A Zoya A Day - Bevan and Fern

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Today on the blog we meet Bevan and Fern.

Available on USA website - No
Available on the UK website - No
Brush used - Original
Does it stamp - Yes
Name - Bevan
Year - 2012
Number - ZP0587
Coats - 1
Finish - Cream
Collection - True 
Colour - Green
Topcoat - No

Bevin is a discontinued polish but can be best described as a dusty, medium sage green with teal tones and a creamy opaque finish.

Available on USA website - Yes

Available on the UK website - Yes
Brush used - Original
Does it stamp - Yes
Name - Fern
Year - 2019
Number - ZP0982
Coats - 1

Finish - Pearl

Collection - Innocence

Colour - Green

Topcoat - No

Fern can best be described as a balanced sage with a beautiful warm pearl accent.

Bevan is gorgeous, a lovely light green, great formula, no running or pooling and opaque in one sweet coat, Bevan also stamps.

Fern is lovely, really like the grey undertone, I just wish the shimmer thats in the bottle showed up on the nail, great formula, no running or pooling and opaque in one coat, Fern also stamps.

This is late because I had a slow start to the day after feeling very ill yesterday due to a bad migraine, it finally responded to meds around 4pm. Ellie was a very good nurse maid as you can see from the pics.

Wow, look at how similar these two collections are, theyre seven years apart.

A Zoya A Day - Sage and Tiana

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Today on the blog we meet Sage and Tiana.

Available on USA website - Yes
Available on the UK website - No
Brush used - Z wide
Does it stamp - Yes
Name - Sage
Year - 2015
Number - ZP0781
Coats - 2
Finish - Satin
Collection - Naturel Satins 
Colour - Green
Topcoat - No

Sage by Zoya can be best described as a mossy sage green cream in the exclusive Satin* finish.

Available on USA website - Yes

Available on the UK website - No
Brush used - Z Wide
Does it stamp - Yes
Name - Tiana
Year - 2015
Number - ZP0774
Coats - 2

Finish - Cream

Collection - Delight

Colour - Green

Topcoat - No

Tiana by Zoya can be best described as a pistachio gelato green in a glossy cream finish.

Sage is gorgeous, dusty with a grey undertone, I switched out the brushes on the full Satins collection to the Z Wide, great formula, no running or pooling and opaque in two coats, Sage also stamps.

Tiana is stunning, a very bright crisp green, I also switched out the brush on Tiana, great formula, no running or pooling and opaque in two coats, Tiana also stamps. Check out the colour fade from my swatch stick! even though I keep my office in the dark with blinds and a curtain, I'm guessing thats the pigment reacting to light.

A Zoya A Day - Leif and Neely

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Today on the blog we meet Leif and Neely.

Available on USA website - Yes
Available on the UK website - Yes
Brush used - Original
Does it stamp - Yes
Name - Leif
Year - 2020
Number - ZP1027
Coats - 2
Finish - Cream
Collection - Calm
Colour - Green
Topcoat - No

Leif can best be described as a gentle and harmonious light sage green cream.

Available on USA website - Yes

Available on the UK website - No
Brush used - Z Wide
Does it stamp - No
Name - Neely
Year - 2013
Number - ZP0655
Coats - 2

Finish - Cream

Collection - Lovely

Colour - Green

Topcoat - No

Neely by Zoya can be best described as a full coverage earliest spring green in a glossy creme finish.

Leif is gorgeous, a delicate spring green, great formula, no running or pooling and opaque in two coats, Leif does stamp.

Neely is so pretty, great formula, no running or pooling and opaque in two coats, Neely does not stamp, I hope you can see that Leif has a dusty quality to her and Neely is quite a bright green.

Zoya Naturel 5 - Bottle and Swatch Comparisons

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Today on the blog I have my comparisons for the Naturel 5 set that Zoya did for winter/spring transition 2022.

I didnt quite mean to take such a long break from my blog but personal life got a little tricky with illnesses for both myself and my hubs we're both doing better now.  I am hoping to get back into finishing the greens though!

Its overcast today, as with all my swatches, no colour correction, taken in natural day light and the new polish is always first left.

This set consists of 5 polishes and a lipgloss called Sweet Tart, I actually managed to grab the fancy box that included the lipgloss. The set are all cream finishes.

Continues below, we have a lot of photos! Including Ellie and my wearing of Sutton.

The box set is really well presented, the lipgloss is very nice, its not mega sticky which I am glad about, I use it at night and it stays well on the lips. Smells like a vintage sweet like wine gums to me.

First up - Chelsea can best be described as a powdered blush cream.

Left to right Chelsea, Ana, Evelyn, no dupes, Chelsea has a orange/brown undertone compared to the other two, Ana is a satin finish.

Sutton can best be described as a muted pinky-nude cream.

Left to right Sutton, Ana, April and Chelsea, no dupes, Sutton has a pinker undertone. April has more brown than Sutton.

Evan can best be described as a softened saddle cream.

Left to right Evan, Uli and Jack, no dupes, in the bottle Evan and Uli look very similar but on the swatch you can see the slightly darker brown undertone to Evan, while Uli almost looks orange, Uli is discontinued. 

Parker can best be described as a warm greige.

Left to right, Parker, Presley, Deidra and the original Parker, no dupes, Parker has more brown than Presley, Deidra has a golden shimmer but is discontinued as is the original Parker. I would not describe Parker as greige which is a beige with added grey, Parker clearly has a purple undertone.

Elyse can best be described as a gentle aubergine cream.

Left to right, Elyse, Joni, Teresa and Marnie, no dupes Elyse has more brown than Joni, Teresa has more pink and Marnie is darker.

Zoya have been naughty and reused a couple of names again, below are the original versions of Chelsea on the left and Parker on the right, both sadly discontinued.

Stamping test, everything stamped but likely Chelsea and Sutton would be best over a slightly darker base.

Ellie has been her usual crazy self, these are from this mornings sunbathing!

I've worn Sutton first, great formula, no running or pooling, opaque in two coats, dries super shiny, I added matte topcoat, I also switched to the Z wide brush for Sutton and Chelsea.

Thats the comparisons, did I miss one you wanted to see? Let me know in the comments! I will be picking up the new Abundance collection when it reaches the UK.

Yes I did fix the smudges before adding matt topcoat. 

Nail Art for Ukraine

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Today on the blog, I was a tiny part of a nail art project for Ukraine to show support for the events happening in Ukraine.

This is a very picture heavy post.

I used Virago Varnish Sweater Reason Season (blue) and Mango Madness (yellow), the white was Whats Up Nails Blanc My Mind, the plate I used was UberChic In Loving Memory. Below is the text that was written to accompany the mani's with links to donate is you can, (no obligation to donate if you cannot).

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This is an important collab. It is to show our support and solidarity with the country of Ukraine. Who are single handedly holding back the Russian forces that have invaded for no reason. #PutinsWarOfChoice is what its deemed as.

Hopefully, through all the hardship and terrors of war, they will somehow see our tiny arts & know we support them, & possibly boost morale. Morale is SO important during war times.

Please see #NailArtistsStandWithUkraine to view all the nail artists involved on Instagram.

@katten.nails did a collab a few days ago because she couldn't find one, so we decided to keep them separate for greater reach and to spread the word, also, the posting dates are spread out, which means more people will see Nail Artist saying ‘NO’ to war! We decided to incorporate the hashtags of both collabs into our posts though, which I believe is amazing cross-collaboration, so, thank you to all who speak up and show their support, no matter how you do it! It does matter and it does help!

Below are some very important donation links.

💙Sunflower of Peace -  Currently providing backpacks to Ukrainian soldiers, citizens, and volunteers. According to its fundraising information, “Each backpack is designed for groups of 5 to 10 people and includes a variety of first aid supplies: bandages, anti hemorrhagic medicine like Quikclot and Celox, medical instruments, and a means for survival in extreme conditions

https://www.facebook.com/donate/507886070680475/ 

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💛Nova Ukraine - Nova Ukraine has an established and proven network of partners on the ground in Ukraine we trust. We are ready to face this extraordinary challenge together. With your help, we will provide humanitarian aid to ordinary people and families with children affected by war in Ukraine.

https://novaukraine.org/

#NailArtistsStandWithUkraine #WeStandWithUkraine #StopTheWar #IStandWithUkraine #WeStandWithUkraine #IStandWithUkraine #NailArtistsStandWithUkraine #StandWithUkraine #SunflowersForPeace #NailArtistsForUkraine #NailArtistsSayNoToWar

 

Prism Polish & EDM Polish Manicure

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Today I'm sharing my manicure using Prism Polish Countdown on the Couch, a dusty deep periwinkle with gold shimmer (cold) to nude thermal. I then stamped with EDK Dryad a grenn, pink, gold multichrome. I'm sad that Prism is no longer in business.

The Prism has a great formula, no running or pooling and I did two coats as the warm colour was a tiny bit sheer over my nail line. I used Symetrika 06 plate for some Irish Celtic vibes. I then used Barry M Plumpy and Matte topcoats. 

I really enjoyed how this turned out, I cant wait to use the Dryad in more stamping. Excuse what looks like tip wear, I applied the matte topcoat too soon after the plumpy topcoat and it shrunk the polish.