Avon Sequined Turquoise

This one caused much excitement for me when I first bought it! And I've finally got around to wearing it - yah.

I was in love, for a short while anyway!
Without flash.

And with flash.

All above are 2 coats.

This is such an amazing colour. How good does it look?? Amazing! It's easy to use, easy to apply and the brush is pretty good. It's very quick drying to a good finish. It's gorgeous and very festive too. My only moan - it's a nightmare to remove, so be careful my fingers ended up greeny. Tin foil next time methinks.

7 out of 10. When I got it, I paid £2.50 for it but I think it's currently £6 *gasp*. Will probably rotate back to being under a £5 soon. From your rep or online.

Kleancolor 190 Green With Envy

Christmas nails time! I put two different colours over the previous post. A Kleancolor and an OPI (which you can see on the other blog :-p). This is a glittery green colour.

With flash.

Nice!
Without flash.

Hehe how nice is that green :-)

This is easy to use, easy to apply and has a good brush. It's slow drying though. I found it easier to dab then paint, as I found I wasn't getting good coverage. It's very shiny and looks awesome on the black.

6 out of 10. Easy to pick from American sellers on eBay and Amazon.

Rimmel 800 Black Out

Goodness another Rimmel and another older one too! Jings. This time we have a bog standard black.

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And with flash.

All above are 2 coats.

This was easy to use, easy to apply and the brush is good. It was fairly quick drying to a shiny finish. I'd say it's a fairly standard black, nothing really special about it. But I like it :-) and it's good quality for the price.

8 out of 10 for this. Easy enough to pick up from most places like supermarkets or chemists.

Rimmel 400 Starlet

This is a polish I picked up a good few years ago, but it's still available now. It's a pinky glittery polish.

Without flash.

Very shiny! All above are 2 coats and no top.

This is easy to use, easy to apply and like all Rimmel's has a good brush! It's fairly quick drying for an oldie. It's very sparkly and glittery and it's dried to a smooth finish. Lasted well and it's pretty.

7 out of 10 for this. Easy to pick up from various places!

Avon Change Artist Racy Reds

Oh my goodness it's Christmas Eve!!! Anyway on with the polish. I fancied the appeal of this one. Apparently you put the base colour on and then put the clear on top and it changes the original colour. Radical!

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All above are of 1 coat! Just one!

This is easy to use, easy to apply and has a good brush. The lid makes it very easy to hold the brush. 1 coat gives good coverage and a good finish and it's quick drying (yippee). I'd say it's a coppery bronze colour, similar to Rimmel's Hot Flush, if you can recall that one!

I'd give it 7 out of 10.

Application of the Clear

Hehe see the little bit of colour at the bottom of the bottle!
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Now apart from it being slightly shiny, I didn't really notice a difference at first! It did remind me of Deborah Lippmann's Brick House a wee bit.

Then in fairly dull light (and by pure chance I must confess) I noticed this wonder.

Now it certainly looks different! What a pretty shade of red.

I only used one coat and wasn't sure what I was doing. But at least I managed to get a different colour in the end. Like the base colour, this one easy to use, easy to apply, good brush and quick drying.

I'd also give this one 7 out of 10. Got it from eBay for about £3 including P+P. Gonna have to experiment more with it.

Barry M 1A Red Wine

Was right in the mood for more Barry M's after having the Lilac foil on. Lucky dip gave me this beauty :-)

How pretty.

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Arty angles!

And with flash.

Oh bright! All are 2 coats.

I do love the Barry M polishes! It's an understatement to say they rock :-p This one is easy to use, easy to apply and the brush is excellent. 2 coats gave a very good and shiny finish. It is also quick drying and lasted well. No scuffing and no top coat! Gorgeous.

7 out of 10. Barry M official site and places that sell Barry M (Superdrug, Boots etc.).

Avon Arabian Glow Teal Waters

I have been after this one for a while and ended up getting it from eBay. How excited was I? Guess!

Minty green with subtle glitter (look hard and you shall see)!

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And with flash.

Oh over exposed! All above are 3 coats.

This is easy to use and easy to apply. BUT be careful with the brush strokes! Despite being an older Avon, it's fairly quick drying to a nice finish. Lasted well. I think it's a lovely colour, really like this polish :-)

7 out of 10 for this one.

Kleancolor 181 Mix Signal

Time for another Kleancolor methinks! This time, a pretty glittery top coat, that I put on top of the previous post.

Holo-tastic!
With flash.

And without flash.

All the above are of 1 coat.

Easy to use, easy to apply and slow drying! Nice and sparkly. This one rocks. Got a few good comments from girls with good taste ;-)

A sure 7 out of 10. Easy to pick up from eBay and the US Amazon.