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Hello lovelies!

I am soo excited to show you the first half of the Zoya Surf & Beach collection for this summer! The colours are awesome and the formulas are really great! So let's check it out!

Zoya says: "Summer 2012 is going to be a super stylish season for nails with the latest offering of nail polish collections, Beach and Surf, from the new color of fashion, Zoya! This new splash of color, designed by the Zoya color experts, is kissed by sea and sand translating beautifully onto the nail in the famous, full-coverage Zoya formula.
Dive into the creamy shades of the Zoya Beach Collection or the shimmering sea foils of the Zoya Surf Collection. The choice is yours – this color palette is sure to be a splash!"

Shelby - soft pink creme shade. Shelby is the lightest pink of the whole collection. It is quite warm-toned so suits me well. The formula is absolutely amazing! I've applied two coats but one coat would have been just enough if I would apply thicker coat. Or if you have short nails and your nail line is not very visible you would absolutely do with one coat. It applied flawlessly and drying time was very good too. Removal was easy :)

Lara - medium pink creme (Zoya: vivid cerise pink creme). Another lovely shade of pink with exactly the same formula as Shelby - flawless application, great pigmentation and easy removal. I've again applied two coats but one coat was almost enough. I like Lara much more than Shelby as I prefer darker colours and also it's much warmer shade.

Reagan - deep cerise pink creme.This is my favourite shade from the whole Beach collection, I love the warm deep fuchsia colour and great formula. I've applied two coats and the colour was almost opaque in the first coat. I love Zoya polishes for this, they are almost always great quality!

Arizona - muted orange creme. Zoya describes the shade as 'soft coral orange cream' but I don't really see any coral tones. It's muted orange with quite a lot of white and yellow in it. It is still bright colour but not pure bold orange. It's hard to describe but thankfully I have pictures, right? I needed two coats for full coverage as the pigmentation is little bit worse than with the previous pink/purple polishes. But overall two coats will do the job perfectly. It applied very easily.

Tracie - pistachio green with silver pearl shimmer. Zoya describes this polish as sea grass metallic but I really see awesome pistachio green but it s not metallic at all :) The subtle silver shimmer might give a little bit of metallic finish but it is not really metallic finish. The shimmer might cause little streaks so i had to pay attention to application. Tracie has the same formula like Arizona - two coats are enough for perfect coverage and polish applies easily.

Wednesday - soft aqua creme. Such a lovely spring shade! I don't wear blue polishes often but I will this one, especially in combination with Zuza! I needed two coats for full coverage and it applied flawlessly. In the first coat the finish looked little bit like jelly which I liked very much and in the second coat it looks like creme finish.

I can't say nothing else than well done Zoya! All polishes in beach collection have absolutely flawless formula, they apply easily and level out perfectly. Pigmentation is really good two - I've used two coats with all polishes but the pinks/purples could do with one thicker coat. Drying time is good to average. I really adore the colours and they are also good for stamping! However the first three polishes (pink/purples) are easily 'dupable' and we've seen them before. But the last three shades Arizona, Tracie & Wednesday are not that usual shades.

*These were provided for a review

Hello my lovelies!
I'm excited to finally show you OPI New York City Ballet Collection. It took some time to get it from US so that's why I'm showing it to you a bit late. But hey - better late than never, right? Big thanks to Karen from Frazzle and Aniploish who made this happen and who also reviewed this collection on her blog.
I was a little bit sceptic when I saw on other blogs that the colours are very sheer but I found at least two I really like! This collection is great for French manicure though.


OPI says: "Collection is inspired by the New York City Ballet (NYCB), one of the world’s premiere dance companies.  New York City Ballet by OPI features five sheer shades lightly tinged in hues of beige, pink, white, lilac and gray, as well as a silver sparkly lacquer. With various sized glitter particles, this hue can be worn alone or layered over any of the other colors for added shine and dimension."



Barre My Soul - sheer milky beige. It's a very natural-looking shade and in one coat creates 'clean, mannequin nails' look. I'm wearing two coats and my nail line is still visible but it still looks very nice and clean.


My Pointe Exactly - grey sheer jelly. Ehm...the only polish that I didn't like very much. It just doesn't agree with my skin tone and made my hands look dead. I'm wearing three coats just it looked very bad when my tips were still visible. It applies nicely though and three coats create quite opaque and glossy finish.

Don't Touch My Tutu! - milky white jelly. I really like this shade; it is like glossy milky jelly on nails! It looks a bit more opaque that some other shades, I'm wearing two coats. It applied very easily, no struggle with the jelly formula.

You Callin' Me A Lyre? - romantic pink jelly shade. Another shade I really like. It looks very natural and clean and in one coat it creates the impression of very clean and glossy nails. This shade would be also perfect for natural French manicure. Again - lovely formula, no patches or other 'jelly' problems.

Care To Danse? - milky lilac jelly. This is cool-toned shade so if you don't agree with cold colour I'd recommend you one of the pink or beige shades. It is more opaque, I'm wearing two thicker coats. Application was very good and removal was without problems.

Pirouette My Whistle - fine silver glitter mixed with larger silver hexagonal glitter in a clear base. The best for last :) This glitter topcoat complements all five shades in the collection but looks good on any other colour. It reminds me Nubar White Polka Dot which is basically the same only pure white glitter. I had to play with the placement of the hexagonal glitters a bit but it's worth it. The topcoat makes nails look delicate and feminine. Below I've used Pirouette My Whistle over My Pointe Exactly and You Callin' Me A Lyre?

Pirouette My Whistle over You Callin' Me A Lyre?

Overall, this is a very good collection for women who cannot wear bold and dark polishes to work but still want to have clean and elegant looking nails. Also if you wear French manicure you'll love these shades, they have such a great formula! They all applied easily and I didn't experience any patching. They are not fully opaque in two coats but some will do with three. Removal was very easy too however the glitter topcoat will need a bit of soaking or 'foil method' for easy removal.

Hope you've enjoyed the review! x

*These were provided for a review