Wednesday, March 24, 2010

Zoya Flash Collection Summer 2010

I could have sworn I posted these last night... And then I checked this morning and they weren't there! What the crap... I'm dreaming about blogging. >.<

Zoya Flash collection, part two of the Zoya Summer 2010 set.


Dana. Bright (but not super bright) fuchsia/dark pink creme. Not a whole lot I can say to describe it... It's pink, it's bright, it's creme. Haha! Woo!

Jancyn. First of all... I must ask... Jancyn? I know Zoya loves their wacky names and spellings, but is Jancyn actually a name? Jansen? I can't figure it out. Anyway... It's a light orange sherbet creme shade. More Halloween/Autumn to me than summer, but I think that's why I like it so much! I have a thing for awesome pumpkiny-oranges. The formula on this one was the only one that was iffy- a tiny bit streaky and thick. Not super bad, but definitely different from the other polishes in the collection.


Jolene. Hmm... for some reason this reminds me of having orange facial hair. Tee hee! They should have swapped names with Jancyn! It would have been so funny! Anyway, this is also a bright pink, but it's more in the light-to-medium shade range, a little touch of cool tone to it. I dig it. It's Barbie pink.

Maura. My personal favorite of the collection. It's a summer red. Bright, creamy, noticeable. It's not straight red to my eye, it looks to me like it's a coral-red or has a little bit of orange tone to it. Love it. Reminds me a little of America, but this is more warm toned. I'm wearing this right now, actually.


Perrie. Another strange name. I've never met anyone named Perrie. Does Perry Farrell count? Okay, enough about the names. I'm surprised that this picture came out so true to life. Purples usually don't. This is one of those light lilac-lavender purples that we've been seeing a lot of lately, but this one is a little warmer and easier to wear. See how it doesn't give me corpse-fingers? It's very subtly more red-toned than almost all the other light purples I've seen lately. It's a tad bit darker as well. Very wearable for sure.

Robyn. I know this looks kinda neon here, but it's really not as neon-looking in real life. It does look really bright, but it doesn't dry matte or anything. This is a medium sky blue shade. It's about a shade darker than most of the other sky blues I have- it's darker than Zoya Yummy and a bit more saturated. Looks like it has a subtle turquoise tone to it as well. Gorgeous. Supremely gorgeous.


The formula was good. The only one that gave me issues was Jancyn, but a drop or two of thinner would solve the thickness issue. The others were pretty much perfect. Good texture, good opacity, these pictures are all two coats with the exception of Jancyn which is three. Good dry time as well, nice and fast. No bubbling or anything worth noting.

So... they're not quite neon but they're not pastel either. I'm glad to see that they didn't go with the flow and to the neon/pastel route! I've really been into my pastels lately but I'm very happy to see something fresh. I don't think any of the shades are totally unique... Maybe Perrie is. But I love how they look all lined up like a rainbow.

And that's it... Zoya Summer 2010!

I may snap some indoor photos of all twelve at some point because I think they look even better indoors and I don't feel like I captured all the quirks of these shades in my pictures. The Sparkle collection especially, cause it's totally awesome.

(These were sent to me for review)

27 comments:

  1. I agree - the name Jancyn is totally strange. And to think Zoya doesn't have a Laura yet? = )
    Pretty swatches, although I will be passing on this entire collection!

    ReplyDelete
  2. Thanks for posting these! I wonder if Maura is like RBL's Bangin'--looks like red-corals are so hot right now. Pretty.

    ReplyDelete
  3. I like Perrie and Robyn.

    By the way - great photos and beautiful nails. :)

    ReplyDelete
  4. Loving Jolene and Perrie. I think Zoya makes some really nice pinks (Jewell, Sweet, and Whitney are some of my favorite pinks) and Jolene looks like another winner. Nice, blue-toned pink :) Perrie looks unique. I like how it didn't wash you out. I'm fair, so I need to be careful of that (Miley made me look a bit corpse-like). Thanks for the great pictures, Scrangie.

    ReplyDelete
  5. I really love Robyn. I'll probably pass on the rest of the collection. Great swatches (as usual) :)

    ReplyDelete
  6. The swatches were lovely, but nothing here is blowing my skirt up in terms of 'summer' colours. Jancyn is kinda neat, but again, not really 'summer'. Oh well, thats ok. I won't fear the need to make myself even more broke. :P

    ReplyDelete
  7. Not so big on cremes in general, think I'm going to give these a pass.

    But I just wanted to say I had the exact same thought about Jolene. XD

    ReplyDelete
  8. I love the bright color of Robyn. The rest I'll skip. Thanks for swatching.

    ReplyDelete
  9. i actually like these better than the sparkle ones!

    ReplyDelete
  10. Jancyn is amazing! I love orange, real orange. Peach, tangerine, salmon are not substitutes. Jancyn would make a good name for a dog. C'mon, Jancyn!

    I love Zoya's summer reds. I am excited for Maura.

    ReplyDelete
  11. Love the sky blue. I'm always looking for a new shade of blue. Also love the orange- not a typical color choice for me - but lately I've been liking orange. Maybe I need more vitamin C. :D

    ReplyDelete
  12. Love the Perrie! Great post!
    ~Sylvia

    ReplyDelete
  13. OMG! The orange with the weird name is amazing! And I'm not a big fan of the color.

    ReplyDelete
  14. I'm loving Maura! I need that right now!

    ReplyDelete
  15. Just came across your blog and woow.. loove your choice of colors and they look absolutely gorgeous on your nails..Btw, are those your real nails?..I would love some tips on maintaining nails..
    Xxx

    ReplyDelete
  16. WOW! JOLENE AND ROBYN ARE MY FAVORITE! (I DREAM ABOUT BLOGGING TOO)

    ReplyDelete
  17. I think I need Robyn! I got the Flyin' High from the CG Up & Away collection but on me it looks very green/teal.

    Any good online vendors for Zoya you can recommend? Or retail chains that are nation-wide?

    ReplyDelete
  18. So there's a good chance I'll probably pick Perrie up just for the name. But my name isn't spelled that way...

    ReplyDelete
  19. CONGRATULATIONS on Scrangie being brought back officially to RBL!!! Love it!!

    ReplyDelete
  20. Perrie is beautiful. It's the only one that really interests me in this collection.

    ReplyDelete
  21. These are so boring to me. Bummer!

    ReplyDelete
  22. Thank you for the pics! I think I need to get Perrie, Maura (yeah a red go figure), Robyn and probably Jolene :D

    ReplyDelete
  23. Robyn and Maura. I likey. I say Perry Farrell counts.

    ReplyDelete
  24. Yeah! Finally some swatches. I was SOOO excited when the Robyn came out, because It's my name spelled correctly! Double favorite props to Zoya for that..

    ReplyDelete
  25. These colours are very nice, but they don't have the wow factor for me...which is good because then I save money. *She says after she just placed an order for 9 bottles of nail polish just a few days ago* :P

    ReplyDelete

Please be respectful. Refrain from using my comments for unsolicited advertising. If you would like me to check out your blog or product, please email me. Thank you!