Zoya Dream Swatch And Review

Another Monday, another dollar.  I hope everyone had a lovely weekend!  I had lunch with some friends at a Korean restaurant, took a nap, and ran some errands here and there.  I also obsessively searched for a pair of d'Orsay pointed flats, but to no avail.  I'll have to continue looking until I find a pair that I like.

Today's swatch is Zoya Dream, from the newest holiday collection called Zenith.  It's a navy blue jelly version of their scattered holographic polishes that applied with total ease.  The jelly finish gives the polish a squishy appearance, and although two layers looked opaque to me, it appears semi-translucent on camera.  In retrospect I should have done three layers because it would add extra holographic particles for some additional rainbow factor.  The blue isn't necessarily navy either, it's more like a dark cobalt blue that is enhanced by the holographic flakes.  Looking at this mani is like looking into a twinkling night sky full of stars.  I finished this with a layer of NYC GCS.

Zoya Dream Swatch And Review

Zoya Dream Swatch And Review

Zoya Dream Swatch And Review

Zoya Dream Swatch And Review

Zoya Dream Swatch And Review

Zoya Dream Swatch And Review

I took most of these pictures under direct light instead of using the light tent - for some reason the camera didn't want to focus under the tent and I think the direct light made it easier to capture the holographic flakes.  This shade of blue is truly perfect for its name Dream because it's what I'd imagine seeing overhead when lying in bed.  I hope that Zoya continues making more colors with this kind of finish because I can never get enough! 

Avon Nailwear Pro Divine Lime and Apple Of His Eye Swatch And Review

Avon had their Friends and Family sale last weekend which conveniently worked out for me because I was running out of my favorite exfoliating scrub by their Clearskin line.  To qualify for free shipping, I added a couple Nailwear Pro shades from their Forbidden Fruit collection.  I haven't tried any of their polishes so I thought this would be a great opportunity.  I chose two Halloween-ish shades.

The first color is Divine Lime, a gorgeous yellow toned almost chartreuse green jelly with green glass flecks.  I had a little streaking upon application and it didn't self level as well as I would have liked.  You'll see some sheer patches on a couple of the nails despite three layers.  No topcoat in these pics.  I love that there's a squishy quality to this due to the jelly formula and it's jammed packed with glass flecks.

Avon Nailwear Pro Divine Lime

Avon Nailwear Pro Divine Lime

Avon Nailwear Pro Divine Lime

Avon Nailwear Pro Divine Lime

Avon Nailwear Pro Divine Lime

Avon Nailwear Pro Divine Lime

Next is Apple Of His Eye, a muted deep orange jelly with gold glass flecks.  I've seen this combination amongst other brands but I think this is the first for me, and I have to admit that I luuurve it!  It's season appropriate for fall and for Halloween, and the gold is not shy and glimmers quite a bit.  Application was much easier than Divine Lime in that it flowed easily without streaking and was fairly opaque in one coat.  I used two coats here without topcoat.

Avon Apple Of His Eye

Avon Apple Of His Eye

Avon Apple Of His Eye

Avon Apple Of His Eye

Avon Apple Of His Eye

Avon Apple Of His Eye

The orange was begging for some Halloween nail art so I took out my Winstonia stamping plates and added some Halloween stamps with Wet n Wild black creme.  The stamps were super easy to transfer from the plate to the nail.

Avon Apple Of His Eye with Halloween Stamping

Avon Apple Of His Eye with Halloween Stamping

Overall, I was really impressed by the colors from Avon's Forbidden Fruit Collection, and the glass flecks are the icing on the cake when it comes to these juicy jellies.  I thought I got these at a pretty good deal during the Friends and Family sale, but now they're even cheaper on the website, except Apple Of His Eye is now out of stock.  There are still a few more colors available and I'm very tempted to pull the trigger on those, along with those Cosmic holos and Suedes!  Must. resist!