Brand Review: Zoya Nail Polish

Brand Review: Zoya Nail Polish

once upon a time there was a little girl, who lived a life of luxury spending her days sunning by the pool and being pampering at day spas, in the lovely beach-side village of noosa.

snap back to reality, oh there goes gravity.

ok...so that may not be quite how the story goes. in case you hadn't picked up on it, that "little girl" is me, and unfortunately a life of luxury filled with sun and pampering in noosa is not quite where i find myself at this point in time (i work during all sunlight hours, surrounded by the thick concrete walls of a sporting stadium, live in rainy melbourne and pampering these days is sporadic...woe is me!!)

i was, however, lucky enough to take a few days of work last week, and spend a couple of nights with a friend in sunny noosa. how lovely that was! fabulous weather and hours in the day with nothing to do with them...bliss! what better time to give my pathetic, extremely neglected, chipped nails a little love and attention?! so off we went to the closest nail salon, Nails@Noosa. it was here that i discovered a nail polish brand of whom's existence i'd previously not had the privilege of knowing.

the first thing i noticed, on entering the salon, was the floor to sealing wall display of beautifully coloured nail polishes, of which i was told to "choose one". choose one?! quite a task considering there would have been, maybe 200 (?!) to choose from. after scouring the pinks, reds, neutrals, i gave in to my favourite colour. you guess it, blue. after recovering from a quick bout of anxiety over which blue to choose (there would have been at least 15 to choose from, and for those playing at home, i chose a royal peacock blue by the name of "tallulah" from the oh-la-la range), i was intrigued to know exactly where there amazing colours came from. being a O.P.I. addict, i usually only have eyes for said products.

Zoya.

i'd neither seen nor heard of this brand before, so after a little digging, here's what i now know! Zoya nail polish is "natural" and free of toluene (a solvent which smells similar to paint-thinner), formaldehyde (toxic and is a known human carcinogen), dbp/phthalates (a main ingredient in plastic products, which may cause birth defects and can change hormone levels) and camphor (poisonous when ingested and can cause seizures, confusion and neuromuscular hyperactivity). sound good so far?

Zoya nail polish has been awarded as the "longest wearing natural nail polish" by Women’s Health Magazine (voted by an independent panel), and was specifically formulated to deliver the longest wear possible on natural nails. the range of polishes boasts over 300 shades, including neutrals, neons, sparkles and bolds, basically they have all bases covered. i personally have found the results to be fantastic! my nails don't normally hold onto the polish for more than a day or two (which is extremely annoying), however i had the polish painted on last thursday and by tuesday, they were still looking freshly painted and perfect (as seen below)!



yes i'm a hawks supporter, how could you tell?! GO THE HAWKS!

how much do you love the colour?! i acknowledge that blue nails aren't for everyone, but you can't deny the shade is gorgeous!

any who, i was kicking myself for not buying the polish from the nail salon in noosa (because i really was that in love with it - it's very me), so i jumped online and googled "melbourne stockists for Zoya". strangely enough there was no helpful hits that came back to me, and the Zoya website (www.zoya.com.au/) didn't list their stockists either, but i did notice the footer of the home screen read "call toll free 1300 855 644"...so of course i have them a call. i was lucky enough to have my call answered by a very friendly and helpful young lady, who gave me information (name, address, contact number) of all the salons and stores in my area who stock their range.

below are the colours i picked up on visiting the store who had my particular colour, tallulah, in stock (i called ahead to check).

so happy with my new colours! they will look very snazzy on my fingers and toes in summer with my brightly coloured dresses and sandals. in the picture above (with me holding the bottle of polish), i'd just removed the colour from my manicure, and repainted them. a huge bonus was that the colour was extremely intense and opaque, and you could easily get away with only one coat. i've done two, out of habit, but if you were in a hurry, you could easily paint one coat on and go without compromising the result. look out for Zoya when you're next wanting to pick up some fun colours to brighten up your hands or feet.

B xoxo

have you used any Zoya products before? when have you found a product you now love in a random place? what do you think of the blue nails - love or hate?