April 14, 2011

Zoya Summertime Part Two! Life's a Breezi... I mean, Breeze!

Zoya Mira

Today I have the second half of the Zoya Summertime collection for you, featuring the beautiful Mira, Breezi, and Areej. I loved the first three Summertime polishes I reviewed (Sooki, Tamsen, and Kieko), but I may like these three even better!

Zoya Mira

First up is Zoya Mira. Zoya's promotional info describes Mira as a "Blue toned medium purple with dusty lavender tones and an opaque cream finish. For a muted yet colorful purple that isn't too dark." Now, I agree that this is a blue-toned medium purple, but I don't really find it to be muted. I think it's actually less muted than some other purple cremes I own. I haven't directly compared them yet, but I think Mira is brighter than China Glaze Grape Pop. It is certainly more flattering on me than Grape Pop.

Zoya Mira

The formula and pigmentation for Mira were excellent again. Just two coats for complete opacity and very smooth application. Some bloggers felt this wasn't the most unique color, but if you were choosing between another brand's purple creme and Zoya Mira, I would pick Mira for the excellent formula and pigmentation. This is another one that I'm sure Mommy Never Enough Nails will wear at one coat! She loves to find good one coat polishes and these Zoya Summertime colors definitely qualify.

Zoya Mira

Zoya Breezi

Ahhhhhhh Zoya Breezi!!! Doesn't this just say SUMMER? You don't know how much my little polish loving heart goes pitter patter for this polish. JUST LOVE. This is a MUST MUST HAVE. Zoya described Breezi as a "Soft, dusty, medium cerulean blue with an opaque cream finish." Cerulean was always my favorite crayon in the Crayola box, by the way. I would say this is not quite the same color as Crayola Cerulean, but it's seriously beautiful and I love it. I think of peacocks when I see this for some reason. I think that first picture above is the best color representation.

Zoya Breezi

Zoya Breezi

Maybe I don't need to continue saying this for the Summertime collection, but awesome formula and pigmentation again!!! If all cremes were this easy to work with, I would be a HUGE fan of cremes. I'm a huge fan of these cremes already, and you know I usually don't like them. I just hate how most cremes are lumpy and hard to work with, but Zoya's Summertime cremes are so thin and smooth, but also ultra-opaque. Two coats for Breezi beautifulness.

Zoya Breezi

Zoya Breezi

Hyacinths blooming

By the way, I wish there was some Smell-o-Vision technology for your computer, because while I was outside photographing these beauties, the most delicious scent was wafting through the air. These very fragrant hyacinths blooming right outside my back door must have been the source of the deliciousness. The pretty smell added to my summer-y experience with the Summertime polishes LOL.

Zoya Areej

Zoya Areej

Last, but certainly not least, is Zoya Areej. In the bottle, Areej was reminding me of another polish, although I can't think of which polish that might be. However, once on the nail, I don't believe I have anything quite like Areej. Zoya described it as "Pink with an opaque cream finish. A pink for when you want a bold pop of color but not something neon-bright." I think this is kind of an average description for such a pretty polish. For one thing, this pink definitely has a good deal of purple to it. It's not just a standard pink cream. The purple added to the pink is what makes me like this polish more than I would like a standard pink cream. Pinks are not so much my thing, but Areej will definitely get a lot of wear time this summer.

Zoya Areej

By now, I think you know what I'm going to say about the formula. Fantastic, super pigmentation. It's official, all 6 polishes in the Zoya Summertime collection are super-pigmented and super smooth to apply. My mom will have plenty of one-coaters to get her through the summer LOL. I would probably be OK with wearing some of these at one coat when I don't have time for a full mani.

Zoya Areej

All in all, these three receive a 10/10 from me as well. So the whole Summertime collection gets 10/10! I am rating these based on the excellent color saturation, ease of use, and smooth application. I don't rate collections based on colors because I find that to be a very personal thing. Personally, I love these colors, and think that they are different from others that I already own. Plus, I would buy these over any other brand because they are (say it with me now) pigmented and smooth! (I wonder how many times I said "pigmented" in these two posts?).

I was thinking of comparing Breezi with China Glaze Shower Together (although Shower Together is darker and not the same color) and Mira with Grape Pop. Does anyone want to see these comparisons, and are there any other comparisons you'd like to see?

The Zoya Summertime collection is available now online at Zoya.

The polishes in this post were sent to me by a PR agent for Art of Beauty. For more information, please read my Disclosure Policy.

4 comments:

rebecca said...

i'd like to see areej vs opi dim sum plum if you have it!

Serena said...

Breezi is gorgeous!

mrsrexy said...

So pretty! Haven't seen thesei n my area yet!

Never Enough Nails said...

Rebecca- good thinking! I will try to do that, I don't own it, but I believe my friend does!

Serena- I know! I'm obsessed with it!

Mrsrexy- keep your eyes peeled, I'm sure they're coming soon. They're so nice!