Happy St. Patrick's Day!

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I just wanted to pop in today to wish everyone a Happy St. Patrick's Day. Hopefully the Leprechauns didn't get you and your having a wonderful day with friends and family. 

For my mani, I used ONE coat of Cult Nails Nevermore which is a creamy smooth black creme polish. One coat ladies. You need it. I love it. Moving on. 

I then sponged on China Glaze Running in Circles from my cuticles to the middle of my nail. Running in Circles is one of the most gorgeous green glitters I have in my stash. You need it. I love it. On to the bling.

I used green heart shaped rhinestones to create a four leaf clover on my accent nail. Then I used three small rhinestones as the stem. I used a dotting tool and top coat to stick the stones on. They are from Born Pretty and I will be doing a full review of the circle and heart stones soon. I think they are adorable and I can't wait to use them again. 

I used Seche Vite as my top coat. 

My OCD is kicking in and this picture is making me twitch. What's worse, the clover being upside down or the bottle? *twitch* 

Here's a lovely macro of the bling. Ignore the bubbles. =(

That's all for today!! 

-Mira

*Some products were provided for review.

Zoya Chyna

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Zoya Chyna was made just for me just in case you weren't aware. They already had a Mira so they picked a different name. J/k I saved Chyna for last because it's my favorite. I was very lucky to have swatched this on a sunny day so I was able to take pictures outside. I want to take all of my pictures outside but there is this thing called Winter that makes it miserable to do so. 

I took 97 pictures of this polish. I love red, glitter, and Zoya what can I say!?

Without Top Coat (Outside/Direct Sunlight)

Chyna is a deep red that's full of silver shimmery goodness and Zoya's magical texture particles. 

 I thought that this didn't have the silver glitter because I couldn't see it in the bottle or on the nail. When I removed it, I saw it. 

The formula was the best out of the whole collection. I almost only needed one coat. One coat!! I had a tiny bit of patchiness that required a second coat. It applied smoothly but still needed extra dry time. 

Without Top Coat (Inside/Light Box)

 

I love how the bottle looks in this picture. 

With Top Coat (Outside/Direct Sunlight)

I can't decide if I like Chyna better with or without top coat. What do you think?

I used two coats of Seche Vite to make it smooth and glossy. 

 I love this picture.

 *drool*

That concludes Zoya PixieDust Week! Which polish is your favorite? 

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-Mira

*Products provided for review. 

Zoya Godiva

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I have a hard time finding neutral or nude polishes that look good with my skin tone. I'm just so darn pale! I know, I know I should go outside more or go to a tanning bed. Even if I did, it wouldn't help. I'm either super pale or super red. I was very pleasantly surprised to find that I like how Zoya Godiva looks against my skin tone. You're probably looking at my pictures and thinking, "girl you have lobster hands" or something close to that. =) Someday I'll master my camera but that day just hasn't come yet. I took almost 100 pictures with different settings and lighting and Godiva just wanted to photograph more brown and yellowy than it really is. 

 It's much lighter than this picture shows. 

This picture is the closest one to it's real color. 

It's more like this. =) 

 

Here it is in the wrong color with two coats of Cult Nails Wicked Fast Top Coat.

Godiva is a beautiful, creamy, and sparkly polish. 

I adore it.

Let's talk formula. Godiva is a bit thin and sheer so wipe off your brush to avoid flooding your cuticles. I used four thin coats. I really only needed three but for my macro lens I used three to avoid having VNL (visible nail line) in my pictures. 

Just like the other PixieDusts, it needs extra dry time and is very easy to remove.

Tomorrow, I'm showing you the last polish from this collection. It's also my favorite. 

Thanks for reading!

-Mira

Zoya Vespa

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Welcome back to Zoya PixieDust week! Have you tried these yet? I'm curious about how many of you are into the textured nail polish trend. I've said before that I thought I'd hate textured polish but was pleasantly surprised once I put them on my nails. They aren't too gritty or rough, I'm digging it! 

Today, I have Zoya Vespa to show you. I can't decide if it's a minty green or sage. I think it's somewhere in between. It has beautiful silver glitter and the sugary texture just like the others. I wish my pictures showed how much these sparkle in person. I was pretty surprised with how sparkly they are. Just trust me, they are fabulous! 

Without Top Coat

Like Nyx, Vespa's formula is on the sheer side. Wipe your brush off before applying to avoid flooding your cuticles. I used three thin coats giving plenty of dry time in between to avoid dragging.

 Vespa brought out the redness in my skin a little. I love the color I just wish it got along with my skin tone. Maybe I should just get a little sun. =)

With Top Coat

It's just as gorgeous with top coat. I used two coats of Seche Vite to make it glossy and smooth. 

Thanks for reading!

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-Mira

*Products provided for review. 

Zoya Nyx

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Today I have one of my favorites from Zoya's PixieDust collection. I'm leaving my very favorite for last. Can anyone guess which one is my favorite? It's an easy one for anyone who knows me well. ;) 

Zoya Nyx is gorgeous. It's a periwinkle blue filled with silvery sparkle and sugary texture. 

Without Top Coat

The formula on Nyx was a little bit on the sheer/watery side. Make sure to wipe your brush off before application to avoid flooding your cuticles. I needed three thin coats to make it opaque. Make sure to wait a bit in between coats to avoid dragging. 

Just like the other PixieDust polishes, removal is very easy. I didn't need to use the foil method which is amazing. These seem like they'd be hard to get off but they aren't! 

With Top Coat

Adding two coats of top coat makes it glossy and smooth not to mention extra sparkly. ;)

Love it!!!

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-Mira



*Products provided for review.

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Hi Everyone! I'm just letting you know that I'm now on Bloglovin'! Click the link above to follow on Bloglovin'. I realize that many people aren't using Google Friend Connect anymore so I'm updating my giveaway to include both. You can now enter my giveaway by following me on GFC or Bloglovin'. I'll have that updated shortly. If you have any questions on how to follow Pamper with Polish with GFC or Bloglovin' please leave a comment on this post. I'll do my best to help you! =)

 Thanks for reading! 

 -Mira

Zoya Dahlia

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If you're like me, you have a lot of black nail polish. Not just a regular black creme, but black with different types of finishes, glitter, effects, etc. Zoya Dahlia is my first black textured polish and I love it! Just like Zoya London, it has a beautiful silver glitter that gives it extra dimension and a lot of sparkle. I rocked this for a few days on it's own. It would also be a good polish to use with nail art. 

Without Top Coat

 Dahlia has an amazing formula. I only needed two coats and it was completely opaque. 

Dahlia needs extra time to dry which is typical of textured polishes. Once dried, it wears very well. I wore it for about three days and only had minor tip wear. 

 It's super easy to remove. I didn't use the foil method to soak it off. All you need to do is scrub a little with the cotton ball and acetone and it comes off quickly and easily. Awesome.

With Top Coat

Dahlia looks really cool with top coat. The first coat of top coat sinks in so two coats is necessary to make it smooth. I love how it looks either way. I used Seche Vite for my top coat. 

Thanks for reading!

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-Mira

*Products provided for review.