Zoya Lovely Collection for Spring 2013 - Swatches and Review

Hello lovelies! I have another collection review for you tonight - this time for Zoya's Lovely Collection for Spring 2013.

This collection consists of three shimmers and three cremes, all in pastel colors. Let's have a little preview photo first...

I am going to show you the cremes first. The three cremes - Neely, Jacqueline and Blu - all had very similar formulas. They were all on the thin side and needed careful application to avoid dragging. Make sure the base coat is dry before applying the second coat and don't over-manipulate and you should be fine. They were all opaque in two coats. All photos are 2 coats and no top coat.

Neely is a shade of green that reminds me of a pale pistachio. This one is quite lovely but didn't like me very much.  I must add that with as many greens as I have (and that is quite a lot), I don't have any that are a dupe of this color.

Zoya Neely

Zoya Neely

Zoya Neely

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Jacqueline is a warm neutral that leans yellow in certain lighting situations. This one doesn't like me but neutrals vary so much from person-to-person and you really need to try them to know if they work for you.

Zoya Jacqueline

Zoya Jacqueline

Zoya Jacqueline

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Blu is my favorite of the cremes in this collection and had a slightly better formula than the other two - it wasn't quite as thin. This one is a beautiful sky blue.

Zoya Blu

Zoya Blu

Zoya Blu

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Now we have the three shimmers in this collection - Piaf, Gie Gie and Julie. All three of these were exactly the same in formula and application. They were extremely thin and required very thin coats to avoid flooding my cuticles. These are described by Zoya as a metallics but I wouldn't call them metallic, I would call them shimmers. All needed three coats for opacity and are pictured with 3 coats and no top coat.

Piaf is a golden yellow that is perfect for spring. This color is very lovely (no pun intended hehe) - it's not my personal favorite but if you are a yellow lover you will love this one.

Zoya Piaf

Zoya Piaf

Zoya Piaf

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Gie Gie is a very pretty pastel pink that is packed with shimmer. I could still see slight VNL (visible nail line) with this one after 3 coats.

Zoya Gie Gie

Zoya Gie Gie

Zoya Gie Gie

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Julie is a gorgeous lilac shimmer and my favorite of this collection. (But it's purple so that shouldn't be any big surprise!)

Zoya Julie

Zoya Julie

Zoya Julie

What do you think of this collection? Which ones are your favorites? 

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Thanks for reading and happy polishing! ♥

*PR Samples provided for my honest review

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