Zoya - Beachy Brights 3

Hey Friends

I know, I know, bad blogger!  Unfortunately some personal life stuff got in the way.

My husband and I are trying to work out a new solution for the Zoya Wall, I am hoping to display all of the Zoya, right now I only have the pinks, purples, blues and greens on the wall racks and that makes it a little difficult to do the comparisons as I use the swatch sticks but also the bottles. 

I only picked up the new colours who are Aja, Pinkie, Rio, Leeloo, Cruz and Coralie.

If youre new here I take my photos in naturel day light, I do not colour adjust, I only crop the photo and add my watermark.

 The new polish is always first left. Lets get into this, if you think I've missed a comparison do let me know and if I have that Zoya I can do a comparison. 

First up is Aja, Sawyer, Oakley and Arizona, no dupes Aha has more white than Sawyer, Oakley and Arizona are discontinued. 

Next Pinkie, Zelli, Janie and Ali, this might be hard to see but there are no dupes, Pinkie has less red undertone than Zelli, Janie is discontinued.

Left to right Rio, Celi, Tosca and Marigold, no dupes, the particles in Rio are golden while those in Celi are a mix of gold and red, Tosca is discontinued.

 

 

Left to right Coralie, Dixie, Joyce and Alora, this is difficult for me, the undertones are so minor that they all look the same on the swatch sticks, I showed Alora as she is much darker than Coralie. 

Left to right Leeloo, Terra, Fairleigh and Stevie, no dupes, Leeloo is such a pink leaning purple, I had nothing even with the same tone of purple never mind finish. Terra and Fairleigh are discontinued.

Left to right Cruz, Sparrow, Cove and Lennon, no dupes, the particles in Cruz are different than Sparrow, Sparrow is also slightly darker, as are Cove and Lennon, Cove and Lennon have been discontinued.

The wall at present, bit of a disaster lol, at last count I now have 873 with the racks at present only holding 630 is I max the rows out.   I think I've found some shelves just on their own on Amazon, just need to work out how we'd attach them to a board of MDF then attach the MDF to the wall as it will be quite! the weight.
 

 

 

A Zoya A Day - Anabelle and Wilson

Hi Friends

Today I'm sharing my swatch and review of the wonderfully sparkly Anabella and Wilson

Available on the website - Yes
Brush used - Z Wide.
Name - Anabella
Year - 2024
Number - ZP1243

Does it stamp - No

Coats - 2

Finish - Glitter
Collection - Everlasting

Colour - Purple
Topcoat - Yes

Anabella can be described as a deep fall wine infused with holographic pink, purple, and rose gold glitter 2-coat full-coverage formula

Available on the website - No
Brush used - Z Wide
Name - Wilson
Year - 2024
Number - ZP1236

Does it stamp - No

Coats - 2

Finish - Glitter
Collection - Polish of the Month

Colour - Purple
Topcoat - Yes

Wilson is described as a mesmerizing blackberry purple holographic with shimmering rose gold micro-glitter. 

Anabelle is gorgeous a deep vampy red toned purple, jam packed with glitter sparkles, great formula, no running or pooling and I did two coats, I also added Zoya Ultra Glossy topcoat.

Wilson is her blue toned sister, almost looking black, I love the multi-coloured sparkles, Wilson has a great formula, no running or pooling and I did two coats, also used Ultra Glossy topcoat. These are both glitter and as such I will be using the soak off method to remove them.  But they totally worth it.

Zoya seem to have gone a bit wild for glitter this year, I have quite a few more to share. 

A Zoya A Day - Billie and Ondine

Hi Friends

Today I'm sharing my swatch and review of the stunning Billie and Ondine.

Available on the website - Yes
Brush used - Z Wide
Name - Billie
Year - 2024
Number - ZP1248

Does it stamp - Yes

Coats - 1

Finish - Metallic
Collection - Luxe Noir

Colour - Purple
Topcoat - No

Billie can be described as a rich, velvety eggplant shade with a multi tone micro metallic red finish.

Available on the website - Yes
Brush used - Z Wide
Name - Ondine
Year - 2024
Number - ZP1242

Does it stamp - Yes

Coats - 2

Finish - Cream
Collection - Everlasting

Colour - Pink
Topcoat - No

Ondine can be described as a fashion-forward intense aubergine cream.

Billie is so stunning, a deep vampy purple with little multi coloured sparkles, great formula, no running or pooling and opaque in one coat, Billie also stamps.

Ondine is another deep vampy purple, this dries with a semi matte finish, I'm guessing due to the neon pigment used, Ondine has a great formula, no running or pooling and I did two coats for my manicure, it wasnt quite the colour in the bottle with one coat. Ondine also stamps well.

This weekends manicure is a base of two coats of Fancy Gloss Vamped a red (cold) to grey (hot) thermal, I then stamped with Box of Whine with places Dixie Plates Christmas 2020 and Moyra 117 Wintertale, lastly I put a coat of Wikkid Polish Star Dust over my index and pinkie fingers..  I had to cut my nails down as I broke a couple.  

A Zoya A Day - Paisley

Hi Friends

Today I'm sharing my swatch and review of the stunning Paisley.

Available on the website - Yes
Brush used - Z Wide
Name - Paisley
Year - 2024
Number - ZP1225

Does it stamp - Yes

Coats - 2

Finish - Cream
Collection - Polish of the Month

Colour - Neon Purple
Topcoat - No

Paisley can be described a pastel neon that packs a punch. 

This polish is so gorgeous, a really bright vibrant neon, this is one I can see myself wearing a lot over the summer, I keep staring at my nails.  I did stamp with Soraya as well.  Paisley has a good formula, no running or pooling and I did two coats, as this is a neon it does dry to that matte finish.

This is a chameleon colour, the right hand side are the most colour accurate. 

This really fits in so well with the Beachy Brights 2 collection, I highly recommend grabbing this one if you havent already.

Weekend Mani

 Hi Friends 

Today I'm sharing a couple of mani's I did during the week and what I'm wearing this weekend.

I started by ordering the Orly Melting Point set from Orly UK, I swatched JessFace90's video and they looked amazing.

Continues after the pics.

I started out with the yellow called Cesium The Day and stamped with all the others for a subtle look, I did two coats of the yellow, good formula, no running or pooling. Stamping plate was Maniology BM-XL201.

Next I had to put Alloy Matey on as its a base of Synthetic Symphony but with a LOT of shimmer dropped in, great formula, no running or pooling and I did two coats for this manicure, this glowed off my nails, stunning.

Then yesterday I had a dental appointment and wants something cool, so I did a base of two coats of Fancy Gloss Dainty Rose and then stamped with Zoya Vixen the plum and Sally Hanson Insta-dri in Later Alligator, the extra glow on my middle fingers  and thumbs is Zoya Raine in one coat.  Plate used was Moyra 107 Botanical on my fingers and Moyra 135 Macabre for my thumbs, topcoat is Barry M Plumpy.

A Zoya A Day - Violetta

Hi Friends 

Today I'm sharing my manicure of the vibrant Violetta.

Available on the website - Yes
Brush used - Z Wide
Name - Violetta
Year - 2024
Number - ZP1220

Does it stamp - No

Coats - 1/2

Finish - Glitter
Collection - Bloom

Colour - Purple
Topcoat - No

Violetta is described as a warm violet, with microfine holographic, aqua and rose gold glitter.

I decided to put one coat of Hudson on my left hand and then one coat of Violetta, my right hand has two coats of Violetta.  Violetta has a good formula, no running or pooling, I really love the neon tone this polish has, while I was out for my walk at lunch it was sparkling away in the sunshine.   Pic 1 is indoors, pic 2 is under my LED light and pic 3 is outside, it had clouded over when I took the pic.

Blog Post for Hudson

A Zoya A Day - Vera

Hi Friends

Today on the blog I'm sharing my swatch and review of the lovely Vera.

Available on the website - Yes
Brush used - Z Wide
Name - Vera
Year - 2023
Number - ZP1195

Does it stamp - Yes

Coats - 2
Finish - Cream
Collection - Enamoured

Colour - Purple
Topcoat - No/Yes

Vera can be described as an enticing bright mulberry cream.

Vera is so pretty, a dusty purple, Vera has a good formula, no running or pooling and I did two coats, this dries super shiny, I then decided to stamp using Color Club Eternal Beauty using Whats Up Nails plates B022 and B035, I then used Barry M matte topcoat on the non-stamped nails and Barry M Plumpy over the stamping. I really like this matte.

A Zoya A Day - Pamela

Hi Friends

Today I'm sharing my swatch and review of the gorgeous Pamela.

Available on the website - Yes

Brush used - Z Wide

Does it stamp - Yes
Name - Pamela
Year - 2023
Number - ZP1201

Coats - 1
Finish - Cream Matte
Collection - Enamoured

Colour - Purple Neon
Topcoat - No/Yes

Pamela can described as a darkened imperial purple cream.

Oh boy, Pamela is so gorgeous, in the bottle shot you can see that neon pigment but once its on your nails its the darkest vampiest almost black in some lights purple, this reminds me in many ways of Lincoln Park After Dark by OPI which has a more red/brown undertone, Pamela has a more orchid/pink undertone to her.  Great formula, no running or pooling and I did one coat, Pamela also stamps well.

Pamela dries matte and interestingly when you topcoat it, it brightens up? I am crazy?

Last pic shows Lincoln on the right and Pamela on the left.