Zoya Pasha… (and In Praise Of The Humble Teabag)
2009
Imagine this. Kicking off your heels after a night on the town. Or a thunderstorm on a humid day. Or a hug from a loved one. Or a gin and tonic (with loads of lime) in the sun. Or being all curled up on the sofa, drinking hot chocolate in front of an old film.
Pasha
makes me think of all of these things.
Essentially, it makes me feel safe, comfortable and relaxed. I knew I was going to like it, in fact, I fully expected to love it, and thankfully I was not disappointed.
After patching up my nail break (more on that later), I needed two things from my polish. 1) something that could cover the patch, and 2) something I wouldn’t get bored of over a few days, as dealing with the great big crack in my nail means I won’t be able to change my polish so much til it grows out a bit.
I’m sooo glad I chose Pasha. It is utterly, absolutely perfect in every way, shape and form. A pink-toned 
taupe, it has this amazing silver glimmer (not glitter) running all the way through it. It has that luscious melted chocolate glossy effect and I could not love it more.
It makes me feel happy and content. Much as I love my colours, and a lot of you will probably find this boring, it is totally me (not that I’m boring – I hope – but you know what I mean).
Here’s a little close-up. You can’t really see the sheen here but the colour is pretty true to life. A great pink/brown hybrid.
Application was perfect. As I’ve experienced with previous Zoya products, I barely need to do any cleanup as the brush just hugs the contours of your cuticles. This was three coats, and with a blob of Seche Vite was dry in under ten minutes. Ahhhhhhhh.
So, as you can see, my nails are all present and correct. All thanks to a 
teabag.
No – not that kind of teabag —->
I don’t think he’d be very interested in helping me out with a broken nail. Mind you, he’s got enough to worry about, what with only having one hand, and all.
No, I mean this kind of teabag. As a side note, I can’t stand tea. The smell of it goes straight through me and I’ve never been able to take more than a sip. What, an English girl who doesn’t like tea? Well, it’s true.
Anyway, whilst googling for silk wrap kits yesterday, I found a couple of articles where people had used the paper from a teabag to bond a broken nail. Yeah, right. But I was desperate and so decided to give it a go.
I painted on a layer of Nail Envy and when it was still wet, layered a small amount of paper I’d trimmed to about 1 x 1.5 cms widthways onto the break. It stuck, so I added another one lengthways to reinforce it so it looked like a + shape. Then, I cut a final piece and wrapped it over the break and under the free edge, gluing it to the underside of my nail with a dab of glue.
I don’t own a buffer so gave it a cautious rub with my glass file but gave up on that as it was fraying the paper. I put a layer of base coat on, then covered it with three layers of Pasha.
It looked horrendous to start with but suddenly improved. You can barely tell it’s there apart from a teeny tiny bump that isn’t visible from a distance. In fact, scroll back up and check out the vertical bottle shot. Bet you didn’t even notice!
It’s been mega hard all day and I’ve been bashing away at the keyboard like nothing’s wrong. In fact, I’m not even sure I need the silk wrap kit I’ve ordered now!
So, just because I won’t be changing my polish daily over the next week or two doesn’t give you an excuse from stopping by. Sheenie and I have lots of other Nice Things to bring you, so stay tuned!
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Pasha, take me to gin and tonic with extra lime please!
Your tea patch looks amazing! You’re right y ou can’t even see it, thats a great tip for me since I’m due for a break lol.
I wonder if I wrap all of my nails in teabags if they’ll grow out? lol! Nothing else works. Sooooo glad you saved your nail! Pasha is very pretty on you!
That is the best tip ever – I am definitely going to try that next time I break a nail (once my nails are actually long enough to break that is!)
It’s amazing. I’m not sure what’s going to happen when I take the polish off though – I’ll keep you posted.
LOL Kitty, I’ve got an image of you sticking teabags to your nails now! I’m not really sure it’d work….but you never know!
Is it wrong that I’m craving a limey G&T at 9.04am??
Thanks Kae – I’m really pleased with the way it turned out and would defintely recommend it should the horror ever happen to you.
My nails never grow long enough to break like that lol. Not keen on that colour either though looks like old ladies tights to me lol.
Even though your comment wasn’t exactly complimentary, it did make me laugh out loud or the only time today! Ha!
Lol…love the tea bag reference! That such a clever idea. I love the interent…for these very reasons. You can find just about anything…and even some things you’d rather not find….lol!!! I think your netural colors are rubbing off on me. I find myself gravitating to them…lol! They’re sooo soothing to the eyes. It makes me feel more calm too…lol! Anyway…I apologize for always being so late on commeting. It seems. I’m always late to your blogging party…lol! Damn! Anyway..have a nice week-end.
Helen are you trying to scare me with TBag! I couldn’t stand that wet pointy tongue . He just gave me the creeps. Your right I didn’t even notice your patch. I’m glad it worked. I like the polish color, it’s a little different then regular taupe. I’d love a gin & tonic with you or several. I’m not much on beer. Will you be cast out of England if anyone reads about your not liking tea! How do I get in contact with you? I want to thank you. You are an angel. Love you.
Heard the tea bag tip before but as I keep my nails pretty shortish I’ve never had to apply it! Working in the NHS doesn’t lend itself to talons lol Supermodel by Leighton Denny is a fab colour!
Lucy, I’m pretty certain that’ll be the last Prison Break reference for a while! I know T-Bag freaks you out, hehe.
Well, I’ve already promised to meet Mary for beers and shopping, and I want Brooke to take me to her Mexican, so it’s only fair that we get together for some G&Ts!
I’ve emailed you x
Velvet, that’s so funny that I’m making you lean towards the neutrals. bet you never lose your first love of bling though.
No poking the patients with your talons then?
Ooh I shall look that Leighton Denny up, thankyou!
Helen I got a chance to try the tea bag repair today – what a success! Thank you so much for blogging about it – if I hadn’t read your post I would have just cut the nail down. You are my nail angel
http://prettycleverblog.blogspot.com/2009/07/small-haul-broken-nail-and-some.html
@Strawbry_Blonde The teabag method http://www.just-nice-things.co.uk/2009/06/18/zoya-pasha-and-in-praise-of-the-humble-teabag/