Zoya Sonnet - Fall 2026 - Swatch Stick and Bottle Comparisons

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Today I'm sharing my swatch comparisons for the Sonnet collection for Fall 2026.

The polish names are as follows,  Adelaide, Alden, Berkley, Chapin, Gael, Greer, Lowell, Merritt, Phyre, Sinclaire, Thatcher and Zora. All swatch sticks are two coats no topcoat. I wonder if someone likes the Chicagoland Vampire series of books by Chloe Neill as we have Merritt and another character is called Morgan Greer, if you havent read these books, I highly recommend if you like vampires, wolves, witches and warlocks.

New polish is always first left and no colour correction, just a crop and adding my watermark.

 

First up is Zora and Chloe, no dupes, Chloe has similar flakies but the base is pink and Chloe is discontinued.

Left to right Alden, Agnes, Bari and Brittany, no dupes, Agnes doesnt have that hint of brown undertone, Bari has more pink undertone and Brittany more grey.

Left to right Greer, Libby and Samara, no dupes, Greer is such a unique colour, I had nothing close in either pinks or purples.  Samara was close but slightly dustier.

Left to right Phyre, Sipsey, Cory and Mercedes, no dupes, Sipsey has a different finish and is darker, Cory is a cream and Mercedes has a brown undertone. Sipsey and Mercedes are both discontinued.

Left to right Sinclaire, Ming, Eve and Elisa, these are all close, Sinclaire has slightly more blue undertone than Ming but if you have Ming you wont need Sinclaire, Eve has a blue/violet flash and Elisa has a tonal shimmer flash. Eve is discontinued.

Left to right Gael, Isabel, Colbie and Cherri, I'd say if you own Isabel you dont need Gael, Colbie has a brown undertone and Cherri has a more pink undertone and is a cream. Isabel and Colbie are discontinued.

Left to right Merritt, Rachael, Suzie and Paris (ZP392 from the 2006 Drama collection) even though Merritt is a hair brighter in tone than the others, if you have any of them you dont need Merritt. The original Paris is discontinued, the new Paris (ZP938) is still available.

Left to right Adelaide, Miranda and Astra, no dupes, Miranda is a pixie dust and Astra has just plain glitter no holo particles. Astra is discontinued.  I am disappointed that Adelaide is a glitter particle in a base, when I got her I thought she was going to be a Zoya holographic like Dream but she is more like Astra.

Left to right Berkley, Evette, Kieko and Millie, if you have either Evette or Kieko you dont need Berkley, Millie has a different finish.

Left to right Chapin, Juno, Delany and Hope, all very close, Juno and Delany are discontinued and I would say that Chapin has a better formula than Hope who takes three coats to be opaque.

Left to right Lowell, Murphy, Yara and Envy, no dupes, Murphy has a strong brown undertone, Yara is much lighter and Envy is a cream. Envy is discontinued.

Left to right Thatcher, Tasha, Cinnamon and Cheryl, no dupes, Tasha is deeper in tone and a different finish, Cinnamon is lighter and Cheryl has a red undertone and different finish. Cinnamon and Cheryl are discontinued.

Thats my comparisons done, I've already worn Phyre, Gael and Chapin and they are stunning so glowy on the nail and great two coat formula.

Zoya - Beachy Brights 3

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I know, I know, bad blogger!  Unfortunately some personal life stuff got in the way.

My husband and I are trying to work out a new solution for the Zoya Wall, I am hoping to display all of the Zoya, right now I only have the pinks, purples, blues and greens on the wall racks and that makes it a little difficult to do the comparisons as I use the swatch sticks but also the bottles. 

I only picked up the new colours who are Aja, Pinkie, Rio, Leeloo, Cruz and Coralie.

If youre new here I take my photos in naturel day light, I do not colour adjust, I only crop the photo and add my watermark.

 The new polish is always first left. Lets get into this, if you think I've missed a comparison do let me know and if I have that Zoya I can do a comparison. 

First up is Aja, Sawyer, Oakley and Arizona, no dupes Aha has more white than Sawyer, Oakley and Arizona are discontinued. 

Next Pinkie, Zelli, Janie and Ali, this might be hard to see but there are no dupes, Pinkie has less red undertone than Zelli, Janie is discontinued.

Left to right Rio, Celi, Tosca and Marigold, no dupes, the particles in Rio are golden while those in Celi are a mix of gold and red, Tosca is discontinued.

 

 

Left to right Coralie, Dixie, Joyce and Alora, this is difficult for me, the undertones are so minor that they all look the same on the swatch sticks, I showed Alora as she is much darker than Coralie. 

Left to right Leeloo, Terra, Fairleigh and Stevie, no dupes, Leeloo is such a pink leaning purple, I had nothing even with the same tone of purple never mind finish. Terra and Fairleigh are discontinued.

Left to right Cruz, Sparrow, Cove and Lennon, no dupes, the particles in Cruz are different than Sparrow, Sparrow is also slightly darker, as are Cove and Lennon, Cove and Lennon have been discontinued.

The wall at present, bit of a disaster lol, at last count I now have 873 with the racks at present only holding 630 is I max the rows out.   I think I've found some shelves just on their own on Amazon, just need to work out how we'd attach them to a board of MDF then attach the MDF to the wall as it will be quite! the weight.
 

 

 

Muse Collection - Bottle and Swatch Stick Comparisons - Part Two

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Today I'm sharing the second half of the Muse collection, we have 6 shades, this is the much more interesting section of the collection.

Names are Zarin, Velma, Daphne, Octavia, Starling and Emery.

As always, new polish is first left and the photos are taken in natural daylight, I dont alter colour, merely crop and add my watermark to the photo, taken on a Pixel 8a phone.

So lets dive in to this set.

First up we have Zarin Nahla and Maria Luisa, no dupes, Zarin is a rose gold gold compared to Nahla and Maria Luisa.

Left to right Velma, Garbo and Ming, no dupes, Velma has a more brown undertone than Garbo and Ming is more red, Garbo has been discontinued.

Left to right Starling, Marie and Alice, no dupes, Starling is much paler than Marie and Alice, with more of a periwinkle hue, Marie has been discontinued.

Left to right Emery, Ophelia and Amara, no dupes, the tone of Ophelia matches but without those golden sparkles that Emery has, Amara is a warmer tone of brown, Amara has been discontinued.

Left to right Octavia, Giada and Mimi, no dupes, Octavia is described as a pearl, that does describe that shimmer visible in her, the shimmer in Giada is much finer and gives a metallic sheen, while Mimi has much larger shimmer particles.

Left to right Daphne, Savita and Tru, no dupes, Daphne a much more blue undertone than either Savita or Tru, Tru also has a multi-toned large shimmer particle.

There we are, I managed to get the second half done.  I've had to do some serious re-arrangement of the Zoya Wall, the yellow and orange colours are now in a helmer drawer while I add the new colours into the wall, I think my hubby and I are going to look into making some sort of wall rack that will hold everything and hopefully allow for expansion too.

Zoya Muse Collection - Bottle and Swatch Stick Comparisons - Part One

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Today on the blog I'm sharing my bottle and swatch stick comparisons for part one of the Muse Collection from Zoya.

The following polishes are being compared.

Hebe, Bari, Samara, Winona, West and Navy.

As always, I dont colour correct my photo's I merely crop and add my watermark, although I am on the hunt for a new photo editing app, Pixlr decided that the free version should only allow you to save 3 photos per day, which is highly annoying when youre trying to edit photos for a blog post. Anywho, if this is your first time here, the new polish is always first left, all photos are taken using a Pixel 8a phone in front of a window for maximum natural lighting.

At some point I need to take the Zoya off of their wall racks because I have a years worth of polishes to integrate into the rainbow, I am not looking forward to it because its going to be a huge amount of up and down on a step stool and laying them out on my desk to add the new ones.

So lets dive in shall we.

First up is Hebe, Sutton and Nevaeh, no dupes, Hebe is a tiny bit paler than either Sutton or Nevaeh, Neveah is discontinued.

Left to right Bari, Brittany and Eastyn, no dupes, Bari is slightly paler in tone to Britany and does not have the purple undertone of Eastyn, both Britany and Eastyn are discontinued.

Left to right Samara, Henley and Brianna, no dupes, Henley and Brianna have a more brown undertone compared to Samara.

Left to righ Winona, Star and Bobbi, no dupes, Winona has a more purple undertone that either Star or Bobbi, plus Winona is a cream, Star is discontinued.

Left to right West, Cecilia and Beckett, no dupes, West is a much deeper tone than Cecilia and Beckett has a more blue undertone than West, Beckett has already been discontinued.

Left to right Navy, Ryan and Elliot, no dupes, Navy is lighter in tone than Ryan and Elliot has a tiny hint of green undertone.

There we go, thats the first half of Muse compared, is there a comparison you would like to see or check before purchase? Let me know in the comments.

Zoya Edtyaoy and Emery

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Today I have a comparison between Edyta and Emery.

No dupes, while they look similar in the bottle that golden flakie does not show up on the nail for Edyta.

Zoya Muse - Part Two - Bottle and Swatch Stick Comparisons

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Today I'm sharing part two of the Muse collection, the names are as follows 

Daphne, Emery, Navy, West, Octavia and Starlin.

As always, the new polish is first left and the photos are taken in natural daylight in front of a window, photos are not colour corrected, only cropped and watermark added.

First up we have Starling, Elsa, Alice and Kira, no dupes, Starling is so much lighter than the others with a purple undertone.

Left to right Navy, Ryan, Sailor and Sylva, no dupes, Sailor is slightly dustier than Navy, Ryan is much deeper and Sylva has a green undertone.

Left to right Daphna, Chiara and Savita, no dupes, Daphna has a blue undertone compared to Chiara and Savita has a more purple undertone and dries matte.

Left to right Octavia, Belinda and Mini, no dupes, this was quite tough, but the shimmer is different in Belinda and Mimi.

Left to right Emery, Ophelia, Elaine and Kate, no dupes, I have nothing with that golden flakie particle in it. A very unique colour.

Left to right West, Cecelia, Honor and Wyatt, no dupes, Cecelia is much lighter, Wyatt and Honor dont have that hint of blue that West does.

There we go, the last of the comparisons for Zoya Muse.       This is the side I prefer, some interesting polish colours, cant wait to wear Emery, Octavia and Daphne.

Zoya Muse - Fall 2025 - Bottle and Swatch Stick Comparison

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Today I'm sharing my bottle and swatch stick comparisons for the first half of the Muse collection.

The polishes are Hebe, Bari, Samara, Winona, Zarin and Velma.

If you're new here I take the photos in front of a window in natural daylight, the new polish is always first left and I do not colour correct, only crop and add my watermark.

So first up we have Hebe, Neveah, Sutton and April, Hebe is close to Neveah but Neveah is discontinued.

Left to right Bari, Brittany, Agnes and Piper, no dupes, Bari is a hair more brown leaning than Britany, Piper is discontinued.

Left to right Samara, Henley, Brianna and Arielle, Samara is very close to Henley and Brianna, Arielle is discontinued.

Left to right Velma, Garbo, Kate and Liz, no dupes, Velma is such an interesting colour its a lovely terracotta, Garbo is close but Garbo is discontinued as is Liz. 

Left to right Zarin, Nahla, Cindy and Marie Luisa, no dupes, Zarin is a more rose pink topper.

There we go, the first half, the other half is more my jam, this is the office wear, muted palette.

A Zoya A Day - Capri

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Today on the blog I'm sharing my swatch and manicure of the gorgeous Capri.

Available on the website - Yes
Brush used - Z Wide
Name - Capri
Year - 2025
Number - ZP1230

Does it stamp - Yes

Coats - 1

Finish - Cream
Collection - Tutti Frutti

Colour - Blue/Green/Turquoise 

Topcoat - No/Yes

Capri is described as a playful seafoam green cream that brings poolside cool to your summer nails.

Capris is such an interesting colour, looking at it on its own you think blue, but put her next to a blue and the green undertone pops.  This absolutely does not photograph colour accurately either.

First pic is one coat of Capri, then I added one coat each of Fancy Gloss Cuentos Arabes and one of Aguas Frescas alternating the middle fingers on both hands, I then stamped with Zoya Boo for a hidden when warm stamping manicure. Aguas Frescas has a lower requirement for its warm state than Cuentos Arabes.