Pages

▼

Thursday, April 14, 2011

Zoya Intimate Collection

I mentioned in an earlier post that I'd bought all of the Zoya colors for Spring 2011 Every one of the six spoke to me; what else could I do? Three purples with different shades and finishes, yes, I needed those. Grey, definitely. Cool-toned gold metallic, for sure. Dusty green with a purple shimmer, no doubt about it. When Zoya offered a special price on the set for International Women's Day, I took it as a sign to order.


Left to right: Dove, Dannii, Gemma, Caitlin, Jules, Marley.


Much as I wanted these, they suffered the fate of so many of my acquistions and languished in my swatching box. Rather than waiting until I had time to try them one by one, I decided to use them all at once. I applied Dove as a base color and did dotted tips with the other five shades. (I don't seem to have jotted down how many coats Dove took; it was more than one and less than four, I'm sure, since I consider two and three coats normal and would almost certainly have noted if it was something else.) Some of my dots are more amoeba-shaped than round, and I didn't get them evenly distributed on all my nails, but overall I'm very happy with the effect and plan to try this design again soon with other colors.







I don't recall where I first saw the dotted tips idea; I do know that Rins of Simply Rins has a great post about dots that I intend to refer back to often.
at

32 comments:

  1. TierneyApril 14, 2011 at 8:29 AM

    Lovee it!!!

    ReplyDelete
  2. rebeccaApril 14, 2011 at 8:49 AM

    the colors all go together so nicely! i haven't seen all these used at once.
    if zoya's stupid promos were open to canadians i would have taken advantage of this one for sure!
    i love them alllll. except maybe the golden one.

    ReplyDelete
  3. TheallamentaApril 14, 2011 at 9:03 AM

    I have to try this. It's too cute!

    ReplyDelete
  4. Elizabeth Life and PolishApril 14, 2011 at 9:03 AM

    This is adorable. I love dotting tools & this is a great way to use up an entire collection

    ReplyDelete
  5. Deborah - Love. Varnish, chocolate and more...April 14, 2011 at 9:23 AM

    This is so pretty, especially since it is all 1 collection! And it compliments your nailshape :).

    ReplyDelete
  6. BibaApril 14, 2011 at 9:38 AM

    I love this manicure! Such a great idea :)

    ReplyDelete
  7. With love, Ana.April 14, 2011 at 9:42 AM

    Awww so lovely!

    ReplyDelete
  8. UnknownApril 14, 2011 at 9:48 AM

    OH MY GOODNESS, this is too, too cute!! I absolutely love this. really creative and so fun. this is AWESOME. I can't wait to try it too!!

    ReplyDelete
  9. Lola B.April 14, 2011 at 9:55 AM

    Super cute. Dove looks great on you. :)

    ReplyDelete
  10. jaljenApril 14, 2011 at 10:26 AM

    You have such a great eye for what colours work together. Lovely.

    ReplyDelete
  11. RoryApril 14, 2011 at 10:49 AM

    Love this mani! You're so good at dotting and these colors look amazing together!

    ReplyDelete
  12. harmonyApril 14, 2011 at 10:54 AM

    I love the dots! Very appropriate for Easter!

    ReplyDelete
  13. SerenaApril 14, 2011 at 11:23 AM

    Wow, all the colours look great together! Its a perfect manicure for spring.

    ReplyDelete
  14. LoisApril 14, 2011 at 11:41 AM

    Such a cute mani! The colors go so well together :)

    ReplyDelete
  15. turtlechick12April 14, 2011 at 12:33 PM

    I love love love this mani! I must try this out the colors looks so pretty together. I must order the dotting tools though, my pen doesn't always cooperate lol

    ReplyDelete
  16. Rachel MarieApril 14, 2011 at 12:44 PM

    Awe I love this. :) A really cute dot mani.

    ReplyDelete
  17. Recalcitrant NailsApril 14, 2011 at 1:35 PM

    Simply sensational!

    ReplyDelete
  18. GemxApril 14, 2011 at 2:41 PM

    I really love this! I must invest in a dotting tool. Dannii and Jules look great in the bottle, very pretty colours :)

    ReplyDelete
  19. AlyApril 14, 2011 at 3:02 PM

    I love this amoeba :-P dotted mani!! Colors look great together!
    I'm waiting for some Intimate too (no promos for EU girls so I had to rely on Ebay), can't wait for them to arrive!!

    ReplyDelete
  20. NatalieApril 14, 2011 at 3:32 PM

    Oh, I love it! :) What a great idea!

    ReplyDelete
  21. JohnnaApril 14, 2011 at 3:50 PM

    This is a great way to try out all the colors at once! I might have to try it. :)

    ReplyDelete
  22. Playing with PolishApril 14, 2011 at 4:52 PM

    How fun - I love your polka dots! All the colors really go well together & it is a smart solution for unswatched polish (something I really need to work on!).

    ReplyDelete
  23. april brooksApril 14, 2011 at 5:27 PM

    This is lovely! Zoya Intimate is my all time favorite collection.

    ReplyDelete
  24. paint that nailApril 14, 2011 at 5:45 PM

    Cute!!

    ReplyDelete
  25. LesleyApril 14, 2011 at 6:00 PM

    I love the dotted tips! and the intimate collection colours work sooo well together! I must try this at some point!

    ReplyDelete
  26. 1xellus1April 14, 2011 at 9:24 PM

    love the dotted tips! thanks for sharing. :O)

    ReplyDelete
  27. RinsApril 14, 2011 at 11:11 PM

    Hi, Karen!

    Thanks so much for referring to my post. That Zoya collection looks very interesting. Too bad it is so hard to find Zoya in our country.

    ReplyDelete
  28. AnonymousApril 15, 2011 at 1:23 AM

    Haha, that's a really cute idea Karen! :)

    ReplyDelete
  29. ABOP LaquerloveApril 15, 2011 at 6:38 AM

    Great way to use them all at once - love the dots!

    ReplyDelete
  30. KimApril 15, 2011 at 7:32 AM

    Gorgeous!! I think that is the prettiest nail art I've seen that could be worn anytime!!

    ReplyDelete
  31. BVApril 15, 2011 at 8:00 PM

    OMG I love the dots BIG TIME! I must try and do this...

    Oh, I thought the Zoya range was SUPERB myself...

    I love it when you get a new line and you think I've got to get em all! I can't remember the last time that happened! I ended up getting 5 of this line myself... and some of them which I didn't think I'd end up liking that much I LOVED. Jules for me is a dream colour!

    ReplyDelete
  32. JodieGApril 19, 2011 at 6:43 AM

    Love love love the dots!

    ReplyDelete

Thank you for reading and commenting! I greatly appreciate knowing I'm not just talking to myself here. :) I'm moderating most comments now due to the spate of spammers who claim to be looking for sexy times.