Zoya Yana Review and Swatches

So, Zoya Yana is getting its own post.

Zoya Yana, outside in sunlight

Why? Because I REALLY love this polish right now, and I want to. That, and I don't have any of her friends. She's part of the Sunning Collection from Summer 2013. I think I only have Tinsley from the sister Irresistible Collection. It was the early day's of my manic obsession with Zoya. I didn't really know that I would fall this hard. Honestly, I didn't even buy Yana until this past weekend, so I'm really out of excuses there...

Zoya Yana, outside in shade

Yana is beyond words, really. Zoya describes her as a "full coverage, Geranium pink cream." I don't really know if I've ever really seen a geranium before. I'm not into flowers on any level. I kill any plant that I come into contact with (I don't try to!) I'm just not good with them. I'd call it a pretty pink with a hint of coral. It actually reminds me of OPI's A Definite Mouse-t Have. There's a very subtle line of shimmer running through it that catches the light every now and again.

Zoya Yana, indoors in natural light

This was a two coats to opaque for me. I saw a definite visible nail line after one coat, but two coats took care of that, no problem. The formula was super smooth, and, as always, Zoya just nailed it. I really love their polish. So premium. I found a shop in the mall that sells Zoya (where I actually bought Yana), and there was a girl debating whether to buy a gold colored OPI or Zoya Ziv, and I inserted my opinion. Clearly, go with Zoya. Not only is it Big5Free (yay non-toxic!), but your mani will last a good week without any chipping, and OPI lasts MAYBE two days if you're lucky.

Zoya Yana, indoors in artificial light

If you think I'm exaggerating about Zoya's staying power, I'd like to draw your attention to these photos. I painted my nails on Monday. These were taken on Saturday. That's FIVE DAYS. Note the lack of tip wear. I didn't touch them up. I know some people like to reapply topcoat to keep the polish looking fresh, but I don't actually bother with that. Frankly, I even forget 99% of the time to wrap the tips. So yeah... Zoya lasts for a really long time. It's why it's all I ever really wear.

Zoya Yana, flash

(Except for the really cute bottles of Yves Rocher that my neighbors brought me back from their vacation in Paris, but that's because they're presents, and I'm not mean, and it's PARIS, people. That stuff lasted oddly well, too, actually...)

So, the moral of this post is to go to zoya.com and pick up a bottle of Yana. It's worth it. As always, hit up blog.zoya.com and zoya's twitter page to see if they have any promos going on, or just to see what is going on in the world of Zoya. It's a magical place, people. I promise you won't be disappointed.

I'm going to be posting a bunch for a while, I think. I have some pics of polish that I've been sitting on, and I should get them up for you all to see, so expect to see me fairly regularly. I also may have gotten my hands on the fall PixieDusts, and will try to preview them for you as soon as I get my hands on some press material from Zoya (like descriptions. We've had zero communication from Zoya about this, so I'll get this up as soon as I'm able. Suffice to say, they're incredible.)

Soon, my darlings,
Emily, the Manic Paintress

New Zoya Summer Collections Announced

You heard me right--Zoya's new Summer collections, Ticked and Bubbly, are coming out!
They'll be available soon on zoya.com for pre-order, which I actually really recommend. They tend to sell out very quickly, and if you pre-order, they ship as soon as they are available.

They have two collections this summer, and both are designed to be feel-good and happy:
Tickled, which is a full coverage, creme finish polishes, and Bubbly, which are metallic finishes with holographic glitter particles. This makes me so incredibly happy, as I've been DYING for a summertime holo from Zoya, especially since their winter holos are so incredible. Bubbly is described as being "buildable," so I'm guessing they're not fully opaque in one or two coats. I'll know that better when I see it.

Tickled includes:

Ling, a true blue cream
Tilda, a mantis green cream
Rooney, a Hollywood Pink cream
Kitridge, a Carnation pink cream
Wendy, a tickle pink cream
and Rocha, a folly red cream

Bubbly consists of:

Muse, a mermaid blue holo metallic
Stassi, a jade green holo metallic
Harper, a Mexican pink holo metallic
Binx, a purple orchid holo metallic
Jesy, a coral orange holo metallic
and Alma, a golden peach holo metallic

I'm particularly excited about Wendy, Kitridge, and Rooney from the Tickled collection, and Harper, Binx, Muse, and Stassi from the Bubbly collection.

I'll actually be bringing you swatches of all of these beauties as soon as I get them, so keep an eye out. The polishes will be available May 15 (and you can pre-order before them), and I'll have swatches up before that day, to help you fall in love decide.

Just as a tease, if you love the Magic that Spring 2014 brought to Zoya, you should be prepared to love the Summer as well. More to come on that in a couple days.

Get excited, my darlings! Get excited!
Emily, the Manic Paintress