Zoya Bevin

Bevin was released by Zoya as part of its True collection for spring 2012. According to the riff writers at Zoya, Bevin is a "a dusty, medium sage green with teal tones." I'm not sure what to make of that characterization but my first reaction is that it's a little more complicated than it needs to be. Bevin is basically just a medium-light muted green-leaning turquoise with cool grey overtones, a very pretty and flattering color.

Application was pretty good. The consistency is fluid and dense with a tendency to pool. This is basically a desaturated or whitened color and so has a few of the application hazards of a pastel, though not as severe. It's not an outstanding self-leveller and will settle into ridges and it can pull patches if applied over itself when wet. Pigmentation was very good, though, with complete opacity in two coats. This polish is best applied with a thin first coat that's allowed a few minutes to to set before following with a medium to medium-thick second coat. Bevin dries naturally in good to average time to a smooth shiny finish.

Photos show two coats of Bevin over Seche Rebuild treatment and Butter London Nail Foundation basecoat with a topcoat of HK Girl.

Zoya Bevin

Zoya Bevin

Zoya Bevin

Zoya Bevin

Zoya Bevin

Zoya Bevin

Zoya Bevin

Zoya Bevin

Zoya Bevin

Zoya Bevin

Zoya Bevin

Zoya Bevin

Zoya Bevin

Zoya Bevin

I coveted this polish from the first swatches I saw of it online and it's been a long while waiting for the right opportunity to acquire it. Victory is SWEET! I love this is soft smooth laid-back color. Though a touch greyer and less saturated, it reminds me very much of my favorite turquoise from the Kingman Mine in Arizona, which is known for it's blue-green to green color and polishes out beautifully to a dusky creamy blue-green. 

Kingman Mine Turquoise, small polished nuggets

It also reminds me a lot of Misa Dirty Sexy Money. For an excellent comparison of Bevin with similar blue-leaning turquoise greens, Spaz & Squee did a fabulous post here showing Bevin against OPI Mermaid's Tears, Essie Greenport (lemming, hello!) and Misa Dirty Sexy Money. Of the group, Bevin has the duskiest look.

I had it on today while running errands and discovered after I'd left the house that it was matchy matchy with the top I was wearing under my flannel shirt. I never try to match polishes with clothing so this was a rare happening in my career as a polish enthusiast. Do you try to match your polish and outfit choices? What's your method of pairing polishes with clothing? Inquiring minds want to know!

love,
Liz