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Zoya for Rolando Santana - Princess Polish

Inspiration with Zoya Reyzis

What's more fun than an event with manis, cupcakes and bubbly? We can think of one thing - if the founder of Zoya Nail Polish, Zoya Reyzis was there! Zoya recently visited New York City for an event with fashion designer, Rolando Santana to display the "Alegre" collection that was custom made by Zoya Nail Polish for New York Fashion Week Spring/Summer 2014. Beauty Blogger, Princess Polish was one of the lucky guests to attend the event and was inspired by what Zoya shared. Want to learn a few fun facts about Zoya Reyzis? Princess Polish has the scoop!

"Zoya is a classically trained pianist who considers dead composers such as Bach and Chopin (her current favorites, which change constantly) to be amongst her best friends and confidantes. She didn't care that the government took her passport from her when she left, but that they took her diploma from the Moscow Conservatory, which she had studied and trained tirelessly to earn." - Princess Polish"

She recognized that most nail technicians aren't just of one profession. Rather, they are friends, confidantes, and psychiatrists. "Oh, the things women would tell me," Zoya said with a slight laugh. "One woman told me she was having an affair with a friend's husband. She was one of my clients, too, and I was always afraid one day, I might slip!" - Princess Polish

Learn more about the event Zoya Nail Polish co-hosted with Rolando Santana here. GIVEAWAY ALERT! Want to enter Princess Polish's contest, learn more about the event and learn how Zoya Reyzis inspired attendees? Read the full post here.

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Stranded NYC Presents Zoya Nail Polish

Zoya Nail Polish and Rolando Santana Event

Stranded NYC recently stopped by an event that Zoya Nail Polish co-hosted with fashion designer Rolando Santana for manis, cupcakes, and bubbly! With a little background on Rolando Santana, Stranded NYC paints a perfect picture of what the event involved.

Guests were treated to manicures using the custom color by Zoya trio "petal effect" look from the NYFW SS14 Rolando Santana collection. Stranded NYC interviewed both Rolando Santana and Zoya Nail Polish founder, Zoya Reyzis.

Image via StrandedNYC.com

"We always look at the balance of the collection from a commercial point of view. We learned about Zoya and I thought it was a great outlet for us. Not just to use color on the clothes but to accessorize. Women love nail polish. It was a great way to interpret the main colors of the collection.” -Rolando Santana

"Zoya looked beautiful and glowing so we couldn’t resist asking, just how does Zoya pamper herself? She says her secret is none other than… yoga. “I am a firm believer of Yoga. I study Yoga philosophy and I do yoga poses. I am fascinated by the idea and concept of relaxation and I can talk a lot about. People think that Yoga is the art of living. Whatever is beautiful is called art.” - Zoya Reyzis

Stranded NYC also talks a bit about the collaboration between Rolando Santana and Zoya Nail Polish and the origin of the idea, along with the inspiration behind Rolando's Spring/Summer 2014 collection.

To read the full article by Stranded NYC, click here.

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Rolando Santana and Zoya Nail Polish Mani Event

Nail Polish, Cupcakes and Bubbly

What more could a girl want!? Zoya Nail Polish traveled to NYC this week for a very fun event with fashion designer Rolando Santana at his showroom. Guests were invited to indulge in manicures, cupcakes, and champagne while a beautiful model causally strolled though the showroom showcasing a few of Rolando's best looks. Zoya Reyzis, founder of Zoya Nail Polish, and Rolando Santana casually engaged with a select group of fashion and beauty fans.

Attendees were treated to a complimentary Zoya Nail Bar by lead manicurist Sunshine Outing and her team that provided the SS14 Rolando Santana show look as well as delicious cupcakes from Baked By Melissa! The nail look created for the Rolando Santana SS14 show by Sunshine Outing was a "petal effect" using Zoya Nail Polish in Natasha and Zoya Nail Polish in Sara; both custom colors for the runway collection. Zoya and Rolando spoke to the guests about their inspirations and their collaboration for NYFW SS2014 as well as their life stories. Guests were fascinated by the stories Zoya told about some of her life experiences that brought her to be the woman she is today, and the ladies sitting around her listening were truly in awe. The biggest thing guests took home from this experience was:

"Don't be afraid to experiment, you don't have to ask permission to be who you are". - Zoya Reyzis

Guests also had fun with a nail look contest where they used the Rolando Santana SS2014 Zoya Nail Polish trio in their own variations created on a whim in an effort to win a season of Zoya Color and Treatments! The most creative nail look went to blogger, Princess Polish who received all of the Fall 2013 Zoya collections, a Zoya shirt, and the custom Rolando Santana trio.

Manicures, cupcakes,socializing, and nail polish was a great way to end a cold Wednesday night in the city! The Rolando Santana SS2014 custom trio is no longer available, however you can find more beautiful floral shades on Zoya.com. Learn more about the NYFW SS2014 collaboration with Rolando Santana and Zoya Nail Polish here and see all of the pictures from the event here.

Zoya Nail Polish founders, Michael and Zoya Reyzis with Rolando Santana


Rolando Santana, Zoya and Michael Reyzis

Attendees enjoying the Zoya Nail Polish colors

Gift bags provided to guests

Cupcakes by Baked by Melissa

A group shot at the end of the event

Learn more about fashion designer Rolando Santana and his beautiful collections here.

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Zoya Nail Polish: New York Fashion Week Recap - SS14

09/19/2013
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Zoya Nail Polish: SS14 New York Fashion Week Custom Color Development and Show Participation.

Zoya Nail Polish continued to be a fashion force of color during New York Fashion Week (NYFW) by providing custom nail colors for designers Peter Som, Zang Toi, Timo Weiland and Rolando Santana.

The time required for custom color development is worth the effort; previous collaborations have resulted in increased recognition for nails as a key part of each shows individual beauty story. Brand awareness is a benefit of the recent fashion week success of Zoya. According to Leo Reyzis, Vice President of Art of Beauty (parent company to Zoya Nail Polish), “in merging the world of fashion with that of professional beauty, Zoya has created a unique custom color opportunity the benefits both the designer and the Zoya brand’. The custom color collaborations allow designers to see color via a different medium than the fabrics they are accustomed to working with. “Creatively, it gives designers a risk-free way to venture into nail polish without having to launch their own beauty line”. Overall, it’s a wonderful experience for all parties involved. As a courtesy, Zoya also suggests the designers name each color for a woman representing the collection, brand or as a nod to someone special, “it’s a bigger part of the collaboration than most people realize” says Reyzis, “naming the color makes it personal… and that’s special”. Most of the designers also choose to gift the color to show attendees, allowing everyone to take home a piece of the show right away!


Peter Som SS14: Nail Look by Zoya Nail Polish. Image Zoya Nail Polish. Lead Manicurist - Sunshine Outing.

Each designer nail palette was created in direct collaboration with Zoya Color Developer, Rebecca Isa, who held true to the brand commitment to provide toxin free*, long-wearing, beautiful professional nail color for natural nails.

Isa delivers an extensive background in cosmetics and a one-of-kind knowledge resource to designers taking the nail color plunge. Her cosmetics color understanding on behalf of Zoya Nail Polish marries well with that of the designers understanding of fabric allowing the color to seamlessly meld with the collections and remain as attractive in the Zoya bottle as they are on the nail.

Peter Som: For Peter Som, Isa developed three new polishes; Zoya Edie (blue cream), Zoya Alexa (green cream), and Zoya Stella (peach cream). “The inspiration for the Peter Som Custom Color trio (available for limited time on zoya.com) was - Where land meets sea… - the serene marine blue represents the water, the vibrant green represents the lush plant life surrounding the water and the soft peach is the delicate first bloom of spring flowers. Eddie and Alexa are full coverage and very pigmented so that a shaded half-moon mani can be achieved; which is exactly how the shades were worn coming down the runway”.

Zoya Nail Polish Custom Color for Zang Toi. Lead Manicurist Cinnamon Bowser.

Zang Toi: “The inspiration for the Zang Toi Custom Color trio (Available for a limited time on Zoya.com) was found at the ballet and in the beautifully lux fabrics he used to create his modern ballet babe” says Isa. “The two softer shades in the collection were a Spring blue (show name - Boy Toi) and a soft pink (show name - Ballet Babe) - both have full coverage with two coats so they are more dense than traditional spring pastels. The drama comes from the onyx black (show name - Black Swan) with a full glossy finish that looks almost like liquid vinyl. For the show Zang Toi chose to put all the models in high drama wearing the black polish with irregular stripes of matte top coat to add texture and accent”.

Timo Weiland: “For Spring 2014 the design team of Timo Weiland was looking for a rich signature indigo that would perfectly balance the blues in the beautiful collection.” The indigo Isa created for Timo Weiland “is fully pigmented and balanced so that it stays blue even with multiple coats; it flatters any skin tone and is a wonderfully wearable shade that looks especially fresh for the season”. In addition to the custom blue, the Timo team selected an existing color, Zoya Maura, as the perfect red for some looks. Models wore either solid Timo or Maura nail on both hands.

Rolando Santana: “The inspiration for Rolando Santana’s trio was the artwork of Frida Kahlo - bold, bright and beautiful. For the show, models wore a combination of Natasha (nude cream) and Sara (yellow cream), creating a nude base with a vertical yellow petal accent which was fresh and original a perfect accent to his beautiful collection” said Isa. A third color, Maria (a deep fuchsia cream) was created as a compliment to the others for the show gift box.

Fashion week also drew Zoya attention at the shows of Nicholas K., Chadwick Bell, Mark and Estel, and Alexandre Herchcovitch, all of which selected Zoya Nail Polish as the nail color and care provider for their amazing shows.

Nicholas K.: Kicking off Mercedes Benz Fashion Week as the very first show, Nicholas K. paid tribute to the designing duo’s childhood memories of Native American traditions in monochromatic hues flowing from white, to tan and finally to black. For the nails, Zoya manicurists applied two coats of Zoya Noot (charcoal green-gray cream), topped by a matte and then finally a chevron “arrow tip” to each nail in Zoya Edyta (deep sparkling green).

Chadwick Bell: “For Spring and Summer 2014, layering color is going to be a strong trend” said Isa. Designer Chadwick Bell created his own custom layered look using several popular Zoya colors starting with a nude pink-beige base (Zoya Erin), topped by a sheer white-gold shimmer (Zoya Gaia) on most nails and then added a random accent nail of nude (Zoya Jacqueline) under a single coat of gold (Zoya Goldie) and topped that nail only with a matte topcoat. Chadwick wanted the nails to be extensions of the Anndra Neen jewelry which was also featured in the show.

Mark and Estel: There is nothing subtle or uncreative about the new world collection of design duo of Mark Tango and Estel Day, with Zoya Noot (charcoal green-gray cream) on hand the models walked the runway in solid nails that smoldered and complimented the black “cat eye” liner and Avant Garde Jewelry designs. The Made in the USA line featured monochromatic colors in nontraditional Spring and Summer use of heavy fabrics and was awash with cutouts, zippers and sheers. The collection was a crowd pleaser to all senses with a live performance of the music and fashion duo for the show finale.

Alexandre Herchcovitch: Black but not basic, the Zoya Raven (satin shimmer black) and an ultra-glossy Zoya Armor top coat manicure on models added edge to the almost solidly black and white, graphic collection of Brazilian fashion design sensation Alexandre Herchcovitch for the 2014 Spring and Summer collection.

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NYFW - S/S14: Rolando Santana

New York Fashion Week

Petal Effect Nails at Rolando Santana SS14 Show!

Fashion Designer Rolando Santana holding a sign featuring his custom color by Zoya Nail Polish.

Rolando Santana SS14 show. Image Zoya Nail Polish.

Designer: Rolando Santana
Date: Wednesday - 9/11
Venue: Center 548
Show Time: 6pm

Lead Manicurist, Sunshine Outing for Zoya Nail Polish. Image Zoya Nail Polish.

Fashion Designer Rolando Santana selected two of the three custom colors designed for him by Zoya Color Developer, Rebecca Isa, for his SS14 show.

The Rolando Santana, Zoya "Petal Nail" for SS14. Image Zoya Nail Polish.

Gorgeous! The Zoya "Petal Nail" at Rolando Santana. Image Zoya Nail Polish.

The "Petal Nail" look was created by Manicurist, Sunshine Outing using Zoya Nail Polish in Natasha as the base with a soft, organic swipe using Zoya Nail Polish in Sara to create a petal effect in a nod to artist Frida Kahlo.

Rolando Santana SS14. Image Zoya Nail Polish.

A fresh bouquet of beautiful floral prints, delicate textures and alluring looks featuring a multitude of yellows, whites, nudes and pinks almost seemed to float down the crisscrossed runway as if riding a beautiful breeze. Rolando Santana channeled his muse Kahlo to perfection!

Rolando Santana SS14. Image Zoya Nail Polish.

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