Zoya Sarah

Zoya Sarah, outdoor, bright sun

As I mentioned on my post about Zoya's Godiva PixieDust, painting with interior latex paints can be disastrous on a girl's manicure. Godiva's ride was cut tragically short. However, being the nail polish addict that I am, I figured I could make lemonade with those lemons, and start fresh with a new manicure. Thus, I bring you, Zoya's Sarah. I'll put up a disclaimer to start with: this post is really pic-heavy. It seemed different every time the light changed a bit, so I went a little click-happy.

Zoya Sarah, shade, outdoors

Zoya Sarah, shade, outdoors

 Sarah is described on Zoya's website in a surprisingly detailed manner. They say it's "pearls of dark fuchsia, red-violet and ruby tones in a bright sparkle finish.  A very rich and different shade of cool red sparkle that will stand out in a crowd." I probably would have gone with ruby red, myself, but their description is actually vastly superior to my own. It's a jeweled red, to be sure, but it also is very bright. It's cheerful. I would say that it's the perfect color for the holidays, but it's so vibrant that you could definitely pull it off in the summer, or even fall when it would match the autumn leaves.

Zoya Sarah, outdoor, sun, closeup

Zoya Sarah, outdoor, shade, closeup

There are times, particularly in lower or artificial lighting, when Sarah can almost appear more raspberry in color than in direct lighting. In the bottle, there is an almost coppery glitter in Sarah's formula, but I haven't noticed it on my nails.

Zoya Sarah, indoor, artificial light

Zoya Sarah, flash (see what I mean about the raspberry tone?)

I really love Zoya's dark red holographic polish, Blaze, and I tend to reach for that first. This is actually my first time putting Sarah on my fingernails, because I reach for Blaze first. Although they don't look that different in the bottle, Sarah is actually a few shades lighter than Blaze, which makes it more versatile, in my opinion. It lacks the holo glitter that Blaze has, but Sarah has a remarkable amount of depth. I think it's that the glitter is multi-colored; fuchsia, copper, and red all make up Sarah's overall bright ruby tone.

Zoya Sarah, outdoor, sun

Zoya Sarah, indoor, natural light

The finish on Sarah is metallic, and there are multiple times when I look at it and think it's a foil. I have to apologize for my camera's shortcomings; it simply doesn't accurately capture Sarah's finish on the nail. It comes through on the bottle really well, though, so it should give you am idea that way. As with Zoya's polishes, the glitter never gives a strange or bumpy texture (unless it is a PixieDust), and is well-incorporated in the polish.

Zoya Sarah, oudoor, shade

Zoya Sarah, indoor, bright natural light near window

This polish is definitely in my wheelhouse for autumn and winter. I'm also wearing it right now in September, which I sort of view as really late Summer in New England. It's a bright, cheerful, and interesting red. I'll have something new up for you all in a few days, I'm sure.

Until then, my friends, keep painting.
Emily, the Manic Paintress