Zoya Wishes-- Winter 2014

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Zoya Wishes-- Winter 2014

  I've had some trouble trying to figure out exactly what vibe the Zoya faeries were going for when they created this year's winter collection, titled Wishes.  It's equal parts rich, dark, and cold, anchored by another trio of Pixiedusts and supplemented by a complementing creme, frost, and microshimmer.    

Zoya Haven-- Wishes 2014

     Haven is a cool plum with monochromatic microshimmer.  It's a nice purpley-red with a touch of black (which makes this color somewhat unique in the sea of fuschia/magenta microshimmers) and has a decent amount of depth.  Haven has a typically nice Zoya formula, opaque in the standard two coats, and finished with one layer of topcoat.

Zoya Thea-- Wishes 2014

   Thea is what Zoya is now calling a Magical Pixiedust, but it bears next to no resemblance to either of the previous Magical Pixiedusts (spring 2014 {HERE} and summer 2014 {HERE}).  The only constant with any of these Pixiedust sets is the fact that the formula changes each and every time.  As for this season's set, they're more like this fall's Ultra Pixiedusts {HERE} in that there is nothing matte about them.  Another difference still is that these are barely textured.  They're lacking the texture bits that made the Pixiedusts what they are (I should say were)-- these are basically chunky, topcoat hungry glitters in a jelly base, and it's always kind of bugged me when companies take their bumpy glitters and try to call them "textured".  

  Anyways, Thea is a plum jelly based Pixiedust with silver, lavender, and holographic glitters.  The formula is nice, and the color lovely.  I'm not a fan of the finish, at all.  I could slap on a couple layers of topcoat to try and smooth it out, but why?  That's not the point of these.  Two coats.

Zoya Willa-- Wishes 2014

  Willa fills a space long empty in Zoya's lineup-- a straightforward black creme.  It's a good one, too-- amazing formula, glossy and opaque in two coats.  This is where it's at for me.  I love this one.  I wish they'd have named it Liesl. lol.  Finished with one layer of topcoat.

Zoya Imogen-- Wishes 2014

  Imogen is a black jelly based Magical Pixiedust with a whole lot of silver small and medium hex glitters and a few holographic hexes.  Some gals are digging this one.  I think it's a mess.  The base reads as a syrupy molasses on the edges and the silver glitters feel incohesive.  Make your own judgments-- this one's not for me.  Two coats.

Zoya Prim-- Wishes 2014

  Prim is a frosty, icy, pale silvery blue.  It's gorgeous.  It's got application issues, but if you're super careful (which I was), you can avoid brushstrokes.  There's a new technique being used to apply frosty polishes in which you sponge the color on rather than brush, and that supposedly eliminates frost lines altogether (I've never tried it).  It is worth it to figure this beauty out.  Two coats, one layer of topcoat.

Zoya Nori-- Wishes 2014

   Nori is, in my opinion, the most successful iteration of this crop of bumpy glitter being passed off as texture Pixiedusts.  Zoya just has a way with blue and glitter and this is the ONLY one of these three in which I feel the texture-ish-ness might actually translate... or maybe I'm just forgiving it because Nori is so deep and watery and gorgeous.  Depending on how sold you are on this particular finish, you may or may not be happier with Charla, or Muse, or Remy.  Two coats.

  All in all, Wishes is a pretty risky collection.  My picks are Willa and Prim.  The Pixiedusts are available for sale on zoya.com for $10 each and the smooth finishes are available for $9 each.

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  Thank you for reading and have a lovely day!! ♥

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