A Zoya A Day - Capri

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Today on the blog I'm sharing my swatch and manicure of the gorgeous Capri.

Available on the website - Yes
Brush used - Z Wide
Name - Capri
Year - 2025
Number - ZP1230

Does it stamp - Yes

Coats - 1

Finish - Cream
Collection - Tutti Frutti

Colour - Blue/Green/Turquoise 

Topcoat - No/Yes

Capri is described as a playful seafoam green cream that brings poolside cool to your summer nails.

Capris is such an interesting colour, looking at it on its own you think blue, but put her next to a blue and the green undertone pops.  This absolutely does not photograph colour accurately either.

First pic is one coat of Capri, then I added one coat each of Fancy Gloss Cuentos Arabes and one of Aguas Frescas alternating the middle fingers on both hands, I then stamped with Zoya Boo for a hidden when warm stamping manicure. Aguas Frescas has a lower requirement for its warm state than Cuentos Arabes. 

 

A Zoya A Day - Tiggy

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Today I'm sharing my manicure of Tiggy.

Available on the website - Yes
Brush used - Z Wide
Name - Tiggy
Year - 2025
Number - ZP1270

Does it stamp - No

Coats - 2

Finish - Holographic/Glitter
Collection - Tutti Frutti

Colour - Pink

Topcoat - No 

Tiggy is described is a ripe watermelon red with a golden metallic shimmer finish that brings out your playful side.

Um, Tiggy is absolutely pink, I dont see any red in this at all.  Tiggy has a great formula, no running or pooling and I did two coats for my manicure, this is so bright, almost neon.

Capri and Tiggy Comparisons

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I was asked to do a couple more comparisons for Capri and Tuggy.

Left to right Capri, Tiana, Lillian, Eleni and Rebel no dupes, that drop of green in Capri really pops, Capri is also darker than Lillian and Eleni I added Tiana to show the colour of Capri against a light green.

Left to right Tiggy, Leilani and Journey, no dupes, Leilani has a much more golden shimmer and is not as bright a pink, Journey is a red.   Tiggy has a great formula, all swatches are two coats, no topcoat.

Zoya Tutti Frutti - Summer 2025 - Bottle and Swatch Stick Comparison

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Long time no post, I know its been quite a while, since starting Ajovy the new medication for my chronic migraine I have been having great success with it, I've been having way way less migraine days, so have been taking full advantage of being able to do stuff.  

The only down side is that my nails cant keep any real length to them anymore, however, I have been using the Zoya Rescue and Repair set which is the rescue serum and the repair base and the staining my nails had is almost gone.  I think it has helped my nail strength a little as well.

I am going to pick up the new Pure Profector Plus to trial.

Anywho, today on the blog I'm sharing the new shades only of the Tutti Frutti collection for Summer 2025 from Zoya.

The new shades are Sunday, Mindi, Boo, Capri and Tiggy.

My photos are not colour corrected, I only crop and add my watermark, today was kinda sunny.   The new polishes have the white caps, I have now switched them out for the black, I dont like the white ones.

Link to previous Beachy Brights comparison for the other shades. Beachy Brights 2

First up Boo, Yummy and Tucker, no dupes, Yummy has a drop of green, and Tucker is a smidge darker.

Left to right Capri, Fisher, Blu and Bevin, no dupes, Capri is like a really pale pale turquoise, nothing was close, the pale greens were too green, the pale blues too blue still.

Left to right Mindi, Frankie, Alora, Cherri and Sooki, this tricky and the sun came out for this pic so it might actually help, I dont think any of these are dupes, Mindi is very bright red with that sublet blue shimmer, Frankie is close but looks flat as she is a cream, Alora is darker, as is Cherri and Sooki is a true red

Left to right Sunday, Tiggy, Rosa, Mandy, Mae and Inez, no dupes, I didnt have another quite like Sunday or Tiggy.  I thought Inez was close until I pulled her out and she is so much deeper than these two, they are almost neon bright.

There we have it, I have worn Boo and Capri, both great formula, perfect in two coats.

Do you think I've missed a comparison? Let me know in the comments and if I have the Zoya I'll do the comparison.

Zoya Naturel 6 bottle and swatch stick comparisons

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Today I'm sharing my colour comparisons for the new Naturel 6 collection from Zoya, these will purely be colour comparisons as this finish is not something Zoya has done a lot of, infact the only other polishes are Opal and Inez.

As always if youre new, I take my photos in natural daylight, I dont colour correct, merely crop and add my watermark.

The new polish is always first left.  The new polishes are 

Avalon, Cleo, Dulcie, Nadine, Scotti and Winslet.

First up Scotti compared to April and Sutton, I would say April is the closet colour. Scotti is sheer to allow the flakies to show.

Left to right Scotti and Cleo, you can see Cleo is much brighter and more pink toned than Scotti but the flakies are the same.  Edit This is of course Opal compared to Scotti.

Left to right Avalon, Tweedy and Shelby, Avalon is slightly brighter than Tweedy and Shelby.

Left to right Cleo, Palmer and Shannon, Palmer is very close to the base of Cleo, these will make a great combo, wear one coat of Palmer with Cleo over to boost the opacity, or do accent nails of Cleo with Palmer or Shannon. I wore Cleo over the weekend, pics at the end.

Left ot right Dulcie, Carson and Kinsley, Carson has the closest base colour, either of these paired with Dulcie would make a gorgeous manicure.

Left to right Winslet, Joni and Remington, I would say the closest is Joni for base colour.

Lastly left to right Nadine, Maggie and Hera, this is slightly out of order because I could Not find Maggie, I spent over an hour going through polishes, I finally had to take down each row and go through them that way and finally I found her. I think probably Maggie is the closest to Nadines base colour.

There we go, I got these on Friday along with a Fancy Gloss order so I decided I would wear Cleo and Fancy Gloss Bubblegum Bliss together for the next few days and they paired beautifully, the cold state of Bubblegum Bliss is a similar tone to Cleo, I was warm when I took the photos. You can see the cold state in the bottle shot.

 

A Zoya A Day - Kismet

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Today I'm sharing my swatch of the gorgeous Kismet.

Available on the website - Yes (February only)
Brush used - Z Wide.
Name - Kismet
Year - 2025
Number - ZP1250

Does it stamp - Yes

Coats - 1

Finish - Cream
Collection - Polish of the Month

Colour - Pink/Red
Topcoat - No

Kismet is a sophisticated, deep blushed berry, whispering of red, like the deepest blush of a rich, velvety rose petal. 

Oddly Zoya have this colour listed as in the red spectrum, I would say it has a red base but it is definitely a pink in my opinion.

Kismet has a fantastic formula, no running or pooling and opaque in one sweet coat, she also stamps nicely.

I also got my Naturel 6 order today, a quick note to say I will be doing swatch posts, however, I am not sure about doing a comparison post because these are not glitters as Zoya calls them, they are in fact teeny tiny little pink and gold flakies, so while I might have colours to compare Zoya does not have any other flakies polishes like these. Let me know if you want a colour comparison post.

I am going to test out the little extras from my order, they are the rescue serum and the repair base from the Gelli-Cure line, I have had a real issue with the middle nail on my left hand, I cannot get it to grow past the free edge without breaking, I'm wearing a false nail today for this swatch. 

A Zoya A Day - Viper and Shayne

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Today I'm sharing my swatch and review of the wonderfully sparkly Viper and Shayne.

Available on the website - Yes
Brush used - Z Wide.
Name - Shayne
Year - 2024
Number - ZP1244

Does it stamp - No

Coats - 2

Finish - Glitter
Collection - Luxe Nior

Colour - Grey
Topcoat - No

Shayne is described as a warm putty gray with a dazzling display of holographic glitter.

Available on the website - No
Brush used - Z Wide
Name - Viper
Year - 2024
Number - ZP1235

Does it stamp - No

Coats - 2

Finish - Glitter
Collection - Polish of the Month

Colour - Black
Topcoat - No

Viper is described as black jelly base jam packed with holo sparkling glitters.

Shayne is gorgeous, the base is a very delicate grey, almost like Dove and then they dumped vast amounts of holo glitter in, great formula, the glitters spread out nicely, no running or pooling and I did two coats for my manicure, this dries down gritty and a bit dull so topcoat is needed for full sparkle.

Viper is really pretty, its kinda weird but there doesnt seem to be as much sparkle in Viper as in Shayne, Viper has a great formula, its not thick to apply, no running or pooling and I did two coats for my manicure. This also dried down gritty and you'll need two coats of topcoat for that smooth finished look.

I'm waiting on my last Fancy Gloss order of the year as well as an order of the last of the Whats Up Nails stamping polishes I was missing, I also grabbed a plate and a new magnet tool.

A Zoya A Day - Amaris and Seren

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Today I'm sharing my swatch and review of the gorgeous Amaris and Seren, two blue sparklers.

Available on the website - No
Brush used - Z Wide
Name - Amaris
Year - 2023
Number - ZP1208

Does it stamp - No

Coats - 2

Finish - Holographic/Glitter
Collection - Polish of the Month

Colour - Blue
Topcoat - No

Aramis is described as a swirling nebula of blue and green with holographic glitters.

Available on the website - No
Brush used - Z Wide
Name - Seren
Year - 2024
Number - ZP1237

Does it stamp - No

Coats - 2

Finish - Holographic/Glitter
Collection - Polish of the Month

Colour - Blue
Topcoat - No

Zoya Seren is a captivating deep royal blue, infused with holographic glitter and shimmering blue micro glitter that creates a dazzling, reflective effect

I decided to wear these two together because in the bottle side by side they looked almost identical, thankfully once on the nails we had two very different tones of blue.

Amaris is the darker of the two, a dark french navy colour, she had a wonderful formula, no running or pooling and I did two coats for my manicure.

Seren is a brighter almost royal blue, also jam packed with sparkles, Seren had a great formula, no running or pooling and I did two coats for my manicure.

Both of these were polishes of the month so they are no longer available but I figured I'll still swatch and review them for reference towards the main collections Zoya do through the year.

A Zoya A Day - Yuki

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Today I'm sharing my swatch and review of the stunning Yuki, who is Januarys Polish of the Month.

Available on the website - Yes (Only available in the month of January 2025)
Brush used - Z Wide
Name - Yuki
Year - 2025
Number - ZP1226

Does it stamp - No

Coats - 2

Finish - Holographic 
Collection - Polish of the Month

Colour - White
Topcoat - No

The description of Yuki from the Zoya website. A stunning winter white, with reflective opalescent flakes, evokes the tranquil beauty of snow sparkling in the winter sun. Yuki captures that same brilliance, its mesmerizing, multi-dimensional shimmer reflecting the bright, yet delicate sparkle of snowflakes as they catch the light.

This stunning winter white is infused with reflective opalescent flakes and holographic accents, creating a mesmerizing, multi-dimensional shimmer. For an added touch of innovation, Yuki features Zoya's first-ever ultra-fine ridge filler basecoat built-in, ensuring a smooth, flawless finish with no need for additional layers.

Yuki really does look like snow sparkling in the sunlight, running my finger over the polish there is no texture from the flakies and the polish feels very smooth, Yuki has a great formula, no running or pooling and I did two coats for my swatch.  I did one coat over a white cream on my left thumb.  The last nail pic is three coats over my middle two fingers just to show the difference between two and three coats.

My little comparison shows this is a very silvery toned white.  

While waiting on our car service we had to waste a bit of time and we headed into a toy store, checking out the Lego I discovered that there is botanical Lego, I adore Bonsai trees, however, I know myself very well and know that I would almost certainly kill a real Bonsai, I was thrilled to find a Lego version! It took me two days to put together mainly because I kept messing the trunk up when trying to attach the flowers.   I did enjoy the process (mostly) the instructions were a bit of a struggle as it wasnt very clear which bit they ment at times due to the pieces being shades of brown and black.

Lastly I've been wearing Mooncat Green Eyed Monster since Monday and my hubby was amazed at this glow in the dark polish, the dark photos are his after we had fun doing a mini photo shoot with the bottle.  This polish was still glowing off my nails even after a nights sleep, I cannot wait to wear it in summer and see how mad it looks.