About Me

My photo
Scotland
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 :-)

Friday 28 February 2014

Marks & Spencer Metallic Lilac Shell




This is easy to use, easy to apply and quick drying. One coat, one coat, one coat! I can't believe that it only took one coat! It's a gorgeous purple and it's very shiny! Lasted really well.

Rating
Easy to use = 8/10
Application = 8/10 went on like a dream
Drying time = 8/10
Lasted well = 8/10
Coats = 1
Finish = shiny and metallic
Removal = easy no need for the foil
Overall = 8/10
Purchased from = M&S in store but available online : here

My Personal Rating = 8/10 love it :-)

Thursday 13 February 2014

Marks & Spencer Metallic Pink Fizz

Another one from the new M&S range. Today we have a nice pink metallic one.




This is easy to use, easy to apply and quick drying. Can you believe that is one coat! Just one! It's very, very shiny too and the glitter is nice. Both the lid and brush are really good making it easy to paint the nails. Lasted really well.

Rating
Easy to use = 8/10
Application = 8/10
Drying time = 8/10
Lasted well = 8/10
Coats = 1
Finish = glittery and metallic
Removal = easy used the foil, only need to soak for about 10 secs
Overall = 8/10
Purchased from = M&S in store but available here: link

My Personal Rating = 8/10 love it and such great quality and sooooo pretty :-)

Tuesday 11 February 2014

Marks & Spencer Textured Green

Marks & Spencer have just released a new collection of Texture, Metallic and Glitter polishes. I spied these in store and couldn't resist getting a few. First up is a texture!




This is easy to use, easy to apply and quick drying. This polish has an excellent brush and the lid is really easy to hold. I think it's a gorgeous colour, a subtle green with a little sparkle. Lasted really well.

Rating
Easy to use = 8/10
Application = 8/10
Drying time = 8/10
Lasted well = 8/10
Coats = 2
Finish = texture
Removal = easy used the foil method
Overall = 8/10
Purchased from = Marks & Spencer store but is it also available online here

My Personal Rating = 8/10 love it love it love it! 

Sunday 9 February 2014

Sally Hansen Sugar Coat Lick-O-Rich

So this is the last of the first set of Sugar Coat polishes.




This is easy to use, easy to apply and fairly quick drying. It's a nice black texture polish. Quite like this one too. Lasted okay but did have a little bit of tip wear with this one.

Rating
Easy to use = 8/10
Application = 8/10
Drying time = 8/10
Lasted well = 7/10
Coats = 2
Finish = texture
Removal = easy used the foil method
Overall = 8/10
Purchased from = Poundland

My Personal Rating = 8/10 really like this one too

Final thoughts on the collection
Most of them were good quality, the only one that wasn't was Sour Apple. My 2 clear favourites are Sugar Fix (white) and Sweetie (yellow). My least favourite was Cherry Drop (red). All in all I'd say this has been a good series and if you like textures then I recommend these :-)

Saturday 8 February 2014

Sally Hansen Sugar Coat Cotton Candies

So this is the second last one in this range. And I had to cut my nails *sob sob* as I was back at work and needed them shorter.




This is easy to use, easy to apply and quick drying. It certainly is a lot better quality than the previous one! It's a lovely bright pink, very bold. Lasted really well.

Rating
Easy to use = 8/10
Application = 8/10
Drying time = 8/10
Lasted well = 8/10
Coats = 2
Finish = texture
Removal = easy used the foil
Overall = 8/10
Purchased from = T J Hughes, this was the only one of the set not available in Poundland

My Personal Rating = 8/10 love it!

This is also part of "The Pink Valentine Trio", an idea that my friend Ghila came up with. Check out her blog over at: Nails Noob


Friday 7 February 2014

Sally Hansen Sugar Coat Sour Apple

Next from the Sugar Coat range...




This is okay to use and okay to apply. The formula on this one is quite runny compared to the others. Maybe I got a dud bottle? The first coat is very streaky and I used a thick one for the second coat. It also seemed a little slower drying too, even on the first coat! Bad bottle. BUT it's a lovely mint green colour and it lasted well.

Rating
Easy to use = 6/10
Application = 6/10
Drying time = 7/10
Lasted well = 8/10
Coats = 2
Finish = texture
Removal = easy used the foil
Overall = 6/10
Purchased from = Poundland

My Personal Rating = 8/10 despite all the negatives, I still really like the colour

Thursday 6 February 2014

Sally Hansen Sugar Coat Razzleberry

I should have posted this a few days back, but I've been really tired as I have just gone back to work after a short holiday!




This is easy to use, easy to apply and fairly quick drying. It's a gorgeous blue. The texture part looks kinda glittery in the pictures but it isn't really. This one was quite bobbley, I think that's maybe why it looks glittery. Lasted really well.

Rating
Easy to use = 8/10
Application = 8/10
Drying time = 8/10
Lasted well = 8/10
Coats = 2
Finish = texture
Removal = easy used tin foil, noticed slight staining upon removal
Overall = 8/10
Purchased from = Poundland

My Personal Rating = 8/10 a gorgeous blue texture polish, what is there not to like ;-)

Sunday 2 February 2014

Sally Hansen Sugar Coat Sweetie

Up next from the Sugar Coat Collection is Sweetie.




This is easy to use, easy to apply and fairly quick drying. It was quite streaky on the first coat and on the second there were still a few bald spots so ended up with 3 coats! It's a nice yellow texture polish that looks like lemon sherbet, so wanted to lick my nails! (okay I didn't really) Lasted well.

Rating
Easy to use = 8/10
Application = 8/10
Drying time = 7/10 probably because it was 3 coats
Lasted well = 8/10
Coats = 3
Finish = texture
Removal = easy with tin foils
Overall = 8/10
Purchased from = Poundland

My Personal Rating = 8/10 I like this yellow a lot!