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Last summer I had a couple of really bad nail breaks. The kind that only really happen to me once or twice a year, and they both happened at once. Not only was it annoying, it was also extremely painful. So rather than sport 
uneven nails (I’ve learned my lesson there), I spent the best part of five months wearing two false nails whilst my real ones grew out.
Finally, last night, I felt my nails were long enough to go solo, but obviously five months of being covered with glue and without exposure to the elements, these nails were a bit bendy and soft. So I wanted a polish that I could wear for a few days in order to minimise the acetone exposure before my nails hardened up again.
Zoya’s Anaka was my polish of choice. A mesmerising magenta shimmer. At first I thought it was going to be a dupe for OPI’s Let Me Entertain You, but it is more purple and there is more of a shimmer and less of a fleck. If we’re being picky.
Anaka is absolutely striking. The bottle shows a pronounced gold shimmer that doesn’t really translate onto the nail but it’s lovely nonetheless. Opaque in three coats, it dried pretty fast.
This is the kind of shade that I can happily wear for days and days and not get bored. I like the brightness of it and the sparkles are subtle but enough to 
keep it interesting. Also, being winter, I’m wearing a lot of black right now and I adore the combination of black and hot pink – its one of my favourites. The photos wash this out a little – in real life it is more purple and a lot more vibrant.
So, let’s keep our fingers crossed for my rehabilitated nails. And in the meantime, give me your thoughts on Anaka!
Helen
This colour is gorgeous! I love purple tones 🙂
I had no idea you had two false nails on. Now be careful and don’t break any more! Love that shade of polish. I always buy any polish with a gold shimmer in it. Shame it doesn’t show on the nail.
[…] I almost didn’t buy this. I was worried it might have been a bit similar to OPI’s Let Me Entertain You from the Burlesque collection. But then I realised that actually, I loved that polish, so having something along the same lines wouldn’t really be a tragedy. And in actual fact, it turned out to be closer to Zoya’s Anaka anyway. […]