A Zoya A Day - Envy and Ray

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Today on the blog we meet Envy and Ray.

Available on USA website - Yes
Available on the UK website - Yes
Brush used - Original
Does it stamp - Yes
Name - Envy
Year - 2009
Number - ZP0490
Coats - 1
Finish - Cream
Collection - Dare
Colour - Green
Topcoat - No

Envy by Zoya can be best described as a deep blackened green with subtle yellow undertones and barely-perceptible shimmer.

Available on USA website - No

Available on the UK website - No
Brush used - Original
Does it stamp - Yes
Name - Ray
Year - 2012
Number - ZP0635
Coats - 1

Finish - Shimmer

Collection - Diva

Colour - Green

Topcoat - No

Ray is a discontinued polish but can be described as a dark blackened pine green with smooth, delicate silver and green frost shimmer. 

Envy is gorgeous, not sure why they say it has barely perceptible shimmer as they list the finish as cream? and I dont see any shimmer at all in the bottle, great formula, no running or pooling and opaque in one coat, Envy also stamps.

Ray is gorgeous, the shimmer is quite shy though, great formula, no running or pooling and opaque in one coat, Ray does stamp but probably best over a lighter colour.

I did cut down my nails, I have a large pair of nail clippers I use, I dont put the clippers over the nail and cut though, I clip at the nail side then work across, because I had the breaks I couldnt file them down they would have just snapped. As long as the clippers are super sharp and you go from the side of the nail you shouldnt break the nail off.

A Zoya A Day - Ibiza and Olivera

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Today on the blog we meet Ibiza and Olivera. After this we'll only have two more blue polishes I'm going to take a break for a week or two and do some nail art and mani posts, I'm also going to re-arrange the wall a bit.

Available on USA website - Yes
Available on the UK website - Yes
Brush used - Original
Does it stamp - Yes
Name - Ibiza
Year - 2009
Number - ZP0491
Coats - 1
Finish - Shimmer
Collection - Dare
Colour - Blue
Topcoat - No

Ibiza by Zoya can be best described as a blackened indigo-blue brightened slightly by subtle metallic blue shimmer.

Available on USA website - Yes

Available on the UK website - No
Brush used - Original
Does it stamp - Yes
Name - Olivera
Year - 2016
Number - ZP0872
Coats - 1

Finish - Shimmer

Collection - Enchanted

Colour - Blue

Topcoat - No

Olivera by Zoya can best be described as a spellbinding color-flip metallic with an indigo base and a green and purple shift.

Ibiza is really pretty, I love the bright blue shimmer in this, great formula, no running or pooling and opaque in one coat, Ibiza also stamps.

Olivera is stunning, the green shift in this is so good, great formula, no running or pooling and opaque in one coat, Olivera also stamps nicely.

A Zoya A Day - Becca and Pinta

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Today on the blog we meet Becca and Pinta.

Available on USA website - Yes
Available on the UK website - Yes
Brush used - Original
Does it stamp - Yes
Name - Becca
Year - 2021
Number - ZP1105
Coats - 1
Finish - Cream
Collection - Nostalgic
Colour - Purple
Topcoat - No

Becca is described as a blackened fig cream polish.

Available on USA website - Yes

Available on the UK website - No
Brush used - Original
Does it stamp - Yes
Name - Pinta
Year - 2009
Number - ZP0489
Coats - 1

Finish - Cream
Collection - Dare

Colour - Purple

Topcoat - No

Pinta by Zoya can be best described as a dark purple creme with very strong blue undertones.

Becca is gorgeous, I love the tone of purple this is, its very dark but it doesnt look black, great formula, no running or pooling and opaque in one sweet coat, Becca also stamps very well.

Pinta is very blue toned, in some lights you could mistake it for a blue, great formula, no running or pooling and opaque in one coat, Pinta also stamps and the purple comes out in the stamping.

Looking at the two collections together, theyre quite similar in their colour story.

A Zoya A Day - Demi and Ripley

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Today on the blog we meet Demi and Ripley.

Available on USA website - No
Available on the UK website - Yes
Brush used - Original
Does it stamp - Yes
Name - Demi
Year - 2009
Number - ZP0488
Coats - 1
Finish - Cream
Collection - Dare
Colour - Purple
Topcoat - No

Demi is a discontinued polish from Zoya and can be best described as a medium dusty mauve-purple cream with strong red undertones. 

Available on USA website - Yes

Available on the UK website - Yes
Brush used - Original
Does it stamp - Yes
Name - Ripley
Year - 2019
Number - ZP1008
Coats - 1

Finish - Cream
Collection - Sensual

Colour - Purple

Topcoat - No

Ripley can best be described as a rich boysenberry cream.

These look similar but I hope you can see that the undertones are different.

Demi is gorgeous she has a red undertone but theres also a blue hint to it, great formula, no running or pooling and opaque in one coat, Demi also stamps.

Ripley has a red undertone, great formula, no running or pooling and opaque in one coat, Ripley also stamps well.

A Zoya A Day - Ciara and Donnie

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Today on the blog we meet Ciara and Donnie, I had a really nice weekend, the F1 was great, hubs got his 2nd covid jab, we did a test run in our electric car to test the charging and I managed to run 15kms.

Available on USA website - Yes
Available on the UK website - No
Brush used - Original
Does it stamp - Yes
Name - Ciara
Year - 2009
Number - ZP0487
Coats - 1
Finish - Cream
Collection - Dare
Colour - Pink
Topcoat - No

Ciara by Zoya can be best described as a rich medium berry-purple creme with red plum undertones.

Available on USA website - Yes
Available on the UK website - Yes
Brush used - Original
Does it stamp - Yes
Name - Donnie
Year - 2018
Number - ZP0959
Coats - 1
Finish - Cream
Collection - Element
Colour - Pink
Topcoat - No

Donnie can best be described as a full-coverage purple-toned sangria cream.

Zoya puts both of these into the red/purple colour category which is interesting as I'd call these both deep pinks.

Ciara is gorgeous, I can certainly see the red/purple undertone to this, great formula, no running or pooling and opaque in one sweet coat, she also stamps.

Donnie is the same but with that blue/purple undertone, great formula, no running or pooling and opaque in one sweet coat, she also stamps.

I'm showing you Ciara and Donnie next to Allison, Koley and Alegra in the swatch stick comparison.

L to R Allison, Koley, Alegra, Donnie and Ciara.