This is my first real pink polish. Can you believe that? I’ve never been big on pinks, so the few that I did own were so light they were almost white or glitter. I think I can name all the pinks I own on one hand and they are all baby pink cremes or some form of glitter like Butter London “Rosie Lee” or Deborah Lippmann “Candy Shop”. Ok, I own maybe 10 pinks total but I have never ventured into the real pinks. I was never one to pick out a true fuchsia or hot pink. I always thought they were too ordinary, too girly, too obvious, and too normal. But when I saw swatches of the Zoya Beach collection, this one caught my eye. I know the picture is a little dark, it was slightly overcast that day, but even looking at this picture reminds me of how much I really liked this polish.
Zoya “Shelby” is a true bubblegum pink creme. It leans to the blue side of the pinks and I honestly think this really flatters my skin tone and I was surprised about how much I liked it. This polish made me feel like Barbie, and I kept thinking that it made my nails look fake. This is 2 coats and opaque. There were no problems with the formula at all, it was a breeze to work with. In all honestly, this may have opened the door to other pink polishes because I really liked wearing this. This is the second in a long line of Zoya polishes I still have to wear, but I really want to put it on again. I can tell its about to be summer because I’m craving light and bright creme polishes.
I was just wearing this on my fingers (still have it on my toes.) Unlike you, I thought the formula was meh… definitely not the best I’ve worked with, and I’m used to “the best” with Zoya so I was slightly disappointed. However, the color is definitely worth the issues I had with the formula. It definitely did remind me of Barbie!!
i’ve felt that way with other zoyas so i’m right there with ya! but this is my first pink from them and every other pink i have require 3 or 4 coats. so hopefully if this just ok with you that means there are better formula pinks for me to discover! what are some good pinks i can try?
Zoya Ali is good – it’s a neon. Essie Virgin Orchid is a pale pink, very pretty. China Glaze has some good pinks but I don’t have my stash in front of me right now and for the life of me can’t remember specific names. Oh, and Color Club has a couple good pinks: Yum Gum and and Poptastic.
i might just have to check those out especially ali! i looked up swatches and that one looks really fun
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