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I saw this post on All Lacquered Up’s blog and felt somewhat inspired to recreate the Katy Perry look 😛 I’ve been doing this ever since I first saw the post but kind of forgot to blog about it each time. I love Katy Perry’s imagery and she always makes me feel inspired, particularly with her nails. I used yesterday’s Rimmel Grey Matter, covered by two coats of Barry M Pink Iridescent. It’s much more sparkley in real life and the glitter reflects holographic rainbow colours 🙂 Hope you like 🙂

 Emma xxx

2 coats. Yep 😀

EDIT: This polish may look matte/suede in the photos but I assure you that’s just my rubbish photography paired with a non-co-operating camera, it’s VERY sparkly in person, could perhaps benefit from a topcoat but really doesn’t need it!

Blue Glitter is exactly that – a very bright, cyan blue glitter suspended in clear polish (although you’d barely know the clear polish is there!) The first coat applied well but with a fair amount of bald spots, however this evened out fine with the second coat.

My only issues with this are that firstly, the polish took a little bit longer to dry than most glitters. I guess this is on account of the fact that there was barely enough clear polish to go round all the glitter, not really sure. Anyway, within 10-15 mins it was dry enough to touch it without smudging the whole nail. The second coat was the same. But balanced by the two coats fabulousness, I think I’ll let it off. Secondly I did get a big chip and an average mount of tip-wear on the second day of wear, but I suppose that’s only to be expected when one doesn’t apply a topcoat. Lastly, the colour of the glitter seemed to have faded to silver, only very slightly (only noticeable to my scrutinising eyes) which actually was quite pretty.

Looking at online photos, this looks rather like a gold-less dupe of OPI’s Absolutely Alice – anyone care to compare? 😛

Very pretty polish, perhaps a bit jazzy for everyday wear (unless you’re like me and just don’t give a… about what’s appropriate for day wear!) but most certainly a good one for parties or occasions 🙂

Sorry for my blogging hiatus, partly due to Blogger being down but also partly due to cramming my brain full of information for my exam on Monday – I’m absolutely stressed out of my head, not quite sure why but I suppose that’s just me 😛 How are you all? Let me know 🙂

Oh and here’s Pink Flamingo’s fate:

I’m actually quite proud that I somehow managed to keep the dots in straight lines on both hands!

Emma xxx

Average-ish tipwear after around 24 hours of tough wear.

I think this is the most colour-accurate photo.

Here is a very pretty pink creme, I’d place it as a light brink pink (a colour formulated by Crayola, believe it or not!) it’s lovely, not quite as cliché as Barbie pink, and definitely a more interesting colour.

Formulation was lovely, opaque in two coats which both dried surprisingly quickly (for Barry M!) streak-free, very pigmented formula which was easily controlled. A very Spring-y shade methinks 😛

This polish is similar, but not the same as, Boots 17 – Pink Grapefruit, which is a shade or two darker.

For some reason pink polishes and I never really hit it off until recently I noticed my inundation of blue polishes, and decided to balance this with some pinks. I’ve had the same with reds, I think it’s just because before my obsession with polishes I only really wore a shimmer or creme red, or a hot pink (as a young girl), so I suppose I inadvertently avoided them. Anyways, I bought this colour as it was relatively unqiue (I say relatively – I’m talking in comparison with other UK high-street brands) and once again because at £2.99 this is  a steal when compared with some of the higher end brands.

I’ve decided to wear this a second day, such is my satisfaction with this colour 🙂

Hope you are all doing okay, my first exam is next Monday (hence the absence – very busy revising hard!) but then I have a month to go before the next 5 (a month seems too short.)

Emma xxx

The product of revision-induced misery.

What I used:

Nails Inc. Fashion Fawn (base)

Nails Inc. Chester Place (dark pink)

GOSH 571 Wild Lilac (dark lilac)

Barry M 308 Berry Ice Cream (pale lilac)

Barry M 309 Strawberry Ice Cream (pale pink)

Rio Nail Art Pen Green

Cocktail sticks to poke the polishes into one another to create a more 3D effect (which failed) but generally to make the colours merge a bit since neatness seems not to be my forté.

On an irritated note Blogger still isn’t working for me – on the Dashboard it claims I’m not following any blogs where in reality I’m following about 200… so basically I can’t see your updates 🙁 I’ve contacted Blogger but to no avail, woe is me 🙁

Emma xxx

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!