A Zoya A Day - Austin and Skylar

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Today on the blog we meet Austin and Skylar. 

Available on USA website - Yes
Available on the UK website - Yes
Brush used - Original
Does it stamp - Yes
Name - Austin
Year - 2021
Number - ZP1102
Coats - 1
Finish - Cream
Collection - Nostalgic
Colour - Blue
Topcoat - No

Austin can best be described as a cool wedge-wood blue cream..

Available on USA website - Yes

Available on the UK website - No
Brush used - Original
Does it stamp - No
Name - Skylar
Year - 2012
Number - ZP0588
Coats - 2

Finish - Metallic

Collection - True

Colour - Blue

Topcoat - No

Skylar by Zoya can be best described as a medium steel blue with a softened, dusty look and speckled by visible gold and silver shimmer flecks.

Two of Zoya's chameleon colours, very shifty depending on light source.

Austin is so pretty, I dont think I'd call this a wedgewood blue though, I think theres a bit too much grey, nor is it bright enough, good formula though, no running or pooling and opaque in one coat, Austin also stamps well. I've included a pic of some wedgewood.

Skylar is one of my first Zoya's I love the grey undertone and sparkles in this, great formula, no running or pooling and opaque in two coats, you can see it stamped but probably best over a darker colour.

The collections compliment each other nicely I think.

Right at the very bottom are some pics of my weekend mani, I started out with two coats of Fancy Gloss Once Upon A Time a gorgeous blue (cold) to pink (hot) thermal, I then stamped using Virago Varnish Not A Happy Camper and Sally Hansen Insta-dri Heather Hustle using plates Born Pretty BP-L045 for the lace images and Dixie Plates Butterflies and Bees for the flowers and butterflies. The pics are all mostly the cold state.

A Zoya A Day - Mila and Rochelle

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Today on the blog we meet Mila and Rochelle.

Available on USA website - Yes
Available on the UK website - Yes
Brush used - Original
Does it stamp - Yes
Name - Mila
Year - 2021
Number - ZP1100
Coats - 1
Finish - Cream
Collection - Nostalgic
Colour - Red
Topcoat - No

Mila can best be described as a sultry, deep mahogany red cream.

Available on USA website - Yes

Available on the UK website - Yes
Brush used - Original
Does it stamp - Yes
Name - Rochelle
Year - 2021
Number - ZP1119
Coats - 1

Finish - Cream
Collection - Rose Palette

Colour - Red

Topcoat - No

Rochelle can be described as a deepened maroon red cream.

I think I accidently found a bit of a dupe!

Mila is stunning, a deep vampy red with a brown undertone, great formula, no running or pooling and opaque in one coat, Mila also stamps nicely.

Rochelle is also gorgeous, another vampy red this time with a more purple undertone, great formula, no running or pooling and opaque in one coat, Rochelle also stamps.

These are very close, I'd say there were only two or three shades apart, I've shown the swatch sticks together, plus the bottles under my LED lights and in daylight.

My weekend nails are three coats of MTK Designs Simply Meant To Be and then stamped with Zoya, Michaela and Darla and Virago Varnish Cannon Ball then a coat of Fancy Gloss Stained Glass over my index and little fingers :) 

A Zoya A Day - Becca and Bentley

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Today on the blog we meet Becca and Bentley. I have somehow picked up a nasty cold from the one time we decided to go to a supermarket instead of ordering in!, I slept the whole of yesterday morning away, I've lost my voice and there has been much blowing of my nose and sniffing, thankfully it is not the rona as I can still smell and taste everything.  

I'm going to be taking a break next week as we are going to transform the smallest bedroom into a proper walk-in wardrobe, the previous owner put a built in wardrobe in the room but as you can see from the photos it does not make the most of the space.  Hubs has designed and 3D printed a bunch of brackets for a long full length clothing rail and then I'll put three sets of Malm drawers from Ikea underneath for things that cannot be hung up. The malm I got are the white ones, two that are four drawer and one that is a three drawer.

There will be a bonus post tomorrow.

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 can best be described as a blackened fig cream.

Available on USA website - Yes

Available on the UK website - Yes
Brush used - Original
Does it stamp - Yes
Name - Bentley
Year - 2020
Number - ZP1050
Coats - 1

Finish - Cream
Collection - Luscious

Colour - Pink

Topcoat - No

Bentley can best be described as a deepened grape cream.

These two look very similar until you notice the undertones.

Becca is very deep and vampy with a blue undertone, great formula, no running or pooling and opaque in one coat, Becca also stamps.

Bentley is also a deep vampy purple but she has a much more red undertone, great formula, no running or pooling and opaque in one coat, Bentley also stamps.

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.

Zoya Nostalgic Swatch and Bottle Comparisons - Fall/Autumn 2021

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Today on the blog I have swatch and bottle comparisons of the Nostalgic collection for you.

This is a six piece collection for fall/autumn 2021.

As is usual the new polish is the first left and pics were taken in natural daylight.

These are gorgeous, great formula, they were all one coaters and they stamp very well.

Left to right we have 
Vivi, Flora, Mara and Zanna. no dupes, Vivi has a much pinker undertone than the others.

Left to right the new Vivi compared to the original Vivi, theyre totally different and of course the original Vivi is discontinued.

Left to right Rumi, Charity and Fawne, no dupes, Rumi is deeper in tone and is a cream compared to Charity and Fawne who have shimmer. Fawne is also discontinued.

Left to right are Mila, Courtney, Rachael and the other Milla with two ells, no dupes, Mila has a brown undertone. Milla is discontinued. Courtney is a crelly like formula so its a solid two if not three coater.

 

Left to right Becca, Leighton and Sloane, this is quite difficult to see but they arnt dupes, Leighton has a black undertone, Becca has a blue undertone and Sloane a red undertone, plus Leighton only looks purple in bright light.

Left to right Austin, Darby and Tommy, no dupes, this is one of Zoya's chameleon colours, by itself it looks blue but hold it beside Tommy and it looks grey, Darby has that blue shimmer.

Left to right, Cooper, Charli and Dree, no dupes, Cooper doesnt have the brown undertone of Charli or the yellow of Dree.

The stamping test of them all.

The Zoya wall, I think I'm going to have to put the top row into a helmer drawer, I'm running our of room again. Also once I've completed the purples I think I'll do swatch reviews for all of the new polishes from last year and this year before I move on to the blues and greens, I've been playing with so many other polishes at the weekends I have a lot of untried Zoya's.