A Zoya A Day - Norra

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Today on the blog I'm sharing my swatch and review of the stunning Norra.

Available on the website - Yes

Brush used - Original

Does it stamp - Yes
Name - Norra
Year - 2004
Number - ZP0289

Coats - 2
Finish - Cream/Shimmer
Collection - Divas

Colour - Red
Topcoat - No

Norra by Zoya can be best described as a deep, dramatic brown-toned oxblood. This vampy burgundy has barely-perceptible subtle, silver microshimmer that helps illuminate the colour on the nail.

This collection is not to be confused with a later collection called Diva without the *s*, this collection was inspired by musical divas, but due to copywrite the names had to be modified, hence two *r*'s in Norra, the other names were similarly changed to Areetha, Beyonnce, Christinna and Marry J. The only polish I dont own from this collection is Jessika.

Norra is a stunner, a really deep vampy red, that silver shimmer is very very shy, Norra has a great formula, no running or pooling and opaque in two coats, Norra also stamps.

I'm also sharing a mani I did last weekend, Norra is the last Zoya I have to share until the autumn/fall collection drops. Base was one coat of Fancy Gloss Fancy Rose then a coat of OPI Gleam On! then stamped with Virago Varnish Octoberfest and Beet Ice using plate Moyou 106 Picturesque.

A Zoya A Day - Layla

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Today on the blog I am sharing my swatch and review of the gorgeous Layla.

Available on the website - Yes

Brush used - Original

Does it stamp - No
Name - Layla
Year - 2004
Number - ZP0273

Coats - 2
Finish - Crelly
Collection - Classic

Colour - Pink
Topcoat - No

Layla by Zoya can be best described as a medium hot purple toned magenta cream with slight red undertones. 

Layla is gorgeous, a very berry toned pink, this has a crelly like formula, the first coat looked like a coat of Morgan from yesterday, then I added the second coat and it deepened the colour to that of the bottle, good formula, no running or pooling. Last pic is Layla and Morgan together.

A Zoya A Day - Morgan

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Today on the blog I am sharing my swatch and review of the stunning Morgan.

Available on the website - Yes

Brush used - Original

Does it stamp - Yes
Name - Morgan
Year - 2000
Number - ZP0252

Coats - 1
Finish - Cream
Collection - Classic

Colour - Pink
Topcoat - No

Morgan by Zoya can be best described as a mid-tone pink with cool undertones. 

How gorgeous is Morgan, one of those bright but not neon pinks, a fantastic formula, no running or pooling and I did one coat for my manicure, Morgan also stamps well.

I've now been using the Qtica Nail Growth Stimulator since I purchased it in April this year and as you can see, its made a huge difference, I did also add in the Barry M Mani Hero Strengthen in June as well as my regular Zoya Anchor basecoat.  The pic below shows them in the order of use, first I do the Qtica then the Barry M then finally the Anchor, I only used the strengthener for the month of June, I'm re-starting it for August.

A Zoya A Day - Amanda

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

Available on the website - Yes

Brush used - Original

Does it stamp - Yes
Name - Amanda
Year - 2006
Number - ZP0380

Coats - 1
Finish - Cream
Collection - Spa Essentials

Colour - Nude
Topcoat - No

Amanda by Zoya can be best described as a medium muted peach creme with pink, brown and mauve undertones.

Amanda is gorgeous, a lovely pale biscuit toned nude, Amanda has a great formula, no running or pooling and I did one sweet coat for my swatch. Amanda also stamps well.

I was being used as a cat bed on Sunday morning, I managed to get a pic of both cats crashed out on me as I was used as a pillow.

A Zoya A Day - Mia

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

Available on the website - Yes

Brush used - Original

Does it stamp - Yes
Name - Mia
Year - 2000
Number - ZP0244

Coats - 2
Finish - Cream
Collection - Classic

Colour - Nude/Pink
Topcoat - No

Mia by Zoya can be best described as a very soft, muted dusty nude mauve-pink in a glossy creme finish. 

Mis is such a lovely colour, a pale nude with a pink undertone, great formula, no running or pooling and I did two coats for my manicure, these pics were taken Saturday, I've had this polish on since Thursday, so there is tip wear.

Mia also stamps, likely best over a lighter colour.

Weekend nails and a clothing haul

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Today I'm sharing my manicure from the past weekend and week, I've just changed my nails today.

We went into Nottingham Wednesday and I had a great score from a couple of the vintage/second hand clothing stores.

For my nails I did 2 coats of Fancy Gloss Misbehaving, then I stamped with Zoya Landon the purple and Virago Varnish Not A Happy Camper the blue using Kads plate Flowers 60.

We parked at the park and ride and got the tram into Nottingham, our first stop was at 200 Degrees for tea and a Portuguese egg custard tart.  Fuelled up we headed for the vintage stores, first stop was årgång where I grabbed the long purple/orange flowered skirt and jean shorts, then we went to a couple of different White Rose shops and I grabbed the plaid shirt in one and the skirts in another, I think my fav things are the shorts, the plaid and the navy skirt with the red and pink flowers.

We needed lunch and were recommended Zaap a Thai restaurant, I had a Pad Thai and hubs had a red curry based dish, I also had a Butterfly Pea juice with soda water and lemon juice, very refreshing.

All in all a very successful day, as we also stopped into Weavers Wines and I got a new gin to try, we also got a box of chocolates from Chocolate Utopia the best handmade chocolates in Nottingham.  We headed back to the tram, back to the car and headed home, we were still so full from lunch that I had a slice of toast for my tea.

Weekend Manicure featuring Fancy Gloss

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Today on the blog I'm sharing my weekend manicure.

On weekends I like to wear thermals, they give me different looks every time I see my nails.

Today I started with two coats of Fancy Gloss Once Upon A Time, this is pale blue cold to pale pink hot.

I then stamped using Fancy Gloss Misbehaving, which is a vivid deep purple cold to a bright pink hot.  I used Hit The Bottle plate To Boldly Go, top coated with Barry M Plumpy. I did fix the moved polish on my thumb, it took longer to dry fully because of those bubbles.

A Zoya A Day - Bailey

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Today I'm sharing my swatch and review of the wonderful Bailey.

Available on the website - Yes

Brush used - Original

Does it stamp - No
Name - Bailey
Year - 2005
Number - ZP0300

Coats - 2
Finish - Shimmer
Collection - Hugs N Kisses

Colour - Pale Nude
Topcoat - No

Bailey by Zoya can be best described as a light neutral beige with a beige tint. A sheer base with cool pink duochrome shimmer and sparkling silver microglitter.

This is the palest of pale beiges, this has a good formula, no running or pooling and I did two coats for my swatches, this is a your nails but better type of polish, I dont think this would get opaque on its own.  

The little sparkles give it a little extra pop. The shimmer was quite shy and didnt show up in my pics.  This also isnt a microglitter, theyre micro flakies, Bailey dries smooth and shouldnt be difficult to remove. Bailey will make a really cool topper.

I am missing Eva from this collection.

A Zoya A Day - Yvette

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Today on the blog I'm sharing my swatch and review of the gorgeous Yvette.

Available on the website - No

Brush used - Original

Does it stamp - No
Name - Yvette
Year - 2006
Number - ZP0321

Coats - 2
Finish - Pearl
Collection - Re-cher-che

Colour - Pink
Topcoat - No

Yvette can be described as a bright pearly fuchsia pink.

This is a very nineties colour, very pearly pink, good formula, no running or pooling and I did two coats for my swatch.  This does show brush strokes but they arnt as bad a chrome polish.

I'm now only missing Simone from this collection.

A Zoya A Day - Marisol and Zelli

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Today on the blog I'm sharing my mani I had to do as soon as I got my Zoya haul on Saturday.

Available on the website - Yes

Brush used - Z Wide

Does it stamp - Yes
Name - Marisol
Year - 2023
Number - ZP1191M

Coats - 2
Finish - Neon Satin
Collection - Polish Of The Month

Colour - Blue
Topcoat - No/Yes

Marisol can be described as a bold and audacious turquoise cream. 

Available on the website - Yes

Brush used - Z Wide

Does it stamp - Yes
Name - Zelli
Year - 2023
Number - ZP1192M

Coats - 2
Finish - Neon Satin
Collection - Polish Of The Month

Colour - Pink
Topcoat - No/Yes

Zelli can be best described as a vibrant hot pink cream that packs a punch.

These two are stunning, you'll notice I have already switched out the white caps for black ones.

Marisol, interesting they call her a turquoise, comparing her to Echo and Mateo, I dont see any green or yellow undertone in Marisol.  Marisol had a great formula, no running or pooling and I did two coats for my manicure.

Zelli is bright! she also a great formula, no running or pooling and I did two coats for my manicure, I then used both polishes to stamp alternately on my fingers and thumbs.

I compared Zelli below.

Left to Right Marisol, Echo and Mateo, no dupes, Marisol is much brighter with more white than either Echo or Mateo.

Left to right, Zelli, Janie, Ali, Zelda and Cana. no dupes, Zelli is slightly brighter than Janie, its quite difficult to photograph neon pinks, my camera was like nope.  I think if you zoom in on this one you can tell there is a difference, its more apparent in real life.

Two coats each, no topcoat yet.

Stamped using each other using Hit The Bottle stamping plate To Boldly Go 01. I used Barry M Plumpy topcoat.