Zoya Spam!

I realized I haven't posted my other Zoyas yet!

Zoya Alegra - I ordered this last year during the Zoya exchange. I had such a hard time choosing from the Sparkle collection because they all looked so amazing! This one is pink/fuchsia. OPI Let Me Entertain You is a dupe.



Zoya Charla - The famous Charla! Of course there are many, many dupes for this polish. OPI Catch Me In Your Net, Orly Halley's Comet, Essence Choose Me, Jesse's Girl Glee (this one is new!),.. the list goes on and on.



Zoya Dakota - A slightly dark brick red creme. I wore it for Canada Day last year and it was totally wrong LOL. I have more appropriate reds, so I'll be better prepared this year :)


Zoya Dana - From the summer Flash collection, this pink is so bright (but not neon)! Love it on toes!


Zoya Edyta - Very popular colour now, but I'm still letting it grow on me a bit. Similar polishes (but not dupes) are DC Never So Evergreen, Nubar Verde, and RBL Catherine.



Zoya Ivanka - Also from the Sparkle collection last summer, this one really caught my eye! I haven't worn it in a while though...



Zoya Julieanne - A cooler purple with Zoya-flecks. Very pretty, but feels familiar.



Zoya Kelly - A medium/dark grey that leans slightly blueish.


Zoya Moxie - This is kind of a raspberry colour, but I haven't worn it yet :O


Zoya Robyn - From the Flash collection, a fave blue creme! Again, very bright, but not neon.


Zoya Shawn - From the recent Wonderful collection, a mossy green creme.


Zoya Sloane - A vampy shimmery purpley red. Haven't worn this much, though.



Zoya Valerie - Warmer purple with Zoya-flecks. This looks amazing in the bottle, and slightly less so on the nail, but is still super pretty!



Zoya Veruschka - Of course, a Top 20 fave of mine! I definitely recommend this polish! A dupe is OPI Here Today, Aragon Tomorrow Suede BUT everyone says the Zoya has more depth and sparkle.

American Apparel Factory Grey, Passport Blue, Rose Bowl

3 more American Apparel swatches! I picked these up back when AA had a friends and family coupon, so I got 3 for $12.

American Apparel Factory Grey - This pulls a little purple on me!


American Apparel Passport Blue - Really dark blue creme. DBF loves to travel, so I had to get this polish for the name XD


American Apparel Rose Bowl - I'm not totally sold on this shade, but I'm not sure if it's the colour, or just my bias against pinks!

American Apparel Cameo Blue, Army Jacket, MacArthur Park

Right before Christmas, DBF and I headed to the mall for some last minute shopping. We decided to split up to cover more ground, and on my way to A&F to make some returns, I found myself inside an American Apparel. Before I knew it, I had walked out with 3 of their new colours :D...

AA Cameo Blue - I really like this! It may be a new Top 20 for me! Great formula! After I took these pics, I realized this reminds me of a darker Essie Lapis of Luxury :)



I don't have anything similar in my stash, but I made some comparisons so you can get an idea of how different it is from other blues:

Comparison: AA Cameo Blue and OPI SSFS

AA Army Jacket - The formula on this one isn't as good as the other AAs I have. It's rather thin and watery, and I used three coats. Still, I really like this colour!



It reminded me of Essie Sew Psyched, so I did a comparison:

Comparison: AA Army Jacket and Essie Sew Psyched


AA MacArthur Park - The formula on this was a just a touch thick, but application was manageable. Nice and opaque!



It's one of those ugly greens, so I compared it with RBL No More War. Pretty different when you look at them side by side, huh? I don't own OPI Who the Shrek Are You, but I wonder if it is close to this?

Comparison: AA MacArthur Park and RBL NMW

Zoya Crystal, Savita, Harlow

My 3 free Zoyas came in the mail already! Here are the swatches. I love them all! :D

Zoya Crystal - love this! 3 thin coats



Zoya Savita - nice, but wish it had a little more depth



some topcoat



Some comparisons:



(Funky Dunkey if not obvious)

Zoya Harlow - love this! nice depth



some topcoat



I have nothing close to this

First BB Couture Order! :)

I missed the midnight BOGO sale at Overall Beauty around Thanksgiving, but I managed to catch the B3G1 and free ship sale, so I picked up a few bottles of BB Couture. It was really hard to narrow down my wishlist!

The formula on all these is great!

BBC Impact Driver - Loooooove this. Really lovely and subtle. I don't have anything in my stash like it, but it's dupe-ish to one of the RBL Tudor polishes.




Comparison: BBC Impact Driver and AA Cameo Blue

BBC Moon Over Manhattan - So pretty! I didn't even notice the sparse black glitter until I took the macro shot... you can't really see it on the nail; it must be the flash on the camera.




Comparison: BBC MoM and OPI Suzi Says Feng Shui

BBC Dragon's Breath - yummmm... unique in my collection! For an idea of base colour:




Comparison: BBC Dragon's Breath and Zoya Alegra

BBC Bonnie - I wasn't sure whether to pick this or Redwood Forest, so I asked DBF to pick. He chose this one!




Comparison: BBC Bonnie and ChG Emerald Sparkle