Zoya Mod Mattes Swatches, Reviews, Photos

Zoya Mod Mattes Collection includes three limited edition, matte shades for summer. These shades include: Phoebe (shimmered blue with a matte finish), Mitzi (chartreuse with a matte finish), and Lolly (pink with a matte finish).

• Phoebe is a bright cerulean blue with very faint white micro-shimmer and has a matte finish. It was opaque in two coats.
• Mitzi is a bright yellow-based chartreuse green with a matte finish. I used three coats, but I still could not get a nice smooth, even finish. This shade was the hardest to apply without getting an uneven surface.
• Lolly is a medium-dark pink–almost neon but not quite there–with a matte finish. I used two coats for opaque color, and this shade applied the smoothest of three, because it was also the most pigmented.

Make sure you check out the swatches for my final attempt with Mitzi–hopefully you can see the difference between the variations of coat thickness and use.

my thoughts on the formula: I had a lot of trouble with these; I could not figure out the trick to an even, smooth finish. I expected some of the contouring of my natural nails to peek through but didn’t expect so much unevenness as a reslt of the polish drying down. Even though the shades are opaque on the nail, they look almost streaky.   After five or six attempts, I did find that thick coats were key–one thinner coat followed by a much thicker coat (and maybe even another) gave it a must smoother finish.  Mattes, without a top coat, tend to wear for shorter periods of time; I wore Mitzi for three days before it chipped a bit (no top coat).

Phoebe, Mitzi, Lolly

Phoebe, Mitzi, Lolly

Phoebe, Mitzi, Lolly

Phoebe, Mitzi, Lolly

Zoya Phoebe Nail Lacquer

Zoya Phoebe Nail Lacquer

Zoya Phoebe Nail Lacquer

Zoya Phoebe Nail Lacquer

Zoya Mitzi Nail Lacquer

Zoya Mitzi Nail Lacquer

Zoya Mitzi Nail Lacquer

Zoya Mitzi Nail Lacquer

Zoya Lolly Nail Lacquer

Zoya Lolly Nail Lacquer

Zoya Lolly Nail Lacquer

Zoya Lolly Nail Lacquer

Zoya Mitzi Nail Lacquer: 2 thick coats (index), 3 thin coats (middle), 1 thin, 1 thick coat (ring)

Zoya Mitzi Nail Lacquer: 2 thick coats (index), 3 thin coats (middle), 1 thin, 1 thick coat (ring)