Nail Polish

Now this one is HOT for summer. 2True are well known for producing thin watery polishes (which I LOVE because they make fantastic layering polishes) but their latest collection seems to be full of lovely opaque polishes, which I know will be popular with non-layerers.

Here we have ‘Ocean Pearl’ 🙂

 Now, my first thought with this polish is that it’s pretty unique, for the UK high street. I did a tiny little bit of image hunting and really couldn’t find anything similar from the bigger US brands, either. All I know is that I LOVE it! Stunning bright turquoise base colour with silver glassfleck shimmer throughout – what more could we ask for! It reminds me of hotel pools in tropical sunshine. I love this so much. Hello summer toes!

Application:

The photos all show 2 coats. The polish dries fairly quickly – it does pull a little though so I’d leave  a few minutes between each coat as it may drag ever so slightly. Other than that, no problems!

The only polish I can think of that’s close to Ocean Pearl is Boots 17 Catwalk Couture, which has a similar bright turquoise base colour and the tiniest hint of silver shimmer, but the shimmer in Shade 49 is what sets them apart. Catwalk Couture is basically a creme by comparison.

Now the best part: 2True Glossywear polishes retail at £1.99, or 3 for £4.99 in Superdrug, so if you fancy giving the other new polishes in the range a whirl it really won’t set you back much. Fabulous quality for the price in this case.

Have you tried any of the new 2True line? You can have a peek at the 2True Pastel Fantastic press release over on Cute-tickle Nails – Tee Dee has also posted about two of the new shades so check it out!

Let me know what you think.

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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.

Barry M have been seriously spoiling us of late. 7 new polishes (Black Multi Glitter, Cappuccino, Copper, Denim, Nude, Silvery Lilac, Teal) as well as the 4 magnetics… lots to play with!

The Classics (Nude and Cappuccino) are both online-only until June, when they will be available in Boots and Superdrug at £2.99.

First off, it’s sheer. If you don’t like sheer polishes, you won’t like this – it’s one of those nude jellies that never really builds up to an opaque finish. On the plus side, it does even out staining (my nails aren’t too bad but they are certainly a touch too yellow for my liking) – they look a very natural beige-pink tone with 2 coats of Nude, very clean and fresh. Nude will look fab with a tan or darker skin too, it’s got that lovely ‘your-nails-but-better’ quality to it. Personally? I love it. It’s a lovely blend of pink and beige and the closest to ‘natural nail colour’ I’ve yet found in the UK high street. This is something I would consider for a bridal manicure or for in the office, or maybe even in school if you’re careful!

Application:

The photos all show 2 coats. As you can tell, it’s sheer, but buildable. I don’t think it will ever really reach total opacity so if that’s what you look for in a nude, this may not be one for you. Nude dries quickly and has a high-shine finish – no need for topcoat unless it’s longevity you’re going for. Very smooth application, it wasn’t streaky so you can get away with just one coat if you just want a touch of polish.

What do you think? Personally I’m a huge fan of sheer nudes, I really don’t like nude cremes much at all unless my nails are really in a state. I have a little trick for making a nude creme look a bit more sheer and glossy without sacrificing opacity – more on that soon!

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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.

I’m back! I’m still not really sure what’s right for me and what’s not, but I loved this polish so much I decided I had to share it with you guys. You know I love my Barry M’s… I managed to find a discontinued Barry M (with no name) in a charity shop the other day, which spurned me on to buy 3 more discontinued shades, along with the new ‘Cappuccino’ and ‘Nude’ – whoops! I don’t know what it is about Barry M’s – maybe the bottle shape, maybe the colour range, the price, the quality… so many reasons. I’ve become a bit of a hoarder of Barry M nail paints, I think I’m only missing a handful from my collection!

Barry M Red Wine is a gorgeously glossy blue-toned red jelly (what a mouthful!). It puts me in mind of lollipops. This lovely vampy shade is pretty much the exact colour of blood. Somehow I love that… but then I’ve always loved the rich redness of blood. I love the jelly finish – that beautiful squishy glossy coating of red looks blooming marvellous on the nail! I feel like jellies are few and far between on the UK high street. What’s great about Red Wine is that it’s not so jellified that it shows the free-edge however many coats you layer up – all you need is two!

Application:

The photos all show 2 coats. To be honest, most of my nails were opaque at 1 coat, which is pretty awesome for a jelly finish. The polish dried quickly and dried to an incredibly high shine – you won’t need a topcoat unless you want this to last more than the standard 3 or so days (for Barry M’s).

What do you think? I don’t often opt for a red on my nails. I don’t know why because I love red nails. I suppose I feel they can be a bit cliché – I always wore red when I was young. But they look so elegant and classy. I love them.

I’ve never actually seen Red Wine in shops – mine was a present from my mum bought from the Barry M website. It costs £2.99 and you can get it from the Barry M website, eBay and Amazon for pretty decent prices.

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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.

Hello lovelies. I’ve come to realise that my blog has pretty much been a reviewing spot for all things nail polish, which is totally fine, but occasionally I like to change up a manicure before I take it off – either through lack of time or lack of motivation. It’s very easy to just slather on a layer of glitter to make it look like a whole new set of nails. This post will show you my most recent venture into the jazzing-up of a day-old manicure.

It’s nice to change things up, believe it or not blogging about the application and how many coats of polish I’m wearing and resizing photos and painstakingly trying to take colour-accurate, good quality photos gets to be one of those things that feels more like a chore than a hobby, and lately I have been so fed up with doing the same things every day so maybe this is just another little thing I need to alter in my daily routine. So you may yet see more ‘old’ manicures with a little inspiration added. There’s blurriness, and the dryness of my cuticles, but hey ho!

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This is one coat of OPI Fresh Frog of Bel Air over 2 coats of Marks and Spencer Cappuccino.

What do you think? Do you like to change a manicure with glitter so as to avoid the time and effort of completely re-doing them?

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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.

Just quickly want to mention that these photos are from Easter, the day before I did my Easter Egg nail art 🙂 this was the base colour. Sorry for using ancient photos but this polish is definitely pretty enough to deserve a review of its own before I forget about it! I first saw this thanks to the lovely Liloo who reviewed it in a guest post over on Lipglossiping.

 This is a very pretty pale blue foil polish. Foils are always gorgeous, one of my favourite finishes. Moonstone looked very silver in most lights, but you could definitely see the blue tone which gave it that extra pretty edge. Quite unique, methinks!

Application:

The photos all show Moonstone at 3 coats, though it is pretty much opaque at 2. The polish dried quickly too which is always good. I did find application a little tricky due to the width of the cap – usually this isn’t a problem for me but it’s also a little short so I found it tricky to get a good hold on it but I know many people like this type of cap. Other than that, no complaints! I never like to put a topcoat on foils as they just don’t seem to gel well with topcoat, I find the finish too… too something to need it. Foily? Sparkly? I wonder if you guys know what I mean. Lol.

Moonstone was released as part of the ‘Posh Polish’ range which should be available in most Superdrugs, or alternatively at BeautyUK online. It costs £3.49  – a little steep for BeautyUK but I think that’s just me taking their lower prices for granted! What do you think- have you tried Moonstone or any others from the Posh Polish line? Let me know!

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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.