A Zoya A Day - Alegra and Nova

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Today on the blog we meet Alegra and Nova, its quite a packed weekend, its the Portugese Grand Prix and a couple of IndyCar races too. Its the May bank holiday so hubs is taking a couple of days off as am I, posting will resume on Wednesday.

Available on USA website - Yes
Available on the UK website - No
Brush used - Original
Does it stamp - No
Name - Alegra
Year - 2010
Number - ZP0510
Coats - 2
Finish - Metallic
Collection - Sparkle
Colour - Pink
Topcoat - No

Alegra by Zoya can be best described as a fuchsia pink sparkling metallic

Available on USA website - No
Available on the UK website - No
Brush used - Original
Does it stamp - No
Name - Nova
Year - 2009
Number - ZP0503
Coats - 3
Finish - Glitter
Collection - Ultra Glitter
Colour - Pink
Topcoat - No

Nova is a discontinued polish but can be described as a medium royal fuchsia-purple tinted translucent base packed with dark and light pink glitter.

Alegra is stunning, a deep pink with hot pink flashes, great formula, no running or pooling and opaque in two coats.

Nova is a glitter, I think my bottle has suffered a little with being sat on the shelf, it was quite tricky to get any glitters, I did shake the bottle vigorously for several minutes, its a pretty good formula for a glitter, no running or pooling but took three coats, I'm also using a peel off base coat because glitter is a pain to remove, this doesnt dry that textured, not like a pixie dust at all, so one coat of top coat would work fine. 

A Zoya A Day - Joy and Quinn

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Today on the blog we meet Joy and Quinn

Available on USA website - Yes
Available on the UK website - No
Brush used - Original
Does it stamp - Yes
Name - Joy
Year - 2000
Number - ZP0236
Coats - 1
Finish - Metallic
Collection - Classic
Colour - Pink
Topcoat - No

Joy by Zoya can be best described as a muted medium rose-pink with mauve tones accented by strong gold and copper frosty duochrome shimmer.

Available on USA website - Yes
Available on the UK website - Yes
Brush used - Original
Does it stamp - Yes
Name - Quinn
Year - 2007
Number - ZP0423
Coats - 1
Finish - Cream
Collection - Uptown
Colour - Pink/Red
Topcoat - No

Quinn by Zoya can be best described as a very rich red-berry with slight purple undertones in a glossy creme finish.

Joy is gorgeous, she is Happi's darker sister, gorgeous, great formula, no running or pooling and opaque in one sweet coat, Joy also stamps.

Quinn is a very berry toned pink, Zoya says the colour category is red but I think shes pink with a red/berry/purple undertone, great formula, no running or pooling and opaque in one sweet coat, Quinn also stamps.

A Zoya A Day - Evangeline and Tama

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Today on the blog we meet Evangeline and Tama

Available on USA website - No
Available on the UK website - No
Brush used - Original
Does it stamp - No
Name - Evangeline
Year - 2006
Number - ZP0384
Coats - 2
Finish - Metallic
Collection - Magique
Colour - Pink
Topcoat - No

Evangeline is a discontinued shade but can be described as a deep rose-pink shimmer with slight gold duochrome and flecks of gold microglitter.

Available on USA website - No
Available on the UK website - No
Brush used - Original
Does it stamp - Yes
Name - Tama
Year - 2007
Number - ZP0429
Coats - 2
Finish - Metallic
Collection - Utopia
Colour - Pink
Topcoat - No

Tama is also a discontinued shade and can be described as a flashy metallic dark pink toned magenta with subtle silvery frost.

Evangeline almost looks red nest to Tama but she is divinity a pink, gorgeous shade, good formula, no running or pooling and opaque in two coats, she doesnt quite stamp.

Tama is amazing! I adore this one, proper metallic deep pink, fabulous formula, no running or pooling and opaque in one sweet coat and she stamps too.

A Zoya A Day - Anaka and Beverly

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Today on the blog we meet Anaka and Beverly

Available on USA website - Yes
Available on the UK website - Yes
Brush used - Original
Does it stamp - Yes
Name - Anaka
Year - 2009
Number - ZP0496
Coats - 1
Finish - Metallic
Collection - Truth
Colour - Pink
Topcoat - No

Anaka by Zoya can be best described as a vibrant purple-toned deep fuchsia-pink with reflective hot pink shimmer and gold microglitter.

Available on USA website - No
Available on the UK website - No
Brush used - Original
Does it stamp - Yes
Name - Beverly
Year - 2020
Number - ZP1065
Coats - 1
Finish - Cream
Collection - Intriguing
Colour - Pink
Topcoat - No

Beverly is no longer listed on either Zoya site so I am hoping its just out of stock and not discontinued already, Beverly is described as a gorgeous, cool-toned mulberry mauve .

Anaka is so pretty, I love the golden copper sparkles, this is slightly duochrome in the bottle but not on the nail, good formula, no running or pooling and opaque in one coat, Anaka also stamps.

Beverly is very unusual, its a deep pink but has a browny purple undertone, another of Zoya's tricky shifty ones, is it brown, plum or pink? 

This reminds me of chocolate covered cherries, great formula, no running or pooling and opaque in one sweet coat, Beverly also stamps, she does dry slightly darker than in the bottle.

A Zoya A Day - Allison and Brie

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Today on the blog we meet Allison and Brie

Available on USA website - Yes
Available on the UK website - Yes
Brush used - Original
Does it stamp - Yes
Name - Allison
Year - 2018
Number - ZP0970
Coats - 1
Finish - Cream
Collection - Jubilee
Colour - Pink
Topcoat - No

Allison can best be described as a full-coverage plum-toned ruby cream - a more amped up version of a traditional plum shade.

Available on USA website - No
Available on the UK website - No
Brush used - Original
Does it stamp - Yes
Name - Brie
Year - 2005
Number - ZP0312
Coats - 1
Finish - Cream
Collection - Romantic
Colour - Pink
Topcoat - No

Brie is a discontinued polish from Zoya but can be described as a creamy dark pink with soft crimson and purple undertones.

Allison is stunning, a lovely pink with that purple undertone, great formula, no running or pooling and opaque in one sweet coat and she also stamps.

Brie is one of the first Zoya I ever purchased, a gorgeous shade, great formula, no running or pooling and opaque in one sweet coat, Brie also stamps.

I also did a nail challenge over the weekend, the theme was to use dark blue, orange and white only.

So I used the following:- Base is two coats of Sally Hansen White On, then stamped with Virago Varnish Blood Orange Chill, Virago Varnish Pumpkin Everything, Virago Varnish Aquaholic, Virago Varnish Sweater Reason Season,
plate is Uberchic Texture-licious 3.

A Zoya A Day - Monroe and Padma

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Today on the blog we meet Monroe and Padma

Available on USA website - Yes
Available on the UK website - No
Brush used - Original
Does it stamp - Yes
Name - Monroe
Year - 2018
Number - ZP0931
Coats - 1
Finish - Cream
Collection - Thrive
Colour - Pink
Topcoat - No

Monroe by Zoya can be best described as a glamour pink cream

Available on USA website - Yes
Available on the UK website - Yes
Brush used - Original
Does it stamp - Yes
Name - Padma
Year - 2017
Number - ZP0909
Coats - 1
Finish - Cream
Collection - Sophisticates
Colour - Pink
Topcoat - No

Padma by Zoya can be best described as a deep, vermillion red cream.

Another pair of stunning one coaters.

Monroe is gorgeous, this has a hint of red undertone, great formula, no running or pooling and opaque in one sweet coat, Monroe also stamps.

Padma is much more of an orange undertoned pink, great formula, no running or pooling and opaque in one sweet coat, Padma also stamps.

I've shown you Liza, Briar, Monroe and Padma together so you can see the different undertones in these four.

A Zoya A Day - Briar and Liza

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Today on the blog we meet Briar and Liza

Available on USA website - Yes
Available on the UK website - Yes
Brush used - Original
Does it stamp - Yes
Name - Briar
Year - 2019
Number - ZP1004
Coats - 1
Finish - Cream
Collection - Sensual
Colour - Pink
Topcoat - No

Briar can best be described as a red-toned terracotta cream.

Available on USA website - No
Available on the UK website - Yes
Brush used - Original
Does it stamp - Yes
Name - Liza
Year - 2019
Number - ZP0990
Coats - 1
Finish - Cream
Collection - Barefoot
Colour - Pink
Topcoat - No

Liza can best be described as a rich, cardinal red cream.

Interesting that Zoya describe both of these as reds, when I tried to put them in my red section they looked wrong so I put them in the pink section.

Briar is that lovely terracotta colour with that pink undertone, fabulous formula, no running or pooling and opaque in one sweet coat, she also stamps.

Liza is also what I would called a terracotta but lighter than Briar with more of an orange undertone, great formula, no running or pooling and opaque in one sweet coat, Liza also stamps.

These two pair really well.