Nail of the week - Zoya 2012 Fall NYFW Diva Collection - Dual

Hello Everyone,

Zoya had a BOGO (Buy one get one free) offer last month and I took full advantage of it. I bought four and received four free. That's my kind of deal.

This week's look is Zoya Dual. According to the website, the color is described as: A medium red-toned purple base with heavy purple and gold iridescent metallic sparkle. The shiny gold sparkle makes this shimmering purple polish extra bright and lively. The color intensity is 5 (1=sheer - 5=Opaque).

I think it's beautiful and I love the gold sparkle although the gold doesn't really show in this picture. Zoya nail polish goes on so smoothly and lasts a long time. This is three coats of Dual and one coat of Sally Hansen Insta-Dri Insta-Dri Anti-Chip Top Coat (love that stuff).

Zoya nail polish is available at www.zoya.com and at your local Ulta stores.

Did any of you take advantage of the Zoya BOGO offer? What colors did you get?

Hope you all are having a beautiful day!

Take care,

Kat

Zoya Nail of the Day in Heidi

Hello :)

I hope everyone had a great St. Patrick's Day! 

I took advantage of the last Zoya promotion code and got six nail polishes (buy 3 get 3 free).  I wanted a pretty coral color and bought two different shades of coral.  Here is the first one, called Heidi.

This is two coats of Zoya Heidi with Sally Hansen Insta-Dri Anti-Chip Top Coat.

I think it's a bit too orange, but I still like it.  What do you think?

Did any of you take advantage of the Zoya promotion?  What colors did you get?

Take care,
Kat

Classic Red Nail in Zoya Dominique

I love red nail polish. I think red fingernails just look classy.

On Valentine's Day, Zoya had a buy one nail lacquer, get one red nail lacquer free promotion. I purchased Dominique and received Carmen free.  As you all know, I love Zoya nail lacquer. It goes on smoothly, dries quickly, and wears wonderfully.

Dominique is a bold medium orange-toned brick red creme.

  

This is two coats of Zoya Dominique with Sally Hansen Insta-Dri Anti-Chip Top Coat.

Carmen is a bright, medium true red in a glossy creme finish. I chose this color to send to a dear friend of mine who lives in Germany, and her name is...Carmen!! I can't wait to send it to her! 

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What Zoya colors are your favorites?  Do you love a classy red nail?

I hope you all had a wonderful Valentine's Day.

Take care,

Kat

Zoya Nail Lacquer and Posting Coupon Codes

Zoya.com was having a buy one get one free offer a couple of weeks ago.  Since I love Zoya Nail Lacquer, I had to take advantage of the offer.

The four colors I purchased were:  DEA, Anja, Ruby and Petra.

Left to right:  Ruby, Petra, Anja, Dea

I haven’t had a chance to try all of them yet, but I have tried the Petra.  Petra is a beautiful smoky, dusty grey color.   The first coat was slightly difficult to apply.  It went on thin in some areas and thick in others making it difficult to get an even coat before it started to dry.  However, the second coat went on beautifully and I think my nails look really nice. I did apply Sally Hansen Insta-Dri Anti-Chip Top Coat which gives a really shinny finish.

The polish did begin to chip after a few days but I type all day long and cook and clean, so they take quite a beating.  I typically get five days out of my manicure with just a small touch up on the tips.

Stay tuned for the rest of the colors.

Coupon / Promotion Codes – I receive a lot of emails providing online coupon codes for everything from clothing, to makeup, to skin care, to sporting equipment and even tools from the hardware store.  So, I’ve decided to start having weekly posts of all the coupon codes that I receive.  It will be one post per week but I will update that same post throughout the week if I receive more codes.   I will focus mainly on the clothing / makeup / skin care coupon codes but if any of you are looking for a coupon code for something else, just let me know!!  Hopefully I can save you all a little bit of money -  which is a good thing in today’s economy.

Let me know what you think about the coupon code posts and if you think it would be useful to you.

Hope you’re all having a great day!!

Zoya Professional Nail Lacquer

I received my first Zoya Professional Nail Lacquer in my July Birchbox. I have long, natural nails (although they are a little short now due to some landscaping work) and I love painting them. I've purchased my fair share of nail polishes and my usual brand of nail polish is Avon Nail Wear Pro, which I really like. However, my new favorite nail polish is.....ZOYA !!!

This nail polish is wonderful! It goes on smoothly and dries surprisingly fast, which I love. It is very long wearing and chip-resistant. I've painted my nails with it several time and I've gone at least two weeks on one painting without having to do any touch up. I type on a computer all day long, so for my nail polish to last for two weeks is just amazing. Zoya is formaldehyde free and does not contain doetoluene or dibutyl phthalate.

The color I received is Pandora. While I love the polish, I didn't care for the color Pandora. It's so much like the color of my skin tone that my nails don't stand out at all. If I'm going to take time to paint my nails, I want them to stand out, not blend in with my fingers.

ZOYA - Pandora

Zoya has their new Fall 2001 color collection available on their website and the colors look beautiful. I might have to purchase all of them!!

2011 New Smoke & Mirrors Fall Colors (6 cream and 6 metalic)

Zoya is available in some nail salons and can be purchased for $8.00 on their website at http://www.zoya.com/. It's really the best nail polish I've ever used!!!