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.

Zoya Sensual Collection Fall 2019, Swatches & Review!

*Sent for review*

Happy October! We are a little over a week into fall and the weather here has finally started to feel more autumnal. Leaves are falling and I am ready for cozy sweater weather and fall nail colors! Today I have swatches and a review of the Zoya Sensual Fall 2019 collection. First up we have Zoya Joss, a cozy looking warm pink creme. It's a neutral leaning pink with lots of beige. Very work appropriate and perfect for all seasons.

This is two easy coats of Joss. It was very pigmented and went on smoothly. Great formula all around.

Zoya Kinsley is a slightly pinky toned chocolate creme. It's a nice mix of brown and pink tones an should be flattering on a wide variety of skin tones.

Again, this is two highly pigmented and effortless coats. No streaking or any problems to note.

Zoya Foster is a warm chocolate brown creme. If you don't have a good warm brown creme, they are a must for fall and can be perfect in all sorts of fall nail art. This one has a little rosy undertone to it and looks very rich.

This is two coats again and fantastic formula! These really all have such a great consistency, making for very easy application.

Next up is Zoya Briar, a terra-cotta red/pink creme. It's hard to decide if this is red or pink, it's a bit of both with a hint of dustiness that makes it a unique shade all around. Beautiful fall color, I will be rocking this for my next pedicure.

Same great two-coater formula! Pretty effortless to apply.

Zoya Margaret is a bright rusty red creme. It has some brown undertones so it's not a straight fire engine red, more of an autumn leaf red. This one would also be great in some fall nail art! Adding this to my list of upcoming pedi shades as well. 

This was two coats and was nicely pigmented. I did find it to be a hair thinner than the other formulas, and it ran into my cuticles on a couple nails. So just don't load up your brush with too much of the polish and you'll be good to go!

Zoya Rashida is that glowing fiery red shimmer that everyone loves around this time of year. I don't wear a lot of red polish, but when we get to November and December, this is exactly what I want. It looks like it's lit from within. The shimmer is so smooth and pearly. The color is a true red, without leaning too orange or too blue.

This one was three thin coats. You could definitely do two and be fine, but I thought the third brought out this gorgeous shimmer a bit more. The formula was excellent, nice and easy to apply!

Zoya Etta is my favorite of the collection! What says fall and winter more than this shimmery deep cranberry? Zoya calls this one "vampy cabernet with a hint of violet micro pearl", I just love that description. The shimmer has that lit from within look and just glows on your nails. If you can only get one from this collection, I highly recommend Etta!

This was just two easy coats too!! I didn't even have to do any clean-up and I love that for such a vampy shade. The formula was the perfect consistency and very easy to control.

Zoya Ripley is a stunning and unique shade of deep plum. I can't think of another polish in my collection that is this exact hue. Zoya calls it a "rich boysenberry" creme. It has some hints of red in it, but also some blue tones somehow. It's a nicely balanced purple and really velvety-looking.  If boysenberries are as delicious as this looks, I guess I better try to find some in the store ASAP.

Two highly pigmented coats! Nice to apply, maybe a slight tendency to flood the cuticles if you load up the brush too much.

This smoky gray purple is Zoya Michaela. Another lovely winter color, this one feels nice and cozy. It's deep and sultry, but also has some neutral taupe tones, so it feels classy too. I think this is going to be one of those classic winter colors for years to come.

Two super easy coats again! Loving the flawless formulas in this collection.

I love purple polish and I'm finding it fascinating how totally different all of the purples in this collection are from each other. Zoya Vesper is a dusty blue-grey purple creme. Completely different in tone and warmth than the other purple cremes. This one is very cool and blue-toned, but still vampy. Vesper is another great shade for winter!

Yet another fabulous two-coater. A+ formula Zoya!

If you've been reading this blog for 5 minutes, you already know I am obsessed with any and every deep dark blue shades. So it's no surprise that I absolutely love Zoya Elliot! Zoya calls this one a "blackened peacock blue" and that is a perfect description. It's like almost a slightly teal leaning blue, but very very dark. Gorgeous and sultry, just my type for fall! 

This was two easy coats as well and no running into my cuticles. I always appreciate a dark polish that is easy to apply. Sometimes I find them to be messy, but not Elliot.

Last but definitely not least, Zoya Ashton is a sparkly charcoal with silver specks. This is a very cool polish, it looks like the silver sparkles are jumping right out of the deep charcoal base. I bet this would look amazing with a matte top coat, I think I'll have to try that soon.

I'm a broken record in this post, but this was two coats and it was a dream to apply. No problems to speak of and nice pigmentation. Overall, the formulas in this collection were stellar and there wasn't a truly bad one in the bunch.

Which of the Zoya Sensual polishes are you eyeing? My top two favorites are Etta and Elliot, but I honestly love all of the darker ones and the red ones! Neutrals, pinks, and browns are never my personal favorites, but if you love them, you can't go wrong with the formulas in this collection, so go for it!

The Zoya Sensual collection is available now on zoya.com.