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Happy Monday! Today marks the beginning of the teaching semester, although I've been in the zone for a few weeks, planning my syllabi and such. Back to school for me means fall is coming! I love fall and I'm especially okay with cooler weather. Standing in front of a large classroom with all the heat is tiring! Zoya is transitioning us into the Fall with 2 collections. Today I'll be sharing the cremes and tomorrow the metallic holos! I have comparisons for each color so grab some coffee and browse away!
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| Zoya Urban Grunge Cremes for Fall 2016 + Comparisons |
Noah: 1 coat in person. 2 coats in phots plus top coat. In person, you couldn't really see the issues with one coat, but there were a few bald spots visible in photos. But this truly could be a one coater. It's a thicker polish since it's one coat, so it just take finessing. It's a perfect nude for the fall. It's sort of murky but beautiful.
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| Zoya Noah |
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| Zoya Noah |
Zoya Noah vs. Zoya Misty. Misty is on my ring finger and you can see it's lighter and has a green tone to it.
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| Zoya Noah vs. Zoya Misty |
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| Zoya Noah vs. Zoya Misty |
Zoya August: 2 coats. Same as Noah, you can totally get away with 1 coat in person. This grey is amazing. The touch of blue adds to it, making it more wearable. It's colorful but not. I love this one and it is my favorite of the collection.
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| Zoya August |
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| Zoya August |
Zoya August vs. Zoya Dove. Not even close. Dove is a true grey while August has that special touch of blue.
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| Zoya August vs. Zoya Dove |
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| Zoya August vs. Zoya Dove |
Zoya Tara: 2 coats. This one definitely needed two coats as I had some balding. What's a fall collection without some vampy shades? This one is much more plum colored than Courtney. I prefer Tara on my skin tone.
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| Zoya Tara |
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| Zoya Tara |
Zoya Tara vs. Zoya Margo and Veronica. Close but no cigar! Margo is more berry colored (on my index) while Veronica is more red toned (on my ring).
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| Zoya Tara vs. Zoya Margo and Veronica |
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| Zoya Tara vs. Zoya Margo and Veronica |
Zoya Courtney: 2 coats. Like Tara, I could not get this as a one coater. It's more red-toned than Tara. Veronica is more berry toned. These are all slightly different. If you love this sort of color, you will probably want them all.
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| Zoya Courtney |
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| Zoya Courtney |
Zoya Courtney vs. Zoya Claire. Can you find how they differ? Claire is ever so slightly darker. Slightly. It's on my ring finger--can you see the difference? For me, they are too close to own both, but it depends on your skin tone. They both have the same formula too.
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| Zoya Courtney vs. Zoya Claire |
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| Zoya Courtney vs. Zoya Claire |
Zoya Mallory: 1 coat, but 2 for photos. Again, this can be a gorgeous one coat manicure. It's a bright blue and I love this color, but it felt familiar. It's gorgeous and awesome for a fall blue.
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| Zoya Mallory |
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| Zoya Mallory |
Zoya Mallory vs. Zoya Sia. Now, in the bottle shots, Sia looks a bit brighter. But on the nail, there's no difference. That made me kind of sad, so I tried it on a nail wheel. Still looks the same. Sia is from last fall, so it's not an old color, so I'm wondering how Mallory was created so close to Sia's collection. Sia's touch of bright doesn't translate on the nail next to Mallory.
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| Zoya Mallory vs. Zoya Sia |
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| Zoya Mallory vs. Zoya Sia |
Zoya Wyatt: 2 coats. I love this deep grass green. It will be perfect for harvest nail art, for holiday nail art in the winter. I love it and it's totally unique.
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| Zoya Wyatt |
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| Zoya Wyatt |
Zoya Wyatt vs. Talia. I did one coat of Talia because I was like LOL, these aren't the same at all. I'm glad Wyatt is truly original.
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| Zoya Wyatt vs. Talia |
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| Zoya Wyatt vs. Talia |
My absolute favorites are August and Wyatt. They are unique to the Zoya catalog. I'm a bit disappointed that Courtney and Mallory basically already exist, but I wonder if on different skin tones they make a drastic difference. I did also swatch these on a nail wheel to see if my camera was playing tricks, but nope--they are really too close for comfort.
The Zoya Urban Grunge Collection is available HERE on their web site. The collection retails for $10 each or you can grab the entire sampler for $60. Zoya: SHOP, Facebook, Instagram.
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OMG, we had the same idea! I am also doing comparisons with this collection, and I picked the same ones to compare Noah and Mallory to. Great minds! ;-)
ReplyDeleteYes! Great minds and great names haha. They definitely lend themselves to be compared. I'll be on the lookout for your post!
DeleteAgree! I'm still in the mood for bright! But it's good to order the fall colors now so when you're ready, you have them!
ReplyDeleteI love these cremes!
ReplyDeleteZoya cremes are the best!
DeleteI love the colour they used for Wyatt! That's my oldest son's name, and it's definitely his type of colour!
ReplyDeleteI love the name Wyatt and this green is perfect
DeleteI love this collection and I love your comparisons!
ReplyDeleteThank you! I do wish the two weren't so close but the others are totally different!
DeleteI am so ready for vampy shades!! I also LOVE your comparison posts.
ReplyDeleteHaha I'm not ready quite yet but I'm down with Wyatt and August! Thank you! They take a lot of time but it's so helpful to see where to spend your money!
DeleteThese are all so pretty! Thanks for the comparisons, too.
ReplyDeleteWell we only have so much storage space so it's good to see which are close and which aren't!
Deletethe obvious answer is that I need all the vampy shades. For science.
ReplyDeleteHahah! I definitely have a ton of vampy shades. Each a tiny bit different
DeleteGREAT comparison post!
ReplyDeleteFantastic comparison post!!! With how many colors Zoys has put out, it doesn't surprise me there are some that look identical on the nail.
ReplyDeleteI love vampy colours but I also love bright summer neon colors. Fantastic comparison post!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful swatches and great review. I'm really loving these shades.
ReplyDeleteI love these so much! Your comparisons are so helpful!
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