Today I'll be going over the polishes I snagged in Zoya's Earth Day Exchange promotion. Every year Zoya has an Earth Day sale in which they'll give you a discount on their polishes in exchange for sending them your unwanted polishes to be disposed of in an environmentally friendly manner. This year they offered 50% off, plus free shipping. That puts each polish at only $5! Sweet! Keep in mind, however, that you do have to order at least 6 polishes.
You don't absolutely have to send in old polishes--you can take advantage of the promo regardless. If you'd rather, you can donate your polishes to a shelter, which is what I'll be doing. I'll be donating 12 polishes, some makeup, baby diapers and wipes, nursing pads, feminine hygiene products, and some baby food.
This promo runs until May 10th, so if you'd like to get on board you still can.
Let's get into the fun stuff, shall we?
From left to right we have the Naked Manicure Lavender Perfecter, Dove, Giovanna, Frida, Estelle, and Indigo.
The Lavender Perfecter is Zoya's award-winning color corrector. It is supposed to reduce the appearance of discoloration and staining. Does it work? Well, I'll have a first-impressions video up on YouTube soon! ;)
Dove is a very light grey creme. She does seem to be a wee bit on the taupe-y side to me, but I've been needing a light grey for a while and she'll do nicely.
Giovanna is a gorgeous metallic green with a hint of blue. I do have a similar polish in Finger Paints "Van Gogh's Verdigris", but the formula on this one is much better.
Next up is Frida, which is a teal jelly. If you recall, I also picked up Katherine a while back, which is Zoya's purple jelly. I'm not entirely sure whether the formula on Frida is better, or whether I've just gotten more attuned to working with jellies--either way, this one applied with fewer patches and streaks. I'm looking forward to trying some pond manicures with her!
Then there's Estelle. Oh dear Goddess... Estelle is... she's goooorgeous. She runs in the same family (collection) as Ember and Cinnamon--though I had no idea all three were in the same collection until after I had ordered Estelle. She is a stunning blue chrome. I thought to myself, "If Estelle is the blue version of Ember, she may just replace my current favorite polish." Unfortunately, she's quite a bit darker than I had thought, so the crown still remains with Nabi "Cobalt Blue". She's still amazing though, so I have no regrets about snatching her up.
Last but most certainly not least, we have Indigo. I was stuck on Zoya's website with 5 polishes in my cart and couldn't decide on which polish to go with to hit that 6 polish requirement. I finally settled on Indigo, which is a rich indigo (go figure) color with a tiny smattering of holo. I wasn't super excited about this one... until I pulled it out of the box. She is so gorgeous!! She instantly became my favorite of the order, and quite possibly my favorite Zoya! In fact, I'll be using her for the manicure commemorating my son's first birthday. I'm in love...
If you've taken advantage of this promo, or are considering doing so, let me know what polishes you pick(ed) up!
