Zoya Designers Collection for NYFW 2012 - Swatches and Review

I'm sure you have been seeing swatches pop up from the new Zoya Designers and Divas Collections for NYFW 2012 on the internet, as have I. But I really didn't fully appreciate them until I started trying them out. Zoya NEVER disappoints!

Zoya Designers and Divas Collections for NYFW 2012

Zoya Designers and Divas Collections for NYFW 2012

Zoya Gloss Trio with Paloma, Katherine and Frida

Since this is going to be a long post as is it, I'm only going to be showing you the Designers Collection today with a few Glosses tossed in. See the Divas Collection here.

Zoya Designers Collection: Rekha, Toni, Monica, Natty, Evvie and Noot

The formula and application was the same on all six of these. Thinner than I expected but perfect application and two coats for opacity on all of them. The trick with these is to make sure to almost unload your brush completely before starting and then I found that I still had enough polish on the brush for two nails! I thought they were going to be too thin but the second coat worked its magic and the finish was perfect and glossy on all of them.  All photos are with two coats of color and no top coat.

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Rekha is a medium dark blue-base red creme. Blood red!

Zoya Rekha

Zoya Rekha

Zoya Rekha

And this is what Rekha looks like with the Gloss Trio...

Zoya Rekha with Frida on index finger, one coat of Rekha alone
on middle finger, Rekha with Paloma on ring finger and
Rekha with Katherine on pinky

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Toni is a dusty, mulberry/raisin creme with warm undertones.

Zoya Toni

Zoya Toni

Zoya Toni

And Toni with the Gloss Trio...

Zoya Toni with Frida on index finger, two coats of Toni alone
on middle finger, Toni with Paloma on ring finger and Toni
with Katherine on pinky

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Monica is a lovely blue-toned purple creme with cool undertones.

Zoya Monica

Zoya Monica

Zoya Monica in direct artificial light

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Natty is a dusty steel blue with strong grey undertones.

Zoya Natty

Zoya Natty

Zoya Natty

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Evvie is a grey-based green with some slight blue undertones. This one was previously release as part of Zoya's Peter Som Designer Collection.

Zoya Evvie

Zoya Evvie

Zoya Evvie

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And finally Noot. Noot is a deep grey-based army green creme. In most lighting, this one looks to ME like Dior Perfecto with green added in. Gorgeous!

Zoya Noot

Zoya Noot

Zoya Noot

And here is Noot compared to Evvie...

Zoya Noot with Zoya Evvie on ring finger

And with the Gloss Trio...

Zoya Noot with Frida on index finger, two coats of Noot alone
on middle finger, Noot with Paloma on ring finger and Noot
with Katherine on pinky

Overall, there's not ONE of these that I didn't love. Before I tried them, I would have thought my favorite would have been either of the purples but Noot came from behind and stole my heart.

What do you think of these? What are your "must haves" from this collection?

These are available at zoya.com  for $8.00 each or in the Designer Collection Sampler for $48.00. Be sure and "like" Zoya's Facebook page for special promotions! You can also follow them on Twitter for latest news and promos.

See the Zoya Divas Collection for NYFW 2012 here!

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