A Zoya A Day - Brett and Jen

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Today on the blog we meet Brett and Jen.

Available on USA website - No
Available on the UK website - No
Brush used - Original
Does it stamp - Yes
Name - Brett
Year - 2020
Number - ZP1067
Coats - 1
Finish - Cream
Collection - Intriguing
Colour - Blue
Topcoat - No

Brett is discontinued but be can best be described as a deep charcoal indigo cream

Available on USA website - No

Available on the UK website - Yes
Brush used - Original
Does it stamp - Yes
Name - Jen
Year - 2019
Number - ZP1022
Coats - 1

Finish - Shimmer

Collection - Twinkling

Colour - Blue

Topcoat - No

Jen can best be described as a royal sapphire blue with a hint of purple.

I am gutted that Brett seems to be discontinued, its a gorgeous colour, lovely and dusty with a grey undertone, great formula, no running or pooling and opaque in one sweet coat, Brett also stamps.

Jen is stunning a deep navy blue with bright blue shimmer, great formula, no running or pooling and opaque in one sweet coat, Jen also stamps.

A Zoya A Day - Elliot and Yves

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Today on the blog we meet Elliot and Yves.

Available on USA website - Yes
Available on the UK website - Yes
Brush used - Original
Does it stamp - Yes
Name - Elliot
Year - 2019
Number - ZP1011
Coats - 1
Finish - Cream
Collection - Sensual
Colour - Blue
Topcoat - No

Elliot can best be described as a blackened peacock blue cream.

Available on USA website - Yes

Available on the UK website - Yes
Brush used - Original
Does it stamp - Yes
Name - Yves
Year - 2015
Number - ZP0818
Coats - 1

Finish - Matte Velvet

Collection - Winter Matte Velvets

Colour - Blue

Topcoat - No

Yves by Zoya can be best described as a deep sapphire that's midway in between indigo and royal blue with a blue pearl fleck in the traditional Matte Velvet finish.

Elliot's description is spot on, a deep teal blue reminiscent of a peacock tail, great formula, no running or pooling and opaque in one sweet coat, Elliot also stamps. I have one coat of matte topcoat on my middle nail.

Yves is gorgeous, I love the deep inkiness of this but you can still tell its a blue, great formula, no running or pooling and opaque in one coat, Yves does stamp but you gotta work fast! As with a lot of mattes Yves dries fast. I've also swapped out the brush to the z wide on this after doing the mani, I switched out the brushes on all the matte velvets. There is also a coat of topcoat on my middle nail.

I wish Zoya would do more matte velvet polishes.

A Zoya A Day - Isa and Neve

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Today on the blog we meet Isa and Neve.

Available on USA website - Yes
Available on the UK website - No
Brush used - Original
Does it stamp - Yes
Name - Isa
Year - 2015
Number - ZP0793
Coats - 1
Finish - Metallic
Collection - Paradise Sun
Colour - Blue
Topcoat - No

Isa by Zoya can be best described as a deep blue-based purple with a micronized metallic pearl finish and an aqua flash that embodies the beauty of exotic island flowers!

Available on USA website - No

Available on the UK website - Yes
Brush used - Original
Does it stamp - Yes
Name - Neve
Year - 2013
Number - ZP0679
Coats - 1

Finish - Metallic

Collection - Satins

Colour - Blue

Topcoat - No

Neve by Zoya can be best described as a sapphire blue with a smooth metallic finish.

I love these two, Isa is so pretty, it has a gorgeous purple undertone with sparkles, great formula, no running or pooling and opaque in one coat, Isa stamps but likely best over a lighter colour.

Neve is gorgeous, my swatch stick has matte topcoat on half as I wanted to see what that looked like, Neve is a deep midnight shimmer, this was one of the first polishes I bought from Nail Polish Direct but from their shop in Leicester, check out my pic from them. In the photo the polishes where grouped by collection. Neve had a great formula, no running or pooling and opaque in one coat, Neve also stamps.

A Zoya A Day - Dream and Merredith

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Today on the blog we meet Dream and Merredith.

Available on USA website - Yes
Available on the UK website - Yes
Brush used - Original
Does it stamp - Yes
Name - Dream
Year - 2013
Number - ZP0686
Coats - 2
Finish - Scattered Holographic
Collection - Zenith
Colour - Blue
Topcoat - No

Dream can best be described as a full-coverage, deep space blue with holographic glitter.

Available on USA website - No

Available on the UK website - Yes
Brush used - Original
Does it stamp - Yes
Name - Merredith
Year - 2020
Number - ZP1061
Coats - 1

Finish - Shimmer

Collection - Intriguing

Colour - Blue

Topcoat - No

Meredith can be described as a dark blue with a blue & silver shimmer.

Dream is stunning, all the scattered holographics that Zoya do are, I need more colours in this finish, I need ALL the colours in this finish, great formula, no running or pooling and opaque in two coats. Dream does stamp but likely best over a pale colour. I think I need to try and pick up Cassidy from this collection.

Meredith or Merredith as my bottle says, is not available on the USA website, which is worrying, I do hope she hasnt been discontinued already, great formula, no running or pooling and opaque in one coat. Merredith stamps well. This polish is perfect for night time stamping manicures, its like looking at the night sky with twinkling stars.

Hopefully while these two look similar you can see that one is defo holographic and the other is just silver sparkles and the bases are a different tone.

A Zoya A Day - Kotori and Noel

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Today on the blog we meet Kotori and Noel.

Available on USA website - No
Available on the UK website - No
Brush used - Original
Does it stamp - No
Name - Kotori
Year - 2007
Number - ZP0416
Coats - 2/3
Finish - Metallic
Collection - Downtown
Colour - Blue
Topcoat - No

Kotori is a discontinued polish from Zoya, I would describe her as a black jelly base with spare bright blue large shimmer particles.

Available on USA website - No

Available on the UK website - No
Brush used - Original
Does it stamp - Yes
Name - Noel
Year - 2011
Number - ZP0581
Coats - 1

Finish - Metallic

Collection - Gems and Jewels

Colour - Blue

Topcoat - No

Noel is a discontinued polish and I would describe her as a steel blue metallic with silver shimmer.

Kotori is such an interesting polish, I dont think this was ever ment to be an opaque polish, you might be able to get it opaque if you did maybe four coats? While this is a sheer polish, the formula is good, no running or pooling and I did two coats for my pictures. You can see that Estelle is the same kind of base but Estelle has way more shimmer and its a finer particle.

Noel is gorgeous, a really lovely steel blue with silver shimmer, great formula, no running or pooling and opaque in one sweet coat, Noel also stamps. I was mega lucky to snag this and Holly from the collection. I never managed to track down a bottle of Izzy. This collection seemed to be quite a limited release.

Third mani shot shows one coat of Kotori, this could be layered over black for a more opaque look.

Zoya Dazzle Comparisons - Bottles and Swatch Sticks.

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Today I've got my comparisons for the Dazzle collection for Winter 2021/2022, this is a five piece collection consisting of Alexis, Esme, Sophia, Dominique and Marlena, they are all glass fleck polishes. I do not have the lip gloss because those dont seem to be available from Nail Polish Direct where I purchased my set from.

As with all my comparisons, theyre taken in day light and the new polish is always the first left.

First up is Alexis who is described as a shimmering white diamond with a beautiful mirrored effect.

Left to Right Alexis, Eclipse and Dallas, no dupes, the sparkles in Eclipse are coloured while Dallas has those white glitters. My swatch sticks for the white are painted black underneath to show their colour better. I did half black and half white for Alexis though.

Esme can best be described as a soft rose gold with a glistening gold glass fleck.

Left to Right Esme, Tiffany and Tinsley, no dupes Esme is a slightly different colour tone to Tinsley and Tiffany who is sadly discontinued. Esme to me is a peachy golden orange not rose gold.

Sophia can best be described as an intense crimson red with a golden glass-fleck blended in.

Left to right, Sophia, Jade and Marigold, no dupes, Jades particles are red not gold, and Marigold is a much brighter base colour.

Dominique can best be described as a royal purple with a fierce glass fleck effect.

Left to right, Dominique, Cookie, Daul and Faye, no dupes, Dominique is much deeper than Daul and Faye, more like Cookie, this is the second use of the name, the original was a red cream polish from 2005.

Marlena can best be described as a mid-toned cerulean blue with a gorgeous gold fleck effect.

Left to right Marlena, Summer, Hazel and Crystal, no dupes, this was quite interesting because I was sure this was going to be close to Charla and Remy but its much much brighter.  The closest is Summer but she has a green aqua undertone.

I really need to re-order my wall now, but I'm trying to wait until I've swatched all the blues, I dont want to re-order them and then miss a colour because it got moved.

I am planning on picking up the Naturel 5 set when it gets to the UK at some point.

A Zoya A Day - Estelle and Song

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Today on the blog we meet Estelle and Song.

Available on USA website - Yes
Available on the UK website - Yes
Brush used - Original
Does it stamp - Yes
Name - Estelle
Year - 2015
Number - ZP0808
Coats - 1
Finish - Metallic
Collection - Flair
Colour - Blue
Topcoat - No

Estelle by Zoya can be best described as a blue on blue liquid metal with a blackened base.

Available on USA website - Yes

Available on the UK website - Yes
Brush used - Original
Does it stamp - Yes
Name - Song
Year - 2012
Number - ZP0634
Coats - 1

Finish - Metallic

Collection - Diva

Colour - Blue

Topcoat - No

Song by Zoya can be best described as a bold, vibrant medium primary blue with silver and blue glittery metallic sparkle.

Estelle is stunning a deep but bright blue if that makes sense? This has an interesting undertone, its like a black jelly base with a lot of blue shimmer to make the polish, good formula, no running or pooling and opaque in one coat on my shorties, likely would need two on longer nails, this actually stamps quite well given its a jelly base with shimmer, this reminds me a lot of Kotori who we'll see tomoro.

Song is a deeper darker version of Estelle, still with a bright flash, great formula, no running or pooling and opaque in one coat, Song also stamps great.

I love that the two collections go so well together.