I never thought I'd purchase a yellow nail polish like this, but when I saw it, I had to pick it up. Unfortunately, my excitement for it quickly disappeared on first use. I was hoping that this would be a super strong, bold yellow. Opaque within a couple of coats, and perfect for Summer; but nope. The formula of this polish is incredibly watery and thin; and it barely gives your nail any colour within the first three coats, that is unless you like the 'smokers nails' look. I've tried applying this on top of an opaque white, but I can't say that it's much better. Although the colour is much stronger and bolder, just like I had originally hopeful for, it still doesn't give that wow effect and ends up looking streaky. Another downside, is that this chips insanely quickly. I'm really struggling to find a good point to this polish. It really is just disappointing all round.
I've never tried this formula from Sally Hansen before. Are all shades like this one?
Believe it or not, ladies. This is my very first Essie polish.
A few websites have been selling Essie super duper cheap recently and I didn't want to miss out. I totally would have bought more, but at the time, my bank account just wouldn't allow it.
I didn't have an orange polish in my collection so this one just jumped out at me!
As with every other blogger that loves Essie, I do too.
This polish was opaque after one coat! Amazing! I did add an extra coat, just out of pure habit, but it didn't need it.
I wore this polish for roughly four days before it started to chip, which for me, is pretty damn good.
I'll definitely be buying more as soon as I can.
Right now, Fragrance direct has a few shades for sale at only £1.99 a bottle, and I will add other links that I come across in the future.
Another #Leedsbloggermeetup2012 goody, and yet another win from me!
I was super excited to see this in the bottom of my goody bag. I've known about Stargazer for years, mainly their hair dyes, but I didn't know that they did nail polish. In fact, they do everything make-up wise too!
This product is everything you look for in a good nail polish. The shade I received (513) was opaque after just one coat and dried quick. There are a couple of downsides. It chips easily, but if you are an avid nail painter this won't bother you, and it stains your nails, which can be fixed by using a base coat. Simples.
I know this review is short but sweet but there really isn't much else I can say about this product.
It's now one of my all time favourites and I am dying to try more from Stargazer! Some of the make-up products look absolutely amazeballs!
It's about time I finally had a decent new post up and I thought why not let it be about the one product I was soooo excited to try.
I was recently sent the new Bourjois Magic nail polish remover for review and I really think it's going to be my new holy grail item.
On first impressions the bottle is a beautiful girly pink and definitely eye catching. The label clearly states what the product does and how to use it. It's simple, you just stick your finger in the hole in the sponge, (yes this bit seems a little rudey,) and twist. The sponge is soaked the the remover and does the job of the cotton wool you would normally have to use.
Bourjois claims to remover one nails polish in one second, although I did find that with more stubborn polishes it may take a teeeeny while longer, but nothing that will take up your whole morning.
I love the fact that it is an all in one product as I usually find my cats have run away with my used cotton wool before I can stick it in a bin, which worries me a little.
The remover is red fruit and vanilla scented, but this only applies once you've used the product. I wouldn't recommend sticking your nose into the bottle as it is really strong and you'd probably end up with a headache.
The nail polish remover also contains nourishing almond oil and is acetone and paraben free. You can buy this online at boots here for £4.99.
I love this product, and even though I'm not sure as of yet how long you can use one bottle without having to replace it, I'll most certainly be repurchasing it.
Gone are the days of knocked over bottles of nail polish remover and cats who like to eat cotton wool!
I was pleasantly surprised to see a little Orly Nail Varnish, I hadn't seen any blogger previews that had received one.
The colour I received was Ruby, a pretty deep red that would go perfectly under the Deborah Lippmann polish from the Christmas Box. For a full size bottle you can expect to pay £6.95, which I think is a reasonable price considering how much you would pay for a polish from O.P.I.
I love the colour, but the formula felt really gloopy and was really difficult to apply evenly. It dried so quickly that if I had taken my time applying it, I would have ended up with brush streaks on my nails. I've heard so many good things about Orly, but now I'm just a little disappointed. I'm not sure I would intentionally go out to purchase one after this.
I came across this amazing shade yesterday and I just had to purchase it. I'd describe the colour as a deep teal duo tone. In natural light it can look very flat, but in a bright light you can see the beautiful mixture of blues and greens.
I don't have a colour like this in my collection and I really think it will be one I reach for on a regular basis.
You've all probably seen this before, but if you haven't, this nail varnish was in the December Glossybox. Due to the time of the month I subscribed I luckily received this box on Friday, so as you can imagine I'm quite excited, this means I get two boxes this month. Happy Sam.
I absolutely adore this polish and it's sparkly-ness! It's thick enough to wear alone and I think a few coats would give you a nice coverage of glitter. The colour is a very deep pink, maybe even leaning more on the red side, but I think it's a very girly colour.
I used this polish as a top coat over a deep red Barry M polish just to make sure it was completely opaque. I found it took quite a while to dry and was a little bit rubbery although now it's entirely dry it seems like it's going to be quite hard wearing. I heard a few people say how difficult this polish was to get off due to the amount of glitter in it, so when the time comes, I shall come back and add a footnote of how I found it for myself. So far I love it, but if the rumours are true, it could be a deal breaker for me.
Feature Nail : W7 Blue Diamonds as a top coat on top of Collection 2000 Hot Looks in Show Off,
Other Nails : Collection 2000 Hot Looks in BMX Bandit with MUA Shade 17 used as a top coat
I totally thought it was about time I did a new nail post, it's been quite a while since I've done my last one. I'm still very much obsessed with having a feature nail, for me it's usually a different tone of the same colour, or a glitter polish.
Are there any colours out there that you lovely people could recommend me?
As you all should know by now, I am a massive MUA fan. So when I managed to return the stuff from Primark that was too small, I treated myself to a few more bits to add to my ever growing collection.
This included 3 more nail varnishes, I decided to get some more girly colours, as the majority of what I have already are reds or greens. Ok, so I did buy another red (shade7), but this has a gorgeous sparkle to it.
I also decided to buy the amazing hot pink (shade15) and the pastel purple (shade24)
Above Shades - 15, 7, 24
My opinion of MUA polishes hasn't changed, I am still as impressed as I was when I wrote about the green shade 13 here.
So far I have only tried shade 24 on, the formula is more of a thicker consistency compared to shade 13. I only applied two coats for it to be completely opaque and the wear so far has been top notch. I am yet to see any faults with these polishes and I highly recommend them!
I thought I'd give one of my new MUA nail varnishes a go this morning, I decided to try the beautiful green colour which is shade 13.
Top - Without flash
Bottom - With flash
The colour itself is stunning, I'd say it's a rich emerald shade. In natural light the colour is very solid and has a metallic finish to it, but with the bright light of a flash, you can see the sparkle it creates.
I applied 3 coats to my nails, although 2 coats probably would have been plenty. The bottle gives you 6.2ml of product, which for a pound, it's hard to complain about, and the brush applicator is long and slightly flattened to help you achieve best coverage.
So far I am very pleased with this product, the only thing that will let me down, is if it doesn't wear very well, but so far so good, the nail varnish seems to be quiet hard wearing. (I normally chip my nails on the first day.) Much like other MUA products, I will definitely be buying more!
First off, I just want to apologize for any blurry photos, my camera isn't happy with me and isn't focusing like it should be.
I recently placed an order for some MUA (make up academy) products. I happened to order on the day of the launch of their website and managed to get mine done before it crashed due to a mad rush of shoppers.
A week after, I received an email from one of the girls on their team apologizing for the delay in my order being shipped. Just so happens that I had chosen one of their most popular products so it took a little longer than usual. I was really impressed that someone had actually taken the time to email me and make sure I knew what was happening, even though I'm usually quite patient waiting for things to come in the post any way.
MUA were offering a free Immaculate collection palette for every order over £8, so I had to take full advantage of that.
This is the Immaculate collection palette. It has 24 shades ranging from mattes to highly pigmented glittery colours. The packaging is very eye catching and even has a 'mini masterclass' printed on the back. The masterclass tells you which shades you should use and where to achieve a certain look.
I am truthfully very impressed with this palette, I had seen so many people blog about it already, I kind of knew what to expect, but the texture of the eye shadows and the pigmentation of them really blew me away. I am in love with shade 14, a very sparkly gold tone. It's ideal for a Christmas look.
This eyeliner is just what I needed, I always find my eyeliner ends up running down my face at some point during the day, but this will not budge. After swatching the product, I washed my hands twice with soap and very hot water and you can still see the eyeliner. Obviously not as strong, but it's certainly still there.
The applicator is a new one for me, it's a strong plastic 'brush', which seems ideal for the most precise line.
Pearl Eyeshadow - Shade 6 - £1
I bought this eyeshadow because the colour caught my eye. It's a very rich teal-y shade of green. The pigmentation of the shadow is great and I think for a pound, you really can't go wrong!
Lipsticks - £1 each
As a newly self proclaimed lipstick addict, I purchased 3 colours with the intention of keeping two for myself and putting one in my giveaway box, but the colours were all so gorgeous I couldn't decide which ones I wanted to keep. I am heading to superdrug this weekend so shall buy one of these 3 for the giveaway box then. Which one would you like to be in the box? Leave a comment below.
The lipsticks are smooth and long wearing, I have been wearing shade 3 for the past 8 hours, I have eaten, drank tea and it is still there. The two bright colours are very strong and bold, yet the shade in the middle is a very sheer nudey pink contains blue sparkles.
I love these so much, I think I may end up with every single shade.
Swatches above L-R: 13, 5, 3
Nail Varnishes - £1 each
I happily purchased 3 new polishes, as one of my new years resolutions will be to make more of an effort with my nails. Of course the pink caught my girly girl eye and I thought the green would be perfect for Crimbo. I can't say anything bad about these at all.
Swatches above L-R: 17, 13, 16
What are your thoughts on the MUA products? Can you recommend me anything to try?
Disclaimer: I purchased the above items with my own money and my opinions are truthful.
I've been seeing lots of manicures recently consisting of two colours, one being purely on the ring finger. I wanted to give it a go, but thought I'd add a little twist and use glitter for on ring finger instead.
Here's a step by step photo tutorial for anyone who would like to give it a go.
- Paint a colour similar to your glitter onto your ring finger.
- Use a damp cotton bud to dab on the glitter, do this before the nail polish dries.
- Paint a coat of clear nail polish on top and repeat step 2. Wait til dry, then apply your top coat.
- Paint the rest of your fingers in your second choice of colour.
Easy peazy!
I used a green fine glitter, ELF nail polish in mint cream and a Barry M Glitter Top Coat.
If you do give this a go, remember to comment and link me to a picture!
