Zoya's Zuza Quick Swatch and Review

Today I am wearing Zoya's Zuza! Zuza is described by Zoya as a deep, saturated, oceanic turquoise with gold and silver metallic shimmer and a foil-like finish.

Zuza was almost completely opaque in one coat and was perfect with two. The formula was on the thick side but not hard to work with, and was smooth flowing, drying down to a nice even finish.

Zuza is a perfect summer shade and is flattering for all skin tones. It's a easy color to wear and looks great, even on people who tend to have a hard time pulling off greens and blues (like me!).

My final thought on Zuza is that I really love the color and formula and I feel that it's a wonderful, fresh, fun summer color!

Zoya's Zuza

Zoya's Zuza

 

Zoya's Zuza

 

Zoya's Zuza

Zoya's Zuza can be purchased on www.zoya.com for $8.

*All opinions expressed are my own. This product was purchased on my own.*

E.L.F. Studio Line Brushes and Baked Eyeshadow

I have been very impressed with Elf Cosmetics lately. I had tried a few items from them in the past and wasn't all that impressed, but recently decided to give them another shot. Wow! I don't know if the items I picked up a few years back had been sitting on the shelf awhile or what, but the quality of the products I recently purchased are bounds better.

I was browsing Target and came across the Elf display so I decided to pick up a few brushes since my Shany brushes are looking a little worn. At $3 a brush I figured that even if they weren't great they would last me until I could get a better set. I also saw the baked eyeshadow and decided to get the shades Pixie (left) and Enchanted (right).

I have been blown away by both the brushes and the shadow! The brushes are soft and sturdy feeling. They haven't shed a single bristle and have all performed wonderfully. The shadows felt a little dry when I first swiped them but after I broke the top layer they are soft, buttery,  and nicely pigmented.

I will definitely be picking up more of both the brushes and the shadows, and am excited to try more Elf products.

 

Assorted Zoya Studio Line Brushes

 

Zoya Baked Eye Shadow in Pixie (left) and Enchanted (right)

*All opinions expressed are my own. Products in this review were purchased on my own.*

Quick review of Zoya Ziv, Blaze and Aurora!

I have been missing in action for awhile because of, well babies, but I am finding myself with more free time now so more posts will be coming!  For now, here is a quick review and swatches of a few Zoya polishes.

These are from the Winter 2012 Ornate collection and they are stunning! Ziv is a beautiful, molten, warm toned gold with heavy foil particles. This reminds me of the eggs that the geese laid in Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory. It is gorgeous!

Blaze is a cranberry red with multi colored holographic particles in it. A very stunning shade that glows and makes me think of red Christmas ornaments reflecting the light of multi colored Christmas lights! Very festive! Something that really pleased me with both Blaze and Aurora was that the dry with a very glossy finish all on their own. I really didn't even need a top cost for shine.

Aurora is a pretty plum with multi colored holographic particles! This formula put off more sparkle from the holo glitter than blaze did, though they are both stunning.

Each polish was completely opaque after 2 coats and had a wear time of around 5 days when using Get Even base coat and Armor top coat. Ziv dried the fastest, but neither Blaze nor Aurora took any longer than normal. 

Overall I was really pleased with these and would love to try some of the other colors from this collection!

These polishes can be purchased from www.zoya.com for $8 a bottle.

 

Zoya's Blaze

 

 

Zoya's Aurora

 

Zoya's Ziv

*All opinions expressed are my own. Items in this review were purchased on my own.*