blaze

   Blaze is a cranberry base with scattered holo particles.  The holo is not as strong as Aurora, but still very noticeable.  This is 2 coats.

Direct Sun

Indoor Natural Light

Indoor with Flash

Storm

   Storm is a black base with scattered holo.  This is the weakest holo of the three in my opinion.  I felt like the holo was trying to hide a bit unless my nails were directly in strong light.  This is 2 coats.

Direct Sun

Indoor Natural Light

Indoor with Flash

   I really liked Blaze and Storm and loved Aurora.  I would recommend all three, but if you can only get one, I'd make it Aurora.

Disclaimer: The product(s) in this post were sent to me by the company for consideration.