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I'm a simple Scottish girl with an unusual name and a strange obsession for nail polish! My aim is to capture what the eye sees, with a camera! Too much nail polish and never enough time. I have also started wildlife photography, which I enjoy very much. Welcome to my little world :-)

Thursday 28 February 2013

Max Factor Sunny Pink

This is a nice one!





This is easy to use, easy to apply and fairly quick drying. The brush is pretty good, but it's small so you need to have a lot on it! It's pink with a pretty gold shimmer, almost iridescent, almost! Nice and it lasted well.

Rating
Easy to use = 8/10
Application = 8/10
Drying time = 8/10
Lasted well = 8/10
Coats = 2
Finish = shimmery
Removal = easy
Overall = 8/10

My Personal Rating = 7/10 nice enough

Wednesday 27 February 2013

Avon Green Goddess

This polish is pretty cool!




This is easy to use, easy to apply and quick drying. It's absolutely gorgeous and very metallic like I'd say. Very impressed. And it lasted really well too! Couldn't stop looking at my nails lol!

Rating
Easy to use = 8/10
Application = 8/10
Drying time = 8/10
Lasted well = 8/10
Coats =2
Finish = metallic
Removal = easy
Overall = 8/10

My Personal Rating = 8/10 brilliant :-)

Monday 25 February 2013

Barry M Atlantic Road

I was very impressed with the OPI Liquid Sand nail polishes, so when Barry M released these I jumped at the chance of buying them. They were on offer which helped as well!





This is easy to use, easy to apply and really slow drying! I was very surprised, because the OPIs were mega quick drying! It is fairly smooth as well. I find these oddly appealing and such a cute baby blue colour. Lasted well.

Rating
Easy to use = 8/10
Application = 8/10
Drying time = 6/10 slow
Lasted well = 8/10
Coats = 2
Finish = gritty texture like
Removal = really easy!
Overall = 7/10

My Personal Rating = 8/10 liking it a lot

Monday 18 February 2013

Rimmel Baby Bellini

I spotted a few new Rimmel polishes when I was in Boots (I think? might have been Superdrug!) and thought they look really nice. Picked them up. This is a lovely purple one that Mr Economy was quite keen on.






This is easy to use, easy to apply and fairly quick drying. The loveliness in the 1st bottle pic doesn't really translate to the nail that well sadly. I think this is a dead ringer for W7's Purple Rain and that's not a bad thing as I like it! This lasted really well and it's very pretty!

Rating
Easy to use = 8/10
Application = 8/10
Drying time = 8/10
Lasted well = 8/10
Coats = 2
Finish = metallic like
Removal = okay
Overall = 8/10

My Personal Rating = 8/10 lovely

Sunday 17 February 2013

W7 Blue Tini

I've been really impressed with the W7 polishes that I've blogged so I thought I'd try one of my more recent purchases. Picked this up a few months back. It's well nice!






This is easy to use, easy to apply and really quick drying. I'd say it's a lovely blue with a subtle purple shimmer, that's very obvious in the 1st bottle picture! You can just about make it out in the last nails picture. Really like the colour, Mr Economy reckons I've got a thing for blues! Hehe. Lasted okay.

Rating
Easy to use = 8/10
Application = 8/10
Drying time = 8/10
Lasted well = 7/10
Coats = 2
Finish = metallic
Removal = okay used tin foil method
Overall = 8/10

My Personal Rating = 8/10 a winner in my books :-)

Thursday 14 February 2013

Sally Hansen Silver Lining

For some reason this one jumped out the drawer!




This is easy to use, easy to apply and fairly quick drying on the first few coats but after three slow! It's a gorgeous silver colour with very subtle bits of blue glitter and has a slight pink shimmer to it at certain angles. I really liked this and it lasted well.

Rating
Easy to use = 8/10
Application = 8/10
Drying time = 7/10 slow after 3 coats
Lasted well = 8/10
Coats = 3
Finish = metallic like
Removal = okay
Overall = 8/10

My Personal Rating = 8/10 love it!

Wednesday 13 February 2013

Nina Ultra Pro Punki Purple



This polish caused a little bit of disappointment within me! It's easy to use, easy to apply and quick drying. It dries matte tho and wasn't aware of that fact when I bought it! Boooo. I wanted a bright shiny, vibrant colour. It's prone to chipping and scuffing so best use a top coat. I should have used one but couldn't be bothered!

Rating
Easy to use = 8/10
Application = 8/10
Drying time = 9/10 mega quick
Lasted well = 6/10 not really
Coats = 2
Finish = mega matte
Removal = easy
Overall = 6.5/10

My Personal Rating = 6/10 might try it with a top coat and see if I like it

Monday 11 February 2013

Claire's unknown Iridescent Purple

I picked this up a few weeks ago in Claire's Accessories, but it's not got a name! So I christened it Iridescent Purple which pretty much sums it up!




This is easy to use, easy to apply and SLOW drying. It's a combo of purple, browny/bronze and gold. Like it. Lasted well.

Rating
Easy to use = 8/10
Application = 8/10
Drying time = 6/10
Lasted well = 7/10
Coats = 2
Finish = iridescent
Removal = okay
Overall = 7/10

My Personal Rating = 7/10 nice enough! Just annoying it's not got a name, or am I missing it?

Monday 4 February 2013

Rimmel Black Pearl




This is easy to use, easy to apply and fairly quick drying. I really like this black! It has a slight shimmery effect that you can make out in the 2nd bottle pic. This didn't really translate to the nail. This is lovely!

Rating
Easy to use = 8/10
Application = 8/10
Drying time = 8/10
Lasted well = swatched
Coats = 2
Finish = shiny
Removal = easy
Overall = 8/10

My Personal Rating = 8/10