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 *Products provided for an honest review

Hello lovelies,

I've finally swatched the Zoya PixieDust Collection so hope you'll enjoy the swatches! It consists of six shades with the new-trend rough finish.

Lucy's Stash - Zoya PixieDust Collection

Chyna - dark red with bright red glitter. It applied very easily and Chyna is super pigmented. One coat was almost enough but I've applied two just to get a perfect coverage.

Lucy's Stash - Zoya PixieDust Chyna
Lucy's Stash - Zoya PixieDust Chyna
Lucy's Stash - Zoya PixieDust Chyna
Lucy's Stash - Zoya PixieDust Chyna

Dahlia - black with silver sparkle. It also applied easily. I've applied two coats which were enough for full coverage.

Lucy's Stash - Zoya PixieDust Dahlia
Lucy's Stash - Zoya PixieDust Dahlia
Lucy's Stash - Zoya PixieDust Dahlia
Lucy's Stash - Zoya PixieDust Dahlia

London - grey base with silver glitter. It's a very elegant grey and the glitter sparkles quite a lot. I needed two coats for full coverage.

Lucy's Stash - Zoya PixieDust London
Lucy's Stash - Zoya PixieDust London
Lucy's Stash - Zoya PixieDust London
Lucy's Stash - Zoya PixieDust London

Godiva - golden beige with silver glitter. When I first saw this polish in bottle I thought it's bleh but when I've had it on my nails I fell in love! It looks so pretty and elegant, my hands looked really delicate. This shade is slightly less pigmented so I've applied two thick coats.

Lucy's Stash - Zoya PixieDust Godiva
Lucy's Stash - Zoya PixieDust Godiva
Lucy's Stash - Zoya PixieDust Godiva
Lucy's Stash - Zoya PixieDust Godiva

Nyx - pale hyacinth blue with silver glitter. It applied well but the pigmentation is again on a lower side. I have applied two thick coats.

Lucy's Stash - Zoya PixieDust Nyx
Lucy's Stash - Zoya PixieDust Nyx
Lucy's Stash - Zoya PixieDust Nyx
Lucy's Stash - Zoya PixieDust Nyx

Vespa - pale green base with silver glitter. Pretty and unusual shade that I liked more on my nails than in the bottle. I needed two coats for good coverage.

Lucy's Stash - Zoya PixieDust Vespa
Lucy's Stash - Zoya PixieDust Vespa
Lucy's Stash - Zoya PixieDust Vespa
Lucy's Stash - Zoya PixieDust Vespa

I like these PixieDusts much more than OPI Liquid Sands. PixieDusts are finer and are not as sharp and they feel like sand grains on the nails. My favourites are Godiva and Chyna.

The formula was the same for all shades. It applied well and I needed just two coats for full coverage. Drying time was average to fast as it needs to dry properly because it can get ruined very easily. You'll see the finish changing from glossy to matte and grainy. The removal is somewhat similar to glitters but not as painful. I would still suggest to do a short soak & slide (wet cotton pad with remover, hold it on nails for few minutes and slide it off the nail, removing the polish).

Overall, really nice collection and I can't wait to try the Summer PixieDusts! You can purchase Zoya polishes at your usual outlets or directly at zoya.com

*Products provided for an honest review

Hello lovelies,

Today I'm trying another new brand to me - Invogue. It is a new mainstream brand and it is also sister brand to Eye Candy London...

Lucy's Stash - Invogue Matt Suede Effect polishes

Invogue Domination - light grey matte finish. The colour looks like mixture of dark and light grey particles which creates a bit of depth in the polish. The formula was good and fast drying. I'm wearing two coats which provided full coverage. I did have one problem with it - it dries a bit too fast so patching can occur when going over already painted area again with the brush.

Lucy's Stash - Invogue Domination

Lucy's Stash - Invogue Domination
Lucy's Stash - Invogue Domination
Lucy's Stash - Invogue Domination

I've played around with the Invogue Domination and OPI Alpine Snow and you can see a bit the difference between the textures. I like the contrast between matte and glossy polish.

Lucy's Stash - Invogue Domination
Lucy's Stash - Invogue Domination
Lucy's Stash - Invogue Domination
Lucy's Stash - Invogue Domination

Invogue Hot Gossip - medium rose pink matte.The formula is exactly same as the previous shade so I won't repeat myself. Just to say I really liked the shade and the matt finish.

Lucy's Stash - Invogue Hot Gossip
Lucy's Stash - Invogue Hot Gossip
Lucy's Stash - Invogue Hot Gossip
Lucy's Stash - Invogue Hot Gossip
Lucy's Stash - Invogue Hot Gossip

I have tried a nail art with topcoat but the difference is not major so the top coated parts are not that visible...what do you think?

Lucy's Stash - Invogue Hot Gossip
Lucy's Stash - Invogue Hot Gossip

I am very grateful that I have been introduced to this brand. Not only I like these Matt suede polishes but they also have Feather effect (like Nails Inc polishes), Neon, Concrete (yes, also like Nails Inc.), Liquid Metal and Hi-Res glitter lines at the fraction of the price of Nails Inc. polishes. I have already ordered polishes from most of the lines to try them out. I am yet to receive my order so can't comment on Fragrance Direct's customer service.

There are two places you can get this brand at: Superdrug from £2.99 and at Fragrance Direct from £1.99 (here they are overall cheaper!). Each bottle has 10ml.


*These were provided for a review