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Hello lovelies,

 

I am so so late with this post! Let me show you the second half of the Zoya Fall 2013 collection - Satins. Satins collection consists of five metallic shimmer shades and one gold flakie topper:

Zoya Satins Collection for Fall 2013 - Review and swatches

 


Giovanna - teal green metallic shimmer. I'm starting off with my absolute favourite shade of the collection. The colour is so bright and beautiful, kind of that mermaid teal/green. Sadly here the positives end. The polish is slightly less pigmented so I needed two thicker coats. It streaks a bit too and stained my nails. Great colour, not so great formula.

Zoya Satins Collection for Fall 2013 - Review and swatches
Zoya Satins Collection for Fall 2013 - Review and swatches
Zoya Satins Collection for Fall 2013 - Review and swatches

 

Channing - red copper metallic. I find Channing to be a very interesting colour, it's not exactly copper, it's not brown and it's not red. It's somewhere in between, mix of all those colour. The result is pretty metallic colour that is great for Fall. It has good formula which is opaque in two coats and dries fast.

Zoya Satins Collection for Fall 2013 - Review and swatches
Zoya Satins Collection for Fall 2013 - Review and swatches
Zoya Satins Collection for Fall 2013 - Review and swatches

 


Neve - sapphire blue metallic shimmer. I love gem-like colours and Neve is so beautiful! It is slightly leaning towards purple in real life. It applied easily and was opaque in two coats. I must point out the strong funky smell of this polish - it is a bit like rotten eggs, the same smell that FeiFei shade has.

Zoya Satins Collection for Fall 2013 - Review and swatches
Zoya Satins Collection for Fall 2013 - Review and swatches
Zoya Satins Collection for Fall 2013 - Review and swatches

 


Claudine - charcoal grey metallic with a hint of green undertones. There is a fine silver shimmer in the polish making it lighter than proper charcoal shade. The formula was good and easy to apply. I needed two thin coats for full coverage as the pigmentation is great. It dried fast and I applied topcoat as well.

Zoya Satins Collection for Fall 2013 - Review and swatches
Zoya Satins Collection for Fall 2013 - Review and swatches
Zoya Satins Collection for Fall 2013 - Review and swatches

 


Mason - rich magenta purple shimmer with fuchsia and red particles. Mason is just stunning colour; I love warm magenta purples! It applied easily but it had lower pigmentation. I needed two thicker coats and applied topcoat.

Zoya Satins Collection for Fall 2013 - Review and swatches
Zoya Satins Collection for Fall 2013 - Review and swatches
Zoya Satins Collection for Fall 2013 - Review and swatches

 


Maria Luisa - gold flake leaf topper. The gold flakes are not real gold but they look quite similar. This polish was originally designed for Rafael Cennamo/AW13. I like that you can put it over any polish and it will look good. The formula was a bit thicker but it still applied easily and I needed only one coat for the coverage you'll see in the pictures below.

Zoya Satins Collection for Fall 2013 - Review and swatches
Zoya Satins Collection for Fall 2013 - Review and swatches
Zoya Satins Collection for Fall 2013 - Review and swatches

 


Overall, all of the polishes in the Satins collection had good formula except few with slightly lower pigmentation. Most of them were a bit streaky but nothing too distracting. I like the colour palette and my absolute faves are Neve, Giovanna and Mason although the rest is very close. The only real problem I had was the very strong smell of Neve - hated it!

 

If you have missed review of the other half of the Zoya Fall 2013 collection - Cashmeres, check them out here.

 

You can purchase Zoya at Zoya.com if you live in US. In UK you can get them at Amazon, Amarya or on Ebay. But I'm sure there are more places online that sell Zoya.

 

Have a lovely day!

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Hello lovelies,

Today I'll be reviewing three CND VINYLUX™ polishes. I have tried CND polishes in the past and was happy with them (especially with the Effects) but the Vinylux range is completely new to me.

About CND VINYLUX™ Weekly Polish System:

• VINYLUX™ is a revolutionary weekly polish system offering durable, high-shine and week-long wear
• Innovative system includes a self-adhering colour coat that eliminates the need for base coat, and a top coat that becomes more durable when exposed to natural light to ensure no chipping or scratching for at least one week
• In consumer testing of hundreds of manicures, more than 80 percent of clients had no chipping after seven days
• VINYLUX™ dries completely in just eight and a half minutes compared to standard nail polish that dries in 15-20 minutes on average

Sounds interesting right? So let's check out some colours..

Daring Escape - medium blue green/teal with silver shimmer. I find this shade to be very interesting colour-wise and the silver shimmer adds certain depth to it. It applied well and two regular coats provided perfect coverage. The drying time was fast but I did apply topcoat as well.

 

 

 

 

 


Decadence - dark red half-jelly, half creme red. This is the colour for me, I love vampy reds and even better when they are jelly-ish! The formula was good with jelly qualities (or rather disadvantages) - it applied well, dried rather average but the pigmentation wasn't perfect. I am wearing two coats which provided very good coverage but it's not 100%.

 

 

 


Tutti Frutti - fuchsia pink base with blue shimmer.Perfect Summer shade, that's what I think!  The pink is bright, shimmery and fun. The formula was on a thick side which caused the application to be a bit difficult but not impossible to manage. The pigmentation was very good and two coats were fully opaque. It dried average to fast and I have used topcoat.

 

 

 





I've applied the CND VINYLUX™ Weekly Top Coat over each colour. The formula is fast drying and nice flowing, it's not thick as Seche Vite.

 

 

 

 


Overall, the polishes proved to be a very good quality. I didn't wear any of them longer than 4 days but they did indeed lasted for those four days without chipping, maybe the topcoat helped as well. My absolute favourite is Decadence because I just love that colour!

CND polishes can be purchased at your local nail salon, just visit www.lovecnd.com, fill in your postcode and find the nearest salon.
 

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