Zoya PixieDust in Godiva

Yikes, it's been forever since I've posted! But a new job + no new products will do that. I have been watching and waiting to try and buy this new Zoya polish and was finally able to find it yesterday. I don't normally do glittery polishes at all since I feel like they tend to look a bit young and are a serious pain to remove, but this one seemed like it might be different since it is described as a matte textured polish.

Zoya PixieDust in Godivia, a shimmery neutral.

For the first PixieDust collection, there are six colors - periwinkle, red, green, grey, black, and the gold/neutral that I purchased. I just read that they will be coming out with brighter colors for summer, so if shimmer is something you like, those might be the thing for you.



By force of habit, I always apply a base coat before I apply the polish. It is not recommended that you use a base coat before applying the PixieDust polishes. They also recommend that you skip the top coat to keep the matte look. I did apply one just because the glitter gives it kind of a rough feel. Nothing bad enough to snag clothing or anything, but it just felt weird to me.

Taken in natural light. Clear base coat + ONE coat of polish. No top coat.

Clear base coat + ONE coat of polish. No top coat.

Base coat + TWO coats of polish. No top coat.

Base coat + TWO coats of polish + one top coat.

 For me, this is the most wearable shade out of the current collection. I tend to stick to more neutral colors to get more wear out of them and I think this is a fun way to do a neutral without it being blah. This polish looks just fine with only one coat, the second coat really just fills in and evens out the shimmer effect. I just used a cheap top coat from Ulta so it didn't really give me a glossed over look and still left them feeling kind of rough. Maybe if you have a thicker or better top coat, it would help with that.

I might venture on to try either the black or grey because I am pleasantly surprised by how this polish looks after applied. It was so hard to tell in the store whether I was going to like it or not since it just looks like another sparkle-y polish in the bottle, but once applied, it really is a unique effect.

UPDATE:  I wore this polish for five days and I have to say it was awesome. Didn't chip or lose any glitter because they are so small (unlike when I did the Ciate sequined manicure and the glitter was coming off in large chunks.) I used acetone nail polish remover to take it off; it did require some muscle but wasn't too tough to get off. After almost a week of wear and tear (and I work in retail so I am really rough on my hands), it still looked great.