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Nails Inc. x InStyle Freebie – Electric Teal

May 6, 2011 7 Comments

It matches my wallpaper 🙂 … ish

In case you haven’t already heard, this month’s InStyle magazine’s freebie is one of three Nails Inc polishes, ‘Electric Teal’, ‘Candy Orange’, and ‘Fashion Fawn’. InStyle is £3.70, so even if you don’t read the magazine that’s a Nails Inc. polish for £7.30 less than the RRP (£11).

I picked up Electric Teal and Fashion Fawn, as I only had enough money for two and I thought that Candy Orange looks very similar to Rimmel Tangerine Queen.

Electric Teal is a true teal creme. It actually leans a little green-er than the pictures imply but it is essentially just a dark teal. I think sophisticated is the word that comes to mind. I definitely wouldn’t say it’s unique, but neither are the other two. Shame really, but still, I love this!

Dries fast, as is usual with Nails Inc., opaque in two coats and with a lovely glossy finish, I can’t fault this one. It gets extra points for matching my bedroom 😀 (Electric Teal combined with Fashion Fawn and I blend in perfectly!) I’ve noticed, since encountering some severely pooling-prone polishes – that the consistency of Nails Inc. polishes makes it very easy to control where your polish goes.

I am still tempted to go and buy Candy Orange when I have the money, but since reading Liloo’s post I am a little wary of it! Have any of you tried these polishes yet? What do you think?
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.

Barry M Strawberry Ice Cream

May 5, 2011 6 Comments

2 coats (3 on my index finger, don’t ask why lol)

1 coat… for a more subtle look 🙂

I never thought I’d love a baby pink polish, but I do. Even at a very translucent single coat, I loved it. Very pretty and understated. At two coats it was more opaque, not 100% I suspect but good enough to satisfy me. Just like Blue Moon, I loved the sheer qualities of this polish, it really seems to complement something about my hands but I’m not quite sure what. Maybe it’s just satisfying to my eyes.

Anyways, this was usual Barry M consistency (thin but not too watery, easy application, dries slowly, glossy finish) so of course being a self-confessed Barry M addict I love it.

In the photos my index finger with the third coat looks a lot more opaque than the rest with 2 coats, but I can assure you that to the naked eye they look practically identical.

This puts me strongly in mind of strawberry milkshake, it has a kind of milky appearance and of course the shade is just perfect 🙂

Again, Barry M are currently on offer – 3 for 2 in Boots and 2 for £4.99 in Superdrug!

Hope all is well with you all and I satisfy the needs of your eyes with these photos… I’m starting to get a bit paranoid about pooling around my cuticles lol so please excuse the messiness!
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.

Barry M Blue Moon

May 4, 2011 9 Comments

Just wanted to quickly apologise for the amount of photos of this one but seriously, it deserves it! 😀

Hopefully you can catch a glimpse of the shimmer in the bottle in this one. Click to enlarge.

Maybe? The shimmer is a little darker than this, just a touch.

Out in the garden being harassed by Arthur my duck.

See the shimmer? Or not…?

Again this is one where the camera doesn’t do it justice, it is a little less bright and blue-tack-like in real life, it’s a very pretty and delicate powdery blue. This is 3 coats.

Colour-wise, this suits my skin a lot better than I expected, I am a little bit tanned on the hands (not that you’d notice from this flipping camera..) which I think helps. It’s a gorgeous powder blue with a slightly darker iridescent blue shimmer hidden deep within it.

This polish applies quite sheer, which in all honesty I prefer for this shade because it adds to the delicate-ness of it. You can almost see the effect of one coat on my index finger right by the cuticle where I chewed it off like an idiot… don’t ask why, I do strange things when my mind is elsewhere, anyway, I did a third coat after that. I can almost see it as a wedding polish, which is why I finally understand why Essie’s Borrowed & Blue was released as a wedding polish.

The iridescent shimmer doesn’t really translate visibly onto the nail, but, especially in the sunlight, it creates a very pretty effect of shiny-ness, kind of shimmery, kind of not (I’m not doing well here am I), but it is certainly beautiful. Having said that it’s not overly noticeable either so it’s a case of whether you wear it for you or for others to notice. You can see the shimmer very slightly if you’re looking hard.

You are feeling very sleepy… you must buy this nail polish…

As I said, this is three coats, it’s quite a sheer polish but very buildable. It took an average Barry M amount of time to dry and as usual I woke up with a few sheet marks but the third coat sorted that out. It also dries extra glossy due to the reflective shimmer.

I really do love this polish, it’s very pretty and flattering and worth the £2.99, considering other similar polishes coughEyekoModelsOwncough are £5 each. I still loved it at 2 coats which was mostly opaque, a little uneven to the bold eye but I’m not so fussed for everyday wear.

Verdict: BUY IT 🙂

I’ve gone back to being more waffley than ever now, I really ought to kick the habit but if you think this is bad, you should see me in real life!

Anyways, I hope all is well with all of you and that my (not so-) subliminal messaging has worked and you will now buy this polish because really, it deserves it 🙂 Another reason to buy it is that Barry M are currently on offer of 3 for 2 in Boots, and 2 for £4.99 in Superdrug 🙂

Hats off to Barry M, despite the long-as-ever-dry-time 😛

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.

Updated Nail Polish Collection

May 3, 2011 21 Comments

This isn’t a showing off post, au contrare, I wish I had more – lol.

I thought that maybe for the benefit of you all I would put up some photos of my current collection, and say for example you want to see a picture of a particular polish I happen to own you can let me know in the comments box. I will also link pictures I have already taken when I name the polishes, if that makes any sense. Basically click the blue words if you want to see the pics.

Grouped by brand.

Here is my storage, I managed to find a large shoebox which will fit perfectly for the next 20 or so polishes, then I suppose I’ll have to move on to bigger and better boxes.
So this is going to seem like a tiny collection to certain among you who will no doubt have about ten times the amount that I do 😛 Believe you me I plan on expanding my collection for ever and always to the extent that income allows. Haha.

Left-Right: Gosh 60 Lambada, Rio Nail Art Pen Red, Collection 2000 Hot Looks 29 Big Hair, No.7 Stay Perfect 93 Salsa, Rimmel London 60 Seconds 300 Movie Star, Illamasqua Scarab, Chit Chat Sweet Maple.

Left-Right: BeautyUK 33 Coral Surprise, Barry M 136, Rimmel London I , Rio Nail Art Pen Yellow, Barry M 307 Lemon Ice Cream .

Left-Right: Chit Chat Seamoss, Barry M 304 Mint Green, GOSH 548 Green Hawaii, Barry M 290 Spring Green, Rio Nail Art Pen Green, GOSH 564 Golden Dragon, Rimmel London I

Left-Right: Marks & Spencer Duck Egg (EM), Barry M 317 Blue Moon, Revlon 044 Blue Lagoon, Barry M 295 Pure Turquoise, Boots 17 Fast Finish Catwalk Couture, Marks & Spencer Bright Aqua (M2), Essie Lapis of Luxury, Barbara Daly Denim, GOSH Special Edition 001 Lavender Love.

Left-Right: Boots 17 Fast Finish Peacock, Collection 2000 Hot Looks 37 Bongo Beat, Accessorize Illusions 39 Mermaid, Barbara Daly Aqua Shimmer, Illamasqua Viridian.

Left-Right: Barry M 294 Cyan Blue, Barry M 297 Blue Glitter, Nails Inc x Diet Coke Denim, Rio Nail Art Pen Blue, Marks & Spencer Lagoon (RC), 2true Shade 14, Nails Inc Chandos Place, Barry M 292 Navy.

Left-Right: BeautyUK 51 Smokey Lilac, Nails Inc. x Diet Coke Heather Grey, Natural Collection Lunar Haze, Barry M 308 Berry Ice Cream, GOSH 571 Wild Lilac, Collection 2000 Hot Looks 42 Teeny Bikini, Barry M 161 Vivid Purple, Barry M 312 Indigo.

Left-Right: Maybelline Forever Strong Pro 76 French Manicure, Barry M 264 Pink Iridescent, Rimmel London 60 Seconds 210 Ethereal, Accessorize 9 Fudge, MaxFactor Nailfinity 882 Angel Nails, L’Oreal Paris Resist & Shine 103, Barry M 309 Strawberry Ice Cream.

Left-Right: Rio Nail Art Pen Pink, No.7 Stay Perfect Milan, Barry M 305 Pink Flamingo, Boots 17 Lasting Finish Pink Grapefruit, Revlon 040 Fuchsia Fever, Unknown Pink from Argos Pretty Pink Makeup Palette, No.7 Speed Dry 41 Cherry Tang, NYC in a New York Color Minute 224B Times Square.

Left-Right: Accessorize Illusions 35 Pink Spice, Nails Inc. Chester Place, L’Oreal Resist & Shine Titanium 603, OPI DS Jewel, Barry M 165, Nails Inc. Petticoat Lane, No.7 Stay Perfect 105 Damson Dream, Marks & Spencer Aubergine (EP), Nails Inc. Victoria.

Left-Right: Barry M 310 Mushroom, Nails Inc. Battersea Power Station, Boots 17 Lasting Finish Toasted Almond, Accessorize 48 Magical Mocha, Unknown Gold from Argos Pretty Pink Makeup Palette.

Left-Right: Rio Nail Art Pen Silver, Accessorize 45 Dove, Rimmel London 60 Seconds 805 Grey Matter, Models Own Smash Up Silver, Chit Chat Starshine, Rimmel London I GOSH 549 Holographic, BeautyUK 50 Slate, No.7 Stay Perfect 62 Night Silver.

Left-Right: NYC Long Wearing 105 Starry Silver Glitter, Max Factor Nailfinity 133 Extra Frost, Rio Nail Art Pen White, Rio Nail Art Pen Black, Rimmel London I Barry M 311 Nail Effects Black, Models Own Smash Up Black.

Left-Right: Nails Inc. A+E Base Coat, Rimmel London Stronger Double Duty Base Coat, Barry M 3-in-1 Base Coat Top Coat & Nail Hardener, Sally Hansen Nail Shine Miracle Top Coat, Rimmel London Lycra Pro Matte Finish Top Coat.
So once again if you didn’t read at the top 😛 comment if there’s any of these you’d like to see before you buy, as such, or even if you feel my pictures don’t show you what you want to see 🙂 I will also strive to update this every time I post pictures of each colour as and when.
Emma xxx

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

NYC 224B Times Square

May 1, 2011 3 Comments

Bottle comparison against 2 pinks (17 Pink Grapefruit and Barry M Strawberry Ice Cream), a cerise (No.7 Cherry Tang) and a coral (BeautyUK Coral Surprise), to show you how it leans to a pinky coral colour, not quite orange-toned enough for true coral.

And again, not quite pink, not quite coral.

All hail the mighty polish, this one is fab and cheap to boot. I wasn’t particularly looking for this polish, but I’ve been in the mood for this sort of colour ever since the sun came out 🙂 I have only tried the NYC Starry Silver Glitter polish from NYC so wasn’t totally sure what to expect, but for £2.59 I could not complain!

The polish was opaque in two coats, although out of habit I added a second, which I regretted when I woke up this morning with a couple of sheet marks, and as a result what you are seeing is actually 3 coats. However, the polish is very pigmented, and applies beautifully. Think Barry M opacity and consistency. The polish is dry to the touch in a couple of minutes, which is why I really like it. I adore Barry M but some of them just take YEARS to dry, so this is a dream. The finish is glossy and the colour is gorgeous, I’m not going to push the boat out so far as to say it’s unique but for the price, it certainly has few rivals 🙂

Hope you are all okily dokily, I went on a little shopping spree yesterday and managed to pick up Barry M’s new polish, Blue Moon, I am desperate to try it but want longer nails for when I post photos as I feel it deserves maximum limelight 🙂 Also got 3 more mystery Barry M polishes (ones you will have seen before, no doubt).

Just off to take pics of my collection 🙂

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.

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