Viva La Diva Summer 2010 minis

Uh-oh. Pastels! Last time I received pastels for review, I forwarded them to my friend Emilie over att krex for some proper guest reviewing, but this time I decided to not chicken out and try to swatch them myself. Bad mistake? You be the judges.

I got an enormous package of goodies from the Viva La Diva peeps, with all their news for the summer, and among it this series of minis (5,5 ml/0,18 fl oz), of all sweet, pastel candylike little bottles.

First of all, I'd like to upfront apologize for the extremely bad state of my cuticles. The asswiping job is really starting to take its toll. But check these cuties out anyway!

13. Blueberry & Milk. All Viva La Divas are just like most European oldies and Asian polishes named with a number. Thanks to the press release I was able to tell they all have individual names as well, but you seldom see them and they're not printed on the bottles. Blueberry & Milk is your average lilac, pink leaning pastel. This is three coats.

14. Marzipan. A rather nice green, not the most pale version of the trending green pastel. This is two or three coats.

15. Apricot Pie. I actually liked this one, it looked so different on me. I have never really been into these kinds of colors, so I felt really exotic wearing it. Three coats.

16. Strawberry Shortcake. Average pink pastel. Three coats.

17. Cheesecake. The first thing that popped up in my head when I put it on was banana mash. At the first coat, it looked like it, and the formula was a lot like it. Thick and gluey. You can tell by my cuticles that it was too thick to clean up properly. I feel a certain ambivalence towards my bottle though, as it wasn't full. So it has either been opened or it has evaporated, and in any of the two cases this could be the reason the formula was what it was. So, if you really like the color and want to give it a go, and if you buy a new bottle that appears to be completely filled, you might have better luck! Three coats pictured.

18. Frozen Yoghurt. Only two coats! Standard blue pastel.

For a person who has little to no experience with pastels, I'd say these overall applied pretty well, except for my funky bottle of Cheesecake. For a person like me, most of these take three coats to be evened out, and if I had done a proper manicure with anyone of them instead of just quick swatches, I think the result would have been a lot better. These are all without both base and top coats.

My favourites colorwise are Apricot Pie, Cheesecake and Marzipan. They are all very happy and summery, and if I had been a pink person, I'm sure I'd liked Strawberry Shortcake too!

What do you girls think of these? Please leave comments or check the reaction boxes to let me know how Swedish polishes compares to the international standards in terms of attraction!

And you know what?

This entire set is now being added to my 333 followers giveaway!

So are these items...

Viva La Diva Domed Eye Shadows in Marshmallow and Cupcake, and lipsticks in Hot Tulip and Soft Pink.

Swedish word of the day:
godis -noun candy
Because vivid colors really are!