Zoya’s Gems and Jewels collection review with photos

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  • Manufacturer: Zoya/Art of Beauty
  • Availability: beginning September 2011 from the webstore and salon retailers
  • Description: 6 nail colors
  • Cost/Amount: USD$48.00
  • Would you purchase again: not the whole kit; but individual colors, yes
Zoya’s Gems and Jewels collection

Three full-coverage jeweltone metallics, and three bar-glitter polishes in corresponding colors. I am barely a fan of microglitter polishes, so that let three of these shades slide right off my “ever think about acquiring” list. The metallic shades looked good, though - and once I saw color plates of the whole collection, I got Holly and Noel during flash promos. (I’m still debating about getting Izzy…but thanks to Zoya’s “we don’t do LEs” policy, the shade will be around for quite some time. I’m in no rush.) The bar glitter polishes have good coverage, but you may find that without an opaque polish beneath them, you might get some gaps in coverage unless you apply this polish fairly thick (and / or use multiple coats.)

Photos that show how the product actually performs...! See how I create my swatches

The left hand holding a bottle of nail polish and displaying all manicured fingernails, with 2 coats of Zoya's Holly polish. The left hand holding a bottle of nail polish and displaying all manicured fingernails, with 2 coats of Zoya's Izzy polish. The left hand holding a bottle of nail polish and displaying all manicured fingernails, with 2 coats of Zoya's Noel polish.

This collection contained:

  • Holly — metallic medium emerald green shimmer
  • Izzy — metallic magenta-red shimmer
  • Kissy — magenta-red bar glitter sparkle
  • Noel — metallic medium sapphire blue shimmer
  • Rina — medium emerald green bar glitter sparkle
  • Twila — medium sapphire blue bar glitter sparkle

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