So my first two are Edtya and Blair. Zoya describes Edyta as a complex mixture of gold, olive, blue-green and smokey grey with a sparkling metallic finish. You can actually see all of those in the bottle, which is impressive. This polish is along the same lines as Zoya Valerie, in that it's very, VERY thickly packed with fine glitter. Blair is described as a cool blackened red with subtle hints of purple and metallic shimmer. I'd say that's pretty spot on. I love that it reminds me of Blair from Gossip Girl and it's such a me color--vampy but not so dark that it comes across as black. It's similar to OPI's Royal Rajah Ruby, which I also have, but while RRR reads as dark and then red on the nails, Blair is most emphatically a red that then registers as vampy. It other words: it's HOT. Zoya polishes are usually $7 at zoya.com.
Definitely click on these to make them bigger. I did my nails with Edyta first because it's such a weird color. I mean weird in a good way, though. The thing with me and polish is that I don't like crazy, weird colors. I usually stay within the range of pink/red/purple/color/navy. No bright greens or yellows or blues here. So a green polish is a little crazy for me. The reason I got this is that it fills the gap in my polish collection of the vampy color that's also offbeat and a little edgy. Edyta is extremely easy to apply, you could get away with one coat but I like to do two. It is hard to remove since it's a glitter, but it sparkles like fire in the sunshine, it's fabulous. The color on my nails reads as a greyed down olive green with hints of gold and mint green shimmer. It's kind of a badass army green. I love it. It flatters my skin tone, it's quirky but not actually weird, and it's wearing really well compared to Zoyas I've had in the past (probably the stubbornness of the glitter).
Awkward Chic rating: A+. I mean, it was free, the color and application are great, and it's insanely glittery. I have no complaints.
gorgeous!!
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