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Zoya Elements Collection ~ Fall 2018

Who is ready for fall? I am definitely a spring/summer girl myself. With my chronic pain condition I have significantly more pain in the winter and I struggle with Seasonal Affective Disorder aswell, so honestly as soon as summer is over I am already dreading winter. It’s a shame really because I don’t get to enjoy fall. Admittedly living right outside the Great Smokey Mountains fall is a beautiful time here and with low to mid 70’s weather for a good 6 weeks I can’t complain much. This fall we do have plans to take our niece and nephew on a scenic train excursion, that will be super cool for sure. The thing I always love about fall is the nail polish though. I love summer colors and I’m a big believer in wearing what you want when you want but I’m usually ready for some classic fall shades when the weather cools down. Today I have the Zoya Elements Collection to show you. Have you picked up any of these yet? 

Zoya Elements Collection ~ Fall 2018


Before I start let me say that these all have the nearly flawless formula we can expect from Zoya. I wanted to mention that up front rather than repeating myself 12 times.

Zoya Rumor
Zoya Rumor

Rumor is described as a full-coverage mauve taupe with a subtle shimmer. My swatches show 2 coats with glossy top coat.

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Zoya Jenna
Zoya Jenna

Jenna is described as a full-coverage dusty rose pink cream with blue undertones. My swatches show 2 coats with glossy top coat.

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Zoya Ruthie
Zoya Ruthie

Ruthie is described as a full-coverage raspberry rose cream. My swatches show 2 coats with glossy top coat. This could be a one coater with a slightly thicker coat. 

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Zoya Maryann
Zoya Maryann

Maryann is described as a full-coverage pink-toned rose with soft glowing shimmer. My swatches show 2 coats with glossy top coat.

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Zoya Donnie
Zoya Donnie

Donnie is described as a full-coverage purple-toned sangria cream. My swatches show 2 coats with glossy top coat. Again, you could get away with one coat if you wanted to.

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Zoya Kendra
Zoya Kendra

Kendra is described as a beautiful full-coverage marsala cream. My swatches show 2 coats with glossy top coat. It probably could be a single coat. 

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Zoya Alyssa
Zoya Alyssa

Alyssa is described as a full-coverage red-toned purple cranberry cream. My swatches show 2 coats with glossy top coat. Opaque in a single coat.

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Zoya Rachael
Zoya Rachael

Rachael is described as a full-coverage mulberry berry cream. My swatches show 2 coats with glossy top coat. Opaque in a single coat. 

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Zoya Maeve
Zoya Maeve

Maeve is described as a full-coverage concord grape cream. My swatches show 2 coats with glossy top coat. Opaque in just one coat. My personal favorite from this collection. 

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Zoya Devin
Zoya Devin

Devin is described as a steel blue with hints of multicolored shimmer in a dense foil finish. My swatches show 3 coats with glossy top coat. This was the only polish in this collection that needed 3 coats. 

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Zoya Gardner
Zoya Gardner

Gardner is described as a deep periwinkle with a vibrant magenta shimmer in a dense foil finish. My swatches show 2 coats with glossy top coat.

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Zoya Leighton
Zoya Leighton

Leighton is described as a deeply saturated blackened aubergine cream. My swatches show 2 coats with glossy top coat. Opaque in just one coat. 

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My thoughts on this collection: They all have the smooth dependable formula we can count on from Zoya. This collection has a nice mix of cremes, shimmers, and metallics. Unfortunately that’s about where my enthusiasm ends. It is very mauve heavy, which seems particularly odd coming off the very pink/red heavy summer collection. At this point I feel like I’m just yearning for some different colors. Blues, Greens, Orange, even a mustard yellow would be amazing to see from Zoya. Unfortunately it seems we will have to wait till next year for some real variety. With that being said though I do have a few from this collection that I liked quite well. It really all comes down to color preferences, if you love mauve and red shades you’re probably going to really enjoy this collection.

Which do you plan on picking up or have you already grabbed your favorites? My top picks are Jenni, Donnie, Kendra and Maeve.


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Until next time, stay polished!

  • Jenny Olesen

    I have this whole collection but Maeve and Devin are my favorites. 🙂

  • Fall is my favorite season! These are gorg mauve is gonna be an it color this fall maybe.

  • Tracey

    Im a Summer person too! Hate the cold. Some gorgeous shades here. Stunning swatches

  • Ehmkay Nails

    Kendra and ruthie are my favorite but I have the same sentiments as you at the end. Why so much pink the last two collections, Zoya?!

  • They’re pretty colours and definitely Autumn- like but I always like the look of their cremes best, their shimmers have just never done it for me. I’m glad we’re finally going in to warmer months here, winter has sucked.