Zoya Diva Collection for Fall 2012

Hello!  I was originally going to split this collection into two posts, but I decided swatch and edit everything today!  So here are my swatches for the whole collection. :)  (P.S. This is a picture heavy post).

Elisa, 2 coats: a classic red with slightly brighter shimmer.  Elisa had great pigmentation and flowed onto the nail easily.  It's not very unique, but it's pretty nonetheless.  I love the two-coat formula. :)

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Suri, 2 coats: a grape metallic polish with subtle red and blue shimmer.  Suri had the same great 2 coat formula as Elisa.

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Song, 2 coats: blue metallic with brighter blue shimmer.  I think the shimmer looks cerulean.  I'm glad this is not another dark blue polish.  It's still not the most unique metallic blue, but the shimmer does add a nice touch.  Like the others, Song had a great 2 coat formula as well.

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Ray, 2 coats: a blackened metallic pine green.  This was my favorite of the four metallic shades (the ones shown above).  It's lovely and dark, but doesn't enter into black territory.  I like that it's cool toned, and the formula was, of course, flawless.  I do want to draw attention to the brush strokes though.  My pictures make them look really apparent, but I didn't even notice them in real life.  I also did kind of rush through this particular swatch, so I wouldn't let that deter you from purchasing this shade.

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Feifei, 3 coats: a light steel blue metallic with an array of chunky shimmer flecks in blue, red, yellow/gold, silver, purple, and fuchsia.  It's gorgeous and oh so unique.  This (and the next shade) are different from the previous four shades in that they are made with Zoya's signature shimmer flecks.  I actually fell for Zoya because of this finish, so I'm always happy to see new sparkly shades like this.  It's also a multichrome that shifts gold, blue, purple.  Check out the last shade pic to see what I mean! :)  In terms of the formula, it does apply a bit thicker, so be sure give it plenty of dry time.

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Daul, 3 coats: violet purple with chunky gold shimmer flecks.  One word: sparkly!  It's so sparkly.  It has the most sparkle out of all the shades in this collection.  And I mean blindingly gold I-think-the-sun-just-set-my-nails-on-fire type of sparkle.  I could go on and on, but I think you get the idea.  It's similar to Zoya Faye, but it's cool-toned and more purple.  (See below for comparison.)

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Verdict:  I thought all the shades were great.  The more straight up metallic shades (first four) were all opaque in two coats and applied beautifully.  Feifei is a slow dryer, but nothing could deter me from wearing that color.  It's definitely my favorite out from all of Zoya's fall offerings.  Overall, Diva is another solid collection from Zoya.

Availability:  Currently available at Zoya.com and at Ulta for $8 each.


Do you own any shades from this collection?  Which one's your favorite?


Liz

*The polishes reviewed in this post were sent to me for my honest review.
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