Zoya Wishes Collection for Holiday/Winter 2014 Swatches and Review

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Hi everyone!  Today I have Zoya's offering for Winter 2014 called the Wishes Collection.  It consists of 3 Magical PixieDusts, 2 shimmer/frosts, and 1 cream.

Read on for the swatches and review!

Zoya Ultra PixieDust for Fall 2014

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Hi everyone!  Today I have the Fall 2014 Ultra PixieDusts from Zoya.  These Ultra PixieDusts are not only textured, but have tons of glitter, both large hex glitter and micro.

On to the swatches!

First up is Oswin.  Oswin is a red.  It has a red jelly base and red glitter.  This is the only one that truly dried down completely matte and I really loved this one.  It's my favorite of all three.  Application was great.  No complaints there.  This is 2 coats.

With topcoat.

Arianna is a more blue toned red than Oswin, leaning almost berry.  It has a jelly base with matching colored glitter.  Arianna didn't dry down completely matte like Oswin.  I was a bit disappointed about this, but it's still a lovely color.  It applied nicely.  This is 2 coats.

With topcoat.

Noir is the darkest color in this collection.  The jelly base is a dark purple/berry color.  The glitter seems to have two slightly different colors going on.  One more berry, while the other is more of a reddish color.  Like Arianna, this didn't dry completely down to a total matte finish.  Noir applied well, so no complaints.  This is 2 coats.

With topcoat.

The Fall 2014 Ultra PixieDusts are currently available from Zoya.com for $10 USD

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Zoya Magical PixieDust for Summer 2014

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Hey lovlies!

Today I have for you Zoya's Summer Magical PixieDust.  Like the spring Magical PixieDust, these are textured with an added oomph: holo glitter!  Holo glitter is always perfect in the sun.

First is Bar.  This is the nude of the bunch.  From the promo pictures, it looked like it was going to be more gold, but this is nice as well.  I've also seen it look more golden on other skin tones.

This is 3 coats.

This is Bar with topcoat.

Arlo is the most bold of the three.  It's a reddish purple, along the same color lines as Binx.

This is 3 coats.

This is Arlo with topcoat.

And last is Ginni, a lovely pale pink.

This is 3 coats.

This is Ginni with topcoat.

This was a nice collection, but I think I still prefer the Magical Pixies with topcoat since this particular texture is a bit rough to me.  Application on these was consistent.  They are a bit on the thick side and need to dry a bit between coats or the glitter will clump up a bit.  If I had to choose just one, I'd have to say Ginni is my favorite.  So delicate with a dash of holo attitude.  I loved it!

Zoya Magical Pixies are available for purchase from their website www.zoya.com for $10 per polish.

*These samples where sent for an honest review.

Zoya Magical Pixie Dust Swatches and Review

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Hey loves!  I hope your weekend went well!

Today I have the Zoya Magical Pixie Dust collection for Spring 2014.  The collection consists of 3 textured polishes.  Not only are they textured, but Zoya decided to add some bling with medium size hex holo glitter!

First up is Cosmo, the silver of the bunch.  This is 2 coats.

This is with a coat of Gelous and Seche Vite.

Next is Vega, a pale blue.  This is 2 coats.

With a coat of Gelous and Seche Vite.

And last but not least is Lux, a pale pink.  This is 2 coats.

With Gelous and Seche Vite.

All of these were absolutely gorgeous.  They were a bit chunky because of the hex glitters but applied decently.  I found that the hex glitters would sometimes pile up on each other making a clump on the nail.  Other than that, they were perfect and were completely opaque in just 2 coats.  My favorite of them all was actually Lux.  On me it almost looks like a nude glitter.  Vega, on the other hand did not flatter my skin tone.  Surprisingly I actually prefer these with top coat.  Anyone else feel this way?

The Zoya Magical Pixie collection retails for $10 each polish and is available for purchase on the Zoya Website.

These items were sent for my honest review.  For more information, please see my disclosure policy for more details.

China Glaze Seahorsin' Around

The other day I decided to hit up one of my favorite nail supply stores to see if they had any of the new collections.  They had the China Glaze Sea Goddess Collection and City Flourish Collection.  I got a few from each and I'll probably do just one post on my picks from the City Flourish Collection this week.

So today I bring you Seahorsin' Around from the Sea Goddess Collection (2014), which consists of all textured polishes.  This one is a medium blue with silver and gold shimmer.  Textures like this kind of remind me of the inside of a geode.

Application on this was good.  I have no complaints.

This is 2 coats.

And of course with topcoat.

Is anyone getting anything from the Sea Goddess collection?

L'Oreal Sexy in Sequins

My CVS is always a little late with the new collections and it always seems like someone has completely raided the polish section.  Every thing is always in the wrong place and this time there was literally 5 Essies in the display.  Get it together guys!

Anyways, I finally found what L'Oreal calls Gold Dust polishes (their version of Liquid Sand) and bought Sexy in Sequins.  Its a dark purple texture with lots of micro gold holo glitter and larger silver glitters.  It's gorgeous with and without top coat.

Like a lot of these textured polishes, it was a bit on the thick side, but was manageable.  If you want to wear it shiny, you'll need 2 coats of thick topcoat.  I used one coat of Gelous and one coat of Seche Vite

This is 2 coats of Sexy in Sequins.  No top coat.

With Gelous and Seche Vite.

OPI Get Your Number

Okay so I have a confession to make.  This is my first time using one of the textured/liquid sand polishes.  I have to admit I wasn't completely sold on them and I'm still not sold on those cream textureds.  However after finally biting the bullet and using Get Your Number for a mani, I love it!

Get Your Number is from OPI's Mariah Carey collection from earlier this year.  It's a medium blue with large holo glitter interspersed.  It's on the thick side but I didn't have a hard time applying.

This is 3 coats (could have gotten away with 2).  These pictures where taken a several hours after application to show the true effect.

This picture is with a coat of Gelous and Seche Vite.