Nail Haul

Hey lovelies!

Today I am giving you a lowdown of my most recent polish purchases! I have had a successful polish shopping weekend!

First up I bought two new Barry M's that I was eager to get my hands on. "Cappuccino" and "Nude". Cappuccino is a gorgeous taupe colour and if you don't already know I love my taupes! I probably have a dozen that are similar but still I love Barry M polishes and maybe one day I will do a taupe comparison post! Nude is a sheer nude colour which I imagine would be perfect for a French manicure base colour. I can't wait to try them both out!

I bought the Barry M's from Superdrug for £2.98 each and they new to the range. There is an offer if you spend £6 across the Barry M range you get a free retro Barry M polish - unfortunately though my spend came to £5.98 :(

Next up I went shopping to a local market on Saturday morning and could have spent a fortune! Bargains galore! My most prized pieces were these new W7 polishes "Lava Flow", "Mosaic" and "Salt n Pepper". I just had to snap all three up as they looked so much like the style of Nails Inc's Sprinkles. So far as I am aware there are only three like this available from W7. Lava Flow is a white based polish with red and black matte glitter throughout. Mosaic is a blue based polish with matte blue and lime green glitter throughout. Salt n Pepper is a white based polish with black matte glitter throughout. I am absolutely loving these polishes and they are such a bargain at £1.99 each! They are just like some of the indie polishes I have seen around lately. These polishes made my weekend and now I have had many requests to purchase more from people that are wanting them. I just wish that W7 were more widely available. I have taken a photo below of swatches on a clear nail wheel and they all required two coats and look amazing! They swatches are without topcoat. What do you think of them?

Also from the same market stall I purchased Sally Hansen Insta-Dri "Presto Pink" and "Brisk Blue" which are lovely pink and blue cremes which I have heard are great for stamping. They cost £1.50 each which I think was a bargain too!

My last purchase from the stall was. Sally Hansen's Colour Quick Fast Dry Nail Colour Pen in "Fuscia Chrome" which is a metallic dark pink polish pen which again I have heard is great for stamping. This cost me £2.50.

Also, another recent purchase was Essie's "Matte About You" which I managed to pick up on clearance at TK Maxx for a bargainous £3.00!!! It usually retails at £8.99 from Boots or Superdrug!

So there you have it my most recent nail haul! I am currently wearing W7's " Salt n Pepper" and I love it! Blog post should follow tomorrow with swatches on that one! Stay tuned for more swatches of all of the above too!

What do you think of my haul? X

NOTD - Recycled Mani

Hey lovelies!

Today I am wearing my existing manicure Sally Hansen's "So Much Fawn" (please see previous post). I used two coats of the rusty pink creme. I loved this colour on it's own but wanted to experiment with a little nail art. I used Color Club's "Milky White Base Coat" as my second layer at the tips diagonally and used two coats. For the very ends of the tips I used Model's Own "Gold Rush" which is a very pigmented shimmery yellow gold.

I was a bit disappointed with this mani because I tried to do a tape mani but that didn't work out and then I wasn't too happy with the colour combination I chose but today in the daylight I am a lot happier with it . I absolutely adore the gold which is really striking and metallic looking and was bought for me as a gift by the lovely Carole. Thank you Carole!

What do you think? X

NOTD - Sally Hansen So Much Fawn

Hey lovelies!

So there I was faced with a dilemma... What polish to wear? Well let me tell you this was no easy decision given all the lovely polishes I received for Christmas and the many I have bought since!

I finally decided to wear Sally Hansen's "So Much Fawn" that my mum bought for me from Poundland (yes that's right Poundland) in Nottingham on New Year's Eve. I opted for this colour as this type of shade has recently become one of my favourites and I have been desperately lemming OPI's "Kreme de la Kremlin". So Much Fawn is a rusty pink/terracotta creme it is very pigmented and nearly a one coater but I used two coats for full opacity. I am in love with this polish and I think I love it all the more for being such a bargain! I know that Sally Hansen have brought a new shaped bottle out with this same shade but the bottle sold in Poundland is the old shape. This is definitely a pound well spent so thanks mum.

What do you think? X