Zoya Sunshine Collection Lights Up My Life (Part One)

Zoya Reva

I FINALLY have the Zoya Sunshines for you! Connecticut weather has been so overcast, I just didn't think I could photograph a collection called "Sunshine" when it was raining and cloudy. Today I have Reva, Apple, and Tanzy for you and these babies are shining like the sun!

Zoya Reva

Zoya Reva (full sun)

Zoya Reva was the first Sunshine I tried and definitely a surprise. I had read that the Sunshines were not all that pigmented, so when I applied the first coat of Reva, I was shocked at how well it covered my nail. Usually, Zoya's metallic sparkles really require three coats to be opaque. This is only two!!! Zoya described Reva as "A cool toned strawberry red with glowing golden metallic sparkle." This is a good description, except that I think strawberry might not be the right fruit. It's something darker and richer, maybe almost like pomegranate! As you can see, the picture in full sunlight makes the shimmer look see-through, but it never looks this way to your naked eye. It looks like the other pictures, thank goodness!

Zoya Reva

Application was smooth and easy, and nicely opaque in two coats. I can see myself rocking Reva on toes a lot, and not just in the summer. This is a great red for any time of the year.

Zoya Apple

Zoya Apple(full sun)

Next up is Zoya Apple. Apple was a bit less pigmented than Reva, this is three coats and in pictures you can see some VNL (especially in the full sun!). I couldn't see the VNL in real life, however, so that's a good thing. I think Apple is one of the coolest greens I own. Zoya described it as a "Luminous yellow-toned apple green packed with gold metallic sparkle." They weren't joking, Apple is absolutely PACKED with gold sparkle. I think that's what makes it so different and amazing. I don't own anything like this in my extensive green collection.

Zoya Apple

Zoya Apple

Apple applied smoothly, but needed three coats. Some of you ladies with longer nails may even need four coats. I do wish it was as pigmented as Reva, but it is such a cool and unique color. I bet it would also look amazing layered over another polish.

Zoya Tanzy

Zoya Tanzy

Last in this grouping is Zoya Tanzy. Tanzy is another unique color that I can not think of a dupe/anything really similar. Zoya called it a "Light, bright tangerine orange with yellow gold metallic sparkle" and again, I think it's that gold sparkle that makes this one unique. I think this is such a pretty color, and it definitely has some peach-y tones to it. Orange is very trendy this year, but if you're afraid it won't be flattering, try Tanzy. I think Tanzy would flatter almost any skin tone due to the peachiness.

Zoya Tanzy

Zoya Tanzy

As you can see, Tanzy is more opaque than Apple, but this is still three coats. I never mind doing a third coat for such a pretty color though! Application was nice and smooth as well. I was going to wear Zoya Gemma again for my next full mani, but I'm contemplating Tanzy instead!

Overall, I am going to rate these three an 8.5/10. Reva is a 10/10 for lovely pigmentation, Tanzy rates a 9/10, but Apple was a bit lacking in the pigment department so I gave that a 7. That really averages out to an 8.67, but I thought we'd just call it an 8.5. Even though I only gave Apple a 7, I really really love the color. It's just up to you whether you can deal with a touch of VNL. Any comparision requests for these? I'm going to get to all the comparisons after Easter, I promise.

The Zoya Sunshine collection is available online at Zoya.

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