A Zoya A Day - Michaela and Neeka

Hey Friends

Today on the blog we meet Michaela and Neeka.

Available on USA website - Yes
Available on the UK website - No
Brush used - Original
Does it stamp - Yes
Name - Michaela
Year - 2019
Number - ZP1009
Coats - 1
Finish - Cream
Collection - Sensual
Colour - Purple
Topcoat - No

Michaela can best be described as a dusty purple taupe cream.

Available on USA website - Yes

Available on the UK website - No
Brush used - Original
Does it stamp - Yes
Name - Neeka
Year - 2011
Number - ZP0574
Coats - 1

Finish - Metallic
Collection - Mirrors

Colour - Purple

Topcoat - No

Neeka by Zoya can be best described as a greyed amethyst with subtle red duochrome shimmer and bright gold glitter accents.

Michaela is so pretty,, this has a brown/grey undertone, gorgeous formula, no running or pooling and opaque in one sweet coat, this also stamps nicely.

Neeka is unusual, this is a dusty grey/blue undertoned purple with sparkles that are sort of hidden within the polish, great formula, no running or pooling and opaque in one coat, this also stamps.

Zoya Michaela and Ellie

Hey

Happy Sunday!

What a weekend so far!

We went yesterday to see another cat, a 2 year old tabby and white girl who had been abandoned by her previous owners, her name is Ellie :) 

She was good as gold coming back in the car, not a peep from her but she was looking around.

Within 30 minutes of being here she was rolling around getting fuss from my hubs :) 

We havent introduced her to Obi yet, I like to do intros slowly, with sniff meetings first.

Now on to the polish I've been wearing since Thursday!

I started out with one coat of Michaela who is described as a dusty purple taupe cream, this has a grey undertone and is very chameleon like in different lights. Great formula no running or pooling.

I then stamped using Revolution Uniform and stamping plate CJS-LC19 which is a mandala one from Clear Jelly Stamper. I topped everything with Barry M Plumpy topcoat then Barry M Matte topcoat.

Zoya Joss and Plaid/Tartan Nail Art

Hey there

Today on the blog meet Joss and I have some tartan/plaid nail art to share with you :) 

A Zoya a Day

Name - Joss

Year - 2019

Number - ZP1001

Coats - 2

Finish - Creme

Collection - Sensual

Colour - Pink/Nude

Topcoat - None

I love plaid aka tartan nails, I started with my usual two coats of Zoya Anchor basecoat, then I did 2 coats of Joss, excuse the messy swatch but I knew I was stamping so I didnt clean up prior to stamping, great formula, no running or pooling and almost opaque in one coat on my short nails. I then grabbed the three purples from the new Sensual collection which are (L to R in their pic) Ripley, Micheala and Vesper.  I used Uberchic Pretty in Plaid plate and my Big Bling stamper from Clear Jelly Stamper, as you can see they stamped really well, I then grabbed Fab Ur Nails Fun 21 plate and did some marble stamping on my thumbs, I then topped everything with Barry M Plumpy topcoat then Barry M Matte topcoat.

Also how come Joss is more mannequin hands matte than shiny?

I think they turned out great :) now I wish I could find a shirt with this colour combo!

Zoya Sensual Fall Collection 2019

Hi

Today on the blog I have comparisons of the new Zoya Fall/Autumn Sensual Collection.

This is a picture heavy post.

A couple of things to note before we start, all pictures were taken in direct sunlight until Etta when the sun moved away from my window, these are my choices for what I thought were the closest matches, if you'd like to see another comparison let me know and if I have the polish I will do that comparison. The new polish is always first left and I thought that putting the swatch stick with the bottle shot would show you if the polish dries darker than the bottle, which some of them do.

I've tested  Ripley and Briar and they both stamp too.

So without further waffling lets go!

Left to Right
Joss
Avril
Addison

No dupes, in the bottle Joss looks very similar to Avril but on the swatch you can see that Joss has a browner undertone than Avril and is lighter than Addison.

L to R
Kinsley
Jill
Mary

No dupes, Kinsley is close to Jill in the bottle but on the swatch you can see that the undertone is yellower on Kinsley and Mary has that purple undertone.

L to R
Foster
Dea
Mary

No dupes, Foster is deeper than Dea and Mary has a purple undertone.

L to R

Briar (stamps)

Liza

Monroe

No dupes, Briar has a much browner undertone than Liza who has an almost orange undertone and Monroe is very pink.

L to R
Margaret
Renee
America

This was tricky, very close in the bottle and I dont know if my photo shows it but America is brighter than Renee and Margaret, Renee is also a shade or two lighter than Margaret. Reds like these are always hard as your naked eye picks up much more subtle changes.

L to R
Rashida
Elisa
Ember
Blair

No dupes, Rashida is much more deep and bold than either Elisa or Ember and Blair has a much more purple vibe.

L to R
Etta
Blair
Colbie (discontinued)
Rihana

No dupes, Etta is deeper then Blair, Colbie has a brown undertone and Rihana has a much more red undertone.

L to R
Ripley (stamps)
Margo
Haven

No dupes, Ripley has more blue than Margo and Haven has even more blue than Ripley.

L to R
Michaela
Neeka
Lotus

No dupes, I have absolutely nothing like Michaela, shes purple in some lights and greyer in others, utterly unique and stunning!.

L to R
Vesper
Violet (discontinued)
Monica

No dupes, Vesper has this whole grey/blue undertone and I have nothing close, another stunning unique one.

L to R
Elliot
Natty
Ryan

No dupes, Natty is a grey blue, Ryan is pure French Navy and Elliot has a green undertone.

L to R
Ashton
Theo
Storm

No dupes, I have nothing close to Ashton, oddly Storm looks the most similar on the swatch sticks but shes a black scattered holo.

So there you have it, my comparisons on the Sensual collection for Fall/Autumn 2019 from Zoya.