Happy Blogmas day 5! Here is another victim from my Bournemouth splurge. I have long ogled over the beautiful luxuriant ‘gold leaf manicures’… but something about them left a little to be desired, for me at least. Maybe it’s the starkness of the gold, I’m not quite sure, but I definitely wasn’t ready to hop on the bandwagon at up to £30 a pop for OPI’s Man With The Golden Gun. Especially because you can quite easily apply gold leaf on it’s own and cover with topcoat for a fraction of the price.

However, I came across a little beauty during my perusal, and I fell in love! It’s not actually gold, but it looks pretty enough, and at £1.99 this polish knocks OPI’s socks off in my opinion.

This is gold at it’s absolute best, in my opinion. I love that it’s gold several tones of gold at play, and many shapes as well. In fact I believe the particles are mylar flake, which gives a more multi-faceted effect than the standard gold leaf topcoat. It’s also interesting that I haven’t seen any pure gold mylar flakies, usually they are coloured, so this is a unique polish in my collection. It makes me think of dragon eggs

Application:

This is one coat of NYC Top of the Gold over 4 coats of  Bourjois Ghost Lovers. I adore this combination! I found the polish flowed easily, with even coverage. It would probably take a while to get opaque, as this is a topper, although I feel that you could probably get an opaque finish with a good few coats.  It dried quickly to an even finish, but I think it looks best with a top coat.

NYC Top of the Gold is available at Superdrug for £1.99, where they are also on 3 for 2 offer currently.

This type of polish really gets me in the Christmassy mood, I love wearing festive nails at this stage of the season! What is your favourite festive polish?

x

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So basically I had 2 coats of Midnight Blue, then I added 1 coat of Petticoat Lane to give the pink glitter, and then 1 coat of Starry Silver Glitter to add the holographic glitter and blue and pink hexagonal glitter pieces

It’s so hard to capture the true glittery beauty of this, but the glitter really doesn’t look as stark as the photos make out. To me it reminded me of when you look out over London late at night, with all the beautiful multicoloured lights. Just missing the London Eye they also reminded me of fireworks. I love love loved wearing this manicure

Hope you’re all doing well, it was my birthday yesterday so I’ll probably be having a birthday post coming up soon, I got some amazing gifts (not all nail polish! haha) and I had a lovely time today spending some of my birthday money. I also bought some fabulous makeup brushes, so look out for a review of them

My GlossyBox arrived early yesterday morning, which was an amazing birthday treat, as I’m sure all of you will have heard by now, this month’s box was amazing! I personally have loved all of the boxes so far, but I know that a lot of people have unsubscribed after receiving a Batiste can, which frankly didn’t bother me because really, compared with the prices of the other things in the box, they really made up for it! But never mind. I just find it a shame to see all the bitching about such a young company on Twitter. It’s true social networking can really make or break a company Anyhoo, see you all soon my bloggy friends

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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.

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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

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Close-up with flash, so you can see the eyeliner

• Chanel Vitalumière Aqua Foundation (free sample in February edition of ELLE Magazine)
• Urban Decay Eyeshadow Primer Potion
• Urban Decay Eyeshadow in “Strip” used over the main eyelid.
• Natural Collection Fragrance-Free Eyeshadow in “Barley”, blended with the UD eyeshadow, and dusted over the browbone. Also used lightly on lower lash line.
• PrettyPink Makeup Palette Eyeshadows in a pale shimmery camel colour blended over the brow bone, a pinky mauve blended into the outer corners and a rusty brown on my eyebrows. I also used a dark purple for the liquid eyeliner with the transforming potion.
• Urban Decay Eyeshadow Transforming Potion (for eyeliner)
• Urban Decay 24/7 Glide-On Eye Pencil in “Binge” worked into my lower lashes.
• Urban Decay Big Fatty Waterproof Mascara
• Natural Collection Juicy Lips Lip Gloss in “Pink Velvet”

Barry M Pure Turquoise 295 with N.Y.C. 105 Starry Silver Glitter over the top on my ring finger, just for a hint of partyishness

So as you can probably see, I have a little bit of an obsession with Urban Decay. But to be honest, it’s with good reason – all the products last forever on the skin, seem to have unlimited supply in the product, and aren’t tested on animals, all at a fairly reasonable price for their quality. My only qualms are with the 24/7 Glide-On Eye Pencils, as I find they are all used up in a matter of weeks, due to their softness. Oh and the Eyeshadow Transforming Potion stings like aif you get it in your eyes but that doesn’t happen too often. And I’d rather it happened to me than the animals

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I first used the Barry M 3 in 1 for basecoat, then the other polish from Wednesday. On Wednesday night I covered that (lazy!) with Barry M Cyan Blue, 1 coat. I then let it dry for the rest of the evening, but managed to take about half the polish off when cleaning up – oops! So had to apply another coat. I then added a layer of Barry M 3 in 1 as top coat and let that dry for an hour and a half, but apparently that wasn’t long enough as I woke up in the morning with horrendous sheet marks! I suffered it for the day and when I got home covered it up with the NYC Starry Silver Glitter.

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The two unknown polishes are from a makeup box given to me for my birthday last year, which I would definitely recommend. It isn’t tested on animals (BUAV approved), and the eyeshadows particularly are of fairly good quality considering the price. It’s called PrettyPink, and is (or was!) from Argos.
In total I think I have 42 coloured polishes and 2 Topcoat Basecoats, and I don’t think I’ll be stopping any time soon!
Emma xx

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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