Zoya Carter

Zoya Carter, outdoors, shade

This post is brought to you by the letters Z and C--to be specific Zoya's fabulous Pixie Dust polish, Carter. I absolutely love this color. It is described as "a royal purple in a matte, textured, sparkling metal finish." When I received the bottle, I was a bit nervous. The glitter in Carter is really almost fuchsia or magenta, and I wasn't sure how that would translate into a royal purple. Luckily, I gave the polish a chance to prove itself, and put it on my nails.

Zoya Carter, indoors, artificial light

The secret lies in Carter's base. The glitter is really bright, but the base is this incredibly dark purple. It almost looked black when it was still wet. When combined with the glitter, the end result really does read royal purple.

Zoya Carter, outdoors, sun

I have to admit that most of the purples in my collection are on the very blue side, or are very pale, so I was really happy to see a brighter and darker purple polish that was a true purple, if not leaning towards red-toned. It really is both, in a way. The glitter is red-toned, and the base is blue-toned. It's a really unique polish in that respect.

Zoya Carter, flash

I really do adore Zoya's PixieDust nail polishes. They're twinkly without being overdone or garish, and the texture isn't too grating. I am seriously happy that they came out with a fall collection. I just wish I hadn't cut myself off on polishes for the next couple months. I would love to have Sunshine and Chita. I'll put those on my wish list along with Storm for when I'm allowed to buy more.

Wishing I wasn't cut off,
Emily, the Manic Paintress