A Zoya A Day - Abby and Julie

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Today on the blog we meet Abby and Julie, its the Hungarian Grand Prix this weekend.

Available on USA website - Yes
Available on the UK website - No
Brush used - Original
Does it stamp - Yes
Name - Abby
Year - 2017
Number - ZP0887
Coats - 2
Finish - Cream
Collection - Charming
Colour - Purple
Topcoat - No

Abby by Zoya can be best described as a light lavender cream.

Available on USA website - No

Available on the UK website - No
Brush used - Original
Does it stamp - No
Name - Julie
Year - 2013
Number - ZP0650
Coats - 2
Finish - Metallic/Shimmer
Collection - Lovely

Colour - Purple
Topcoat - No 

Julie is a discontinued polish from Zoya but can be described as a soft wisteria purple metallic.

I love Abby, a really gorgeous tone of pale lavender, great formula, no running or pooling and opaque in two coats, Abby also stamps, she could be a one coater if you did a careful thick coat.

Julie is one of my top picks, I think it was on the website for under a year, it was discontinued really fast, good formula, no running or pooling and opaque in two coats, I love the sparkles in this.

My weekend mani uses Ella, Polly and Desi then stamped with Color Club Cosmic Fate, Sidewalk Psychic and Miss Bliss using a Hello Maniology plate.

A Zoya A Day - Kayleigh and Marley

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Today on the blog we meet Kayleigh and Marley.

Available on USA website - Yes
Available on the UK website - No
Brush used - Original
Does it stamp - Yes
Name - Kayleigh
Year - 2021
Number - ZP1077
Coats - 2
Finish - Cream
Collection - Darling
Colour - Purple
Topcoat - No

Kayleigh can best be described as a calming light lilac purple cream.

Available on USA website - Yes

Available on the UK website - No
Brush used - Original
Does it stamp - No
Name - Marley
Year - 2011
Number - ZP0542
Coats - 2
Finish - Cream
Collection - Intimate

Colour - Purple
Topcoat - No 

Marley by Zoya can be best described as a pale lavender with a subtle silvery pearl finish.

I bet you didnt realise how many pale purples Zoya had, we still have more after this.

Kayleigh is so pretty, great formula, no running or pooling and opaque in two coats, she also stamps but best over darker colours.

Marley has a shimmer in the bottle that doesnt show on the nail, its also listed as a cream on the Zoya website, good formula, no running or pooling and opaque in two coats. Hopefully my pics show that these two are similar but not dupes of each other.

 

A Zoya A Day - Heather and Miley

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Today on the blog we meet Heather and Miley

Available on USA website - Yes
Available on the UK website - Yes
Brush used - Original
Does it stamp - No
Name - Heather
Year - 2004
Number - ZP0266
Coats - 3
Finish - Cream
Collection - Bouquet
Colour - Purple
Topcoat - No

Heather by Zoya can be best described as a very, very pale creamy lilac purple with a drop of light baby pink and extremely subtle microshimmer.

Available on USA website - Yes

Available on the UK website - No
Brush used - Z wide
Does it stamp - No
Name - Miley
Year - 2008
Number - ZP0432
Coats - 3
Finish - Cream
Collection - Blissful

Colour - Purple
Topcoat - No 

Miley by Zoya can be best described as a pale, delicate lilac creme with light blue undertones.

Heather is described as having micro shimmer but on the website its listed as a cream, this has an ok formula, it doesnt run or pool but its very sheer and steaky, I did three coats for my pics. I've changed out the brush to a z wide for future manicures. Extra pic showing the shimmer in the bottle that doesnt show on the nail.

Miley is one I really love to wear when my nails are long, good formula, no running or pooling just very sheer, I did three coats for my pics.

You can see that in daylight both of these grey out. I've also included a pic of Miley in two coats on my nails when they were long.

These arnt the best painting job ever, think I was too impatient to get this done.

A Zoya A Day - Birch and Megan

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Today on the blog we meet our first purple polishes Birch and Megan

Available on USA website - Yes
Available on the UK website - No
Brush used - Z Wide
Does it stamp - Yes
Name - Birch
Year - 2019
Number - ZP0978
Coats - 1
Finish - Cream
Collection - Innocence
Colour - Purple
Topcoat - No

Birch can best be described as a gentle greiged lavender in a full coverage cream formula.

Available on USA website - Yes

Available on the UK website - No
Brush used - Original
Does it stamp - No
Name - Megan
Year - 2011
Number - ZP0593
Coats - 1
Finish - Cream
Collection - Feel

Colour - Purple
Topcoat - No 

Megan by Zoya can be best described as a full coverage, taupe gray cream.

Zoyas description cracks me up, this is gorgeous, good formula, no running or pooling, I do have the z wide brush in this one, this was opaque in two coats. It does stamp but its best over a dark colour.

Megan is quite a blue undertoned lilac, good formula, no running or pooling and opaque in two coats.

You can see that under the LED lights the colours show up but in sunlight they both grey out.

A Zoya A Day - Jem and Paris

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Today on the blog we meet the last two reds Jem and Paris.

Available on USA website - Yes
Available on the UK website - Yes
Brush used - Original
Does it stamp - Yes
Name - Jem
Year - 2011
Number - ZP0575
Coats - 1
Finish - Metallic
Collection - Mirrors
Colour - Red/Purple
Topcoat - No

Jem by Zoya can be best described as a dark, red-toned purple with subtle gold and fuschia flecks.

Available on USA website - No

Available on the UK website - No
Brush used - Original
Does it stamp - Yes
Name - Paris
Year - 2006
Number - ZP0391
Coats - 1
Finish - Cream
Collection - Drama

Colour - Red
Topcoat - No 

Paris is a discontinued polish but Zoya have reused the name for one of the jelly brites polishes. Paris is described as deep brown undertoned  red.

Jem is one of my all time favourites, in the bottle you see a purple hue but on the nail its vamp deep red with red/fuchsia flecks, great formula, no running or pooling and opaque in one coat, she also stamps. This used to be my initials so of course I have a soft spot for this one. 

Paris the original is stunning, she reminds me of a redder Lincoln Park After Dark by OPI, great formula, no running or pooling and opaque in one coat, she also stamps.

My weekend mani was two coats of Skipper then stamped with Virago Varnish She Cries Everyday. I used a couple of the Uberchic summer plates.

Last pics are my chopped off 9 inches of tail from my hair, I could sit on it but it was very annoying in the extreme heat we had recently, as you can see its still very long though! 

 

A Zoya A Day - Mikka and Racheal

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Today on the blog we meet Mikka and Rachael

Available on USA website - No
Available on the UK website - No
Brush used - Original
Does it stamp - Yes
Name - Mikka
Year - 2008
Number - ZP0457
Coats - 1
Finish - Shimmer
Collection - Pulse
Colour - Red
Topcoat - No

Mikka is a discontinued polish and can be described as a wintery deep wine purple with very fine, frosty silver shimmer.

Available on USA website - Yes

Available on the UK website - Yes
Brush used - Original
Does it stamp - Yes
Name - Rachael
Year - 2018
Number - ZP0961
Coats - 1
Finish - Cream
Collection - Element

Colour - Red/Purple
Topcoat - No 

Zoya in Rachael can best be described as a full-coverage mulberry berry cream.

Mikka is gorgeous, but again the silver shimmer doesnt show on the nail like it does in the bottle, great formula though, no running or pooling and opaque in one coat, she also stamps. I've included a pic of the shimmer in the bottle.

Rachael is so pretty, great formula, no running or pooling and opaque in one coat, she also stamps nicely too.

We only have two more reds to go! Then we hit my favourite colour :) purple!