Nails: My Top 6

I've accumulated so much nail varnish recently that I thought I'd do a little rundown of my favourites. I couldn't whittle it down to 5 so here's my top 6!

 

 

L-R: Rimmel Lycra Pro in Aqua Cool / Rimmel Precious Stones in 001 Diamond Dust / Barry M Gold Mine / Essie Thigh High / Revlon Vixen / Barry M Gelly Watermelon

2 coats of polish and no base coat

Click the links to read blog posts on the products.

As I'm typing this my naked nails are crying out for a bit of Aqua Cool. I've featured this recently as a Pay Day Polish and already it's been promoted to a favourite. A pretty close dupe for Essie's Bikini so Teeny which was so popular amongst bloggers a few months ago, this is a steal at £4.59 and more readily available.

Diamond Dust was a Christmas/ New Years Party Favourite last year. A much more grown up approach to glitter nails as it dries matte. Yes that's right a matte glitter polish. It's a smokey-bluey-grey shot through with your standard glitter particles and also some holographic hexagonals to create a beautiful multi textured polish.

I picked up a bottle of Gold Mine as I smashed my mini bottle of Ciates Twilight. I saw this and thought it would be a great and cheaper alternative for only £2.99. It's more grittier that Twilight which is good if you want a bit of texture to your polish.

Thigh High, my staple Christmas polish last year. A beautiful rich cranberry shot through with a very subtle shimmer. This polish instantly makes me feel made up and it's such a wearable colour - not just for Christmas.

Another recent Pay Day Polish, Vixen is the perfect winter shade. A deep berry that's both sophisticated and vampy.

Watermelon is a gorgeous rich green colour. I love the Barry M Gelly Polishes and they're not expensive either. I have two: Pomegranate and Watermelon. I think next on the list is Prickly Pear.

What colours are you loving this month?

Pay Day Haul

1. Benefit b.right Radiant Skincare set - £10.00 

2. Match Perfect Foundation in Light Porcelain - £4.99 

3. Barry M Textured Nail Polish in Kingsland Road - £3.99

4. Sanctuary Moisture Boost face masks - £2.50 per sachet (Read review here)

5. this works Clean Skin 5-in-1-Water - £21.00

6. La Roche Posay Effaclar Duo - £13.00

Reviews coming soon!

Mini Post-Christmas Haul

Hi everyone,

I hope you all had a very Merry Christmas!

I'm already suffering from a Christmas comedown so yesterday my boyfriend and I treated ourselves to a little retail therapy.

Armed with our Christmas vouchers we headed into Reading, which is about half an hour away from us and hit The Oracle shopping mall.

Rings from Republic

Barry M - Gold Mine
Rimmel - 001 Dazzle Dust

No 7 Stay Perfect Foundation in Calico

Lily-Flame candle in Blush from John Lewis

Overall it wasn't a massive buying session as the MAC vouchers I had were for Debenhams only not House of Fraser which was a pain but that just means I get to go shopping again. Everyone's a winner.

Thanks for reading,

- Kelly x

Barry M Gelly Polish in Watermelon

Following on from my Pay Day Polish post here, as promised, I have uploaded a picture of Watermelon.

 



Please excuse the dodgy paint job, I quickly did them on my lunch break!

Have a good afternoon everyone :)

-X.

Pay Day Polish + New Followers!

Hi Everyone,

Firstly I'd like to welcome my first 3 followers!

Ashleigh Denny, BeautyTricks1 and Jemma!

You're all absolute darlings <3

Every pay day I like to treat myself to a new nail polish. This month I treated myself twice and bought two Barry M Gelly Hi Shine Nail Paints.

Cheeky 'ay?

After seeing these on Asos I went over to Boots and picked up Pomegranate and Watermelon. These claim to be "a highly pigmented, chip resistant formula designed to give an extra glossy, gel-like finish with a single coat."



Pomegranate - Watermelon


I agree that you only need 1 coat as the formula is slightly thicker than normal polish. The polish is very glossy especially with the sally hansen quick dry top coat that I also picked up. (Does that count as 3 pay day polishes??)
I've been wearing Pomegranate since Friday night and I'm really enjoying the colour but they're definately not chip-resistant. I'm a little disappointed as both the polish and the top coat claim to be chip resistant, but 4 of my nails have chipped since then I had to replace a whole nail as it peeled off then that nail also chipped.

Surprisingly though, this hasn't put me off using them. I don't tend to wear the same colour for long so it's not too much of a problem. The colours are beautiful and really glossy so at £3.99 I think can handle a chip here and there.

After 4 days of wear

 

 

I shall paint them with Watermelon tonight and post a photo later hopefully!

 

Thanks for reading.

 

-X.