Zoya’s Smoke & Mirrors collection for fall 2011 features six metallic/shimmery colors and six cremes.
The creme collection is called Smoke and has a very definite fall feel to it.
- Jana – Smoky mauve quartz creme
- Petra – Smoky eggplant mauve creme
- Codie – Smoky brown taupe creme
- Anja – Smoky palatinate purple creme
- Cynthia – Smoky Prussian blue creme
- Dree – Smoky camouflage green creme
The formula with this collection was really nice, but a few did require three coats, as opposed to the Mirrors collection which were all two coats.
Zoya Smoke
Zoya Smoke
Zoya Smoke
Zoya Smoke
Zoya Smoke
Jana
Jana is a light taupe-y/muave creme color. This looked a lot more sheer in the bottle than it wound up being, which is good. It’s a good solid kind of off-beat color. This was two coats.
Petra
Petra is a dark purple/grey/mauve creme. This is an interesting one because in the bottle it looks more mauve than it looks on my nails. I love this one because it’s such a hybrid of colors and really interesting looking. And before you ask, no, it’s not a dupe for Kelly. 🙂 This was two coats.
Dree
Dree is a great muted olive green (army green) color. I love it. I love this kind of green. Yum. This was two coats.
Cynthia
Cynthia is described as a “Prussian blue” which I love. It’s very dark, deep and sultry. But wait, it’s not completely a creme because I see tiny shimmery bits in there! This is a pretty blackened blue, so expect that it will pretty much look black in low lighting. This was two coats.
Codie
Codie is a very, very dark chocolate brown color. So incredibly dark it almost looks black, but not quite. This one took three coats to fully, evenly cover my nails.
Anja
Anja is a dark reddish/purple color. This one won’t look black indoors, it’s definitely a “color”. It did take three coats to get it completely even though.
Overall:
This is another really nice collection and great for those who prefer creme finishes. For me the stand-out colors here are Dree, Petra and Cynthia. I feel like Jana, Codie and Anja aren’t quite as interesting.
Availability: Mid-July
Pricing: $8.00 each
How do you feel about Zoya Smoke collection? Which ones caught your eye the most?
-Kelly
30 comments
Great pics, thanks! How does Jana compare to ChG BelowDeck? From the pics, it looks like they’d be similar in color, with Jana a bit lighter and less red toned. Thoughts? 🙂
Jana and Petra are really pretty colors. It will def look good against my skin tone.
I like Petra a lot.. but none of the others really appeal to me 🙁
I like Jana and Dree,and Cynthia maybe.
WOW! I saw the ad and wanted the whole smoke and mirrors collection, so I googled swatches and a popular blogger came up. Unfortunatley when I saw the pictures I didn’t want any of them…. they were so unlike the pictures on the ad and i really hated the colors. Then I saw you had them up and I loved them all over again! I guess what I am trying to say is thank you for taking awesome pictures and giving really good reviews that I trust. Me and my friend Juliana love your blog.
I <3 these too! All unique colors!
Wow..the cremes are gorgeous! My favorites are Jana, Petra and Dree.
Wow, that Cynthia looks wonderful!
Very pretty collection, but I feel like it’s all been done before…? I think Cynthia is my only must-have in this one, maybe Petra as well.
These aren’t doing it for me. 🙁
Dree, Petra, and Jana are my favorites! Need to save up for these too, lol.
Cynthia is on my list. That tiny, subtle shimmer did me in. 🙂
Absolutely love all of these, some of the colors look familiar… maybe just a slight shade difference though… I’d have to compare and see… as far as a favorite… wow.. um um… today I’m rolling with Codie… tomorrow it’s quite possible it could be another one… they’re all very beautiful.
Dree and Cynthia are my favorites from your swatches. This Zoya collection looks so awesome all around. I’ll have to check these out.
Love Dree & Cynthia. I am seriously impressed with both collections. Zoya is amazing! Thanks for sharing with us!!!
Cynthia is far and away my favorite. I love the subtle shimmer.
Jana (I have a habit of buying colors like these all the time – can’t get enough), Dree and Petra are the ones I really like!
Jana is a loveeee I might mix that with some pink and blue sparkles and make that pop!
I’m loving the fall collections, even if some of colors look “familiar”. Petra looks similar to Essie Smokin’ Hot/Nina Pro Never Glum Plum, maybe a bit more grey.
I love them all except, maybe, the green
Regardless, I’m getting them all. 🙂 But my stand out color is Cynthia.
They look lovely! Cynthia looks great!
Cynthia looks pretty and Petra is quite intersting!
p.s. You’re making me crave strawberries!
*Interesting
Beautiful swatches, I think my fav here is Petra. Some other colors made me wonder “where I already saw it?” but they are great Fall shades anyway!
It looks like Petra has blue hidden shimmer, does it!?
I’m excited for Anja just because it has my name on it 🙂
I’m ordering both sets. Those gorgeous greens!
Love Petra and Jana! Not so much Mirrors Collection…
hi! is petra close to essie smokin hot??? they look similar 🙂