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Hello lovelies,

I am so seriously late with this review but I hope you'll forgive me and still have a look at my swatches :) So this post will be about the Zoya Wishes collection, the last collection of 2014. It consist of six new colours - three Magical PixieDust and three shimmery and creme shades.

Prim - periwinkle blue shimmer. Prim will certainly catch everyone's eye. This elegant periwinkle shade is quite unusual, at least I don't own many. Prim applied very nicely and was opaque in two thin coats, excellent pigmentation. It has very fine shimmer which is pretty but it also causes streaking so I needed to watch my brush strokes. I've applied topcoat as well.

Haven - rich plum purple with magenta undertones and subtle shimmer. Haven is absolutely stunning! It had a lovely formula that applied well and was opaque in two coats. It dried fast and glossy so I'm not wearing topcoat. It was little bit streaky but less than Prim. 

Willa - muted black creme. Willa is not exactly proper darkest black, it's a tiny bit lighter. Black is classic but I personally prefer black polishes that are well-pigmented. Willa seemed a little watery to me and I needed two thicker coats for good coverage. It applied easily and dried fast and glossy. I'm not wearing topcoat in the pictures.

Thea - blue-based purple glitter. Thea has the Magical PixieDust formula which has rough glittery texture. I've applied one coat of Thea over Haven. It didn't create as textured finish as it would with two coats but I didn't mind tha because I prefer Thea with topcoat - then it really comes alive! The last photo is with topcoat and for me it made massive difference. it beautifully shows the colour, the sparkly glitter and holo effect.

Nori - blue glitter with Magical PixieDust formula. Nori is the second textured polish from this collection. It's a bit sheerer so I've applied two thick coats but you might want to do three for deeper colour. It applied well and dried quite fast.

Imogen - black base full of holographic silver glitter. Imogen also has the Magical PixieDust formula and textured finish. I've applied one coat over Willa and then the last pictures shows it with topcoat. It applied well and dried fast.

So that's all of them! I think this collection came out nicely and I like the mixture of finishes. I am not a fan of Magical PixieDust texture but it looks stunning with topocat. My top picks are Prim, Thea and Imogen but with topcoat on ;)

Zoya polishes are available from Zoya.com for $9 USD each, or at The Nail & Beauty Link (UK) and at Nail Polish Direct (UK) and your usual outlets.

Have a lovely day! Lucie x

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Hello lovelies,

Oh yes, I too am testing the Creative Stamper! When Ksenija approached me and asked if I would like to review her new stamper I immediately said YES! After all, there was a massive hype in stamping groups about this product and I was really curious.

This is how it looks - it comes in a set of stamper with the metal holder and a plastic scraper which is also a business card.

Creative Stamper is Ukrainian product and it's different than most of other stampers. For one it's much larger with its approx. 3.6cm stamper head. It's made of soft silicone that hugs the nail with just a bit of pressure. The stamper head is also in half-translucent white colour so white stamping will be nicely visible on it as well as all the other colours. The silicone head sits in a metal cup and so far I haven't had a case when it would fall out like with some other stampers. Massive thumbs up for that (it annoys me so much!). The scraper that comes with the stamper is thinner and more flexible than credit cards or some other stampers and it works well.

I've prepared the following manicure to show you how nicely the Creative Stamper works:

I've used the stamper straight out of the box so I didn't prime it. It worked perfectly straight away and it's great especially for gals like me with long nails. I can also see this as a favourite stampers of nail technician who stamp over long enhancements.

I have prepared a comparison between the Creative Stamper and some other stampers I have. As you can see, the difference in size is apparent and Creative Stamper can pick up much larger image areas. That might come in handy when creating stamping decals.

Tips:

• roll the stamper over the plate to pick up the image with less bubbles
• clean the stamper with sticky tape or lint roller
• gently press your nail into the stamper for ideal result; you can roll the stamper over nail but it can distort the image a bit
• don't clean the stamper with acetone, it could damage it

When I got the stamper I was a bit doubtful because it's not as squishy as my Winstonia marshmallow stamper that I love but as it turns out it works just as well. It's definitely better for creating decals because from one image I can make two decals. If you have longer nails you'll appreciate this stamper very much :)

Availability:

International - http://www.drknails.com/
International - http://www.bsquaredlacquer.com/

International - http://www.dramaqueennails.com/

USA - http://tweeandhoney.tictail.com

USA - http://www.beautometry.com/
UK - http://rainbow-connection.co.uk/
AU - http://nailstampingqueen.storenvy.com/
AU - http://www.glittergasm.com.au/
EU - http://www.hypnoticpolish.com/
CHINA - http://nilnails.taobao.com/

There are also various nail groups on Facebook who organise group buys so you might be able to get one through that as well.

Hope you've enjoyed this post and see you tomorrow! Lucie x

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