Smooch Cosmetics Week - Nail Polish candy coated | manicure | nail polishes | nail varnish | nails | paint | perfect parfait | polish | review | smooch | smooch cosmetics

Hey beauties, 

This week is Smooch week. 

I was very, very kindly sent a bundle of products to try, so I figured I would dedicate a week to reviewing said products. 

I have given them a good test and I feel this week may come in handy, if you do ever fancy purchasing a few new items.

As well as receiving some fabulous products to try out, I was also very lucky to be sent a couple of beautiful nail polishes!

The shades I received are Candy Coated* , an amazingly beautiful hot pink, and Perfect Parfait*, a coral-ly toned orange. Both shades of which I hadn't already got in my collection. 

The polishes retail for £6.50 and follow the matte packaging design. 

I've played around with these during the past week. For a good opaque nail, I found I had to apply three coats, which I wouldn't say is unusual. 

Both shades have worn well and lasted without chipping for three days. 

I very much like these polishes and I would love to pick up a few more shades. Aren't these ones just perfect for the Summer! 

If you want to see the large array of colours available, check out the Smooch Cosmetics website.

Technic Carnival - OPI Dupe carnival | circus | dupe | glitter | jay millers circus | manicure | nails | ombre | opi | rainbow connection | technic | whenflowersfall

For months and months I've been hoping to come across this little dupe of magnificence.

If they didn't have OPI Rainbow Connection, every blogger I know of had this. 

Carnival by Technic is an exact dupe for a much lower price tag. When Victoria of VIPXO blogged her ebay wishlist a few weeks back, I spotted this and knew I had to buy it there and then.  

If you would like to purchase it yourself, you can pick it up HERE for only £2.49!!

This is how I last chose to wear Carnival. My family were visiting our friends at the Circus (Jay Millers Circus, if they are ever near by you, I really recommend you go see the show,) and unfortunately I missed out. I felt this polish was the perfect way to add a little circus to my life, and I created a somewhat glitter ombre effect. 

What do you guys think of this very colourful glitter polish?

Mua Nail Varnish - Shade 13 cosmetics | glitter | green | make up academy | manicure | MUA | nail paint | nail polish | nail varnish | nails | products | review | what I'm wearing | when flowers fall | whenflowersfall

Hi Lovelies! 

    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! 

Green with Envy. barry m | elf | glitter | green | manicure | nail paint | nail polish | nails | ring finger | when flowers fall | when flowersfall | whenflowersfall

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! 

A pinch of sparkle. barry m | colour | gold | help | manicure | nail paint | nail varnish | nails | pink

Hi Lovelies!
Today has been a funny old day. I got up late because I really wasn't feeling very well, then Mischief had an epileptic fit, so I had to sit with her until she came round. When I finally decided she would be ok to be left, I tackled the mound of washing left for me. Wonderful!
Anywhooo, I thought I'd have some me time when I'd finished it all and decided to paint my nails.

I chose this colour from Barry M, but I've had it for an age and I don't know what the colour's called. The number on the bottle is 40 and the only two I can find on the website that are at all similar are gold, but this seems lighter than that, and the iridescent pink. I admit it is a little pink in some lights, but I think it's definitely more gold-ish.  It's one of my favourite colours at the moment and I'd really like to know what it's called for future reference. 

Can anyone help me find the name of this colour? Or is it the gold?