When I saw the array of pixie dust colors I knew this nude one called Godiva was my fave! So I purchased this polish back when the Zoya collection first came out! Sorry that I’m so behind the ball with swatching this pixie dust! But there’s a few reasons why I kept pushing this fresh bottle of polish to the back of my stash:
♦ The instructions say to apply this without a basecoat, and that just seems icky to me. I always wear a strengthening basecoat. Always.
♦ Pixie Dust is meant to be worn without a topcoat too. And patience is not one of my virtues, hence my love for quick-drying seche vite topcoat! So I’m gonna have to wait for Godiva to dry on it’s own? Every time I try that I end up with sleepy sheet marks on my nails! Even if I wait HOURS for a polish to dry I will still mess it up when I’m asleep.
So I pushed my issues aside and finally tried my pretty Godiva! I did use a base coat though since other bloggers said it didn’t make a difference. I applied it on a sunday so I had the full day to wait for it to dry. I needed three coats to make it opaque. It’s beautiful and the texture doesn’t bother me as much as I thought it would. In fact, I really like it and I think it makes my nails feel stronger! I especially notice it when I get out of the shower- my nails are usually soft and bendy then, but they felt strong and tough with my pixie dust on! Another thing I like is how glittery and glisteny it is in the sun. I took this pic in the sun to try to capture it- and check out the burst of glimmer in this pic ↓ I didn’t even photoshop it! 🙂
But after 24 hrs I was a little bored with all the nudeness … so I tried out one of my new Cheeky brand stamping plates! I went with this weird circle design (CH48). Out of all the ones to choose from I picked this weirdo splotchy one? I guess it kinda reminded me of rocks and I thought that would look good with the organic appeal that Godiva has. It was fun and easy to stamp on pixie dust! It soaked right in and I didn’t need topcoat. Next time I will pick a plate with a more crisp image and see how that transfers onto the textured polish.
I’ve been wearing Godiva for about 52 hrs now and it’s holding up well. I think I might invest in another pixie dust… maybe from Zoya’s new summer collection. They have some really pretty colors! So have you tried this stuff out? What did you think of it?
I’m jealous! I tried to buy Godiva online a while back but it was out of stock. And now I’m trying to limit my purchases haha but I really want a Pixie Dust!
And from this far back it kinda looks furry with the stamp on top. A neat effect anyway:)
I can’t believe it was out of stock… wow. I think i ordered mine right from zoya.
I was buying a few from Nail Polish Canada so I wouldn’t have to pay lots for shipping! I was so disappointed that colour was out!
I hope you get your hands on some 🙂 someday.
Godiva is the pixie dust that I want but I just can’t justify the price! The summer ones are gorgeous looking too. Not seen these stamped on yet not 100% sure what I think of it… it kind of works.
Yeah the stamp was weird but it was fun compared to plain old nude I guess 🙂
I love both especially the second one.
I loved Vespa – Godiva was the other one I wanted though! The bright Pixies for summer don’t appeal to me as much as one of the things I like most about the Pixie dust polishes are the subdued shades they debuted with.
Oh wow! The stamp looks great!
Thanks! I wasnt sure about it…so Im glad u like it! It’s fun to play with the pixie dust… i loved your gradient too!
So fierce! Glitter and Leopard sounds like almost too much but you made it work. Very pretty nails!
Thanks so much! They were funky to wear 🙂
Oh, I love Godiva! It’s one of my favorites from the Pixie Dusts!
Wooowww~ A nude textured polish! I love it!
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Thanks!!!!! I took it off, but I kinda miss the texture a lil bit!
Oh goodness… this polish is so pretty! I have heard of Zoya Godiva like a billion times but clearly I haven’t been paying attention because this is absolutely gorgeous! If I see this in the store I’m getting it. It reminds me of Britney Spears’ nude sparkly body suit that she wore at the MTV VMAs probably like in 2000 or so.. it seems like it should be longer than that ago, but time flies so who knows. I want this polish!!
I remember that britney body suit! 🙂
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