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 - Gemma and Yara

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Today on the blog we meet Gemma and Yara.

Available on USA website - Yes
Available on the UK website - No
Brush used - Original
Does it stamp - Yes
Name - Gemma
Year - 2011
Number - ZP0544
Coats - 2
Finish - Metallic
Collection - Intimate
Colour - Green
Topcoat - No

Gemma by Zoya can be best described as a light muted olive green with an overlay of blue and violet duochrome shimmer.

Available on USA website - Yes

Available on the UK website - No
Brush used - Original
Does it stamp - Yes
Name - Yara
Year - 2011
Number - ZP0573
Coats - 1

Finish - Metallic

Collection - Mirrors

Colour - Green

Topcoat - No

Yara by Zoya can be best described as a medium smoky olive drab with an illuminating splash of bright gold glitter.

Gemma is stunning, I love the murky dusty green and that violet shimmer which is a little shy on the nail, good fomrula, no running or pooling and opaque in two coats, Gemma does stamp but probably best over a lighter colour.

Yara is amazing, I love the dirty brown undertone on this green and that golden glitter particle, that thankfully isnt glitter but large sparkle particles, great formula, no running or pooling and opaque in one coat, Yara also stamps well.

A Zoya A Day - Leighton and Sloan

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Today on the blog we meet the last two purples Leighton and Sloan.

Available on USA website - Yes
Available on the UK website - Yes
Brush used - Original
Does it stamp - Yes
Name - Leighton
Year - 2018
Number - ZP0962
Coats - 1
Finish - Cream
Collection - Element
Colour - Purple
Topcoat - No

Leighton can best be described as a deeply saturated blackened aubergine cream.

Available on USA website - Yes

Available on the UK website - Yes
Brush used - Original
Does it stamp - Yes
Name - Sloan
Year - 2008
Number - ZP0456
Coats - 1

Finish - Metallic
Collection - Pulse

Colour - Purple

Topcoat - No

Sloane by Zoya can be best described as a muted dark purple base with fine purple, red, pink and blue toned shimmer. 

Leighton is super dark, pretty much looks black in most lights, I'm wearing Lincoln Park After Dark on my pointer just to show how dark Leighton is, its still not as dark as Lincoln, good formula, no running or pooling and opaque in one coat, this also stamps really well.

Sloane is stunning this has a shimmer in the bottle but it doesnt show up on the nail :( this has a great formula, no running or pooling and opaque in one coat and Sloan also stamps, Sloan paired with Payton is gorgeous, I might wear that soon.

This is the last of the purples so for the next few days or week, I'm going to share a lot of stamping manicures using all my untried Zoya and various other polishes, I got a lot of new stamping plates I want to play with :) .