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Monday, May 6, 2013

Zoya PixieDust Summer Collection

I'm excited to share with you today my swatches of the Zoya PixieDust Summer collection. This collection contains six bright, vibrant texture shades. As with the previous PixieDust collection, these are loaded with glitter and sparkle that is so hard to capture in photos, but is stunning in real life....


All of these PixieDust shades have a great 2-3 coat formula for full coverage. Application is similar to a standard polish and they all have great wear time. They are dry to the touch in 10-15 minutes, but do take longer to be fully dry and matte. I gave each of them about an hour to dry before photographing. Because these are loaded with flakies/glitter, removal of these is similar or slightly better than a glitter. None of them really required use of the foil removal method...

Before I get started with the swatches, I have to warn you that the video card in my computer is acting funny. I am seeing these colors properly and I hope you are too. Please let me know if they look off to you...

Solange
A bright yellow gold loaded with gold sparkle. I used two coats for the swatches with good coverage, although a third coat probably wouldn't have hurt...





Swatch Details
Brand: Zoya
Collection: PixieDust Summer
Color Name/Number: Solange, ZP683
Number of coats: 2
Top Coat: No

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

Beatrix
A bright orange with gold sparkle. It is a really fun summer shade that has me thinking of juicy citrus fruit. This is three coats for full coverage...




Swatch Details
Brand: Zoya
Collection: PixieDust Summer
Color Name/Number: Beatrix, ZP677
Number of coats: 3
Top Coat: No

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

Destiny
A medium reddish orange packed with gold flakes. This seems maybe a touch lighter than OPI Jinx, but very similar. I absolutely love this shade. I used three coats for full coverage...




Swatch Details
Brand: Zoya
Collection: PixieDust Summer
Color Name/Number: Destiny, ZP676
Number of coats: 3
Top Coat: No

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

Miranda
A cranberry red with pink glitter. It has a touch more mauve than these swatches show. Two coats for full coverage as seen below...




Swatch Details
Brand: Zoya
Collection: PixieDust Summer
Color Name/Number: Miranda, ZP682
Number of coats: 2
Top Coat: No

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

Stevie
A bright lilac with silver glitter. This is a gorgeous shade and maybe you remember it from yesterday's stamped manicure. Only two coats for full coverage...




Swatch Details
Brand: Zoya
Collection: PixieDust Summer
Color Name/Number: Stevie, ZP675
Number of coats: 2
Top Coat: No

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

Liberty
A bright primary blue shade with lighter blue glitter. I used two coats for the swatches for good coverage. The nail line is not as visible in real life as it is in the photos. Even if it wasn't named Liberty, this one screams that it would be perfect for a 4th of July mani. This one does stain the nails, so don't skip on the basecoat as it does help a bit...




Swatch Details
Brand: Zoya
Collection: PixieDust Summer
Color Name/Number: Liberty, ZP681
Number of coats: 2
Top Coat: No

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

Let me know what you think of these! Did any catch your eye?

Thanks for looking!
Anutka :)


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7 comments:

  1. I love how you provide a close up and swatch details. Awesome work! I don't own any of these and probably won't because I don't like the texture.

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  2. OMG! Good thing you got them all, cuz how could you ever choose? They're all so pretty.

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  3. I love "stevie" - such a cute colour!
    The texture looks interesting - I'd love to try one of these myself.

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  4. @Casey, thank you! I'm glad you like the swatches. Have you tried any textured polishes? They are quite fun :)

    @craftynail, my thoughts exactly! They are all so much fun :)

    @Krissy, Stevie is so pretty! Very sweet lilac with a great sparkle :)

    @TikiBarbie, thank you so much! :)

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  5. I really like Stevie and Liberty, they look fantastic! :-)

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  6. Both are beautiful indeed! I'm glad you like them :)

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