Zoya Wanderlust 2017 Collection Swatches and Retro Pattern

Nailed It studios moved recently, so you'll have to forgive the shortage of posts. A light went down in the move, so I needed to order a new one. Expect plenty more posts this month, I've got a great new one I'm really excited for. 

As you can see, the light attaches right onto the camera. It's already diffused, and I can easily adjust the temperature of the light, from a warmer to a cooler tone. So far, I've really enjoyed it, and it's just right for the price. It's battery-operated too, so there's no extra cords and I can snap nail pictures in the wild now. I picked this up on Amazon for $45.99, and I've loved it. Here's the link to the Amazon page. (Truly just sharing this find, not linking for any profits.)

If I were vacationing, I would love to have this light for fabulous pictures. While I do have a few travel plans, my full wanderlust hasn't evolved. Oh hey...speaking of wanderlust...let's look at the Zoya Wanderlust collection! (Like that segway?)

Wanderlust 2017 might be Zoya's brightest collection, and with not just 6, but 12 colors? They knocked it out of the park for so many nail addicts. I was taken by one of the "weird" colors that we probably won't see many women wearing, Arbor, which is a crazy chartreuse creme. I don't have kids, but I sort of imagine this color shows up in babies' diapers from time to time. Not to say it isn't pretty though...the color, not the poo. So I took what I knew about chartreuse, and turned that into nail art. This is the retro wallpaper pattern that came out of that.

Is this a pattern anyone would like a tutorial for? It's detailed, but not all that terribly difficult for someone who knows their way around a nail art brush.

Let's see the rest of Wanderlust, baby poo green and all!

Zoya - Arbor

Arbor (2 coats) is...well...no way around it...a mossy, chartreuse, and truly poopy green creme. While great for nail art, I don't see many women, men, or anyone in between wearing this. Except Shrek.

Zoya - Byrdie

Byrdie (2 coats) is a much more likely candidate for wearability. This HOT pink creme was even almost perfect after 1 coat.

Zoya - Cora

Cora (2 coats) is a delicious, neon mandarain orange creamsicle...well...creme. 

Zoya - Esty

Esty (2 coats) is a cooler bright pink than Byrdie, which very slight hints of shimmer. So slight, that I'm almost doubting the notes I took on this color when I swatched it months ago. 

Zoya - Journey

I've always thought that Zoya did colored metallics with sparkle the best, and Journey (2 coats) proves it. For those loving metallic shimmers, this coral pink with gold shimmer is idillic. 

Zoya - Lois

Lois (2 coats) is strikingly similar to Tina, another Zoya color from a previous collection, but this bright purple is a little less pink. Oh by the way...the Charming collection from Zoya will be up for viewing pleasure soon!

Zoya - Mandy

Mandy (2 coats) is another metallic shimmer, but this sweet hot pink polish is cooler than Journey. Tweens probably trade this for scrunchies and friendship bracelets, because Barbie is too young for them now.

Zoya - River

River (2 coats) is an ocean-blue metallic shimmer. It's a medium blue...not really light or dark. Just...medium.

Zoya - Sawyer

Sawyer (2 coats) was the base for my retro wallpaper nail art up above. It's a light and bright orange sherbet creme. Now...here's some food porn to remind you of exactly what that Thrifty rainbow sherbet tasted like.

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Zoya - Scout

Scout (2 coats) is a shiny poo. A bright, more sparkly version of Arbor, it's a yellowish-green metallic shimmer. This tough sell probably wouldn't leave the shelves readily if it wasn't sandwiched in such a pretty collection.

Zoya - Sonja

Sonja (2 coats) was used on my nail art as well. I like the bold contrast of this neon reddish coral creme against Sawyer and Arbor.

Zoya - Winnie

Winnie (2 coats) is the lightest pink of Wanderlust, but it's still a hot pink, a little bit coral-y, but tending more baby pink. 

Wanderlust, sold as a collection, is gone. BUT...you can get the colors individually from Zoya.com. It's almost better that way. We can put Arbor and Scout to rest that way.

The products in this post were given for review purposes. The reviews are based entirely on my experience with the products and were in no way influenced by anyone.