Grapes of Gold

Aka Zoya Daul

So Zoya names all of their Polishes with women's names. So I'm thinking, WTF is Daul? I have never heard that name before, how do you even say it? So I Google it... The first page of results are some model named Daul Kim who hanged herself in 2009. Lovely. Mooooving on...

I'm really getting into painting my nails again for some reason, so I figured I might as well enjoy it while I can, because there will be no time for it with a newborn babe in the house. Plus, I'll be chopping all my nails off (well, as short as I can get them anyway) and keeping them that way for a while.

On to the Polish!

Daul in natural, indoor light, no flash. 

Sunlight.

Cost: I picked up this one at Ulta, where I think Zoya goes for $8. You can also get them from Zoya.com or Beauty First stores. I don't know of any reputable places to get them cheaper than $8, unfortunately.

What I used: I used Nailtek Foundation II, two coats of Daul, and a coat of Poshe fast dry topcoat

Application: Excellent. Zoya rarely disappoints, especially the foily colors. The shorter, wider brush is one of my favorites too, it really cuts down on Polish dripping and makes it really easy to cover a good portion of the nail and get a good line at the cuticle.

Color/Finish:This is a foily/glass fleck finish. The base color is a medium, cool-toned grape purple and the glass fleck is a yellow, almost coppery, gold. It's very very similar to Zoya Faye, but the purple is darker and cooler. From what I have seen, it's a dupe for Orly Oui (which I never bought because I thought it was a dupe for Faye!).

Deck My Nails

Aka Zoya Noel


Loving this!! I recently picked up a few polishes at Beauty First. Among them, this beauty. I know everyone has been drooling over the Zoya holiday collection, but to be honest, I am not much of a glitter fan. I'm especially not particularly excited about the idea of pointy bar glitter hanging off the edge of my nails. I got a mini bottle of Holly in my Birchbox, but even that wasn't terribly exciting to me. However, when I saw Noel, I knew I had to have her.

Flash:

No Flash:

Noel is a medium, dusty blue metallic with a soft white gold shimmer that runs through it, seen best in the bottle pics:

On the nail, what looks like veining in the bottle translates to a subtle white goldish scattered shimmer on the nail.

Cost: Zoya can be purchased from Zoya.com or at Beauty First stores for $7-8.

What I used: One coat of Nailtek II Foundation, 2 coats of Zoya Noel and one coat of Seche Vite.

Application: No issues to report. Same lovely Zoya formula as usual.


Musings: I like the color a lot. I am really starting to love Zoya Polish. They do the most amazing glass flecks and "lit-from-within" metallics. Just to note, I put this on 3 days ago. Pretty good wear time :-)