A Zoya A Day - Ashby and Axelle

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Today I'm sharing my swatch and review of the stunning Ashby and Axelle. We've had a bunch of snow today.

Available on the website - No
Brush used - Z Wide
Name - Ashby
Year - 2024
Number - ZP1234

Does it stamp - Yes

Coats - 2

Finish - Metallic
Collection - Polish of the Month

Colour - Red
Topcoat - No

Ashby can be described as a deep, moody burgundy with a glam twist,  infused with shimmering micro glitters in gold and bronze.

Available on the website - Yes
Brush used - Z Wide
Name - Axelle
Year - 2024
Number - ZP1249

Does it stamp - Yes

Coats - 2

Finish - Metallic
Collection - Luxe Nior

Colour - Red
Topcoat - No

Axelle is a luxurious, seductive red with a metallic gold finish. 

These are both stunning, Ashby was a polish of the month so its not available anymore but a similar polish is Ash.  Ashby has a great formula, no running or pooling and I did two coats.  Ashby stamps nicely as well.

Axelle is gorgeous, she has a wonderful formula, no running or pooling and I did two coats for the manicure, Axelle also stamps.

A Zoya A Day - Mae and Toni

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Today I'm sharing my swatch and review of the gorgeous Mae and Toni. I'm hoping to get back into blogging, I have quite a few Zoya I need to catch up on swatch reviewing.

Available on the website - Yes
Brush used - Original
Name - Mae
Year - 2015
Number - ZP0794

Does it stamp - No

Coats - 2

Finish - Metallic
Collection - Paradise Sun

Colour - Pink
Topcoat - No

Mae is a warm magenta pink with a micronized metallic pearl finish, reminiscent of vibrant Mediterranean flowers.

Available on the website - Yes
Brush used - Original
Name - Toni
Year - 2012
Number - ZP0627

Does it stamp - Yes

Coats - 2

Finish - Cream
Collection - Designer

Colour - Red
Topcoat - No

Toni can be best described as a dark, warm raisin-wine cream with strong purple tones. 

Mae is pretty but she is sheer, I didnt think this was going to be a two coater, good formula, no running or pooling.  

Toni is like a dark cherry red, great formula, almost a one coater, no running or pooling and I did two coats. Toni also stamps.  Toni does dry darker than in the bottle.

I have been taking part in the When Colours Collide nail challenges, this past week was the end of a challenge, below is my entry, the colours were brown (cream only) and gold. For the challenge I did a base of Zoya Goldie and Zoya Foster, I then stamped in Foster and Elaine along with Models Own Chrome Gold. The next challenge is dark blue and silver, so I think I might use Zoya Ryan and likely Color Club. 

Luxe Noir Fall Part 2 2024 Bottle and Swatch Stick Comparisons

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Today I'm sharing my swatch stick and bottle comparisons for the second part of the Zoya Fall 2024 collection called Luxe Noir.

There are six polishes, there names are Axelle, Billie, Bowie, Isley, Beckett and Shayne , we'll also look at Ashby the October polish of the month.

The new polish is always first left, these are taken in natural daylight, not colour adjusted, only cropped and watermark added.

Continued below.

First up left to right Shayne, Connor and London, no dupes, Shayne is a deeper tone that Connor and has much more glitter particles, London is a pixie dust. Connor is discontinued.

Left to right Axelle, Sarah, Teigan and Ashby, no dupes, Sarah is a lighter tone, Teigan has a larger type of particle that shows on the nail better and Ashby is a deeper tone.  Teigan is discontinued.

Left to right Ashby, Sarah, Teigan and Axelle, because Axelle and Ashby were so similar, I couldnt find anything close to either one. Ashby is discontinued.

Left to right Billie, Isadora and Sansa, no dupes, Billie has these pink/purple sparkles and then a scattering of golden ones too, stunning I've already worn Billie, she went straight on when I got my package. Billie, Axelle and Ashby are shown as manicures below.

Left to right Isley, Ryan, Elliot and Neve, no dupes, this was a surprise, I was sure Isley was going to be very close to Ryan but as you can Isley is much brighter, the closest in colour is Neve but she has tonal shimmer particle.  Isley is more like Ryan and Elliott had a baby.

Left to right Beckett, Cecillia and Talia, no dupes, Beckett is much deeper in tone than Cecillia or Talia.

Left to right Bowie, Skipper and Paisley, no dupes, Bowie is so much darker than Skipper and Paisley but still has that neon undertone.  Paisley is discontinued.

Everything stamped well except Shayne who is a full on glitter bomb.

Wearing two coats each of Ashby and Axelle, I used Glossy Seal topcoat. Excuse the tip wear, this mani was a few days old.

Wearing Billie in one sweet coat with Glossy Seal topcoat.

I am really liking this collection a lot, I love a vampy shade, the three creams are all unique colours to the Zoya lineup which I am happy about.

Everlasting Collection for Fall 2024 - Bottle and Swatch Stick Comparisons

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Long time no post, apologises, I was taking as much time outside in the sunshine as possible given what a rubbish start to the summer we had.

Today I'm sharing my swatch stick and bottle comparisons for the new Everlasting collection for Fall 2024.

Names are as follows 

Annabelle, Cosette, Franny, Henley, Opal (reuse) and Ondine.

I was thinking this palette reminded me of the Toasty collection from spring 2023 but that was actually a more grey brown toned collection. Check out my comparison and review here.

Toasty Comparisons

As always the new polish is first left, I never colour correct, only crop and add my watermark, it was kinda over cast today.

I figured we'd do a comparison of Tucker the August polish of the month as I did order her.

Left to right Tucker, Yummy and Marisol, no dupes Tucker is a teeny bit lighter in tone than Yummy, Yummy is discontinued.

Left to right Opal, Chelsea, Erika and the original Opal, no dupes, Erika has a peach undertone and Chelsea is a cream.  The flakie on the end is the original use of the name Opal from the Fleck Effect collection from spring 2012.

Left to right Franny, Gwen and Jordan, no dupes, this is close though between Gwen and Franny, Franny has a tiny bit more brown undertone, Jordan is much more pink leaning. Gwen is from the Abundance collection in 2022.

Left to right Henley, Brianna and Arielle, no dupes, but its close between Brianna and Henley, with Henley having a slightly deeper undertone, Arielle is deeper again but she is also discontinued. Brianna was from Enamoured in 2023.

Left to right Cosette, Twinklette and Fairleigh, no dupes, Twinklette has a taupie/brown undertone and Fairleigh has a lilac undertone.

Left to right Annabelle, Arianna and Blaze, no dupes, these three are all different finishes, Arianna is a pixiedust and Blaze is a scattered holographic, Arianna is discontinued.

Left to right Ondine, Pamela and Gabi, this is tricky, Pamela is a teeny bit brighter in the bottle and on the swatch stick, Pamela is only available in a petite bottle on the Zoya website at present, Gabi has a red undertone.

So there you have it, what do we think? Its an interesting selection for a fall collection, although we are getting a second collection in September, for me this would have worked better as a winter/spring collection, I get the everlasting angle these are chic timeless colours.

A Zoya A Day - Alora and Georgie

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I've been a bad blogger, been trying to enjoy as much of the sun as possible between all the rainy days.  Today lets have a look at Alora and Georgie.

Available on the website - Yes
Brush used - Z Wide
Name - Alora
Year - 2024
Number - ZP1190

Does it stamp - Yes

Coats - 2

Finish - Cream
Collection - Beachy Brights 2

Colour - Red
Topcoat - Yes

Alora is described as a juicy fire engine red filled with pink undertones,

Available on the website - Yes
Brush used - Z Wide
Name - Georgie
Year - 2024
Number - ZP1230

Does it stamp - No

Coats - 3

Finish - Holographic Glitter
Collection - Beachy Brights 2

Colour - Red
Topcoat - Yes

Georgie can be described as a vibrant summer red with a holographic glitter.

I have been wearing some of the other Beachy Bright colours, in fact I wore Avani the green for a few days and ended up with slightly lime green nails even though I wore basecoat! that was quite something to see lol 

Normally I am not a red fan, usually because I mess up and get the red into my cuticles then it looks like a blood bath on my nails for a while.  I was very slow and careful today, although I still messed up but only in how I applied the colours on which fingers. I ment to do the opposite on what my left hand was but I got distracted making sure I didnt mess up.

Alora has a fantastic formula, almost a one coater and probably with use she will become a one coater, I did two coats for my manicure, Alora dried semi-shiny, forgot to take pics prior to topcoat as I was so focused on not mucking this manicure up.

Georgie I did two thin coats then a third thicker coat to get the colour thats in the bottle, I am also wearing this over a peel off base coat, so likely will be wearing this combo for at least 4 days.

On a health update, June was my last Ajovy injection and I'm now on the mandated break to see what my migraine do, some people have gone a good few months before needing to re-start the injections again. The cat is not my cat, this guy comes to see us most days if its dry, we have no clue what their name is, we just call them Big Dude as they are a large cat, I was sat on my lounger cushion and he stole my chair today.  The polishes looked soo stunning in the sunshine.

 

A Zoya A Day - Paisley

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Today I'm sharing my swatch and review of the stunning Paisley.

Available on the website - Yes
Brush used - Z Wide
Name - Paisley
Year - 2024
Number - ZP1225

Does it stamp - Yes

Coats - 2

Finish - Cream
Collection - Polish of the Month

Colour - Neon Purple
Topcoat - No

Paisley can be described a pastel neon that packs a punch. 

This polish is so gorgeous, a really bright vibrant neon, this is one I can see myself wearing a lot over the summer, I keep staring at my nails.  I did stamp with Soraya as well.  Paisley has a good formula, no running or pooling and I did two coats, as this is a neon it does dry to that matte finish.

This is a chameleon colour, the right hand side are the most colour accurate. 

This really fits in so well with the Beachy Brights 2 collection, I highly recommend grabbing this one if you havent already.

Zoya Beachy Brights 2 Summer 2024 - Swatch Stick and Bottle Comparisons.

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I'm here with my comparisons for the new Summer 2024 collection - Beachy Brights 2, this is a set of 12 polishes including the re-release of last years Beachy Brights that were mini bottles.

Polish names are as follows

Alora, Avani, Bohdi, Brinkley, Cove, Georgie, Loni, Soraya, Taji, Vita and Yohanna. I'm also including Paisley which was May's polish of the month.

If you are new here, I take my photos in natural day light, I dont colour correct, I merely crop the photos and add my watermark, comparisons always have the newest polish as the first left.  Today it was over cast and cloudy which I think helped with the neons not freaking my camera out.

Having swatched all the polishes and done the stamping test, these all had pretty good formula, the glitters were a little sheer on first coat but pretty good in two.

Continued after the banner.

First up we have Taji and Darcy, no dupes, Darcy is a few shades deeper.

Next is Bohdi, Oakley and Paz, no dupes, Bohdi has a a pink undertone compared to Oakley and is much brighter than Paz.

Next, Loni, Zelda, Janie and Candy, this is close between Loni and Zelda, to the naked eye Zelda is slightly dark, Janie and Candy are different tones and both are discontinued.

Next Yohanna, Zelli and Janie, no dupes, Yohanna is brighter than both Zelli and Janie who are both discontinued.

Next Alora and Carmen, this is very close, Alora is slightly lighter in tone than Carmen.

Next Brinkley, Charisma, Soraya and Ali, no dupes, Brinkley is just so different to anything Zoya have done before, I added Soraya to show the tone of Brinkley.

Next Soraya and Banks, no dupes, Soraya is so much brighter than Banks, Banks is discontinued.

Next Paisley, Lena and Delia, no dupes, the undertones on all are different, Pailsey is still available as of writing this on June 3rd 2024.

Next Marisol, Echo and Mateo, no dupes, Marisol is way brighter than Echo and Mateo.

Next Avani, Link and Tilda, no dupes, Avani is super bright, Link has been discontinued.

Next Vita, Malana and Cadence, no dupes, Vita is such a bright pink and doesnt have the blue flash that Malana does, Cadence is a more subdued pink.

Next Georgie, Everly and Venus (2), no dupes, Everly is holo flakies so a smooth finish, Venus is much deeper in tone than Georgie.

Lastly, Cove, Sparrow and Dream, no dupes, Sparrow has a blue flash and is brighter, Dream is much deeper in tone to the others.

Stamping test, these performed pretty well, I mucked up Bohdi and you can see the pink undertone to Alora.

I wore Taji, Avani, Brinkley, Bohdi and Marisol for my manicure, all in two coats, great formula on these.   I picked these up using the May polish of the month code to get free shipping and 25% off the price.  I was a little surprised there was no early bird offer on these so I ordered everything but Marisol who I had already picked up last year.

This is how they originally came to me, I do not like the white caps so I switched them all out to black ones, when I switch out brushes I keep the old skinny brushes and caps.

I really like these, the formula was so much better than the Easy Neons.