Author Archives: Emma Greenwood

Marks & Spencer Quick Dry Sherbet

July 1, 2011 3 Comments

I stumbled upon the new M&S; beauty range last Sunday on my shopping trip, which, can I say, is HUGE compared to how it always was (in my M&S; at least!) They have a huge range of nail polish so obviously I was in heaven. You can have a browse here. I am absolutely in love with the beauty range as you can probably guess, because it is BUAV approved (non animal-tested).

I limited myself to one polish, which was this one, from the Quick Dry range. It retails at £5. The pictures show two thin coats.

So the polish – the polish was opaque in one coat but I added a second for good measure. It dried quickly and glided on my nails beautifully 🙂 it dries very glossy so doesn’t require a topcoat and lasts wonderfully, I didn’t experience any tipwear, which I usually do with most polishes after a day of wear without topcoat. The ragged edges on my cuticles were because I was watching Being Human all day and was chewing on my nails 😐 don’t ask…

The polish was also unusually ‘tidy’ for a red, I don’t know about you but I always find that reds make an absolute mess of my nails and fingers during cleanup and also removal, which wasn’t a problem with this colour, so I was very happy about that!

The only thing I’m not sure of is the name – I’ve never seen any sherbet of this colour!

What do you think? I am very happy with the polish, I know the colour isn’t unique but they have a big range of colours, and at £5 for 10ml (compared to GOSH’s £5 for 8ml for example) I’m happy!

Hope you are all doing good, I have a few lovely polishes coming up so look out for them 😀 Spent a lovely day at the Garden Centre with my mum, we bought the most beautiful Dahlias I’ve ever seen (they’re called Mystic Enchantment, Google them if you haven’t already seen them!) and also some bright pink Gerberas for my room (which I am utterly convinced I will kill within a day but there we go). What have you been up to in this gorgeous sunny weather?
Emma xxx

Disclaimer: Everything mentioned in this blog post was either bought by myself with my own money, or given to me as a gift from friends/relatives. All opinions expressed here are my own.

China Glaze Peace on Earth

June 30, 2011 5 Comments

My first ever China Glaze 😛

I love love love this colour. It makes me feel very posh 😛 It was released as part of the Holiday 2010 collection (around Christmas time) It has a kind of pearly finish and flashes green and gold. It has a blue-grey base (although you can’t see it) which seems to give it a lovely dusky, muted tone, and when the light hits it it gives a green-gold flash in the centre while the sides of the nails look dark – it really is beautiful.
This polish took 2 coats, as the first is rather patchy and you can see the blue-grey base colour, but 2 coats covers it all up and smooths it out. Dry-time could have been better, it was touch dry within a few minutes but I felt it wasn’t really dent-proof for quite a while after, but it’s not a problem if you’ve got the time to be careful. It doesn’t need a topcoat, but a topcoat enhances the green-gold flash and really brings out the colour, but the polish is still fairly glossy without.
The one thing I am a little disappointed with is the brush, which is thin and not amazingly useful in neat application. It’s fine, but I personally prefer a wider brush.
However all in all I LOVE this polish and I am super duper happy with it. I bought it from eBay for £6 including postage from Ravendawn71 and it arrived within the specified timescale so all in all je suis un satisfied customer 🙂
How are you all? I had a mahoosive shopping trip with my Mum on Sunday and she bought me some lovely things, including 2 beautiful dresses, one of which I will wear to my school ball on the 6th, I may post a pic if you’re lucky 😉 and some beautiful horsey pajama bottoms 🙂 I also confess I went on a nail polish binge too after Andy let me loose with £20… always a big mistake! I managed to get my hands on some beautiful polishes though, I can’t wait to show you all 🙂 Hope you’re all good.
Emma xxx
Disclaimer: Everything mentioned in this blog post was either bought by myself with my own money, or given to me as a gift from friends/relatives. All opinions expressed here are my own.

Rimmel London 416 Night Flight

June 28, 2011 4 Comments

Just a prewarning – there are about 5 pics in this post because yours truly couldn’t decide which pictures best portrayed the colour – sorry!
3 coats of inky black beauty 😛 Now this polish certainly won’t be for everyone. Personally, I love it, because it’s like black with an edge, and I really really hate wearing plain black on my nails, it feels cheap and tacky and it’s messy and I just really really hate it, always have done, even in my emo/rock addict phase I just couldn’t bring myself to wear black nail polish. In fact I had a very similar polish at that stage called “Extreme Blackcurrant” by Maybelline which I adored, but since I’m now boycotting Maybelline I had to find an alternative, which is when I found Rimmel’s Night Flight 🙂 Enough of the life story now.
So if you haven’t already died of boredom… this polish is very streaky on the first coat, so definitely requires a second and if you’ve got time, a third will really set it off but you can get away with two. In fact the main reason I added a third coat is because my index and middle fingernails keep flaking off taking the polish with them but there you go, that’s another rambly story.
Night Flight dries in a good time, although I’d advise, for speed, that you apply the coats thinly. It applied smoothly, no complaints, and the finish was wonderfully glossy and beautiful. The only think I’d recommend you watch out for is how you paint near the cuticles because, as my photos exhibit, it’s lighter near the cuticles so mistakes and messiness are easily noticeable.
The polish, which I’m assuming all the Lycra Pro polishes have (?) is quite wide, it’s a bit longer than that of the Rimmel 60 Seconds range, and seems a lot easier to use in terms of neatness when applying.
Unfortunately, again, I can’t really comment on the wear of this polish as I only had it on for a day or two. I noticed a tiny bit of tipwear but I’m sure a topcoat would seal the deal 😛
Hope you are well everyone, I’m slowly getting into the habit of taking photos of my nails now – I have a lovely one coming up next 😉
Emma xxx
Disclaimer: Everything mentioned in this blog post was either bought by myself with my own money, or given to me as a gift from friends/relatives. All opinions expressed here are my own.

Boots 17 Supreme Shine Wave

June 25, 2011 13 Comments

Hello all of you lovely people, thank you for being so patient and normal service will resume as from now. A lot has gone on in the last month, so I won’t rant about it as usual in the final paragraph of this post as it would take far too much text! The two most important things which happened: my 2 year anniversary with my Andy, and the finishing of my A levels! No more Chemistry ever again – woohoo!
I first saw this amaaaazing polish on the lovely Kaye’s blog here, and I absolutely fell in love, and I just knew it had to be mine!
This is what I’d call a ‘vintage turquoise’, it’s got the green and blue elements spot on but it is very muted and dusky in tone. I can’t stress how perfect this is for me! The pictures are at 2 coats.
The polish dries super fast, as always with 17 polishes, and is very pigmented. I barely needed the 2nd coat to cover up a few slightly thin patches. I can’t really comment on the wear because, fickle as I am, I change my polish every other day, if not every day!
The brush is quite wide, which is lovely for people with wide nail beds like mine, as it allows for lovely control and even coverage without having to stroke away with an anorexic brush for 2 minutes and inadvertently decorate your cuticles.
The finish IS lovely and glossy, not quite Barry M glossy but I’m still happy with it.
I really think this polish is one that will suit all skin tones, it has that wonderfully flattering capability even on my bright pink hands!
I know it’s not a unique colour, but at the very affordable retail price of £3.99 and what with all of Boots’ instore offers going on, I would recommend picking it up!
How are you all doing? Please let me know, I’ve missed my blog so much and I am so happy to be back!
Emma xxx
Disclaimer: Everything mentioned in this blog post was either bought by myself with my own money, or given to me as a gift from friends/relatives. All opinions expressed here are my own.

To my lovely readers :)

June 13, 2011 6 Comments

I am terribly sorry that I haven’t posted in so long, and I’m afraid I won’t be posting until at least the 25th June, due to having so many exams! I do still love my blog and I am still wearing nail polish 😉 I have a couple of pictures lined up for when I do next post. Hope you are all well, I’m loathe to be leaving my blog in limbo but I think it’s for the best revision-wise. Still love you! Thank you all for your patience 🙂
Emma xxx