Zoya Sooki

Sooki was released as part of Zoya's Summertime collection for summer 2011. Zoya describes it as a "bright, clean, crisp cool cherry red cream with a subtle jelly finish." Spot on! Sookie is a satisfyingly-saturated unmolested medium cadmium red creme/jelly hybrid, a simple bright red that leans slightly cool in natural lighting and slightly warm in artifical lighting. Its slight translucence zhuzhes up the fresh energy of the red, giving it a universal appeal. It's a color that anyone could love, and most do.

The consistency of Sooki is quite liquid, not as dense as I personally prefer but I've got shaky hands and Sooki is a cuticle stainer. That said, the viscosity is more than adequate and the polish goes where you put it and stays there. It is supremely self-leveling and gives smooth even coverage. If you have unstained nails with a shorter length, one coat is all you'll need. Two coats for longer nails, those with a marked difference in color between nail bed and nail tip or if there is staining from previous polishes. Dry time is slightly longer than average, probably due to the jelly-esque nature of this polish. Sooki dries naturally to a glossy finish.

Photos show two coats of Sooki over treatment and basecoat with a topcoat of Seche Vite to protect from smudges and hasten the drying process. Apologies for the tendrils of red that I missed during clean up, and for the few dirt specks that I somehow managed to pick up simply by walking out of the house. What's up with that?

Zoya Sooki

Zoya Sooki -- perfect match to bottle color

Zoya Sooki

Zoya Sooki

Zoya Sooki

Zoya Sooki

Zoya Sooki

Zoya Sooki

Zoya Sooki

Zoya Sooki

Zoya Sooki

Zoya Sooki

Zoya Sooki

Zoya Sooki

Zoya Sooki

Zoya Sooki

Zoya Sooki

Zoya Sooki

I've vacillated on whether the photos are color accurate between thinking that they show a bit more tomato than cherry and thinking that they're true to how the color looks in person. Right now, on my imac screen, they look true to me. 


Sooki is a house favorite here. Fuzzy was a bit put out when I removed this polish to apply another... "oh, where's the red one? what happened to the red? I liked the red...." And even John seemed to cotton to it. At least, he didn't ask me if it was Liberace's polish like he did the other day when I was wearing China Glaze I'm Not Lion. I came down to the kitchen to show him I'm Not Lion under the halogens and he almost dropped his coffee cup. *lol* I enjoy it so much when my nail polish startles a loved one.


I have to say, Sooki is a favorite with me too. It's loud and beautiful and exuberant. It's right up there with America as my favorite reds from Zoya.


love,
Aunt Liz