Thursday, March 14, 2013

Zoya PixieDust Collection for Spring 2013

Have you joined the textured polish bandwagon yet? I sure have! That is why I'm so excited to show you my swatches of six Zoya PixieDust shades for the Spring collection. I find the texture so fascinating and different that when I wear them, I can't stop looking at or touching the nails. It seems to have that effect on others as well since I've had people both stare and touch my nails as I was wearing these...


All of the PixieDust shades have a similar great formula and application. They apply easily just as any regular glitter polish and slowly dry to their textured and matte finish. It takes approximately the same time as regular polish to feel dry to the touch, but does take longer to dry completely. I let each one dry for about an hour before taking photos, although I feel that the effect got even stronger if I let them dry longer than that. That certainly doesn't make for a very quick swatching session, but it did give me a great excuse to wear and enjoy these. They are meant to be worn with no base or top coat which is exactly how I wore them...

Dahlia - "Black Beauty sparkle"
Black base with silver glitter and sparkle. Absolutely gorgeous, I can't get enough of this one. Opaque at two coats...




Swatch Details
Brand: Zoya
Collection: PixieDust, Spring 2013
Color Name/Number: Dahlia, ZP656
Number of coats: 2
Top Coat: No

Free of Formaldehyde, Toluene, Dibutyl Phthalate (DBP), Camphor

Chyna - "Red Dazzle sparkle"
Deep red base with red glitter and sparkle. While all the other PixieDust shades have silvery glitter/sparkle embedded in them, this is the only one that has glitter in the same color as the base. I absolutely love it! Think ruby slippers... Only strange thing was that the red color on the glitter rubbed off. I was left with small areas of just silver glitter at the very tips, after one day of wear. It is opaque at two coats...




Swatch Details
Brand: Zoya
Collection: PixieDust, Spring 2013
Color Name/Number: Chyna, ZP657
Number of coats: 2
Top Coat: No

Free of Formaldehyde, Toluene, Dibutyl Phthalate (DBP), Camphor

Godiva - "Soft Nude sparkle"
A nude/beige base with silvery glitter and sparkle. This was the perfect "sand" in my beach manicure last weekend. Tree coats for full opacity...




Swatch Details
Brand: Zoya
Collection: PixieDust, Spring 2013
Color Name/Number: Godiva, ZP658
Number of coats: 3
Top Coat: No

Free of Formaldehyde, Toluene, Dibutyl Phthalate (DBP), Camphor

Vespa - "Mint Kiss sparkle"
Minty green base with silvery glitter and sparkle. This reminds me of rock candy. So sweet! Three coats for almost full opacity. Four coats probably would have been ideal, but it was taking way too long to dry, so I re-swatched with three coats...




Swatch Details
Brand: Zoya
Collection: PixieDust, Spring 2013
Color Name/Number: Vespa, ZP659
Number of coats: 3
Top Coat: No

Free of Formaldehyde, Toluene, Dibutyl Phthalate (DBP), Camphor

Nyx - "Perfect Periwinkle sparkle"
Light blue base with silver glitter and sparkle. This is similar to Vespa in that four coats probably would have been better, but I ended up using three for swatching and wearing to avoid lengthening the dry time...




Swatch Details
Brand: Zoya
Collection: PixieDust, Spring 2013
Color Name/Number: Nyx, ZP660
Number of coats: 3
Top Coat: No

Free of Formaldehyde, Toluene, Dibutyl Phthalate (DBP), Camphor

London - "Fog Gray sparkle"
A dusty gray base with silver glitter and sparkle. This was almost at full opacity at two coats, but I ended up using three. I haven't met a dusty gray that I didn't like and this is no exception. So pretty and sparkly, beyond what photos can capture...




Swatch Details
Brand: Zoya
Collection: PixieDust, Spring 2013
Color Name/Number: , ZP
Number of coats:
Top Coat: No

Free of Formaldehyde, Toluene, Dibutyl Phthalate (DBP), Camphor

Removing PixieDust lacquers requires a little more scrubbing than a cream or shimmer polish, but definitely less than a glitter. No foil required here! I am very pleased with how easy it is to remove these...

Six PixieDust colors not enough for you? These can be layered to achieve different fun color combinations...
Also, I hear there will be six more bright little PixieDust beauties just in time for summer. I'll post the press release later on today...

What are your thoughts on these?

Thanks for looking and commenting!
Anutka :)


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5 comments:

  1. Your swatches are just perfect- I am quite crazy about textured finish.
    This Zoya collection is just amazing! I love Godiva most.
    I can't wait for the summer Pixie Dust Col!
    hugs from Poland!

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  2. Fabulous pics of these, Anutka! I have Vespa and London and love them both; now Godiva and Nyx are calling me... ;)

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  3. Great swatches! I adore Dahlia, Nyx and London, but they are all adorable! :-)

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  4. I love this "liquid sand" collection more than those by China Glaze or Dance Legend (Russian brand). My favourite hues are Godiva, Vespa and NYX

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  5. @tamit24, thank you so much! I keep going back and forth in choosing my favorite. Love that there are both light and dark shades to play with :)

    @Elizabeth, Thank you! It is so hard to stop a just two PixieDust shades, isn't it... all are so pretty :)

    @Tatjana, I am so glad that you like them! The colors are so much fun :)

    @Olga, Ne probivala Dance Legend hotya videla krasivie swatches. No soglasna chto eti PixieDust na mnogo krasivei China Glaze. V etih est' glitter kotori protso bespodobno viglyadit :)

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