Swatches

Hello! Today I have a holographic polish to show you all 🙂 you probably know by now that I’m not mad on holos, at least not as much as many girls I know, but I do like a nice subtle holo. This one fits the bill perfectly. High Def is quite an oldie – it’s from the Tronica collection, which was out in early 2011… it was a lovely collection *we think* inspired by Tron, which came out around that time. This excites me a lot because I began my blog in January of 2011 and I still remember being wowed by these in the early days 🙂 I didn’t ever buy any of the Tronica collection because at the time I didn’t really realise that I could actually buy polishes from abroad, and I’d only recently stumbled upon the world of blogging and nail polish in general, so I just admired from afar. I actually picked up High Def in a Facebook nail polish sale group, at a very reasonable price. These are bordering on hard to find (HTF) now!

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Hey there everyone! Today I have a beauty of a polish to show you. If you remember, last month I showed you Enchanted Polish January 2014 – a lovely deep dark blue holo, and this one is like the muted cranberry cousin to Jan 2014. If you didn’t know, Enchanted Polish (EP) is one of the most sought-after brands in the polish world. I think this is largely due to their exclusivity. That’s something that sells me on a product – not being able to have a second chance at choosing… I’ve said it before, I am genuinely a marketer’s dream customer! This exclusivity lead to many a problem with restocks, however it seems Chelsea has finally found a good solution. She’s currently doing a pre-order window at a certain date and time of the month, for the monthly polish releases. This seems to be working great – both times have been easy and stress-free for me.

2014 is also the year of mystery polishes for EP. This means that you are buying blind, essentially, as you won’t know what your polish looks like until you peek at swatches from the US or until it arrives on your doorstep. Which is something I LOVE, and because I don’t have many polish colours I hate, I feel relatively safe knowing that I will probably love it. Although I know it’s not for everyone!!

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Hey chickas! Last summer I got really into my LEs, in particular, Lynderellas and Enchanted Polishes. I went through a phase of hunting them down on eBay, however I actually bought Inner Space second hand. It was a complete impulse purchase, I saw the picture and snapped it right up, without even really looking at swatches. But this nail varnish has become a firm favourite in my collection, so I’m super super glad I bought it!! Lynns can go for silly amounts, so I never buy them for over £15… I think price is an important barrier to set for yourself with limited editions, because it’s too easy to get carried away!

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Hi everybody 🙂 I’ve been really getting into pastels lately, I think it’s because I’m craving Spring and sun!! Pastels always put me in the mood for springtime and this year is no exception.

I recently picked this bottle of polish up for just £3 in the Topshop sale, I’m not sure whether it’s an ongoing thing or if it’s seasonal, but it’s well worth a look! It was in a separate section from all the regular makeup. I can’t often justify the £6-something Topshop charges for nail polish, but at £3 I am definitely sold!

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Hey everyone 🙂 if you read my review of Models Own Magpie, you’ll know I was lucky enough to win the full Models Own Speckled Eggs Collection in their Instagram giveaway! I couldn’t wait to try them all so here is my second favourite, ‘Dove’. I’m not sure where the inspiration correlates with the name here… dove eggs are a little pinky, but they’re certainly not speckled! And doves themselves can have a little pinky-peachyness to their colour… I’m not sure! Or maybe I’m reading too much into the names…!! Hehe 🙂

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