Zoya Grace

ZOYA GRACE

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As promised, here is my write-up on Zoya's Grace. Their website describes it as a "[s]heer milky baby peach flesh-tone with a touch of neutral pink. Sheer, clean and flattering for French manicures and solo wear."

That's pretty perfect. I'm wearing two coats of it right now, and you can still see the tips of my nails, though they definitely look cleaner than with no polish. I probably could have gotten away with a single coat, but I'm one of those girls that likes my polish to be evident. I also like that it helps hide the flaws in my nails. I'd say that I have a medium hand when applying my polish, so you may need three to get it to this level if you're anything like my mother, who has a super light hand. Sometimes, I question whether she has put any on.

As for my thoughts. I am really liking this color. I found it when I searched for "French" on Zoya's website. I think there are certain times that a nice, sheer polish is most appropriate--especially on some more formal occasions, like weddings and such. I think this is pretty perfect. I do still love Essie's Madmoiselle, but this is more on the nude side for me. I bought Zoya's Bela at the same time as Grace, but gave that to my mom since it read as too pink for me.

I have very fair skin, that is definitely on the blue side. Lots of people say that they are, but I always lean towards cool colors, and it's actually been verified by color printing and whatnot at makeup counters. I'm pink. I blush. It is what it is. I'm actually tan right now since it's summer, and I'm frequently outside with dogs, but my tan is a normal person's pale. My legs don't really tan, and they practically glow in the dark, they're so white. Grace blends perfectly with my skin tone... it's almost identical.  I really am loving it.

Grace's formula is also fabulous, as I've found most of Zoya's to be. Went on very smoothly with no streaking... which I frequently have issues with. As always, I prepped my nails with nail polish remover, then applied Zoya's Anchor base coat. I applied two coats of Grace, and finished with one of Zoya's Armor top coat. I used their sister company's (Qtica's) Half Time drying drops as well, since I haven't received my order of the Color Lock System from Zoya yet, and those came as a free gift for spending more money than a person should on nail polish in one go $50. These pictures were taken on day three of wear, and there are no chips--not even tip wear. I have no doubt that if it stood up to me weeding, washing my hands all the time, cleaning, and going about my life with no care for my manicure, it will last for at least six days before I start to see any real wear... possibly longer. I'll update with a status report if it lasts much longer or shorter than that. I'm going by my average of 5-7 days with Zoya products.

I definitely recommend Zoya Grace to anyone who likes the clean, polished look, without heavy color. This would be a fabulous color to layer over white tips for a full-on French manicure. I just was somewhat lazy about it, and wanted to see what it was like on its own.

Now, for the pictures:

Zoya Grace

 This one is outside (clearly) in sun. No flash.

Zoya Grace

 This photo is outside, no flash, in the shade. I think this shows the color most accurately.

Zoya Grace

 This is inside, with flash. I think it makes my entire hand look blue and like an alien, but meh... it's what it looked like through my camera, apparently.

Zoya Grace

This is inside, without flash. Now my hands look like lobster claws, but you get an idea of what it's like with warmer lighting. It's just a beautiful, simple color.

It's been a polish I've gotten compliments on by people who know about my addiction, and I have to say, I agree. It's one I'll wear again.

I'll probably not post another new review for about four days or so. Zoya shipped out my newest order today, and I'll likely get them on Monday or Tuesday, I think. I'm getting three of the new Pixie Dusts: Tomoko, Carter, and Arabella. SO EXCITED! I know I said that I'll try to go through my older polishes first, but I'm sort of a baby with a severe need for instant gratification... you'll probably see one of them next. I may post some pictures before that of an experiment I conducted last week before my next "real" post if I get bored. As I think I mentioned in the first post here--that happens frequently. VERY frequently.

If you're new to Zoya, I highly recommend trying them. If you click the following link and then create an account, you'll receive a promotional code for a free bottle of polish. If you buy two other polishes, you'd get free shipping on the order. Seriously. Free polish. You could spend $18 max for three polishes. Not bad. The Pixie Dusts won't work as a freebie, but any other color will, including Grace. So, if you like what you see, it's a little bonus.

Link to create an account on Zoya that will get you a promo code for a free bottle of polish.

Until then,

Emily, the Manic Paintress