Zoya Intriguing Holiday 2020 Swatches & Review!

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We're right in the thick of the holiday season now! It's been quite the year, but I think a lot of us, myself included, are taking some comfort in holiday traditions right now. The Zoya Intriguing collection this year is definitely bringing me some comfort. It's a perfect mix of traditional holiday colors and some unexpected and interesting colors for the season! All swatches in this post are shown with one layer of Vibrant Vinyls Fast & Hard Quick Dry Glossy Top Coat, unless otherwise stated.

Zoya Koley is a glowing red-pink metallic shimmer. For some reason, this reminds me of the ribbon candy my grandma always had out for Christmas. Shiny and brightly colored! I love this one, so festive feeling and great if you want something slightly different than a classic red.

This is three coats, but two coats offered good coverage. I did the third for a little extra pop of shimmer. The formula was a little thin and wanted to wander towards my cuticles, so just don't load up the brush too much.

Zoya Nisha- is it blue? Purple? Blurple? This is another glowing beauty, so vibrant with little sparkles peeking out. Blue is my favorite and most worn polish color and I am such a sucker for this one. Stunning!

Nisha had a great formula. Perfect consistency and easy to apply. This is two coats and it was perfectly opaque.

Zoya Meredith is a deep sapphire with twinkly silvery blue shimmer, like stars in the night sky! The shimmer is little flecks of sparkle, not a smooth ribbon of shimmer. My blue loving soul is feeling this one too. My swatching notes say "Magical! Can't wear to wear".

This is two coats. Meredith was a little uneven on the first coat, but it smoothed right out and is perfect in two coats. 

Zoya Eunice is an awesome metallic chartreuse with yellow gold shimmer. I love that this is so different for a holiday collection. Unique and still feels festive and bright! 

On a side note- one of the first orders I ever placed with Zoya included Zoya Midori. Back then, weird green shimmers were fairly uncommon and I just had to have it. Eunice kind of brought me back to that excitement over Midori. Anyone else remember that one? That was a cool time in nail polish, lots of new and groundbreaking (at the time) stuff.

This is two coats and it was a great formula. Easy to apply and nice consistency. It does have some visible brushstrokes if that bothers you. I enjoy the color so much, I'm not even noticing them.

Zoya describes Nico as a "celadon-toned pearl with a touch of silver shimmer blended in". It's another unique shade, a fun green leaning pale gold. The shimmer is very glowy here too. This definitely screams "holiday" without being your typical metallic gold. From some angles, the green is more obvious, and others it almost looks like a pale yellow. 

Nico was very sheer on the first coat, but built up in three coats. The formula was a nice consistency and easy to apply.

Zoya Regina is THE perfect Christmas green shimmer. Velvety looking and smooth, this one is a winner for Christmas nail art or just to wear on it's own. 

This is three thin coats. The formula was a little uneven on the first coat, but evened out nicely for a rich pigmented finish.

Zoya Lottie is a pale sparkling champagne. It reminded me a bit of one of my favorite Zoya PixieDusts, Godiva, but in sheer shimmer form. I didn't think I would like this too much, colors this pale are not usually my cup of tea. But I enjoy it a lot! I think it feels fresh and snowy for winter.

This is three coats of Lottie. It was pretty good to apply, not streaky like some pale shades. But I will mention, even with quick dry top coat it seemed like it took a really long time to dry. I did try it as a topper over Regina, but seems like a little too dense of a shimmer to be a good topper. Maybe over black it would be better.

I am so happy to see a new PixieDust shade! I love my PixieDusts, and good news for those of you who don't like a lot of texture- this one is pretty smooth! Zoya Isti is an icy blue PixieDust with pops of royal blue glitter. My notes say "like sparkly denim!".

This is three thin coats with no top coat. Thinner coats help prevent this from feeling too chunky. It was super easy to apply, I didn't need any clean up. That's one reason why I love PixieDusts, I used to call them "nail pajamas". Removal wasn't too bad either!

Below is Isti with one layer of top coat. This looks great shiny too!

Zoya Brett is the perfect slate blue creme. A nice mix of deep blue and deep charcoal grey.

This is two coats. Nice formula and application. 

Zoya Avi is described as a "smoky greige cream with a hint of red-brown". This is a classic color perfect for pretty much any occasion at any time of the year. This is a little more grey/brown than my pictures look. I had a hard time capturing it without it looking more purple-y. 

This was two coats with easy application. Fantastic formula. If you need this kind of classic shade in your collection, you can't go wrong with this one.

Zoya Beverly is a dusty cranberry creme. It's a nice purple-toned red, a little different and edgier than your average red. It's a great holiday color, but also fabulous for any time in the fall or winter.

This also had a lovely formula. Two easy coats and effortless application.

I almost never wear red polish 11 months out of the year, but then we get to December and colors like Zoya Soko are suddenly so appealing. This "wintery poinsettia" creme is a classic Christmas red. Nicely balanced in undertones, this will look great on a wide variety of skin tones. This will definitely get some use this season!

This is two coats and it was a little thinner formula. Just don't put too much on your brush to avoid flooding your cuticles. It also seems like it might possibly stain, so definitely wear a good base coat. 

I think Zoya really offered something for every taste in this holiday collection. If you want the classic colors, they're there. If you want to wear a bright shimmery chartreuse on Christmas, that's there too. I love the variety and have some new favorites now, like Nisha, Meredith, and Eunice.

The Zoya Intriguing collection is available now at Zoya.com!

Zoya Luscious Fall 2020 Swatches & Review!

The first day of fall is fast approaching, meteorological fall is already here, and I have the Zoya Luscious Fall collection for your viewing enjoyment today! First up we have Zoya Lisa, a rich cranberry red creme.  I've already claimed this as my first fall pedicure when I'm done with summer colors. It just screams "fall" to me. This will look amazing on a wide variety of skin tones and is a really classic color. Lisa has me feeling festive and autumnal over here!

This is two super easy coats. I barely needed to do any clean-up, it was so easy to work with. All swatches in this post have one layer of quick dry top coat and most are two coats, unless noted otherwise.

Zoya Soleil is described as a "warm sparkling cider metallic". That description makes me feel so cozy, like I'm sipping hot apple cider after a hayride. Soleil is really beautiful, a burnished mix of gold and copper. Zoya always does great shimmers, this one is no exception.

Two coats and it was nicely opaque! This one didn't have a tendency towards leaving visible brushstrokes, always a plus with metallic shimmers.

Zoya Tasha is SUCH an interesting shade! Tasha is a rich chocolate shimmer, but it has such complex undertones of bronze, pewter, and almost some silvery sparkles. This could be one of my favorites in this collection, although I seem to have a lot of favorites here!

Two coats again, effortless application. No brushstrokes here either.

                                       

Zoya Mel is a forest green creme with olive tones. This kind of green seems like it's going to be a big trend this fall and Zoya really nailed the shade here. It's a little dusty feeling, but also kind of fresh for fall.  I think it would make a beautiful back drop for some fall nail art.

Two easy coats again. I think the formula of this whole collection was just stellar. Zoya is really perfecting their formula with every new collection.

Next up is Zoya Lou, a blue spruce creme. This is a great rich blue with a little hint of green undertones. It's like one of my favorite summery teal cremes was made into a fall color, love it! For some reason, this was a little hard to photograph correctly, it's a bit darker than this in real life. In some lighting it appeared more green and at other times, the blue popped more. Great fall color and if you love blue polish, you will be excited about this one (like me!).

  

Two coats again, and not to sound repetitive, but it had a fantastic formula!

Zoya Tommy is a pale blue-grey creme. Zoya always does great grey cremes and I like this one because it's a little different than some of their past grays, thanks to the blue tones. It's like a nearly pastel slate grey, very cool. 

This was two coats as well. The formula was a tad thicker than some of the others in this collection, but still great to apply and it didn't caused any issues for me.

Up until I got to Zoya Wanda, I was really feeling the fall vibes in this collection. Not that Wanda isn't an enjoyable color, but it seems more spring-y or summery to me. If you're someone who doesn't like to wear seasonal shades, Wanda might be perfect for you. It's a gorgeous bubble gum pink with tons of golden micro shimmer. Zoya just does these polishes with golden shimmer so beautifully. 

This was three coats. Wanda was pretty opaque in two coats, but I felt the third really amped up the shimmer. Good formula and great to apply!

Now here's a pink with shimmer that still keeps me in the fall mood. Zoya Patrice is a dusty beige-pink packed with the same stunning golden shimmer. It feels cozy and leans neutral, but still packs an interesting punch. I rarely ending up wearing pinks, but I will make an exception for Patrice here.

This was also three coats. It still had some VNL after two coats and again, the third coat just really made the shimmer pop so much more. It's definitely worth it to add that third coat with this one. Check out that shimmer in this blurry shot below 😍.

Zoya Teresa is such an amazing polish! Remember when Chanel polish was the height of cool with it's "secret shimmer"? The shimmer in Teresa reminds me of that, it's so smooth and luscious (maybe that's where the collection name came from?). It almost looks like the shimmer is hidden below the surface of the polish. I also love this shade of purple. Not too dark or bright, and a little bit red/pink based. The pinky shimmer adds to the warm tones here.

Two coats here as well. I found this to be nicely pigmented and so smooth to apply.

I am SO excited to see Zoya do a really great duochrome! Zoya Andrea is a purple metallic with a blue/green shift. The shift is pretty strong and shows up in a variety of lighting. I even see little hints of pink in there and the blue can lean almost as dark as navy at times.

This is three coats. It was pretty opaque in just two but the third just amplified the duochrome effect. It has a few visible brushstrokes here and there, but not too bad and really gorgeous overall!

Here's another one that I can't wait to wear for fall pedicures, Zoya Bentley. Bentley is a dark grape creme. Love these red-toned purples and it's nice to have a deep, moody one for fall.

Two easy coats! Barely even had to do clean up, which is nice for such a dark shade.

Nothing like a good berry creme in the fall! Zoya Sharon is a stunning red berry creme that has just instantly popped up to my #1 berry polish spot. I love that it's sort of bright, but still feels like fall. It has a great combo of red and purple, creating such a lovely shade. This is super flattering on me and I think it would look amazing on everyone!

Two buttery coats! Excellent application and I will be wearing this soon!

As I was swatching this collection, I kept saying "I love this one!" "Ooooh look at this one!". I really was just loving the fall feel of these and the overall color palette. It's hard for me to pick favorites, but I would say Tasha, Teresa, Andrea, and Sharon are possibly my favorites. And Patrice. And Soleil..... you get the idea! Great fall collection and not a bad formula in the batch.

The Zoya Luscious Fall 2020 collection is available now at zoya.com.