Entries for Wednesday June 20
Zoya’s Rory
- Vendor: Zoya/Art of Beauty
- Availability: originally released as part of Zoya's Surf collection
- Color Range: medium-deep pink sparkle
- Staying Power: 4 out of 4 stars
- Cost/Amount: USD$8 for 14 ml / .5 fl oz
- Would you purchase again: yes
- Similar shades:
I was only mildly worried that this might end up being an icy pink, because this is the complement to Shelby - which is a lighter pink than Lara, but definitely isn’t an “icy” shade.
Zoya’s Zuza
- Vendor: Zoya/Art of Beauty
- Availability: originally released as part of Zoya's Surf collection
- Color Range: intense aqua-green sparkle
- Staying Power: 4 out of 4 stars
- Cost/Amount: USD$8 for 14 ml / .5 fl oz
- Would you purchase again: no
- Similar shades:
Remember how I mentioned that Reagan was a surprise? Well, Zuza is the surprise from the Surf collection. Sadly, it’s not an entirely pleasant surprise. This color is a very intense bold aqua-green. It’s a bit too vivid for my personal preferences. And it’s a glass fleck, which means it’s unsuitable for nail stamping. (Well…into every life a little rain must fall. Mine is aqua-colored.)
The application was a little bit uneven on my middle fingernail, but I think that was me more than the polish. Application on all the other fingers was fine, even my thumb with that ridiculous ridgeline that never grows out. Dry time was about average for Zoya polishes. I just don’t love this shade. (However, I am in love with its creme counterpart, Wednesday. Wednesday is like a slightly more intense, cooler version of Bevin. Zuza is like a cheaply-painted pool - one where, instead of using that soothing blue, they tried to go for Caribbean…and got the color mixture wrong. Aside from the color and my personal reaction to it, this polish is just fine. If you’re interested in this shade, Zuza’s a great addition. It just won’t be staying in my collection. (It’s headed for Sirvinya, in the next Box of Awesome. I asked her if she wanted any colors from the Zoya promo in April, she said she wanted Zuza, and I said: “You want that color? Take the bottle I bought, I’ve only used it once…” It is Not My Personal Favorite.)
Zoya’s Reagan
- Vendor: Zoya/Art of Beauty
- Availability: originally released as part of Zoya's Beach collection
- Color Range: fuchsia-pink creme
- Staying Power: 4 out of 4 stars
- Cost/Amount: USD$8 for 14 ml / .5 fl oz
- Would you purchase again: yes
- Similar shades:
Yes, this is vaguely similar to Zoya’s Areej, from last summer’s collection. Reagan is a bit cooler, though. It’s a creme finish, and it covers completely with two coats. (I could probably have gotten one-coat coverage had I applied the polish a little thicker, but…I’m cautious.) I initially thought the color would be a bit too purple for my preferences; but when I saw others’ photos of their Reagan manicures I was satisfied that it leaned more pink than purple. I can see using this as a regular all-over manicure color, but it will make a striking background for white, soft beige, light pink, or pale grey.
This was one positive surprise of the Beach collection…with the other being Arizona.