If you don't know what Pixie Dust is, they are a new line of polish from ZOYA that is a matte, glitter infused polish. It dries to a textured sand like finish, and is EXTREMELY sparkly. They’re similar to OPI’s new polish Liquid Sand that were introduced in the Mariah Carey collection. From ZOYA's website:
“Infused with magic and wonder! The latest “must-have” nail polish finish – textured, matte and sparkling! This newly developed formula is sure to captivate with a magical sparkle and sugary finish like no other. The color experts at Zoya have created six, long-wearing stunners for the introduction of this enchanting look.“
This is the bunch I got this time:
From left to right: Stevie, Liberty, Miranda, Destiny, Beatrix, Solange.The first color I have for you is Stevie:
This is one of my favorite colors from the collection. It's a soft, pastel purple. The way it dries, makes it look like sugary gumdrops! I just want to eat my fingers...which, thinking about now, is very gross and definitely not advisable. What's not to love about this polish? Not to mention the name is STEVIE, which I can only assume is named after the great Stevie Nicks! Zoya describes it "as a violet sparkle, in the exclusive Zoya PixieDust Textured, Matte, Sparkle formula."
This beautiful polish's first coat is super sheer. The good thing about these polishes are that they are extremely buildable. This was sort of opaque in 2 coats, but wearing this polish, I would definitely do 3 to be safe. In 2 coats, you can still see the nail line. In this picture, and all of the swatch pictures, the first two nails have no top coat, so you can see the sugared effect, and the last two have 1 coat of NYC Extra Shine Top Coat to show you the other way you can wear this polish. I personally love both effects with this color!
Stevie's texture didn't really bother me a lot (I'm very sensitive to textures, so some of these polishes bug me). This, along with the others, dry very quickly. Stevie's removal was very easy. The formula was good, it went on very nice, not too thin, but not thick either. I really like these colors because there are a lot that you can pair them with, so you can make your accent nail this nice Pixie Dust color, and then paint the rest of your nails a normal polish!
Next is Liberty:
This beautiful blue color attracted me SO bad! My favorite color is blue, and when I saw this I freaked out! Later, after applying it I didn't know I'd freak out again, but I'll explain that later. As you can see, this is a dark blue base, with a lot of aqua glitter in it. This is just plain GORGEOUS! Zoya describes it as "a blue sugary sparkle in the exclusive Zoya PixieDust Textured, Matte, Sparkle formula."
This is the Chyna of the Summer Collection for me. (See my other blog post, but to sum it up, I had the worst experience with Chyna) It's SUCH a pretty color, but every thing about it is just terrible. It doesn't give off that sugary effect as Zoya stated, it's just a matte glitter polish to me. The texture of it is terrible, it still has the sand papery texture, but not the beautiful look of it. The only time it's pretty is with a top coat on, and that defeats the purpose of the Pixie Dust!
As with Chyna, the formula for Liberty was very thick and seemed chunkyer than others. For me, it didn't go on smooth, rather it was hard to spread. It has TERRIBLE removal, absolutely HORRIBLE. It wouldn't really come off, PLUS it stained my nails AND fingers! I look like I just stuffed my fingers up a smurfs butt! That was last night I removed it, and as I type this, they're STILL blue! I've tried removing the polish with polish remover again this morning, as well as wash my hands a million times, but nothing's working. :( It stinks because I really wanted to like this polish, the color in bottle and with top coat is so gorgeous, but I'm not sure if it's worth the painfully terrible removal process.The next color is Miranda:
Miranda is a gorgeous marooney color, that almost reminds me of jelly! Like peanut butter and jelly, it's awesome! I love this color. This polish reminds me a lot of the Pixie Dust version of Paloma from the New York Fashi0n Week Gloss Collection from Fall 2012. Zoya describes it as "a rose sparkle in the exclusive Zoya PixieDust Textured, Matte, Sparkle formula."
This polish, for me, is very liquidy and sheer. The polish, even with a thin coat, pooled up in the areas on the sides of my nails (very technical, huh?). Now, although I find this polish sheer, it becomes completely opaque in just 2 coats. You can see the awesome sugary effect on the first two fingers, compared to the beautiful jelly like effect with a top coat on.
Miranda's texture didn't bother me at all, and I actually kept it on for a day. Of course, because this was liquidy, it spread on well. The removal was a little difficult, it didn't want to come off, it loved my nails too much! The good thing is that when it finally did come off, it didn't stain my nails or fingers :) This is one of my favorite colors from the set.Now we have Destiny:
Destiny is a GORGEOUS corally/grapefruit pink color. I'm SO in love with the shade of this polish, I think it's very unique. Now this polish is awesome, because along with the Pixie Dust formula, they also added in a "foil twinkle formula" which gives the polish a foily effect as well as the textured sugary effect. It's gorgeous, you may not be able to tell, but it has almost orangey gold foil specks in it. Zoya describes it as " a coral metal sparkle in the exclusive Zoya PixieDust Textured, Matte, Foil Twinkle formula." (Phew...that's a lot.)
Look at how gorgeous this color is! Again, I love it both with and without top coat! I found that this polish was, like the others, sheer but buildable. It became pretty opaque in 2 coats, but would definitely do 3 for full opacity. For the pictures, I only did 2.
Destiny goes on very smooth, and it was the PERFECT consistency. Another good thing, is that the texture is bearable. I love the fact I can actually wear this one without cringing everytime it touches something, and I'm wondering if it could be because of the foil twinkle part...probably not, but it's nice to think :) The removal was awesome! It came off very easily, and for a reddish color, it didn't stain my nails or fingers.Another polish I got was Beatrix:
This color is SO FREAKIN' PRETTY!!! The minute I got it, my sister made me do her nails with it. This again, like Destiny, has the goldish flecks in it. It's another Foil Twinkle Formula as well. Zoya describes it as "a tangerine metal sparkle in the exclusive Zoya PixieDust Textured, Matte, Foil Twinkle formula." Very well played with the Tangerine description, when dried it is a nice tangerine color!
My camera had a hard time picking up the orange coloring of the polish, but I assure you it's lighter in real life. This, again, is a sheer polish. But like Miranda, it's very liquidy as well. 2 coats is fine with this polish, but 3 is ideal.
Beatrix is a very smooth applying polish. It glides on super easily. This texture is a little more annoying of the polishes, but I feel it's bearable. This beautiful polish has an extremely easy removal that leaves no trace behind :)Lastly, we have Solange:
Solange is the prettiest gold polish I've ever seen in my life. I was kind of pushing it aside when I first saw it, thinking it was just like another gold polish, but it's not! It's so pretty, and the texture just brightens the beauty of it. It literally looks as if I put melted gold with gold flakes on my nails. Now looking on their website, I see they're using an exclusive "Zoya gold pigment". Here's what they describe it as "a gold metal foil sparkle featuring a Zoya EXCLUSIVE GOLD PIGMENT in the best-selling Zoya PixieDust Textured, Matte, Foil Twinkle formula." That gold pigment is RIDICULOUS!
Look at how stunning this polish is! Unbelievable. This polish, of course, has a sheer first coat, but is very buildable. 2 coats is okay, would do 3 to be safe though. The first 2 fingers have no top coat, while the last two have 1 coat of topcoat. I just can't get over this color :)
Solange applies PERFECTLY! It's the perfect consistency. The only downfall is that it's a pain to remove...but for me, it's totally worth it. I'm awestruck by this polish :)
Overall, I feel that this collection of Pixie Dust blows away the first collection! The colors are better, and the textures/formulas seem to have improved, with the exception of Liberty.
You can purchase these one Zoya.com for $9 a piece, or $54 for the set of 6 :)
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