Swatches: New Wet n Wild Limited Edition MegaLast Bloom Collection

Wet n Wild Limited Edition Megalast Bloom Collection

(retail: $1.99 each, 0.30 oz)

Note: the size of these bottles is identical to the core collection MegaLast shades. They are not minis.

As many of you know, my favorite polishes in the entire world are creme pastels. I just adore them, so it's no surprise that the new Spring 2011 Wet n Wild limited edition MegaLast Bloom collection feels like it was made for me! I recently received the full collection for review, and I'm thrilled to be able to show it to you before it hits stores!

From Wet n Wild:

Bloom: Limited Edition MegaLast Nail Color

Spring into color! Satisfy your flower child with the season’s freshest shades in a 5-day chip-resistant, long-lasting formula. This fun, perfect for spring collection includes 6 limited edition shades in “hand-plucked” colors.

33573 Cherry Blossom (Pastel Pink)

33574 Sunburst (Pastel Orange)

33575 Collecting Pollen (Pastel Yellow)

33576 Garden Hose (Pastel Green)

33577 Bird Bath (Pastel Blue)

33578 Laughing Lilac (Pastel Purple)

I did not use any top coat in the following pictures, and underneath every picture I indicate how many coats of polish were required for opacity:

Collecting Pollen took three coats for a streak-free finish, which I believe is pretty par for the course when it comes to yellow polishes. This color just screams "Easter" to me.

I adore lilac polishes, and this shade is certainly no exception. Laughing Lilac required two coats for full opacity. I'll have to go through my lilacs for a future dupe comparison post if you're interested in seeing how this shade compares to other drugstore lilacs.

Cherry Blossom totally reminds me of Sweetie Pie, which was a limited edition shade from Maybelline's 2010 Sweet Thing collection (click here for a pic of Sweetie Pie). If you missed out on Sweetie Pie, now's your chance to get this lovely peach shade for spring! This color required three coats for opacity.

When it comes to baby blues, Bird Bath has got to be one of the easiest to apply in my entire collection. This shade only required two coats for good opacity.

Sunburst is a lovely pastel orange and I don't think I own anything that comes close--it's much softer than Wet n Wild Sunny Side Up, which is one of my all-time favorite orange polishes. This required three coats for good opacity.

I never grow tired of mint greens! Garden Hose was very easy to apply--it only required two coats for complete opacity. If you don't already have a mint green polish, this would be a lovely one to start with.

FINAL VERDICT: If you're a pastel creme lover, this collection is for you. Historically, pastel cremes found at the drugstore have been streaky and difficult to work with, so I'm very happy to report that I didn't have any major issues with any of the shades in the Bloom collection. Three of the six required three coats, while the other three required two coats for opacity. The formula of this collection was consistent across the board--none of the shades were too thick or goopy, and they weren't thin and extra-streaky either. I think this is a great collection for pastel lovers and my only complaint (if you can even call it a complaint) is that it might have been nice to see a bubblegum pink and/or a true pastel purple in the collection. But then again, the drugstores are crowded with those types of shades so I really don't find myself missing them when I look at this collection.

I wish I could tell you exactly where you'll be able to find this limited edition collection, but it really depends on your particular drugstores. Some drugstores in my area, like Rite Aid for example, tend to consistently offer Wet n Wild limited edition collections, while others don't (the CVS stores in my area rarely carry any Wet n Wild products). So just check the stores in your area that historically put out LE collections if you want any of these polishes.

Are you a creme pastel polish fan? Are you excited to purchase any of these shades? Do you spot any potential dupes in this collection? I'd love to hear your thoughts!

Disclosure: The above image is published by request from Wet n Wild. NouveauCheap.blogspot.com has not received any form of compensation, monetary or otherwise, for writing this post or for accepting the title of "Wet n Wild Beauty Ambassador". NouveauCheap.blogspot.com has received editorial samples from Wet n Wild for this review. All reviews on NouveauCheap.blogspot.com are the honest opinion of its author and editorial samples do not, in any way, affect the outcome of product reviews.