Zoya PixieDust Collection

Zoya PixieDust, ladies!

To be really honest, this is one of the strangest collections I've ever had the pleasure of reviewing.  Having never used textured polish, I was completely flabbergasted at what felt like dried sand on my nails.  While not my cup of tea, girls with a penchant for the more unique (who are not wearing tights!) will totally go for these.

Universally, these polishes apply just like a normal Zoya would: smoothly and evenly, but please note, each is applied without a base coat as recommended by the company.  However, the Pixies dry a bit unevenly (similar to mattes), but because they're textured, the second coat is a bit trickier to apply as evenly as the first.  I would recommend a thicker one-stroke coat for your second coat to prevent goopy-ness.

Also, these dry lighter than they appear in the bottle, so the lighter shades apply disappointingly sheer (even with three coats) and dried with bald spots.  However, the darker shades are absolutely stunning.

For each of my swatches below, I used topcoat on every other nail to demonstrate how the polish looks naturally compared to glossed over.

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Godiva

A sheer nude, Godiva has a really lovely pale golden shimmer running through it.  I needed 3 coats to get to this opacity, but as you can see with my index finger, you can still see through the nail (that yellowy discoloration is my nail peeking through.  Don't judge; such are the sacrifices of a nail blogger).  I think this shade is just too close to my skin tone so I'm not a huge fan, but I can see anyone with tones other than mine might like this lighter shade.

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Vespa

A pale sage green with silver shimmer, Vespa also required 3 coats.  Even with top coat, I didn't love this shade and wish it had a bit more pigment to its base.  Although, I do like that textured or smooth, the color remains the same.

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London

Now we're talking.  A light charcoal grey with silver shimmer, this color really impressed me.  Soft yet pigmented, I'd consider this an appropriate dark polish for spring.  This was only 2 coats.

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Nyx

I'm on the fence on this one.  While it's also quite light and sheer, Nyx's silver shimmer really complements the soft cornflower blue base.  I'm actually thinking that I want to layer this over a similar toned creme to see how that looks with the textured polish.  This was 2 coats.

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Dahlia
And now to my favorites!  I loooove how the silvery white shimmer looks like stars in the night sky in both the matte and coated versions.  I own a number of black cremes with white/silver shimmer, but there's something about Dahlia that makes this one of my favorites in that collection.  The naming is a bit corny though: a black Dahlia?  Oy.  This was 2 coats.

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Chyna

Is there any surprise that this is my favorite in the collection?  A bright ruby red with pale golden pink shimmer, I'm preferential to this topcoated.  However, even matte, there's something really juicy about Chyna.  I think it's because it looks like the outside of a strawberry, don't you agree?  My only complaint about this one is that it stained my cuticles mildly when I removed it.  This was 2 coats.

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For glitterphones like myself, I have to say this was a cinch to remove!  No special method necessary whatsoever.  So major win there, Zoya.  As a whole collection, I think PixieDust is pretty cool, despite my initial beguilement.  I think that had they to do this again (and were utilizing me for consulting purposes ;) I'd suggest they nix Nyx (yeah, had to do it), Vespa, and Godiva for more highly pigmented colors in the same family. 

You can purchase the Zoya PixieDust Collection by clicking my affiliate link here.  These Zoya polishes retail for $9 USD each or $54 USD for the collection of six.

This product was provided for my honest, unbiased review.  Please see my PR Disclosure Policy for more information.

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