A Zoya A Day - Amaris and Seren

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Today I'm sharing my swatch and review of the gorgeous Amaris and Seren, two blue sparklers.

Available on the website - No
Brush used - Z Wide
Name - Amaris
Year - 2023
Number - ZP1208

Does it stamp - No

Coats - 2

Finish - Holographic/Glitter
Collection - Polish of the Month

Colour - Blue
Topcoat - No

Aramis is described as a swirling nebula of blue and green with holographic glitters.

Available on the website - No
Brush used - Z Wide
Name - Seren
Year - 2024
Number - ZP1237

Does it stamp - No

Coats - 2

Finish - Holographic/Glitter
Collection - Polish of the Month

Colour - Blue
Topcoat - No

Zoya Seren is a captivating deep royal blue, infused with holographic glitter and shimmering blue micro glitter that creates a dazzling, reflective effect

I decided to wear these two together because in the bottle side by side they looked almost identical, thankfully once on the nails we had two very different tones of blue.

Amaris is the darker of the two, a dark french navy colour, she had a wonderful formula, no running or pooling and I did two coats for my manicure.

Seren is a brighter almost royal blue, also jam packed with sparkles, Seren had a great formula, no running or pooling and I did two coats for my manicure.

Both of these were polishes of the month so they are no longer available but I figured I'll still swatch and review them for reference towards the main collections Zoya do through the year.

A Zoya A Day - Yuki

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Today I'm sharing my swatch and review of the stunning Yuki, who is Januarys Polish of the Month.

Available on the website - Yes (Only available in the month of January 2025)
Brush used - Z Wide
Name - Yuki
Year - 2025
Number - ZP1226

Does it stamp - No

Coats - 2

Finish - Holographic 
Collection - Polish of the Month

Colour - White
Topcoat - No

The description of Yuki from the Zoya website. A stunning winter white, with reflective opalescent flakes, evokes the tranquil beauty of snow sparkling in the winter sun. Yuki captures that same brilliance, its mesmerizing, multi-dimensional shimmer reflecting the bright, yet delicate sparkle of snowflakes as they catch the light.

This stunning winter white is infused with reflective opalescent flakes and holographic accents, creating a mesmerizing, multi-dimensional shimmer. For an added touch of innovation, Yuki features Zoya's first-ever ultra-fine ridge filler basecoat built-in, ensuring a smooth, flawless finish with no need for additional layers.

Yuki really does look like snow sparkling in the sunlight, running my finger over the polish there is no texture from the flakies and the polish feels very smooth, Yuki has a great formula, no running or pooling and I did two coats for my swatch.  I did one coat over a white cream on my left thumb.  The last nail pic is three coats over my middle two fingers just to show the difference between two and three coats.

My little comparison shows this is a very silvery toned white.  

While waiting on our car service we had to waste a bit of time and we headed into a toy store, checking out the Lego I discovered that there is botanical Lego, I adore Bonsai trees, however, I know myself very well and know that I would almost certainly kill a real Bonsai, I was thrilled to find a Lego version! It took me two days to put together mainly because I kept messing the trunk up when trying to attach the flowers.   I did enjoy the process (mostly) the instructions were a bit of a struggle as it wasnt very clear which bit they ment at times due to the pieces being shades of brown and black.

Lastly I've been wearing Mooncat Green Eyed Monster since Monday and my hubby was amazed at this glow in the dark polish, the dark photos are his after we had fun doing a mini photo shoot with the bottle.  This polish was still glowing off my nails even after a nights sleep, I cannot wait to wear it in summer and see how mad it looks.

A Zoya A Day - Sparrow

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Today on the blog we have a gorgeous blue sparkler, lets meet Sparrow.

Available on the website - Yes

Brush used - Z Wide

Does it stamp - No
Name - Sparrow
Year - 2022
Number - ZP1169

Coats - 3
Finish - Jelly Glitter
Collection - Y2k
Colour - Blue
Topcoat - No

Sparrow can be described as a bright cyan in a liquid holographic jelly formula.

Sparrow is so pretty, I love the tone of this blue. This is soo bright and fun, great formula, no running or pooling and I did three coats for my swatch.

The cats are still in snooze mode, its not really warmed up yet enough for them to hang out in their catio.

A Zoya A Day - Tamiah

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Today on the blog I'm sharing my swatch and review of the gorgeous Tamiah.

Available on the website - Yes

Brush used - Z Wide

Does it stamp - No
Name - Tamiah
Year - 2022
Number - ZP1171

Coats - 3
Finish - Jelly Glitter
Collection - Y2k
Colour - Purple
Topcoat - No

Tamiah can be described as a tart grape in a liquid holographic jelly formula.

Tamiah is stunning, a gorgeous blue toned purple, jam packed with sparkles, Tamiah had a good formula, sheer to allow the sparkles to shine through, I did three coats for my swatches, she also has a deep blue shimmer flash. Please excuse my thumb, I knocked it on my table.

A Zoya A Day - Patrice and Cadence

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Today on the blog we meet Patrice and Cadence

Available on USA website - Yes
Available on the UK website - Yes
Brush used - Original
Does it stamp - No
Name - Cadence
Year - 2019
Number - ZP0885
Coats - 2
Finish - Holographic
Collection - Winter Holos
Colour - Pink
Topcoat - No

Cadence by Zoya can best be described as a full coverage, diamond holographic classic pink.

Available on USA website - Yes
Available on the UK website - Yes
Brush used - Original
Does it stamp - No
Name - Patrice
Year - 2020
Number - ZP1047
Coats - 2
Finish - Shimmer
Collection - Luscious
Colour - Pink
Topcoat - No

Patrice by Zoya can best be described as a neutral blush with a rainbow and gold micro-shimmer.

Both of these are stunning, Cadence is Zoya's scattered holo in a gorgeous deep pink, great formula, no running or pooling and opaque in two coats, I own all their scattered holos, they really need to do a yellow and orange to round out the colour story though. The particles used are not glitter so this is super easy to remove.

Patrice they're calling a shimmer but the particles are huge and give it an almost holographic look,  the undertone in this is very nude, this is one thats work appropriate as the shimmer isnt too in your face either. Great formula, no running or pooling and opaque in two coats. 

This weekends mani was one I did for the When Colours Collide facebook group, the colours were blue, purple and silver (not holo).

I started with a base of PoP Polish Zing a thermal thats deep cobalt blue when cold to a pale baby blue when warm, I did two coats, then I stamped with Virago Varnish She Cries Everyday a light blue and Zoya Leighton a deep purple, the silver dots where Nabi Gel Silver. I used stamping plate Fun 23 from Fab Ur Nails. My stamper of choice is Clear Jelly Stamper's Big Bling.

A Zoya A Day - Dallas

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Today on the blog we meet Dallas

Available on USA website - Yes
Available on the UK website - Yes
Brush used - Original
Does it stamp - No
Name - Dallas
Year - 2019
Number - ZP989
Coats - 1
Finish - Holographic Topper
Collection - Barefoot
Colour - Silver
Topcoat - No

Dallas can best be described as having a clear base with silver glitter, large white hexagonal glitter, and small white glitter running throughout.

This is similar to Eclipse in that it has silver holographic sparkle but with added white glitters. 

This has a good formula no running or pooling, it is slightly base heavy though, I show one coat over OPI My Italian Is A Little Rusty from the Muse of Milan collection. My thumb has one coat of Eclipse so you can see the difference between then and the last pic shows the bottles side by side with Dallas on the left.