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Using Barry M gorgeous summery pastel colours! Get them here.

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[photograph by Julia Kennedy]

Photographer: Julia Kennedy

Nails by me

Stylist: Chloe Kerman

Hair: Claire Rothstein using GHD professionals 

Makeup: Kristina Vidic using MAC

Set designer: Lucy Spink 

Photographer's assistant: Mike Mills 

Stylist's assistants: Lola Chatterton and Tish Weinstock

Hair assistant: Sam Ashcroft

Make-up assistant: Fanny Burgos

Set assistants: Andrew Lavin and Rebecca Clayden

Models: Natasha @ Next, Ulrika @ Next, Jess @ Models1, Kendall @ Models1

MARIE CLAIRE NAIL BLOGGER AWARD - VOTE FOR ME PLEASE!

I've been nominated for Marie Claire's Nail Blogger award! Only today left to vote though so please do if you have a min http://www.marieclaire.com/most-wanted

ZOYA Summer 2013 Pixie Dust Review

Press Sample

As promised, here are swatches of the Summer 2013 Zoya Pixie Dust collection! These were beasts to get photographed, I seriously swatched/photographed them 3 times, the pictures kept coming out with everything in focus but the polish! :D

Hit the jump for the swatches and reviews!

Zoya Miranda

Medium pink sparkle texture

A happy pink sparkly texture perfect for summer with pink gumdrop-y sugaryness.

Opacity scale (1-5): 3

Finish: Pixie Dust (textured sparkle), 2-3 coats to be opaque

Zoya Destiny

Coral sparkle texture with golden tones 

I love this color! It's summer in a bottle, and this sun-kissed coral is sure to turn heads! As you can see on the one-coat index finger, this one has a pink base, oddly enough.

Opacity scale (1-5): 3

Finish: Pixie Dust (textured sparkle), 2-3 coats to be opaque

Zoya Beatrix

Tangerine sparkle texture

Sunshine in a bottle. I love the golden glints that spark from this polish in the light!

Opacity scale (1-5): 2.5

Finish: Pixie Dust (textured sparkle), 2-3 coats to be opaque

Zoya Solange

24 karat gold sparkle texture

Your nails will look like a million bucks with a few coats of this glistening polish! The pharaohs would approve! :D

Opacity scale (1-5): 2.5

Finish: Pixie Dust (textured sparkle), 2-3 coats to be opaque

Zoya Liberty

Blue sparkle texture 

This brilliant blue with blue sparkle reminds me of summer waves and blue jeans. I used it in my 4th of July manicure, and it was the perfect compliment to my red and white stripes! :D

Opacity scale (1-5): 3

Finish: Pixie Dust (textured sparkle), 2-3 coats to be opaque

Zoya Stevie

Lavender sparkle texture

One of my favorite flowers of all is the Lilac, and Stevie is a great way to wear it on my fingers. I was actually surprised that I enjoyed this one so much, since I tend to not wear purples very often! This was the only color that only needed 2 coats in my experience. 

Opacity scale (1-5): 3.5

Finish: Pixie Dust (textured sparkle), 2 coats to be opaque



All in all, I loved these new additions to the Zoya PixieDust collection! I'm still loving this texture trend, I can only imagine all the possibilities for nail art accents! The colors are fun and diverse, and each one has summer written all over it. These make me SO excited for the upcoming fall PixieDust collection!! Keep an eye out!

What are your thoughts on the current texture trend?  Which color would you rock and how?


Disclosure: Products in this post were provided by the manufacturer for consideration. 

Who is This Person?

Woah buddy. So I should probably introduce myself. I'm Melissa, the person who writes this blog. You may not remember me because it's been approximately 3,450 years since I've written anything. I used to post pictures of nail art and whatnot that I created, and then I'd write about it, I'd even tell you what colors and products I used. I was that weird chick that brought you bacon-themed nails, Apple-themed nails, Finding Nemo nails, and let's not forget pimple nails. Remembering me now? Great!

I'm working on getting this blog back on the map again, I've been feeling wholly uninspired lately, exhausted, and overwhelmed with life outside of the blog. I miss it though, the creative outlet, and especially the interaction with all of you!

Cosmoprof North America is coming up soon (July 14-16), and I WILL be attending this year, so I'll be bringing you the latest in nail products and gear, so keep an eye on the blog and my social media for updates! I'll also be posting swatches and nail art that I've been working on lately as often as I can, so keep an eye out for those posts as well- I've got a THOUSAND BAZILLION swatches and reviews of polishes getting posted over the next week. I've had them done for weeks, but haven't had time to get them typed up and posted.

Coming up on the blog:

ZOYA Summer 2013 Pixie Dust Swatches and Review

ZOYA Stunning Swatches and Review

ZOYA Irresistible Swatches and Review

China Glaze Texture Swatches and Review

China Glaze Hologlam

New nail art!!!



See you soon!

SAY MY NAME - VOLT MAGAZINE

Say My Name - Volt Magazine

Shot by Charlotte Rutherford
Styled by Aimee Croysdill
Make up by Maria Asadi
Hair by Stefano Mazzoleni
Model - Sophie Young
Nails by me

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WATERAID - PUMP UP THE VOLUME CAMPAIGN FOR GLASTONBURY

Lianne La Havas, Rachel Stevens, Laura Whitmore and Tim Burgess all designed a set of nail wraps for the Pump Up The Volume campaign by Wateraid for Glastonbury. I hand painted the designs onto their nails for the shoot!