Available on USA website - Yes Available on the UK website - Yes Brush used - Z Wide brush (white dot on cap) Does it stamp - Yes
Name - Purity
Year - 2012
Number - ZP0388
Coats - 2
Finish - Creme
Collection - Gilty Gift Set
Colour - White
Topcoat - None
Purity is describe as a bright, stark, perfectly clean pure white with a glossy creme finish. This is a really nice bright white, she also stamps which is awesome, I put the Z Wide brush in as it gives a smoother finish.
Hey Polishers Todays white is Angella with 2 ells :) I do love Zoya's creative spelling with some of their polish names. Available on USA website - No Available on the UK website - No Brush used - Original Does it stamp - No
Name - Angella
Year - 2000
Number - ZP0099
Coats - 2
Finish - Shimmer
Collection - Classic
Colour - Clear
Topcoat - None
Angella is a pearlesent white with a strong pink shift, this is a very early polish from Zoya, I also layered one coat over Zoya Sia to see the effect. I only did 2 coats I dont think this would be opaque in 3. The formula was good though, no running or pooling. I have layered this over other polishes and its very pretty, over Sia it pulls out that pink shift nicely. Do excuse the greasy looking marks on my label, I stored my Zoya's in a helmer while I would sorting out my new wall shelves and the rubber matting I used did this :(. Putting Angella over Sia makes a darker version of Saint, thats kinda cool.
Hey Polishers Today we have the lovely Leia to share with you :) Available on USA website - Yes Available on the UK website - Yes but out of stock Brush used - Original Does it stamp - No
Name - Leia
Year - 2016
Number - ZP0835
Coats - 2
Finish - Shimmer
Collection - Petals
Colour - Clear
Topcoat - None
Leia is described as as a sheer, opalescent white with flecks of fuchsia, green and gold, I'd say this is accurate. I think I could get this opaque in three coats but I also dont have any free edge at the moment. The formula on this is good, no running or pooling.
My swatches show two coats on its own and one coat over Zoya Ripley a red undertoned med purple.
Good morning I said yesterday that I was doing whites, nudes, browns and blacks, I forgot that my Zoyas go white, nudes, browns, golds, silvers, greys and finally blacks
First up is the Sparkle Gloss Top Available on USA website - Yes Available on the UK website - Yes although out of stock as of 16.05.2020 Brush used - Original Does it stamp - No
Name - Sparkle Gloss
Year - 2012
Number - ZPSGTOP01
Coats - 2
Finish - Shimmer
Collection - Classic
Colour - Clear
Topcoat - None Sparkle is described as a sheer, glittery topcoat that has the sparkle of diamonds, I agree, this is not glitter so it wont be a pain in the ass to remove, its very smooth once dry and the sparkles shift blue/green/purple when paired with a darker colour, I layered this over Zoya Willa their one coat black so you could see the shift in the closeup. This looks very pretty over darker colours, over light colours it gives a subtle twinkle. This is the wall at present, top left row are sat on my desk for swatching.
Well its been a few months of chaos here and then some.
Unfortunately my Father in Law passed away, then the you know what happened and my brain went into a tailspin.
But I'm back and I'm going to swatch every single Zoya I own starting with the whites, nudes, browns and blacks.
This is going to take a fair while as at last count I had 599, I'm going to purchase the Calm collection which is another 6 and then the summer collection of 12 which is called Splash, which will bring the total to 617.
Hey there Long time no see, I've been struggling with some depression since November, this time of year until February is tough for me, I have several death anniversaries to get through and its also really dark a lot of the time. Today on the blog I have the gorgeous Gabi to share with you, shes a deep dark purple. A Zoya a Day
Name - Gabi
Year - 2019
Number - ZP1020
Coats - 1
Finish - Creme
Collection - Twinkling
Colour - Purple
Topcoat -None over swatch, Barry M over stamping. Gabi was opaque in one sweet coat, perfect formula, no running or pooling. I've done a comparison between Gabi and Monica at the bottom but they arnt the best pics as its really sunny here (for a change!) but I can confirm that they are different, Monica has a drop or three more blue than Gabi making her slightly deeper in colour. I used Pretty in Plaid stamping plate from Uberchic and Models Own Chrome Mauve. I have a pic of Ellie for you as well, look at that smile :) isnt she the cutest tabby :) kitty cuddles are the best.
Today on the blog I have some fluid nail art to share with you. Now if you know me you know I am completely kak handed! If there's a way to mess something up I'm your girl, Saturdays example was I walked into a post in the supermarket, got the bruise to prove it to! Bonus pic at the end! Anyway, fluid nail art, Alex over at Nail Artisan Cosmetics actually designed a fluid nail art plate, I also used the following Left to Right Sally Hansen Racey Rouge Virago Varnish No More S'mores Fancy Gloss Prototype 3 Sally Hansen Mint Sprint and Sonic Bloom Nail Artisan Cosmetics Fluid Art plate. Clear Jelly Stamper Big Bling Stamper (not shown) Barry M Cosmetics Plumpy Topcoat (not shown) I started with a base of the Fancy Gloss, one sweet coat of this very reactive thermal, then I stamped using the other colours going from darkest to lightest except for the mint which I stamped last on my fingers but first on my thumbs as I used a bigger image. I've worn these since Saturday and am only now about to take them off on Wednesday 4th December.
Today on the blog I have one last untried red, meet Diana A Zoya a Day
Name - Diana
Year - 2000
Number - ZP091
Coats - 2
Finish - Creme
Collection - Classic
Colour - Red
Topcoat -None
Diana is described as a deep, bold, rich classic red creme with a subtle touch of soft burgundy. This is a medium bright red, it'll be a good one for Christmas I think, this had a gorgeous formula, no running or pooling and opaque in two easy coats. This is still available on the Zoya website.
Ellie is settling in well, she's now met Obi a couple of times without hissing or wappy paws which is good. Her nose is also healing nicely.
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.
Hi Its been a while since I posted, I have been struggling with Rosies loss and while I have painted my nails I havent felt like posting the manis on social media. The new cat we adopted a month before she passed has been amazing, he loves human company and has been hanging out with me a lot. I went to bed early last night to read and the picture below is Obi chilling out on my lap. Today on the blog I have two winter reds to share with you, meet Rashida and Margaret
A Zoya a Day
Name - Rashida
Year - 2019
Number - ZP1006
Coats - 2
Finish - Metallic
Collection - Sensual
Colour - Red
Topcoat -None
A Zoya a Day
Name - Margaret
Year - 2019
Number - ZP1005
Coats - 2
Finish - Creme
Collection - Sensual
Colour - Red
Topcoat - None
Rashida is a dark vampy metallic that has a superb formula, no running or pooling and you could get away with one coat if you wanted a lighter than in the bottle colour, if you own Zoya Ember then Rashida is her darker vampier sister, I would love a car in this colour!
Margaret is a mid toned red creme, another amazing formula and with careful application a one coater also, I had one tiny bald spot and a drag mark so my picture shows two coats but again no running or pooling and clean up was good as well.
My Rosie cat crossed the Rainbow Bridge on Monday 7th October 2019.
In August she got her annual yearly inoculations while there the vet recommended she have her teeth cleaned as they had some tartar build up, so we booked her in for that, however, when they xrayed her teeth prior to cleaning they discovered that her jaw was *moth-eaten*, while cleaning her teeth they also had a bit of pus come out of her lower left incisor, they didnt remove the tooth at that time as they thought her jaw was too fragile. She got antibiotics and pain meds and we went back in two weeks at which point they removed the tooth and sent it off for biopsy, Rosie was still eating and drinking ok and we were hoping it was just a bone infection.
Sadly on Friday 4th October she stopped eating and drinking and would just sit for hours in the one spot, we took her to the vet Saturday morning where she was weighted at 2.7kgs, she was given pain meds, a different antibiotic (she had a temperature) and an anti-sickness med plus fluids. Saturday she seemed to perk up a tiny bit but we couldnt get her to eat or drink :(, Sunday she again didnt eat or drink and sat or lay in the one spot for hours, I kept checking on her and stroking her gently and telling her I loved her. We had an appointment for Monday morning and we brought her in, she was weighted again, she was down to 2.4kgs :(, her temperature was still very high and we knew she couldnt go on, she was obviously in pain, plus for a small cat to loose 300 grams in 48 hours was bad, so we made the heart breaking decision to have her cross the Rainbow Bridge.
She was taken away for a few minutes to have the line put in, then she came back and my husband and I cuddled her and told her we loved her very much, she had the injection and went to sleep for the last time, it was very fast :( we spent time with her still telling her we loved her.
We had adopted her and Tom (bottom pic, tabby) at the same time in August 2009, Rosie had been found in the grounds of a school in Tamworth and she was originally called Miss Rawlett after the school, we changed her name to Rosie as it suited her more. She had the best personality and knew how to flop on command, plus give heads bonks if we said dush.
Run free over the Rainbow Bridge Rosie :( love you.
I bought a new stamping plate from Nail Artisan Cosmetics called Marble-ous :)
I started with 2 coats of Lavender from Wikkid Polish a stunning deep purple (cold) to light purple (warm) thermal that has blue flakies and holo sparkle.
I then used Marble-ous stamping plate from Nail Artisan Cosmetics, I used Models Own Chrome Gold first then Zoya Savita the darker purple, then Zoya Delia, all topped off with Bary M Plumpy Topcoat.
