A Zoya A Day - Chloe and Monet

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Well its the end of January already, can you believe it?.

Today on the blog we meet Chloe and Monet

Available on USA website - No
Available on the UK website - No
Brush used - Z Wide
Does it stamp - No
Name - Chloe 
Year - 2012
Number - ZP0584
Coats - 2
Finish - Flakie
Collection - Fleck Effect
Colour - Pink
Topcoat - No

Chloe is a discontinued polish from Zoya, I would describe it as a pale pink base packed with multi-coloured flakie bits.

Available on USA website - Yes
Available on the UK website - No
Brush used - Original
Does it stamp - No
Name - Monet
Year - 2014
Number - ZP0726
Coats - 2
Finish - Special Effect Glitter
Collection - Awaken
Colour - Pink
Topcoat - No

Monet by Zoya can be best described as a multi-coloured, cellophane holographic special effect topper.

Chloe is the second polish with that name that Zoya have done, we'll see the other Chloe soon as she is also a pink. This one has an ok formula, its a topper rather than a polish, it looks good over any colour, I've showed it over black so you can see the flakie colours better.  Its a tiny bit base heavy but if you use the dab and place method you should be good. The Fleck Effect collection is one of my favourites and Zoya didnt keep these polishes in their collection for very long before they were discontinued which is a real shame as they are stunning.

Monet is a another topper, this one is a pinky base with round glitter particles of multi-colours also. Again slightly base heavy so the dab and place method is good or you could sponge this on as well, it is glitter so its going to be a pain to remove if you dont use a peel off base coat of some kind.

The greasy marks are from a mat I was using in my helmers before deciding on doing wall shelves for the Zoya. I've also changed the mats I was using, I dont want greasy marks on my polish labels.

A Zoya A Day - Cutie Pie Marzia and Marilyn

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Today on the blog we meet Cutie Pie Marzia and Marilyn

Available on USA website - No
Available on the UK website - No
Brush used - Original
Does it stamp - No
Name - Cutie Pie Marzia
Year - 2016
Number - AO6616
Coats - 3
Finish - Cream
Collection - None - Custom Limited Edition
Colour - Pink
Topcoat - No

I know what you're thinking, what a strange polish name, not Zoya's usual, this was a custom shade designed by Marzia Kjellberg aka Cutie Pie Marzia for her summer 2016 curated subscription box, I found this shade on ebay and was intrigued, this is a rare polish as Zoya doesnt do custom shades that often, the only other one I know of is a blue made for a company in the US called Progressive Auto Insurance. I wish I had a bottle of this but as far as I can tell it was only offered to employees of the company.

I would describe Cutie Pie as a very pale milky pink. Cutie Pie is super sheer and I did three coats, its a tiny bit runny so thin coats are needed.

Available on USA website - No
Available on the UK website - No
Brush used - Z Wide
Does it stamp - No
Name - Marilyn
Year - 2007
Number - ZP0396
Coats - 2
Finish - Pearl
Collection - Serendipity
Colour - Pink
Topcoat - No

Marilyn is a discontinued polish from Zoya and I would describe it as a pale milky pink with a pearl shimmer finish, slightly more colour than Cutie Pie. I used the Z Wide brush for this one to minimise streaks, I did three coats for opacity.

Do please excuse the state of my middle fingers, they both have breaks and dodgy patches that I am trying to use to keep the nails from breaking all the way across. I want to try and grow them out without having to resort to cutting my nails down to nubs. Also excuse the state of my index finger with the smudge, it was all going wrong this morning!

A Zoya A Day - Odilia and Tawny

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Today on the blog we meet Odilia and Tawny

Available on USA website - No
Available on the UK website - No
Brush used - Original
Does it stamp - No
Name - Odilia
Year - 2000
Number - ZP0231
Coats - 3
Finish - Metallic
Collection - Classic
Colour - Orange/Copper
Topcoat - No

Odilia is a discontinued polish from Zoya and can be described as soft copper with strong red tones and a metallic frost finish..

Available on USA website - Yes
Available on the UK website - No
Brush used - Original
Does it stamp - No
Name - Tawny
Year - 2017
Number - ZP0925
Coats - 2
Finish - Metallic
Collection - Party Girls
Colour - Orange/Red
Topcoat - No

Tawny by Zoya can be best described as a deep, coppery rose sparkling metallic.

Odilia is stunning a delicate duochrome that shifts from orange to copper and red, good formula, no running or pooling, it took three coats to be opaque.

Tawny is like small pieces of Odilia in a coppery orange base as it also had that duo chrome look to it. This has a good formula, no running or pooling and opaque in two coats.

A Zoya A Day - Mercedes and Kym

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Today on the blog we meet Mercedes and Kym

Available on USA website - No
Available on the UK website - Yes
Brush used - Original
Does it stamp - No
Name - Mercedes
Year - 2000
Number - ZP0182
Coats - 2
Finish - Metallic
Collection - Classic
Colour - Orange/Copper
Topcoat - No

Mercedes by Zoya can best be described as a dark mauve with pink, brown and red tones and frosty warm-toned shimmer.

Available on USA website - No
Available on the UK website - No
Brush used - Original
Does it stamp - No
Name - Kym
Year - 2010
Number - ZP0530
Coats - 2
Finish - Metallic
Collection - Wicked
Colour - Orange/Red
Topcoat - No

A copper base with gold, copper and pink reflective metallic sparkles.

Another pair of stunners, although I dont see mauve in Mercedes, I'd call her an orange with brown undertones.  Good formula on both of these, no running or pooling and opaquer in two coats. This collection is stunning and the only one I dont own is Karina.

A Zoya A Day - Autumn and Channing

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Today on the blog we meet Autumn and Channing

Available on USA website - Yes
Available on the UK website - No
Brush used - Original
Does it stamp - No
Name - Autumn
Year - 2014
Number - ZP0754
Coats - 2
Finish - Metallic
Collection - Ignite
Colour - Orange/Copper
Topcoat - No

Autumn by Zoya can be best described as a varnished copper liquid metal

Available on USA website - Yes
Available on the UK website - No
Brush used - Original
Does it stamp - No
Name - Channing
Year - 2013
Number - ZP0691
Coats - 2
Finish - Metallic
Collection - Satins
Colour - Orange/Red
Topcoat - No

Channing by Zoya can be best described as a rusty or coppery red metallic.

Two of my favourite deep orange metallics, great formula on both, no running or pooling and opaque in two coats.

Both these collections were stunning, I've also included a couple of pics of Obi who had a dental appointment last Wednesday and had 9 teeth removed, He is a rescue who we think it approximately 4 or 5 so we dont know his back story. He's doing great though, taking his meds like a champ and not pawing at his mouth or anything. 

I also wore another thermal this weekend, this one is Traffic Cone Chaos by Wikkid Polish a UK indie brand, its bright orange when cold and white when warm, I also stamped some stars using Sally Hansen White On and plate BMXL355 from Maniology.

A Zoya A Day - Sunny and Kaufda

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Today on the blog we meet Sunny and Kaufda

Available on USA website - No
Available on the UK website - No
Brush used - Original
Does it stamp - No
Name - Sunny
Year - 2005
Number - ZP0298
Coats - 2
Finish - Metallic
Collection - Hugs n Kisses
Colour - Orange
Topcoat - No

Sunny is a discontinued polish by Zoya and can be described as a bright metallic coppery-orange with brown undertones and fine red and golden frosty shimmer.

Available on USA website - No
Available on the UK website - Yes
Brush used - Original
Does it stamp - No
Name - Kaufda
Year - 2000
Number - ZP0195
Coats - 2
Finish - Metallic
Collection - Classic
Colour - Orange/Red
Topcoat - No

Kaufda by Zoya can best be described as a shiny, warm molten copper with rich orange-red undertones and golden frost.

For Sunny I dont see any of the red shimmer even when I tilt the bottle in different ways. Good formula, no running or polling, I did two coats but it needs three.

Kaufda is gorgeous, great formula, no running or pooling and opaque in two caots, I think if you did a careful enough coat you could get this to be a one coater.

A Zoya A Day - Kimmy and Kalmia

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Today on the blog we meet Kimmy and Kalmia

Available on USA website - Yes
Available on the UK website - Yes
Brush used - Original
Does it stamp - Yes
Name - Kimmy
Year - 2011
Number - ZP0547
Coats - 2
Finish - Metallic
Collection - Sunshine (Original)
Colour - Orange/Red
Topcoat - No

Kimmy by Zoya can be best described as a gleaming metallic candy apple red brightened by gold sparkle

Available on USA website - No
Available on the UK website - Yes
Brush used - Original
Does it stamp - Yes
Name - Kalmia
Year - 2009
Number - ZP0493
Coats - 2
Finish - Metallic
Collection - Truth
Colour - Orange/Red
Topcoat - No

Kalmia by Zoya can be best described as a metallic red-gold fusion enhanced by copper and gold shimmer.

I have no clue why Zoya is describing either of these as red, I compare them both against a bright red in Dixie and a true red in Sookie and you can clearly see they are more orange than red.  I also compared Kalmia to Channing which is described as rusty metallic.

Good formula on both of these, no running or pooling and opaque in two coats. I really love Kimmy she is super sparkly. I also like that they both stamp.

A Zoya A Day - Beyonnce and Myrta

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Today on the blog we meet Beyonnce and Myrta

Available on USA website - No
Available on the UK website - No
Brush used - Original
Does it stamp - No
Name - Beyonnce
Year - 2004
Number - ZP0285
Coats - 2
Finish - Metallic
Collection - Divas
Colour - Orange/Red
Topcoat - No

Beyonnce is a discontinued polish from Zoya, I would describe her as a warm orange red with a slight yellow duochrome.

Available on USA website - Yes
Available on the UK website - No
Brush used - Original
Does it stamp - Yes
Name - Myrta
Year - 2012
Number - ZP0623
Coats - 2
Finish - Metallic
Collection - Surf
Colour - Orange
Topcoat - No

Myrta by Zoya can be best described as a warm medium orange coral with red undertone, gold and silver metallic shimmer, and a foil-like finish.

Trying to find any info on the original 2004 Divas collection is almost impossible as in 2012 Zoya released another collection called Diva without the 's', below is the only collection photo I could find.

I adore Beyonnce, my photos do not do this justice, the duochrome while faint is there and the polish shows red to orange with a hint of yellow at the edges, very hard to capture in my photos. Good formula no running or pooling and opaque in two coats, although I'd probably do three if I was wearing this as a manicure. I couldnt find any info on the correct spelling either, my bottle has two n's but if it was named for the Beyoncé she only has one.

Myrta is gorgeous as well, good formula, no running or pooling and opaque in two coats, Myrta also stamps.