+ Zoya Feel and Gems & Jewels collections
(first photo). Zoya has been releasing two or three different collections annually for the past three or four years, but the company really stepped its game up in 2011, releasing various brightly hued spring and summer collections and two extremely varied ones for winter: the neutral-packed Feel and shimmery Gems & Jewels. The six crèmes in Feel are subtle but gorgeous, with pale blue Kristen, dusty purple Carey, lilac Megan, beige-lavender hybrid Kendal, nude-beige Kennedy and cool blond Avery. Each color is totally opaque in two coats, and totally work-appropriate ($8 each, Zoya). For the more adventurous, the Gems & Jewels collection offers up three metallic shades and three corresponding glitters, with unique bar-shaped glitter particles that give a really eye-catching, almost “hairy” look to the nail. (Sounds ugly, looks pretty.) The collection includes glittery green Rina, fuchsia Kissy and aqua blue Twila, and their corresponding metallics Holly, Izzy and Noel ($8 each, Zoya). The two collections truly have you covered for both work and play.
