The Radiant Stevie

The Radiant Stevie

 Hello Everyone! I hope you all have had a splendid weekend! I have a few updates and reminders for you all regarding the blog before we look at this week's color!

  • Instagram is going great! I have already started posting up pictures of polish that have been featured on the blog and have been getting several Likes!
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Now to get onto the important stuff! This week's color had a sneak peak on Instagram yesterday. Was anyone able to guess which brand or which color it was? This week's color is Stevie, a Pixie Dust color by Zoya. 

This lovely light purple color is so fun and glittery but also very nonchalant. I could wear this color to work without it being an In-Your-Face kind of color. Have you ever used a textured mat color? This Zoya Pixie Dust is much like a Julep Sea-Salt finish or an OPI Liquid Sand finish. Check out some of the other colors; they are all very fun, vibrant and long lasting. 

When using this color, I first used the Zoya base coat Anchor. Following that, I used two coat of color. Two thin coat of color is the absolute perfect amount! Remember though, let your first layer of color dry for a bit before adding your second coat to help with your overall drying time! The last layer I put on my nails was the Zoya top coat Armor. To help me more with my drying time, I used Zoya Fast dry drops. 


I love this polish! It is fun to try different textures as well as enjoy a long lasting nail polish. The best part is, is that this polish comes off almost as good as regular nail polish! It takes a little extra scrubbing but it isn't as bad as trying to get a full coverage glitter polish off.  


If you want to get a bottle of Zoya's Pixie Dust Stevie, check out your local Zoya dealer, your local Ulta store (that's where I got mine) or online at Zoya.com. Here's a tip: Right now in Ulta's clearance bins of polish I have spotted some of the other Pixie Dust colors of only $4 and $5 instead of the regular $9 - so head over there before it's too late!!


Thanks again for keeping up with the blog! 
Be Radiant!
Amanda



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