Zoya Dillon Review and Swatches

Hello my lovelies. Today I'm going to talk about a lovely little green color called Zoya Dillon. It's part of their Spring 2014 Awaken Collection. It's sort of a sister shade to Hudson and Rebel (gorgeous versions of purple and blue, respectively).

Zoya Dillon, in the shade

Zoya describes Dillon as a "full-coverage, green mint metallic with a silver shimmer." I'd say that's pretty perfect as far as descriptions go, for the most part. There's definitely a minty quality to it, and it went opaque in two coats; it does have really strong blue undertones to it. My coats were a bit on the thicker side for Dillon than some other Zoya colors. In some lights, particularly artificial, the blue undertones of Dillon make it seem almost aqua, but, for the most part, I think it does read as mint green.

Zoya Dillon, direct sunlight

As I said when I reviewed Rebel, and Tilda for that matter, I don't tend to go for green and blue polishes, because I invariably am disappointed on them on. Tilda was a rarity for me--I didn't even like it in the bottle, but it was so gorgeous on that I'll wear it regularly this summer. Rebel is just straight up stunning, and I don't think I've ever gotten so many compliments on a color. I've worn Dillon two days, and so far, I've gotten a few compliments on it, but no one has made me write down the name of it...yet.

Zoya Dillon, indoors in natural lighting

There's something about the unusual colors that Zoya has been putting out recently that I seriously love. Dillon, Rebel, Muse, Tilda, Rocha, Jesy. They're striking and pretty, and actually wearable in a strange way. They still are very green, blue, and, well, orange, but they have a certain softness to them, or are too striking to look anything but lovely on the nail. They're good polishes for the girl who wants to wear a more daring color but doesn't know how to start.

Zoya Dillon, indoors in artificial lighting

I might do a dupe comparison later on between Zuza and Dillon if people want it. Here's a picture of the two bottles; Zuza is substantially darker than Dillon, in my opinion. Personally, I wasn't wild about Zuza on the nail even if it's a pretty color, but Dillon is quite stunning.

Zoya Dillon on left, Zoya Zuza on right

I love Dillon. It's not going to be one of the polishes that sit in my stash, never to be worn. It's particularly nice for spring and summer months. It's light enough, too, that it won't overpower an outfit, and the undertones are balanced enough that it can flatter most skin tones. It's fun enough and unusual enough to be different and eye-catching, but not overwhelming. Shades like Dillon walk a really fine line between too much and not enough, but Dillon really nails the balance in a beautiful way. I'm definitely a big fan.

Zoya Dillon, taken with a flash

Keep your eye out on the Zoya blog and follow @ZoyaNailPolish on twitter, as they have a ton of promos and contests. Last summer, Zoya was used by a few designers at the Mercedes Benz Swim Week in Miami, and they had a couple of exclusive trios, and the Luli Fama set was the entire Summer 2013 PixieDust collection that you could pick up at a seriously awesome price. Keep your eyes out to see if they do the same again this year; I'll let you know if Zoya sends out any press releases to that effect. If you haven't yet, do check out the Summer 2014 Magical Pixie line that I reviewed and swatched here... they're so incredibly pretty I can't even stand it. Arlo and Muse might currently be in a battle over my favorite pedicure color right now. As always, remember that Zoya is Big5Free, and my fave natural nail polish.

Okay, that's all for now, my darlings. Do consider Dillon. It's quite spectacular. Soon, I'll be going through my stash and swatching some of the colors I picked up during the promos in December. I really did go pretty crazy then. Colors include Zoya Lola, Zoya Purity, Zoya Celine, and then Zoya Pepper, Zoya Noot, Zoya Belinda, Zoya Payton, Zoya Storm, Zoya Ivy, Zoya Posh, Zoya Veruschka, Zoya Dovima, Zoya Savita, Zoya Astra, and Zoya Nova. Be on the lookout, and I'll bring the pretty.

Until then,
Emily, the Manic Paintress