Zoya Kimber

Hi there, lovely readers! <3

Today, I have for you Kimber, the last of Zoya's Summer 2012 Surf Collection. I am actually super excited to show you guys this one because it is my favorite from this amazing collection. Kimber is a super saturated strawberry pink with lovely golden shimmer in a foil finish.

Kimber is very bold and vibrant in person, and I tried my best to capture that in the pictures. Its base is an intense strawberry pink, which is most obvious when seen in natural lighting. In artificial lighting, the color can take on a more red sheen. The gold and pink shimmers bring a lot of warmth to this polish and give it a lot of depth. It is a gorgeous color you have to see in person to truly appreciate.

The formula is what I have come to expect from this collection. It goes on smooth and buttery, without any pooling or clumping. It has great color-payoff. I used two coats for the swatches, but one coat is almost enough. Drying time is a little faster than typical, so do work fast and don't use too many strokes over the same spot.

Now that I have tried all the polishes from the Surf Collection, I absolutely love all the colors. They are super shiny and look gorgeous in the sunlight. My favorite is of course Kimber, but the others are close seconds. This is probably one of my favorite collections from Zoya and is a must-have for the summer time. :-)

I would love to know what you think of this collection. What are the hits and misses for you? Will any of them be making it onto your wishlist?

You can find Kimber on Zoya.com for $8 for 0.5oz. If you are new to Zoya, you can get your first two bottles of Zoya for $8 total and free shipping! More info HERE.

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Zoya Carly

Hello everyone! :-) Today let's continue with Zoya's Surf Collection and take a look at Carly. Carly is a beautiful dark purple with a ton of silver shimmer in a foil finish.

I would describe Carly's base as a very bold eggplant purple with red undertones. The color shifts from blackened purple to lighter purple with hints of pink shimmer, depending on the angle. It goes on the nail smooth and shiny, and the silver shimmer makes this color look almost metallic.

Carly is yet another one-coater from this collection, and I have swatched it as thus. It is so saturated that no second coat is needed. Really, I love one-coat polishes. They save 5 to 10 minutes off of a manicure, and when a girl is busy, every minute counts! :D

You can find Carly on Zoya.com for $8 for 0.5oz. If you are new to Zoya, you can get your first two bottles of Zoya for $8 total and free shipping! More info HERE.

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Zoya Meg

Hi everyone! <3 Sorry I didn't get a chance to post this past weekend. I got caught up reading Agatha Christie. I love her books, and I ended up finishing two of them this weekend. I just couldn't put them down because I had to to find out "who dunnit"! :D

Today I have another polish from Zoya's Surf Collection. It is the lovely Meg, a grassy, yellowy-green base with silver shimmer in a foil finish.

Meg is a light, yellow tone green, similar to the color of fresh celery and snap peas. The shimmer in Meg is predominately silver, although the occasional gold shimmer is visible at certain angles. For me, this isn't a super interesting color, but it is a tried-and-true light green that works well for spring and summer.

In a departure from the norm of this collection, Meg is actually a two-coater for me. One coat was mainly opaque with just a few bald spots, so the second coat helped even everything out. The consistency of the formula is just as good as all the others in the collection and made application easy. :-)

You can find Meg on Zoya.com for $8 for 0.5oz. If you are new to Zoya, you can get your first two bottles of Zoya for $8 total and free shipping! More info HERE.

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Zoya Rory

I kept thinking all yesterday that it felt like Friday, so it's a relief that Friday has finally arrived today. I think Fridays are just my favorite day of the week. They are filled with the promise of two whole weekend days, filled with relaxation, yummy food, great books, and lots of fun! Hope your Friday is awesome, my friends! :-)

Enough with my rambling :P; let's get to the good stuff! Next up in Zoya's Surf Collection is Rory, a lilac pink with strong silver shimmer in a foil finish.

Rory is the perfect balance between pink and purple. If you are a pink fan like I am, you'll definitely love this color because there's enough girly pink to satisfy. But if you aren't normally a pink fan, don't rule out Rory just yet. There's enough purple and lilac tones to give it a lot of depth and character, and the silver shimmer adds a ton of shine.

Rory is another one-coater for me, and I swatched the pictures above as such. The color payoff is so intense that you can get full opaque coverage without needing a second coat. The formula is thin without being watery or streaky and it spreads out evenly, making it super easy to apply.

You can find Rory on Zoya.com for $8 for 0.5oz. If you are new to Zoya, you can get your first two bottles of Zoya for $8 total and free shipping! Info is HERE.

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Zoya Myrta

Hello hello! Gosh, is it the weekend yet? Work was pretty awful and frustrating today, and it's nice to finally escape to my happy polish world. :-)

Continuing with Zoya's Surf Collection, I have something to satisfy all you orange lovers! Myrta is a bright reddish orange with lots of golden shimmer in a foil finish.

Myrta is an orange with lots of red and coral undertones. The coral helps to make it extra bold and bright, and the red gives it a lot of warmth. The color totally reminds me of the vibrant color of orange sodas and the color of your tongue after you drink orange soda. :D

It has a great formula, just like all the others in the collection. The color payoff is so great and intense that you can get away with only one coat. In fact, I swatched the pictures with just one coat to show you guys. You can see that it is totally opaque, though a second coat would smooth over any little mistakes. I think Myrta is a must-have for your collection if you love orange. :-)

You can find Myrta on Zoya.com for $8 for 0.5oz. If you are new to Zoya, you can get your first two bottles of Zoya for $8 total and free shipping! Info is HERE.

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Zoya Zuza

Hi everyone! This week, I am just bursting at the seams with excitement to share with you Zoya's new summer time collections! We will start with the Surf collection, which is described to be a set of six shimmering sea foils. First up is Zuza, a bright turquoise with a good dose of silver shimmer in a foil finish.

Zuza is a very intense and saturated blue green, and the silver shimmer adds a lovely depth to the color. This is the sort of color that embodies summer fun: it's bold, cheerful and unique. It's the perfect choice if you want to be noticed and would look fabulous for a pedicure.

Zuza's formula is awesome. It flows nicely onto the nail without being goopy or runny. Color payoff is great. I did two coats for the swatches, but you can almost get away with just one. This stained the skin around my nails a bit as I went to remove it after swatching, so base coat is a must to prevent nail staining.

You can find Zuza on Zoya.com for $8 for 0.5oz. If you are new to Zoya, you can get your first two bottles of Zoya for $8 total and free shipping! Info is HERE.

** This post contains a product that was provided to me by the company for honest consideration. How I obtain the products does not influence my opinion. For more info, please view my Disclosure Policy.